The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-08
MINING MEN GATHER
SEEKERS OF HID TREASURE ASSEM-
BILE II DENVER

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BILE III DENVER
Six Huadrsd Delegates Represent Twenty
Different stsses. While vsnsz.ela, Mel
! leo and Brush Colambia Send Deie
| gstes-se Far. the Carrs.ey Question b
Kept Cat. Silver seemieg. Indeed. to b
OatssAs the Consideration Of the Con
vention-vice Presidsnts aud Commits
tees Appolnted- first Days's Prooe edine
Denver, July I'm point of the mum
Der Of delegates in attendance, at least
the first international gold mining con-
vention vii lsatsfy the expectations Of
its most enthusiastic supporters. There
are at least 600 Delegates in the city
| representing twenty states and all Sec
lions Of the union. There are repre-
sentatives from Venezuela, Mexico and
British Columbia. among the most
prominent delegates are ex-Congress-
man c. A. Towne of iMnnesota,E. v.
Smaliey of Chicago. secretary Of the Ma
tional Sound Money League; Hon. j. 3.
Hedges. Pfttsburg. Pa; Professor ]. A
Holmes, North Carolina, and Professor
George S. Knapp Of Chicago.
Al the miners national bureau Of in
formation are arranged displays Of rich
metallic ores from nearly every mining
district on the continent. Probably the
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Nashville exposition. They represent
the mines Of North Carolina and Geor-
gia and are valued at s., 000, geo.
The Broadway theatre, in which the
congress convened, was handsomely
decorated with national emblems and
banners, none of which bore any ex-
preston on the great question Of the
ratio Of coinage between gold and sill
yer.
At 80 o'clock r. F. Hunter, chairman
Of the xecutive committee, called the
convention to order. A great many la
dies were present, botn as delegates and
as spectators After a prayer by Rev.
NJ. A. Ellis, Secretary Irving Mahon
read the call. Acting Mayor Scovey
welcomed the delegates on behalf Of the
city and was followed by Governor Alva
Adams.
Mr. Scott Of Omaha, chairman OF the
credentials committee, reported that
there were no contests and that the com
mittee had invited all who were inter
ested in mining TO become delegates and
participate in the discussions. The re-
port was unanimously adopted.
R. F. Hunter, chairman Of the COM
mittee on permanent organization ana
order of business, recommended l..
Bradford Prince Of New Mexico for per-
manent president; David T. Littler OF
Illinois, John Dern Of Utah and General
Alexandra Ybarra, as vice presidents-at-
lare, and that each state select a vice
president and member of the executive
committee from lis delegation.
Honorable Irving Mahon Of Colorado
was named for permanent secretary and
o. w. Crawford of Illinois as assistant.
1t was also recommended that all dis
cussions be confined to mines, mining
and kindred subjects and that every
state, territory or foreign nation be al
lowed ten votes, providing they have
shat many delegates present; If not.
then one vote for each delegate. The re-
port was adopted.
Colonel Litter. in acknowledging the
honor done him. said:
II have been mining in Colorado for
twenty years. have spent Ss0.oOO at 1t.
and can pledge my honor that l have
never had a dollar of it back. Great
laughter) I am not in the least dis
couraged, however, for I am now con-
WINGED thai made mistake in digging
for silver instead OF for gold. I am sat
istied that there are more chances to
make fortunes by legitimate mining at
this time than there are at any other
business"
Mr.. Dern and Senior Ybarra made
brief speeches, reciring some OF the IN
ducements offered to miners in Utah and
Venezuela.
o. W. Prowers of Utah addressed the
deleg ates and invited them to attend Tho
Pioneers jubilee at Salt Lake.
Earl B. Coe of Colorado introduced
resolution calling upon congress TO put
cyanide Of potassium on the free liss.
and NJ. D. Herring, delegate from Tex
as, a resolution authorizing the presi-
dent of the convention to appoint COM
mfttee Of FIVE TO investigate and report
upon the ACCESSIBILITY and feasibility OF
memorializing congress TO create a de-
partment Of mines and mining, and for
the appoin tment OF head thereto who
sholl be styled the secretary OF mines
and mining, and shall be a member OF
the presidents cabinet The rules were
suspended, and both resolutions were
adopted.
The following vice presidents and COM
nitteemen were appointed:
Vice presidents: Alabama, F. z. Dye;
Arkansas, l. Goldman; California, ]. n.
Neff; Colorado, II. A. W Tabor, Geo--
gia, 5. W. McCallin: Idaho, F. ". Brad
ley; Illinois, l. L Ellwood; Iowa, u. ".
MAR; Kansas. John Section; Michigan.
H. A. Clspp; Minnesota E V. SInailey;
Missouri, Winchester Davis; Montana,
F. D. Brown; Nebraska, c. 5. Mont
gomery; New Mexico. j. c. Slack: New
York, w " Reyonlds; Ohio. C. Foster:
Pennsylvania, I. r Hodges: South Da-
kota, DR.. NJ c. Gillicudy; Texas, u. D.
Herring; Utah. A VI. Cannon; West
Virginia. ]. H Brown: Wisconsin, Hon
orabIe Edward Schofield; Wyoming. o.
10 Gramm: Sweden, II. r. Salgaard;
Switzerland. Emil Reithman; Italy, J.
Cuneo.
Executive neutrality-suspicious.. F. z.
Dye; Arkansas, A ". Moore; Colorado.
Governor Alva Adams; Georgia W. r
Crandail: Idaho, J. H Hutchinson. I'LL
noEs. George r. Page; Iowa s. Calvin:
Kansas E K. Emerson; Michigan. Il
A. Clapp: Minnesota, A. ]. Trimball:
Missouri, r D. AIlmyer; Nebraska. J.
A. Marshall: New Mexico. ]. Hopper.
New York, D. II. Butler: Ohio. z. Ortoa: |