Evening star., 1903-09-05


generally fair tonight and Sunday: light
variable winds. becoming northerly.
For Virginia fair tonight; cooler in west
ern portion. Sunday fair; cooler on the
coast; light variable winds. becoming north
to northeast.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, sc; year ago, 70.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The northwestern high area, with the ac-
companying cooler weather, has reached
the lake region and frosts occurred quite
generally over the Michigan peninsula. Cool
weather also continues in the northwest, al
though the temperatures have risen some
what since Friday morning. In the plateau
accompanied by much higher temperatures,
rain on the north Pacific coast. and some
local showers to the southeastward. There
have also been showers over the northern
districts east Of the Rocky mountains, and
local showers in the south Atlantic states
The weather will be generally fair tonight
and Sunday in the east and SOUTH except in
eastern New York and northeastern Penn
sylvania, where showers are probable to-
night. and eastern Florida. where there will
be showers Sunday afternoon
1t will be cooler in the Ohio valley and
middle Atlantic states.
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be fresh to northwest: on the south At
lantic coast light to fresh north to north
east; on the east gulf coast light and mostly
northeasterly: on the lower lakes fresh
north to northeast.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh westerly winds
and partly cloudy weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Tampa. 15s.
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 p.m yesterday:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 4, 4 pm. 50; 8
PM. 76; II midnight. 20. September 8. 4
am, 81; am. 60; II noon. 81: pm. IS.
Maximum, S6 at 1:5O pm. September 8;
Barometer-Sep tember 4, pm. 30.OS; 8
pm. 5000; II midnight. 30.O6 September
5. 4 am. 3O.O3; am, 1901; noon. 1896; 2
pm, $3.50.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls. temperature, IS; condt-
ton. II: Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature.
10; condition at north connection, Is; cOndi-
ton at south connection. 10; Georgetown
distributing reservoir. temperature. Is; con-
ditiOn at influent gate house, 6; condition
at effiuent gate house. 5: Washington city
reservoir temperature, 70; condition at In
fluent. s; ef1uent. a.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 1:12 am. and /: 81 PM:
high tide, I'll am. and 1888 pm. Tomor-
row-Low tide. l "a m and 2:14 p.m H.; high
tide, 7:5O am. and 8:14 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises. 5:31 am: sun sets. 6:28
pm. Moon sets b:O7 am. tomorrow. Full
moon 7:2O p. m. today.
Tomorrow-Sun RISES 5:31 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 If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va. September
b.-Both rivers muddy.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
neck's standard thermometer was: am,
81; II noon, S61z: pm, So