Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-26


trict Of Columbia and Maryland. fair.
warmer tonight. Sunday fair. cooler: fresh
southwesterly winds, shifting to northwest
erly, becoming brisk.
For Virginia, fair tonight warmer in in
terror. Sunday fair; cooler in northern por-
ton: fresh sOutherly winds. becoming north
westerly and brisk Sunday.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours. "A; year ago. 70.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
"A trough of low pressure, accompanied by
higher temperatures, extends IRON TexaS
portheastward through the upper lake re-
gion. with a high area and cool weather on
either side.
In the northwest and the middle and
northern plateaus temperatures have fallen
decidedly and are six degrees to eight de-
grees below the seasonal average.
There have been light rains in the north
west, including Minnesota and western up
per Michigan and showers in Arizona; else
where the weather was fair.
The weather will be fair tonight In the
east and south, except In the western lower
lake region. where showers are probable.
There will be showers Sunday In the east
ern lower lake region, the east gulf states,
Georgia, eastern Florida, Tennessee and
Kentucky.
1t will be warmer tonight in New England
and the middle Atlantic states, and colder
Sunday in the Ohio valley. lower lake re-
gion, New England, the middle Atlantic and
interior Of the east gulf states.
On the New England coast the winds will
be southwest to west, increasing in force;
on the middle Atlantic coast brisk south
west to northwest; on the south Atlantic
coast fresh northeast to east: on the east
gulf coast light to fresh southerly, becom-
ing variable. and on the lower lakes high
southwest to northwest
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Great Lakes and Lake Pepin.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have increasing southerly winds
with fair, warmer weather to the Grand
Banks.
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:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is: pm, SO;
8 pm, 90: IL midnight so. September 20:
am, 40; s am, IS; II noon, H. pm. "A.
Maximum, "a. at pm. September 26; mini
mum, 4S, at am. September %.
Observation-Disclosures Is: pm, 1905;
8 pm, 3O11: IL midnight. 3O.13. September
%: am, 30.16; am, 1920; noon, 80 16;
pm, 3O.13.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at 8
am: Great Falls. temperature So; condi
ton, o. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
81; condition at north connection. 1S; condi-
ton at south connection. 8. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 6S; con-
dition at fnf1uent gate house, Z; condition
at efiluent gate house, g. Washington city
reservoir, temperature. 90: condition at in
fluent, 80; condition at effiuent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 5:45 am. and 5:55 pm. !;
high tide, 1:21 am. and II :4S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. $3.50 am. and $50
+. M; high tide, 12:OS pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $50 am; sun sets, 5:53
pm.
Moon sets, 9:42 pm
TOmorrow-Sun rises, 5:51 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted ff
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-f1ve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va. September
26.-Both rivers are muddy here.