Evening star., 1904-03-11

nOrthWeSterIy WINDS.
For the District of Columbia, clearing
tonight. Saturday fair, colder; fresh
northwesterly winds.
For Virginia, fair, colder tonight, ex-
cept clearing in extreme southeast por-
tion. Saturday fair, colder; fresh north
westerly winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty -four
hours, 81; year ago, Al.
Weather conditions and general fore
cast.-The storm central Thursday morn
ing in Iowa has moved eaSt-sOutheast and
this morning forms depression which
covers practically the whole of the east
ern part of the country, with lowest
pressure in West Virginia and southwest
ern Pennsylvania. Separating this de-
preston from second disturbance on
the westward is a ridge Of high pressure
that extends from North Dakota to the
lower Mississippi valley. The second de-
preston moved inland from the Pacific
practically the whole of the Rocky noun
tain and Plateau region, with an extern
sion northwestWard to British Colum bia,
where a barometer reading of 29.14 inches
was reported this morning.
There have been general rains in Cali
fornia and the Pacific coast country west
of the Rocky mountains, also in the Ohio
valley and Tennessee and the south At
upper Michigan, with high northeasterly
winds, and the snow has been general in
northern Wisconsin, northern Minnesota
and the northern portion of the lower
Michigan peninsula.
The temperature has fallen in the Mis-
sissippi valley north of Tennessee, and in
the Missouri valley. 1t is much warmer
in the northern Rocky mountain region,
and lower temperatures prevail on the
Pacific coast.
The weather will clear tonight in the
eastern portion of the middle Atlantic
states, and fair weather will prevail else
where, except on the south Atlantic coast
and in the lower lake region, where pre-
cipitation will continue tonight and in
the last named Saturday.
1t will be colder tonight in the Ohio val
ley and Tennessee and somewhat colder
Saturday in the middle Atlantic states
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast Will shift to northwesterly and be-
come fresh to brisk: on the south Allan
tic and east gulf coasts fresh northwest
erly winds will prevail.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast at Portland and Eastport,
and on the Pacific coast from San Diego
northward.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
lnches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Los Angeles, 1.7O;
Red Bluff 1.24
Steamers departing today for European
ports Will have fresh easterly, shifting to
northerly, winds, with rain 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 begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-March 10, pm, 53 s
pm, AZ; IL midnight, 40; March IL, a. m
30; am, "a: II noon, 80; 2 pm, 46
Maximum, "a; at 3:15 pm. March 10; min
lmum, "a, at am March II.
Barometer-March 10, 4 pm, 3006;
pm, 3002 IL midnight, 299l; March II, 4
a. m, 29.77; am, 1864; noon, 1858; pm,
1856.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, 80; con-
dition, 1. Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera-
ture. 81; condition at north connection, 1;
town distributing reservoir, temperature,
IS; condition at infuent gate house, /;
condition at effiuent gate house 1. Wash
ington city reservoir, temperature "a
condition at influent, 2; condition at eff
fluent, 8.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1O:11 am and 1852
pm; high tide, 1888 am. and 1902 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 11:07 am. and
II :42 pm; high tide, 81 am. and 80
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $40 am; sun sets,
6:03 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:1S am
Moon rises, 1895 am. tomorrow
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all