The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-11
" NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Malone, Of Miles City, Gives an
Opinion on the Location OF
the Capital.

Irshal Furay Sends His Letter
of Resignation to President
Harrison.
rsuerito Dora Ferguson, the Girl Con-
t%ortionist, Talks Of Her stage
Life.
ol. Il. n. Malone, the popular railroad
b. 10 among the visitors in Helena. Col.
lone 10 always entertaining, whsthor hs
70 on politics, the cattle business. or 10
ing to persuade = merchant to ship
do via bis line. Last evening hs touched
all these topics Z ' the laser. Con-
ming the cattle outlook he said that early
pments from Montana had bsen made
in large part. of poor cattle. and In oon-
uence prices had been low. He believed.
vever. that good Montana cattle will
ID as we'll this year Al last. Referring to
gubsrnatorial outlook on his side OF the
itical fence. the colonel gave II 40 his
MON that a west-sids man would get the
ublioan nomination. though r. o. Hiok,
. or any other good republican would be
isfactory to him.
Pm the capital question Col. Malone has
|ided views. II don't see Why the people
Montana should desire = change of the
Pital from Helena" hs said. "This ID
only the best place IN
state for it. but IL 10
natural place geographically con-
cred. No city in the state has such
hrch. school and hotel facilities a. Hell
,. Nowhere can a community be found
u 10 more hospitable. She is the most
kanced in everything that goes TO make
a modern frst-class CITY. don't own .
LIARS worth Of property in Helena, and l
four times the amount of business in
ker cities that I do here. bat a. a citizen
Montana and looking at her best inter-
q. / say lot the capital remain whore II 10
Pause Helena ia the place for it."
The colonel also believes that congress
I just tho right thing in locating a mill
" post at Helena. He 10 an old soldier
. he looks at it from a military point of
W.. with the railroads rsdiating in all
from Helena, a body Of troops
b be quickly thrown in my direction
IN here," he said. "The establishment
70 should be a big one" he continued.
} should be an eighteen-oompany affair at
and gradually be increased until there
ould be a brigade stationed here"
Another visitor in Helena 10 ]. II. Co.'s,
Billings. Judge Goss 10 the attorney for
school trustees Of his oity 10 a case in
'ich the board is sued by 4 teacher for
airy alleged to be due. Judge Goss also
his ideas on the capital question. and
lie he believes that Yellowstone has a
IDLY feeling for Bozeman, hs says he
'oRnizss the fact that under tho circum-
noes Helena is the proper place for it.
MARSHAL w. F. Furay yesterday sent to
Harrison his formal resignation
the office of United States marshal for
, district of Montana. He asks the presi-
Mt to name his SUCCESSOR at his earliest
avenience, as he desires to have his resig-
tion accepted at nee in order that the
" officer may be ready to qualify on
tober l, 1892. If agreeable to the de-
of justice Mr.. Furay will DO
'aseu to continue in Office until that date,
at the end of the present fiscal quarter,
accounts q be moro easily adjusted at
II time.
1t the performance Tuesday night and
t night at MinR's opera house 15-year-
! Marguerite Dora Ferguson made
decided hit with her clever
ncinR and contortion act. Tho
uiety for the Prevention of Cruelty
Children wanted to take her
the stage in New York and
% her until she was 16, but
" gave her up again. She says she has
doing her oontortion act since last
gust. IT have been kicking" she snid.
yer since I have been alyear old. I guess.
has always been very easy for me to do
and l like the work we'll enough"
ever was stage struck. but l knew 1 could
n a living this way. and I think If I have
alent for It l must make tho best Of it.
little brother. who dances and sings, 10
ly nine. and he = stage struck. Nothing
uld do but no must 60 on and do = turn.
" he 10 tired OF it and wants to leaye the
have a little sister, only six, and
picked up q lot of steps, and often when
ID behind the scenes she will run right
on the stage, with a dirty face, per-
ps. and dance. OF course. the people
1t il all right and that 1t Is part of
performance. Ny costume IN my con-
ton act ia quite original with me. Most
wear q tiRht-ftting dress,
shows every twist Of tho body. and
Q often painful to watch them. l wear
and a loose blouse. and don't look
sted and deformed. 1t docs not hurt
:. ! always would bend in every dirsc-
q. There are some Of the twists l do
do. I do not think they are nice and
dest for a girl to do. sol leave them out.
m dance oil the step dances. l can do
the jig n clog dances my little brother
~. ! generally teach him now every
rning, and I can turn fipflaps and
] handsprines, too. and I do a banjo
rob and a lot of other things. l can
K high with either leg. l think l nm the
, dancer who kicks two tambourines,
In each hand. Most of the kicking
,cers kick high with n leg only; they
l kiok mp the right leg, turn sround
! kick with the right leg
lin, and tho people think they
70 kicked with both. Last night l struck
self on tho forehead with one log
IL hurt a little, but l suppose I ought to
glad l can do it all. While l was in