Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-24

For the District of Columbia, New Jer-
sew, Delaware. Maryland and Virginia.
fair tonight and Friday; light variable
winds.
The atmosphere over the middle Atlantic
states since Sunday, the 10th. as shown
by reports from the Mount Weather OBJ
servatory, has been unusually stagnant.
approaching closely the conditions of a
summer hot wave. On Wednesday cap
tive balloon reached an altitude of over a
mile above the mountain and found only
light winds with a temperature of IS
degrees, as against 81 degrees at the sur
face.
disturbance of marked intensity has
developed in the extreme west and this
morning has it's center over Wyoming,
whence 1t will move eastward. 1t Is caus-
ing general rains on the Pacific slope. in
the northern Rocky mountain region and
at scattered points along the northwestern
ported also from the lower lake region.
eastern New York. western Pennsylvania,
the Mississippi valley and the gulf states.
change to decidedly colder weather
has set in on the Pacific coast and In the
extreme northwest. + rost and freezing
temperature are reported from western
Montana Idaho and Washington, Cooler
wea iher is also reported from the upper
lake region. Elsewhere the changes have
been slight.
The indications are that fair weather
will continue in the middle Atlantic and
south Atlantic states, except Florida,
where showers occur tonight or Friday.
In the east gulf states. the upper Ohio
valley and the lower lake region the
weather will be generally fair.
With the exception of slightly cooler
weather In the lower lake region tonight
there will be little change In temperature
in the eastern states within the next
thirty-Sx hours.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be light variauie; on the south
Atlantic coast light to fresh northeast and
east. and on the east gulf coast light to
fresh easterly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh west and
southwest winds and partly cloudy wealth
er TO the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
mches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Duluth, l.6O; ShreVe-
port, 1.24, Taylor, 2.4s.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1:4 am. and LA
p.m.; high tide. 40 am. and 7:27 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2.O2 am and 100
pm, high tide, 1:4S am and sos pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 5:51 am: sun sets.
5:54 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 500 am.
Moon rises 4:52 m tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
| lighted by thirty minutes after sunset:
extinsuishing begun one hour before sun
| rise All arc and incandescent lamps
| lamps lighted fifteen minutes after sun
set and extinguished forty-hve minutes
before sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at
Is am: Great Falls-Temperature. II;
condition, IA. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature y: condition at north connec-
| ton, l6; condition at south connection.
| 16 Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature, 10: condition at infiuent
gatehouse, II: condition at efiiuent gate
house, IL.
Up-River Waters.
| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. September
4.-Both rivers clear this morning.
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