Evening star., 1903-08-25

For the District of Columbia and Mary
land. showers and cooler tonight. Wednes-
day fair. cooler; light to fresh west to
northwest winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight, except showers
and cooler in northern portion. Wednesday
fair; light variable winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours. SO; year ago, 60
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Unsettled weather prevails over the
northern and western portion of the coun-
try, with low pressure, and there have been
showers over these districts except over
the territory west of the Rocky mountains
and the extreme northwest There were
also thunder storms in the west gulf states.
Temperatures have risen considerably
east of the Mississippi river, except in New
England, and also west of the Rocky noun
tains.
There will be showers tonight in the lower
lake region. middle Atlantic states and
New England. followed by fair weather
Wednesday, except in northern and eastern
Maine. In the Ohio valley and the south
the weather will be generally fair.
1t will be cooler in the Ohio valley, lower
lake region and the middle Atlantic states
On the New England coast the winds will
be light to fresh and variable, becoming
westerly; on the middle Atlantic coast light
southeast to south. becoming fresh wester-
ly; on the south Atlantic coast light wester-
ly, becoming variable: the east gulf
coast light easterly. and on the lower lakes
fresh west to northwest.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds, with
showery weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Marquette. 1.5S; Kan
sas City, 1.1O; Oswego, 1.12; Parry Sound.
2.36; Omaha, 1856
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-August "a: pm. 92; 8
pm. SO; IL midnight. IS. August %: 4
am. "A; am, II; IL noon, A; 2 pm. 96.
Maximum, &c. at pm. August 25; mini
mum, y. at 6 am. August 8.
Barometer-August "a: pm, 1888; 8
pm, 1880; IL midnight. 1894. August %:
4 am. 1891; 8 am, 1894; noon, 1898; 2
pm, 29.3.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 81; condi-
ton, "a; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
so; condition at north connection, So; condi-
ton at south connection, 2S: Georgetown
distributing reservoir. temperature, 70; con-
at effuent gate house, "a: Washington city
reservoir. temperature, rs; condition at in
fluent gate house, II; condition at effluent
gate house, 80
Tide Table.
Today-I-ow tide, 1888 a m. and $3.50 pm.
high tide, 9:3O IN and 9:57 pm
TomorrOw-Low tide 4:29 am and 4:46
pm; high tide, 1O:1S a. m and 1O:43 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $50 am; sun sets. 6:45
pm.
Moon SETS s:2s pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:21 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
t1nguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise
Both Rivers Clear.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, August %
Both rivers are clear
Climbs to 1O2.
The temperature registered today by At
neck S standard thermometer was: 9 am,
~; II noon, 100; 2 pm, 1O2.