Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-05
FAIR TONIGHT.
Warmer Wednesday. Fresh Il Brisk
Winds.

Forecast till pm. Wednesday-Fo the
District of Columbia, eastern New York,
eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Della
ware and Maryland, fair tonight and We'd
nesday: warmer Wednesday; fresh to
brisk winds, becoming southerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The crest of the high pressure wave has
moved rapidly southeast ward into eastern
Tennessee, and over the northern half OF
ccnters Of depression; one over the upper
Saint Lawrence valley, one north OF Lake
Superior and the other over Alberta
Although there has been decided rise
in temPera lures in the northwest, they re-
main comparatively low over the entire
country, the freezing line extending almost
to the gulf.
Heavy and killing frosts occurred
throughout the south. ana the line of light
frosts extends into central Florida. Warn
iugs of these fruStS were issued Sunday
and Monday mornings.
Light SHOWS have continued in the upper
Ohio valley aud the lake regions and there
were also rains and SHOWS in New Eng
land.
more dominate weather conditions. and a
general rise in temperature may, there
fore, be expected. which will reach the At
lantic states during Wedne sday
Fair wCafhe~ will be general, except
along the lower lakes where snow hurries
are likely TO continue tonight.
Heavy frost will occur tonight in the
south Atlantic states. including extreme
northern Florida and light frost in central
Florida.
on the New England coast winds will
become fresh to brisk southerly, on the
middle Atlantic coast they will be variable
and on the south Atlantic coast they will
be fresh and mostly northerly.
storm signals are displayed on Lakes
The following heavy precipitation Din
inches has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Father Point, 134.
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: December -Four pm
Al: pm. 70; II midnight. 30.
noon, 30; pm, Is.
Maximum, IL. at pm. December 4;
minimum -. at I m. December :.
29.79; pm. 1881; u midnight, 29o3.
December -Four am. 30OI: 4 am.
coll; noon, Sols; pm, 30.14.
Condition OF the Water
Temperature and condition of water at 8
Ii. m: Great Falls. temperature 30 condi-
ton, So; receiving reservoir. tempera ture
"A. cCnditicn at north connection, 80; con-
ditiCn at south connection, 80; distributing
reservoir, temperature, A; condition at in
fluent gate house, Sc; effiuent gate house So
In Harper's Ferry.
The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Har-
per's Ferry reports the Potomac as being
black and the Shenandoah clear at that
point today.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 3:44 am. and 341 pm.
high tide, 9:32 am and 9:53 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:33 am and 4.3e
pm. high tide, 1923 am. and 10:43 pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 7:07 am; sun sets,
"a pm
Moon sets. T:3l pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:0S am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by SIG pm: ex-
tinguishinS begun at s:13 I'm. The light
ing Is begun one hour before the time
named.
Arc lamps lighted at sol pm: extin-
guished at Cos am
James Mcdaniel today in the Police
Court Dreaded guilty of indecent exposure
about o'clock this morning. and was fined
$40 by Judge kimball. He did not nav and
was sent down for thirty days