Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07

Forecast till pm Tuesday-FOr the Dis
trict of Columbia. New England. eastern
New York, New Jersey. eastern Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware. Maryland and Virginia,
fair tonight and Tuesday; moderate tenn
perature; fresh to brisk northeriy winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The high area which overlies the lake re-
gions has caused a marked moderation in
the temperature east of the Mississippi
river, except in the south. Light frost is
reported this morning at White River,
Canada. In the west low pressure is once
more general, and, consequence, the
temperatures there are again rising.
Showers and thunderstorms were general
Sunday east and south of the Ohio river.
They were also quite numerous in the ex
IRENE west and northwest, and this morn
ing reach into the lower Missouri valley.
On the Pacific coast the weather is gen.
orally cloudy, and rain is falling at San
Francisco
During the twenty-fOur hours ending s
am Sunday there were general showers
from the middle Mississippi valley east
ward. and also in the extreme west and
northwest.
indicate that the first hurricane of the
season is central this morning somewhere
TO the east southeastward of the Island
of Martinique Further details will be fur
nished soon received.
Fair weather is indicated generally dur
ing Monday and Tuesday over all districts
from Texas and the gulf states northeast
ward.
1t will continue warm in the south and
grow warmer in the upper Ohio valley, but
in the middle and north Atlantic states
moderate temperatures may be expected
until Wednesday at least
On the Atlantic coast fresh to brisk
northerly winds will prevail.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Lynchburg 1.56.
For the twenty-four hours ending m.
Sunday: st. Louis. lbs: Davenport. Ia;
Philadelphia. liz; Woodstock. Va. 10
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:
Thermometer: August ca pm, 81: 8
pm, 40; II midnight, %.
August - am, IS; am, 60; - noon,
IS; 2 pm, 50.
Maximum. 81, at pm. August 6; mini
mum, 60 at am, August I.
Barometer: August ca pm, 29S3; s
pm. 25-Sl: II midnight. 29.s5.
August - am, 29.S5; s am, 29.92;
noon, 2J.90; pm. 50
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
a m: Great Falls. temperature, 81; Condi-
ton, l.: receiving reservoir. temperature
81; condition at north connection. ;; condi-
ton at south connection, 80; distributing
reservoir. temperature 81; condition at in
fluent gate house. So; effiuent gate house
30
The Potomac is reported clear at Har-
pers Ferry today, but the Shenandoah is
muddy.
Tide Table.
Today-Inw tide, 2:i4 am. and 3.05 d. m +;
high tide, $50 az and 9tri pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. $:21 am and 3:39
pm; high tide. 9:l0 am. and $50 pm.
The sun and Noon.
Tuday-Sun rises, J.O4 a m; sun sets. I,O7
pm
Moon sets, 10 pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 3:O5 m
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by I:42 pm: ex-
tinguishing begun at 4:16 am The light
ing Is begun one hour before the time
named.
Arc lamps lighted at T:21 pm: extin-