Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
SHOWERS roNt6Hr.
Rain Thursday; Light southeast to
South Winds.

South Winds.
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, showers tonight and Thursday; warm
Ell tonight; light southeast IL south winds
For Virginia. showers tonight; warmer in
interior; Thursday partly rloiiay. showers
In east portion; light to fresh winds mostly
southeasterly.
Minimum temperature PIN, tFenty-four
hours, "a; year ago, 83.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The moderate depression In the central
west has moved slowly eastward and this
morning extends from Alabama and Missis-
sippi northward to Lake Superior. Another
more marked depression extends from west
ern Texas and New Mexico northward to
the British territory. There sis ridge Of
high pressure between the two depressions
and more marked ones On either side. AS a
result Of the depressions showers have been
general in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys
and the gulf states. and there were also
rains in the north Pacific, states and the
northern plateau. Temperatures have risen
generally except from Texas northward and
in the north Pacific states, and are, as q
rule about seasonal
The Ohio river is falling slowly at Cairo.
The Mississippi at Memphis has reached
stage of $50 feet. % feet above the danger
two or three days. The stage at Vicksburg
was 800 feet with crest of about Al feet
indicated on the present rise. 's~
There will be showers tonight ana Thurs
day in the middle Atlantic states and east
lower lake region.
There will be showers tonight in the upper
Ohio valley and the south Atlantic states.
continuing Thursday along the coast and
in eastern Florida. Temperature changes
will not be marked. -, = 49,.
On the middle Atlantic coast winds will
south Atlantic coast light to fresh south
east to south and on the east gulf coast
light to fresh southwest to northwest
Steamers departing today for European
easterly with partly cloudy 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
at pm. yesterday: s,..t
Thermometer-April g. pm, 80; 3 Pm,
am, Al; II noon, 60; 2 pm, 81. Maximum.
IS. at pm, April 5; minimum, "a, at D
am, April 6.
Barometer-April 3, PM 1923; pm,
3O.14 am. 3O.14; noon, 30.0S; pm, 30o3
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at 8
am: Great Falls-Temperature, 40; condl-
ton, H. Dalecarla neutrality-suspicious.
4S; condition at north connection, Il; con-
dition at south connection, 10. Georgetown
distributing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 90;
condition at infiuent gate house. 10; condl-
ton at effluent gateihouse. 20. Washington
city ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS so; condition
at inf1uent, IS; condition at efhuent, y.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 6:4S am. and 4:27 Pm
high tide 1910 am. and 12:h pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 7:45 ann. and 1923
pm.; high tide, 1:12 am. and 1:34 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $50 am ,1sun sets, 627
pm. x Ia
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:37easTnuc
Moon RISES 1850 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights. ~. IT.,
The city lights. and napht ha clamps all
lighted by thirty minutes ALTERS aunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour befose sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted tif-
teen minutes after sunset and eNtinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.