Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-28


For Virginia, cloudy and cooler tonight.
Tuesday fair fresh northwesterly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours. 10; year ago. SO.
Weather conditions and general forecast,
-General rains have fallen In the last
twenty-four hours east of the Mississippi;
also In California Nevada and locally
throughout the plateau and northern Rocky
mountain regions
The weather will clear this afternoon or
tonight in Atlantic coast districts. under
the influence of an approaching area OF
high pressure that now occupies the upper
lake region
1t will be cooler tonight in the middle and
south Atlantic states. and moderately cool
weather will prevail for the next few days
In Atlantic coast districts
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
VIII be fresh possibly brisk northeriy; on
the south Atlantic coast fresh west to
northwest: on the east gulf coast fresh
northwesterly, and on the lower lakes fresh
north to west.
The following heavy precipitation On
inches) has been reported during the past
Portland, Me, Los; Boston, PA; Provi-
dence. 1.2o; PASSPORT. 1.3a; Jupiter, lss;
Nashville, LIS: New York, 2.59; Albany,
2.1o; Philadelphia, Los; San Luis Obispo,
1-56; Fresno, 1884, Roseburg 102; Wash
ington, Ga, 1.62; Goldsboro. N. c., 2.3S;
Hartford, Conn, rs; Concord. N. H, go;
Woodstock. Va, LAO.
During the twenty-four hours ending 4
am Sunday: Corpus Christi. LA; Lynch
burg, LOS; Binghamton, 1.72; Charlotte,
zee; Wilmington. LOG; Richmond LIS;
Charles City, LOO; Augusta, 2.2S; ST. Paul,
go; La Crosse. LAG; Madison, 1.04.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northerly winds and
rainy 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 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer. May q, pm, T6; 8 pm.
10, ~ midnight, 80. May 2s 4 am, Is;
am. 66; IL noon. 81; pm, 50.
Maximum, 30, at ) pm. May %; mini
mum, SO, at pm, May %.
Barometer-M&y y, pm, 29.6e; p.m
1884; II midnight 23.54. May IS, am
9.4s: am, as.43, noon. 29.4S; pm,
29.49
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at q
am: Great Falls. temperature. -; condi-
ton, 600. Dalecarla reservoir, tempera-
ture, TO- condition at north connection, 100;
condition at-south connection, 80. George
town distributing reservoir. temperature
"a; condition at influent gate house II:
condition a efftuent gate house, IL, Was n
tngton city reservoir, temperature, 6S; con-
dition at infuent. 10; condition at effiuent, $.
I1Qe IaDle.
Today-Low tide, 5:17 am. and Cos p. M. !;
high tide, 11:17 am. and 1I:51 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 600 a M and 6:55
pm; high tide, 2:06 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:39 am; sun sets,
7:16 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:39 am.
Moon sets, IL 80 pm
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sur let; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fit
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPER'S FERRY, w Va. May 2S-
The Potomac is slightly cloudy and the
Shenandoah is clear.