Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-05


Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 10; year ago, 80.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The tropical disturbance is now southeast
of the Island of Santo Domingo and still
continues Its north of west movement.
Further advices to that effect have been
issued
Temperatures have fallen generally east
of the Mississippi river, and they are
slightly below the seasonal average over
all districts except the north Pacific states.
Frosts occurred in western upper Michigan.
Showers continued in the southern states
generally, but there was no other precipita-
ton of consequence.
The weather will be fair tonight and
Tuesday in the Ohio valley, the lower lake
region and New England. and the northern
portions of the east gulf states In the
middle and south Atlantic and southern
portions of the east gulf states there will
be showers, preceded by partly cloudy
weather tonight in the northern portion of
the former district
Temperature changes will not be marked.
On the New England coast the winds will
be fresh west to northwest on the middle
Atlantic coast fresh nOrtherly; on the south
Atlantic and east gulf coasts light to fresh
and variable, and on the lower lakes fresh
nOrtherly.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Asheville. 200; Mas
sau LA; Santo Domingo, 90; Taylor LA;
Charlotte, 5S: Norfolk, 10; Sydney. 1.5O
During the twentyfour hours ending 8
am. Sunday: Montreal, LIS; Chatham,
40.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh northwest to
north winds, with fair weather to the
Grand Banks
Records for Twenty-Four Hours
The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty -four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermome ter-September 4, pm, IS; y
pm, 30; II midnight, 10. September. 8, 4
am. 63; am 66; u noon, 10, pm, 20.
Maximum, I6, at pm, September 4; mini
mum, 81. at am, September ..
Barometer-September a. pm, 1897: y
pm. 1902; - midnight, 1908. September
8, am, 30.o3; s am, 3OOS.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls temperature, a; cOndi-
ton, 30. Dalecarla reservoir. temperature.
49, condition al north connection, SO; condi-
ton at south connection, Is. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, ~;
condition at infuent gate house, 36: condi-
ton at effiuent gate house, So Washing
ton city reservoir, temperature, 20; condi-
ton at infiuent, SO; condition at eff1uent
SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide $3.50 m and 1912 D. m. :;
high tide. $40 am. and 1874 pm.
Tomorrow-LOw tide, IL :01 am. and 11:17
pm; high tide, Alb a. m. and 4:39 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:31 am; sun sets, 6:26
pm.
TOmorrow-Sun rises, 5:32 am
Moon rises LAB am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted ff-
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. September
5.-The Potomac is clear and the Shenan-
dOah cloudy here today.