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I -.1 ',. V - . a -. : . .1" ' 4 , t. THE NEW NORTHWEST .THURSDAY, SEPTKMBKiy 1, 1881. ;tr rl 1 Journal for the Pmpie. v a Independent in'Poiitiem and Rrlipk,. N 4 r Alive to mil Lire latum, and Thoroughly Radical in Oy peeing and tUpOaing tie Wrong vf the . BVsscftirrrox rates tis adyasckh One Year, by iftii.M ....... M Aa Months, J Jiw Month, - 1 TO Ar ! A to rVu Wrmi dWWTdf;.. 2D font A to Oii Patron tdrilvrrolj irftiriUMj JiurrUd at RttuonabU M..' ad r Cterretponrfrnf Intended for yuUleoiion holJ drtetedtothe EdttQf,andallbuinUtUrtUthe ' DUytWAYi PUBUHillXU COMiAXY, . ' ti ' : 1 t rat!" fCrrc. jyrtlama Oregon. JORTIJi!D, OUEOq!. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER I, tfKl X0T1CK TO ttCBSVRJBKRa. fh date printed after the odAre of iour paper denote the time the expiration of yokr nbrnption. , - ; . ALASKA'S APPEAL. , i ' - . '".The situation of the people of Alaska I similar la that of the women of tbeUnited States.- When ,tbe territory wa acquired, ihe government "guar anteed to tbe.InhablUnU .the enjoyment of all the right, advantage and immunities of citizens of the United 8tates,,rJust as it guaraneea the aame to women ; but in both cases It ha aignally failed . to keep It obligation. The Alaskans like worn- eti are now clamoring to have the broken prom lacs mended!" ' A mas meeting or convention of residents was held recently at I la rrisba nr. dele- agates being present from all the prominent points in the territory, when a memorial to the President and Congress of the United States, accompanied by strong resolution calling for the establishment of a form of government, was adopted. The elec tion of a delegate to present the foregoing was also decided upon. At present there Is no code by which the right of citizens can' be determined or protected, and nojwthorlty. before whom the per petrator of a wrong can be, arraigned. , -Thl .-deplorable etate-of affairs lirAlaska-nat orally calls for action, and Jtlte residents are de termined to have the government's attention, If -thervtsTmy-Yirtae-in a atrongappeal It would be a pleasure to note their success, If they compre hended the full meaning of liberty ; but while they want only one-half of the people to be free, we shall rwtbe anxious to see them get what, they seek. After stating In. their memorial that it Is "undeniable that representation Ti one of theas sutned principles of citizenship," and urging that their delegate be recognized and accredited to the 'popular House of Congress," they yet announced their intentlou of violating the "assumed princi ple of citizenship" by denying women a voice In the election of the delegate. We are sorry the convention did not accept in their fullest signifi cance the sentiments expressed by Governor Newell pf Washington Territory in his address, lie appealed for "the possession of that Inalienable right that attaches to evry citizen the right of wlf-govenmient.-lhrTlghtnDfpresenUlIouthe right of suffrage," and was heartily applauded. But the members of the convention received these vrords in a narrow and limited sense, each one In terpreting the word "citizen" to mean "man." 'Men who, In one breath proclaim the value of the suffrage, and in the next assume the right to say that a companion class shall not enjby Its ad vantages, have no'conceptlon of Individual II b erty and eoverelghtyTand are not sufficiently edu cated and ad vanced to properly the ballot. COLORADO'S SELECT PRESS SOCIETi Mrs. C M. Churchill, edlttir of the'Penver An telope, has been refused admfsslorio the Colorado Press Association. She takes tbe augnii gooa natu redly and philosophically, knowing that such bigotry and meanness will redound to the ad vantage of her pajer and the equal rights cause She recall tp mind the fact that twenty year ago Mrs. Swlsshelm's office -at . St. iCIoud, Minnesota, was tumbled Into the Mississippi River, and In a aatlpfled way remark that no one think of mak Ihg "pl"of the Antelope, iThl Is the onlyom ment she makes tlvaf savors of 'retaliation "It I not. to be uppoe(l that the average newspaper man or Colorado ha any particular use tor an in tellectual woman, a physical female ieiog his Ideal-one that I humb'le, obedient and willing to do the family washing." Further on her Inten tion 1 announced of '.'making application every year for membership, in order to test the capacity of the State' Press Association for Improvement j a the public will.be Interested In knowing It mental status." - - Although there I no danger that Mrs. Church Ill's business will be otherwise than improved by the Press Association's snub, yet the. spirit which animated the contemptible act shoutd not be over looked. It is a form of the Intolerance and tyranny which has ever characterized the bearing of men toward women who venture to seek avenues of livelihood outside the kitchen, the chamber, the wash-room, or the dress-maker' shop. ' The mem bent of the association manifested the same dispo sition that actuated the World's Anti-Slavery Convention In London in 1840, the JWorld' Tenir perance Convention in New York in 1853, the In ternational Medical Congress in London on the 7th of last month, the New York Dental College a short time since; and numerous other associations throughout the world ever since woman began to tlreof dish-washing and endeavor to rise above menial labor. Yet these various societies have not been able to confine woman in the old "sphere," and the Colorado Press Association cannot deter t1ierfrom"enlerIng"ourhalTsm. Woman has de- f i i - . . . -L-,i lermineu to asaen nerriguiio engage in auy oon est vocation that suits her Inclination, and she la fdolngilrwl thonTpaytsg much heed to tbe snarls of the fossils who would limit her opportunities nstead of aiding her to gain an honorable Inde pendence. ... - ' - . -, ' .J OPINIONS ON THE QUEEN'S POSITION. -AN-ANO R Y OPI'ON ENTr t A Colorado paier, tIirgiter'Call, . makes these frank and refreshing remarks : 7 "" "Vl'oiiicn ma tnscl sndmy, ami howl until tlcmiimdajr that tUer uex ar (It- to nil any uphrre In life ; but thy are nt J It In fulKLVd mml I'lain by the tranartlona of th world's hlatory j 'ltM a fallaoy, which la proven by alx thouaand yeara of the iex. "nout of every Un woinrn " In'f xUtcni-e are, not endowed with irxl eomnion aenne. At Ionic lnlenrl a aolltary ext-ptlon may be found : but theaa eeellon are rare, .vrry rare. The pmfemiloh of Jounallim jn),vetlilttom nL. Moat women who leave the parlor' Vf"klft-h1;n, a the cKe'may be, to enter the "nonctutn, Imactne that to be a aucceMful joiirnallat, they utaat Imitate lb blarksuardUm of men. the claims of the Woman SQffragists. It then adopted tbe course always pursued by a person or pa jK'r that gets worsted In an argument began to abuse the author of the logic that it could not re fute. We must remind it that, despite the mean est ami most senseless opposition and the admitted "blackguardism of men," women have fought their way up till they are successful ministers, lawyers, doctors, dentists, artist, teachers, en gravers, prl titers, clerks, and possibly journalist. Nannie Thomas has not, married an Eastern Washington farmer, but is acting In the capacity (nu retotra.J ydge f?u lllvanplLColfax.who was so seriously Injured a few weeks ago by being thrown from a buggy. It Is but Just to add, on the testimony of her employe!, that she Is a gen tle and ontetent nutwandjVeslrea nothing so much as to be allowed t earn her living quietly, y np.l nnnottol- ' 9 doubt that It would have been obsequiously ac The condition of the President, which : was ut- I knowleilged but the fact that the present la from triy4wpe4wrtrt a wmnan 'uhUi' t'arHed 'the' InoTtTyT?yTreTTaTeTTrs the reports are now iery encouraging. There I now good reason to believe that lie will recover. From the Springfield Republican: "For any woman who has got on so well n the world, It is decidedly mean In Queen Victoria to object to the presence or women In the International Medical Cougress, who simply ask the right to earn their own living In an honorable way." 1 From the Woman' -Journal : "What harm would it have done the International Medical Congress if the Q ueen had withdrawn her name s 'patron? -It would have beeu worth while to And out. (Real value do not require narnes." the doctors have shown great weakness and folly n this matter. .There Is much better reason for the apf icarance of women In the medlHl pro-' lession imtu for their appearance as crowned and sceptere! rulers. r- ;. .,'VU From the San Jose Mercury, "Silly and weak as the Queen's direction to Sir- William Jenner was, the obsequious toadyisrrjj-of the assembled myslclans WAs-ven more offensive. The proper thing todo under such circumstances would have been to Inform the Queen that one good woman . physician, would be worth to the profes sion and to the world t dozen royal patronesses' Colonel T: V. Hlgglnson, after stating that a majority of the doctors favored the admission of women, but complied -with the Queen's expressed wish for their exclusion, says : "Here are the In tellectual men of the world, In one department of ntellect, assembled and ready to do Justice to women and they are prevented. by whom? Ry woman : by the woman who of all her sex exer cised at this moment the greatest personal power, and who might, therefore, do most., for her sex. This does not show that women are not to be trusted with power, for a king might have done no better; but It shows that women,- like men, need teaching and educatrog;hat-lheyneed to e apraled to, and even reproached, If necessary, The cause of this wild paragraph may be found In the fact that the lieghtcr-Call was cornered by a woman and completely befuddled when It at- ptwl to diirmTehtndTicft Numerous other criticisms could be given, but these are sufficient to show-that the Queen ha not kept pace with the progressive spirit of the age, The Lincoln Monument Association, of Phila delphia, has treated Miss Anna Dickinson very shabbily, presumably for no other &use than that she I a wOman of Independent thought and action. 'It was I who proposed the monument," she says, and I gave $1,000 which came from a lecture to the cause lo question. The rest of the fund of $20, 000 was made up Insmalljiubscl-lptlons, the great- esrbeThg f 207-When It came to erecting the mon ument, I, who had given one-twentieth of the fund, was pot even mentioned. The pamphlet which t)ellof the association alludes to rue in no way." Had this gift come fromfa fashionable and daughter of mma u-nnlthy man, tlinn U nw eei Such Is the encouragement men often give women who seek to make their way In the1 world. . "JUDGE BURNETTS MITE."- v Roseburo, August 22, 1881. To-XM-t Edito or thsNew Northwkmt: , -- la your , issue of the 18th instant, I see you give a choice excerpt from Judge Burnett' address at tbe State Fair, in which the Judge In speaking of the donation act of September 27, 1.830, grabtlng land to early settlers In Oregon, says : 4 Here we And the dignity and personality of womf'ri reroc- nlaer'1n""aaubtantlal 'manner, antl her right lo proiterty plnted upon the mime footing and feeured n$ eomiilrteig to her me thoae of the man. Tbls provlalon or the . donation act la one of the atrongeat argument I have seen In favor of worn an'a rlichU, and eatitlea tbe author of that law to the frat Itftde of every man and woman In Oreiton, Though not a lawyer pleading before the learned Judge, I must demur to his special pleading for woman's rights under this act, ana am surprises that he. will make such unwarranted statements of the provisions of tliat act as averred Iri the ital ics above. By reference to statutes at large, yol. Ix pr40Crlt will tnf readlly-pe reel ved that all the rights of women In that act depend upon her wife ship not of citizenship, like that of the man. No single woman or widow whose rights had not com pletely accrual as a wife could enter one foot of land under that act. If a wife became divorced front her husband prior to the completion of Ihe four years' residence and cultivation required by this act, her rights to the land ceased with the dls- solution of the marring contract; hut the divorce did not affect his rlarlrt to one-half ihe claim, lie could hold his half still. "it In view of this fact, I ask the learned Judge to show wherein that act secured to woman the same rights to realty as the. man except what she got by a, husband. ".That act was good so far as It went, but it stopped far short of recognizing and securing to woman the same, fights as tp mag That act clearly Ignored her independent Individ uals v. Under the then unequal Jaws of the Ter ritory, the wife was the vehicle of conveying tp the husband a double portion of public domain Such a law was a premium on marriage, resulting orten, as 1 am informed by old settlers, in tnmic- IngVmere girls tomarry"""old . whisky-soaked," blear-eyed and' nearly bankrupt bachelors or self- dlprced wldowers-who- Itd abanlonedivlveIn: tbe States." No, Judge, that act recognized the ltgnlty of half-breed Indians above the white woman. : To put that law In Its practical light, It will be aufflclent to state- that If a husband and father, who, with his family, had labored six long months crossing the plains with an ox team, enduring all manner of privations from heat, thirst, hunger and harrasament from savages, died before maki ng settlement upon a tract of land, the Wife could not enterorsecureahomeuponihe public domain until she should marry again Is that putting the woman on the same footing as the man?. Is that! securing her property as completely as that of the man ? "Bah! out on such Justice." ,fThe donation act demonstrates that women "strong-minded women" after se- curing' the right to a portion of land through a hukbahtr,' could, ashman y did," "prov Ide f or ,an Im- rovilent husband In declining years, fyliere she had the same opportunity of managing and controlling It that he had.' " Tlie preemption act of 184 1 and the homestead act of 1862 more fully recognize the dignity and personality of . woman than-the donation act of 1830. Under those acts, woman, If she be the head of a family, can -avail herself of their provisions and secure land In her own right as completely as mau without marrying.;' The preemption act Is defective In this, that If the single woman marry before nual proof and payment, she cannot con summate her title to the land. The homestead act, on the contrary, allows the woman to consummate the entry-even though she marry" before the cer tificate Issue. This act, therefore, "entitles the authors to the everlasting gratitude of every man and woman" In the United State. - W. F. B. At a cadets' party at West Point, on the 21th ultimo, an Englishman who represents himself as "Captain Burslem of the British army," Was soundly flogged by a you tig San Francisco lady, n to whose face he Insolently and persistently tufted smoke as she and her mother were ascend- ng the steps leading to the ball-room. She ap- ealed to gentlemen near her for protection, but hlTone bfferildransliesrrucTnT fellow squarely In the face with her fist, knocking the cigar from his month. He then, raised a cane, which she wrenched from him and used with good effect, cutting his face badly. He had previously nsulted her by Informing her point blank that sheUled. Public sentiment Is with the younir ady, whose name 1 Scofle or Schofleld, though the Britisher's friends' 'anjdolngalHhey can.to render her iosltlon odious. The Dalles Timet makes this comment: "Miss Scofle has shown herself equal to the emergency of defending her rlghtV, and Is competent to exercise the elective franchise." Proeb- ' UNION SUFFRAGISTS' ANNUAL MEETING. '--- m)mmmmm . - . TO THE KDITOB OF THl JltW NRTUWKUTi - The Union county friends of Woman Suiarage '. met In Wilkinson's Hall, I Grande, on the after noon of August 20th, and were greeted with a ' "Song of Welcome" by a choir of young people of La' Grande Miss Jessie Baker, presiding at the ' organ, r: ; , j - .' ' - A lively discussion was hal upon the unparlia mentary proceedings of the previous called meet- Inga. . '.: Tlie following officers for the-ensulng yearwere then electel: Presldentt-Mrsr-M. A. Eaton, of 1 Union ; Recording Secretary, Mrs. M. P. AmeVor Union ; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Hunting ton, of Jji Urande; Treasurer, Mrs. H. M. M Comasy of Union. Vice-Presidents Mrs. stel.of La Grande; Mrsi llendershoti. of Cove: Rev. Mr. Eals. of -La Grande : - Mr. M B. Rees. of Cove; Mrs. M. LJlrennen, of,Blg CreekiExecu. tlve Committee K 8. McComas, of Union ; Mrs, M. Baker, of La Grande; J. F. Carter, of Island City.- 'J'' ;: i ' . .- ,: ;MIsa Jessie Buker favore. the company; with: the select reading, "Strength of TyjenmyJl The President then readlTcommunlcatlon from; Mrs. Mary E. Babblngton, of.Cove.' " . Tlie reunion: In the evening wa addressed by Mr. Crandall, 0 The Dalles, President of the Woman Suffrage Association of Wasco county, and the Rev. Mr. Eads, of La Grande . .. Short sjteeches were made by E. 8. McComas, A; L. Davis, of WalU Walla, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Wallace, and Mrs. Huntington. A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Mahathey for the free use of the hall, and the editors of the Record for favors granted, and the, chjolr, which entertained the audience with a number of songs, - Adjourned to meet on the 17th of September. V ,M P. Ames, Secretary Union, Or., August 24, 1881. ' ' . Tlie raoific Christian Adrocate say the address on the "Kducatlon of GIfIs.Tr by Mrs. Andrew. Dean of theV'omah1 College In .connection with Willamette Uplverslty, which was delivered at the an n I versa ry of the educational society of the" Oregon M.H Conference, ''evJnced her high qual ifications for the position to which she has been elected, and gave assurance that those who en trust daughters to her care may expect the best results as to I with moral and mental culture." GENERAL NEWS. Miss M. A. Hardaker having lately been added to the staff of the Boston Transcript, the Woman'" outtujZ aayst "Mls Hardaker brings" scholar ship and ability to her new post, and Is herself a proof of the falsity of her pet theory pf the Infer!. orlty Of women: We wish her success." The fallen mot Iter, wioe Child was denied fHlif., it'lonal ad v an laics' In thfs'KteJ'lias goliel-'jiat s"to WftHUflt i'rWtHttrftV,W''t1ryTKm!mTmrTl Will TnaceiiTni In soiiie well- known college where Christian virtues are pro-J fSiUggOnd practiced more, . , The fall meeting of the American Rifle Associa tion begins at Creed moor on the 10th Instant. There Is serious" trouble In Wisconsin between whites and a tribe of Indians called Dreamers. Republicans and Oreeubackers of Mississippi iave agreed on a fusion ticket, headed by Benja min King for Governor. : 4 A. couple of. Maine fools have crossed the At- antic in. a small dorv. Thev sro from Falmouth to Hamburg, and will return in the frail craft, v Troops lis the southwest have luid- fifteen flirhts .n-u.H-mim Tviirnri Hint 1 1 era 1 1 V uauiuicu 4hem once ; but the savages Anally escaped across me Mexican line. - l : On lastMondav. - Lieutenants R. IV KiIpm: of Washington, and Lyman O. Spaulding, of Ports mouth, were blown to atoms at Newport by the accidental explosion of a torpedo. Hately's packing - establishment, at Chicago, was bifrned on the 2flth. Larze Quantities of haebn, lard and provision were consume!. The loss Is nearly $1,000,000. and the Insurance Is $750,000. ' The last good thing from India la the eply of a Ilndoo or half-caste when askexl who was Julius . Cear.,JThe first Roman Catholic Bishop of In dia," he rentlHl, "who Introduced" Christianity nto England.". . St. Ixuls-Ittsu ranee men are at war with the lire department, charging It with inefficiency and - reHoiving on energelitvellorts for overhauling it.- he department complains Of a lack of engines and thesmallness of appropriations for the service. . Sometime ago an effort was made to convert the ate Mc Spotted Tailtd the Christian faith. -After the scheme of salvation had been fully unfolded to mm, lie remarked: "White religion no good, tiod come on earth, white man kill him. Indian wouldn't do that." ,. ' It Is discovered that some one tit the White louse has been telegraphing to New York brok ers the condition of the President in advance of bulletins, and there Is considerable indignation that anybody should - have oriven a dishonorable traffic In the symptoms of the nation' patient. inula totfaeCTalaMtefnTraTIroadsliave formed a syndicate and purchased a tract of 8000 acres of land In the region of Wolf Lake, below South Chicago, paying $1,200,000. It commands an immense watePfrontagefuand the plan is to create a manufacturing cetitr to rival Pullman. Nathan Prettyman was kilfd by a young mjn named Curry In SL LoulsHI widow testified -on the stand to an account the deed which would render it murder ltltlreTlrst degree; but his daughter, who Is reported to be In love with Curry, contradicts under oatlt all the damaging textlnny of her nrother. TheJury does not know which to believe. , The following notice has ben sent to Eastern' papers, which publish Ifhiorems a curiosity, than Aa-warhIngT Americans any friends of Ireland" are hereby Avarned against enJbarklpg ujon any ve-wel flying the British flag after Thursday,, Kept. Istr" Many may reach their destination', but noue are aafe,r, By o.rder of central committee." ' V , . .- This Is the season when the dreaded' fevejrand ague are prevalent. Nip them In thebiid with Plunder l'S. S. S.," a sure cure. . ' ' OyiIng tn the.auperlnj.flnUh aaJexcellcncc of work, AU'II stands nneniiiient as a photographer. The "New No. 8" is the cheapest sewing machine to btryrVhrcIcr AWIIson MTg Co., 8S Morrison t" ... ,L f- V.1 . 4 w-. - vv ; ' i'