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TWO PERTINENT TOPICS.
'"v- In adjoining column will be. found carefully
summarized account of the proceeding of two
Woman Suffrage 'eoaveaUon recently held In
mBoten,1nterrpersed slightly with explanatory "ire-"
mark. and rather freely with comment. Ia fhj
.article, attention' will be given (first) to, Miss
Antbooj resolution relative to the State which
have pending constitutional amendment to ee---
lWh Woman Suffrage, and (second) to Mr. EL
.. . & Chare renark In condemnation of effort to
scare tbe ballot In temperance and educational,
matter r other "aide loe." ' ; ; - '
. jnaa .Anthony aptly y that while a. eonrti
, rutlooal amendment it pending the Bute I for
the time being reaolred Into It original elements,
and that women, ahoold be eeeured bj State action
in their evident right to a voice for or against aa
, organic provision which affect them ao vitally.
A proposition similar to this, and yet totally an
like It, was made' lathi Stale last Winter bj an
Interior paper. It 'wa . suggested that separate
ballot-boxe should be proVHed to enable women
to register their ebolee In regard to the amend
ment on tbe da of the general election. . We
were opposed to this, because It la mere child
NATIONAL SCFPRAOE ASSOCIATION.
Some friend of the nr Nosrrawiarx, probably
Mrs. H. A. Damon, kind! j send marked copie of
the great dally papers of Boston that gare reports
of the proceedings of the thirteenth annual con
vention of he National Woman Suffrage Associa
tion, which waa held In Tremont Temple on May
2th and 27th. The attendance at the opening
tssisn was only fair, bat at the aorceeding one
the audience were large. Among the prominent
persona present were Elizabeth Cad j Stanton,
of New Jersey, who presided ; Tfabella Beecher
Hooker, of Connecticut; Bdva A. LoekwnmLof
the District of Columbia; Mary Wright bewail, of
Indiana; Elizabeth Avery Merri wether, of Ten
nessee; A. PgtetUns, of Michigan; Susan B.
Anthony, Matilda Joalya Gage and L. D. Blake,
of New York; IL CL Foster, of Pennsylvania;
Sarah A. Damon,' of Oregon; Her. F. A. Hinck
ley, of Rhode Island ; Rev. Ada C Bowles, of Mas-
achosett; Rev. Olympia Brown, of Wisconsin
and Elizabeth ' I Saxotaof Xew Orleans A fter
the cooTentioo Va called to order, Rer. Oly mpla
Brown offered prayer, and Mnt Harriet IL Kob
Inaon, widow of "Warrington," delivered an ad
dress Of Wekome. ." 'if - :
Sosan B. Anthony defined the ot ject of the
Aaociation,vwhich, aiweIl known to Woman
Suffragists, is to seen re the ballot to woman by
Congressional legislation, and mot by tbe ted ions
process of petitioning the legfsiatore of the dif
ferent State to make her a national citizen in
the fall meaning of the words. "
Elizabeth A. Merrlwetber made a rery spirited
speech. In which she asserted that "the slarery of
the American women I Infinitely worse to-day
and more Jcgrading than waa er'er negro slarery
In tbe Soath." The speaker I a Southern woman,
and ber bold declaration shows bow keenly a
high-minded and Intelligent vomin feels tbe dis
grace and degradation of belng'dlsf ranehised along
with criminals Idiot and lanatica, while former
bUtc In her own State are clothed with the bal
lot and made responsible sovereigns. r'
CEW ENGLAND SCTTBAGI5TS.
pUy-TW-oU o- polled conldtMthareTlLZhri The TenerableATISronaon "Alcott spoke briefly
tot very eloquently, and paid a beaotifal tribate
to-wooea,afarraiag thst-from-theni-be had re-
eefred the Inspiration for all that U i best In hi
writing.
In the evening, after addreme by Lillle Der
erevx Blake and Matilda Josrytr Gage, ex-Gov
ernor Edward Lee, of Wyoming, gave an acooant
of the progfts and working of Woaian SoffVagW
In that Territory. He said that while Governor
there be Mbad appointed many ladies topoaltion,
and had alwaya fonnd them competent, able and
willing, and they alwaya, when it came to voting,
did an intelligently and fearlessly." Certainly
the enmalative testimony a bx the working of
i Woman So ffrage In Wyoming shoald qaiet the
fear of all who are! troubled aboat the result of
equal aaffrage.
ronld not be intended to bare, any influence on
.the : reeult. It. would-be -only - an expression of
-opinion, that eon Id In noway affect the determin
ing e-ote of men on the name qoestloo, though
every womaa'aJballot might be la favor of the
amendment. If the rote) were to be forreles
not worth the paper they were printed on the
poll woold niensarlly be amalL Women do not
want to rot for pieaanre, and would not turn oat
in greet number to throw worth lea ballota.
However, w do net doubt that women would poll
a Immense vote u legislation con id be secured
.jennlttlng them to eaU forceful ballota on this
sjoestion of such deep Import to them, and an
effort moat be made to get the favorable action of
tbe next Legislature on thl poioL Women are
l most deeply eoneerned la regard to the disposition
of tbeixffrsxeramendrneut,nsiMf most'n their
right to vote for ita adoption or rejection;
lue , postuon laxen oy Mrs. unace is nnqi
tlonably aoond. JSid IssuesT must not be al
lowed to Interfere w1tbwerk for the recognition
ef the principle of political equalityr- If the ballot
ia volontarily granted to women on tbe temper-
, auce, tbe educational, or any other question, and
la not hedged about" by excessive taxation, erbi
.irary rrgistralion regulationa, or other restrict ioae
TuriBg thenornjng sessions of the second day.
MI Anthony offered eereral resolutions, which
were onanlmously adopted without discussion.
The first declare' that nherfgbt of suffrage,
which underlie all other right, should be based
In eitlienshlp, and that all eitizenvlthourdl
tlnctiou of sex, should be protected by the na
tional government In the exercise; of thi right fl
tbe second, that "it U the duty of Congress to sub
mit M- proposition for neixteenth amendment -to
Is fully op to the Uw and ready for tbe next step.
The JRhode Jslaml report, by - Fanny-PPalmer,
that tend to ileatroy the 1?
woolirtlke to avail tbemseive of the privilege,
they can accept It and nee It, and still be free to
Insist that. If II I proper and aJvisable for them
to vote on one question. It U equally right and
expedient that they should vote oa all other mat
ter of Interest to tbe people; but work for school
. Suffrage or any other minor matter t unwise, and
may be construed as abandonment of the priocl
pie of exact equalliy, which I the corner atone
of tbe woman movemeoU - Such work "can only
be defended on the ground of expediency doc
trine unworthy tbe advocate of a reform. Ilk
oars." The women who truly, feel the degrada
tUo of disfranchisement seek the free ballot, and
not the graclon privilege of m voice In side 1s-
: aoea. Tbey are willing to leav all half-wav ani
partial movement to those who only go forward
a the popular current carries them." They do
not beg for a crumb ; they demand a loaf. They
are citizens, and they have aa Jnajienab!, Inde
feasible right to a voice in the affaire of' the
'govern men t which levtea tribute on them for
After mentioning the fact that B. K. Bruce,
MlsslMlppra colored ex-Senator had been ap
pointed Register of the Treasury, the Middle town
(K. Y.) SaUimet pithily added : Twenty-five
year ago, white men and politician would much
sooner have believed that women would fill tbe
positions of Senator and Register than colored
men, who were mostly chattels and merchandise.
Woman can see by the aboverhow greatly the
ballot would add to ber Importance nod eoclal
value." ' " .'...
. The -complete Independence of man and wife,
where property I concerned, 1 nowhere carried
to scb a point a among the Indian of Central
America, Every day the husband buy hi meal
from hi wife, who purchase from him raw mate
rial for the table.
several State from disfranchising these citizen
on account of sex." The third I a follow :
WaaacAa, la tae teTSOoa f a Mate OvxitaUoa ta
Mk s IW tlsse bHsc rraol4 tsto Hs ortftasl ele
ssea(s.a4 si I ta P?V asvs tae rtcht to vof tar u rsa
aaavraial lmw tkal arc to gover tkesa ; thercfuee,
' WnW, Thmt la sasmlUisc t pro ptm 4 Vmbu Ha.
rme sasea4skeits la the Wta Orra, JCefcrsafc
Is4iss to tbe people, swan; rlir! bavs tb rlht to
t oa lbs Mtloa. sa4 bal4 b seawd la tb rxrrrU
U tal rtsbt by setloa.
Belva A. Lockwood, of Washington City, spake
on "Woman and tbe Law," giving a synopsis of
tbe work of women lawyer, la Italy and Greece
before the sixteenth century, and of her own diffi-
cultlea ia gaining admission to the bar. She
poke of the formerdlfferent outlook and projected
career of boys and girls, the one with ambitions
unbounded and encouraged In these ambitions.
the other held down to a narrow sphere, with no
thought of growth or getting beyond the circum
eeribed Iim(tVaad rejoiced that now. women are
admitted to all the profession, and that they do
their work welL .
.Mi. I eUkeo, of New Orieau, tWIveml n
address, the conclusion of which Is pronounced
by the AdrrriUtr "the most eloquent appeal for
suffrage that waa heard during the entire convent
lion." -- ' ;: " " -
The members of the Association then visited the
State House, In response to Governor Long Invi
tation, and were given a cordial reception.
Tbe speaker at tbe afternoon session were Isa
bella Beecher Hooker, Mrs. Stanton, and Martha
McLellaa Brown, The last-named lady ably re
viewed the many paper on "The Ethic of Sex
which have appeared during the peat few month.
The speaker of the evening were Mrs, 8tanton
and Mr. Merri wether.
The Xatiumal Liberator Is the name of a" new
Illustrated Chicago weekly journal, to be devoted
to prohibition and equal suffrage. The aubscrin.
tioa price 1 50 cent a year, or it will be sent on
trial eight weeks for ten ceota. In addition to It
general temperance literature, the first Issue con
tain a wood-cut and biographical sketch of c;T.
ernor St. John, of Kansas, who, by the way, M
engaged In 1S$33 In the Indian war of .Southern
Oregon and Northern California, and wa twice
wounded. After attending to. hi official duties
during the week, be deliver temperance adlresse
on Saturday nlgbta and Sunday, often com
mencing thus: tlFellow citizens, and when I
ay fellow-citizen I include the ladies, for I be
lieve every man and woman on this broad earth
ha the same Inalienable right from tbe hand of
an all-wise and. impartial Father." ,
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FurniM Cottage 1 the . name of a new building
In New York, to le under the control of the
Ladies' Amoriatioji of Sheltering Arm wfcich
wUl aecommotiate forty-bov and be used as'"
training school for the trade- and -profession,--:
The structure Is the gift of. Mis S. C R. Furniss,
ani is iu tended to commemorate the name of ber
mother. The young lady would hare shown ber
self more of a philanthropUt bad she not shut out -poverty-stricken
and struggling member of her
own sex from the benefit of the Institution.
The roavn'i Jrmnl faraishe very lengthy
account of the proceeding of the tenth anniver
sary meeting of the New England Woman Suf
frage Aociation,fc which held Its session In
Me'.onaon HalL Boston, on Monday and Tuesday,
May rvl and 24th, before ery Urge and pirited
aodiencea.- Among the , speaker were Lucy
tone. President of the Association, Governor
Long,-Mr. AnnaCarlin Spencer, Jella ard
Howe, Mr. M. G. Ripley, Edwin,'D. Mead, Rev.
F. A, Hinckley, and Mis Lent, of the Boston
Cniversity. - ilJ ' ;
"JtihlM ad-Ire. Governor .Long upplemente.I
and eUborated the Iition Uken in hi message
to the Legislature. .We quote a portion of hi
excellent speech, which prove that the Chief Ex4
eeutlveof tbe Bay State I a logical and clear
thinker, whatever may be sal J of tle late Legis
'laturer:: j , ' '' k. . ,
I bTe bttJ. bea tbe qmtvtiom wss b-foce
se. 1 p.k sJ - to htr Vunta teiCfrnftWcaaae;
pnJ hf tbe IrrcMsUUe ke ' l joaUr, : . i ne
Ion. tbat tt retu oa tbsl prSaHple of oor vblrb
fWTrrsaseat ssoa tbe eoaarot ci tbe pwrnifj. I
bHIers tbat state or tnmmmmYtf Is mat serareablcb rwu
,v?rm thm bmmAn iaalstiwjs.-Tbe rrrsaiid H rmr on .
Hs bsie I baa Its sprs. Tbe state or toaauit; U
fa sr&Mrfe tbe rtfbts ot tbe todiTtdaata wbo rr&t
It mr MU4 reecaled aa4 rxtnlmd. It I bar IcahmmI
sartblac tt la tbal elaas af aar raa be saXdj lnwUJ
wttb tbe lmaaaiUe fcpia td tb rlghlmot say other.
aa4 tbsl tbrtv U a saeh tyrmaoj, two mcs rwcer m wiooj
aa4 laa: WaM tbe trrpoaMt vHpUhlp
e eb!l4. It la w tbai rtimn tka. mnt for tbe 4
mo saarb a lor tbe good oi tbe vbole
vmltb, I woald like see reatrtrtl spoa saffrmce atade
as Ufet md pa M.aa4 vasM atake It laacpradat U tax
Tberefbre.aaa tcaa saffcar is right a ad
tt boa 14 be extra44 t wosia. vba hear tbelr
barvf tba pa bile east aad wbasbatv tbe same laterrat
Ibat I bars la tb aHerf ioa Its oOcU! and tbe rnabla
as U lavs vbteb aOnct th4r litre, tbelr pnrprtr, sad
tbelr bap4ara. - ' j"
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A boines meeting waa held on the morning of
the second day, when report were read from the
officers of the, different State societies of New
England, all showing the cause to be surely and
teadiry-intngrTheporf by
Mrs. C A. Quinby," declared that never 'before
Lwas-ao-atrong,a tWliug-4ow io-thst-tateHn
favor of woman's enfrancbisementand that a
hard fight was necessary In the last Legislaiure to
defeat a'bill esUblishing equal suffrage; but the
Legisla ore declared women eligible as members
of acbool committee, and that married women
may sell and convey real and personal estate.
Tbe Massachusetts report, by Lucy Stone, showed
that wise changes had been made In the harsh
school law, o that women are no longer excess
ively taxed, for, the privilege of voting or candi
date for educational officesv It stated the fact
that, male babiea born since women first t peti
tioned tbe Legislature for, justice 'have come to
the rights of citizenship without lifting a finger
or findin? a sinrle obstacle In their wav hot tha
protected Zex: are still" striving by lecture, by Virginia Republican will not affiliate with the
convention, by tract, by newspapers, by pet I- I iteaijuter, tMit-wlit run a traignt tlcKet.
tions. to mrur foe thmwIrM th rights arhlrfTr The Oblo.Gn-enbarkeri held their State Con-
J From W. ImJlh A Coti 57 BondtreeUJN'ew.
YorkTwebave receivei this week wo. books.
The first i MAnthropo8opby, of the 44Current
Thought Serie, by Dr. C. CLr Adams, author of
"Life of Audubon," "Recentnea of Creation,"
and "Life of our Lord Jesus Christ." It treats of
latest scientific topic, development and discov
eric. The price I not , eUted. The second 1
"Jerusha's Jim," of the Satchel Serie," a ,pa
thetic story. Price, 3) centa. 4 . . .
-The Warn (Wy Sun appeared at .Thex Dalle
according to' promise, and the first number pre
sented a creditable appearance, considering the
haste and Inconvenience I ntsp' reparation. It
editorial column were good, and Ita localsbrief),
well written and crrpT The subscription' price la
$2 00 per annumand it abouKl aoon have a Urge
circulation. We wish lis editors and proprietors.
Measr. Draper t Floed, aucceea commensurate
withtheir ability and energy..' ; r
Mi M. M. Gillett ha been appointed noUrr -
public for tbe District of Columbia the first in
stance where a woman baa received such appoint
ment from tbe President.
GENERAL NEWS.
Sixteen hundred brewer are on' a strike In New.
York City.
Tbe New York Senatorial situation remain
unchanged. . ' '' ' . : -
tbe Declaration of Independence affirms are the
birth-right of alL" The"report from Vermont,
by Jamea Hutehinsoa, recited the'pasaage of the
law allowing' women to vote and hold -office In
acbool district, and added that "public sentiment
John Sletxe-1 the nominee
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A yeWTacoma wif-beater ;jnT'Charica
"Welch baa beea sentenced to five months la the
eounty jalL That' considerably heavier than
each brute receive In Portland. ; . v "7
Mr. M. A, Edm a ndV Corresponding Secretary
of the Oregon State Woman Suffrage Asaoriatlon,
baa removed from Portland to Loue Rock, Wasco
couaty, where aha will fealdw for aome time, and
Lpl!ilJ!l!fMlfcJ
and willing worker la the woman movement, and
it la hoped ber change of residence will not de I Rev. Dr.
prive the cause of her aid la the future. v . . I Testament.
the year, and that tbe lower House of the last
Legislature had by a large majority passed a
school suffrage bill, which waa defeated in the
Senate..,, ' ' ' - :. p
Mr. Elizabeth B. Chace presented a upple
mentary report from Rhode Island, In which site-
explained that many suffragist of that State do
not sanction the "enterin wedge" doctrine and
did not endorse-the work for school suffrage.
Furthermore, they could not help rejoicing -over
the defeat of tbe measure in the Senate, feeling
are that It success would only hare prolonged
and rendered - more difficult the broader" and
higher work, for general suffrage. To establish
school suffrage even, an amendment to the Con
stitution Is necessary, and a year and a "half
would be required, after .the favorable action of
the Legislature, to secure Ita adoption. Woman
Suffragists would then be expected to be satisfied
and silent, and would find their wsy blocked to
any further advance or change.
The report of the Executive Committee of the
Association, by Col. T. W. Higginon,jh'ows
thathiStateCoufeutlons (in Maine, New
Hampshire and Maasachuaett) have been held
during the year, and that five of the ix New
England State have State societies, and number
of local organizations. Paper on the different
aspect of the suffrage question, written by prora-H
Inent women, have been published In theuWae
'Ticrn,' and more article would be printed In
that and other journals If they were furnished.
In the future, peclal attention will be given to
publishing and circulating suffrage article, and
an appropriation to further the jworkJoM. been
made. However, It U found far ea)erio find In
fluential newspaper that-will Insert effective and
telling communication than to get properly pre
pared paper. The Committee aay the chief ad
vantage of school suffrage. Is that It accustoms the
public mind to the thought of woinen's ' votlug
and to their presence at the polls, and prove that
the better claae of women vote and the worst
raaa-staw-Btttomc: "
vent ion . yesterday.
tor uovernor.
I On Monday, a tornado; did-lmmenie damage to-
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property anu tsoseu gTvat ioa ut tue in .vnu
western Mlsaouri. . .
At Boise City, Idalio, Henry MrlionaM.
charged with killing George Myers, ha been
victed of murder in the first degree. rrr
terrihle cyclone passed overa ''portion of
Western Tcxaa-onMondav- rreatlv -daraarinr
property, though no Ioa of life is reported.
Fretlenck Billinr lias resigned the 'presidency
of the Northern Pacific lUIIroad Coropanyao4
ArH. Barney ielerted-to the office temporarily.
Talmage ridicule the revised New
Clerk AdarrM, of the House of Representative,
has consulted high lesal authority, and says be t
satiitfied that Cannon i entitled to the Utah seat
Mrs. Nannie Thomas, whose husband I wa
hanged for murdering Brumfield, haa-been ac
quitted at Colfax, W. T., of the charge of murder
ing Amanda Shank.
Postal revenue for the current year will be
nearly equal to the appropriation, W,000,a.:
Since March 4th, reduction In tar aervlce ex
penditure are nearly fMJ0,00ni.
Americana are happy because Lorillard'a horse
Iroquois haa won the Derby at Epsom and tb
Prince of Walea atake at Ascot, and Keene'a colt
Foxhall the Grand Prix de Pari. i
Dr. 0DonneII. who runs meetings In opposition
to Kearney on the San Francisco sand-lots, rolled
British and Chinese flags together last Sunday
and burned them on the platform.
It waa a proud day for Frederick Douglas when
he delivered the Decoration Day address at Har
pera Ferry and received tbe congratulation of
the attorneywho prosecuted John Brown.
- Whittaker haa beeneound guilty of the outragea
on himself, lie will lay the matter before tbe
Judge Advocate General, and if necessary before
tbe President, claiming that the evidence doe
not Justify the verdict., .
The bribery investigation by a committee of
the ;ew York legislature place the virtuoua
antl-talwarte In an awkward position. Conkling
thinks the result will be that the "half-breed''
will vote for hia reelection or seek adjournment.
' Several persona were killed and wounded by a
cyclone at Wlnlfleld, Kansas, on Sunday last,
and much damage waa done to properfv., Largs
hail stone fell, and were eucceeded 'by " a hot -
wind, whjkh turned growing corn aa black aa dirt.
It la aald that the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany haa decided to build a branch line of road
&.V) miles long from a point between Sidney and
Cheyenne to connect with the line of the Oregoa
Railway and Navigation Company at Baker City,
Oregon. - . .
b-A committee of the San Francisco Ministerial
Lnlon haa been Inoulrinr Into the character and
antecedent of a number of traveling " temperance 1
lecturer, ana report very unfavorably on u
K, Rlne, J. II. White, O. M. Dutcher and Mrs, J.
D. Wataon. The conduct of tbe last two la de- ..
arrlhfil aa partleularly disaiatvfal.-"
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