Evening star., 1909-09-01


District of Columbia, New Jersey and
Delaware. fair and cooler tonight and
Thursday: moderate northerly winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Thursday;
cooler tonight and in the southeast por-
ton Thursday; moderate northerly winds
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 70, a year ago, 81.
Weather conditions and general fore
cast An area of high barometer OF con-
siderable magnitude has Overspread the
upper Mississippi valley. bringing with it
unseasonably cool weather to the north
central states. and frosts in Wisconsin
and upper Michigan.
A storm is now moving down the st.
Lawrence valley. accompanied by rain in
the northeastern state, while disturb
ance in the western plateau region is
causing rains in that section and also In
the Rocky mountain region and on the
eastern slope
Fair weather is probable over the entire
country east of the Mississippi valley
following the rains In New England to-
day.
Cooler weather will overspread the At
lantic coast states while the changes in
temperature in the middle western sec
tions will be unimportant
Frost warnings have been issued for
Vermont and New Hampshire. northern
New York and in the loW]ands of the
northern portions of Ohio and Indiana
The winds along the New England coast
will be moderate TO brisk northwester!y
tonight becoming light and variable by
Thursday night on the middle Atlantic
coast moderate northeriy; on the south
Atlantic coast light north to northeast: on
the east gulf coast light northeasterly.
becoming variable
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate northwesterly
winds, becoming light and variable. with
showers. followed by fair weather, to the
Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Wilmington. 1.16; Hat
teras LEO; Valentine, 2.O2: Modena, 1.76;
Pocatello, los.
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 pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 81, pm, 10; .
pm, Is: II midnight 69 September 1.
am. 6S: am. 20: II noon, 76: pm,
a. Maximum. 70. at pm. August 81;
Observation-Disclosures 81, pm, 3O.O1: s
pm, 99s: midnight. o3.95: September 1.
am, $3.50: am. 2991; noon, 1892;
= pm. o3.93.
Condition Of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at
S am: Great F'alls-Temperature. Il; con-
dition, IA. Dalecarlia reservoir-Temper-
ature 76; condition at north connection.
-; condition at south connection. Il.
Georgetown distributing reservoir - Tenn
perature 70; condition at infiuent gate
house. 9; condition at eff1uent gate
house, 10.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide 2:51 am. and 3:21
pm; high tide. $50 m. and 9:15 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, :43 m. and 4:03
pm; high tide, $40 I'm. and 1912 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 5:2S am: sun sets.
6:S3 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, go am.
Moon rises, 1853 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-dve minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. September
i.-Potomac clear and Shenandoah very
cloudy this morning.