Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15

Weather conditions and general forecast:
! Pressure is now low over the entire coun-
| try, except the Pacific coast states, with
| a principal center of disturbance over east
| ern Lake Erie, and secondary ones over
northern New Jersey, eastern Iowa and
! the extreme northwest Thunder showers
were general over the entire country from
| the Mississippi valley eastward, except in
| northeast New England. over the western
half of the country there were only few
scattered showers, with higher tempera-
lures rule
There will be showers and thunder storms
this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday in
the middle Atlantic states, lower lake
region and upper Ohio valley There will
also be showers tonight or Wednesday in
portions of the south Atlantic and east
gulf states.
1t will be somewhat coolc- tonight in the
middle Atlantic states and the central por-
tons of the lower lake region.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh to brisk southeast to south
probably thunder squalls this afternoon
tonight; on the south Atlantic coast light
to fresh southerly; on the east gulf coast
light to fresh south to southwest and on
the lower lakes fresh to brisk and variable
with thunder squalls.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
ldntic coest from Delaware Breakwater to
Boston, ana on the lower lakes from Erie
to Owego.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Springfield. No. 1872;
Columbus on LOO; Moorhead, 15e: Elkins.
122; Lynchburg, 1-52; Erie, Ito: Grand
Rapids, 1.02: Cleveland, 1.36; Toledo. 1.3S;
Detroit, 1eS; Parkersburg, 1.o1; Opelika,
Ala, eco; Taliapoosa, Ga, 2.o4 Clinton,
La, 1.6s; Greenville. Miss. LIP; Arlington,
Tenn, $50; Covington, Tenn, 2.20; Milan,
Tenn, ITO
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southeast to south
WINDS, showers and possibly thunder
SQUALLS to the Grand
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 : p. m. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IA, pm, 66; s
pm, IS; u midnight, u. August 10, 4
am, 70; am. 70; Il noon IS; 2 pm 81
Maximum, Sc, at II noon. August Is; min
imum, So. at $50 m, August IA.
Observation-Disclosures IA, pm, 1895; 8
pm. 1894; u midnight. 1850 August Is,
4 am, 297s; am, 2977; noon, 1916; 2
pm, 1913.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
f!eck's standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: am, SO; II noon, SO; 2 p.m 81.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, oil am and 2:43 pm;
high tide, sos a. m. and s:34 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 2:59 am. and 327
pm. high tide. $50 a. and 9:15 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today Sun rose, 5:13 am; sun SETS $3.50
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:14 am
Moon rises 40 pm.
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 if
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a m: Great Falls, temperature. 50; condi-
ton, {, Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
49, condition at north connection, ); condi-
ton at south connection, ); Georgetown dis
tributing reservoir temperature 81; cond-
ton at infiuent gate house, 13; condition at
effiuent gatehouse, 20; Washington CITY
reservoir. temperature, 50; condition at in
fluent, %; condition at effluent, &c.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPER's FERRY. Va, August 13.--
The Potomac is muddy and the Shenen-
adoah partly cloudy here today.