Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-28

and this morning its center is over Lake
Huron. Within the last twenty-four hours
1t has caused general rains In the MIS-
sissippi valley and in all districts eass
thereof. except New England. West OF
the Mississippi valley the weather con-
tinues fair, except in Montana and South
Dakota, where light rain and snow oc-
Cured.
The temperature has fallen decidedly IN
the Mississippi valley and the west gulf
states. Frost formed last night in the
plains states as far south as northern
Texas. The temperature continues hlgh
in the eastern states and is rising IN the
Rocky mountain region and on the Pacific
slope.
The indications are that rain will fall
tonight and Tuesday in the lower lake
region, the upper Ohio valley and the At
lantic states, and tonight in the east gulf
states.
The weather will be much cooler
throughout the eastern and southeastern
states.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
lower lakes.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be brisk and possibly high
southerly, shifting to northwesterly late
tonight: on the south Atlantic coast fresh
variable. becoming brisk and possibly high
northerly tonight. and on the east gun
coast fresh and brisk northerly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk and high southerly,
shifting to northwesterly, winds and rain
to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Chicago. 81; Indian
apolis 1.O6; Hatteras, 122: Augusta. 1872:
Evansville. 1.22: Grand Haven, 40; Mar
quette. 1.7s: Houghton. LA: Florence.
Ala. 10; Blackviile. $; c. 24S. ending 9
am, Sunday: Jacksonville. 1.32: Savan-
nah, 2.96: Little Rock. 1856: La Crosse.
2.O4: Keokuk. 1.56; Blackville. S. C., 266;
Millen. Ga. 1874; Waynesboro. Ga. 200;
Yemasse. S. c., 200.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
err bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
ermometer-September p. 4 pm, 49,
pm. ~; II midnight. 20. September %.
am; II; am; 70 =; ~ Il noon; %; ssp Rm.
Der p; minimum 50. am. September %.
Barometer-Septem TENDER 81. pm, 5000:
pm, 1905: Il midnight. 3O.02: Septem-
Der %. am. 29.9S; am, @.9S; noon.
1880; pm, 1884.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, IS; a year ago, rs.
Tide Tables.
IOQay-l-OW Tue, dill anu f.uo
p.m.; high tide, 9:45 a. m. and 800 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1870 am. and 4:30
p.m; high tide, 1920 am. and 1887 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 5:54 am; sun sets.
$40 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, $50 am.
Moon sets 1888 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. September
2S.-Potomac clear and Shenandoah
cloudy this morning.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls-Temperature. IS: con-
dition Il. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tempera-
ture, %; condition at north connection, 16;
condition at south connection. IL. George
town distributing acknowledgements
IL: condition at infiuent gatehouse, 10;
condition at eff1uent gatehouse, II.