Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-11

Forecast till p. m. Saturday:
For the District Of Columbia Maryland
and Virginia, fair tonight and Saturday;
light to fresh southerly winds
Minimum temperature, past, twenty-four
hours, p; year ago, 81 at1S
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Pressure has risen considerably during
the past twentyfour hours over all dis -icts
from the slope region eastward and fallen
to the westward.
Shows were quite general over the north
ern and middle districts east of the Rocky
mountains, except in New England and in
the northern portion Of the middle Atlantic
states. Rains or SHOWS are falling this
morning over the northern district west of
the Rocky mountains and also IN Montana.
Temperatures have fallen In the eastern
states, the upper lake region and the ex-
treme northwest. and have risen in the
Missouri valley and the southwest. They
are still much below the seasonal average
in the upper lake region, the central valleys
and the southeast
The weather will be generally fair to-
night and Saturday in the east and south
with continued low temperature, although
1t will be somewhat warmer Saturday in
the Ohio valley.
On the middle Atlantic coast winds will
be fresh west to southwest: on the south
Atlantic coast fresh southwest to south;
on the east Gulf coast light to fresh south
and on the lower lakes brisk southwesterly,
diminishing tonight.
Storm warnings are displayed at Buffalo
and Detroit.
Steamers departing today for European
ports Will have fresh to brisk south to
southwest winds and generally fair weather
to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
1nches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Father Point, Ito: At
lantic City. 1.0A.
Note.-The season Of navigation on Lake
Superior Will be terminated today by the
closing OF the locks at Sault Sainte Marie
Navigation will be closed Tor the season
on Lakes Michigan and Huron at the termi-
nation of December IL, and on Lakes St.
Clair. Erie and Ontario at the termina ton
Of December Is.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
ming at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 10, pm, SO; s
pm. 80; IL midnight, 80; December IL. 4
an. 20; 8 am 90 2s; p noon. 81; pm. "a:
minimum Minimum p at pm December TO-;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10. 4 pm, 29.96: 8
PM. 29.76; 10 midnight. 1888: December IL.
4 am. 29.9S; am, 3O.OS; noon. BOIL;
Pm, 0.10.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
q. m: Great Falls. temperature. "a: condi-
ton, SO; Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
"a; condition at north connection. 80; condi-
ton at south connection. 80; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, IS: con-
dition at infiuent gate house. SO; condition
at efluent gate house. 80: Washington city
reservoir. temperature. "a; condition at In
fluent. SO; condition at effiuent. SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 7:S5 a. m. and 500 n.
M: high tide. 1850 a. m. and IA p. m.
Tomorrow-Low tide. R.32 a. m. and 9:1O
p. M; high tide. 1:49 a. m. and 2:25 p. m
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises, TIL a, m; sun sets.
ABA p. m. -
Moon rises, 1886 a. m tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Suh rises. 7:12 a. m
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 incandesoent lamps lighted
fifteen minutes after sunset and extinguish-
ed forty-five miutes before fsunrise,