Evening star., 1899-03-31
FAIR, COLDER TONIGHT.
Conditions Favorable for Fair Wea
ther Sunday

tner sunday.
Forecast till pm. Saturday-For the Lis
trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland
showers this afternoon; fair, colder tonig hit
and Saturday; conditions favorable for fair
weather Sunday; winds shifting to brisk
northwesterly tonight.
For Virginia. fair tonight and Saturday;
colder, except tonight in extreme south
east portion; conditions favorable for fair
weather Sunday; winds shifting to brisk
northwesterly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm which was central Thursday
morning in Indian territory has moved
rapidly eastward to the middle Atlantic
coast with steadily decreasing energy and
marked high pressure is general this morn
ing between the Mississippi river and
Rocky mountains, except in the west gulf
states.
There have been rains and SHOWS from the
mississippi valley eastward, except in the
northern portion of the middle Atlantic
states. Heavy rains fell on the central gulf
coast, Mobile reporting $40 inches in the
past twenty-fOur hours. There were also
SHOWS in the extreme west and northwest
The temperatures have risen 10 degrees
to 81 degrees IN the middle, south Atlantic
and east gulf states, and have fallen 10 de-
grees to p degrees from the middle Missis-
sippi valley southwestward and westward
and also on the northern slope.
In the Pacific coast and plateau regions
fSir weather has continued generally.
Fair weather will prevail tonight and Sat
urday from the gulf and south Atlantic
states nOrtheastward. preceded by showers
this afternoon or tonight in the Atlantic
coast states.
1t will be colder tonight in the central
and east gulf states and in the middle and
south Atlantic states, except on the south
coast, where it will be colder Saturday.
FrostS are indicated tonight in northern
Louisiana, northern and central Mississippi
and Alabama, and northern Georgia.
On the Atlantic coast the winds will be-
come brisk westerly.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Atlanta, 1.24; New Or
leans, 1.Si; Mobile, $40.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-March 30, 4 pm, 60; s
pm. %: l. midnight, 53. March 81, am,
80; s m, 81; l. noon, IS; pm. Go.
MaximuIS. "a. at l pm, March 81; mini
mum, 4S, at g am, March 81.
Barometer-March 30, pm, 29.S3: s
pm, Us; II midnight. 90 10 March 81, 4
pm, 1876.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
ton. 2; receiving reservoir, temperature Al;
condition at north connection, /; condition
at south connection, g. distributing reser-
voir. temperature, As: condition at infiuent
gate house, II; effiuent gate house, IA.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 4:42 am. and 5:32 pm !;
high tide 1872 a. and 11:12 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5;34 am. and 6:27
p. M; high tide. 40 m
The sun and Moon,
Today-Sun rises, SAG am. sun sets, 6 %
pm.
Moon rises, 1:30 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:44 am
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:31 p.m; extin-
gushing begun at 80 am The lighting is
begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 7:16 PM; extin-
guished at 5;0I am.