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ANTHONY.APPEL. demands," said Charles Sumner to Miss Anthony. During the years 1854-'55, woman's rights conventions were called by her in each county of the state of New York. In 1858, in a report read before a teachers' convention at Troy, N.Y., she advocated co-education of the sexes, and in 1860 her efforts largely contributed to the passage of an act of the New York legislature giving to married women the guardianship of their children, and the control of their own earnings. In 1867, with Mrs. Stanton, she organized and carried on a campaign in Kansas, and won many votes in favor of woman suffrage. In 1868, in connection with Mrs. Stanton, George Francis Train, Daniel M. Melliss, and Parker Pillsbury, she began to publish in New York The Revolution. This journal was devoted to the promulgation of woman's rights doctrines, and existed but two years, leaving Miss Anthony with heavy debts, which she cancelled in 1876 from the proceeds of her lectures. In 1872 she was arrested for illegally voting at Rochester, N.Y., and was fined one hundred dollars, which fine she, according to her declaration made to the judge, "would never pay." From 1869 she spoke before committees of the U. S. senate, and of the house of representatives of every congress; and after 1882 there was a special committee on woman suffrage in the United States senate with a committee room for its exclusive use. In 1892 she was elected president of the National American woman suffrage association, and still held the office in 1900. She was influential in securing the complete enfranchisement of women in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho. She was a delegate to the International congress of women at London, England, in 1899, where she was presented to Queen Victoria, and was the joint editor, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Matilda Joslyn Gage, of The History of Woman Suffrage (1848-1902). ANTHONY, William Arnold, physicist, was born in Coventry, R. I., Nov. 17, 1835. After his graduation from the Yale scientific school he taught in Rhode Island for three years, and in 1860 received his degree from Yale. During the two years that followed he was professor of sciences in the Providence conference seminary at East Greenwich, R. I. He subsequently taught the sciences in Antioch college, Iowa agricultural college, and Cornell university. He made many successful experiments in electricity and devised several practical improvements in mechanical electrical appliances. He contributed frequently to the more prominent scientific journals, and prepared, with C. F. Brackett, an "Elementary Text-Book on Physics" (1885). He was elected a member of the American institute of electrical engineers, and of the American association for the advancement of science. ANTONIO, Joseph, delegate, was born at Taos, Taos county, New Mexico, Aug. 25, 1846. He received his early education at Lux's academy in Taos, and attended Bishop Lammy's school at Santa Fe for two years, when he entered Webster college, Missouri, where he was graduated four years later. He then completed a commercial course, engaged in mercantile pursuits, and became the proprietor of the noted medicinal hot springs at Ojo Caliente, New Mexico. He served as county judge of Taos county for six years, was a member of the territorial legislature for a like period, and he was a state senator when elected territorial delegate to Congress in 1884. He represented his territory in the 49th, 50th, 51st, 52d and 53d congresses as a Democrat. He was defeated in the election of 1894 by Thomas B. Catoon, Republican. ANTONY, Edwin LeRoy, representative, was born near Waynesboro, Burke county, Ga., Jan, 5, 1852. When he was seven years of age his family removed to Texas, settling in Brazoria county and remaining there until after the civil war. In 1867 he took up his residence in Milan county, and two years later entered the University of Georgia, from which he was graduated in 1873. In 1874 he was admitted to the Texas bar, and two years later was elected county attorney, being also ex-officio district attorney of Milan county. In 1886 he was made special judge, and soon afterwards served in the municipal government. He was elected a representative from the 7th district to the 52d Congress in 1892, as a Democrat, to fill the unexpired term of Roger Q. Mills, who had been chosen senator. APPEL, Theodore, clergyman, was born at Easton, Pa., April 30, 1823. He was graduated at Marshall college, Mercersburg, Pa., in 1842, and from the seminary of the Reformed church in 1845. Was pastor at Waynesboro', Pa., and Cavetown, Md., from 1845 to 1851. Was professor of mathematics in Marshall college, pastor of the local church, and editor of the Mercersburg Review from 1851 to 1857. In 1853 he became professor of mathematics and astronomy in Franklin and Marshall college at Lancaster, Pa., and occupied that position until 1877. From 1873 onwards he delivered astronomical lectures in many places with success. From 1878 to 1886 he was superintendent of home missions of the Reformed church and editor of the Reformed Missionary Herald. After that time he engaged in literary labors. In 1886 he published: "College Recollections," "Beginnings of the Theological Seminary," and "Letters to Boys and Girls about the First Christmas at Bethlehem." From 1887 to 1894 he acted as editor of the Reformed Messenger, and published the "Life of Dr. John W. Nevin" in 1889.