Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-26

District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
glnla, fair; cooler tonight. Saturday, fair:
light northerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago, 90.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The weather this morning is controlled by
high area which covers the interior of
the country, and a result cool and gen
orally clear weather prevails between the
two great mountain ranges, the tempera-
lures ranging from to IL degrees below
the seasonal average.
In the Atlantic and gulf states the wealth.
ef mas been showery and warmer, from the
northern storm, which has reached the Gulf
OF 81 Lawrence. There were also showers
IN the southern and middle plateau, and on
Thursday in the lake region and central
valleys.
The weather will be fair tonight and Sat
urday In the Ohio valley, the lower lake
region and middle Atlantic states, and I'M
settled and showery in the south Atlantic
and east gulf states. 1t will be cooler to-
night in the middle Atlantic states, and
warmer Saturday in the Ohio valley and
western lower lake region.
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be fresh to brisk northerly; ON the
north to northeast and fresh on the east
gulf coast light to fresh north to north
east, and on the lower lakes light to fresh
northwest to northeast.
Storm warnings are displayed on the New
England coast
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: New Orleans 234:
Vicksburg. 1874; Fort smith, 10; Parry
Sound 1.16; Canton, Ala. 10
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk northwest to
north winds, with clearing and cooler
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
al pm. yesterday:
Thermometer. August 25-4 p, m, 81; pm,
81: II midnight, Il. August 264 am, 10;
am. 10: IL noon, u; pm, r.
Maximum 81, at $50 pm, August 20;
minimum. -, at II am, August 26.
Barometer: August 25-4 pm, 1891: y
4 am. 1880; am, 1893; noon, 1907; 2
pm. 5000
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature by Affleck's standard
registered today was: 9 am, So; l. noon,
ST; pm, So.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
a. m: Great Falls, temperature, 81; con-
dition, TO- Dalecarlia reservoir. tempera-
ture, 70; condition at north connection, q;
condition at south connection, 9. George
condition at influent gate house. 2l; condi-
ton at effiuent gate house, %. Washington
city reservoir. temperature, rs; condition at
nfuent, SO; condition at effiuent, 36.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 2:2l am. and 2:45 pm. !;
high tide, sos and $50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:59 am. and 800
pm; high tide, SAC "a and 9:O6 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises. go am; sun sets, Gal
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:23 am.
Moon rises 1902 pm.
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 fiji
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguiShed
fOrty-ffve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Water.
Speea. Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, August Is
The Potomac is clear and the Shenandoah
muddy here today.