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


Weather conditions and general fore
cast.-Temperature changes have been very
slight during the past twenty-four hours,
and cool weather continues in the north and
east.
There have been showers and thunder
storms in the south Atlantic and east gulf
states. the Missouri and upper Mississippi
valleys, and in portions of the extreme
west.
In the Pacific coast and plateau states
generally fair weather has continued, ex
Cept showers in the middle plateau.
The high area over the upper lakes will
continue to dominate the weather in the
northern states. Fair weather with mod
crate temperatures may. therefore, be ex-
pected during the next two days.
Generally fair weather, with high tenn
perature, will prevail in the southern
states, and showers and thunder storms,
with somewhat higher temperature in the
Ohio valley tonight and Wednesday.
On the Atlantic coast fresh TO brisk north
to northeast winds will prevail.
A hurricane is central east IF the Island
Of Dominica, apparently moving northwest.
Hurricane warning messages were sent
Monday morning to all weather bureau
stations in the Lesser Antilles, and to Porto
Rico Santo Domingo, Jamaica and San
tiago de Cuba, and hurricane signals We're
ordered from Dominica to Santo Domingo.
The usual course of hurricanes which ap-
pear in the position occupied by this storm
is northwest, and tie latest reports indl-
present instance. This would carry the
hurricane center over or north of Porto
Rico and north of Santo Domingo within
the next forty-eight hours
The following heavy precipitation TN
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Omaha, 2.G0; keokuk
1.3f; Key West, -; Winnipeg, 1-16
Records for Tyveaty-Four Hours.
me following were the readings of th'
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-fOur hours beginning
at pm yesterday:
Thermometer: August IA pm. 81;
pm. -: y midnight. 63.
August 81 am, 81; s am, CT; IL noon
40: = pm, IS.
Maximum. 81. at 4 pm. August I; mini
num- 80 at am, August s.
Barometer: August "a pm, 29.s7;
pm. PISS; II midnight, 1880
August 81 am. 29.9l; am, 300l
noon. O.O2. = pm, 5000
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition IF water at
am-Cfreat Falls. temperature. ~; cOndi
ton. -: receiving reservoir, temperature
~: condition at north connection, "a; con
ditiOn at south connection, IS; Distributing
reservoir, temperature. ~: condition at in
fluent gate house. 50; effluent gate house
90
II is reported at Harper's Ferry toda,
that the Potomac is clear and the Sheuan
doah MUDDY, but clearing fast.
Tide Table.
TOday-IOw tide, 3:2f am. and 3:33 pm
high tide 9:11 q m. and $50 pm.
Tomorruw-Low tide. S:57 am. and al
pm; high tide. 9.43 am. and 1905 pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises. 5.o5 am; sun sets, "a
pm
Moon sets. 40 pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:o6 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by TAI pm. eXtir
gushing begun at ZIG am. The Hghtin
is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 1:26 pm, extir
guished at 4:31 am
Hurricane in West Indies.
The weather bureau has sent out the 70
lowing bulletin:
$40 a.m.-TeIegraphic Communication CT
of east Of Santiago, Cuba. Hurricane al
parently moving toward Porto Rico.