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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23
AN OVBRsHADOWING QUESTION.
The San Francisco Chronicle of the
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The San Francisco Chronicle of the
18th inst. says:
The Woman Suffrage question oversbado,rs
all others, at present, in the constitutional con-
venti0n. Yesterday one member Indignantly
repudiated the efete argument that women
can't fight, and every married man in the as.
sembly grimly conceded the correctness Of his
views II is difficult 10 make the unmarried
members believe il, though They stil
cling 10 the Old theory that women are angels
without wings, and that 10 Introduce an ele-
ment OF heavenly origin into politics would
produce most disastrous results.
The latterpart of the above paragraph.
though intended as facetie, merely is
really sarcasm upon the unrehecting
and purely theoretical argument that
so many men advance against the en-
franchisement OF women. The vague
aud altogether indefnable idea that
somehow or other the modesty, purity
aud other womanly attributes Of woman
will suffer attaint from the thorough
understanding Of an equal participation
IN the governmental polity under which
she lives is the impalpable specter that
haunts and pursues many persons until
they dare not advocate measures of even
handed justice. To hear them talk and
see the shuddering horror with which
they view the entrance Of woman into
her rightful heritage Of liberty, one
would think politics the wonderful
alchemist whose potent touch would
forthwith break all barriers OF nature,
thwart the plans Of God himself, and
people at once an entire nation with
spirits masculine, instead Of being what
it is, simply the policy that rules and
directs public affairs.
Viewing this purely imaginary argu-
ment, and searching history in vain for
a precedent upon which to found such a
ehlmera, we feel at times as If nought
but plea OF mental imbecility can ex-
cuse It. Knowing that women are ac-
tuated In the main by motives like
unto those that move their brothers;
human, with all the needs and aspira-
tions OF humanity, many of them not
even candidates for future angelic hon.
Ors, aud none Of them claiming any pres
ent angelic attributes, We have seldom
lugged in the expediency arguments,
telling what great and sudden good
would be cOmpassed by conferring equal
political rights upon them, but have
chosen to make the demand in the
name Of justice. Because women are
intensely human, with human needs,
human responsibilities, human rights
aud human aspirations, they are en-
titled to the ballot, the grand lever
which in a republic like ours is an in
dispensable power without which no
citizen, however loyal and intelligent, is
a citizen. We are glad to note that this
"overshadowing question" is making
itself felt in the constitutional eonven-
ton Of California, and trust that the
watch towers Of liberty will be so vigil
lantly guarded by its friends in that
State that the sneak-thief sophistry will
not be allowed to enter and steal away
the judgment Of constitution trainers by
the "angelic attribute" or any other
namby-pamby doctrine.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23
NEWS ITEMS.

Inc saw mills at Port Blakelv are run
ming night aud day.
Inc Ashland Academy property will
ary. '''' o'u o' eoi D.
smeit are being caught i'm large ouan-
llIles under the falls &C Tumwaler win
The Dalles is 70 have hotel hpfIding
1nree stories high erected tbe comiuo5
summer '''e 00liiNs
The towns or tr- Sound were araya,
freeze-up. ''' 1oi 'iis the
y scholarship in the State T-niversi,,,
mas been awarded 20 Laura F,-ro,, -
Linn county. 'iio"' oil
Activity at tie fisheries is Noticeable
goes forward "OIA
The Presbyterian Church at Salon, 10
mahlng Arrangements for a eour-- If
public lectures. -'U'97 oil
The pie at Brownsville and ,t.,
vicinity have raised about sI0 Oo6 f,.
the railroad fund. ''I
The store Of Hodges 6 Wilson OF
Priueville, WAS destroyed by fir- or tI,''
night of the 80 inst.
The schooner "Industrv.u laden VIII.
coal, foundered oil Discovery Island an
Monday Of last week.
Ninety-fve tons of p0tatnes were
shipped from WILDLY Island to SAN
Francisco last week in single cargo.
Thomas OBrien, the erewhiIe genial
host of the Slime House at WaIk WaUa
has DISPOSED of the same 70 Small Bros.
Seven thousand head of cattle have
recently been sold in Waseo county IN
eastern buyers, at All average Of SIi per
head.
The Inland Empire says that Prime
vile is one Of the busiest towns on the
coast, and is filling up as rapidly as auv
town east of the Cascade Mountains.
Yamhill county has turned over 10
| the State treasurer her full amount of
State taxes, amounting 10 over $4,000.
being the first county to respond 10 full.
It was six degrees colder at Albany
Z than at Portland during the late freeze,
the mercury marking ~ above zero at
the latter, and IS at the former place.
Four hundred tons of wheat are stored
at Grange City (mOuth of the Tukauou
waiting convey auce 70 the seaport by
| the reOpening Of the navigation Of the
Snake River.
a Mrs. Benton, living near Monroe
/ Benton county, committed suicide by
/ hanging on the morning of the HI
[ inst. No cause is assigned. She lei
several children, the youngest but tw,
months old.
Mrs. Sarah Hale. who died in Albau'
/ on the 30th of December, numbere,
among her descendants niue sons an,
/ three daughters, sixty-eight grandchil
dren and thirty REORGANIZATION; ID
I all, one hundred and ten.
Several persons not having prope
! reverence for religious services, and uu
mindful of the prohibition statute rs
lating 10 the disturbance thereof, wer
| arrested ana fined SIS each for such di,
turbance at CauyOnville last week.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

Why De an animated talIow-shop when AL
lan'S Anti-Fat is safe and sure remedy Tor
obesity, or eorpuleuce, and Will reduce the
most ill-proportioued form % a graceful OUT
line withina "a few wee.sss Itcontaius no fngre-
dlehts that can possibly prove deleterious TO
the system A well-knOwn chemist, after ex-
amlnins its constituents and the method OF its
preparation, gives it his unqualified endorse
ment as "a remedy that cannot but act favora-
Oily upon the system, and is well calculated ro
attain the object Tor which If is intended.~
PEoPEIEroRs ALLAN's ANTI-FAr. Buffalo, y.
N.-DEAB SIRs:-I have taken two bottles OF
Alian's Anti-Fat, and it has reduced me eight
pounds. Very respectfully,
Mrs. I. r. COLES
Baltimore, Maryland, July n. Is-S.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23
JOYFUL NEWS FOR THE WEST
SIDE.

The German bond-holders interested
In the o. * c. and o. c. Railroads have
decided to extend the latter from its
present terminus at st. Joseph, in Yam
hlll county, to Corvallis, a distance of
n'ty miles, the coming season. The
aus are already completed and will be
su'ppeu al once, the ties are contracted
for, and locating partv j. already in
'u9 i ne'u Inc road will go by way Of
Amily and Dixie. Grading will com
cured. -
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

Women can and DO fill official posi-
tious efficiently, and men can and DO
acknowledge the same, as witness the
following: "Miss Myra A. Carr, who
has for two years been assistant
postmaster at Seattle, has been pre-
scented with handsome Lady Elgin'
gold watch, as testimonial of her eff
cheney" That's the way that public
duties, eompetently and faithfully dis
charged, lower women in the estfma-
tion Of men. How little of practical
demonstration it takes to overthrow "a
vast amount of unsupported fiction, TO
be sure
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

Rev. J. A. Cornwall, a pioneer minis
ter Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in Oregon, died at Ventura, Cal,
on the 5th inst. He came to Oregon i'm
1916 and settled in Yamhili county,
where he lived for nearly twenty years
preaching in various localities through
out that period. He was nearly eighty
one years Of age at the time of his death.
One Of his daughters, Mrs. DIR. Geiger,
resides at Forest Grove, and he has
probably other relatives in the State
who will be paiued to hear the not un-
expected news of his death.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

The wine and liquor trade circular
states that l,2l9,24l gallons Of Califor-
mia wine was received on the Atlantic
Coast last year. During the last two
years, the American wine trade has al
most doubled, while during the six
years past the sale of foreign still wines
decreased nearly two thirds. The in
crease in alcohol expectation is enor-
nous, aud the fall trade was unusually
large and profitable.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

This body will meet in seventh an-
nual convention 10 the city Of Portland,
on Tuesday, the llth day Of February,
1879, and continue in session two or
more days.
ABIGAIL SCOTT DUNrwAY,
II. a. LOUGHARY, President.
Vice-P President.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

caps" the third Indian cOnvio,od 81
the murder of George Coggan las, 80 v
mer, was hanged at Pendleton ons,4
18th. The execution passed of withop,
demonstration on the part of the Indi.
ans, many of whom witnessed the final
scene. The murderer protested bis in
nocence to the last, aud exhorted his
people to take warning by his fate and
remain steadfast in their allegianceto the
whites, and harbor 10 i'll feelings against
them.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

The report Of the department oil agr-
culture for December says: "The corn
crop OF 1878 is 10000, 600 bushels in ex-
cess Of 1877. The crop Of oats was some
what larger than the heavy yield oil
1871 constituting it the largest ever
raised in this country. There is no ma
terial change in barley. Rye Is one
sixth larger than in 1877. Potatoes Tell
oil s6,OOO,0OO bushels. The cultivation
oil sorghum is receiving increased atten-
uon' and the result Of the years culture
satisfactory.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

An attempt to be funny at the ex-
pense of women who plead for the re-
dress Of a wrong or for shield from the
consequences thereof, generally results
In the merry-andrew making himself
ridiculous. The following from the
State Journal is a fair specimen: "And
now comes the unhappy women
Of Utah to lay their grievances before
Mrs. r. b. Hayes; how that they will
be without name, aud husbandless, their
children nameless aud fatherless etc.
etc, just as if Mrs. r. b. II. could ap-
preciate and arrange all such little do
mesiic affairs. If they must have hus-
bands for themselves and fathers for
their children, let them come TO Oregon.
We never did let any one suffer"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

The ladies Of Yakima City, W. T.,
gave banquet aud ball in honor Of the
Yakima volunteers, on the evening of
the lst inst The supper was partaken
OF by nearly four hundred persons.
Music, reading Of resolutions, etc, oc-
cupied the time until ten o'clock, when
dancing commenced and was carried
forward with spirit by the happy par
Elephants until a late hour.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

senator Mitchell before the Senate
Gun ittee on Indian affairs, on the 18th
y DppOseu The removal ofthe Indians from
: l,. ,iiI''i'A reservation, according to COM
missioner Hayrs suggestion.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

Chief Joseph and other Indians spoke
in Liucoln Hall, Washington. on Fri
day evening, for the rights and liberties
Of their race, to a large audience.
Some Of the survivors of their horrible
massaeres should have been present to
have given their version of border
troubles with these same savages.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

Charles Stowe, a son of Harriet
Beecher Stowe, has recently been or
dained to the ministry at Hartford.
Conn. Another sou Of the house of
Beeeher, who elects to tread the path
aglow with the luster shed upon it by
Lyman Beecher and his sons.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

Sacramento Bee; Why do men pro-
hi6lt women from voting If any in
teliigent, thoughtful, observing man
can answer this question to his own sat
lstactlon, there are many members Of
the constitutional convention who
would like to hear from him-for not
one delegate there has yet been able to
answer it in a logical way.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

Some splenetic persons in Eastern Or
egon and Washington, who are incapa-
bic Of eomprehending bravery, military
efficiency aud energy, are elamorinp
for the removal Of General Howard
Their influence is not Of a character 70
cause the General any uneasiness re-
garding the permanency Of his position
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

MIS- John Hackleman died at her res
idence in Salem on the 10Th inst 80
.'u 10 consumption. She leaves a b,s.
band and eight children, the vounsss,
&oout Is mouths old. Her dauybter
Miss Nellie, was married few bonrs
oo'ore ner mothers death to Mr.. John
ID. Belt, the mother desiring to witnesa
the ceremony, aud conscious that her
life "ebbed fastly to its finish - ST.
was held in high esteem by large cir
Gle of friends and relatives both in Sa.
lem and Albany.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

The Duke Of Edinburg will shortly
receive appointment Of admiral at Hal
flax Station. He will come out early in
the summer accompanied by the Ouch
ess aud attended by Russian fleet.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

After the 4th Of March the Uulted
States Senate will contain SO Republi-
cans, 4 Democrats, and I Independent.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-23

Bs- The National Gold Medal was awarded
10 Bradley & Rulofs9n for the best Photographs
in the United States, and the vienna Medal
for the best in the world. ts Montgomery
street, san Francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-22
TIE NAXVELL LAND GRANT.

The foreclosure Of the Maxwell land grant
In NewNeXico l. certainly the most extensive suit OF
the KIND now pending in the United States. and very
probably has never been oquei IN the extent OF the
pr pery affected The mortgaged premises embrace no
fewer than 100000 acres area larger than that OF
some OF the original States, and include immense
gold mines. The mortgages with accrued interest
amount 20 over 81 100000 The history Of the grant is
peculiar. Il made about forty years ago by the
Mexican authorities Beaubicn and Miranda and after
some time passed into the possession of Mr. Maxwell VINO
yea Ike prince upon it, surroun led 10y scores Of Mex
ican rptainers and by Indian tribes whom be held
an lrdsputcd influence. About ten years ago II was
sold 10 an English company at a large price. and they
sent ont host OF officials to constitute kni OF vice
regal authority and establish Cmarron the capital of
their great domain. Lavish expenditure sums M the
history OF the next few years. Che English company
was liberal IN making supposed improvements, and
there were - Hush times indeed at Cmarrou The
poorest officer Of the company travelled with four
horses. In $40 loan Of 100000 was placed in the
Dutch market. and Two years alter a275,OOO
obtained FROM the same source on second mortgage.
Mos cNtIaNa-aA representations made 10 induce
these great loans; az FOLLOWED 10y default In the
mcnt of interest anathe bankruptcy Of the English
company. Al the recent rin Of Court In Coliax County
NewMexico HELD by Chief Justice Prince three separate
foreclosure suits pending and "A mos. Interesting
Legal contest took place. Besides AL the leading mem
beers Bar. Jua,c- Birdscyo and Mel Par
land. 81 New-lork, We're pres M counsel ana also
Judge Of Colorado For light days the contest
continued a VAST Of conn pho tons having arisen
during the threo-fold litigation; neaEly thirty motions
were made and the Ncw-York counsei each occupied a
day and half IN arguments. Finally on.he afternoon
OF the day Of the term Judge Birdsey made coup
c'fgt At 2:3O y. be dismissed his penang SUIT IN
whIcA lie had been embarrassed bN multiplicity of de-
fcudauts and began fore closure OF the mort
gage vita no defendants hut the debtor company and
tie second mortgage trustees. These instantly APPEARED
and put swers. that IN haif AN hour the was
al issue. By consent II Immediately went to riH toe
necessary evidence was introduced. all prepins<ies
were concluded at three seconds before midni.t
when the term 10 close by law. the decree OF
closure WAS signed BY the Judgci Great excitemer
prevailed and the Tesult received with acclAaOns
from the dents the grant. whose prosperity de-
pended entirely on an early conclusion or the litigation
I. ie largest foreclosure In The country be-
cun ended IN less than hours ana the prOyeTb
~ 10 the " laws delays for once proved untrue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-22
THE SPR4GUA CASE.

providence, X. l., Sept. 21.-ln the Supreme
ton Mrs. katherine Chase spra-ue FOR hc appoint
ment Of trtstee OF her property Counsel for tbe pc
tiioner stated that Ex-Governor sprasue ana bis wife
were not living together and there no reasonable
probability that they would live together in f.uic
declaration he based and arts OF 10
parties. lie nominated Robert Thompson for trl>tre
for Ex-Governor Sprigue agreed with the other
side IA 10 law In the that Mrs.. spragns had
right "a t!usee but ne objected 10 tie nomination uf
THOMPSON and NOV cd the reference 10 This
motiou the Court uverIued, VIII, counsel for Mr.
cpracue nominated Arthur Watson Tor trustee aud
asked for "a poet ponem-nt until Friday enable
him 10 file for his notion The went
Ia Friday.
The various parcels OF She A. W. Spragme estate re-
Gently sold under execution 10 the SewYork National
Bank II Commerce for nominal sums were struck of
again to-day ID satisfy tue Judgment claims Of the
Franklin Institute for Savings, tne OF which
bank yas the only bidder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-22

have gone ~ far on the path OF compromise "a is n III
offering 70 vote For "A solution dividing me h'"'
crate inspectors OF election equally between i"m"''
and Anti-Tamnany The next regular meeting ol 'he
BOARD of Police will lake place tomorrow. II - hoped
10y MrOBieu, the Cnief o. the Bureau OF Elections '"
there may be a settlement Of tie dispute then' - an,
further delay I'm MAKING the AZ polnmen- VIII '""S'
HIM serious Il nculiy IN his efforts 20 obey tho law"
The first day Of registry will BE- Ottohcr " Inv
city is divided into c7S election districts Al ea'. "o
OF the uolimg-pace. for fnCse districts tntlr are u
stationed four insrcciors and two pnl-'l'IhN -
makes u force Of A,O6S men To bs apnlntu.'' 80
receive - 5s uar Iav work. Tnc inspectors sriFc
on the four days Of registry aud ulsO OIL ere t.n "a,
tie p0ll-clerss only Oh election Gay lie ''c'0" ~
penscs amount In all to over flOO,Vop L. ,ho
IL Ia possible that each parry 10 INC c"h'or, ="
Police Board may apply 10 the courts tot
ers are The sole Judges oi the qualifications OF men "
Inspectors Of election ana That Tue courts o""
specify the class OF person 10 be- nnpointed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-22
nECIsION,-aEPT. 20

Supreme Court encrdt ferm-iJ 0riiHrrB TVH
v lrae ling judge DAVIS nni JUDGE Brady nrd t4lr0ff
The People Of the -tteo wfork * re- trnr. Mayor,
Ell. Az Special l-.n 81 han bfI- uuW being I'D ali
~ me CITY and County ~ Vow for" IN ne Court House
the AMI County % NeforS, a"d "-f me- Hon Ieo
duric We.firOok the. -llrr lIf-lE 81 sad special
Term " Chambers and at sidney r. clos ne reaor
poccci pending ~ sad special Term at lam
bers III PEOPLE etc, cx rel Nichols asD c. Qr 5ia r,
See order.
Marine court hqmiers-Bv .Iustlce Goe0p.-
Ennis agr. DevnMou'n d.u.c with $40 st al' ~ "th'
IN Ten DAYS after 81 ,As order 800 it attorney
the defendant w pay sad attorney costs oi f, WD H
and atpuafe that fn VIII ia event iN ~ tt action
h erfo incurred furfhrr sfnuafH That s
proposed SUPP c'ieuia answer Ynutiu m a. -'lie slLA
and raH
tine for serving tlr supplemental ais" tNi'i|'d TX
ta's from and after ull1ucr with t.rc ions -'il
aDil.c lnf settled ant nifd l.rnsck 20.
'iofoA d'ui.d wA ~ costs ulDs nts a' in'
dorset 4Usr1 are turi td VIII Nt"..iH a-i fiFf-
Opinion tlod stem a-t -alloH lsi"tis' a-L s.li4'@l
no ION "A i'sOu agf. MuHsfu|rrs Will az.
Mvman Braun AT. Samle.~- Motions ela' a. D. rf lrf.
Il-a.- varstd Niaslsn ay -ursi.i. t+ifef
snnUIrfad. Butts flmf.eretffr flAl .a.lI li 80
W th r1sfs Rich a-t 1Ndeu.-Jadln 40 vacated MFAoi
.nu--ll n r.-.lI.L-I uLLl- I.l % nc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-22
TESTING THE GANELAWS.

John e. Albin, OF Yaphank, L. l., in licta I at
last weeks term of the Suffolk County Sessions for
mislemeanor in taking tr ut from the pond Of the
Suffolk Club at south Haven on the night Of May
To- Richard Jennings and James II. IuthIll, coun-
sci for the club. were associated with Distrct-At
torney Petty in the prosecution. The case WIS
called on Saturday and jury was drawn, bur be-
fore any evidence was taken the counsel for The dc
PENDANT Willard Bartlett raised the point hat IN
the conversion OF public waters into private
waters ali the requirements OF law mast be
strictly compiled with and "a no PROOF was
submitted that the necessary certificate OF incor-
porafion of the Suffolk Club had been filed III the
once of the Secretary of State, II was not shown
that the cnb was corporation qualified to hold
real estate TINS point was sustained by the Court.
further point was raised bv tho same counsel
that the amended Game law Of 1870 repeats all the
former punitory statutes IN relation 10 the pTotec-
ton or preservation of fish. his objection was
also sustained. The DstTct-Attorney then moved
for leave 10 enter nOlle pTosequ 10 which the de-
fence objected claiming that Albin had once been
put IA jeopardy and should be discharged. The
Cont denied the Observation-Disclosures motion. and
the jury. without leaving their seats, rendered
verdict OF not guilty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-22

CITY Authorities City Authorities Stockton. bo"iy
Of trustees of the City Of Benicia: Commute "a
Citizens Of Sacramento. UniveWity battahop. u'',
bald, Guard Italian Bcrsa giierl. AuGdrall JaeRcs
81 patrick's Cadets Italian Fishermen 'aiiin,il'
Pioneers Territorial Pioneers. Patrouc sons
of America Delegation of the FIRE Dep'it-
ment. American District Telegraph Messch-
Ter Bows. Union League Mcclellan Lemon,
Occidental Club. Second Ward Repnpileh
Ciuh. Eureka Cluh Mutual Benevolent Society'
West Indian benevolent Association. Oakland i-ll
erarv and Historical Society. School children nan
del and HAYDN society. Grant lnvincibles Meme
Grant Blues. Steam cslliOpc and bells.
The procession moved up Market aud Montgom-
ery-sts. 10 the Palace Hotel. All along the route
the windows were Illuminated bonhrcs bl"zed OH
the street corners colored Grcs bazed in front Oh
many of the houses and electric lights added 10 the
illumination and brought ont the bright colors Oh
the innumerable Gags and banners. and Roman can
dies filed the air with shooting stars The spectacle
was the most brilliant and impressive over WIZ
messed In this city. Near he Palace Hotel Deauti-
ful arch forty feet hgh, wreathed with naRs'
flowers and eyergreens, spanDed New-Montgomery-
St Here the carriage OF General Grant stopped,
and fhe General stood up aud reviewed the process
SION "a it flied by bowling his Acknowledgements for
the cheers with which the various military and
civil organizations in the line greeted him.
No event occurred to mar the proceedings or the
dav. All classes in the city participated IN the
welcome to Americas most DISTINGUISHED cltlzeIl.
Even the Chinese hung out their banners, ana the
keaney wOrkIngmen paid no attention TO circular
from their committee directing them not 10 take
part in the demonstration.