Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-22

with slowing rising, temperature: light to
fresh northeast to Sast winds.
For Virginia, fair. continued cool tonight
with frost in mountain districts. Friday.
partly cloudy showers in southern portion,
slowly rising temperature; fresh northeast
to east winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 90; year ago. o.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Low temperatures continue from the Mis-
sissippi valley eastward: They have fallen
still more from the Ohio valley and lower
lake region eastward, and are 10 to 20 de-
grees below the seasonal average. Heavy
and killing frosts occurred In the lake
region and New England. and light 10
heavy frosts in the upper Ohio valley and
the interior of the middle Atlantic states
In the west temperatures have risen con-
siderabIy A marked disturbance Is APP
preaching the north Pacific coast. and the
pressure is falling generally and decidedly
west of the Rocky mountains. There have
been general showers over this district,
including a considerable portion of Cali
fornia. There were also showers In the
south and southwest, and a few scattered
ones in the interior.
The weather will continue cool tonight in
New England and the middle Atlantic
states with frost, followed by slowly rising
temperature Friday. In the Ohio valley
and lower lake region temperatures will
rise slowly, although there will be frost
tonight over the greater portion of the
latter district. In the south and south
west, the central Rocky mountain region,
and the middle and southern plateau there
will be showers tonight and Friday.
On the Atlantic coast the winds will be
fresh to brisk northeast to east; on the
gulf coast they will be fresh northeast to
east, and on the lower lakes variable, be-
coming fresh southeasterly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the Pa
cific coast at the mouth of the Columbia
river, and on the straits of Juan de Fuca
from Port Townsend westward.
The following heavy precipitation Din
inches has been reported during the rast
twenty-four hours: Jacksonville, PIP:
Wichita. 1874; Macon, 122.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to. brisk northeast to
east winds, with fair, cool 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
a. pm. yesterday:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q. pm, Co; 8
Pm. .G - midnight, 81. September ~, 4
am. -: am. 43: IL noon, 80: pm, 80.
Nahum. Co. at pm, September. 81 !;
mimi. 80 at $50 am, September 22
Observation-Disclosures 81, pm, 30.29; .
pm. 3o34 II midnight, 3O.42. September
% 1 am. sc. 30: am, 1852; noon, 1857
= u
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls. temperature, 50; condi-
ton, %. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
II; condition at north connection, 26; con-
dition at south connection 90 Georgetown
distributing reservoir. temperature, 20: con-
dtion at infuent gate house. 20; condi-
ton at eff1uent gate house, % Washington
city reservoir, temperature. y; condition
at influent, "a; conditio nat effiuent, 80.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1929 am. and 1854
pm; high tide 6:1S am. and $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:12 am. and :33
pm; high tide, Z am and 7:19 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $40 am; sun sets. q
pm. 80
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:47 a M
Moon sets. $40 a m. tomorrow.
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 incandeSceHt lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extfngufshed
forty-five minutes before sunrise. ":-t
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
IIARPER'S FERRY. W. Va, September
22.-The Potomac is clear and Shenandoah
cloudy here today.