Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-08

Forecast till 8 pm. Saturday: For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland, rain and
warmer tonight. Saturday rain; colder In
the afternoon: brisk to high east to south
winds. becoming westerly Saturday.
For Virginia, rain tonight: colder in ex-
IRENE southwest portion. Saturday. rain,
colder; brisk to high southeast to south
winds, becoming westerly Saturday.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 80; a year ago, 81.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The western disturbance has developed into
a severe storm, central this morning over
Iowa, with a barometer reading of 29.12
inches at Des Moines. Rains have been
quite general southeast of this storm
through the Ohio valley, the middle Allan
tic states and the south. including extreme
eastern Texas. To the north and west of
the storm there have been general SHOWS,
with high pressure and much lower tenn
perature, the line of freezing temperature
extending into the Texas panhandle.
Temperatures have risen in the east, and
are considerably above the seasonal aver
age.
The Mississippi river at Memphis has
reached a stage of 37.S feet, AS feet above
the danger line, and a rise of IL feet since
Thursday morning. A stage between IS
and SS.5 feet is probable during Saturday.
but the levees are expected to Withstand
the strain, as the river is falling above and
the present rains are nearly over. At Vicks-
burg the stage was Al feet, with between 46
and Al feet expected within a week, the
danger line being at 40 feet.
There will be rain tonight and Saturday
in the upper Ohio valley, lower lake region,
the middle and south Atlantic states, con-
tinuing Saturday in the middle Atlantic
states. Snow is probable Saturday in the
lower lage region and upper Ohio valley.
1t will be colder tonight in the Ohio val
ley and the western lower lake region and
the east gulf states, and much colder Sat
urday in the Ohio valley and lower lake
region. 1t will be colder Saturday in the
Atlantic states, and decidedly colder Satur-
day night. There will be frost tonight in
the northern portion of the east gulf states.
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be high east to southeast, becoming
westerly Saturday; OF the south Atlantic
coast they will be brisk to high southwest
to northwest. and on the east gulf coast
fresh to brisk northerly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to New
York.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Vicksburg, 2.O4: Moor
head, 2.9O; Montgomery, LIS; Meridian,
LIS
Cold wave warnings are displayed In
eastern Iowa, extreme northeast Missouri
and northern and central Illinois.
Steamers departing today for European
IO'sc "Ih navy fhCicdSiHS nOTtNedSC 10 east
winds, becoming high, with rain Saturday
to the Grand Banks.
Records for T~wenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
Thermometer and baromete at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at z pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-April Z, 4 pm, 66: 8 p.m..
81; IL midnight, 81. April 8, 4 am. 81: q
am, 81; II noon, 81; 2 pm, 81. Maximum,
u, at 2 pm, April 8; minimum, 80. at 6
am, April s..
Barometer-April Z, 4 PM, 3U.O3; y p.m,
1904 II midnight, 1907. April y, 4 am,
1904; s am, 1904; noon, 3O.29; 2 PM,
1896. ~
Tide Table.
~Today-Low tide, S:43 am. and 9:19 pm:
high tide. 2:OS am. and 2:29 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 0:42 am. and 1912
pm; high tide, 3:05 am. and 1925 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. 5:36 am; sun sets. 500
IN.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:34 am.
Moon rises, 2:13 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
l1ghted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tnguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-hve minutes before sunrise.