Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1886-03-07

10 no wise distracted from Mrs.
Sswsli's formidable physiegnouy.
however. nor from bar usefulness TO
the cause. ShS had 4 good deal 70
say about hardened C',ngressmsn and
indurstsd Ssnstors, but she thought
the conscisposs Of these gsntlsmsn
lees ct fault than their intslligsnes.
She regretted that il was impossible
to sum up the benefits already
accomplished BY the suffrage move
msnt. but thought the same might
b. said Of the sunlight. She made
: really eloquent flight 1t this point,
comparing suffrage TO sunlight.
Mvs.SswelI wss followed by Mrs.
Perkins, OF Ohio. Q sister Of Nm.
compromising dsmsaocr, who typ"
iss the righteousness Of the move
Insnt; % Mrs. Shattack. Of Boston.
rsprsss0ts its ssthetic phase. Mrs.
Perkins wss sternly statistical on
tois occasion. sitbotigh she hss o.
nsts resources, which she displayed
during the sessions Of the conven-
ton. She discourssd at one time
upon the ladies Of society, whose
walk and conversation she doSs MT
spprovs, using . namher OF Scriptus-
al quotations. She has a tendency
to bs csustic IN her public usteraneos.
Men. she said. think women good
enough to be angels, but not good
enough TO be citizens. They pray so
fsrvsntly for Providence 10 bless NO
men, that they leave il chiefly for
Providsncs 10 do.
Mrs. Clay Bennett, . representa-
two OF the B.as Grsss State and q
relative Of Hsary Clay. vowed her
6delity TO the cause, and made n
spirited address, on the '-Cons.itu-
tional Right of Women to Vote and
Hold Office" Mrs. Benns.t may be
said to represent the ground where
on friDpery AMI strong mindsdpess
meet and unite. Her oratory and
elocu,i,n were. like herself, Ken
tuckian.
Senstor Vest underwent uuntter
able things ut tho hands Of Mrs.
Mariweather, Of Missouri, for having
expressed himself as au ''uncomp, O.
missing opponent Of the woman snf
frsge movement. Mms. Neyman. OF
New York, who has 4 fine Teutonic
face. closed the conventions pro
csedings with clsser and compre-
hensive paper on the comparative 10
dependence Of German sod Ameri-
can women.
The bill now before the Senate
locking TO the eu:ranchissmsnt OF
women is q source OF great comfort
to the members Of the association
who have bsen waiting and working
to this end 50 long. Because OF il
they attached uDususl significance
to this their eighteenth Washington
Next winter they will
come again to tel! the same old story
with variations, and to cay severe
things OF Senators. Vest and Edmnnds.
MY views regarding religion are
not generally understood" SAID
Colonel Ingersoll recently to select
circle OF friends. II am credited
with . good many ideas that ! have
asver entertained. ] am very much
like an old Indian Of whom ! have
beard. An enterprising missionary
with the tribe was bent upon the con-
version Of this particular savage.
Doe day out on the plans the good
man piled the subject vigorously, till
finally the red man, picking Mp =
stick, bent down and drew 10 the sand
q small circle. That's what Indian
know" be said. Then be drew q
larger circle around the fret, and
pointing to il said: That's what
white mao know; bat outside OF that
Indian know much IS white man
know nothing" "Ths Indians
doctrine is my doctrine" ended the
orator.
The Benson smelter will soon re-
sumo operations under an entirely
new management. An Eastern
syndicate are negotiating for the
premises, and 1t is said will succeed
in obtaining control OF this valuable
property. When the business
changes hands the new prourjetors