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VOLUME X. NO. 12. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1SS0. PER YEAR S3 00.
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EASTERN OREGON.
MRS. DUXIWAY'S TRAVELS IIKU VISIT TO IIAKHK
CITV AND WIXGVILLK AX INTKK
KSTIXG CAUIXKT.
A WOMAN SUFFItAOB SOCIKTV ORGANIZKIl AT IIAKHK I'Ull
I.IC SKNTIJIBNT STEADILY GHOWINO IN HAVOK ,
OF EQUALITY OK THE SKXKS.
Uxiox, November 22, 1SS0.
Dkax Readers of tiik New Xokthwkst:
The premature cold weather that has abounded
in unprecedented intensity for the past three
weeks all over this Borean upper country did not
prevent the good people of Baker City from at
tending our lectures, nor did it in any way retard
their enthusiasm upon the woman question.
Here, as at Canyon City, they were ready to or
ganize a County "Woman Suffrage Association;
and here, as elsewhere, the very best elements of
society, social, religious, liberal and literary, were
ready to take the lead in the work. As tho Re
cording Secretary of the Association has already
forwarded the minutes of the first organized meet
ing, it is not necessary to make further mention
of it in this connection, except to speak in praise
of the zeal of the friends of the cause, and their
determination to use all honorable means to keep
it before the people.
Baker City has almost outgrown our former
-conceptions of it during the five years that have
elapsed since our first visit. Quite a number of
new and substantial stone and brick business
houses adorn the main street, exhibiting the con
fidence of the proprietors in the future prosperity
of the place. There are excellent farms in the
valley, and seemingly inexhaustible stock ranges
on the mountains and hills; but the chief attrac
tion is the mines, whose resources are scarcely yet
imagined, and certainly not yet developed.
In the valuable cabinet owned by Mr. J. W.
Virtue, and which visitors can inspect at their
leisure in the Virtue & Van Schuyver banking
house, can be seen almost every variety of ore
from adjacent mines, all rich, and abounding in
gold, silver, isinglass, antimony, quicksilver,
asbestos, sulphur, tin, copper, iron, and many
other metals. Next Summer, when the weather
is propitious, we hope to return awl visit the
mines and give them an extensive writing-up
from personal observation.
Besides his magnificent collection of minerals,
including smelting ores, carbonate ores, gold
bearing quartz, leaf gold, shot gold, gold lumps
awl gold dust, Mr. Virtue's cabinet contains a rare
assortment of coins, some of which are fifteen
hundred years old. He exhibits some specimens
of Continental currency, and quite a number of
Confederate bills. A bronze medal proclaims that
it was awarded to him by the Centennial Com
mission for his fine display of ores from the Virtue
Mining Company's claims, which were on exhi
bition at the National Exposition. Among other
curiosities, we note a cannilMil's war club, Living
stone's tobacco pipe, the pocket knife of Captain
Jack, with A. B. Meacham's blood upon it; the
shark's tooth club that killed Captain Cook (pre
sented to Mr. Virtue by Lee Millard, Esq., of
Portland); an air castle, elaborately carved from
solid wood by an unfortunate convict who was
imprisoned for life, and whose only tool was a
piece of hoop iron ; some mammoth fossils, among
them a jaw bone three feet in length, a tooth
twelve inches long and seven inches in diameter,
and a tusk nearly eight feet long and fully twenty
one inches in circumference. These fossils were
found by miners many hundreds of feet below the
surface of the earth, and would conclusively prove
the vast and inconceivable age of this planet if ail
other demonstration were wanting. A pair of
huge antlers, closely clasped in the "lock of
death," surmounts one large show-case, and some
fine specimens of the California redwood adorn
the top of another. Want of space forbids further
detail concerning this cabinet at this time, hut we
hope some day in the future to examine it more
fully. It is a credit to Eastern Oregon, and of
great value to its enterprising possessor.
Turning from tiie contemplation of Nature's
vast resources as exhibited in the above-named
cabinet, we return to the home of our hospitable
friends, the Cleavers, and, after an hour's chat, go
forth again a-canvassing. With this rather un
pleasant duty we always combine all we can of
independent observation. We note first the furni
ture store and undertaker's emporium of Mr. J.M.
Cleaver, and are surprised at the multiplicity of
orders that crowd upon him for articles in his line.
Then we pass on, noting whisky shops, tobacco
nists and restaurants, and call at the well-filled
drug store of Mr. H. McKinney, where for half an
hour we hold glad converse with this gentleman
and his intelligent wife, ncc Miss Susio Harrison,
of Salem, and for a number of years prior to her
marriage a partner of Miss Whipple, now princi
pal of the public school in Astoria. The millinery
store of Mrs. Alfred next attracted us, and here
again we were at home. Tins lady's many friends
will be pleased to learn that she is again in busi
ness on a safe basis, and is another proof of the
constantly demonstrable fact that women, as well
as men, can tide safely over financial difficulties
when, by their will and energy, they arc disposed
to clear the way. Mrs. J. Sparks is also a prosper
ing proprietor of an adjacent millinery business,
and the two ladies are on excellent terms with
eacli other, thus disproving the allegation that
"two of a trade never can agree." We find our
good friend St. Louis at the old stand following
the jewelry business, and take dinner with Mrs.
Rea, who keeps a well-patronized boarding-house.
Messrs. Haines and Lawrence, the former a mem
ber of the late Senate and the latter of the House
of Representatives, both of whom did valiant ser
vice in the Woman Suffrage cause, reside here,
engaged in the practice of law. Judge L. O.
Sterns, who is known all over the State as an able
barrister and jurist, also lives here in good style,
and, witli his intelligent wife, contributed much
to the pleasure and profit of our visit. T. C.
Hyde, Eq., also a Woman Suffragist and a law
yer, enjoys a lucrative practice. Drs. Hulsey and
Atwood, whose acquaintance we made at a former
visit, are still at their posts and still busy and
prosperous. We were indebted for the use of the
court-house for the lectures to the gentlemanly
sheriff, Mr. W. Trevillion, and to Messrs. Cleaver,
Schoiield and many others for kindly and respect
ful aid in our work.
For some reason best known to the initiated, we
did not meet a clergyman in the city; but we hope
the ministers of Baker do not all deserve the
Scriptural declaration that "He that is not for us
is against us."
Mr. Abbott, of the llcvcille, attended the lec
tures, but ignored them in his tmper probably an
oversight. Mr. Shepard, of the Bedrock Democrat,
did not attend the meetings, but made favorable
mention of them and of the cause in his journal.
We think they will both do good service for wom
an's liberty in the pending suffrage camjMUgn;
though we were somewhat surprised to hear of
certain very uncalled-for allusions to ourself as
"old woman," "old gal," etc., etc., by the editor
oi me latter paper, wnen among Ms boon com-"J
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pamoiis. He are an earnest advocate of men's
rights, but are firmly convinced that the right to
slur the mothers of men is not one of them.
Our closing lecture in the city was given on
Thursday evening before a fine assembly of
thoughtful ami sympathizing auditors, the I 'resi
dent of the newly-formed Woman Suffrage Asto
ciatiou, Mrs. Eliza R. Gray, in the chair, her fine,
chastened, womanly face beaming upon the people
like an inspiration. Mrs. Susan McKinney read
the minutes of the organized meeting of Wednes-j
day in a clear voice, and with the grace and dig
nity that characterizes the cultured lady in all
countries. After this came our lecture, the theme,
"Man's Rights," being one of our favorites. As
at Canyon City, we had become warmly attached
to the many friends we had met, and it was ditli
cult to soy good-bye.
On the next afternoon, accompanied by Mrs..
Peters and Mrs. McKinney, we started over to
Wingvilie, nine or ten miles away, our vehicle a
light-running sewing machine wagon, and tho
driver an honest owner of a line trotting team.
The road ran through the Powder River Valley,
as level as a iloor, and covered with excellent
farms, all made in the heart of the sage-brush
desert, where twenty years ago it was thought
impossible to sprout white beans in the volcanic
soil. Arriving at Wingvilie, Mother Osborne, an
aged grandmother well on in the seventies, met
us at tho stile of her great wide door-yard fence,
and welcomed us all in the true hospitable man
ner peculiar to the Sunny South. Upon learning
that the good woman's daughter was absent, we
felt our visit to be an imposition, as our hostess
appeared too old and frail to prepare supper. But
she would take no denial, and in less than an hour
we were regaled with an excellent and savory
meal. Supper over, and all repaired with the
dear old lady through the snow to the church, not
far away, where we met a goodly multitude of
eager curiosity-seekers, who listened for the first
time to the women's gospel of liberty. Two men,
one a horse doctor rejoicing in the appellation of
L. L. Russel, M. D., and the other a newly mar
ried man named Miller, blacked themselves up
with burnt cork and came to the lecture in out
landish dress, evidently hoping to create a sensa
tion, but only succeeded in making the citizens
boys and all ashamed of them. No one took any
apparent notice of them, and ono of the noble pair,
more sober than the other, soon grew disgusted
with himself and sneaked out of the church. )t
Is needless to say that they are both "agin"
woman's rights, and "think too much of women"
at the wash-tub to let them perform the ardu
ous labor of depositing a vote in the ballot-box.
Hon. Charles Chandler, who was State Senator
from Baker county in '74 and '70, resides here, and
introduced us to the audience. We were indebted
to Mr. Jas. Dwinell, an extensive farmer and stock
raiser, for the courtesy of publishing the lecture,
and were also much pleased with his earnest wife
and her evident interest in the suffrage cause.
The meeting over, we returned to Baker City,
well satisfied with the evening's adventure and
entertainment.
On Saturday night wc bade adieu to our friends
at Mr. Cleaver's hospitable home, and took a room
at the hotel for a few hours' rest, and at midnight
were called by the watchman to go aboard the
stage, bound Unionward. The weather had sensi
bly moderated, and the long ride was not an un
comfortably cold one. A few miles out from
Baker City the snow grew deep, and the sidelong
mads were so slippery that the great coach would
often slue until just on the point of upsetting on
the hillside, but would always fetch up in the
"nick of time" and save us from a smash-up. At
half-past live we halted at North Powder station
for breakfast, and were greeted by a good fire and
excellent meal at the wayside inn of Mr. and Mrs.
Harlan. Mrs. H. ought to teach a cooking school
for the benefit of dyspeptic travelers. After
breakfast we passed a grist-mill belonging to Mr.
James Welch, of North Powder station, and drove
on past fine farms for fifteen miles further. Then
we entered the Ladd Hill pass, and came down
into Grand Ronde Valley to the town of Union by
a route so easy of descent and so different from the
old emigrant road of '52, eighteen miles below,
that it was difficult to realize that the valley
was the same that greeted our childhood's gaze in
the long ago, when, after a perilous ride adown
the rocky ridges, our sire's patient oxen had
plodded wearily over the bunch-grass plain in
search of Western Oregon.
At the head of this beautiful Grand Ronde Val
ley sitslhe thriving town of Union, which we see
at a glance has improved wonderfully in the past
few years. A commodious school-house, court
house, and a new M. E. church have been added
to its public buildings, and several fine brick
stores and many new dwellings dot the plain. At
this writing the entire valley is covered with a
feathery coat of alabaster whiteness. rivintr tiie
whole earth a Wintry look. But we find refuge in
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the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Hannah,
who greet us with cordial smiles of welcome.
Allliction has laid a heavy hand iijwn these kind
friends in the past few years, and the trailing wing
of the Death Angel has swept away three of their
lovely children, leaving an aching void in their
hearts and new lines of care upon their faces; but
the great Hereafter has come nearer to them than
ueiore, aim iney iook eoniHieniiy iorwani to a
glad reunion with their departed darlings in the
halcyon by-and-by. We had enjoyed theirsociety
for half an hour when we were called upon by
Mrs. Minerva Eaton, whom Portlanders will re
member as the star of the last State Suffrage Con
vention, and arrangements were at once made for
the lectures, which are to begin to-night (Monday)
at the M. E. church. On Wednesday wo are to go
to Cove, whence more anon. A. S. D,
Neal Dow, the Prohibition candidate for the
Presidency, received some 9GO0 votes, and the rep
resentatives "of the liquor traffic and interests are
laughing at the meagernesss of his support. But
they may rest assured that this vote is no index
of the mass of people arrayed against them.
When Mr. Dow was nominated, it was known
that he had no chance of success and that all
votes thrown for him would be pract ically wasted.
The great body of temperance people cast their
ballots either for Hancock or Garfield mostly
for the latter and the S)G00 votes represent men who
realized that a stand must be made, and who voted
as their principles directed them. In Maine there
are several times that number of Prohibitionists,
and tne same is true ot several other Eastern
States. In Kansas and Iowa prohibitory amend
ments to the constitutions were adopted, in the
former State by 20,000 majority. The liquor mer
chants and saloon-keepers do not even smile at
these results. In several other States streiiKth
equal to that in Kansas would be developed if
there could be a fair vote on the liquor question
without dragging in extraneous issues. The op
position to me wiusky trafiic is growing.
The Roseburg Independent will please accept
our thanks for pronouncing the New Northwest
"a first-class newspaper," although not "endors
Ing our ideas in cxtcmo." We admit our brother's
right to differ from our opinions, for we believe in
Di'vvtii, uui are giau mat no credits us
with "saying a good many good things" and as
being "endowed with more than usual brain,
pluck and energy." Without wishing to form a
"mutual admiration society," we can say that
the Independent is an excellent paper and a good
representative of the live town of Roseburg; but
wo hope our contemporary will read and profit bv
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niu ivuuci in mu lorn tutnacaier.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN BAKER COUNTY-
Baker City. November 19. 1SSQ-
To the Kiutok of the Xbw Xortiiwkst:
In pursuance of previous appointment. n-tn
met at the court-house, on the afternoon of tne
in instant, a number of persons interested in
the formation of a Woman Suffrage Association-
After a very lively discussion between the editor
of the Jtcveille and the editor of the New North-
kst concerning the relative conditions of man
and woman, the convention proceeded to the busi
ness ot the hour.
The meeting was called to order and its obiecti
clearly and concisely stated by Mrs. Duniway.
un motion, Mrs. Eliza R. Grav and Mrs. Snsr
H. McKinney were elected respective! v President
and Secretary pro tan.
A constitution was submitted to those nresenr.
and accepted.
The organization then proceeded to the election
of permanent ollicers with the following result r
President, Mrs. Eliza R. Grav: Vice -President-.
Mrs. Melissa Cleaver; Recording Secretary, Mrs.
ousan n.. lcivmney; Corresponding Secretarv,
Mr. Calvin F. Hvde: Treasn
Alfred. ' J
On motion, an Executive Committee, comnnswl
of Mr. D. L. Moomaw, Mr. A. C. Mitchell, Mr. E
R. Parker, Miss Tottie Cleaver and Miss Georgia
Peters, was appointed by the chair.
The following resolutions were then adopted r
lletolvetl, That we will use all honorable
to the LegiilNture of 13 men who are pledged to ratify the
raviuuuii hi t-nirRiicnise woman, which was pmwed by in
legislature of Jtf.
Jtesoletil, That we cordially endorse the IfclMtart; ot
1S30 In lt favorable action on tho Woman SuftVafte Kesote
tlon, ami will resiiecUully demand its raUHcatlon by the
Legislature of 1SS2.
After listening to a few eloquent words of en
couragement and advice from our lecturer, Mrs. A.
S. Duniway, the Association adjourned, to meet
at the iHirlors of Mrs. J. W. Cleaver on Monday,
the 22d inst. Mrs. Susan H. McKixxev,
' Secretary. 4
MISSOURI SUFFRAGISTS.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the Missouri
Woman Suffrage Association was hold on Tues
day, November 9th, at Kirkwood, Mrs. E. 1.
Case, President, in the chair.
The Western Light says that after considerabYS
debate, in which Mrs. L. P. Yeatman, Mrs. GeuJ
Rober, of New Haven, Rev. John Snyder and."
the President took leading parts, it was decided to
memorialize the Legislature on the matter of
"school sulfrage."
The following were appointed delegates to rep
resent the State of Missouri in the American Suf
frage Association meeting to be held at Washing
ton: Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Grubbs, Mrs. MurS
feldt and Rev. John Snyder.
The election of officers for the ensuing year re
sulted as follows : President, Mrs. R. N. Hazard ;
Vice-Presidents, Dr. Wm. Elliott, Mrs. M. A
Hunt, Mrs. M. E. Bedford, Mrs. Eliza C. Draper,
Rev. John Snyder, Mrs. Charlotte L. Cleveland,
and J. M. Dutro; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
I. H. Sturgeon Recording Secretary, Mrs E. L.
Chase; Executive Committee, Mrs. L. P. Hall,
Mrs. Geo. H. Rea, Miss Mary Murtfeldt, Miss H.
B. Roberts, Mrs. John C. Orrick, Mrs. A. O
Grubbs, Mrs. W. P. Wilson, Mrs. J. Andrew, Mrs.
Thompson, Dr. Maria Walker, Mrs. Elizabeth J..
Dutro, Mrs. John W. Noble, Mrs. H. S. Stnggr
and Mrs. John W. Stockbridge; Treasurer, Mr.
John Dutro.
The next meeting of the Association witt-tgl
held in St. Louis on the 14th instant.
John Sharp, one of the Mormon Bishops, is now
in New York City. In an interview, he saidl
the demise of Brigham Young had not altered?
the Mormon policy; that the twelve apostles who
became the head of the church at his death have
in no way abridged their own powers by electing:
Taylor as prophet ; that "not only is polygamy a
part of the Mormon faith, but it is obligatory, and'
those who say otherwise aro not true Mormons or
do not know what they are talking about." This
is enough to arouse the Ladies' Anti-Polygaray
Socicty to renewed exertions. It is a candid ad
mission that women are considered by Mormon
as mere slaves, each master to have as many of.
them as he wants.
The New York Tmics is one of the very best of
American newspapers. It fairly recounts not
only metropolitan event", but the news of the
world at large. Politically, it is Republican.
The Weekly Times, an eight-page, nicely printed
sheet, is issued Wednesdays at $1 per year.
A committee of three has been appointed by
the President of the Portland Branch of the Iriab.
Land League for the purpose of suggesting names
for and assisting in tho formation of a Ladies'
League. Our Irish citizens appreciate the im
portance of having tho help of women.