Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08

showers and warmer tonight Sunday fair,
preceded by showers in early morning; in
creasing southerly winds.
For Virginia. fair and warmer tonight.
Sunday fair. warmer in extreme southeast
portion: Hight northeasterly winds, becom-
ing southwesterly.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, "a; year ago, 60.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area of high pressure that has donil-
mated the weather in eastern districts for
the last few days has moved southeast war i
from the lower lake region to the Virginia
and New England coasts, and now forms d
ridge Of high pressure extending from the
east gulf states noFtheastward to New
fOundland.
The western depression has advanced to
Minnesota. but pressure is still low over the
Pacific coast and the plateau region.
Rain has fallen on the eastern Florida
coast in the upper lake region, and the
middle Mississippi valley, and on the
plateau and Pacific coast north of central
California
1t is much warmer in the interior valleys
and the lake region and In the middle Al
lantic states.
Rain is indicated for tonight and Sunday
in the lower lake region, the upper Ohl0
valley and the middle Atlantic states.
1t will be warmer tonight in the middle
lower lake region and the Ohio valley.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh southerly. increasing Sunday;
on the south Atlantic and east gulf coasts
fresh northeasterly, becoming southeastern
ly; on the lower lakes fresh to brisk south
erly. shifting to westerly Sunday.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: st. Paul, 166; Jackson
vile. 2.70; Jupiter, La.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have southwest to south winds
and 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 D.m yesterday:
mometer-October Z, 4 pm, So; 8
pm, 40; II midnight, 80. October 8. am,
3s; am, ~; - noon, GO; pm, GA.
Maximum, g. at 1:30 pm, October s.;
minimum, 81. at am. October s:
Barometer-October T. 4 pm, O49; p.
M. $3.50: ~ midnight, 1850. October g..
am, 3O.4S; 8 am, 30.46; noon, 3O.3S; 2
pm, 1898. IN
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water a. 8
am: Great Falls, temperature. 43; condi-
ton. "a. Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
81; condition at north connection, 36; condi-
ton at south competition. 3G. Georgetown
distributing reservoir temperature, SO; con-
condition at influent gatehouse, SO; condi-
ton at eff1uent gatehouse, SO. Washington
city reservoir, temperature SO; condition at
infiuent. SO: condition at 'effiuent, SO.
Tide Table. "a
Today-Low tide. 1851 a. m. and 1:19 p. m. :;
high tide. $50 am. and 7:f2 pm.
TOmorrow-LoW tide 1:50 am. and 900
pm; high tide 40 am. and SoS pm.
The Sun and Moon. a..
Today-Sun rises. 6:O1 M; sun sets, o:31
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 600 am. ...s-.-
Moon sets. SOL pm. tomorrow.
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 tt-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Water.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, October s.
Both rivers are clear here today