Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-31

Friday; fresh easterly winds be
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 40; year ago, Al. f5aIo
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The area Of high pressure that has covered
Atlantic coast districts since the 2Sth
instant has begun to give way and the adj
vance of the western depressions may now
be expected. The latter now forms a
trough of low pressure stretching from Lake
Michigan southwestw~rd to Oklahoma. An
area of high pressure is advancing south
eastward over the northern plateau and
northern Rocky mountain resioas -lls
General rains have fallen in the emiddle
Atlantic states, the Ohio. valley, and lake
region, the middle Mississippi and lower
fallen In the middle Rocky mountain and
plateau regions.
1t is considerably warmer in~the Ohio
valley, Tennessee, the south Atlantic and
east gulf states and colder weather Is re-
ported in the extreme southwest. I. !
There will be rain tonight and Friday in
the lake region, the Ohio valley, Tennessee,
the middle Atlantic states, and rain Friday
in the east gulf and south Atlantic states
1t will be colder tonight along Lake Erie
and in the lower Ohio valley, and colder
riday in the Ohio valley, western Tennes-
see and Mississippi. e.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh to brisk easterly; on the south
Atlantic coast ligh. southeasterly; on Inc
east gulf coast fresh southeasterly, increas-
ing.
The Ohio river continues to rise from Ev-
ansville to Cairo. and is from two to four
feet above the danger line. II will continue
forty-eight feet by Sunday. The lower
Mississippi is also rising steadily but has
not yet reached danger line stages at any
place.
Sfory, uarninps ara d;SnJayad on tho =
lantic coast from Cape Cod to New Haven.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
t, enty-four hours: Indianapolis, LOO; Co.
lumbus, 1.02; Springfield. Mo-, Ito.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh easterly winds and
ran to the Grand Banks. s rs.is.Fs,'
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:
Thermometer March 304 pm, 81; =
pm, 4S; II midnight, 49, March 314 In,
40; am, A; II noon, 48; 2 p.m, Al. Maxi
mum-52. at 5 pm. March 80. Minimum
40, at 4 am. March 81. -
Barometer: March 3d. pm, 1927; 8
pm, 1925; II midnight, 1925. March 81
am, 3017; 8 am. 3o.15; noon. 1912; 2
PM, 5000.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great alls, temperature 49,; condi-
am: Great Falls, temperature. 4S; condi-
~; condition at north connection. 20; con-
dition at south connection, Il; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 40; con-
dition at inf1uent gatehouse, 10; condition
at eff1uent gatehouse, 10; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 40; condition at in
fluent, IA; condition at efIiuent,9.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 1:51 am. and 2:19 pm. :
high tide, TAB a m and 6:13 PM
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:3a a. h3.~ and 800
pm; high tide. 1898 am. and sa5Rep- m.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises. b:49 a.n.s SUM sets, e:22
pm. se1ls
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 5:47sAmsf
Moon rises pm. rtsisSa
The City Lights =
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour befdfe sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
| forty-fiye minutes before sunrise.