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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY , 6, , 1881.
PER YEAR W. 00.
EASTERN OREGON:
Jf ARROW ESCAPE FROM A PIP IN THE COLUMBIA
".FACTS FROM THE "BEAT OF WAR" v
' WABOO COUNTf BCFFRAaiSTSv
. -L - - Portlakp, May V1881.
. xxab Readkm orrai 'bw Nobthwemt - '
tpplngaboaHthesteamerMoitnUlnQueen,,A
which vu the next move In prospect after we
posted the last letter at Hood River, was an in
cident that earner within . an Inch of being trag
edy. The wind wu blowing a high gale, and the
steamer could-4Mteachthlaud by atonttwo-4
thirds the length of that dilapidated onage apron
of which we last week wrote you; so a gangway
was laid from the steamer's prow into the raging
water, plecedjtMit by a slender strip of scantling
about twenty feet in length. The boat rocked and
the scantling ditto. . The postal agent rushed aboard
with a thin mail sack, and the purser rushed
-down the rickety, rocklngnelfiierrlaspcd -tbe-wrlter's
hand, and rushed back again, we follow
ing because we couldn't help it.
"We had about an inch to. spare," said the
, purser, coolly, as we stepped ou deck."
The scantling slipped off the gangway immedi
ately after and fell into the water below with
splash that convinced us thai an inch, In this In
stance, had been as good as a mile, f AVe confess a
lingering Interest in that strip of scantling. We
watched a deck, hand as he drew It from the water
by a slender rope and laid it dripping upon a pile
of Its fellows, and then we sought, the ' ladies'
cabin, shivering but happy.
Pn board were our old friends, Dr.'H."- McCor
nack and wife, of Eugene, who are going to Walla
Walla to live r Mrs. C. St. Louis, of Baker City ;
Mrs. Rev-. Condon, of Eugene ; and Mr. and Mrs.
H. C Brown, who are moving from North Yam
hill to Dayton. -Besides these personal friends
and' advocates of equal rights, there was a large
company of Immigrants, multitudes of whom go
. up the Columbia by every boaC One little mite
of a woman with three rollicking babies was trav
eling alone barring the babies her baggage a
huge lunch basket and. several paper bundles.
- V J .v.. ucu I . - in I m m i- li.j n , .
that ah bad beehrcempelled to leave her irBHaegTT' PTt-u1
land lan 1 I u:B-H'nui ncici ou,iu u mm-wmis,
behind
neck to a Portland land
ord, who was to forward it the next dav. Her
anxiety and restlessness were pitiable to witness.
"There were those present who could not repress
a smile at her solicitude about her trunk, but
there Is no doubt that it was of more value to her,
with those little children to clothe and her scarc
ity of meads, than a fine farm or a steamboat
would be to men with no babies clinging to their
skirts and money, to buy a new wardrobe. -We
lost sight of the little tired mother at The Dalles,
- but we do hope she got her clothing all right the
next day ; and we further hope that she escaped a
lecture from her husband when she met him, be-
"cause of the unavoidable accident that detained It
"What a little matter for a long paragraph,"
says the reader. . '.
But you wouldn't think it alittle matter, good
friend, if you were similarly situated. Scarcely
less helpless than the '.
Lcb,y,n cllngfni"iu their fown"
are the weary mothers upon whom. Nature has
lavished a wealth of responsibility that is incon
ceivable to those who have never experienced It
when accompanied by circumstances of pinching
poverty and rigid economy which must be felt- to
.be realized.
But, here we are, at the Umatilla House, and
with us a number of guests for this famous hotel.
We always "cap'? for the Umatillla House because
we can never forget that Messrs. Handley A Sin-
nott one gave us the free, use of their bar-room
Dalles churches were locked against us, and men
of whom we had a right to expect better things
were fighting our gospel of. liberty with bolts and
keys. - It's a part of our'religlon to remember our
friends, and do our best' to forget our enemies, or
make .friends of them if we can, which is far
better. ; r
? Found the good brother who had been' led by
the Ximcsnl the church beadle, to believe that
his wife had been intuited by us at our previous
visit far more sensible than anybody who had
shown her the error of her vote. Learned that
the good woman had not thought of being "In
sulted" till a few meddling simpletons had made
4tr-Wllv4t among them the Timet reporter,
one" Dunne, -who Is trying," so rumor says,
JtQ-grosa ..the "colorne'iL4ofl3dllch!Oiadnj
knowledge till this furor was raised) and thereby'
get a conjugal Interest In a certain sheep ranch.
-Tneres4wpe-that-the estimable-young IsHfytfT
do better, than to accept as a husband the played
out super of the' defunct Bandmann combination.
The young lady's mother, who Is quite a tal
ented woman, and-perfectly able" toUkecare of
herself, Is now' lu seiVde possession of the. fact
that she has been oveiHwrved to her own detri
ment by the fawning knave. who Is courting her
daughter, atid the officious beadle 'whoHs In her
husband's employ. ; Tile next time these fellows
mistake the good Deacon or his wife for helpless
Idiots, whom they arc called upon to defend be
cause unable to defend Jhemselves, they jvlll not
get off so easily. This episode will, we hope,
make Woman Suffragists of the worthy couple,
for It has awakened Ideas
not before occurred to them, and they will here
after fully comprehend the position of Fred Doug
lass, and what weTneanby-uoUngJdinJTheyl
are leading people la the community, and deserve
to be. The cause of Utterly needs their support,
and we believe It will receive It, for they are clear-,
headed enough to be able to change an opinion,
which Is more than can be said of some people
Some of the leading advocates of the cause to-day
are never discouraged.
On Saturday evening, the Blue, Ribbon club
met for the first time since Mrs. II. B, Tucker be
came President As we had caused the lady's
election to the position, and as more than half the
community were exceedingly opposed to hems
such officer (the retiring President, as we are told,
having been afraid to put the negative for fear
the would be voted down), we were exceedingly
anxious to see her acquit herself creditably. And
we are proud to say that she did. She has a good
voice, a commanding presence, and, but for a dis
position to smile continually, that smacks of
vanity and giddiness, does first-rate. But It was
amusing to oursejf and annoying to our friends
to see her "snub-her creator." The Committee on
Programme had booked us for a speech, and we
sat there waiting for an opportunity to congratu
late our handiwork, but the chance didn't come.
We were Ignored as completely by this new light
as though we hadn't kindled it. But it was iun,
and we enjoyed It hugely. Her paper was good,
and the young girls she has In training are mak
ing commendable progress, getting ready for the
permanent place which many of them will hold
In - public , under, the . forthcoming -dispensation
- A REMINI8CENCE.
"Vnmh-rair nvr' xrlae (he rirht of"SUf
frage, because they are such slaves to dresalhafj
their locomotion Is hludered, their strength un
dermined, their health .Impaired and their Intel
lect constantly, dimmed by their vassalage V ex
claimed a "young man, fresh frorn college, In our
hearing the other dayT ' , " '' "r"
"Is that all?" we asked, demurely, as we looked
at the spoiled darling's curled and waxed mus
tacneTicat KH7jteiniieather hoots,1 hobby hit
and natty cane, to saynothtng of a delicate but-
ion-hole boquet ana a peacoca-coioreu necaue,
whtchere absolutely stunning.
"As if that wasn't enough fMraa.thejert re-
Joinder, uttered with, the air of easy self-compla
cency that made him a great favorite among silly
girls, not one of whom would have been favored
by his smiles if she had uot been bedecked and
bedizened to the extreme of the fashion.
breaking jthe way for" liberty through all ob
structed channels, and maklngtraight the paths
of progress by the aid of thevery hands that
would hinder. j
Dr. May, formerly Rabbi ofibe Synagogue
Beth Israel In-Port laud, is In The Dalles, engaged
In the drug business. ' The doctor has advertised
for a lady jmyslcian as partner, jand we learn. Is
about to supply the want from California. Je
says there I a splendid opening for a lady M. p.,
and we hall be glad to see It occupledEvery
woman who fills a niche that was formerly closed
against her because of her sex is a living brick In
the great temple of human rights, the keystone of
whose arch Is liberty. . .,
. On Mon iay afternoon, April 20th, the AVasco
County Woman Suffrage Association held its
second meeting In the Court House, the President,
Mr. W. R.Crandall, In the chair.. ..Minutes of
the previous meeting were read and corrected, and
speeches were made rbjr Hon. G O. Hoi man, the
President," and the writer.' Mr. Hoi man Is a for
cible, pleasing, -argumentative . aud eloquent
speaker, who will do valiant service for woman's
cause , in tne next iwo ana a nair yea
sallies of wit are keenly enjoyable and lilssarcasm
cunning and sharp. . Mr. Crandall, though not
accustomed to public speaking, already talks like
an orade. The State Suffrage Association should
have a year's work from htm among the voters
before this question goes to the people on its
final passage. The Committee on Resolutions
for a lptiiH on lha Wnmin OiimIIaii In Im n1l
- - - - - - .vM. v.u . . . ... . i inniiiriiL ill I iiiimti nmnrnui wn wvm wn nnr I n a
ark-ratl-iW4rKM,-iwuO"
UmOusly adopted.
Our work over for the present In The Dalles, we
again took the steamer for Cascade Locks, where
we had an appointment to spe&kon Tuesday
evening; but the rain spoiled the engagement for
all concerned, aud we spent the night In the' hos
pital home of the McKays, and on the morrow de
parted for Portland, from where we are to start
anew anon. ' - v' A. S. .D.
Late expert ments have shown that about twenty
per cent of the pupils In the deaf 'and dumb
teen howling against ua-because-we had kly vj
placesin the classes of ordinary schools. It is
known that incases of deafness where the audi
tory nerves are unaffected, the andiphone enables
the patient to hear with distinctness; but where
the au41tory nerrea are-destroyed or diseased no
appliance at present known Is of any utility.
' The "dead-lock" In the Senate was broken yes
terday on motion of Dawes, and several uncon
tested nominations were eon finned. The Chinese
treaties are under consideration, and will doubt
less beTatlfled.--- - -
"I am aware, sir, that women are guilty of
many fashionable follies, but you will pardon me,
since you began It, If, I tell -you frankly that all
shortcomings In that line are not monopolized by
the genus feminine," we replied, blandly.
Tlie censor blushed anil looked somewhat crest
fallen for an Instant, but he soon rallied.
.We don't wear ru flies and flounces and trail
ing skirts' and hoops and stays and bangs and
curls and friezes and panniers and rats and bugles
and puffs and ruchlngsl" he said, with a light
laugh. , , :;V-
"Nor do we array ourselves In pantaloons and
boots," we answered, mildly, "for the reason that
wearing .nien's apparel Is not one of our rights.
And yet, when I look at your dress and remember
that of the young ladies to whom you bowed and
chatted so earnestly before we changed cars, I
cannot see. wherein you are more sensibly attired
for your duties than they for theirs."
"But women can't do any of. the out-door work
that belongs to man's sphere, in their present
style of clothing." ' i,
"So far as I know, they are not asking for the
right to dd anybody's out-door work." '
"They are asking to vote." . ' .
"Of course they are, and will succeed In getting
what, they ask, too.T3
"Then why do you say they are not asking to
do men's workT
"Because It Is true. They expect to monopolize
the In-door offlcW! and let men do the out-door
work the same as now. Their curls and puffs and
ruffles and what not I'm not as expert as you In
naming varieties-will not Interfere with their
duties In any of the manifold In-door occu
pations which rightfully belong to them, and
which men have usurped unjustly. : Then, sir,
when women get something besides clothes to
think about, they'll simplify their attire wonder
fully. As matter now stand, It Is well that they
have an opportunity to expend their surplus men
Jallty on clothes. If pot, they would soon reach
Insane asylums."
"And -you'd deprive men of all the In-door
offices?"
"Fes. dirt , Of every, easy In-door position,
where labor Is lightest"
.."And what would become of the babies?"
"Rearing babies Is a business, young man ; and
when mothers hate that Job on hand they will
not be candidates for office. Don't be alarmed
about the babies, friend.' Nature has assigned
el i care to women.The laws of men can neither
make nor break the laws of Nature."
The young gentlemau brushed the dust from his
faultless suit of clothes, and stroked his mustache
gently, ,
"I must sny," he exclaimed, honestly, "that
you've given me an Idea that I hadn't before
thought of. It hadn't occurred to
women might
ru flies.7'
fill as well as not, ruffles or no
A New York telegram says that Samuel S.
Morey, a broken-down cripple, who was bribed to
swear that he was a nephew of the mythical
Henry L Morey, and who was Indicted for perjury,
bas been discharged from custody, tie having con
fussed his guilt under promise of Immunity from
prosecution. He hobbled slowly from the court
room. . , .
Tfls meutloncdas a sjngular coincidence that
enabled to hear sufficiently well to take their TPresldent Eliot, of Harvard, Mary L. Booth, editor
of llarptr JJaxar, and the cook at Parker's res
taurant, Boston, receive the same salary." Some
paragrapher thinks "the cook should strike for
higher wages," for "they are mere educators, while
Jie la an edu-caterer."
J-Fronx the Xtnmtord tlt anynfimrreaders wish"
to see a thoroughly neat paper typographically,
we recommend them to lake a look at the New
Northwest, printed by the Dun I way boys, who
are masters of the 'art prewiratlvejandjruly
'Intelligent compositors.'"-'
- RIGHTS.
UFrora lbs Wesleni Woman's' Jwurnat.
No subjects are of greater importance tliaa
questions affecting the political condition of the
people. The mental, moral nd physical welfare
of the citizens of a state or. nation depends more
upon the degree of liberty of thought and action
enjoyed by ih,e Individual citizen tliah upon any
thing else.
By reason of the mere fact of existence, every
human ' being possesses certain Inherent personal "
rights. Among these are the right. to live, the
right to think and act, and the right of enjoyment
In addition to these, certain other rights belong lo "
every human being not Incapacitated by Infancy,
Insanity, idiocy or crime. Among these rights.
are the right to acquire and control property, the
right to have and express opinions, and the right
of a voice In the organization and management of
iiifh nirltlHi, immffaMnni nr gavaramnts ss
may be organized to limit, restrict or control his
or her personal rights or privileges.
These rights are not determined by the sex of
the Individual, nor are they dependent upon any
other physical qualification or accident but per
tain equally to all persons. They are birth-Hghtt
founded upon the broad magna eharta of human
ity, and are as Inherent and Indefeasible as the
eternal and Immutable principles of truth and
Justice are Indestructible. No person can Justly
be deprived of these rights, or any of them, ex
cept by his or her own voluntary relinquishment,
or as a punishment for crime, of which ,the person
punished shall first have been duly convicted by
a fair and Impartial trial. These rights are not
derived from governments, because they existed
before governments were instituted. On the'
contrary, governments are established for the pro
tection of these rights, and can-only derive their
Just powers from the cousent of. the governed.
For this reason, the people have the right, when
ever they deern It for their best Interests, ta
change or amend the constitution by which they
are governed.! Governments which do not give
Just and equal protection and privileges to of cit
izens fall to carry out theprlucipleeof true gov
eminent . , , ,, . .f ..T....
The constitution of the Stated of Nebraska and
the constitutions of other States com posing the
Union do not provide for equal political rights for
women, but authorize an aristocracy of sexre
pugnant alike to natural right, Justice, and the
principles of republican government. The educa
tional, social, . legal, Industrial and property
rights of women depend, as do those of men, upon
their political rights. The ballot secures and pro
tects these rights, and Is the means by which the
people declare their will.
Those. who. advocate JWoman Suffrage do not
ask as a favor or privilege for the removal of the
unjust restrictions that now prevent women from
receiving the Just and equal benefits of lull xltl
1 zenshlp. Tliey ask for the ballot as a right, and
maintain that by whatever tenures of right men
hold the ballot, women claim it upttn the same
grounds Upon every basis of. equity, of Justice,
and of a wise and enlightened public policy, the
amendment to the constitution providing for
equal political rights for women should receive
the sanction and support of all citizens who be
Ueve In progress as-opposed to prejudloe and In
justice, and who have the best Interests of the
State at heart.
Lucy Stone says that early In the legislative
session In Maine Senator Dudley moved to amend
the Constitution by striking out the word "male."
lie was denial a special committee, and his bill
was not fairly treated. . Then the women of
Maine sent In a petit I6n for school suffrage sixty
JJhU9t.lceJXtJon4V
petition there were a majority and a minority re
port A motion to accept the minority report In -favor
of the petitioners was carried by on vote.
Immediately a motion was made to indefinitely ,
postpone tlie whole question, which was carried
by the majority, at which there was "loud ap
plause." The bold legislators had put down the
women In a place where no woman could speak or
vote, and then they applauded themselves I 7
Mrs. II. 'L. Patterson, of - Muncle, Indiana,
writcji !!Among iheumany reasona why wome
should have the ballot, the two following are to
me the most potent : 1st. I believe the right of
suffrage to be Inherent In woman as In man. 2d.
I believe' that the cooperation of woman wlthi
man Jn affaire of state will bring about a better
condition of society. Therefore I want to vote.",'
1 J?!-Womnroployed as clerfcTl nTlLe Treasury
Department, Washington, are highly commended
by the chief clerks of the various bureaus as effi
cient, faithful and accurate. The majority of the
clerks who count the vast sums of money dally
passing In and out nf , the treasury-are women,
AndJtlaaald mistakes very relyjoCcur. --- --