West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-02-19
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About Men aud Women Of Note.


1887, and is said to have impressed
all those who came in contact with
her as being person OF intelligence,
interested in those things which
tend to the building up Of the peo-
pie, particularly in matters pertain
ing to education,
The young Prince Of Naples, heir
to the Italian throne, IL the picture
OF youthful English dude
smooth-facs, with fair sprinkling
OF down on his upper lip, an eye
glass and ~ suit Of clothes cut in
the latest English style. But he is
very clever, speaking four aneuages
fuently, and because of his reten-
tive memory Is regarded as sort Of
royal encyclopedias.
Madame Barrios, widow of the
celebrated president of Venezuela.
and woman OF surpsssing beauty,
is now staying in Washington. She
was married at the age Of fourteen,
and is the mother of six children.
yet she looks as fresh and az radiant
as young glrl. She is very accom-
phshsd, speaking five languages
with fluoncy. Her fortune 10 said.
on good authority, to aggregate
s6, 900, 900.
A story that goes with the defeat
of Senator Ingalls, by another lean
man, Judge Pefftr, illustrates the
rapid changes that take place in
American politics. PETER, who was
an important man in the Fsrmers'
Alliance, last fall addressed letter
to Senator ingalls,, asking him some
questions in regard to the political
situation. ingalls, paid no attention
to the letter, whereupon PETER pr!n-
tod it In his paper as aii open letter
to the distinguished Kansan. 1t
came under the eyes of the latter.
and friend Of the Senator who
thought he saw how things were
going out in the West, advised him
to answer it. ingalls, refused, and
asked in contemptuous vay |:
"Who is this man, PETER, anyway ?"
The Legislature Of Kansas has Just
given the answer to tho question,
and "this man PETER" will DO the
United States Senator from Kansas
IN place OF ingalls,, after March 4.
From newspaper composltor the
following story is obtained OF the
earlier career Of Henry Hansbrough,
recently elected United States Sen.
ator from Moth Dakota "About
twelve years ago." said tho typo,
che and | tramped together, and
after many weeks Of wandering, we
finally separated at Fargo, N. ID.
We both beat our way from St.
Paul. lie hadn't a dollar on earth
to my knowledge. because he bor-
rowed from me While Getting his
laundry work done. He had only
one shirt to his name. WHOM i'm.
migration set in he was sent 10
Creole City, now Devils Lake, by
Lieutenant Creole, Is retired officer
OF the Seventh Cavalry, and put in
charge Of little sheet called the
Inter Ocean. After time Creole
gave Hansbrough the paper, aud he
struggled along with It until the
land notices began TO come in, and
with them his noney-bags began to
grow fat. When Cleveland was
elected he started q score or 80 of
little papers throughout North Da-
kota, aud by means Of them sue
ceeded in retaining a monopoly of
the lsnd-notice business. Two years
ago, by the aid of these came sheets,
he was elected to Congress, aud dur
ing the two years he spsst there he
was never heard Of. When he came
up for re.election he was beaton,
and nobody heard Of him again un.
I'll lsss Saturday, when tho North
Dakota Legislature made him a
United States Senator. met him
thrse years. ago, and the only politi-
cal ambition he then had was to
beat Lieutenant Creole, the man
who made him, for Register Of
Deeds Of Ramsey county"
From recent developments It ap-
pears that James q. Blaine, Jr., is
desirous to score further bacchana-
Ian notoriety. At the operatta
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