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hope OF throwing light upon the disputed
question whether they are practically de-
void OF life; and atolls and other coral
reefs, inshore dredging, and TRAVELLING for
fauna In tho moderately deep waters OF
Japan, will also receive special attention
while the deep-sea tow-net and dredge will
be in use clear across the Pacific.
Oceanographers Of all lands are much in
terested in this cruise which will terminate
at Yokohama in April next, after which the
Abatross will 60 to Alaska to resume the
examination ofthe salmon streams there.
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MERR1cK Aro 10 CHARL rs N. KEN
Tho New Young Woman In tn. Noon.

40 rHH EDITOR or THE sUH.-str. Nv. JA- %
Denver. Col. AnIiouSly Inquire. ,o,o..si-
Man in tho Moon and srprssses Ur,va .D,.-nS. ne
Tor his safety Well. we incline to the optnton 80
ms iear' are wen grounded. for . most orttsa., ~
animation OF the face of the moon fAfs a at..,o.
the io.'ures Of the once happy ro-luoLy ola ssnov.
stn% pu, smiling at the world and the rest a mn.
Attractive ~, q" pace sppsArs something more
,o'r,.' Hho our friend should lose no ttma tn
iooNhS 1t up The old man In the moon h.s -.
way beautiful young woman. whose bu rom a..
Anu hrnte stand out in bold relief Thu oonton, al
perfect and one can oven distinguish our lsav. h,i.
S am up IN the latest style of the art Ny nao
ant face Quit. pleasure in iooinEAt the pleas
transformation on the surface of The u,oon - a.
p ,,,'i OLD man has been turned down and tst.
siu, maiden hAA taken his place; an fns,aa.,.o
eJ %1,v o. the supremacy of the new vomsa
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The Times processes to find a discrepancv

The Times processes to find discrepancy
between the views OF the Tribune and our own.
because on one point we cite the act Of 1879
and on another The Tribune cites the act Of
1880. The two acts mutually support each
other. and either ono 10 sufficient to show that
the gold standard cannot be any more firmly
established by Legislation than It is now. The
Tunes then asks: II the thing Is fact, why is
there any doubt about 1t In the public mindi"
We answer. 1t is because fool editors and fool
politicians insist on asserting. In the face OF
demonstration. that It is not fact. and thus
delude their readers and their hearers.
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FORWARD OR RErRE1rp
Senator Plat of Connections on the Ma
tion's Duty and Future.

FTOIN 1NdeptNdeW.
agree with Senator FRYE. who has said Ia
effect that Providence has placed US In tho
Philippines. that We cannot retreat II we would.
and that We must do our duty there as one Of
the great civiliEtnE powers Of tho earth.
One Of two things We must do. retreat or go
forward. In our history we have mover yet
known what 10 was to permanently retreat; IL
II our glory to have advanced. and whenever
We haND advanced. IL has been to the great and
lasting beRent Of mankind. We shall not re-
treat now. We shan advance, and In years to
como the strangest feature Of the present stu
alton. in the estimation OF our oountrymen
then living. Will be that any American could
have eounsSllOd retrogression,
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sub-AQuatio Baseball,

THE Sur ia wrong about the Pacific Club being ~.
only ball team which needs tAe services Of .rh
marine Advonturer. Ht will send a repre..pt.,,,.
~ see game on the Mountain Island diamond. he
win report that exactly the same thing happens
there 70 foul ball when hit in the right direction
"A thstrnAms implies. the islanders do thsi. It'll
ing on - BODY OF land suIs0aAAsd BIZ xat.r :.
thereby sboiiShing the nossssit1 u o SsnoS.
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ARE CANALS PLAYED 0UTS
Letter from the Secretary OF the Stats
Committee on Cana1s.


Committee on Canals.
To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-lSir: have fol-
lowed with interest the discussion in your
columns between I'd. +. K" and Mr.. Alexan-
der X. Smith. Secretary OF the State Commerce
Com ission, and the letter Of @. V. r. LudinE'
ton OF Monticello which appears In THE SuN OF
the 22nd. Ia reference to the canals OF New
York State. 1t Is not my purpose here to enter
nto any extended argument on the canal
question. which will be discussed In
the report Of the committee for which ana
secretary. But 1t seems OF some Importance
that mlsstatements OF fact should not remain
contradicted. and wish to correct one
error OF this kind, and also to emphasize
another statement OF fact already made By Mr..
Alexander Il. Smith.
Mr. Ludington makes the positive assertion
that no canals or artificial waterways have
been constructed In this or any other country
In the last forty years. while nearly all that
were built have been superseded by railroads"
In fact. the last forty years have seen the oons
struction OF the largest and most important
can ais ever made and 1t hardly seems neoes.
sary to mention the Suez Canal. the St. Mary's
Fall Canal, the Amsterdam Canal, the MAN.
chester Canal and the Iii ell Canal all OF which
have been begun and completed within the
period named.
Perhaps. however. Mr.. Ludington meant to
exclude those ship canals and wished to say
nj NO o,r,I. ~ ~. tvno ~ tho Erie Canal had
49, oonata,,,tas 80 ,aan put ev.n thu.
i,n,i,od ,h, atotarnont "a ,ar from true. In
France. IN Belgium and In Germany at least.
the past thirty years have seen large amouns
OF internal canal construction and canal en-
laruemant and N constantIy increasinc amount
OF canal transportation.
Franco has huut since the Franco Prussian
war seventv miles OF new ais, besides maxi
;ng n,v,o,b,s over 100 miles OF rivers and
daorening and enlaraino existing yatervays
The traf1c on French canals has increased
from, 400. 900 900 ton miles In 1872 to 49Oo,-
600 600 ton-miles in 1895: and the total inter-
nal water traffic OF France has increased from
2 800 600 600 ton-niles In 1879 to g. 400. 000,-
600 ton miles in 1896. This shows an increase
Of about $50 per cent in fourteen years. while
railroad traffic in France has In the same time
increased only about 100 per cent.
The little country OF Belgium has spent $780,
600 900 on new construction and improvement
Of internal canals since 1850; and In ten years
from 1888 to 1897 the traffic on internal water
WAYS increased from 200. 900 900 ton miles
TO / GOO 600. 900 on-miles.
In Germany. the reports have Just come OF
the com pletion OF a new canal from Dortmund
N the River Ems. which has a lock with a sim
Gle lift OF go feet and the project OF a canal
from the Rhine to the Vistua Is the most inn
portant subject OF political discussion in Ger
many to-day
And ON this side Of the Atlantic, the Cana
dams are inst completing their magnificent
fourteon feet onnals down the St. Lawrence.
and .be United Staten Government is at work
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PhiIadsIptLI. 11nS

Tb, ,,r,,..I.,, 1'' "'Idd4IpAtd InQeirer.
bartepS.r ~ HeEsy was discovered by the h..a
the city, The .nown cafe in the central par. Of
CRACKED ee' bottle. or as much As SonnI'' OF
~ nUd OF ordinary sAr.apArlia and ,n .in gas.
,bsn ,s :" ilme. The ice Is put into ~,.". o.
oDn sns s1rs"parllA. and lastly tn. linn, ,n at
souD... 40 a, OF sweetness in the sar..pa,s,,, ne
~sinowp flavor for o~Spisd With the .Ar.aDari..s
RsfrsahiAa nA Doth dslsiS1s -
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BROOKLYN. Aug. %.

ToTHE EDIToR OF THEisUN-Sir: AS reader
OF your valued paper. permit me to extend nv
congratulations upon your delivery from the
hands OF your enemy. the Big Six" hope
every other paper in our city Will follow your
example. J. W R1rCuIr
New YORK, Aug 90
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1926 Yard.

Is pieces 5O-INCH GENO-
INE ATWOOD HOME
SPUNS, in all the new
shades Of Grduy Castor,
Blue and Brown, all mixed
effects,
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Resolved. That there shall be created
State board of irrigation, composed
of three members, one of whom must
be civil engineer of experience in
irrigation works, who shall receive a
fixed annual salary; the others to re-
ceive a per diem compensation, with
fixed maximum; and said board shall
exercise powers and perform duties as
follows: (a) 1t shall examine the ir-
rigable lands adjacent to all streams
in the State where irrigation is
practiced or will probably in the
near near future be practiced, and
be irrigated from a stream and
what lands are entitled to the use
of the waters of such stream, and
shall make description of the district
district of - paming the stream),
and shall file a description by metes
and bounds, together with a map of
the district. in the Recorders office in
any Of the lands; (b) shall make sur
veys along the watersheds of these
several streams and shall locate where
practicable, reservoir sites, and shall
file a description and a map of each
site. together with an estimate of the
cost of building the reservoir, with the
County Recorder of the county in
which the site may be situated, and
in each of the counties in which any
portion of the district may be situated;
1c) shall, If the site is Government
land, request the authorities to with
draw the same from settlement and
sale; if on private lands, a notice shall
be appended TO the map and the de-
scription so filed that II IS subject to be
taken for a public use, and that no
added value or damage will be CON
sidered in condemnatory proceedings;
Id shall have power to enforce the
equitable distribution of water be-
tween users in any district and to
prevent the eXtravagant use or the
waste of water; (e) shall hear and act
upon petitions for the formation of
irrigation districts; (f) shall hear and
act upon petitions for the Issuance of
bonds with which to construct irriga-
t = works; (g) shall either make or
approve all plans for all irrigation
works 70 be constructed by any public
or quasi-public corporation; (h) shall
have power to employ assistance and
incur other expenses necessary to per-
form the work required by law, sub
ject to allowance by the State Board
of Examiners; % shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by
law.
Mr.. Green took the platform in advu
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and I want to say to you now, as the
result of nearly ten years OF study OF
the laws and physical conditions OIL
California that we can store every
drop of flood water in the state as fast
as we can use it by individual ana
corporate enterprise by the lnterposl-
tion of the State law on proper lIles
and limits, and through the aid OF the
Federal Government. without issuing
one dollar in State bonds.
Mr.. Maxwell then introduced his resolu-
tions printed copies thereof having Deen
nrevioIIsly distributed to the delegates;
pnd prG' Vent on to say that the Congressional
record would show that appropIld.l.lo,iits
would follow fast on the heels OF surveys
Mr.. Davis of Tulare offered resoIIuuon
of the Tlllare Grange and Nj. Ineo hed, h1 :
ney and Judge j. ID. Works spoke prleAS
To the resolutions in hand. TT
lust before the adjournment George ~
Maxwell spoke briefly upon the harmony
in the convention. There appears " Ve t
no difference among us he said, as 70
the end we have in view; only Goncgllii gattins
the means to that emu. we arc
nearer together"
LAST evening Elwood Mead, Professor
Ijppincott and George Newberry Of this
citv entertained the delegates at Metro
noiitan Hall. Mr. Dohrmann presided
while all the speakers furnished valuable
information, the feature or the evening
consisted of illustrations, with lantern
slides, by Professor Lippincott,. OF the
vey in the arid States and in California,
having in view the development of water
for irrigation The audience was large
and enthusiastic.
The convention meets at 10 o'clock this
morning at Metropolitan Hall.
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complish what is within its power If
II lays the foundations deep enough
and broad enough TO make our State
the most prosperous and best OF all the
States of the Union.
This speech put the convention in eX-
cellent humCr, which was not leSsened
When Wlilam Inomas, president OF the
California State Association for the StOr-
age Of Flood Waters, arose TO nominal te
Ben NJ. Maddox of Nisalia, the hero of a
hundred Democratic conventions, as tenn
the nomination and Maddox was chosen.
Frank j. Symmes moved recess until .
clock to Metropolitan Hal.
George H. Maxwell said that this was
the most important convention that had
been held in California for quarter of q
century, and there would not be another
to equal II in Importance in the next
quarter century. Would it not be we'll,
he said, for all who had plans to submit
to bring them before the convention in
writing and make such remarks as the
planmaker wished?
Mr.. Works of Los Angeles agreed with
the suggestion of Mr.. Maxwell.
Delegate Devlin of Sacramento called
for information. He wanted 70 know how
far and in what direction the convention
wished to go. He moved that the chair
call for addresses from delegates who
had given the matter of flood water stor-
age their attention and study before the
convention should proceed to take any
Chairman Dohrmann said the conven-
ton ought first to organize. He did not
wish to make suggestions to the conven-
ton, but If the discussion of subjects
should begin at once it would be in the
absence of any organization The first
duty OF the convention was to organize.
He did not think that the plan of ap-
pOintment from Congressional districts
OF the committee on permanent organiZa-
ton and order OF business was the best.
Mr.. Gibbons Of Los Angeles moved that
the committee on permanent organiza- =
ton and order of business should consist
of nine members, to be appointed by the
chair named the following to constitute
the committee: Hon. c. B. Booth. Los
Angeles; T. c. Farnsworth, Visalia; A.
r. Briggs, Fresno; P. r. Garnett, Glenn.
r. z. Wilhoit, Stockton; r. NJ. Shackle-
ford, San Luis Obispo; a. b Lennon.
Sonoma; c. c. Bush, Shasta Hugh Craig,
San Francisco.
Delegate Adams of Santa Cruz moved
the appointment by the temporary chair
man Of a committee Of fifteen on resolu-
tions This was adopted
The chair requested that any delegate
who had a suggestion to offer concerning
the personnel of the committee on resOlu-
tions should hand in names. He would
not name the committee, he said until
he had been made fully acquainted with
the wishes of the convention.
tation was given to Elwood Mead to ad-
dress the convention. Mr.. Mead spoke
briefly. not going into the questions To
come before the convention, but assuring
the delegates that he believed whatever
they planned would be good
The committee on arrangements report
ed that the only place that could be Sc
cured for the Afternoon session was Met
ropolitan Hall. larger room than the
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maple hall was badly needed, for many
Of the delegates had TO stand during the
proceedings of the forenoon.
At the afternoon session in metropolitan
Temple permanent organization was ef-
fected by the adoption of the report OF
the committee on permanent organization
and order Of business, which recommend
ed the following officers: President, +.
w. DOhrmann Of San Francisco; vice
presidents-C. c. Bush of Redding, P. A.
Buell. of Stockton. Vincent c. Cleek of
Glenn County, Frank ]. Symmes of San
Francisco, Professor Z. z. Smith of the
Stanford University, Judge j. d. Works
Bakersfield: secretary, Ben NJ. Maddox of
Nisalia; assistant secretaries, 7. G. Fried
lander, Charles f. Richards; press secre
tary, Raleigh Barcar; reading clerk, J.
Richard Freud.
Committee on rules and order of busi-
ness-F. w. Dohrmann, chairman of the
the committee on resolutions; Z. Il.
Boothe chairman of the committee on
permanent organization.
The committee on resolutions, after the
adoption of a motion to enlarge it. was
announced by Chairman Dohrmann as
follows: William Thomas, c. z. Grunsky
Professor George Davidson, John P Irish,
7. E. Gibbon, George H. Maxwell. c. w.
Merritt. Scipio Craig, ]. H. Barbour, z.
II. Tucker, A. J. Pillsbury, p. A. Buell..
z. T. Cosper, NJ. Theo Kearney, W. S.
Green, l.. NJ. Holt, Professor Z. J. Wick
son. Professor Emory Smith. w. E.
Smythee, J. NJ. Gleaves, Senator E. e.
VOORHEES,.
An announcement by the chair that res
olutions were in order brought Edward
r Adams of Santa Cruz to his feet He
presented a resolution that it was the
sense of the convention that il favors the
establishment of a permanent society,
whose membership shall come from ali
parts Of the State, which shall include
as subordinates or by amalgamatiOn
all existing societies, and which shall be
indorsed by citizens and public bodies
1t contemplates the leasing of public
grazing lands by the General Govern
ment the revenue thus derived to be used
for reclamation of arid lands the rentals
to be expended by State engineering bod
storage of flood waters by yearly appro-
priatons in the river and harbor bill; the
State to assume such control of the pub-
lie lands as may be delegated to It by the
Federal Government and expend the rev
enues under the direction of State en-
gineer to be provided by law, supplement
ing the moneys received from the Federal
Government by such moneys as shall be
provided.
Robert P. Troy offered the following:
Resolved. That the interests of frri
cation can best be subserved by the
early extensive construction of water
storage reservoirs. and any project
looking to that end, whether promoted
by national, State or individual aid or
combination of these elements should
be encouraged and fostered by the
people.
Former Surveyor General Will S. Green.
the father of irrigation in California"
then offered resolution embodying the
following provisions, with others supple
mental for their execution:
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portance than the proverbial thirty
coppers. There is a possibility that
one of these may strike mother earth,
but the astronomers say that we are
in no great danger of her being all
broke up over the contact. San Fran
ciscans who intend to take in the show
should keep their eyes fixed on the
skies in the direction of Oakland and
Alameda. Most of the peculiar things
that happen originate over that way
The electric lights there are turned off
early and there will be no danger of
mistaking them for the real thing.
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Of the great show for many months.
They are overjoyed at the numerous
indications that everything is coming
off according to the programme.
For several nights there has been
an exhibition of astronomical pyro-
technics, but II has given but the
faintest hint Of what is to come. To-
night Is the time set for us to pass
through the stream of flying fire.
From midnight until dawn tomorrow
morning is when the genuine blue,
green. yellow and red Leonids are to
appear. The rounder and the belated
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Good Work
Put in at the
Convention.

first days work Of the water
storage convention has been COM
pleted. Judging last night from
the expressions on all sides
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pedestrian saw things in the skies last
night that sent shivers down their
spines, but it is the muld-colored
meteors that are scheduled to show up
tonight that will make lull In the
saloon business. Blue cows and green
elephants could not pretend to do half
as much missionary work among the
frequenters of the cocktail route as
a display of colored meteors during
the small hours of the morning.
Some of these chunks of blazing
stars are said to be as large as houses,
while others will be of no more i'm
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Outing Clubs Trolley Party.

The San Francisco Outing Club will
give complimentary trolley ride for the
benefit of the members and friends
next Saturday evening. November Is.
The committee has secured the large ac-
commodation car of the Market-street
Railway system, and arrangements have
streets at SIS o'clock sharp on the night
of the ride.
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NEW DRESS
FABRICS.
FOUR SPECIAL VALUES.
800 Yard.

so pieces GENUINE FRENCH
P0PLINS, full "A inches
wide, in the following new
shades National Blue,
Golden Brown Bordeaux,
MOrdOrey Navy, Castor
Brown, Automobile Red,
Heron GRAY, Leaf Green
and Russian Violet,
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SAW NO METEORS IN
THE EASTERN STATES
eoeo00

CHICAGO. Nov. 15.-Chicago and the
Mississippi Valley went to bed this morn
ing without catching a glimpse of the
star-shower of Leonids for which they
have waited a third of a century. From
Davenport east to New York according to
the dispatches received by the Weather
Bureau, the sky was overcast to a degree
which blotted out all the stars and made
satisfactory observation of the meteoric
shower an impossibility.
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$3.50 Yard.

80 pieces 47-INCH GENU-
INE FRENCH ZIBELINE,
Cdmel'S hair effects, the
new material in solid
COlOFS, for fall and winter
wear.
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N@eSeo
e0eees

60 STRONOMERS are in high
II glee. They are taking great
~ deal of pleasure out of the
u y bombardment of this mundane
sphere by a lot of vagrant
meteors that have acquired the habit
of crossing our path at stated inter
vals- Men who study the skies for
pleasure as well as those who gaze
through telescopes as a profession
have been talking about this celestial
display and calculating upon the date
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1925 Yard.

One case STEWARTON
CHEVIOT PLAIDS, Scotch
effects, a full variety Of
new combinations, goods
measure full II inches
wide.
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Grand display of latest holiday novel;
ties, leather, decore linen embroidery,
Battenberg, November Is, 16, II. Emma
Mason's 9S5 Valencia ST
Tombstone prospector., 1899-08-21
ThE MOKI SNAKE DANCE
The ShumalkOll Which White
 Men Have Never Seen

The keam'a Canyon correspond ent of the Republican says that the ceremonies which take place before the Moki snsks dance as WAlpi, are now in tull.wing. The members of the Antelope and Snake orders are busy in the kiyss, or under-c ground chambers and tke usual order of pro- ceedings is being duly observed. The snake chiefs are occupied In collect ing the snskes for the festival, which takes placs publicly tomorrow. when the weird snake dance will be per- formed with all soleDni,y ia Walpi.
 Las. Thursday they danced the Sh0nisiioli. which has 10. bssn per- formed for many years. at which, they say, no white men have been present before.