The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 20, 1897, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER HE California Miners’ has been prolonged into the third ig mining convention of the Association day. T!is forenoon it will von- vene again in Odd Fellows’ Hall, for the election of officers and the consid- eration of some further measures. Yesterday's session saw a larger attend- ance than on the first day, and the con- vention of several hundred representative mining men reflected the animation and feeling of hope and prosperity that fills the mining industry now. The chief feature of vesterday’s busine:s was a long debate on matters pertaining to hydraulic mining, the aiding of which is the chief present and direct need of tbe miners. A resolution for the appoint- ment of a committee to secure the friendly co-operation of the valley people in urg- ing progress in the construction of the debris restraining dams caused a long dis- cussion of the purpose of the dams— whether they were merely to restrain debris now in the rivers or o also let the miners more freely play their hydraulic giants behind them. The resolution was passed without any settlement of an open question. But the deep interest of the miners was shown along with their dispo- gition to be fair with the farmers. Keen interast in the creation of a Fed- eral Department of Mires was shown and the view was broached by Senator Per- kins that a Cabinet officer could not be secured now, but that a Bureau of Mining in the Interior Department with a Com- missioner of Mines could be secured at the coming session of Congress, while he essured them ihat the mineral land bill would undoubtedly be vaseed. The convention indorsed a California Congressman Barham Proffered His Distinguished Consideration. exhibit at Paris and at the Omaha Expo- siticn, and took nmegative action in some important things. The big question of changes in the Federal mining law did not cause the aaticipated debate, but was referred silently to the future and to 8 committee on that subject. The matter of good roads was also passed in silence. The Mining Bureau brought out no com- ment or action. Governor Budd, Congressmen Barham and De Vries and John P. Irish of the Siate Board of Trade addressed the con- vention as well as Benator Perkins, and their presence was a recognition of the K{q'" and imvortance of the California iners’ Association. The association does not do it specific work in its conventions, but through its executive committee, which remains at the helm of mining affairs and exerts the influence of .the organized industry, as it will do at Washington and elsewhere be- fore another convention. The convention expresses the general opinion and feeling of the miners, draws them together, makes them realize their needs, opportunities and influence; draws attention to their in- austry and exerts an indirect stimulating influence in many ways. J. H. Neff will be re-elected president to-day. He yesterddy again snccumbed to the importunities of his friends, and 1 his consent means a unanimous re-elec- tion to a sixth term. Becretary Julian Sonntag will ba re-elected, and it seemed probable that T. J. Parsons of San Fran. cisco would become vice-president. The executive and other committees will be appointed after the convention. WORK OF THE CONVENTION. The convention was opened premptly at 10 o’clock by President Neff and the general order of business was at once en- tered into. A resolution was read from the State Board of Trade which sympa- thized with the Miners’ Association in their efforts to establish a Department of Mines and Mining among the ministerial officers of the Federal Government, and the resolution contained promises to as- sist the members of the convention to the full extent of its power. Colonel John P. Irish visited the con- vention as a committee of one 10 present the views of the board concerning the establishment of the Department of Mines ana Mining. A telegram was read from Frank McGlauehlin of Los Angeles, which expressed his regrets at not being able to artend the meeting. Congressman Marion de Vries of Stock- ton when invited to the platform reviewed vriefly the condition of legislation pend- adopted by the Santa Clara Miners’ Asso- ciation pledging its support to al!l meas- ures in aid of the mining industry. The report of Treasurer W. W. Monta- gue, agreeing with the secretary’s report made on Monday, was read. A telezram from Qaincy, Piumas County, signed by ten lexding miners, not dele- gates, urging the re-election of President Neff, was read. The committee on river dredging sub- mitted its report through John M.Wright, Judge Adams Said Things in a Positive Way. ltu secure 2 revision of the ¥ederal mining aws. C.W. Cross, chairman of the committee appointed to confer with the California Debris Commission, presented a report of a conference without much definite prog- Tess. THE MINING BUREAU. The State Mining Bureau had been ex- pected to be a subject of discussion, 1f not criticism, on account of the recent substi- tution of the preparation of county mineral maps and a mining directory for the usual field work and descriptive re- ports, butit called forth not a word of com- ment. State Mineralogist Cooper was in- vited to the rostrum, and there he read a brief description of the present plan of the bureau's work, which is of so much interest 10 mining men. After describing the scope of the register of mines and the maps proposed Mr, Cooper said: In order to complete the register up to date s near as possible a deputy wiil be appointed in each county whose abiiity and long famili- arity with the mining industry of the county in Which he resides will make his serv.ces most useful. The mines of the State have become far too numerous to admit of anything like a satis- | factory description of each mine in & sfngle volume. The necessi'y of referring from one volume to ancther will be eliminated by the use of the register, and by the aid of the ac- compsuying map ‘the relative location of mines and mineral deposits may be seen at a glance, as we!l as routes of travel necessarr to visit them. The location, trend and general | character of mineral zones and groups of | mines may be shown. The iuformation tabu- lated in the register and indicated on the map | may be easily revised from time to time as is geemed necessary and comparatively easily kept up to date. Oue of the principal advantages claimed for the policy of issuing a register and maps is the advantage it affords as a basis for future | scientific field work. That reliable maps are necessary as e basis of carrying on fleld work, | especially in economie geology, is well known | toall in anr way familiar with'the science. | _Assoon s conditions will_permit, bull | will be issued on the following sn Chlorination, dry-weshing, beach-washing, | dredging, building stoues, petroleum and | limestones cement. Without comment the convention passed to the important report of the committee on resolutions, which was read by Chairman J. M. Walling of Ne- vada County. been referred to this committee was the re<olutions vresented on Monday by W. 8. Keyes of the national committee, rec- The most important thing that had | 20, 1897. and requested to appoint a committee of five to take into consideration the best method of accomplishing this purpose. Said committee is hereby empoweredpm confer with State and other organizations contemplating making exhibits at said_exposition, and to co-opetate with the same in effecting arrangements for such exnioition. Suid commitiee is directed to report is conclusion aud action to the executive committee of the association. Fourth—The resolction offered by Secretary Sonutag in relation to annual visits of certain officers of this association to mining centers the resolution *‘if hydraulic mining can be resumed without injury to the navi- gable rivers.” A “This is the whole business in a nut- shell,” declared Mr. Cross. *‘The miners have raised money, gone to Congress and secured appropriations for dams to secure the resumption of hydraulicmining. Now the effort is being made to divert the ap- propriations solely to holding back the debris now in the rivers. Our position is that we want the hydraulic mines to re- sume while we give the farme:s all the aia we can by building dams.” Said Judge Adams: “If those dams can- not be so constructed as to p:rmit the re- sumption of hydraulic mining of what benefit are they to us and of what avail arealil our labors if they xre to be solely for the penefit of other interests? Letus go on with the good work firmly and en- ergetically.” The reso. ution was referred back to the committee with some proposed amend- ments intended to assert the interests of hydraulic mining more specifically; but a little Inter the hydraulic question came up again, when, after intervening resolu- tions referring to the Paris Exposition and good roads had been approved with- out debate, and the one recommending a Conzressional definition of hydraulic mining, was taken up. & The Caminetti law refers to “hydraulic mining.” Not long ego the miners se- cured the passage by the Legislature of a bill prepared by Tirey L. Ford defining bydraulic mining to be mining with the aid of “wa'er discharzed from a nozzle, under pressure, against a natural bank,” and this i< the definition souzht of Con- gress to further define the application of the Caminetti law. 3 In drift mining gravel tunneled in large quantities irom its place of deposit may be beaped in a great bank and then siuiced with a hydraulic giant, the tailings going into the water courses. Under the State definition this would not be a “natural” bank and not hydraulic mining. This is Judge J. M. Walling Had Charge of the Resolutions. its chalrman. This matter is related to the one of the consiruc ion of aams as be- ing partof a gzeneral scheme of river im- provement. The repor: said in part: In the opinion of your committee while it 1s desirable 10 construct & eystem of restraining dams 1o hold back the debris already accumu- lated from former hydraulic mining, peadin the investigation of the subjects of jetties an dredgers, yet such resiraining dams will not svail to any large extent in bringing about the results this association was primarily or- ganized to promote, namely, the resioration 10 the hycraulic miner of his right to use and enjoy his own property to the ‘ull extent of its value. Your committee {s alreadv able to assure the miners of California that it is quite among the probabliities of the near future, not only that | the owners of & few small hydraulic mines may mine here and there in secluded gulches of the Sierras under the fosiering care of the California Debris Commission, but that, by the estaplishment of & proper system of jetties in the Sacramento aud San Joaquin Tivers, supplemented by the use of powerful dredging machipes, such as have been recently con- structed, without fear of the baton of tne Marshal and without objection from their friends and neighbors, the farmers. be appropriated and employed, but such amounts are infinitesimal when com- { pared with the vast benefils to result, and, considering the now universal interest in the subject of mining and the generous aid al- ready extended by both the State and na- tional governmentsin the way of mere experi- ments, 1t can_scarcely be doubted that at no distant day the authorities of the National Government will provide liberally for the ime provements indicated. A report of length on the efficiency of river dredgers as sbown on the Missis- s1ppi and elsewhere was followed by this recommendation: . Your committee recommends that the work of your committee be entrusted to a committee under the name of committee on dredgers and jelties, with instructions to vigorous!y prosecnte its investigations and to reportthe resuits thereof to the executive com- mittee without delay. Tirey L. Ford of the general committee on legislation presented a report review- ing the ineffectual efforts to pass the min- eral lands bill or accomplish other na- tional legislation since the last conven- tion. In relation to the mineral lands J. M. Wright Joined in the Big Debate, bill which is pendinz in Congress the re- port stated that the following estimute of the unpatented lands remaining in the railroaa land grants in Cali:ornia had been furnished last June by the General Land Office: Total amount, 11,506,073 acres, distrib- uted as fo'lows: Western Pacific (San Jose to Sacramento), 1,128,317; Central Pacific (Sacramento to Ne- vada Siate line), 1,199,384; Catiforniaand Ore- g:n (Roseville to Oregon State line). 923,201; uthern Pacific, main line (San Jose to The Needles), 4,418,296 line, 3,937 873’ Your committee has no means of knowing bow much of this vast acreage is mineral in character, though it 1s believed that a large percentage of 1t would be found tpon exami- Southern Pacific, branch of the proposed rhineral lands biil. The State lecislation accomplished by ing and declarel that he was sincerely in harmony with the miners of the Stateand would espouse their cause. There were read resolutions recently the mineral appropriations for restraining-dams and It is frue that large amounts of money | | must nation to be mineral 1and within the meaning the last Lerislature was reviewed wit hout comment, and it was recommended that efforts be made to secure the passage of nds bill, to secure further | C. W, Cross Led the Hydraulic Mining D:bate. ommending radical changes in the Fed- eral mining laws, especially the one by which it is proposed to abolish the law of extralateral rights and confine mining operators to the perpendicular limits of mining claims, which are proposed to be widened. It was sought to obtaiu an ex- | pression from the miners of California on this subject, as well as on the other changes in the law, for which there is a | general movement throughout the min- | ing States, and a lively discussion was | anticipated. The present growing movement for a revision of the Federal mining code was started by the Caiifornia Miners’ Associa- tion. Bui the committee, in accoraance with the policy that has ruled the associ- ation, decided to keep out a subject of warm controversy and recommended without comment on the merits of the subject that no action be taken. This recommendation was received with ap- plause, and the matter of changing the Federal laws was discreetly left to a com- mittee thereon to bs herealter appointed and to the process ot evolution. RESOLUTIONS. The full report of tihe committee on res- olutions was as follows: First—On the several resolutions proposed in the report oi Generai W. 8. Keyes, herewith returned to the convention, the committee re- ports as follows: Without expressing any opinion upon the meriis of the question pre. sented in the resolution recommended in | said report, your committee recommends non- | sction upon the same, upon the ground that | the association should bend its energies to the completion of unfinisned business already en- gaginz the attention of Congress at its request, | and upon which there is unanimity among its wembers, before proceeding to the considera. tion of new maiter covering so vesta field of discussion and prouable contention. We be- lieve it of more importance to concentrate our efforts upon the accomp!ishment of legislation admitted to be imperatively demanded, than to weaken our advocacy of any measure by attempting to promote legisiation upon too many subjects. Second- Mr. Sherwood’s resolution concern- ing a conference with the executive commit- tee of the State Anti-Debris Association. The commitiee haye fully considered said resolu- tion, report the following substitute therefor, and recommend its adoption Resolved, That it is the se of this conven: tion that the executive committee 10 be ap- pointed at the close of this convention imme- distely appoint a sub-committee of three of its members, whose duty 1t shall be to confer with the executive committee of the State Anti-Debris- Association, and request its co- operation in urging upon the atteution of the nited States D bris Commission the impor- ance of procuring immediate proteciion gaiust a further flow of heavy material into the navigable rivers by the construction of resiraining barriers in accordance with such plans as muy be indorsed by the said Unitea States Deoris Commission, and that said sub- ccmmitiee is d:rected to TSport to the said execulive committee of this sssociation at their next meeting the resuit of such confer- ence. Third—The resolution of Mr. Meyers. con- cerping the mineral exhibit at the Paris Exposition hes been considered and a substi- tute, as follows, recommended for adoption by the convention: Kesolved, That it is the sense of this conven- tion tha: the miners of California should make & mineral exhibit &t the Paris Exposition 11 the year 1900 which will fully displav th varied and valuable mineral resources of this State. And the president is hereby anthorized is herewith returned with the recommenda- tion that it be adopted. F.fth—The resoluti concerning the invi- tation the president of the Californ Good Roads League is herewith returned wi out recommendation. Sixth—The committee report the following | resolutions and respectfully recommend their adoption: Resolved. That the commitiee upon the re- vision of Federal laws be and is hereby in- | structed todraft & bill for the consiaeration of Congress which shall define hydraulic mining as the same is defined b+ the provisions of the | Civil Code of the State of California. Resoived, That the executive committee be requested to formuiate for the use of the sec- retary of the association a circular lefter stat- ing the work accomplished by the Cailfornia Miners' Association, and setting forth the plan of operation for the ensuing yes: secretary is hereby insirucied to circul {same among miners and business men throughout the Siate. Regolved, That the thanks of this assoclation are due and are hereby extended to tho offi- cers of tue California Miners' Association for the earnest, intelligent and effective services rendered by them during their term of offi-e. It was decided to take up the report ve- riatim, and the recommended disposition of Mr. Keyes’ resolutions on Federal laws was adopted withou: a word of debate. HYDRAULIC MINING. The one debate of the convention began when the second resolution taken up but one of the illustrations which point outihe importance of the definition legally when the law comes into operation. Curiis H. Lindley vigorously opposed the resolution as an attempt to evade the Caminetti act. He said: “‘For the first time in the history of the nation, the Government has stepped in to control a private industiry and to say how it shall be conducted. Bear in mind that you have to deal with army engineers, who go at the tap of the drum and who do not regard the proposition from an economic standpoint. Such a resolution is a confe-sion that the Caminetti law isa failure. It is adiscrimination against the man who spends a fortune building a dam to restrain his tailings and in_favor of the man who hydraulics an ‘artificial’ bank.” Mr. Walling said that the State and Federal laws should be brought into har- mony and ‘avored the resolution. With- out much further elucidatlon the matter was postponed until afternoon. MAJOR HEUER TALKS. Senator Perkins and Major Heuer, who has just reiurned to service here on the Corps of United States Engineers aud the California Debris Commission, which nas sole control of hyJrau'ic mining under the comisetti law, were discovered and es- corted to the piatform. Major Heuer's presence was quite par- tinent 1o the matter just underdiscussion, and the little he said was closely listened to. “I did not come here to make a spsech,” he said, with directness. *I just heard someting about military men being on the Debris Commission, but the work was forced on the military men, and they have done the best they could for the miners, “The North Bloomfield mine has been referred 1o here as having been stopped aiter it bad built a dam. That is true; but we did not officially know that there was a dam. It would have been easy for them to bave secured a permit. The Debris Commission was appointed becanse the Caminetti law required it to be ap- pointed. “‘The riyer and harbor laws probibit anybody putting anything into the navi- gable streams 10 impede navigation, and if the Debris Commission does not take notice of other things it is becanse no complaints have been brought to it. Ifso they wouid have taken the complaints to the District Attorney.”” This was ali Major Heuer said, and then Senator Perkins was introduced. SENATOR PEEKINS' PROPHECY. Mr. Perkinssaid some nice things toand portant things of direct interest. *I bope you will so carry on your voca- brought the matter of hydraalic mining |and what is being done for it directly | before the convention. The debate was | long and earnest. The underlying point at isste was whether or not the restrain- |ing dams for which an unexpended | $500,000 has been appropriated and for | which itis a main purpose of the asso- | ciation to secure additional appropria- | tions, were to merely resirain debris now | in the beds of the streams while all further washing of tailings into the streams above them was to be prevented, or whether they were to assist in the resumption of hydraulic mining by permitting in soms degiee the use of hydraulic giants above them without the building of private restraining dams. There were strong expressions to the ef- fect that if the former only was to be the | Ex-Congressman Caminetti Ex- plained the Caminetti Law. result the dams wonld protect the farmers only and be of no assistance to the mining industry. On the other band it was urged thut the thing 1o do now was to get the dams built and quibble afterward. When the substitute resolution came up the debate had not gone far when C. W. Cross said : the farmer,” he went on. “The farmer cannot live without the miner nor the miner without the farmer. ““We are here to hear what is best to be done for the miningindustry. If you will put in tangible form what you want every member of the California delegation wiil do his best to carry out your wishes. *I predict that within three weeks after Cougress convenes the mineral lands bill will pass the Senate and go to the House. Itshould become a law sixty days after Congress convenes. I see that radical changes in the min- ing laws are proposed. Don’t make too radical changes. Remember that there are forty-four other States that may not agree with us. Don’t atiempt great changes without knowing that other States are with you. “There 1s a large demand for a Cabinet officer representing the mining indus- try. Thatis not practicable ana you can- not get it now. But you can have at the next session of Congress a Commis- sioner of Mines and Mining under the Secretary of the Interior, through whom your objects can be attained. You wiil have the sympathy and co-operation of the Director of the Geological Survey and the Director of the Mint and probably the Secretary of the Interior. Once more, we never forget and are anxious to serye you. Command and we will obey.”’ Senator Perkins was loudly applauded as was Colonel John P. lrish, who came to the platform as the representative of the nia Miners’ Association of its hearty sup- port in the effort to secure a Cabinet offi- cer. He said that tnere was danger of a “Itisa standing question whether the dams are merely to restrain the flow of debris or whether they are 1o restrain the flow of debris and in addition to aid_the resumption of hydraulic mining. What Wwe waut is to restrain the further flow of debris in justice to the valley interests and 1n justice to the miners to give their great industry assistance. Mr. Sherwood declared that while the Caminetti act did not in speciiic terms de- cide the question, it referred to **material now in the rivers or which may hereaiter be deposited in them,” and that settied the intent of the law. A. Caminetti said that the object of the resolution w: secure fiendly co-opera- tion, and suggested that there be added to great confiicting eff rt in the East to se- curea Department of Commerce. ““While I believe in securing a Commis- sioner of Mines, I believe in going the whole way and asking for a Department of Mines,”’ he said, “or if we ask for a Commissioner of Mines let it be with the understanding that we expect him to be promoted to a Csb natoffice. Under no other flag but ours 13 there so great an amount of useful and precious minerals— greater than in any similararea on the face of the earth. Yet we have done the least to promote their production and the Brospuily of the men producing them, nder any other Government the United States would be the metallurgical center of the world.”” At this point an adjournment until 2 P. M. was taken. GOVERNOR BUDD SPEAKS. Governor Rudd opened the afternoon proceedings with a short address follow- ing a cordial welcome, He said: “‘As long as I am Governor of the State of California I will b8 pleased to come pe - fore you and ask, How can I serve you? I am largely under obligations to the miners of this State for my election to the chair of Governor and hope to be able to repay you in some way. [ have never refused my signature toa just bill placed before me which the miners had prepared for passage. 1 have kept my pledge to the State and to the miners and will continue todoso. To have a Department of Mines is your main object of convening here. Now s a good time to press the question, and I assure you 1 will give a1l the help that is in my power. It is time we should know what reguiations are to govern the gola and sifver mines of this State. I will not be your Governor for a great length of time, for I would not take a second term under any consideration. Iintend to re- tire as a private citizen and will then as now say, if I can be of any assistance to you simply say the word and I will re- spond with a will. I thank you for your reception and attention.” Al the conclusion of the Governor’s ad- dress Conzressman J. A. Barham of Santa l{lol stepped to the piatform. s pleased to meet the Miners’ Asso- ciation, ” he said, “and at all times nave and will continue to present the interests “I am about the miners, and then said some im- | tion that you will no! injure youc friend | State Board of Trade to assure the Califor- | of the miners in the halls of Congress. ‘Why should not the interest and industry of mining be recognized ? I will do ail in my nower to beln you gain a Secxetury for Mines and Mining. We want a bill passed to the mterest of this State and to the mines and mining as weli as the miners thereof. The mineral lands bill will become a law hefore the next adjourn- ment of Congress, and we will then have gained one more point in our favor. Let the good work go on.” The debate on the resolution defining hydraulic mining was resumed, Tirey L. Ford contending that it was not hydraulic mining unless the bank of earth worked was where nature put it. 5 Mr. Cross moved that the resolution be referred back to the committee on resolu- tions and the first resolution aiso came up again. It was urged that the resoiutign express- ing the attitude of the convention be amended by calling for the immediate construction of restraining dams, ‘‘soas to permit the resumption of hydraulic mining,” and it was aiso moved to amend it by inserting “without injury to tune navigable rivers or lands adjacent there- to.”” As the debate went on John McMurray ot Trinily interjected the contention: “The appropriation must and wiil be used under the law, and our construction of the law doesn’t figure. Let us not quibble about the definition of the term but get the appropriations expended.”’ **Many minecs remain iale which might be operated if the dams were constructea.” said Mr. Caminetti. *Let us, in a spirit of harmony, simply join with the Valley interests and sey why the appropriation is not expended. The Caminetti law is plain in its provision for ‘material here- after deposited,” and there need be no misunderstanding.” : The aiscussion ended with the adoption of the tollowing compromise resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense of this conven- tion that the executive committee to be ap- pointed at the close of this conyention imme- diately appoint a sub-committee of three of its members, whose duty it shall be to confer with the executive committee of the State Anti-Debris Assoclation, andj request its co- oparation in urging upon the attention of the United States Debris Commission the import- ance o! procuring immediate protection oi the navigable rivers of this State by the construc- tion of restraining barriers, as provided for by that certain act of Congress known as the Caminetti sct, and for the purposes men- tioned in said act, and in accordance with such plans as may be indorsed by ihe said United States Debris Commission, and that said sub-commitiee report to the executive committee of this association at their next meeting the result of such conference. Caminetti then offered a resolution which stated that the Secretary of Warand the Chiet Engineer of the Debris Commis- sion should at once be urged 1o give im- mediate attention to the building of im- pounding dams as the appropriation calls for and the resolution was adopted. A resolution offered by Walling regard- ing the creation of a mining Cabinet officer was referred to the committee on resolutions, and a resolution in favor of a Californian exhibit at the Trans-Missis. sippi Exposition at Omaha was adopted. As the hour was growing late it was de- cidel to postpone the election of officers until another session, and an adjourn- ment until 10 o'clock this morning was taken. In the evening the miners were enter- tained bv Professor George Davidson. who gave a lectureillustrated with stereopticon views on the physical features of Alaska and its resources. The professor was as- sisted by Mr. Jaynes of the University of California. FAREWELL TO DR. ROSENSTIRN, Banquet Given Him Last Night by His Fellow Surgeons. A farewell banquet was given at Mar- chand’s last night by a number of physi- cians and surgeons of this city to Dr. Ju- 1ius Roseastirn, the well-known local sur- geon, who will depart to-morrow on his way East to Europe and eventually around the world. He will be absenta year. The affair last night was sociable with- out being extremely so. Over twelve courses were served. The one long table and the room were beautifully decorated with exquisite flowers. Impromptu speeches, mainly of a congratulatory and humerous nature, were made by all those present, the names of which follow: Dr. Julius Rosens:irn, Dr. D. Cohn, Dr. M. Krotoezyner, Dr. K. Pischel, T Aronstein, Dr. A.S. Adler, Dr. 8.8 Kohn, Dr.J. A. Proseck, Dr. M. Rothschiid, Dr. G. W. Racnel, Dr. N. Roseucranz, Dr. Nathan, Dr. Leo Newmark, Dr. A. W. Perry, Dr. H. 5. de Marville, Dr. J. H. Phillip, Dr. Victor G. Vecchi, Dr. Bushnell, Dr. Levicon, Dr. H. Kreutzmann, Dr. Wiiliam Cooper Eidenmuller, Dr. D. W. Montgomery and Dr. C. von Hoffm ————— Ex-Mayor Sutro IlI. Ex-Mayor Sutro was reported very ill last evening from a stroke of paralysis, but the attendants at his house denied the report. He was taken with a fainting spell 1ast Friday, was answered to an in- quiry as to his condition, but since tren le had recovered and was in good health, —_————— An 01d-Time Stenographer Gone. John G. Allen, one of the best known of the old-time court stenographers, died at his rosi. dence 1n this city yesterday. He came to San Francisco over twenty-five yearsago and until quite recently was engaged in his vocation. He was a native of Giasgow, Scotland, and 44 years of age. XEW TO-DAY. Who hasn’t heard of the Davenport Sofa? A Boston cabinet-maker named Davenport has made himself famous by making them. It shows what sticking”to one thing will do. The picture gives a good idea of Davenvort sofa. Six and a half feet long, two and a half feet deep. Seat and back are deeply cushioned. Surrounding tbe top ima rim of rich old mahoeany. Ateach end is a fluted pillar, also of mahogany. the We’ve many such rare old pieces. Wouldn’t you enjoy looking at them? Welcome! By-the-bye, we've a metal bed story to tell you soon. Enough for - to-day: Wrought iron beds. California Furniture Company (N. P. COLE & CO.) Carpets 117-123 Geary St mfi:m OLYINPIC (LB MEEIING The Present Board of Directors Will Continue to Hold Office. Everything as Stated in Monday's “Qall” Was Verified in the Meet- ing's Action. As predicted in Monday's CaLn the meeting of the members of the Qlympm Club decided last night to continue the present toard of directors in office until the next election, which takes place on the first Monday in September, 1898, the di- rectors, as already stated in THE CALL, be- ing willinz to act. The present officers-of the club are: George A. Newhall, president; Henry J. Crocker, vice-president; H. B. Russ, treasurer; M. S. Latham, secretary; How- ard P. Taylor, leader; C. P. Morsg, track captain; J. O’B. Gunn, A. C. l‘ors_ytn, Francis P. McLennan, Joseph P. Keliy and D. White directors. President Newhall called themeeting to order. He explained thatthe nominating committee of the club had failed to make any nominations and four or the five members had sent their resignations to the directors. 1t had been suggested that the present board continue in office until the next election. All the board with two exceptions had expressed a willingness to do so. Isaac Deutch moved that the present board continue in office until the first Monday in September next. Joseph Coffey wanted to hear from the nominating committee the whys and wherefores of the committee being unable 1o name a ticket. He understood that if it had not been for opposition in certain circles the commiitee would have named a ticket. Wallace Taylor of the committee stated that there had been some opvosition to the committee, but he had no positive proof to make charges. The parties who opposed the committee were those op- posed to the amateur interests of the club, The statements, however, were hearsay. A member moved as an amendment to Deutch’s motion that the meeting appoint a nominating committee. President Newhail thought the amend- ment in order. He had been the laughing stock of the city and had been ridiculed by the nmewspapsrs. “I have been ac- cused,” said Mr. Newhall feelingly, “of being'a man who wants to hold his job.” The amendment on being put met with a storm of “noes.” Deutch’s motion was then put, there be- ing but vne or two dissenting vote: was a grea! vindication for present A motion extending to the board a vots of thanks was offerad. President Newhall said-a vote of thanks was unnecessary. The board had only done its duty. Possibly there might be two vacancies on the board. Secretary Latham would resign on account of press- ing business engagements. The other di- rector was Track Captain Morse, He re- quested that the members send him by letter the names of two representative club members to fill the vacancies. The directors at the conclusion of the meeting met, and Mr. Morse tendered his resignation. He attributes the lack of interest in outdoor athletics to the wheel. 5 NEW TO-DAY. “SOLID.—not liguid!” CRAZY NERVES Are Made Sane f N a merves, ind rpeedy relief in this wonderfal pre- scription. WRITE FOR PROOFS OF CURES! Price, 50c. and $1 & Ppackage, Accept nothe ing that does not carry Dr. Charcot's mame eom the Packa, Druggists, er ge. Eurcka Chemical and Manufacturing Co. La Crosse, Wis, EASTERN PRICES WILL HEREAFTER APPLY TO AT CHAMPAGNE .2 PALACE HOTEL * Pints, $2. 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