Evening star., 1905-08-31
FAIR, COOLER TONIGHT.
Friday Fair, With Moderate Tempera-
ture: Fresh Northerly Winds.

Forecast till pm. Friday.-For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland, fair, cooler
tonight Friday fair with moderate temper
ature; fresh northerly winds
For Virginia, fair cooler tonight FRI
day fair, cooler in southeast portion; light
to fresh northerly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm that was over central Ontario
Wednesday morning Is now passing on the
southeastern Massachusetts coast with In
creased intensity, after causing general
showers in the lower lake region, the mid
die Atlantic states and New England. An
other disturbance in the extreme northwest
Is attended by more showers in the DakotaS,
and there were also local showers In the
gulf states, the Michigan peninsula, Iowa,
Nebraska and the Rocky mountain states.
Temperatures have fallen considerably
from the Mississippi valley eastward, and
also in the middle and northern districts
west of the Rocky mountains. They have
generally risen elsewhere.
The weather will be fair tonight and, Fri
day in the east and south, except in Florida
and the southern portions of the middle and
east gulf states, where there will be show
ers Friday. .--
1t will be cooler tonight in the Ohio val
ley. the middle Atlantic states and New
England. continuing cool Friday 1t Will
be cooler Friday in the northern portion or
the south Atlantic states.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be fresh to brisk
northwest to north; on the south Atlantic
coast light and variable, though mostly
westerly; on the east gulf coast light and
variable. on the west gulf coast light to
fresh southery, and on the lower lakes
fresh northwest to north.
The following heavy precipitation Qn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Northtield, 1O4; Chey-
enne, l.2S.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk northwest
IL. - n Lon T.
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 = pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 30, pm, So;
pm, so; II midnight, 76. August 81 4
a. m, so; am, "a; l. noon, T6; 2 pm, 10.
Maximum, So, at pm. August 80; min
imum. "a. at 3 am, August 81.
Barometer-August 80. pm, 297s; 8
pm, 2o.T7; II midnight. 2975. August 81.
am, 2g.T4; am, 29S2; noon, $780, 2
pm, 23.91.
Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours, 50; year ago, II.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by Az
fleck's standard thermometer fol-
lows: am, "a; II noon, 81; pm, 30.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 2:34 am and 3:O1 pm.;
high tide, S:2S a and $50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 3:23 am. and 3:44
pm; high tide, or am and $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rose, 5:27 am; sun sets,
6:32 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, DDS am.
Moon sets, 1927 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 flf-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, 73; con-
dition. g. Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera
ture, 20; condition at north connection, 2;
condition at south connection, 5. George
town distributing reservoir, temperature,
49, condition at infiuent gate house, 4; con-
diton al effiuent gate house, 6.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, August 81