Evening star., 1899-03-28
FAIR TONIGHT,
Easteriy Winds Becoming Brisk West
erly by Wednesday Morning.

Easteriy Winds Becoming Brisk West
erIy by Wednesday Morning.
Forecast till s pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, fair tonight and Wednesday
easterly winds, becoming brisk westerly by
Wednesday morning.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The southwest disturbance has finally
moved northeastward to the upper Ohio
valley with increased energy, and has
caused general rains and SHOWS from the
Mississippi valley and upper lake region
eastward, except in New England and Flor
Ida ana also in the west gulf states. There
were rains and SHOWS in the middle slope,
followed by clearing weather during Mon
day night.
1t is much colder in the west gulf states
and southwest, the line of freezing tenn
TSrature extending into eastern Texas. At
Dodge City and Amarillo the minimum tenn
peratures were > degrees and 6 degrees re-
Spectively, being degrees and > degrees
dow the lowest previous record for the sea-
SON In the upper Ohio valley and lower
lake region the temperature has risen . de-
grees to 16 degrees
In the Pacific coast and plateau regions
fair weather has continued with tempera-
lures degrees to IL degrees higher
Rain or snow is indicated for tonight from
the upper Ohio valley and lower lake re-
gion eastward, followed by fair weather
Wednesday, except in northern New Eng
land In the remaining districts southwark
and southwestward generally fair weather
will prevail tonight and Wednesday.
1t will be much colder tonight in the up
per Ohio valley, the western portion of the
south Atlantic states, except Florida and
it the middle gulf states. Heavy frosts are
indicated tonight in the northern and GEN.
tral portions of Louisiana. Mississippi. Ala
bama and Georgia and also In mort Invest
ern South Carolina. 1t Will he warmer We'd
nesday in the extreme southwest
East to south winds will prevail on the
Atlantic coast becoming brisk westerly
Wednesday.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Little Rock 110; Louis
Vile, 1.32; Nashville, 1.6O Parkersburg.
120. O.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Ihermometer: March 274 pm, 10; 8
pm, Al; II midnight 40 March 2s- a. m.
80; . a. M, "a; Il noon, 42; pm, A. Maxi,
mum, A.. at pm. March 27; minimum. "a
at am March %.
barometer: March 274 pm 3017. g
pm. 30 II; IL midnight. 3O16. March 2sV
am. 1904; s am, 3O.O4; noon. 29s1. Q
pm. 1902
Condition of the Wafer
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a m: Great Falls, temperature, 43: condi-
tioh' 70, receiving reservoir, temperature
10; condition at north connection, %: condi-
tion at south connection, 8; distributing
reservoir. temperature. 40; condition at in
fluent gate house, Z; effluent o.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:4O am. and 3:13 pm. 4:
high tide, S:42 am. and pm
Tomorrow-LOw tide, 3:1S am and 355
pm; high tide, 9:23 am. and 9:41 pm
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises, $50 am; and sets 6:2D
Pm
Moon rises, Sill pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:49 am
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:2S p.m; ex-
ungaishing begun at 4:51 am. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 7:13 pm; extin-
guished at 5:12 am.
Steamship Arrivals.
At New York-Friesland, from Antwerp;
T31Iric from Iiverroo1