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The San Francisco call., 1895-10-15
THE GOSPEL At THE PARK,
Evangelical Sermons Nay Soon
Be Heard From the Band
Stand.
Mrs. Cooper's Address-Dr. Good
wins Attitude of Mentor to
the Preachers.

There were many fair guests at the Con-
gregational Monday Club yesterday, drawn
there by desire to hear Mrs. Sarah B.
Cooper's address on "Phe Discipline of
Suffering" She said:
The law of conflict is the law of life. This
great world was not made complete at the be-
ginning. 1t must become perfect by stripes and
pain and attrition. Progress upward depends
largely upon the capacity for suffering This
capacity is not in itself right or wrong. Pleas
ure and pain are constant interpretations of
the law of rectitude. Grief is the precious box
of ointment which when broken scatters its
contents afar. We must not question our SON.
ship or daughtership with God because we are
subjected to trial
Life is enriched by suffering. No enemy
turns his guns upon an empty citadel. Rob-
bers do not visit barren orchard. When
sorrow comes to natures it comes to refine and
mold.
Some one has said that sorrow is letter
from God. Let US open the letter and see what
message it contains. There is but one tree in
the world that bears true manhood and
womanhood and that is the tree OF discipline.
The sentiment of her paper was heartily
Endorsed by most of the club members. A
few dissented because of rigid doctrinal
views.
DR.. Cruzan asked why it was not proba-
BILE that the discipline of suffering would
continue in the next life. Rev. W. H.
Tubb replied humorously that such sug-
gestion might frighten people out OF the
path to heaven
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Miners Convention of 1894 considerable time
mas been devoted during the year to prevent
ilurther encroachments on the mineral DOMAIN
oy the railroad companies. The position OF the
association is very simple. It has no fight with
the railroad companies other than seeing that
justice is done to the mining community. 1t
does not want anything that belongs to them;
does not wish to interfere with any OF their
rights; does not desire to obstruct or hinder
nnen tnem In obtaining title to lands which are re
the conduct of their affairs; but this associa-
tlon does intend, if it is possible, to prevent
these companies obtaining title to any more
mineral lands in the State under guise OF agrl-
cultural land. AS you all know sucn mineral
lands were expressly, and in plain language,
excepted from the grants made to these roaas 41
by the Congress of the United States. The
railroad companies themselves acknowledge
this TO be the fact, yet by the tniquitous system
which has been carried on for years In the
patenting of these lands hundreds of thous-
ands of acres of mineral domain have passed
from the possession of the Government into
the ownership of these corporations. This sys-
tenn is still being pursued, and will be con-
tinued unless We have the power to stop 1t.
1t is to be noted that notwithstanding these
professions of the companies that they want no
mineral lands the mineral claims are all con-
tested by railroad attorneys before the land
offices, and the companies themselves, through
nsc agednS d are an
to obtain fair, honest and legal solution OF
the problem.
Our proposition for proper classification of
these disputed lands, over which there should
be no dispute, are met by specious and pro-
crastinating arguments and counter-proposi-
tions, which when analyzed mean nothing but
a determination to outwit us If possible and
continue the old course unmolested. And all
this in the face of the fact that we want only
what the Government has reserved for US and
declined to give them. We want the lands
classified simply that we may know and they
may know which is theirs and which is ours,
and this is all we ask at their hands
That these companies will ever consent to
any agreement in which the full rights of the
miners will be recognized is doubtful. They
will consent to one in which his rights appear
to be recognized, but when it comes to pin
them down to an exact fair and square agree
ment we find it difficult to do so.
He charged that the officers of the asso-
citation are subjected to public abuse by GER
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be done by that committee to bring the matter
to satisfactory conclusion by agreement be-
tween the parties to the controversy or by ap-
propriate legislation, or both. This is evil
denced by the expressed desire of certain per-
sons who relegate the drafting of bill on the
lines presented by the Idaho-Montana act to
the committee on legislation or to q special
committee to be composed wholly of lawyers
to meet and confer with a like committee to be
appointed by the railroad company, although
no objection has yet been made to the bill In
troduced by Mr.. Caminetti during the last
session of Congress amended by said min
eral land committee, and which closely fol-
lows the said Idaho-Montana act in all essen
sial particulars; and the main change-to-wit,
the provision for q less number of commission
ers In the Caminetti amended bill, received
special commendation in the report thereon of
the committee of the House of Representatives
In recommending said bill for passage.
without question, If the Miners Association,
through whatever avenue it may choose to act,
obtains the cooperation of the railroad COM
pany in this matter, such bill as may be
agreed upon will quickly become law. 1t is
well known that the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company ultimately withdrew all Opposition
to the Idaho-Montana bill, and that the same
thereafter quickly found its place upon the
statute books.
Of course, If no agreement be reached touch
Ing the amicable adjustment of the matter,
and appropriate legislation be again denied,
the In Ming OF protests. In my Judgment should
sided the principal labor of the mineral land
committee in the past year, and to its success
In the matter the present attitude of the rail-
road company in the premises is mainly if not
wholly attributable.
In retiring from the Office of chairman of the
mineral land committee lose none of my in
terest in the miners cause, which 1 believe to
be just one, and shall be happy at any time
in the future to act in an advisory capacity.
In this connection, let me add that expect
to devote much time to other work in behalf
of the miner, under the auspices of the State
Mining Bureau, which is said to be as much
needed, in its way, as anything I have at
tempted in the past.
In closing, you will permit me to take this
means OF expressing my thanks to Messrs.
Wriggt, Yale Lotus and Hoffman,, of the pres
ent mineral land committee for the invaluable
work they have done as members of that COM
mtttee, and which was indispensable to its sue
cess, and 1t gives me great pleasure to say that
the committee has always acted as Q unit on
every question, and therein lays Its greatest
strength.
This Is considered the most important
and responsible position on any commit
tee, and much interest will attach to the
naming of Ricketts, successor.
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DR.. BOWMAN'S LECTURE.
Does Not Think the British Govern
ment to Blame for tho Trouble
in Ireland.

Rev. DR.. H. w. Bowman addressed a
meeting at Metropolitan Temple last even.
ing under the auspices of the Good Citizen
ship Committee.
The speaker of the evening was intro
duced by G. A. Hubbell. who acted as
chairman of the proceedings. Mr.. Hub
bell traced the history of various forms of
government down to the present repub-
lican form existing in America. He rep-
resented that the republican government
had two enemies, theocracy and plu
tocracy.
DR.. Bowman, who was then introduced
said that it had been claimed bv the
priests that the great public school
founded in America was erected bv Ro-
manists. He denied that this was the
case. He had also been charged that he
the speaker, was repeating at second hand
the statements and arguments of Rev. ].
q. A. Henry. If this were so, the lecturer
thought good thing might be repeated.
The subject of DR.. Bowman's address
was "The Politica Paradise of the Panist
versus the Patriots Eden" The speaker
quoted from speech of Cardinal Man
nlng, who said that he acknowledged no
clvll power. Romanism he considered as
:. sAS0A cg ctC4A anu IQ6 hOIQal-
lst could not be loyal to his system and to
| the government which obtains in America
Or. Bowman discussed paroch1al educa-
tlon versus the public-school system. He
| also traced the history of the Church of
Rome from the time when it exercised the
rights OF an independent monarchy. Ever
| since that time, the speaker said, its gov
ernment had been based upon religious
| opinion.
The lecturer called upon his audience to
remember that the ballot in the hands of
tne cltlzen is public trust, and as such
must be used for the good of the public
NO law under the sun could permit man to
40 wrong. He gave an amusing descrip-
ton OF the life, customs and manners of
the people resident in the republics of Gen.
tral America, and then went on 10 speak
| OF the poverty-stricken condition of the
people IN thesouth of Ireland, as com mpared
wltn the happy state of those in Ulster.
III, said the speaker, "Ireland were given
nome rule, in short time there would be
no home left to rule" He did not think
tnat the troubles of Ireland were solely on
account of friction with the British Gov
eminent.
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Everett, Northwest Mining Association; c. W
Gross, San Francisco; Charles C. Derby, sants
Clara; d. G: Reid, Trinity; John NJ, Wright
Tuolumne; Louis Conrath, Yuba.
Secretary Ralston read the financial re.
port of the association, which was later
lndorsed by Treasurer Sonntag. 1t showed
that during the period from November 8
1884 to October 10. 1895, s4O22 has been re.
ceived, which, with the Sob 50 on hand
at the earlier date, gave the organization
$5035 81 on which to draw for expenses. Oh
this amount all but So 79 has been ex'
pended. The report was adopted, after
which Professor Jordan of Stanford Uni.
versity briefly addressed the convention in
MS characteristic humorous style. He
said:
was brought in to speak to you because
Know notnlng OF mining or mining engineer
ing am very glad to believe that the real
scientific mining which leads to Its greatest
productyeness Is at hand, and that the old
gambling method is to be abandoned. Enough
prospecting to have paid for thorough and
scientific survey of the regions prospected.
am trying to do all 1 can to aid the mining
gineers.
Three hearty cheers were then proposed
by W haler OF Nevada County and given
with vim for the man who knows what
he is talking about" He was followed by
Niles Searls, who said, in part:
1t is true that in one way and another, and
mostly In another, have been connected with
the mining industries of the State since 1S49
For one year was practical miner, then
mined your pockets by practicing law. have
been In quartz mine and have seen the signs
OF rich vein, and would not exchange my
opinion for that of any one who had never
seen quartz mine. Science Is only theory
to form conclusion of any value in mining ii
must be combined with actual practice.
He then urged combined and energetic
agitation on the part of the miners to
secure and maintain their rights in all
branches of the industry. Science. he said,
could be advantageously applied in bring
ing ABOUT the operation of hydraulic mines
without injury to others, and strongly ad-
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Methodist Preachers,

DR.. Goodwin, pastor of the California
street Methodist Church and the new pre-
siding officer of the preachers meeting of
that denomination, assumed the attitude
of a good-natured schoolmaster to the
preache ers yesterday. He took them to
task. mildly for shirking their duty as far
as assisting in the meeting as chief speak
ers was concerned.
DIR. Filben, in behalf of the programme
committee, spoke of the urgent necessity
of each minister presenting paper when
called upon to do so by that committee.
Charles Yatman, the evangelist, gave a
brief address, in which he dwelt upon the
guidance of the Holy Spirit. He will sail
on the Alameda Thursday for New Zea-
land.
revival meetings at the Howard-street
Church, gave an earnest talk on the need
of evangelical work.
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vocated further relief through the State
and National law-making bodies.
At this iuncture the committee on order
OF business and permanent organization
announced it was ready to report. The
order Of business was arranged in this re-
port as follows:
Report of committees-Report of executive
committee, report of Legislative committee.
of committee on bylaws, report of committee
on resolutions; election of officers. new busi-
ness and good of the association, selection of
the executive committee.
After somewhat extended debate over
the clause pertaining to the election of Of
tcers it was decided to have that part of
the business transacted at .30 p NJ. to-day.
The convention then adjourned until 10
A. NJ. to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-15
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
Some Interesting Facts Brought
Out In the Discus


At the meeting of the committee on res
olutions last night in Maple Hall, at the
Palace Hotel, organization was effected by
the election of r. NJ. Clarken as chairman
and William ]. MCGEE as secretary. The
rollcall showed all mem bers of the commit
tee present except Raw, Jones of Mariposa,
anderson, Craig, Parsons, McNear, Lewis,
Eyerette and Derby.
A. T. Jones of Butte submitted the fol-
lowing:
fornia Miners Association report to the execu-
tive committee thereof all proposed action OF
sala committees before finally acting thereon
snd tbs by tine
committee shall be considered as the action of
the California Miners Association until ap-
proved py the executive committee thereof.
A. II. Ricketts,, chairman of the mineral
lands committee, was asked to address the
COMMITTEES, and explained the nature of
the controversy with the railroad COM
panles over mineral lands and the present
recent issues of THE CALL.
:, he charged that the fault lay more with
the officers OF the Land Office in Washing
ton than with the railroad company that
mineral lands are allowed to be entered by
the railroad company as agricultural lands.
Nc auueu tn2t the Washington officers
were TOO much inclined to favor the rail-
road. There was no fight, he said, with
the railroad, but with the authorities at
Washington. For this reason he thought
the battle for the rights of the miners
must be made at the Nations capital. He
believed that the beginning of the end is
at hand, that there was good chance of
the railroad and mining people coming to
an amicable arrangement, the essence of
which Is that the railroad people should
make their filings Of land entries so as to
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show the true character OF the land sought
to be fled upon.
In response to questions put by Mr..
Wright he stated that he believed, Judging
from recent developments, that the ap-
peals made by Mr.. Benjamin and himself
would probably be sustained, and that as a
consequence all mineral lands filed upon
by the railroad companies would be re-
turned to the public domain.
Mr.. Wehe's inquiries brought forth a
suggestion that the remedy lay to large
extent in legislation by Congress, and
added that measure similar to that
known as the Montana-Idaho bill would
probably bring about the desired result.
Mr.. Wehe then submitted the following:
Resolued, That the committee on legislation
When appointed be instructed TO use all hon
orable means at its disposal to secure such
Congressional legislation as will secure just
and speedy settlement ofethe so-called mineral
Iano controversy now pending between all the
railroad companies having land grants in this
State and the California Miners Association.
Mr.. Reid stated that in his county,
trinity, and In Shasta the railroad CON-
pany, through one Whiteside, procured
three disreputable residents to make non
mineral afidayits before Justice Phil
brook. each affiant and the Justice being
paid for their part in the transaction, the
atlantis receiving $5 for each affidavit.
These facts he said he knew from personal
knowledge.
Judge Cross moved that three sub-eom-
mlttees be appointed as follows: One to
submit resolutions on the hydraulic min
Ing question; one to take similar action
relative to mineral land claims, and an
other to take up all other general matters
pertaining to the mining industry. On the
adoption OF the motion the following were
appointed as members of the committees:
Hydraulies-D. Y. Reid, Chris Runckley, l..
Conrath.
Mineral lsnds-J. NJ. Wright, F. W. Wehe, W.
j. MCGEE,
General matters-J. F. Farraher, w. E.
Everette, A. B. Paul, A. F. Jones, j. C. c. Price.
Mr.. Reid introduced the following:
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the action
OF the mineral lands committee, in their en-
deayors to retain tor exploration and purchase
the mining lands of the State of California for
the miners and ask that a committee OF the
same character be appointed by the chairman
OF the convention to continue the good work
so ably commenced.
Mr.. Jones of Butte introduced the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the Superior Court of the
county in which the land in dispute is situated
will afford the quickest method of determina-
ton of disputes as to the mineral or non-mtn-
eral character of lands within the railroad
sociation urge upon Congress the passage of
such acts will result in having such matters
OF dispute referred TO the local court for de-
termination.
ALI the resolutions submitted were re-
ferred to the proper subcommittee and
adjournment was taken until 9:45 A. NJ.
to-day.
1t was then announced that the COM
mittee on hydraulics would meet at 8 A. NJ.
to-day, in the Office of Cross & Cross,
Chonicle building; the committee on min
e.al lands at 9 A. NJ. at the Office of J. NJ.
Wright, Mills building; the general sub
committee at the Office of A. B. Paul,
Crocker building.
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ing the course of the State association
during the past year. 1t was also de-
veloped that the delegation is nearly unit
in the matter of favoring the selection of
Secretary Ralston should ne desire to run.
A vote of thanks to the officers OF the
Placer County Miners Association was
adopted. The report of the treasurer
showed that S1082 had been collected dur
ing the year; that only $45 20 was ex-
pended during that period, and that s14O0
was contributed to the State association,
this being the largest amount contributed
by any one county. The following officers
were then elected by acclamation: Presi-
dent, Harold T. Power, Sunny South; Sec
retary Chris Runckel Dutch Flat; treas
urer, 7. J. Nichols, Auburn.
The president was instructed to appoint
an executive committee of five, and the
appointment of delegates to the next State
convention was left to this committee.
Adjourned
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RpKorth Alliance Msstinp,

The Epworth League Alliance will hold
its tenth quarterly meeting at Potrero NJ.
E. Church Thursday evening, for which
the following programme has been pre-
pared:
6:45 P. M.-Meet at church for prayer-meet-
ing. 7:15-Street meeting, Harry Shook; ad.
dress of welcome, Rev. w. S. Urmy 7:45-S-
stephens, simpson Memorial; s prayer, ~ Rev. E.
NJ. Hill, Fifteenth-avenue Church; singing;
business; singing; one-minute report from
each society. 8 S:3o--Address, fifteen minutes,
present Salvation" Rev. NJ. c. Harris; solo,
Mrs. Don Pardee Riggs. 8 INSTRUMENTATION
service, NJ. f. Colburn.
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RICKETTS, DEcLINATION.
Can No Longer Serve on the
Mineral Lands Com
Dotftaa

In the following interesting communics-
ton, addressed to Chairman Neff of the
Miners Association, A. H. Ricketts, declines
the probable honor of reappointment as
chairman of the mineral lands committee:
Referring to our conversation of last Satur-
day, in which you expressed wish to re-
appoint me as the chairman of the mineral
lands committee in the event of your reelection
ton, will say tn at thank you very much for
the honor you seek to confer upon me and the
Endorsement of my work, which is very fatter-
ing TO me, but am compelled TO decline the
appointment for purely personal reasons.
Permit me to say further that perhaps the
mineral-land controversy has been brought to
that state that practically but little remains to
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tain newspapers subsidized by the railroad
company in order to divert attention from
the matters at issue, and added:
There is only one of two things for this asso-
finish or drop it altogether. The mineral lands
of California are worth hundreds OF millions of
dollars, and If we, and the people of the State,
through apathy or neglect, permit them to
pass into the hands of these corporations who
have no right or title to them whatever, we
simply make them present of SO much wealth
which belongs to US, and have only ourselves
to blame.
Attention was called to the neglect of
some of the county miners associations to
cooperate and to the opposition of some
of them, and an appeal made for their sup
port. He urged that not only was greater
moral support required, but more funds
were required to carry on the work of Sc
curing and protecting the rights of miners.
in this connection he stated that the Sec
retary of the association was the only sala-
| ried official and that he did not draw his
salary, and the affairs of the association
| were economically conducted. Great COM
mendation was then given all the officers
of the organization, some of whom, the
president stated, had performed services
worth thousands and tens of thousands of
| dollars. In concluding he said:
And now, gentlemen of the convention, be-
fore we proceed to the business before US,
want to urge upon you to consider well the
course the ASSOCIATION Is 10 pursue Qurlng the
coming year. In preparing your resolutions
frame them so that your committees will know
exactly what they are to do, and then let them
do 1t IN their own way. It Is suggested, also,
that your ideas desired as to the relation of
the standing committees with the executive
committee. Give us some explicit directions
in this SO that we may know the powers of the
respective committees, SO as to avoid confusion
aud misunderstanding.
At the conclusion of his address the
chairman asked for an hours recess, dur
ing which he selected the following COM
mittees, one member beingeaken from each
| of the counties represented in the conven.
ton:
Committee on order of business and perma-
nent organiZetion-S K. Thornton, San Fran
| cisco; John l. Taggart, Alameda; John R.
Tregloan, Amador; W. Z. Duncan, Butte; G. j.
Carpenter, El Dorado; James Cathay, MARI
posa; Charles NJ. Ward, MADEIRA: r. J. Thomas,
Nevada; Colonel Roberts Plumas; T. ]. Mich.
OILS, Placer; George J. White, Sacramento; w.
4. Esch bacher, Sierra; A. w. Meyers, Siskiyou;
Henry Clinesmidt, Shasta; James Harry ST.,
Maxwell, Tuolumne; James o'Brien, Yuba
Committee on resolutions-R. NJ. Clarken,
Sacramento; 7. w. Jefress, Alameda; w j.
MCGEE, Amador; A. L. Jones, Butte; R. S. Raw
Ell Dorado; w. A. Jones, Mariposa; John An
derson, MADEIRA; Niles Searls, Nevada; w. W.
kellogg, Plumas; Chris Runekel, Placer; Frank
r. Wehe, Sierra; James F. Fnrraher, Siskiyou;
Commerce; 7. j. Parsons Board of Trade; J.
O. z. Price, Southern California Chamber of
Commerce; g. w. McNear Jr., San Francisco
Produce Exchange; A. j. Mac Donald, San Fran
cisco Stock Exchange; Oscar Lewis, Manufac-
turers' and Producers Association; Willis B.
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Gall for Rev. T. Il. Henderson.

Rev. T. Il. Henderson, pastor of the
Ocean View Congregational Church, has
received a unanimous call to the Joint
charge at Sierraville and Eta, but has con-
cluded to decline it.
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Farewell to Charles Yatman.

A farewell receipt ion will be rendered
Evangelist Yatman at the Central Metho-
dist Church tomorrow evening. The flag
which be is carrying with him in his tour
around the world will be exhibited.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-15
PreshYterian Union.

The Presbyterian Ministerial Union dis
cussed the praeticability and need of Sun
day afternoon services at Golden Gate
Park.
Rev. ]. Cumming Smith and Rev. F. B.
Farrand were appointed a committee to
| confer with like representations in relation
to the matter.