Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

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Weather conditions and general forecast
| Cold weather continues east of the Rocky
mountains, except in the Atlantic states,
which have been under the influence of a
| modera tie. storm, that moved rapidly from
| the west gulf coast to the st. Lawrence
| valley since Thursday morning.
The line of zero temperature again eN-
! tends into southeast Colorado and western
| Kansas, and the line of freezing tempera-
| ture almost to the gulf coast. Warnings of
| this latter condition were issued Thursday
| morning. The lowest recorded tempera-
| ture this morning was % degrees below
zero at Edmonton, Northwest Territory.
A disturbance of decided character is
central on the north Pacific coast, with
marked high area central about 100 miles
| to the northeastward, the difference in
pressure between the two being one and
one-half inches.
There have been during the past twenty
four hours general SHOWS from the upper
Mississippi valley and lake region east
| ward, except rain in New England. There
were also rains in the south, while light
local SHOWS continued in the northwest
1t will be much colder tonight in the At
lantic states, with heavy frost in northern
Florida and eastern Georgia, and some
what colder in the upper Ohio valley. 1t
will continue cold Saturday and Sunday
over these districts In the gulf states con-
tinued cold weather is also indicated Sat
urday while in the southwest the tempera-
ture will rise Saturday under the influence
cific states. 1t will snow tonight in north
ern New England and along the eastern
lower lakes followed by fair weather Sat
| urday; elsewhere in the east and south the
weather will be fair tonight and Saturday.
On the Atlantic coast the winds will be
fresh to brisk, mostly from west to north.
Cold wave signals are displayed in north
ern Vermont.
Warnings of severe storms. with below
zero temperatures. drifting snow and high
northerly winds, tonight and Saturday We're
distributed this morning in Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming and the Dakotas
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
| twenty-four hours: Jacksonville LOS San
Francisco, LA; Roseburg, LOO.
The display of storm signals for the sea
son will be discontinued on Lake Superior
with the closing of the locks at Sault
Sainte Marie.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at . pm yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IA, pm, -; s
D. M, 46; II midnight. 40. December 10, I
a. M A; an, 50; II noon, 40; pm, 81.
Maximum, AS, at 5 am December ID; min
imum, IS at 2 pm. December 10.
Observation-Disclosures IA, pm, 3019; s
D M, 5000; II midnight, 5000. December
Is, am, 5000; s am, 3O17; noon, 1890;
pm, 1892.
Condition of the, Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, 80; condi-
ton, 20; receiving reservoir. temperature,
a: condition at north connection, 80; con-
dition at south connection, 80; distributing
reservoir, temperature, a; condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; eff1uent gate house,
SO.
At Harper's Ferry.
The Baltimore & Ohio agent at Harper's
Ferry reports both rivers as being high and
muddy at that point this morning.
Tide Table.
Today-Eow tide, 1881 am. and 1:45 pm;
high tide $40 am and $50 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:27 am. and 1:35
PM; high tide, T:24 am. and 1:4O pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, I:1o am; sun sets, :35
pm.
Full moon, S:31 pm. tomorrow.
Tumorrow-Sun rises, ZIG am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 5:11 pm; ex-
tinguishing begun at 6:21 am. The light
ing is begun one hour before the time
named.
Arc lamps lighted at SOP pm; extin-
guished at 6:35 am.
Extradition Treaty With Peru.
United States Minister Dudley at Lima
has cabled the State Department confirm
ing the report of the ratification by the
Peruvian congress of the extradition treaty
negotiated with the Peruvian government
by Mr.. Dudley. The treaty now requires