Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29

Forecast till pm. Saturday-For the
District of Columbia, Maryland ana VIZ
ginia showers late tonight and on satur-
day; cooler Saturday: light variable winds,
becoming fresh northeasterly.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours 81; year ago, VI.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area of low pressure, central THURSDAY
morning In western Ontario, has advanced
to the mouth of the Saint Lawrence, dimin-
ishing In energy The southwest low mas
moved northeastward to eastern Kansas,
and is now the dominant factor in weather
conditions east of the Mississippi An area
of high pressure of considerable magnitude
is moving southeastward across the Lake
Superior region.
There have been showers during the last
twenty-four hours in New England, Viz
ginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, the OHIO
valley, and the middle Mississippi valley.
and heavy rains have fallen over the east
ern slope and In the middle Missouri valley.
Temperatures have fallen sharply to the
lower lake region, and the interior OF new
York.
Rain is probable tonight and Saturday In
the Ohio valley and Tennessee, and on Sat
urday in the south and middle Atlantic
states, except that fair weather Is probable
in the northern portion of the middle Attain
tic states
1t will be cooler tonight along the middle
Atlantic coast, and somewhat lower tenn
peratures will prevail Saturday in the
eastern portion of the middle Atlantic
states. and the upper Ohio valley.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh northeasterly; on the south
Atlantic and east gulf coasts light to fresh
southeasterly, and on the lower lakes fresh
northeasterly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northeasterly winds
and fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
incheS) has been r6DOrted during the past
twenty-four hours: Weldon, N. c., 1.5O;
Oklahoma, 3.44; Fort Worth, lip; ConcOr-
dia, 3.7S; Raleigh. LIS.
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-May %, pm. IS; 8 pm,
81; II midnight, "a. May 20. am. 60; y
am. 6s; IL noon. II; pm, 70. Maxi
num- 81 SO at ESQ M pm: 30 May % minimum
Barometer-May %. pm, 1905; pm.
1000; - midnight 3O.14. May 20, 4 am,
Bob; am, 3O.15; noon, BOIL; Pm,
1907.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 60; condf-
ton 10; Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
TO- condition al north connection. 36; condi-
ton at south connection, 80; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 70; con-
dition at infuent gate house. SO; condition
at effiuent gate house, sc; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 70; condition at in
fluent SO; condition at effiuent, &c.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 1898 I'm. and ABB pm:
high tide 9:41 am. and 1910 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:i5 am and SIS
pm; high tide, 1884 am. and II O5 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:35 am; sun sets, 7:1S
PIN.
Moon sets. 1902 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:3J am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
unguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
fOrty-fiVe minutes before sunrise.