Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-08
Whisky at S1.OO a Quart
SHOWERS.
Fair Weather Tonight and TOmOr-
row. Brisk Winds.

Forecast till s pm TuesGay-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia, showers this afternoon; showers,
followed by fair tonight. Tuesday fair;
brisk southt asterly, shifting to southwest
erly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
Since Saturday local rains have occurred
in all districts, except in New England,
over the northern lake region, along the
immediate gulf coast, and on the middle
Pacific coast
During Sunday a barometric depression of
slight energy developed over the middle
Mississippi valley. This morning the de-
preston is central over Pittsburg.
The temperature is above the seasonal
average. except from the middle Rocky
mountain region over California. The low
est temperature reported this morning was
80 degrees, at Cheyenne, Nyo.
During the next twenty-four hours the
Chic valley storm will move eastward to
the coast. attended by showers over the
middle Atlantic and New England states.
BY Tuesday clearing weather may be ex-
pected in the middle Atlantic states and
the upper Ohio valley. Fair weather will
prevail tonight in the south Atlantic and
gulf states and the middle and lower Ohio
valley.
Brisk and possibly high northeasterly
winds are indicated for the New England
coast. Along the middle Atlantic coast
brisk southeast to east winds with squalls
will be followed by winds shifting to north
westerly by IuSS4iS liipIIlluS. Dii '4lN
south Atlantic coast the winds will be fresh
to brisk from southWesterly.
Storm signals are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Delaware hreakwater 10
New York city.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches has been reported during the PAST
twenty-four hours: Wilmington. LILO; Ra-
leigh. f.2G; Springfield. ILL.,, 40; Parkers-
burg. III: Des Moines. 1.16; Adairsville,
G., 1o4; Newbern. y. c, 80; keokuk i.N';
Dublin. TEXAS 10. Fer the twenty-four
hours ending S am. Sunday: Nashville, i"9;
Amarillo, LIS.
Records for TwcntyFour Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-fouT hours beginning
a. pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Ma :. pm. 20; pm.
G6: l. midnight, ii. May s. am, 81; S
20. at pm. May 4; minimum, 90, at
d m, May s.
Barometcr-May :, / pm, 29,97; 8 pm,
1884: j. midnight 29.SS. May s. 4 am,
20 81; a m. y. 81; noon, %. 10; pm, 29I1.
Condition of the Wafer.
Temperature and condition of water at S
I'm: Great Falls. temperature G6; condi-
ton. Is; receiving reservoir, temperature
So: condition at north connection, Is: condi-
ton at south connection, 81: distributing
reservoir, temperature. 50; condition at in
fluent gate house, 20; eftiuent gate house, 36.
Tide Table.
Today-I.ow tide, 1910 am. and 100 p, m;
high tide G:43 am. and IA pm.
Tomorrow-LCw tide. lbs am. and POS
pm; high tide, 7:ii3 m. and SOB pm.
The sun and Noon.
Today-Sun rises. % a. m; sun sets, T:o1
pm.
Noon rises AZ am tomorrow New
moon, 12:35 tomorrow.
TOmorrCW-Sun rises, 4:jl am.
The city Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by SOS pm; extin-
gushing begun al 4:ol a. m. The lighting is
begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at I:53 pm; eXtin-
guiShe1 at 4:l6 am.