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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1880)
r- f 1 V 7 j- I' L ..-LP.. THEI 1ID 107 Tbtslgbtb oaal Coaveelloa of the Orego Blato Wae Suffrage Awxlt- UN baa mobi pert of tb society's history, la ao vay la tbe public so wall Mil to Judge of the growth nf tba weaaan,. aaovemeal aa by comparing tba lata poMUrity of these ! neat leg vltb tbalr ocroa pending lack f SHtldlaeympetby a bf yer ago.' Tbea tha aseralag aaialoal brly pad . work lag qaoraa, lb a aruroooa loo vara poorly ttoadd, aad tba evening maallag vara srowded malaly by euri oe and ekeptlcal ipretaUra, fnc who ad I float low a variety of Rood apeak ere vara abtalacd with difficulty. 'No tka vary reaeree ail Ihia la Iru. Tba hasla seeeleo; are fall, tba avail log Hatlaga ara erwod by sympatblslag frleede at tka Btevemeol, tba bt apeak ara ara readily attainable, and. tba baat ssealelan, aaaaylata s'nd aloeutlonlaU artttwllllag ta land tbalr aid ta da honor to tba AolUoa. , Tka ailaalaa af tba tluge, wbleb hsv already Va aa faithfully report) - ky tba dally papers, aad ara to ba feaod , la full la the eolamDa, leev ompra- . tlsely IllUa for m to aay adltorially, Vat wa aaaoot fotbaar epeclsl meetloa t af Mrs. Legkary, msmber fraaa Yarn' i bill, vba la alwaya aalm, logleel arid . dlgalfled Mr." Mlnto, tba musket member" from Marloa, v boa attar- acta ara alwaya full of aparkta aod , Wisdom; lira. Keenaa, of Clackamas, tka "eoantry BMmfcar," vka kaawa what aba's aaylag and bav to say It; . Mra. Cooke, af Merioa, vbaaa briefcet aaggaatlaM ara vaaaly aad wlaa Mra. J oh neon, of CUcksmaa, tka affl tl Raaardtag Secretary t - Mra." Ed- Bonds, of Matlaomab, tba able Corre sponding 8aeratary ; Mra. MoCown, of Claekasaaa, vbaaa raedy vlt la at ooaa ptotod aad logical; Mra. Thorn peoo, of Maltaomab, tba wll-kawn "talking member," Mra. Daltoa of Mallaeaaab, Mra. Btroag of Marias, Mra.Demoa of Mltaaak, aad Mra. Footer, of Lie. tka reeponelble bot alleat MkayttoDaa af tba roh " and laat, buP by aa meae laaat la popular favor, Mra. Eaton, of Uatoa, tba joatly popalar "buoeb-graas ejsmbr,M vbo fairly' took tha publl kart by storm. . Wa ara always prood toobroalela tba asm f Mlaa Maggla Factor, af Albaay, vbo kindly aad efll leatly parforasad tka dalles of Bae ra ta ry rjre font, daring atvaral of tba saaat laspattaBAasaaloaa. Tba yoaag lady la kaak-kaapar la tba afflaa of bar booorad ralbar, at tba faajoaa Uagaalla MI1U; la . a cradaala af. tha Alhaaa Callal&u I . .. . , , - . " " . ooaiaaraUvaly fav yovog ladlaa vba, vbaa rnaorad by kaaaty; waallb and aaaoalplUbasaata. yat ratal a tba fall of a klgbar gift thaa all of tbMa, whMj w vosaaaly aaoaasoaaaaaa.- Mlaa Mary T4 la aaotbar bright asamplaof tba "' btgnaat lypaof asodara yoaag ladyhood. , Thla lady la a popalr toaabar la tba Hawlaaa atrsat Be boot la lb la ally, aad a gradual of tba High School, vbsra s aba aeqalttad baraatf with ssucb boaor , aa a aiatilsalato af '77. liar aarvioas aa ; i a asttaMaa at tba Coavaatloa vara af high ordar, aad vara thoroughly appra alatad. Miss Booora Witbtrall to a aklalag siaaipla af what a girl aaay aeblara la tba alaeatloaary arc Tha Aasoelatlos fal joatly proud -of" bar aarvlcaa, Wa ara alao glad to aoto that . aavaral yoaag ladlaa, laalodlog Mlaa Magl Foator t- LI a a, Mlaa Lllllaa Oaakaof Yaaihlll, aod Mlaa Agnas Co- w kora of Maltaoaiak, ara oo tka list af Coaaty Vloa-Praaldaota,-vboaa aprelal doty will ba laalraat tba I atom lag Lag. lalators aad Bold-oaarBaaatora oooeara ""lag iba vlahas of tbalr dUfraoebUcd aoaUtaaaU. Tba atoglog of Mra. ' ivjaa aaaas a inoato rraas our . paa. I It vaa aa aaptlvatlDr aa .lt vaa 'a .a a ... T I . aoaaiuoi, aoa aa aiquiuia aa aatraaa , lag.;. Aa laatraataatal duat by Mra. II. W. Saatt, aaaoaapllabad vlfa of tbo adl- tor af tba Orrgonlan, aod Mlaa Aaoa - Jaaraalda, aa-aMo-typa aod obarairog yoaag lady, fbr yaara aoaaastsd vltb . thla affloa, vaa highly approolalad by ..tba aadiaaoslaa vaa alao tba dlffleuli bat Voll-raadarad acoaajaolaiaat for , Mra. Craaaa by Mra. rroftaaor Cook. Aad all of tkaas ladlaa want tka right ; to voto. ' la lhara a asaa la Orrgoa, who Joatly slat at aa art rag dagraa af InUI llgaaaa, vba foala that bo ba any light to aay thaw aay TDoaa aay aueb aiaa l aoMia m wmj It i Tba addraas af Judga Adam Vaa abla, asaaly, juat and aoavlosrag. Tbo U tar by Bav. J. A. Craaaa vaa aaaa 'vorablo. " Waaiaa aad tbo Blbla" vaddad ftaav by th baaatlful llaks af lorla aad aaerad blatory, vbloh, aadar tbsaaalpulaUoa of bio aaaatar kaad, lamad a gafdaa abala of thought, an aloof vlthBerlplura dl at laau ibm mrav tltair ra M M . . .a. "-. lata avary arawbll darkaaad araaad Hgbtod ap Ik vaat, plaaaa la foaail IRa i ology, raTaatlag a aav growth of altrt--;sJ prograaa, aad pal all og elaarly th vy af vaaaa toward aqua! right aad Ik ballovbox. . -,- - . . . Wa ar alao plaaaad to aaaka apaelal aasatloa of tha irfiWIt aaaala by Dr. Bird apoa tba eryatotlao. Ladlaa sail too aaaala tkua produood M Draaaaa af HaSTaa." Frofaaaor Cook, tka wall kaawa rartlaad Caaaarvatory of Maalo, ipaaiad ky kla IHUa daugbtar. raa- I a laa laatraaaaatal pia apa tba Ta Cwavoatioa, Aaaaolally, aoclall. aaarally aad lattletally, vaa a aaaa plat anssisa. Ilaaiaa Bigkla baa aa jairvJ a blgbor sUadl ag thragbat tba Btototbaa oaf at. .Lat tka laaors ' af llbarty toka Mrag aad ta Work art la ta aa a glad. ' aawa sbw"oiw .. W ara ta rakalpt of a paapblt aa tUlad "Waaaaa'a Rpbara la Madwla aa latradastory Utara to lb tody aaa irtoalato f la Volaoralty f Mlokl ra'a Haasaaaathl Oallago, vklah va .aw!4 a glad to aaa alaaad la tba boat f avary tody to tk tood. - - IIDIGIiIT2ErOIATI01. . &tt radra Ill remanaUr tbat wa publlabad, arwa'tlma laat Oetobar, aa aeoadri a trtolamtM of a Yaklata wftmau-, Trb,"wt;b bar' buabauii, bad eroaard lb' plaloa afoul a haoibar f yoara-aga, aod bad bravely atocxlby Itlat to atileJd bios tram diabooor, and that al laat ba bad drpart from tbalr Olyro- pla boioa la a point u ibv.Orrgo ooaat, wbara lia link uik-tila rmtidanrr, and aold tba boiua'afurvaald, wbi-b bad beau aaraad aialnly by lb wife i aad that, air ba pravailad apoa, bar to alga tha daad, ba bad kept tba aulira pro ada f tb aala aod saat bar aO pan a I laa. Noweomaaanotbarebaptar I thla atraoga blatory. Tbalodigaaol buabaad atopa' to tb fraat aad alaiais to b th Iblarad party. Wa balUva at all tlmea la eaador aod fair daliog, aad, baring publlabad o aid of tbo atoy, chaar lolly gla plaea twaba olbar, la both la alaneaa aupprsaalug itao.aa. W did pabliab Iba facta aa wa raoalaad tbasa for aoybody's paraoaal god or ItU W gavatbaai for tb publl good, aod to abow Iba lamaoaaa of lha law I protoet log tba lotaraataof woasaa. " That 'har bor aa tba Oragaa ooaat" vaa owr asla- taka. - Wa should bava aald Hb aoaal af Waablngtoa." la njaothar part laa- mr ar va yat eoa vluaad tbat any .oor- raclioa r ratraetloa from lha New Nokthwest la dua. Aod, If aufoorro- apaadrat would apaod a Aula of tha affort ba asakaa to tradoo tbacbaraetar of bis auflarlng aod diaeardad wlfa la aa alUatpt to atoo for tba aofaallog aaaa oar In wbjeb ba wrola to bar fraoa U ray's Uarbor oot frora tbo Oragoa aoaat, aa wa alatad aftSr gattlug tba Hawaoi proparty" all la bla awa baoda to as pod aaaloly la paying his owa ladebt- doeaa, ba would And that bla vlfa would bo aa raady la tba fulura aa tba past to forgl aod forgaU - Wo do oot claim that vomararc par fetrp-Bat va do aomplaln tbat tb p- au alary advabtagaa of lav ara all oa tbo alda af tba baabaod wboa bo la dlapoaad to aaa them ; aad to our solod tba aaa waa, aod yat la, a aaaa la point Uow avar, aa wa would ba Juat, and aoly Juat, to ail peraoD, wa allLlat Uia buabaud apaak for blmatlf. Haaayat I aavar aaaartad my aiai aa awn a. 1 aever wrota a loving lauar ta mj wlfa l lad ace her to elf a avar ber (T) proparty. Toe property waa aeqntre la eoawjoa; waa aold by com roe eoaernt, to pay earn aaoa SabU.aoatraate by both, wbtob iba aaaooal auld ror baa aaeerea. My reaMeae ba baaa la Ibe toi Ity afOlyaaplaalmoataoatiaauaaly tor twenty alae yaara; aad -with lu eltUeae I reel oa Iba dignity af my ebaraeiar aad a elaar aonaolanoa. If aur oorrcaponJaol la fnaoovot, aa ba allagea, lbs above la ample refutation of lb article which ba arralgna. And, bather- b i-iauacaot or gulltyJia would only barm blmaalf by publlehlug aa atlaek, bawavcr eovart. arai v - - ' a attack, however eovart. a gal oat tha womi fturmoE n wishiiq TOM CITY. Th. Waehlogtoo DaV -CritUx pub llehaa a fall aoaount of the lato'aooaal Convention of tbo National Woman Baffrage Asaoelatlan, accompanied by ponraita and lire aseienes or eutan u, Antbooy and Hara Ajoilrawa 8peoar, While tba pfeiurve ar merely clever caricature af theae diatlogulahea ladle. th sketch ara truthful and la a blgh degre ompllmolary. ' "Our Bajau" la to well and favorably known by the readers of the New Northwest to ra ulr a farther Introdoatloa from aa. Safflaa It le to aay tbat aha eneUlae ber all-earned " reputation aa the great Kattoaal leader of the Buflraga move meat, and commaada, to-day mor re- apectful ooalderatln from tba power that b than any other lady lo Amer ica. Mr. Bpeueer, her abla ally and o-worker, I the wlf of Profeaaor Henry Spaneer, and began ber literary work by aaelatiag bar baabaod a tb frxwoerlnw Ay. They havd baaa real- deau af Washington sin 1806, w her they conduct W well-koowa Bpeoeer- laa baetnaas aoiiegaa. Aa la generally kaowa, the chief work of Mra, Bpencar'e publl life la la aearcblog bat aod re moving an oaa of vie, crime arid paw parlam, 1a which work," aaya T CVtfio, "aha baa been aery aooeeaefal.r la 1870, Mrs. Bpenoer was a delegate from tha National Buflraga Aaaoclatloa to lb Cincinnati-Bepublloaa Preeldea Hal Cooventloo, and add re ia ad lb plat form eommlltaa la behalf of a Womaa BoBraga plauk la tbalr plalforov and oa the following aioraiagy mallow of Mr. Hoar, of Maaeachuaetta, was.. la- sited to addraas tba Coovnloa tba drat loataoco la tba bletory of thla eouatry la which a wamaa aver aP dnsiid a Preaidaatlal Convention. Among tha mor prominent af the dele- galea of whom faverabt meollon wa alaa aaadai war Matilda J only a Gaga, editor of lb ffatUmal CUUm and Bat. lot Hot; rbcrbeCoutlna, tba well-know a lady lawyer af Balnt Louie J LIUIe Dev- -jiraai Wake, tka New York authoress; 4uua&. pmiia, tna Tamowa las-reeiai. er-af-Olaaloobory, and Balva Lock wood, tba brilliant attoraey through vboa lafluaoa waa aeard tba right for women to praottos lav be forest he United BtaUa 8aprm Court. N o vb ba read the Washington tottor la our laat week's lee aa fall to note tb popalar advancement of tbo of liberty for vomoa, vhieb th writ, though aa ppaot of Wa BwiTrag, a -koaaatly- akawldgas, II aakealtatlngly aaya tjtat no Co, roatloa, af 4lbar ei, vr aaambld a Waablagtov which dleplayed avers ability aad toleal I baa tba met meat log f th National Womaa BafJraa Aa latla. , - x . 1 . Our spa la erawded th I week by tb report the Coavealtoa. CeoeeqaeDt- ly v will bav l defer, for a week ar two, tb publication of tb letter of promloeat eft I sen to th offloer aad members f tb BuSrag Aeaaelatl, aad mlt aaaaa aommaela aa tb "froa lad rdlaaaoaa." ? ' . state surnioE eociett. kluHra arAi.roVKjrriujior ra oanwa wonaa aprraaoa aaaociariwa. J.FIMT DAY mossim mmttmtr Coaveued at th Y. M. C A. 1UII, oa Tboralay, Ktraary 12UvtU a, M. Blnglu.by ft.l choir. After a few appropriate remark by tba Praeldeul, Hie Hecreiar rval lb ailauleaof the previous mecilog, which, after auma sulnur our rrcl'tona,' atood ap- provaa. . - ; Hinging, by Brilla W. C.ke, of Halem "Tbo Bwaoe Klver."' Tit rrveldent appoloWd, aa Commit- to a Itaaolatlooa, . Mr. Keeuau of Clackamas, Mrs. Strong of Marlnn.-and Mra. Kaloa of Union. r Tbo Commllleo (Uaolutlone not being roady to reiiort, the Piaaldent called for a vol a u leer ewig. . Nobody re- epooded. The Trealdent the aa- nounoad hareelf aktiort of "mlaaiug llok," aod, taking a eeat at tba organ, aang aa old-Urn melody. - - The cooleuta or tbo latter-box were nest aanoanced la tba following order: No. 1. What aaaraniy can tba Aao elallaa give tb pablla that wome will alwaya vote on lb aide of toieraoee t No. S. Haw'eSa woman leave the home to enaare In public Ufa 1 No. S. Wil not woman aa a voter loee tho.blgh regard aad t.aoa of the toat men of tueeoutiu r a No. 4, WouW tkla Aaaodatlon 'want women to ba.aberlfla, poll offloera, aapertntendeute of pealunliarlea and Jailor? . fla t Would yea .want womea to be-1 em enjdlara 7 , No. 6. Would good womea vol if they could r The dlecuwlon of aoma.of thee que llona called out much logic, etfualdvra ble wit, and no little me.rrlmntrTo ladlea proved ttmtelve equal lo every emergency, and were ably aaaleted In tbalr arguutenta by Mr. Boynlon, Mr, Doolway and Mr. Coualna. --Th ladlea declared tbat It was Dot man s province 10 queetloo woman' maooar of voting. Men bad oo right to ask bow tbey would vote aoleee they were known to vol jalwayt oa tb aid of temperaoee I lie meal vaa. Mr. Dunlwar eeUifd the second qu ca ll on by aay lug tbat b bad no-difflaultjr J la raoaing tba home by prosy daring hie wife's sbeence In publl life. There wer alwaya plenty of good looking women lo hire hep. Tba rrealdent remarked, In reply to th third ouaailon, that tha beat men af the eountry bava a higher regard fur tha womea who want to vote thaa fur any others. Bba laid she waa neither young nor bandanna, but waa aur aha could marry again lp a month If ah war widow. . -' Mm-Tbom peooTirr. Langhary, Mra. Hlnla. Mra CTnoka lira. V'.Ijui anrl tha rmiidiai diiunaid uf wrisminffiirT" Hon. ' Mr. Minio ana Mra. Katou were ready to aniwer tba fifth qaeatloa aqaarely latha afflrmitlva.- Their s parlance ' oTlbe Border hi proved tbat womea coo Id fight whan It waa aeee- eery. " Mra. Thorn peon looked forward to lb tlm whan there ahall b a mor war, and claimed that Womaa Suffrage would baatea tbat lima, In anawer to Ibe all th queotlon, Mr. Eaton madVk barpy1 hit by aaylag, want to , and rm good." Adjourned to S p. m. ; - " -t ' AFTIESOOW SEMIOM. Called to ordar by tba Preeidant. -Mlnateaaf prevloa aewloa reai! and approved, r - " Tba Commltte oa- Reeolutlon re ported the following : WakBBAS, Maa-.be commlllad to woeaao Ute en pport. utody. oaaa aad ownership of elilldreo bora out of wal- loek.aod baa elajmed tha name, euatmly and awosrahl of thno bora la wad- Iocs I therei'ie. feaofratf, Tbat heeliould ba required by law to ecogolse.' with the mother. tbo Joint eHierahtp. oiod aad name of tit children, w bather bora la ar of marriage. I Ketolvtii. That the a real labor reform of tba age Ilea la giving-' woman, the treat aopeld J borer of the whole earth', l! fralla o? bar loll. . Itfoltred. That the trod financial. r form of the country la lo alva women equal pay for equal work, and 100 cent en th dollar. Jietolttod, That tba Irua political re form of tb time la tb ufreacbiae- meat of one-half Iba people, wba ara Il legally tased without representation and wrongfully geveraed wlthoat coo- eent. TfreofvccL That IndlvlduaLrlabta oo- derlle all other rlthtat aod any govern ment baaed aa tne pact or boniao rights an admlalatered au in theory of aa erlalocrecy of aet le a eouetaa! aad palpable aontradlctloa of Itaewa princi ple. 't a AVeorfcrf. That th member of this AaauelaUoa arga tfco womea of Oregoa to enlighten lhmaeve la regard la lb lawa a oder wbleb they live, la order that they may ao longer espoae their Ignorane by aaylog, "I bava all tba rlghta I want. " -: . A'aaovad, Trial it I th duty or the womaa of Uregoa, to Uae all honorable meaoa la their power to eeoure the eteotlva frauchla) at tba coming Lsgla- Tb Brat reeelutloa was adopted with at debat.-' : - Mr. Tbompaoo of Maltsomsb tbouybl th AeeoalaUoa ogbt not to paw lbs aaoood raealullen. It waa, at loaatladlreetly.ablov attbaaaltyof the aaarrlar relation. 'Husband aad wlvaa must aallla aucb matter between them- eeUea. ' . . "T"7.'. .- ; Tba Presldatit did aot sea thai tb ra- lalloa had aay thing, to do with mar rlaga. It waa almplyaqoeaUoaof tight, I rra paella of th marriage relation, Mrs. Eataa of Votoa thought It oaght to affect th married aula af women. If It dida't. LTaraalf aad hue- sd wer la prwet aord a tb f frag qoeatraa, ale a would vo bav give bef fifty dollar to defray beSSbt- pan la alleodlng thla CoavenUan. II ad h a4 eboaea to oie kr thl money, ab eoold aot bo praaeat. Aad yet, la her bom, eh wis a working woman, and tb frtiU af ker toll waa Aon tig bora, vbataar It Vaa logalty ao or U Her baabaod kept the maoey la kla eafa. He bad bl.balaeaa; ahabera. UU hualaoM la .lb store oo pled tk aaat af kla Usm; k luilans ta tba bouee oaeumed the greater part of liera; If b cboae take a hundred and fifty dollar front )be ' to buy a boree, be could dull and eotiault robndf. If ahe an tad bay a borae, l could not a-t without hie eoueeul. II kept the key to theaafe; iid, tbnujh he oaa a giuxt buaband audV dtdVaejt diatrea ber on floattalal ground, yet she knew, aod lie knew, there was no law or cuatorn lo re alrala blm, or any other buabati. from oppraaalwg bla wife If be ctiie. Volo: ea'MMHld imlt iitiule.HC- It sraa quite aa naceaary..ur Ui.em aa for men and tb ey to womana? tnkudeur the fruit of her toil. ' Mra, Mlnto af Marion thought men would never be abla to eomprehcud tb humiliation crTdured by lb large ma jority of married' women beua of their paunlary depoudenco. Many ao'eseellent woman wnuki rather de prive beraeif of the be real aeeoealtlea of life tbao ak her buabaod for kis money after aba had boueatly aaraad i. ' Mr. Cooke, Mra. 'Loughary .Mra. Keeuaa, and Mra. MrCowk of Ciaeka maa spoke In aoord with Mr. Katan. The reaoluilon wa adopted. The third reaolatloU " was adopted without debala.- , Ttie fonrtb liuJuceJ much dlaeuakloo. Mr. Mlutoi waa recognised by the Prealileul aa tli. "mu.-ket member from Marian." Mrs. Mlnto aald that ahe was called lb muakvt member beaoe alia had one aald, lu aConventlou at Salem, that aba waa juat aa ready, If llehoul.i ia dvfenau or lha grand priucl rile or "uo tasatloa without repreaeatatlou," a her forefather aod for tu oilier were. The foremotbera of the nation kept Ilia avgHttdraar-andw1ldbaarartay, I and protected tb young and growlrg aoldlrra and staleeman of the country from alarvalloo. Aud tbey did It with tha niudket white tbelf foNfalher were away at tha front, flgbtlog for the very principle af Irua political reform which la demanded bytbla reeolutlon. Mrs. Lougnary aiade aa effietlve speech of the same purport. - : L .Li. . Tb reotulla wa adopted. ' I Tha President called Mr. Eaton ;lo th chair, and made a eowprehenalve argumenl lnfayr of the fifth reeolu tlon, which waa pad without further debate. t. :,:.-..r-t .-.r J. . ThadUcualon on th sixth reaululion took a wide. range, which atriet arlia menlary ruling would have vary aiurb curtailed. -The Prealdent aald that aba waau't ruui-h of a rlmentrUrl, and didn't kuuw. as alia viuttd l k Women bad not been eooa'ulted lu mak ing manuals, aod, lo tall the truth, ah bad not very mucli regard for" them. Th Convention needed facts aod Inglc-L ntl..v Ih.n l.-.tl m .l.l.n.ftHit ,it. were talking ecu. , Tbo women ndd mor knowledg about the lwa tbey ware nArpelted to- obey ; and ao did meo, forhat matter. , Mr, li.yi.toa i of0!yrod reai tha "proparty yighta" claueaof-a la'te eoact meut by the WaabWigtba Territory t4g lalalure In behalf of women. - Tbo Preeldent asplainat Ibat IhlaJaw hdalroadybeo smuhered In ll fancy by tba angroaalng. clerk, who badJ found II couveoietit lo forgot biaduty la copying It Into th statute ledger, I Eternal vigilance I ths price of liberty, end property Tlghta for tba disfran chised are little etc than burulryr coal In their llngera, aa any woman learn to her coat who aeeks redrea for fluanclal grievance at law, Tb reaoluilon. waa adopll. Mra. Thompaoa pnk at aome length apoa tba seventh reeolutlon, and gave tha women sow valuable blU about tw-wy to secure a hesrliigT'r UieTr p IMIoua before the Ieglslatura. Adopted, Mlas Mary Test perforuied a plana eola la aa admirable manner. Sad w highly applauded. , Adjourned to 7:30 P. M. . . EVEXINO SUHlOX. Called to ordet by th Preahieul. . A lrg audieoe waa prevent. Mr. Ilerny and Ml Jooea, lit latter at lha organ, lad bom congregational singing. Mlaa Teat perf.trwad a very fine In strumental Solo, In which h fully- sue talned bey well-dret rvl reputation a a ualcian. Mr. Dr. McLennan gav a abort e l dfeetrsw using and sharp. Judge W. II. Adams followed with I speech on "Uulveraal Liberty," which ell received,' and for which Ibe President retained the thanks of lbs Aaaoclatioo. . , . -.. - 4 Tha addreea t.y Mr. Bella W. Cook was able, logical, refined aud womanly1. Tie readlug by M'sa 8 uor Will. r. II va asealleaU , . . . 1 A etng by"UiTii Waa ala well ap preciated. ' ;1 , . -A dlecuaaloa followed apon t!ie f.llowJ lag queetioa from tba letler-boi t "Do ?LiLit,.lslof yotDen Jfectutlhsji they could legislate for tbroel ve T" ' Th Preeldent opened Ibe diasuaaloa by taking tha ppoelte aide of ibe argu- moot, which aba epheld la a manner al one novel and sarcastle.-ereatlng much merrlmeoL Dr. Thompaoa f. dtowed with a char- actorlatla speb. Mrs. Loughary sscunaitltaraelf for the evenl og llr' 11 Mr. fiiahap, belog called Tor, made amaalng remarka, wbleb ended by a little sparring between bleaeelf aad tba prealdlng offleer, that wa evidently eajoyed by the aadlenc. Dr. Bird closed tb siercleee by t- qulsil maalc apoa th crystal I o. . ecod DAT Moasuro SESSION. Called to order at 10 a. M. , Tba Bret order af bus I nee wa tb ldralloa f tb folloaThg sddittoaal aaeatlooa from th letlr-bot I No. L Woold aot Bhe at Iba poll I we re nee Ir wontoa aha I vol a 7 N. i. Would not dlvoroeo hoooroe aiasoat aalveraal If women bad equal properly right with eea, and aqoel power with tbo haaband to diabara the arnoaad! kla kaslass ? z. a. VTooii do tba rhen women waib vwlera 7 a 4 U'h r. l L. U.fU ,infl, l.i la etwuil ai mucb tlilie lu il eruwMog ir rrlvranl inattarf - not the ainipt queetloti, la- tl lUht, and If H't, wby ut, all thai I ueoaeanry ? . la rd to tbl fjrt queetlan, a Bum ber of laJie xpr?Jbl themaelve fieely. M ra. Thootpaou related aa Incl- dent wlifttln beraeif aud aulhr lady bbd, by tlielrpreaenee al IbejMilhiyiuclled aflgtil aliTVIi Voultl have rultvl much mor yerloualy ti-y uuKihui jmi the scene. Mra. lloynton thooht auvh quielloo A irrelevant and fooliah. propoaao do with tb aoclal evil Mra. Mint thought It would b Umelauce U lite Coa vent lor, enough -to fill that queatlou when s ensure tocicrrle their women bad I rlalit ta vole, . , Th aecoml qiitntion brought' forth tarTviy of o4nloua, all evincing quick- oca of tlioayht aud readlueajf percepr IIuiUh the rHo1r4ua miud, A' motion to Vsetude tbo word "fe male" irom tha vocabulary of the Aaao- lAllmt utoiil-il . Mra. McCowo of Oregon City thought tbat a man might properly make bla will bequeathing hi property to bla wife ao lonar as she should remain bl widow, provided! she could legally de prive lilw of lie property if be should' becnoj br nldowtr aud marry again. . The dlacusaluu of the third question occoptednuueh. tlul. aud. brought put much espreaalon of: feeling. Mr. Liougiiary . waa wounded becauaa men asked such questions. Mrs. Miuio sud Mr. Kitou aald they would pruml to do the bfl tbey could lo sUutp out the aouial evil. Mr. Damon rad an editorial from lbs Argonaut Mr. Duulway aald the ballot was Ltjsa rd'td-aor aud wheu women bad the power to ua it, it would cut both wayav Women enlI overcotue Ihk elal evil by the ballot, and tliry would punUti guilty nieu with tba aauie lawe which aieu now as UljiuuUIi guilty woman. Mr. Thoirpsou thought ladit ought pot to cnuabier tlimbl ire wounded by the question. It was -it.e. that Would nottatguored,liecauiteil waecnnttanlly before .us.- It waa a uiau-onada aud niiiLUiported Inal Itullftrx. Mr. Jook JhougUt l was wumau'e duty tocouaider lb queatlou. aud that It wa an appropriate theme for a worn an'a Coiiventlou to talk abiut, Soeing men had altrnallyjailcd lo legUlat It out uf eUturAan. had alinoit failed to try.. . t i - Tb ntnrulugsriMloa bsvlag Leco fully occupied by thrs qiUHitloMijjiejiiiUii. 1 Ing sij turned to I r. if. " .. AiTEKNOOX BKaSIOS. by the PresldeTit. i., - EtEcftox or om'KRS. ' Th ela-tlon of effloer IkIiis: deelaretl the nett order of busluesa, Mr. E. K, llerojr wee tinniluatrd for Piesldeul, id, ou motion. ibS-llLe. wer.us4 pended and lha nominee elt-cted by ac clamation. Mra. J. DoV'ore Jbuaon' wa chosen fojjttfcprdl ne Secretary, anil Mr M a Edmund fr Corresponding Becrefary, I after th asm Speedy and aallifictory method. . . ? Mra. -Keen u sioay4f ted Treasurer by talloL The retiring President wa lnUutted to aacorl the newly-elected preatdlng fIHer to the chair. Mia. I)snlay complied with a nat apeecra-and gra cious air that brought down the bouse. Tt'C BecraTary reaTiTrIteiI letter from Mra.' Ames of Union and Mrs. koox-Ooodrlcb of Ban J.e, end on full brwSss atiggetlon from Mra. D. W, Wllllaiua of this city, who wa unahle to attend In tteraon. Qnestlou from thk teller bo I brought out a good deal of apirlled comment Tboa taking part In lha debate were all on Iba womeu'a side of the problem un der consideration. Mr. I. Ilium, Mr. L Holmes, Cl.splslp Rlubba aud other geutlsmen. cam to tba front aa speaker In tielialf of Worn an Buflrage - The following reeolutlon wa adopted : nenoU eJ, That the PreldM at'polnt aTady for each county aa Vice Preeldent, whoa duty It hlt It to coofer with members elect -of lb nett Leglelature, aud luatruct them ae lo tb w tehee of their lady wuiiatliuaiila In. ccgotd to woman eurraucitiaentent. - In complfarce wHh" ths orderjli Preaideiit mala the follow Ing appoint ment for Vico-Preaidenlj:. Mia Agne ("ohuro, of Multnomah. -.Mra. H. ArMcOen, of Cisckania. Mra, M.'Minto, of Balem. Mlaa Maggie Foster, of 1,1 nn. ' Mlaa Lillian Cooke, of Yamhill. Mr. M. J, Ptymale, of Jackson. . ' Mr. F. Oweua, of Uiiigla. . . Mary nfiane Hmlth, nf Clataon. Mr. Nichola, of polk. ' - ' Mm. Ionnell,TfWaoo.' ' ; Mra. Toiler, of WssJ.ierToA.' Mra. Webaier, of C-toa and Curt Mra. Myers., or Jnatlilne. m ra. J.iwn, lit v" ion. Mra. Cleaver, of. Baker. , Mra. Olney, of Lake. Mra. Chrooweth. of Benton.' Mrs. Beam, of Lao. -- Beaoluilnna war farther oRerad and adopted a follow t Ketofit, That tha thank of thl A aortal Ion or hereby tendered I th la dlea of the grt National Woman Buf- irar orgsnltatlon, who, with Hoeea B Anthony at their hd. have aeeared re pented haarlac before the Judiciary Committee aod Onaimllteeoa Privileges and Ktertloue In th Benata of the United Htate. .'eaofveW, Tliatr our lhaaka ara due. and ar heartily tendered, lo Mr. Wheeler, Vie PreeiaVul mf be I'nfted Bute; t Hoamr iteck and Willtvm af Kentucky, AiHaoo and Kirk wood of Iowa, Da we and Hoar of Massachusetts, Kerry and Baldwin of Mlrblaan. Ker- aaa and Oakling of New Y'nrk. Pandl. Ion aod Tburma of Ohio, Davl of llll ola, Anthony aad Kumsideof Ithole lalaad, Voorkeee and McDonald of Indi ana. Maunder and Paddnrft nf Ne braaka. Karley and Booth af Califcwela, Vest and IWkrell of Missouri, Wallace and t'emerou nf Pnny Ivanla. MiilMier. aoo of New Jerwy. p.aiuh nt K tests, and Hamlin of Maine, for lli-4r Jnt ao PiaeiiHB pellilabe Par a SUE. toatb Amesdment declaring aaffrmga be aed aptn cltlaenttlp without distinc tion of r, and memorialei praying for ti.e reh-.aal l Individual wunien'a po rt lit 1 iiati!iiie, o'ora uf rene ni ll.e I Dlle I H'aiea. ' Aiia, ' l2rotr4t 'Thai coj.'ea of the Nkw NoBTIIWE'T eoniiulig title rrolvtion ho forwarded to ti e iMutorable Ketttlo nco who have thu lbvoi.e-1 ur ful remembra tc. - t Jifotvtd, That tlitiAecllla dre thanks lo the Oregon railway l ateamhoet compnle;i I ll Itf ! prie f r their courteou ttrporta J- ! W. I'rvrttlr A I'd. for lh nao uf pUuo; an I lo lr. ll. It. Itird.iMiee Mary TU' Mia J iHea, Mra. CrtisW Mr. II. Htotl, Mia Aania Keajrnalda, Misa Ho nor Wit herelH Judge Adaroe, ltee. Mr. Crusan, and others, for tbalr aaVIe aaalai- Mrs. II. A. Lnuckory oflertd Ijie fol lowing 1' ' . :i; l.'fsttlvrtl, Tliat each woman of pVr- erly should send peranoal pelt! to" the memlter or th Ieglaltr and Kenate of her-fTclocl, requesting lo be relieved f la I at loo on ber property, or be allowed ta repreeent JLby a vote. Adjourned to T:W f. U. . i EVEHtyU BEWtlOK. The eeulng eeaalon wka. very largely atleade by a barsaontona and lntolllnl as s iullr, all of whom seemed I be la accord wllb tbe otuerla of Ibe OoovenUon. Tba newly-etoetod President waa latmdaeed by Mr. iKintwar, wboeiptalned Ibat she wsa happy la announce- to the audience tbat aba bad Kexned ber "r. IT year la poiitlea.1 nbe tuulljr seeoanlaed tba aid of aaaa la UM arorh Air womanMsnrranetitarntent. and waa praad to present bee honorable sneeaasoe 1 Mr. K. F. Hrroy. ' Thla gentleman earns forward amhl mab applaoae.and bowed In graeeful raeaarnlUoa a the bonor eonlerred. Ilia remark were brtW but wett dt S oe d a a -teUe polo I. and ended wltb a promise to carry Iba woman banner proudly ibronah the coming year. Me then abdicated ar Ute s renin In favor of tba retir ing President, whs be aald bad been runntac the Bifvtlnc. and waa better acquaint! than himwu wltb tne prosTatarae. Mrs. Dunlway aeala look tb ebalr. ' Mrs. H. W.ltooU aad Mlaa Annie Fear dt nteored Ibe audlaoe wltb aa iatrVote end ImmuiuImI tatatrn mental duet wa) tba plantj;--J fruresane Ooke and bla Utile danablar lol lowed with a Baa duet. Mr. and MnvCrasfn arrived ahild great ap plause. - .7 Mra. Crntan thea proceeded, accompanied by Mrs. Prof. Cenke al tbo piano. lo rv-ndir In an eiquleite -manner- tbo eeautuul aelacllon rrota I'mrJm orslorlo, -Ou, Migrfy reoi," I bleb stie aerpaascd even - Aaes.lA ttrrn toudly eoeored, the lady raverad the aowmbly wlibanohersolo.wbteh waa also wll raoslved. Mrs. Dunlway tbea aesaarbad tbat tbey dtJnt have nil the Crusan. family pi Ths SWut member wa a brlgbt-eyed little tot who would be a woman some day and In anticipation of this event, Mr.4resaa had pra- parejl aa eicelleal lecture anon. woman and the Bible,' to wbleb IbeConventtoa ws now Invited to listen. This lecture proved aa elo- q(ieut,nntprebenslve and eaiertalnlngdl tattoo apon the tbeme Indicated, and vf doirtTy eonvlucrd Ilia CoavenUoa .that Ute. Bible waaon tba si. I of woman. TS prertlin flleee fullneed nltu III wr- Bret applfctaitoa of the speaker theory to ths ohjeeu of the Womaa aanVaaTe Assadatloa. Nba tbao Inlrndaeed Mr. txKJshary, wtio aa- Jlitliniatil lin """:"" "M1'n,tTpf' hi 1 1..I(t apCTau-s 1 Mrs. U made a brier but pointed and logical speech In. favor of Iba work of the beam ,- - Mrs. lntnlway tbea Introdurad Mrs. J, Enioa of I'aloo, wba made a snort, I a. Intend Ivlllna eperrb, and sly led berarir Ibe 'bnub- itamr' mrmhrt." Hli waa applaoled to ttie mf.k savfiiSrrTT-- ttev. 1. tllot raiated aa amusing aad ap pmprlate aneedota. Mrs. Thorn lai-p-ytn mad a bnr atl.1 rest, anting to pcUUo lha Imjtslaaaea For ll.e rem. tbalr Individual poll Ural dlsabtlltlea. ' Capiala Wlla. a nolo. made a speech and sang Mrs. Punlvrsy the aVrlsred the Can veatton adjourned lifi Hatnrday at IS A. au tie aay cunaiao aansion. - . the esloa wa eallad to order at IS A. rrestdeni lleroy la Ibe ebalr. Minutes of Ibe prerieua srl.a read and ap proved. I The President appointed Mrs. A. fc. Denlws and Mr, If, A. tMigbarpaawtatanl meaibaraef tbs Kxeeutlve CommlUee. The following report of tba flnai eCtnni tt ie waa read and accepted f ttt-r-lp's. Ill SI dUhurMmenU, M IS; balance In. Irrasary, S3 earns. . , Mra. ftunlway preMtiiad aUller, wbtcb bad Just been reeelvad from Hon. John A. Col Una of a Fraaclaeo. The writer reeelved a Vote of thank a, and Ibe letter waa ordered published In Ibe Maw Noavnwasr. . It wa voted lo bold the next annual meeting la rortland. It waa voted ta bold a called sessloa lit Ibe Aaaoclatloa.1 Halem daring the Beat lelta- trv eraslon. Ka-Uoveraorwnbs waited apon trie aaancis Woo and tendered delegates the tree ass of tbe pablfe library during their -stay In the -city. Tbe Insltottoa waa acreptod with thanke. The l n rant ton adjourned alnedle. A'd spatrb from Memphis, "Teita., Judge Pierce, of the Circuit Court, h derided Hi t "m ertli. .l..llB" wheat transact lone I gambling,, ailfa snHeet for the Orafi.l Jdrye afrntriJ. But tH?lroob1 wllfU la getTiug ll attention of Grand Jjrle. I Call for- bla, there ara atriet lawagalnt gart. bllng( yrl no one la evcr pnecuted Tr dealing la atocka, even, on "marglus,' though lb character of the transaction Is onderatood by alt, aad la never called by any other nam Ibaa Block gam bling. Aod ve think, tb et.lrlt.of gambling la aa atrong In MempliTa, BL Ioul and Chicago, and Grand Juriee iaatlyoTirroTled, aa In Ban Franclaov ti '"' Stephen Longfellow ebmmltled , for gery lo DostonaT fawedaycagn, aod waa put under bonds. ,11 e h s since 'JumDed'VhJs ball and Balled f,r Aonlh America. Tller le oothiog very r. markabla la thla, for forger .and de parting criminal are plenty ; Va mere ly mention the yeuug man'a eoaduet becaoe tb Aeaoalatad Preek ba tele graphed all ever tba ooaolry that Bt phea le aephev of tb poet. - W cao- aot ee tbat any good wiil b . pllshed by holding Henry W. Longfel low up to publl comment, wbleb will certainly aot b favorable to blm, be cause It bappena that bla bmihcr'e ao baa com mitted a criminal act Tb Mormoa Elder, Thatcher, who weal to Meslco hoping ta Bud 'that country aa aay lam for tba "gal eta," baa returned omewbt disappointed. The Met lean Government will protect tb Mermona la tbalr worship, bat vlil prnoecnte poly gam I at a. ' The Mor moo III do wsTI to ty where tbey ar: tbey may Bad anm Oovernmeat vblch will aot overlook tbalr rl UalUd Btotoa Mr. Twee.1. wldTvTof lbs "Bust," la dead. " - . ..4He-ti"in Ct'b ba bean org t) I aed UtjKew Trk. . ' .' . J , A trnion f Ihecity f L 'ulsvllla waa A imleai on Iba Uih. a ' . , Es Livutenant-Qoveraor Arnold, f Bitolo-Ilaod, le dead. r ' 1 , - II ! prefers active Ufa la tba Benata t ihv Vo rrpaiileucy. . -; J. U. Keen rave tO OltO to ebarl- lice In New Yotk 1'ity la week. A tl d" l Nasbvlll. Tenn., on Ibe IJ'h, id r.'- worth of damage. Hyractiaeltaa given Iba Ilepubttoana a. large major ly lu lha looal elecllou. Conl rlbutlon talhe. Iriah relief fund are rroricd Irtnw all parte of th coun try. . X- N .nhe-xtrrii Tcaaa waata vrgmea. ltd ! inline prirtloiil meana toy gal IheiH. . Ttie ui a -founder and rutViiera an Khe caMnenmakrr of Ht. Lou I ar on lrikc. t -- Cyrua Hawley, a wealthy cltlsen of Milwatikir, Wia., committed aulchie ba the 15: b. , . - Tito C.l fornla Lglalatra la Irylug In reattlate cluck broker' method of btieliHsa. . - . ' ' ' . Rev. K I ward Cowley, of the Bhep hr l'a Fold, la v lelwd of cruelty t rhildrvu. I . ; i x 1 Numerous railroad com panic protest galnat a reduction of duly ou Imported leel ralla. , - 1 Chas. Ltue, of Balnbrldge, Pa., killed . bla wife, and then poisoned bla family ' aod blmaalf. All died.- W , ' Under Califiirnia'a new oaalitutl)n, wotaten eennot tt debarred from aarvlng as atteudania In ealoona. ... Vermont Rputicane are for El munit first and Grant aecond for tb lYe-I.Wnllal noBilualloar Parnell ba conantd to bo on of th c-nirvltlee to dlebnre lb New York - -eVafifs IrUh relief fund. ' Palmer, Preeldent . of tha Louisiana Hafe IVpoalt Company, baa be fonnd o golity of C'nUesaitug Its fuuds. RitaraiMin's drug store, at Baniloval, III., was burglariaeilof oo.OUO In money ou Batiirday, and than burned. : A U. 8. war ahlp will probably ba used to aouvey to Ireland provlaiw.te and f mmI tor tha auSering poor. - A Natl mat B!aine Club, 'Ho develop Citslltig senllmenl In' his favor," has iwen organised In Wavhlaglon. ' Governor Hoyt, of Wyemlng, la as euord of lailmaoy with a malallo girl, and tha preae deiuU hi removal. Jaa, Wilson ha been aenlenoad to ba hauged at Ignport, f ml., and An drew Moyoebertrat Upper Banduaky, OtliO.- ' '' " " - - At Paruell'a nltlmor Meeting, oa th ltth, both Methodist and Csliioll alergym occupied aeaU.en th plait - farm... . .., -7, . A column nf troop aeder Captain Ifllucker wa defeated and driven Irons V XX i .il.i fcM . at..... I .. 1 k InatanU '. .. . Th ateamtyat Pawit.Jtaa.. Into tb-- hrhlite at JjeTt'itoOvllle,orUhalall U -mZ&ZiSftUt nTkfak of tba-Itthras la a total loea. . - ".. 'DllUngliam, Iba - New Hampehlr fiend, who shot li la aaat. ravlebad her, and ihea put a bullet through bla hd, ba slue died.-' .. i . , .. John IlatiPe-J' Kioalt Deputy SeorHary. of Btat o Main, la ander tW betwde, chagad Willi larceny of legr lalatlva return. ; - ; . . Two heavy freight train on th Oan- ala Bouthern rood collided oa tbo ltui, near Ttteoitaarg. The tralu aipUhf ha disappeared. Laland Stanford declloe t gl v any thing to th lrlh relief fund, aaylag ther la ample Held at homo for anything he hu to dnrrsTr .... m, - 'lion. E. B. Wnahburn aaya b la not candidal for lb Prealdeooy of ay other ofllce), bat le for Grant, "Drat, laat and an tha time." Hmllh, defaulting Treaaurer of North Andover, Maaa., baa k now lodged that he be eystematloally taka money alnctjxl firsllecUoo In lottaV VI Inry Ward Beeeber 1s tWr-O rabl" and an unlimited number of Presldeo- tlal terms, ami mkea a Strang argu ment In support of hi poailloa. , A Br at Chlongn, on th alght of th ' ' ltth. In the Em pi r Kaclory. did avar . IKXI.OOO worth of damage; Ineuranea, - 1171,800 ; aatvaga, 30,00Q to fSO.OUO. Tj.iornaa P. Pbllllpa, a retired mar ckant, aged SO, waa garroted and robbed t -', u Thompson street. New York, Malar- 1. day aght,by thrwa colored wemtu, wucT Were arrested. V' , ., ' ' A paper, "purporting lo be lgne , hy'ihe heads nf Ponca famlllee, and re- qiwallng lha Prealiieat to remove lh . tribe" lo the Indian Territory, ta pro nounced a forgery by lua Iudlaua. A wretdt named Mapre, wb b fre- ?uently fired Into train aear Codd, olin Territory, wa rapt a red by U. B. klarehal Ayar n Saturday. Ha did not euceumb until eriot fourie tlm. - I Tber I great labor movemeat at Denver, Odorad. All meabaaioal trades are repreaentod lo an aasamhlli miiiiih aaflabitrort wlrt j Mads 'to ralae tbe w4eee of operatlvea Ip-earioua line of Wora, . -. ., Amelia Moot, of Byracaa. N. Y.. hot her mialo, Jotin Monla, dead OO Hatnrday night, aod killed herself, with . ; a aecond allot from th pistol. They bad beea living togethar four years, under -promise of marrlag.' j -t ' Tl Nw York Commercial aaya tb ' advance Ja U B. frur pr-cnl .bonda. and a atrong demand ae to pVlea gna ap, rvfleriia tha prevailing belief that there will be a further refunding f lb debt at a big her rat thaa par eeat par auaam. Th Legislator af California ba passed and Governor Parklna has algeed lha bill prohibiting corporal loo from employing Chlneaa. Tie Worklagtaea af Haa Francteca ar "VtoiltoeT nnaiv - tloua and asking tbat Cblaaa be die- charged, la boeordaoe vltb tb pw . atatat. ' ' Henator Itlll.' of Ooloradn. baa r ra se led a bill ta lha rleaate providing for tb reclamation of tbe deoert aad wast land adjacent to th tUky Maaatolas by boring arteolaa walla. GeoJocla'S ay flawing welle can be fbaodV lluo- dradaof tbatisaada af acre may bw r . claimed. ,Wkll bl plaa la aral sptI moot, yet the appmprlatma asked I a mall la comparison wltb tb leeelte anticipated thai he hope the bill will receive tb -early aaatia af Coograe. " - - aaaaaaawaswsbsaaasJaj We respectfully ackaowledga receipt af aa lavltelle to attend a U year parly which wa give by tba ladle af i Lowe Caeoadaa, W. aa BC Vala- lle'Dy. Tba a flair vaaagraad - - aad va aboakj baaa aaa ktm to attoad had aot prtoa gagmU -pravaoted. Tb good peopl af. C . cade never do thing by bla. i , -"" - I'S'l -. ...i ' Womea ara eilglbl aa aamralra J a aay tb Baperleieade! of tb Cm ' 1 i v 1 (TK - 1 1r A ' itt" '7 -