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POllTL AJUX-J3 R EQOH, TIIURHDAY, OCTOBER tl. 1WI
A RESUME OF THE CONVENTION.
,The tenth annual- Convention of the Oregon
State Woman Suffrage Association has come and
rone, lea vine many Important lessons in Its track
iwhlch may mry .alLfolbo'
-the actionf the futur
The first lesson was not a, very satisfactory one,
- -mm it demonstrated that the time of the Mechanical
r Fair Is not the appropriate season for holding a
Woman Suffrage Convention. r The delegations
from the various counties were as complete as in
- former years, Multnomah, Clackamas, Clatsop,
""Washington, Yamhill, Polk, Benton; Marlon,
- Linn, Wasco, Coos and Carry, Lane and Douglas
being represented, and the meetings' were as spir
ited and harmonious as at any former Convention,
bat most of lhe workers and sympathizers In the
city were necessarily so engrossed with the fair and
it attendant rush of company in almost every
. home that multitudes were compelled to absent
themselves entirely from Its deliberations. Chang
irXg the time of holding, the annual Convention
from February to October for the purpose of glv-
.lrfg the counties east of the raountalus opportu
nity to send delegates did not -prove a success, as
- the auxiliary societies in whose interest and at
whose request the change was niaJef al IeTTo re
spond to tlie call. .
Aside from these drawbacks, resulting. from the
reasons stated, the Convention was a triumph.
The afternoon sessions were generally well at-
tended, and the-evening audiences always' large.
The deliberations at every session were apt, spir
ited and satisfying. The speeches, essays and
: ' music were of a high order, and the press reports
fall and gratifying.
,IIon. W. F, Benjamin, of Roseburg, made the
epenlng evening speech, after the address of wel-
ome by the Vlce-Presldeut-at-Large. The gen
tlerhan'e address was calm, logical and convlno
Irig, and full of ripe suggestions for future work.
Mrs. Loughary, . the ever-faithful leader from
Yamhill, and Mrs. Martin, her efficient co-laborer
from the classic shades, bore off the remaining
honors on the first evening. "7;V ", -
Mr. C J. Curtis won new laurels as a speaker on
the second even! ng. This gentleman Is especially
happy .andpontlnclng la his arguments for equal
right, and should be kept in the field from now
till the vote Is taken. The address by Dr. C. II.
Hall, of vStui, was a scholarly, eloquent and
every way profitable production revealing the all
too seldom considered status of at l?aat one woman
of the centuries--gone-Aspasia, at Whose feet
Socrates and Pericles were proud to sit, while all
the world paid homage to her beauty, wisdom,,
and learning. The arrival of William Lloyd Gar
rison, Jr., of Boston, waajirost opportune, nd the
- fame olhla illustrious falhetient a double interest
to the excellent discourse with which he favored
the Convention, of which the full text will appear
in: these columns soorw. lie was Introducetry
. - "Rev. T. L. Kliol, to wbomithe Association feels
deeply grateful for the courtesy. J. L. Collins,
Eeq.V of Dallas, made an argument in advocacy of
the pending Woman Suffrage amendment, whlcl
' m 9s ' . . a ' ' . '.a '
r completely covers me grounu, ana suouia snence
all opposition from .the legal fraternity on
aoore. Tills argument will be published. '
lift J. F. IVArcy made the opening speech on
the third evening. Tills addresa was a candid
presentation of facts, from which the speaker
drew many logical conclusions. Rev.1 II. K.
' lllnes, editor of the Christian Advocate, made a
brief and earnest speech, full of fervor, enthusiasm
TmTpowerTTlevTJrAr rayTolldwod IjTW mas-
- THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FAIR.
. The Mechanics' Fair, "If properly conducted,
must necessarily be of great Interest and value to
Pertland. If the managers pursue a Just and fair
policy toward exhibitors and the public, it will
yearly draw large and Increasing crowds of people
front various parts of Oregon and, Wn'.nKton
who will put in circulation eonnlderabTe sums of
money Merchants and buyers, as well as visitors
and sight-seers, will be attracted, and the business j
pulse of the city will be qulckenei and strength
ened and the entire population directly or Indi
rectly benefited. Every citizen is therefore inter
ested in having the fair a lasting, not an epheme
ral, success. This stability cannot be obtained orr
assured unless, there is unity of thoughtand action
among the people of Portland, and this there can
not be until the management passes into the con
trol of men who have the respect and' confidence
of the exhibltorsland the public generally. New
complaints continue to reach us of Theboorishness
and insolence of the present president and Super-intendent--Thelatteit-in-partieular,-Ubarge4
with gruffirid'ungentlemanly treatment of wom
en. . Indeed, ladles took "even, chances" of insult
wheiT" lirey6ffered articles for exhibition. After
our criticism appeared In last Thursdays paper, a
surorisinirlv-Jarire number of complaints were,
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made.
TWO SLANDERERS PUNISHED.
Tliedlspatches of the past week furnish accounts
or summary punisnment innicieu on wo nianuer
ers of women. The flret'event occurred In Missis
sippi. A Greenville man In a public manner I'm
neached the-virtue of-a voumr lady who ha
married a citizen of West Point, and the1iuVand
took the life oMU wife's trftilucer.' The second
event transpired in the Eastern part of our own
State. - A physician of Illton.boasted oihavlng
seduced adman's wife; -and a party, of indignant
men took him I tv charge, stripped him, gave him
a coat of tar and feathers, and ordered hi ni to
leave towsv . . - - J r
Slanderers of women are gerailyJrresponaible
'and always contemptible wretches, whose chatjter
carries no weight except when it assails the chas
tity of women, and it is a pleasure" to know that
two such Imps -have been promptly dealt with
There seems always to be a proneness anil read!
n ess on the part of the public to accept stories' of
wrong-doing, and slanderous scoundrels take ad
vantage.-of.lt to circulate IhelrjcrueLJnslnuatlons
and lies about- those-least able1 to- protect-theiu-.
selves or bear the odium. No. matter how ba:
their reputations for. veracity may be, tley never
fall to find believers of their tales of immoralities
brTtlie part of women. And IT'seducerwho boasts
rn wafv ii n nJT i I u if TiMSTf-thirTt frlfr 4 of-his-infam vla worse, if nosslble. than a siau
was admitted and Its frankness commended, and
we have heard enough grievances from reliable
and responsible persons to All several columns,
could we spare the space. One of the most glaring
was the intemperate manner In which an elderly
andIghly respected lady vas gruffly ordered to
take away a handsome article without its being
examined. Much time and labor and several dol
lars were expended hilU manufacture, and the
lady was forced to retire in mortification and hu
miliation to her carriage. Another lady was very
insultingly treated, presumably becauso of the
Superintendent's disllkejof some of her relatives.
These are only specimen cases, the number of
which-rnay-be-indeftfll teiyexJndetL Certainly.
the stock-holders can select two gentlemen to fill
the
m
derer. We shall not be sorry to hear ofslIl
furthersalutary lesaons to such despicable scamp.
Secretary Kirk wood has advanced some goou
ideas in regard to the civilization of Indians." lie
wants them to bacqualnteIwitliand subjected
to laws for the protection of life and property, and
proposes, If he be. retained in1 the offlce long
enough, to ask Congress to try an experiment of
Indian government in some self-supporting tribe
the Oniahas of Nebraska, for Instailce. He would
convert their. reservation into a county, subject to
the laws 'of the State, arranging matters so that
tiie agent should bTCouTiXyJadgeTbut-have all
other officers chosen by election, and would have
trial by Jury. . He thliiksthat before IiidTaTns are
Civilized they must "have a knowledge of the laws
lmnnrtn nfflrii nt Prpnlilpnt. and Kiimrln- I C'T'1"'
nrfn -Tli iioonl nt Vnrt land trust thev will ' ut.hi.u.. F,i ..-
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We have written plainly about the fair because
we wish It to become a popular and permanent
success, and we hoe to see it so managed that It
will command the respect and cooperation of the
people of Portland and win back the many promi
nent exhibitors who declare that they will not
again be represented while the prevent manage
ment remftlni;-;
, THE INDIAN TRAINING SCHOOL.
There has been quite a wide-spread feeling
throughout the State that the Indian training
school at Forest Grove was not doing a work of
any consequence or value ; that It would not re
sult In anyjwrnian'ent good to. the Indians that
Xn the NovemlM?r Xyrjh American Iicvie u Col,
R. (1. Ingersoil answers Judge Black's strictures
on his flmt paper on 4,Tlie Christian Religion.'
and presents much more fully than he has ever
before done the logical grounds of his opposition
to Christianity. An early number 'of 'the Jlcview
will contain an exhaustive tt.,
Judge Trumbull, Professor Dwight and General
Butler .discuss weighty problems a risfrig ont of
Article-1 1, of the Constitution in-connection with
''Presidential Inability." Senator Hoar writes of
The Appointing Power of thej'reshjlent."
Several short stories written by the senter editor
of this journal io Illustrate the disadvantages un
Uiose-whoiveda women live by reason of their political
from civilized life to nomadic habits; an
that the
government appropriations for its maintenance
were wasted. We believe the visit of the school
to this city last week will set these fears at rest.
The members appeared neat, orderly,. bright and
Intelligent, and to have an appreciation of the
opportunities for education and advancement af
forded them. They, have evidently made rapid
--progfess-in uieir innnpi ann music, i uet r Jvng-.
lish is good and their singing fair. They march
In excellent order- and with great precision,' and
evIdentlyTCom preliend -thevalue t -41ol pli ner
The citizens of Portlaud and the many visitors
from different parts of the State were very .favor
ably impressed, and : the. train lug sell ool's friends
will in ine ruiure oe vasiiy more numerous, or
course, some or tne oojeciions to ine scnoo( arc
itill unanswered. It Is not yet known whether or
not the students will return to their old life; but
tvVholIavA the thousands of neonlt who saw th
,at f happy faces of the sclToprhftVe an abiding faith
that the boys and girls will not forsake the useful
and happy lives to which they been introduced;
and no one can doubt that they will have great
Influence In reclaiming their people from Idleness,
ignorance and poverty to industry, knowledge and
thrift. We cordially congratulate Captain Wil
kinson on the success of the school.. .
insignificance, and to give point and force tqythe
movement for equal rights, have been copied Into
Eastern papers. One of them lias also been cast
stereotype plates, andj will be -extensively
on
printed. It appeared in the last Sunday Welcome.
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'--We are Indebtetl toV-Hhe thoughtfulness and
courtesy of II. H. Warner & Co., of Rochester, N.
Y., Safe -Kidney and Liver Cure Manufacturers,
for a handsome large colored lithograph of the
late President Garfield and his Cabinet.
t',x-Mayor Kaiiocn lias been abusing .Portland
and, Oregon t San Francisco audience. .. The
political preacher's 'reception in this city will ac
count for his splenetic Utterances.
terly and logical addresa of great point, beauty
and eloquence. This gentleman Is rarely gifted
111 oratorical power, and It isa matter of much
congratulatlbn to the friends of 'equal rights to
have his Influence la his church In behalf of the
cause. Rabbi May also spoke In advocacy of the
movement. He linked the works of Schiller and
Goethe inio words of thrilling meaning and hap
pily applied them to the spirit of liberty as exem
plified In the suffrage movement
, , The day sessions demonstrated the readiness of
women In debate; and, their power, to match
men's logic with mother wit was constantly dem
onstrated. Mrs. 11. A. Owens, M. D., read an
-eesay um Women aa Phy ticlanC f ulLof prac-
-tlcaf thoughts and exquisite, metaphors. It wiii
Imi nrinted In these columhl soon.
But the crowning success of the Convention was
in its newspaper reports, wnicn aaiiy appeared in
Indianapolis has produced a wife-beater
full In the urcaonian and Telegram and awaken edi iuMtifl4w4.iaMlit-w tlm- ml -t hr-tv
am vernal roiumeuivvcu kiuuug tavsg n uu wutu
not ktlend the meetings. . ,
.Kteadtly and eurny 4Jie-woragQes on, coniinu-
f 1K 'rlr; tiid eleept nLig the chaniiclrot tw--feperatlonahould occaalon require after
rent thought, arreatlnj the attention of new muU
Utudes every year, gradually but certainty leav
ed n, 7 the whole lump cf human sympathy, and
bringing; tht entire, people up by steady gradations
cf pxojress toward the goal of equal rfehta, .
When Gulteau was arraigned for the murder of
President Garfield, he ottered a "statement" em
bodying his reasons for pleading not guilty to the
Indictment. -He claims that. the murderous act
was "not his, but God's ;' that "the Divine press
ure on him to rcmovo the President was so enor
mous that it destroyed his free agency," and the
Lord is therefore responsible. He says much
about "special providences" and "the prayers to
the Lord to spare the President ;" that "the Lord
kept the President at the point of death for three
weeks," and that "the President would not have
died had the Lord not wished him to go." The
American people will consider this the veriest
boshTwrtttettt6helpthe assassln'a "Insanity"
dodge.
,.THE MECHANICS' , FAIR - - :
FUBTIIERIESCRIITI0X8 OK , PROMI.VEXT AND
- -' 1IANDHOME EX1IIBITM.
Although the management of the fair has been
the theme of almost . universal complaint among
the enterprising patrons through whose assistance
It has been made a success, yet a very large num
ber of the exhibits have been of superior quality
and have won the unqualified admiration of the
jmultl tudes who have visited the pavilion. A mong
the chief attractions before which ladies stop
oftenest and admire most, is the tasteful display
of millinery by
MKH. A,. K WK-BT.
Np lady can behold this faultless array of milli
nery art without a desire to visit the proprietor's
elegant Washington-street store. Here may be
seen the famous Devonshire and Pompadour hats,
In exquisite shades 6f plush and felt, Deslde them
the Jaunty and popular turbans, made of plush
and . trimmed with peacock feathers, finished by
real birds. Dark green and golden black cock's
Fi times are also exhibited and form a stylish
rimming for many popular shapes. Stylish poke
bonnets in plush, satin, silk and velvet, trimmed
in ostrich plumes of rarest beauty, and finished
with tied of mingled plueh and satin ribbons; bon
pets
who
hipped the woman before marriage, and that
he perfectly understood that he would repeat the
In lot nlnn-ioa itnii lot fmf Innna a la 4 nn.w
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with bows and ties of rare and beautiful ribbons' V.WWIM "
rare flowers, aotalthful to nature aa to excite the v' ..iT T.j ClifiW
Idea of redolence : cashmere and let I rourtn and amnlll
randoraamcnU and novelties of every description.
iorm me auraciions mac piaceMrs. west in tne
foremost rank of artists in her chosen line. Cus
tomers can le arco m moJated ta-pr too as well ae 4
ture's story- Is true, there will be little sympathy
for his wife, who should have had more sense than
to marry the brute. ..' ,
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at3de-and qualitjeshy Mrs. Wet. i she buys her 1 .. A ,
ttitrrcT deference to the universal de- 0
I-goods -w
raand. A glance Into her work-room reveals a
bevy of bright-eyed girls diligently at .work
among plumes and posies, rapidly flllintr the num
erous orders from, aamples selected by customers
in the store. But the reporter's mind Is suddenly
drawn from these flowery reflections by a change
'of base In the pavilion. . . .
.I -r-ABELU'8 IMIOTOaRAPIIV :
Is the attraction now, and a fine exhibit It forms, ;
toooccupylng-a8' itiioes the entire north end of
the art galleryV IU many faces gazing afc.the, be-'
holder In honest pride. This exhibit . Is so strlk- -Ingly
suggestive of A bell's well-known gallery;
that it is little wonder that his famous resort on -First
street has been 'densely thronged with cus
tomers every "dayjjjjrlng the fair.' .Those bewitch
ing card pictures on' exhibition are no better than
those with which he supplies his customers daily: .
those exquisite-faces In water colors, so real-that,
.yottican almost see them breathe, can be dupli-t
cated In your own or children's faces; those nan
els are exactly slii tel to a wall picture; the uou- '
doira are . prime favorites with young people, of
both sexes; those cabinets are always in demand;
the crayons are modsls of high art In that ill rec- '
tion, and the large plain photographs are life-like f'S
eaiougu u suggest ineir aoiuiy to speaK. ooouy
beats Aheii as an artist, and very few can equal
him. -This exhibit would command attention and -excite
the admiration -of everybody at a. world's
fair. It require labor, money, taste, skill, pa-
tience and genius to succeed as Abel I U succeeding
-You may oflen see him in a hurryrlmt he ia nevejr't.
out of humor.-He-wiir take at much pains to get -
a good picture of aday laborers of a railroad mag-,
nate, and of a baby as a President of the..United
States. If )'ou don't believe It; try htm and free..
A true artist is rarely gifted by nature, and none
save such can hope to reach Abell's level in his
line In this city of competition and success. . .
Anionglhemany other attractions in the. art
gallery are the splendid peh plctures of MrrWrS.-
James, the founder of the . " : - -' . -
COLUMBIA COMMERCIAL COLLEGE,
Who,was associated with the. old-time business
college of De France, White, and others, and Is V
nowHrpartnershipwIth-Mr.-John-D-Haweval
gentleman who, like Mr. James, has had years of
experience aad will be of great assistance la
pusning tne alms or the college forward. The
rare skill In penmanshin which the student may
acquire in this Institution, and of which the ex
hibits under review are specimens. Is the smallest
parf of the many advantages to be acquired by a -course
of study in this colleire. The present time '
is aiuood season to loin the institution. The
price of scholarship has been extended from six--
inQnlha.io.Jine-ycar fore payment' of $V). The
display in the art gallery Is a sample of the akfli .
that may be aciuLred In the Columbia Commer-
cial College. Lvery girl and boy In the North-"
west should havrthe nrlvlletre of attendimr such
a sclroul and becoming fittel for the duties of life
from a business jtand-polut.
HfEftSHS. SlflNDLER A CIIAPBOUR.VE.
Tlie )opular furniture manufacturers and dealers '
on First and Front streets, do not exhibit at the
fair this year. Besides the fact that they are top
busy In supplying orders to feel Justified in spend-
Ing the time and labor to make a dlsnlav that will
do their establishment justice, they have not seen' -
nt to press ineir nrm into competition with other
houses, one of which, though In the same line, Is t
represented bn the' Committee of Awards. But a
stroll through their extensive sales and - ware-
rooms will oatlsfy any verson in search of furni
ture that no better place to procure an outfit for
house-keeping can be found on the Pacific coast
than there. In one show window on the first - .
floor may be seen some fine specimens of ebonv--
colored Oregon maple furniture, and In the opno- ;
site window an eletrant Musauette canx?t. with
Imrder to inatrtrjIsnTiiltrerrirrTofTd it-wall ia-
per oi taiesi siyies ana oesi qualities, ine main
sales-room is occupied by sample bed-room sets in
walnut, with marble tops; solas and. lounges, up
holstered in raw silk and plush and Neveau
a.Mnl .iimnln Kan.l. 4 I.. V. .. I. . . 1 1
onuinc inoiiiuri in virun ami, wit-
low chairs, folding chairs, patent rockers and sec-'
retarles, desks, and near by a fine collection of
carpets of tapestry, Brussels, ingrain, three-ply
and J'.ngllsli make, while curtains, blind, tassels,
fringes and lambrequins fill the adjacent
shelves. Ascending to-ather rtoTvT"WfrTlnd "
elegant carved and upholstered imrlor sets,
more walnut, ash and maple beI-room sets,-
any amount of ' secretaries, desks, wardrobes',
office sets, "office ' tables, . tables - and wash-stands;
with tops of , "Tennessee marble, easy chairs,
ottomans, sofas, lounges and notions innumerable.
The reporter is conduct ei through the camet-
sewlng room, where a number of women are em
ployed; tnrougii the upholstering and 'finishing
room, where a smell of varnish, and tumentine.
disturbs the senses ;-through the tacking room,
pacKing room and numerous etner departments,
and Is guided out at last through a side door to
the place of beginning, convinced that Bhlndler
e nave a s
A Chadbburne
show that equals. the Me-'
chanlcs' rair, with admission free and courteous
treatment of visitors thrown In.
" - NOTES. . " ' '
The fair will close en Saturday evening. ..;'
The work of awarding medaln and diplomas to
exhibitors is slowly progressing. The task will
probably not be completed before Saturday.
John-JUGarrlsonis agent jor the D. Howe sew-.
ng machine, instead of the Home, as was. stated
ast week in our notice of his handsome exhibit'
at the fair.
Flelschner, Mayer & Co. have no exhibit at the
fair, but they have a mammoth stock and Immense
rush at their extensive wholesale nouse, where
an array of clerks are kept constantly emnloved
n waiting unon the trade. Their stock of milli
nery is still complete and in everv wav desirable.-
The latest novelties are received by every steamer.
Byxstrlct attention to business, liberal use of
printers' ink, and being in addition a good caterer,
Sam. Ilea ry has built up a trade second to none
n tne city. Jie.nas a neat, cozy llttio place, and
on your way home from the fair stop In and get a
stersor a good-cup of conee or
and lee cream for suppers and
voni lorget the place
streets,
Pfunders Oregon Blood Purifier still holds Its
posit ioa as the best cleanser of the blood In the
market. It is particularly adapted for ladles' use.
NewMI)
Sewing Machine stands unrivaled. E. F. Heroy,
agent, No. 49 almon street. ;
The "New No. 8" is the cheapest sewing machine
to buy: Wheeler & Wilson MTg Co., 83 Morrison at. .
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