Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-19

Weather conditions and general forecast:
The tropical disturbance remains central
over southern Florida with little change in
intensity. A disturbance of considerable
energy is central in western Iowa, and an
area of high pressure of great magnitude
covers the plateau and Rocky mountain re-
gions, having advanced southwestward to
eastern Texas during the last twenty-four
hours.
Rain continues in Florida, and there have
been showers in Texas, Iowa. Kansas and
Nebraska.
1t is much colder in the southwest and
over the eastern slope of the Rocky noun
tains.
Rain is indicated for tonight and Thurs
day in the lower Mississippi valley, Ten
nessee, Florida, and for Thursday in the
upper Ohio valley and lower lake region. 1t
will be colder tonight and Thursday In the
lower Mississippi valley and Tennessee and
colder Thursday in the lower Ohio valley.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be light to fresh northeasterly; on the
south Atlantic coast fresh to Disk north
easterly; on the gulf coast fresh northerly
becoming westerly, and on the lower lakes
fresh to brisk southerly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the mid
die and east gulf coasts, and on the AT
lantic coast from Key West to Wilmington,
also on Lakes Michigan, superior anu
Pepin.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Tampa, 1.56; San An
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light north to northeast
winds and fair weather to the Hraho
Banks.
Condition Of the Water.
Temnerature and condition of water at
Great Falls, temperature, SO; condition 80;
Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature, o9' conol.
ton at north connection, 30; condltlon at
south connection, 49, GEORGETOWN . dls. ndi-
ton at inf1uent gate house. 80; condltlon at
effiuent gate house, SO; Washington city
reservoir temperature, so; condition at IN
fluent, &c. condition at effiuent, 80.
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:
Recommendations Is, pm, 81:
pm 81; IL midnight, So. October ~, a. m.'
81; a. m, 81 - noon, u; pm, "a. Max
imum 50 at 80 pm. October IL; MINIMUM
So at / am. October 10.
Observation-Disclosures 49, pm, 1898; s
pm 5000; 10 midnight, 1902. October ID.
am. 1902; am, 30.0S; noon, 30.V1; z
pm, 3OO6.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today at AZ
feck's drug store was as follows: am,
20 degrees. IL noon, 81 degrees; pm, 50
degrees.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1O:46 am. and 11:12
I'M; high tide, 4:06 a m. and 4:37 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, IL 80 I'm. and 11:59
pm. high tide, 4:57 a m. and 5:22 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. 6:12 am; sun sets, 5:1S
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, Glib am.
Moon sets, 2:32 I'm. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
Ali arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
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, October 10.
Both rivers are clear here today.