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SNOW THAT NEVER CAME.

The Record of Light SnowfalIs Broken
in the sierras This Winter.
The winter just closing in the mounta in
regions has been the most remarkable one,
in one respect, which the Southern Pacific
Company has ever experienced, according
to General Superintendent J. A. Fillmore
and others.
Not a snowplow has run mile on the
Central Pacific throughout the season.
The big steam rotary plows have been
cold and their bright paint unscratched in
roundhouses all winter. Not even an old
push-plow has bucked shovelful of snow
between Blue Canyon and Reno.
There has been no snow that the ordi-
nary cowcatcher could not get away with.
This, as stated, is the first time that rail-
road men have seen such thing happen
since the first Central Pacific engine
climbed the Sierras. Away back in the
sixties, when construction was being
pushed in the mountains in midwinter,
the grading often being done in tunnels
under the snow, snowplows were kept
busy much of the time making roads for
the construction trains.
The vast and deep expanse of snow in
the mountains which at first started de-
spair and then the great snowsheds was
typical of the annual SHOWS. In seasons
of average mildness since trains have been
kept running with fair regularity with the
help of the snowsheds and the enormous
push-plows which were rushed by several
engines. Blockades in the neighborhood
of the summit have been frequent and
one season, four or five years ago, no trai 4
got through for four weeks.
The remarkably light snowfall of this
year has saved the company from 100000
70 $780, 600. There have been no blockades,
no detention to travel. no expensive wash
outs orlandslides and no disastrous tunnel
cavings. The winter of the big blockade
just referred to cost the company about
5000, 900, it is estimated. But then, on the
other hand, say the railroad men, the busi-
ness has been light this year to match the
saving.
The condition of things has been nearly
the same on the Oregon line. Snowplows
were used but once in the Siskiyou Noun
tains and that was last month.
The light snowfall in the mountains Will
likely be followed by lack of the usual
floods in the Sacramento and San Joaquin
valleys. These rivers are not likely to
reach their usual stages of high water.
Another result may be that there will be
a shortage of water for irrigation later in
the season in the central and upper parts
of the San Joaquin Valley; and then the
Yosemite season will open early.
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FROM REAL LIFE.
A Great Truth and Warning Brought
Out at Lunch-TabIe.


Two well-known business men were seated at
a Iunch-table recently, consulting the bill OF
fare. One of them looked fresh and bright,
the other was pale and languid. After while
the sickly looking man threw down the bill
and exclaimed:
ITS no usel 1 have no appetite. can't
eat" His friend looked up anxiously.
"Why, what's the matter?" he asked.
"Well, don't know" was the reply. at
have bad cough in the morning. a tickling
In the throat and difficulty in breathing. Ny
pulse is quick, my breath is short, and have a
tlghtness across the chest. l have tired feel
ings, and seem completely worn out. Now,
what do you think is the matter with me2n
81 don't think, but kRotg that you have the
hrst symptoms OF consumption. I am con-
vlnced OF II, because was once in the same
dangerous condition myself. You must do
something at once! If you follow my advice
you will do as do and take a pure stimulant
regularly: tried many, things. but received
no benefit until l took Duty's pure malt
whiskey. 1 have been using it regularly for
over year now, and it has made me feel better
and stronger than ever felt before. am not
so bigoted as 10 let my health suffer when
know what will restore and preserve it."
The above is not an imaginary conversation.
1t actually took place substantially as mar
rated. 1t is a statement of the experience of
thousands of other people throughout Amer
lea. Dufys pure malt whiskey will check
consumption, will prevent pneumonia, will
ton and give new life. 1t is nourishing, it is
pure. Every grocer and druggist keeps it, but
care should be exercised to secure only the
genuine.
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interesting. 1t is understood that num-
Der of able speakers will participate in the
informal discussions, and the Rev. Miss
Shaw will answer any questions germane
to the matter under consideration. The
set programme is as follows:
MORNING sEssIoN-10:30 O'CLOCK.
1.-THE CHER ~ Mrs. William Keith OF Berkeley
.TThe KING Miss Moilie E. Connors OF Oakland
......Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson of Chicago
AFTERNOON sEssIoN-2:3O O'CLOCK
"The Family. .................
... Miss Catherine Nj. Graydon of Oakland
ssThe Tribe" "......... Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor
"The State" (or kingdom) Mrs. Mary Prag
tfThe Nation" Miss Eliza ID. Keith
EVENING SESSIONS O'CLOCK
''Whas Americans Came From. and What We
Came For" Hon. Taylor Rogers
"What We Did for the World" ......--........
"What We Are Now. "...........................
.......... DR.. Ed A. Ross of Stanford University
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party that takes up our cause, butI don't
believe that any will"
Chauncey Williams, the last Prohibition
candidate for Mayor, spoke for the con-
seryatives.
''Stick to your guns" he said. I'm a
reformer, but 1 don't believe that every
thing is reform that people cali reform
/ am ready to vote with any party that
sincerely takes up the thing we labor for,
but l am not ready to jump into every
thing called reform when half the time
their tendency is to anarchy. If there's
any reform in the single-taxers. the So
cialists and those fellows, 1 can't see it,
With that the convention adjourned,
united, like the party. on hostility to
whisky, but divided in policy.
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EVENING SESSION.
President Jordan Tells About the
Evolution of Government-Rev.
Anna ShaW's Address.


Anna ShaW's Address.
President David Starr Jordon of Stan
ford University was the first speaker that
addressed the immense audience at the
evening session. His subject was ''The
Evolution of Government.
The speaker stated that government was
by divine right, which meant fitness to
mans purposes. He compared mans use
OF government to mans use of a wheel
barrow. The wheelbarrow would be ad-
hered to because it was we'll adapted for
mans use. Then the discourse was con-
tinued substantially as follows:
The general evolution of government is
toward broader conditions, when we will
have cooperation with the consent of all
concerned. The growth is from individual
and family interests toward voluntary CO.
operation, toward self-direction in matters
OF mutual help. The oldest form of gov
ernment about which we know anything is
that of the monkey people.
Government among the MONKEYS is
strictly patriarchal. The Oldest male
rules. From his experience he teaches
the younger ones. As the monkeys can
not read or write, the younger ones do not
study. The monkey government, how
ever, is not only by wise guidance. That
they do not own property does not pre-
vent the rulers from becoming tyrannical.
The male monkey, if anything goes wrong
In the home government, shows his dis
pleasure by biting the female in the neck.
The more she is bitten the better the
female likes 1t. She likes to show that
she has such masterful person in her
family.
'ln the monkey peoples government.
the reason which grows with Experience is
dominant over the instinct, which does
not"
Comparing the modern government con-
d1tlons OF men with the primitive con-
ditions allrded to. President Jordan said:
Much as we may criticize our social
order, it is the best ever known. If we
should make any great change. we would
soon find ouselves back to Where we are
Strictly speaking our social conditions are
not entirely natural. When two men
come together in social relations, there
must be either mutual help or mutual
hurt. But in a broader view, all these bet
ter conditions are natural in a high
sense"
OF government in the patriarchal age of
man, President Jordan spoke about the
rule of wisdom and about the higher
heredity that comes from doing things
right and right along. He alluded to
woman's part in the government as hay
ing been the guidance of the young and
the control of the formation of habit-a
part not less than the duty of quashing
the camp and expressing wisdom for the
social government.
Nowadays" he said. in following out
the subj ct, 1--WE are not always required
10 shed our own blood, but our own time,
if we are to do our duty as citizens
The lecturer expressed belief that the
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Programme for To-Day.
The exercises to-day promise to be most
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-05
Snrinp Valley Lakes.

At a meeting of the directors of the
Spring Valley Water Company held yes
terday it was decided not to open the
Pilarcitos Lake to anglers this year. The
San Andreas Lake will not be opened to
the fraternity until July 1.
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10 vote against women suffrage, because
they are afraid women will not make a
just use of the ballot. And to tell the
truth, the dear fellows are quite earnest
and sincere an their virtuous concern.
why can We women not hold up before
these men some grander, nobler ideal
which will direct their thoughts toward
the right?
"If we are to make our Government bet
ter and our country happier we must do
our best to enhance the good features
which we may find in both. Look at the
women of this country. How they are
laboring to prepare themselves for the ex-
ercise of the right which soon will be
recognized as theirs. Were the negroes
better suited to use the ballot than the
women of to-day?
If women had not been trained, as thew
have been trained. by living under the
protecting care of this noble Government.
they would not be worthy to WELD this
tremendous power. But American women
are Americans, and as such they cease not
to clamor for their rights.
AFTER all, the highest form of govern
ment must not come from without. but
from within. Virtue and intelligence
should be the absolute monarchs of a free
people. These powers should Command
an implicit obedience. These emperors
should rule our every word and thought
and action.
''And now we have one thing to remem.
ber. Our great business in life, so far as
we are personally concerned, is to make
ourselves nobler and better. Let us do il
for the love of all that is grand and holv.
If we do this, day will dawn when we
shall see no woman's congress, but
a human congress, in which men
and women will do their best toward
the elevation of the common human race"
During the discussi on which followed a
man in the audience made some remarks
insinuating that if women went into poll
tics the morals of their children would
suffer. Miss Shaw was on her feet in an
instant.
Whats that?" she exclaimed. "Un-
less I am mistaken the gentleman saws
women must be kept out of politics in
order to bring up their children honestly
and virtuously. The gentleman seems to
forget that the mother is not the only
parent OF the child, and that the child is
almost as liable to follow the example of
the father as that of the mother And
why not? Are not both his parents? Ah.
men, men! We women look innocent. bur
we know you through and through. Are
these the arguments with which you seek
TO down righteous cause?"
No one having sufficient valor to answer
this question the congress adjourned until
to-day.
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believes IN the more generous policy.
Other points are still undecided-as for in
stance, governmental protection, or even en-
ployment, for all laborers. Some advocate q
full community OF interests according to So
cialistic principles
Many less radical points are in dispute-for
instance, help 10 local communities or to spe-
cial classes OF men, and the whole scheme of
public charities. Profuse charity is hurtful:
more so when given by an impersonal bene-
factor. The poor laws of England have fos-
tered idleness. 1t is easy to run into an exces-
siYe paternaliEn, undermining wholesome in
divldual activity Unwise benevolence leads
10 vice, not to virtue.
There is q favorite motto, "The best govern
ment is that which governs least" 1t is only
half truth. The best government is that
which is most helpful TO its subjects The
ways of being most helpful must be left to the
judgment of the best men. These Will Ger.
tainIy not be the mere politicians. We must
go to the trained and able statesmen for The
They will be guided by high and noble ex-
pediency. They will leave aside disputed
questions of religion. Moral ques tions there
viii be- for morality is a necessary substratum
tions, as such, will be judged from the stand
point OF human welfare.
g Our discussion does not include the form of
government. 1t may be pure democracy,
republic like ours, monarchy like that OF
England. All will need the normal constitu-
ton of State essentially free, the three de-
partments of legislative, judicial and execu-
tive action. OF this political machinery some
part, at least, will rest on election.
W no shall be the electors? That, again, IS
not included in the question assigned to this
half-hour. But it is natural to say, in conclu-
sion, that political rights are not inherent.
Suffrage is nowhere absolutely universal. In
The United States we have come TO the painful
conclusion that the door has been thrown too
wide oPen-that is, the halfdoor labeled
MALE" II we could shut out the ignorant
the worthless and the venal men, and in their
place call on the high-minded and intelligent
women OF our community TO strengthen the
forces OF law and order, OF soberness and
purity, OF true and earnest patriotism were it
not "consummation devoutly to be wished ?"
Let these enthusiastic ladies persuade us that
the time for such an exchange has really
come.
ait would take US until midnight to do
justice to President Kelloggs admirable
paper" commented Mrs. Cooper. Lets
give him cheer, anyhow, and then those
who dare may tear his paper to bits"
The cheer was given right Justify. and
then voices called Tor the Rev. Anna Shaw.
In few glowing words she thanked Mr..
Kellogg for the good which she said his es-
say would do the cause.
II think it very absurd for me to get up
here anu repeat what President Kellogg
has said, T" she went on. "If he had said |
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Rednced Fares for Richmond.

At the meeting of the Western Addition I'm
provement Club held last night resolution
was introduced by Caleb Coakley requesting
the Sutro road to issue 21S cent car tickets.
Delegates to to-morrows convention of i'm
provement clubs were appointed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-05
ON e MAN
GREAT FALLS. MONTANA

CPEAKS FOR ITSELF. YOUNG CITY,
- with greater water power than all the great
waterpowers in the United States combined, and
mining so per cent of the coal OF the state. For
information call upon write A. T. KYLE, IA
NICK night block.
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SWAGGER
OUTER
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22
PRESIDENTIAL. PROPHET SPEAKS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
SIR. VIII you allow me little space IN your
valuable paper? What | wish TO say is that before
everv Republican National Convention since 1910
have prophes.ed the name OF every man tha'
has been nominated for President. In 1910. wheh
Roscoe Conkling and James @. Blaine were the
lea!.ng candidates. prophesied that 1t WOULD DE
dark horse and his name would be Governor
Rutherford g. Hayes. OF Ohio Then at the next
H,flonal Convention In 1880 when ULYSSES Grant anu
lanes O. Blaine were the two leading candiua'es,
7 nronhesicd II would nominate a dark Morse anu
his name would be James A. Garfield. OF ONO
rhen at the next convention. In 1854. my man Was
James G. Blaine. and he was nominated Ineh
a, tho next convention in 1855 long before tnat
Convention met | named BENJAMIN mar 'so'';
ara nj the lext convention. In lSz prophess1uu
,hat Uarr son would he renomlnatei now II II
a~uId be necessary. | could prove tnat Hen-
,ioneJ each lame before each CONVENTION Mss
MD Now / want to prophesy that the nex 1T, man
Na,onol Convention which IL 10 be held next yuIe
-, :, fouIs will be william Mckinley, OF On,V
Iii Won the people NJ this great common , ar.
80 Going 10 ,i.ct Major Mckinney for tresluen.
Srhe marefao tursr, the merchant ana me ,',isvr
ir demand Mckineys election uon ue Wv
- a. n farmer IN the great state OF New cn
~ iii not vote for him. regardless OF ,sos
WI. ,,s,. his on your memorandum DOOM i''"
To- president william MckiniieEE,;r ,r-rruER
NJ, Granville y. Y, March % 1850
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22
THE GREATER NETWORK BILL

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir Tie union OF Plat Republicans and Tam.
many Democrats on the Greater New-York bill Ia
case OF bosses and their "heelers' against the
people and their Independent representatives. The
lines drawn not party lines al all IL is the
spoilsmen against the supporters OF honest gov
eminent. Now is the time for every voter es-
pec.ally every Republican. follow the course OF
his Senator and his Assemblyman with the great
est care. More than that. II IL time for us to let
representatives know what we expect them
to do. and II they do 1t. to praise them for It.
II seems Idle TO argue against this bill. SO clear
is the against 1t. To take a leap In the dark
To attempt to frame a charter by p.ecemeal iegis-
lat!on. in creating a municipality that shall exceed
In population and In other important respects nine
tenths OF our States Is utter absurdlty To turn
q deaf ear to the pleas of many OF Brooklyns best
citizens In behalf OF the fundament tai right Of homo
rule Ia worse. II the Boss does not see this
row. he will In November. and others will see IT,
TOO, them and suffer with him But the essential
thing Is TO stop the whole business at once. To
this end II ought to be known at Albany that the
people watching the course OF every leg .slator
Every letter that goes. at praising the noble
ones who have already fought this bill and urging
them to keep on or requesting their weaker breth-
TO shake on the Bosss collar and stand for the
right In this casc-every such letter will help. Let
your Senator. your Assemblyma hear what you
think. and that before he votes this bill. Don't
wait for the Governor. Act at once! This seems
the proper advice to be given TO every
,embyman on the honor roll George L. Carlisle
l am glad he comes from our district. hope his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22
THE ANNUAL SUPPLY BILL

SENATOR MuLIIN COMPARES THIS YEARS WITH
LAST YEARS.
Albany. April Ex-senator Mullin has prepared a
comparative statement of the total appropriations
carried by this years annual supply bill and that of
last year, as follows:
The. supply bl as ii left the Assembly was
95s0s 6s the Senate supply bill total 4oi H.
making a net increase In the Senate OF s3sl3A A.
The Items of net increase in Senate are substan-
TALLY as follows: For schools. under the Horton
law $4,000; for State Commissioner Of Excise,
1893 Oo5: for the Attorney-General. $3.50; for Adj
jutantGeneral for care and copying certain records
$4,000: for Adjutant-C;eneral new equipment, $uOO
for Shnnecock Canal and other works in SunoiK
County, 5000 for Cuba reservoir, AIlegany county
So 900: for NewYork experiment station at Geneva,
sl3 900; for State law libraries 5000 for Pasteur
institute New-York, Sc 600; for clerks, Senate and
Assembly owing TO increased membership OF the
LEGISLATURE 5000: for Gettysburg monument. 1890
for Onondaga Salt Springs. $1,000: for Long Island
State Hospital. $500: for tuberculosis $4,000.
The decreases in the Senate For printing.
s25 900: for Niagara State reservation. $1,000; for
Adjutant General. $1,000
the supply bill for 1895 81 G9l,as7 81. The net
increase for 1896 over 1895 ia STAG 10 Deducting.
EN- under the Horton law OF N4I.Qo and the item
of sl33 900 for the Excise Department amounting to-
rether 10 $3.50 900 both Of which are new and large
items II leaves the supply bill for 1896 about $2Z 900
less than II was for 1895.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22
OPPOSITION TO THE REV. MR.. VROOMAN.

Chicago. April 2l.-The minority members OF the
Presbytery OF Chicago. who opposed the acceptance
~ the Rev Frank y. Vrooman. pastor OF the Ken
wood PRESBYTERIAN Church. both rs to his examina-
ton and reception into the Presbytery. held meet
ing Yesterday and decided to carry the case on APP
neal 10 the Synod of Illinois. 1t was resolved to
file n complaint against the Presbyery In sustaining
Mr. Vrooman's examination before that body as
satisfactory and against receiving him into mem
bership 1t will be known non-judicial COM
nlaint and the difficulties Of heresy trial will not
be involved The chairman Of the compliments Is
the Rev Dr. w. S. p. Bryan, pastor Of the Church Of
the Covenant and those who signed the complaint
are representative pastors Of city churches. having
over go members.
The grounds OF complaint are based on Mr.. Vroo-
mans Views as the propitiatory sacrifice Of
Christ being contrary 10 the standards OF the
Church; as TO justification Of believers by imputed
Righteousness of Christ. TO the state Of the finally
impenitent and upon his equivocal and evasive ac-
ceptanco OF the standards OF the Church. The rea-
sons for the complaint are contained In the steDo-
graphic report Of his examination, and in an article
BY Mr. Vrooman which appeared in The Arena" Of
March. 1894. entitled The New Bb;e" His ac-
Y NJ. c. A., the Salvation Army and the Protestant
view OF the Bible AT the meeting Of the Presbytery
next week notice Of this complaint will be filed and
Mr.. vrooman's friends will contest every inch Of the
ground.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22
~, c.y West End-ave, New-York. April II, 1915
THE TRANSPORTED sACKCLoTH.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir About year ago. while giahcihs over '"o
.or,es THE Preachers OF the Age In one OF our
ii, s,oros I came across THE Transhgured SACK
cloth" by the Rev. w. L. Watkinson. OF LONDON
The first sentence made me sensible that was az
tho feet OF master OF thought The hrst discourse
with the above title portrayed christianity not as
a religion OF SORROW. but AS the religion for sor-
row" The succeeding chapters on 'evil IN us
varied ASPECTS from It's origin to Its extinction are
mastery profound graphic The book treats OF the
vital impending social and religious questions OF the
day the forces OF good and evil; the truths OF hui
man philosophy and divine revelation. with power.
eIoouence illustration and conciseness unsurpassed
II equalled. a., ~.
odis Conference to-day awaited myself OF this OPP
portunty TO hear him His discourse was such as
might be expected from the author of The Trans
figured Sackcoth." 1t was profound eloquent, keen.
humorous, witty. yet withal exalted and spiritual.
II was grand portrayal OF the power OF Jesus and
OF Christianity The audience frequently responded
In bursts Of applause. and was moved to laughter by