Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08

land, increasing cloudiness followed by rain
late tonight Wednesday clearing; light
south to west winds.
For Virginia, partly cloudy, with rain late
tonight in eastern portion. warmer in east
ern portion. Wednesday fair in western,
clearing in eastern portion; light to fresh
south to west winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago, 30.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Generally clear weather prevails this
morning, except from the upper Mississippi
valley eastward through the lake region,
where 1t is partly cloudy to cloudy. There
is moderate disturbance over the Ohio val
ley, but 1t has thus far caused no precipita-
ton of consequence.
Temperatures have risen in the Ohio val
ley and the extreme northwest and have
fallen in the Missouri valley They remain
considerably below the seasonal average in
the Atlantic states
Local rains are probable tonight in the
Virginias Maryland and the District of CO.
lumbia, followed by clearing weather We'd
nesday. With these exceptions the weather
will be fair tonight and Wednesday in the
east and south
1t will be colder tonight in the Ohio val
ley and warmer in the south Atlantic states
On the New England coast the winds will be
fresh to brisk west to northwest, becoming
variable; on the middle Atlantic coast they
VIII be light to fresh northwesterly. becom-
Ing variable; on the south Atlantic coast
light and mostly southwesterly; on the east
gulf coast light and variable, and on the
lower lakes fresh northerly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports viii have fresh to brisk west to north
west winds, with partly cloudy weather, to
the Grand Banks.
Record for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the Weather
Bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm yesterday:
pm, A; II midnight 80 November 8: 4
am. 33; am, SO; y noon, SO; 2 pm, Sc
Maximum. &C. at pm, November s: mini
mum, 81, at am, November s.
Barometer-Novem.er Z: pm 23S7: &
pm, 23.95; - midnight, 29.97. November S:
am. 29.9I; am, .29.97; noon 1898; 2
pm, 29.SS.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by AZ
fieck's standard thermometer was as fol-
lows. am Al; II noon. 81: 2 pm, 81.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, At; condi-
ton, rs: Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
~; condition at north connection &c. condi-
ton at south connection. SO. Georgetown
distributing reservoir temperature 40; con-
dltlon at inf1uent gate house, SO; condition
at gate mouse, 30. washington city
reservoir. temperature, 80; condition at in
fluent, 80; condition at eft1uent, SO.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 2:23 am. and 2:34 PM !;
nigh tide, S:14 am. and 1871 pm.
Iomorrow-Low tide, BIB am. and 1924
pm; high tide, 1904 am. and $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 1888 am; sun sets, 4:54
pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 6:35 am
Moon sets 6:O4 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naptha lamps all
nghted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
lnsuishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandeseent lamps lighted tif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise
Up-River Water.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
HARPER'S FERRY. w. Va. November
S.-Both rivers are clear here today