Evening star., 1900-10-16
FAIR TONIGHT.
Colder Wednesday, Fresh to Brisk
NOrthwesterly Winds.

NOrthwesterly Winds.
Forecast till pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia Maryland and Vir-
gina, fair tonight and Wednesday; colder
Wednesday, except ON the coast; fresh to
brisk northwesterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
An area Of high pressure Of considerable
magnitude has moved rapidly from the
British possessions to the Dakotas within
the last twenty-four hours.
Marked falls in temperature have oc-
CURED in the northwest and generally
throughout the upper Mississippi valley. the
upper lake region and the eastern slope.
Rain has fallen in the upper lake region,
northern Texas New Mexico and Okla
homa; elsewhere the weather has been gen.
orally fair.
The temperature has fallen from ten de-
grees to twenty degrees In the middle Mis-
souri, valley, and there has been general
fall from Oklahoma northeastward to the
upper lake region.
Generally fair weather is indicated for all
districts. except the northern portion of
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennes-
see, where occasional rains will probably
fall.
The temperature will fall in the lower
lake region, the Ohio valley, western Penn
sylvania. the west gulf states and lower
Mississippi valley.
On the New England and middle Atlantic
coast fresh to brisk southwesterIy winds
VIII prevail on the S0uth Atlantic coast
the winds will be mostly light to fresh
northerly. On the lakes brisk to high
northwestery winds VIII prevail
Northwest storm warnings are displayed
on Lakes Erie and Ontario.
The following heavy precipitation (n
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Abilene, 1.6O.
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; ,s October 15c4 pm. =; 8
am. As: a. m, So: L. noon. 75; pm, II
Maximum. II. at 2 pm, October 16; mini
mum, As. at am October 16
barometer: October ID pm. 3OOs; 8
pm. 3O.Os; II midnight, 3O.O6 October 16-
am, 3O03; 8 am, 5000; noon % 90; 2
pm., 29.SS.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at
a M: Great Falls, temperature, 4S; con-
d!tion, 80; receiving reservoir, temperature
%. CONDITION at north connection, Sc; con-
ditlon at south connection. 36; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 40; condition at in
nuent gate house. SO; effluent gate house, So
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. SAT am and 915 pm. !:
high tide. l :55 am. and 2:36 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 9:45 am. and 1914
pm high tide, 2:5S am. and 3:41 pm.
The Sun and Moon,
Today-Sun rises. Gil am; sun sets, $40
2.m.
Moon rises. 12:39 a m. tomorrow
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:13 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc incandescent lamps lighted
fifteen minutes after sunset and extinguish-
ed forty-five minutes before sunrise
Up-River Water.
The Potomac river reported clear and the
Shenandoah river cloudy by the b. and O.
agent at Harper's Ferry this morning
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Desirable office rooms are for rent in The
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janitor service.