Evening star., 1909-04-21
Gen. Bell Goes to Panama.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Rain Tonight. and Thursday.
Warmer Tonight.

For the District of Columbia and Mary
land. rain tonight and Thursday: warmer
tonight: increasing east to south winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 40; year ago, ~
The disturbance that developed Sunday
night over Nevada has reached Illinois
with increased energy. but another. al
most equally we'll marked. is central over
northern Arizona. These disturbances.
with cool. high areas over the northwest
and northeast, have caused unsettled
weather with rains and SHOWS throughout
practically the entire country, except on
the Pacific coast. Snow Is falling gen
orally in the central Rocky mountain re-
gion, western Nebraska and western
South Dakota.
Temperatures continue low. except in
the Ohio valley. the gulf and south At
Iantic states.
Rain will be general tonight and Thurs
day in the east and south. with possibly
some snow Thursday along the lower
lakes.
1t will be warmer tonight In the middle
Atlantic states. cooler In the Ohio val,
ley and interior east gulf states. and
fcooler Thursday in the lower lake re-
gion, the Ohio valley. the east gulf and
interior of the south Atlantic states.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Delaware Break
water to Boston. at Baltimore, on the
great lakes. evcept Superior, and north
western Michigan and on the Texas
coast.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be increasing east to south; on
the south Atlantic coast moderate south
westerly; on the east gulf coast moder-
ate, possibly brisk southerly. shifting to
lorthwesterly Thursday.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate to brisk north,
east to east winds. with unsettled
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Springfield, ILL.,, la;
ST. Louis 1.2S; Fort Smith. LIS.
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:
Ther%omsterApT,l oap;nnt 20 "a pm nnr;, q;
am, 45; 8 am, Al; Il noon. 40: pm.
40. Maximum. 40, at 2 pm April 21;
minimum, 45, 6 am. April Il.
Barometer-April 20. pm, 1882;
pm. 3OO1; II midnight. 30.o6. April u,
4 am, 5000; am. 5000; noon, 3O.O7; =
pm, 3O.O7.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
Is am: Great Falls-Temperature. S.;
condition. 20. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, IS: condition at north con-
nection, 60; condition at south connection,
80. Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature. 80; condition at influent
gatehouse, 55; condition at eff1uent gate
house. 20.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 2:5s am. and $50
pm; high tide, $50 am. and 9:25 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 3:41 am. and 4:1S
pm; high tide, $40 am. and 1O:14 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. SIT am; sun sets,
6:42 pm. Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:16 am
Moon sets, $40 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.