Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-01


For the District of Columbia Delaware
and Maryland partly cloudy weather to-
night and Thursday: fresh easterly winds.
For Virginia partly cloudy in northern.
showers In southern and western portions
tonight. Thursday faiG light to fresh
easterly winds
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, IS; year ago. rs.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Attending the movement eastward over
the British northwest territory 10 a har-
ometric disturbance of slight intensity.
scattered rains have occurred during the
Iasi twsnty-four hours from the Rocky
mountains to the middle and upper Missis-
slppi valley Showers have also occurred
along the Atlantic coast from New Eng
land TO Florida, and in the interior OF the
mfedle and south Atlantic states
Temperatures changes have been unim-
portant and nearly seasonal Temperature,
prevail, except in parts of Ontario and the
extreme northwest British territory where
.he readings are below 30 degrees. with
minimum OF - degrees at Barkeryille
Showers will continue In the Atlantic
states from Virginia southwark and the
western rain area will extend over the
lower lake region and Ohio valley Thurs
day and reach the middle Atlantic states
Thursday night and Friday.
temperature changes will not be marked.
The winds along the middle and south
A~aANiC Co6Sts VIII De uRlt TO fresh and
mostly easterly; on the east gulf coast light
and variable. and on the lower lakes fresh
easterly.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Nantucket, Leo; Rich
mend 1.o4; Hatteras 100
Steamers departing today for European
ports Will have light to fresh variable winds
Banks.
Raanrdc So
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday.
$ Thermometer-July 81 pm, 81; s pm,
az; u midnight. Il; August l. / an %.
am, "A; u noon, "a; pm. as.
Maximum, S. az 3 pm. July 81; mini
mum, 60 at a. m, August /.
Barometer-July 81, pm, 1886: pm
1883; Il midnight 30.O3: August / am,
3o,oS; am 3o.12; noon, 30 II: s pm. sc. L.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1879 am. aud 1872 y.
m: high tide. 4:40 am. and $50 pm.
TomOrrow-Low tide IBIS am; high
tide. DAB a m. and 6:15 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. 500 am: sun sets. 7:I2
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 5:01 am.
Moon sets 2:50 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset ex-
tirguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted if
teen minutes after sunset and extfnguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at
s am: Great Falls, temperature, 50; con-
dition, %; Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera-
ture, so; condition at north connection, so;
Ger ditfon at south connection, 45; George
town distributing reservoir, temperature
SO. condition at infiuent gatehouse s2S:
condition at etfiuent gatehouse, 26 Wash
ington city reservoir, temperature. 20; con-
dition at infiuent. 30; condition at effiuent
80.
Up-River Waters.
Specia Dispatch TO The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w Va, August l.
The Shenandoah is cloudy and the Po-