Evening star., 1900-10-22

Occasional Rains Tonight and Prob
ably Tuesday.
Forecast till 8 pm. Tuesday: For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia,
occasional rains tonight and probably Tues
day; fresh southeasterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The pressure continues high on the middle
and south Atlantic coast and the middle
Rocky mountain region with an extensive
trough of low pressure in the Mississippi
valley.
Rain has fallen in the gulf states, the Mis-
sissippi valley, Texas, Oklahoma and In
dian territory, Kansas. Nebraska, the Da-
kctas and the lower Ohio valley, and show
ers have occurred in Georgia Florida and
along the Carolina coast.
During the twenty-four hours ending 8
q m Sunday rain fell in Kansas Missouri
western Iowa. the Dakotas, Minnesota. Ne
braska, Texas, New Mexico and the north
Pacific coast. Showers occurred along the
south Atlantic coast and in Florida and
southern Louisiana.
The temperature has risen generally over
the eastern third Of the country also in
the middle Rocky mountain region and the
extreme northwest.
Generally fair weather is indicated for
New England, the west Gulf states, New
Mexico Indian territory, Oklahoma and
Arkansas. Occasional rains will occur in
the Ohio valley, the lower lake region, the
east gulf and south Atlantic states and the
middle states tonight and Tuesday.
The temperature changes will be unim-
portant.
On the New England and middle Atlantic
coast fresh southwest to west winds will
prevail. On the south Atlantic coast the
winds will be fresh to brisk southeasterly.
On the lower lakes brisk to high southeast
erly. except on Superior. where they will
be brisk east to northeast.
Storm warnings are displayed on Lake
Michigan in the Chicago. Milwaukee, Green
Bay and Grand Haven sections.
The following heavy DreCiDitatfOn lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Memphis. 1.4; New
Orleans, 1:2s; Galveston 100; springield.
H., 11O; Shreveport. los; Amite, La, 1.62;
Monroe, La, 200; Port Gibson. Miss, 21S;
Fort Deposit. Ala. 1-e4 Opelika. Ala, 19s;
Vicksburg. 1.A. 1f
During the twenty-four hours ending 8
am Sunday: Abilene. 1O4; Fort Worth,
1.52 Concordia. LOS: Wichita. 2.2o; Wealth
erford, Tex, 2.94. 81 m
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. yesterdays iG
Observation-Disclosures 21, pm, 6I; g
pm. So; IL midnight. 40. October %. 4
am. 4s; am. 55; II noon. IL; pm. 10
Maximum, IS. at 80 pm. October %;
Observation-Disclosures q, pm, 1924: 8
m 1924; u midnight. 1925. October e.
1 am. 1922; am, 3O.25; noon, 3o.25; 2
pm, 30.22.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 60; condf-
ton 36; receiving reservoir. temperature,
60; condition at north connection, 36; con-
dition at south connection. 36; distributing
reservoir temperature, 80; condition at In
fluent gate house, Sc; effiuent gate house,
SO.
Up-Rfver Water.
The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Har-
per's Ferry reported both rivers clear at
that point this morning.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 20 am and l :39 PM; !;
high tide, 7:2O am. and 1875 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 21O am. and 2:l1
pm; high tide, 7:59 am. and S:11 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:1S a.m.; sun sets, GIL
pm
New moon at S:27 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:19 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
ligb bted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted M
teen minutes after sunset and extlnSulsheo
fCrty-five minutes before sunrise.