Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07

HOURS, -, year ago, ~.
weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.-The Mississippi valley disturbance
mas nnaiiy assumed definite form, and is
now central In central Indiana, with a con-
SIDERABLE increase in intensity. The rain
area still includes practically the entire
country east of the Mississippi. except
ing only Maine. Mississippi and Alabama
over the western plains states the wealth
er is clear. with light frost from Dakotas
to extreme northern Texas.
Inc Indiana storm will move down the
st. Lawrence valley during the next thir-
ty-six hours and cause high easterly
winds along the New England and middle
Atlantic coasts The rain will continue
in New England tonight and probably
Friday. but the weather will doubtless
clear in the remaining coast districts to-
night. with somewhat higher tempera-
lures. Rain is also indicated for the lake
region tonight. In general. the great
cloud sheet that has covered the east since
Monday last will break up by Friday morn
ing except in New England.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Delaware breakwater
to PASSPORT. and on the lower lakes.
The winds along the New England coast
will be high east to southeast: on the
| middle Atlantic coast brisk to high east
| to southeast: on the south Atlantic coast
fresh south to southwest and on the east
gulf coast fresh nOrthWeSterly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk easterly winds and
rainyxke ca Their to the Grand Banks
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past past
,Wen ni hours; "ashi ;ayiSa so:
Jupiter. 16.: Wilmington. 1.26; Wythe-
vile. 126: Cincinnati. 1.4S Harrisburg.
1872 Elkins. LOO: Evansville. 2.OS: Lake
City, Fla, 1.70; Mariana, Fla. La: Quit
man. Ga, Ito.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following we're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-May 6. 4 pm. 80; pm.
IS: II midnight. A. May Z. am, 40;
& am. is: II noon. 55: pm. 50.
Maximum. 30. at . pm. May Z; mini
mum, AZ. at 1 am. May Z.
Barometer-May G. 4 pm. 1904: s pm.
9.IJ:'ss am, 1886; noon. 1853; 2 PM,
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature recorded today by
Feast 8. Co.'S standard thermometer was
as follows: 9 am, 81; noon, 80; pm, g.
2 pm. 81.
Condition OF the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
a. m: Great Falls-Temperature. "a: con-
dition, 81. Dalecarlia acknowledgement
AZURE. IS: condition at north connection.
80: condition at south connection. IS.
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
perature. 50: condition at inf1uent gate
house. IA: condition at eff1uent gatehouse,
10. Washington city acknowledgement
allure. 61: condition at influent. 8; condi-
ton at effluent. 9.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 7:25 am. and 7:55
pm: high tide. 1850 am. and 1:O5 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $50 am and 8:45
p. M; high tide. lao am. and l 80 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, Loo am: sun sets,
sos pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 4:54 am
Moon sets lis am. tomorrow.
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 incandescept lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-flve minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, May T.
Both rivers very muddy. The Potomac
ten feet high,