Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-15
MANY CONVENTIONS.


= DETROIT, Mich, Feb. l5.-The annua
high court Of Michigan of the indie
pendent Order OF Foresters convenet
today at Harmonic hall Inhis annual
address High Chief Ranger M. nj
CalIagahn said that the past year hat
been the most prosperous one In the
history of the Michigan high court.
The membership exceeded 1900 and
there never was Il time when it was 80
lunited, enthusiastic, and loyal to tie
supreme body. 1hs high court will
\ elect eleven delegates to the triennal
Injecting of the supreme body which
takes place next year at Toron O, Out
4 The matter of holding bielnia instead
4 of annual, sessions Of the high court
4 will be. fiDaliy acted upon. DR.. Oron-
ilhyatekna. of Canada, the supreme chief
ranger, will address the body this
evening.
SUSAN b. ANTHONY.
i WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 15.-The
venerable Susan b. Anthony, who Isl
presiding over the annual convention
of the National Woman's Suffrage
Eassociation, was deluged this morning.
lwlth congratulations personally
lextended and also by mail and WIRE
| upon the fact that she has reached her
seventyninth birthday. ID spite hsr.
advanced age, the colleague Of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton as the joint
pioneers Of the movement for equal
suffrage in this country, is as sprightly
| "a nh " oil nd nh x,oiS
as she was twenty years ago, and she
|laughingly suggests that she expects to
be S Ill advocating the ctuSe of her sex,
even II her life ambition has not been
realized, when she rounds the century
mark. 800
LUMBER MANUFACTURERS
MEMPHIS, Tenn, February 15-The
eighth annual convention OF the South
ern lumber manufacturers association
was called to or er at ii o'clock this
morning at the Gayoso hotel. Among
the subjects to be considered there are
a revision Of rates, the matter of uni
form grading and the question of in
surancp. This latter question has been |
considered at several previous meetings |
and an effort will be made at the pres-
ent gathering to reach solution of theI
problem. Sawmill men are unable to
get insurance at reasonable rates, and
he yellow pine dealers have Leen try
ing to evolve some plan by which they
can insure one another against loss by t
fire. A report will be presented late
this afternoon from special commit
lee which, it is thought, will contain a
plan satisfactory to all concerned.
TIE LATE DR.. pATEMAN.
/ GALEsBURG, ILL.,, Feb. Is With ap>
propriate exercises, the sixty first ami
versary of the founding of Knox col
lege is being celebrated to-day. The ex-
erclses have special reference to the
memory OF the late DIR. Newton Bate
man, for many Years president of the
college. This morning The memorial
address was delivered hy DR.. Samuel
Willard, OF Chicago, who was a class
mate and roommate of Or. Bateman at
Illinois college This. evening. General /
Jonn c. Black, of Chicago, will deliver
an address upon the theme, Liberty
Lasts Thousand Years.
TILLERs OF TIE SOIL.
ALBANY, NJ Y, Feb. 15.-Hardy /
tilers of the soil Of every county in the I
state were present In force in Agricul-
tural halI.this morning when the third I
annual session of the state farmers
congress was called to order by Hon. +
a. n Eitohard. The congress will be I
in session for two days and score or
more of papers on subjects important
to agriculturists will be read. The
organization has been but two years IN
existence, but in that period it has
demonstrated its usefulness TO the
tillers OF the soil.
TELEGRApHEE's LEAGUE.
TOLEDO, o., Feb. l5.--The annual
national convention of the Railway
employees and Telegraphers league
opened here today with good attend
ance. The purpose of the Older is to
promote legislation favorable to the
interests Of railroad men and telegraph
ers and to take active part in electing
the state legislatures and congress
candidates in harmony with the views