The herald., 1898-11-22
THE STATE MINERS
In Seventh Annual Session at San
Erancisco

| SAN FRA NCISCO, Nov. 2l.-The seventh
annual co1w ention of the California Miners
Association met in Native Sons Hall this
morning. Pi esident Jacob II. Nefi opened
the convention by saying that he was glad
that they had come together under such
favorable auspices. He introduced Mayor
Phelan, who delivered an address of well
come.
The morning session was taken up alto
cether with matters of organization. Sec
retary Sonntag distributed badges to the
delegates, and then announced the Commit
| tee on Credentials, as follows:
| Judge L. Adams, FL Dorado, chairman;
Hosmer Jefferies, Alameda +. c. Noor-,
hees. Amador; W. E. Duncan, Butte; j. a .
Rald, Calaveras; George Dow, Chamber ii
Commerce, San Francisco; Charles c. De T.
by, Santa Clara; J.. +. Byington, Serl q;
Geol ge Stone, San Francisco; A. G. Meye rs,
! Siski you; p G. Cow, Tuolumne; Louis on
rath, Yuba; p. NJ. Paulsen, Trinity; l.. o.
Wright, Shasta; B. S. Rector, Neva da
Haroltl Powers, Placer
The Committee on Credentials went into
secret session in Native Sons Hall i, nme,
diately on the adjournment of the mo rning
session. Various members of the ccnven-
tion We're in consultation with Pre- sident
! Ncif duilng the morning on the appointment
of the very important committee and reso.
lutions.
| The most important business of the after.
noon session was the presentation OF the
report of President Neff. \ much larger
number OF delegates was present than in
| the morning.
| Secretary Sonntag read the report of the
| committee On credentials. 1t was reported
| that 3i5 delegates were present. The com
mittee recommended that each county or
| organlzatlon~repre should vote its full
strength the majority of the delegation rep
lesenting the absentees. After some dis
cusslon, the recommendation and the report
of the committe as whole was adopted bv
the convention.
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed by President Netf: j. NJ.
Waliing of Nevada, Charles G. Yale of San
Francisco, J. NJ. Fulweiler of Placer, A. H.
Rickets of Alameda, Z. C. Noorhes of ANA.
dor, G. G. Bush of Shasta. j f. Halloran of
San Francisco, {. w. Cross of San Fran.
cisco, f. r. Wehe OF Sierra, James OrBrien
of Iuba, Ira II. Reid of Calaveras, George
E. Dow Of chamber of commerce. w. r..
Hammond OF Butte, A. NJ. Mcdonald of
Iuloumne, o. l.. Bulmore OF Santa Clara.
y letter was read from Senator George
g. Perkins, who regretted his inability to be
present, his preparations for return to
Washington preventing.
1t was announced that Marion de Vries
would address the convention at IL O'Clock
tomorrow morning, to be followed by Gov
ernor Budd.
The reports of Secretary Sonntae and
Treasurer Hendy showed that the balance
in the treasury at the beginning of the wear
was SIT, the receipts from contributions
$2322, expenditures $l450, balance on hand
$l6l9.
a resolution by Charles G. Yale, calling
attention TO the heroic conduct of Felix
Chapellet, Jr., IN rescuing the miners at the
time OF the fire in the compressor house at
the mouth of the tunnel of the Eureka drift
mine on the Forest Hill divide was adopted
by rising vote.
a. Ill. Ricketts, of the committee on min.
eral lands made a report urging that saline
lands be not treated as agricultural lands,
but be put on the same footing as mineral
lands and that bill with this view be in
troduced in congress.
"A department of mines and mining" was
the subject of report by TREY /.
Ford. He said that the committee of
which he was a member had taken steps to
secure the creation Of the desired depart
ment and a secretary of mining in the pres
dents cabinet
The election of officers was made the
special order for 2:30 p. H. tomorrow. Ad.
joulned.