davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07
THE DUKE or ARGYLL.
He Has Long Been Ono Of the Abiest MeT
In British Public Life.

He Has Long Been One OF the Ablest Men
In British Public Life.
The Duke Of Argyll, who recently re-
tired from politics, is without doubt IN
of the abIest statesmen and orators in
Great Britain. For over a quarter of q
century he has been in the very front
rank i'm English public life, and next
to Gladstone has had the longest and
most noteworthy career Of any one in.
English parliamentary circles. he ia
now II years OF age and succeeded to
his title in 1847. He was q brilliant
scholar in his student days, and no man.
In college was more interested in aca
quiring knowledge and culture than
George Douglass Campbell, who was
destined to be the eighth Duke of Arr
gyll and head of the great Campbell
clap i'm Scotland. Although he is an
advanced Liberal, he has long been the
intimate friend and adviser of the queens
and his son, the Marquis OF Lorne. mar
ried Princess Louise, m Of Queen VIC
toria's daughters, I'm 1871 sGs redlL,
In 1899 he was created q duke Of the
United Kingdom, and among his mn.
merous offices arc those of heritr ole
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07
A GALLANT THIEF.


they Tried to Deceive Him. but He WasmS
Easily Fooled.
A belle went to the theater. On re-
turning home after the performance she
discovered that her brooch, which was
q valuable one, had been stolen. She
was very sorry, for the jewelry was a
present. A few days afterward the young
lady received the following letter:
1.-THE writer of these lines has the
honor to inform you that he knows
where your brooch is and will return it
cheerfully under certain conditions. l
do not expect to receive q reward in
money, since | regard it as exceedingly
vulgar to accept money from o lady
whom ] idolize as much as / do you.
On the other hand, it would be very
stupid in me to return you your jewelry
without getting some equivalent. TAX
ing into consideration my consuming
love for you, I'll return the missing or
nament for a single kiss from your rosy
lips. Tomorrow morning / will be at
the corner of - street with the miss
ing jewelry. II You are willing to pay
me my price, I will, after pressing a
kiss on the aforesaid lips, press the
brooch in your hand. No questions
asked"
The young lady did not know what
to do. She wanted to get her brooch
back, but she did not care to pay the
price. She hit upon the idea of sending
her servant girl in her place.
The servant girl put in an appearance
at the appointed hour and place. She
| was heavily yelled. A well dressed gen.
tleman approached and asked:
"Do you accept the terms?'
81 do"
The stranger Familiarity embraced her
after the most approved style, and ST.
simultaneously imprinted q large 8 by
kiss ON her mouth that caused the police.
man ON the corner to start. He thought
it was q pistol shot. - =.
Here is what l promised, " he re
marked after the formal lily had beer
complied with, ''but, " he added, "yoU
will find it like the kiss. not quite what
it was represented to be, as you r only
the servant, not the mistress, handing
her something wrapped mp in o paper.
After he had retired, which he die
Immediately. the servant examined the
paper and found hat it only contained
q piece of wood. Chicago Times
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07

Sioux City Journal, 6: Now N d
musical preacher with q propoeal that
he hypnotized another who cannot sing
a note, make him believe that he is a
great singer and set him to leading the
choir in his church. The next step will
be to have some eloquent divine hypuo-
tise all the indifferent preachers in his
charge and convert them into great
preachers. Capital idea that.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07

SIR ROBERT HART. OF .China. Sir
Robert was born at Portadown, ireland,
in 1885, and was graduated from the
Queens college, Belfast, in 1858. He
went to China q year later rs student
interpreter in the British consular serv-
ice in China and was secretary for the
allied commission for the government of
Canton i'm 1858.
A year later he joined the Chinese
customs service and soon rose to the
highest Office in the service under the
Tsung-li- Yamen. He built mp the coast
light service from three 20 four lights to
over 10 in 80 years and has vastly inn
proved the collection of customs and i'm
pressed the outside world with the great
resources of the Chinese government.
He was president OF the Chinese com
mission to the international exrositions
at Vienna in 1878, at Philadelphia in
1875 and ut Paris in 1878.
During his long service i'm China he
has received almost as many buttons,
feathers, plumes and Jackets AZ Ii Hung
Chang and seems to be much more sue
cessful in retaining them than the ia.
nous Chinese statesman, who ia now in
eclipse. In 1864 he was elevated to the
civil rank Of the Third Glass, In 1859
he was raised to the Second Glass. in
1881 he was favored with the Red But
ton of the First Class, and four years
later was invested with the Order OF the
Double Dragon and the Peacock's Feath-
er. I'm 1889 the Chinese government
went still further and honored him as
no other foreigner had ever been honor
cd before, it is said. He was favored
with the Ancestral Rank Of the First
Order of the First Glass for three gen
erations. Belgium, Sweden. Norway,
Austria, France, Portugal, England and
other countries have also decorated him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07
PURITAN MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.
Startling Bible Texts Sometimes Selected
For the Wedding Sermon.

Startling Bible Texts Sometimes Selected
For the Wedding sermon.
A marriage in church was rare, writes
Alice Morse Earle in The Ladies' Home
Journal, in an article on "Courtship
and Marriage In Puritan Days" Coca
sionally one took place in the new home
Of the young couple. This was held TO
be. somewhat unlucky. Thanksgiving
day was a favorite time to choose to be-
married, as friends were then gathered
from afar.
The bride was universally advised to
Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue.
and though she could dress before q
mirror she must not look in the glass
when once her toilet was completed,
else i'll luck, in vaguely defined but
positive form, were the result. Sunday
was really the exhibition day for the
bride. Indeed she found at meeting the
sole place in which she could appear be-
fore an assembled public, and for this
exhibition the happy pair donned their
finest bridal attire. The bride and groom
and bridal party opened the show by
proudly walking in alittle procession
through the narrow streets TO the meet
ing house ON the Sabbath following the
marriage.
In Larned's History of Windham
County, Conn, we read a description
of such an amusing scene i'm Brooklyn,
Conn. Further public notice was drawn
to the bride by allowing her to choose
the text for the sermon preached ON the
first Sunday of the coming ont of the
newly married couple. Much ingenuity
was exercised in finding appropriate and
sometimes startling Bible texts for these
wedding sermon
The instances are well known Of Thu
marriage Of Parson Smiths two daugh,
tiers. one of whom selected the text,
Mary hath chosen that good part. :
while the daughter Abby. who married
John Adams, decided upon the text
John came neither eating nor drink
ing. and they say he hath a devil"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07

The free silver memorial to congress
% passed by our lower house reads as fol-
lows:
"Your memorialists, the legislative as
sembly OF South Dakota, profoundly
sensible of the industrial, commercial
and financial distress at present existing
throughout the United States, believing
the same is largely due to our present
unwise national policy and believing
that a restoration OF confidence and
prosperity can be brought about by ma
tional legislation, and that the most po-
tent factor to this desirable end will be
found in a law placing silver on an
equality with gold, a the money OF ultl-
mate redemption. To this end do we
most earnestly pray your honorable
body, the congress Of the United States,
to speedily enact a law providing for the
free coinage of silver and your men,
orialists will ever pray"
The vote on the passage OF this reso-
luton was 90 republicans and IA pOpu-
lists for and - republicans against; TO-
tai in favor Of the memorial, 43 to 81.
This is quite pronounced on free silver,
coming from a republican state, and yet
not a majority of the republicans of that
BODY stood by the declaration OF the re,
publican state platform on that issue.
After the memorial was passed the
following action was taken;
Resolved, That the speaker OF the
house be instructed to communicate
with the legislative assemblies now in
session in the western, southwestern and
northwestern states advising them OF
the action OF the Legislature in memoir
ializing congress and invite such Assem-
blies to unite i'll a like memorial request
ing action to be taken by congress o
corning the matter IN said memorial cons
tanned"
The bill requiring state and county
officers to purchase supplies at home has
been killed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07

Senator Pettigrew's action In voting to
maintain an attitude Of non-interference
10 Hawaiian affairs continues to be the
subject of criticism in soms quarters yet,
even our legislators expressing "a dis
pleasure with his attitude. The crit
icism is purely from a political stand
point and lot Of individual opinion on
the real issue in question. Coupled
with the resolution proclaiming the atti-
tude of non-interference IN the part OF
the United States with the political at.
fairs of Hawaii was a clause endorsing
the course of President Cleveland in his
methods of.carrying out that non-intef-
ference. In order to vote for the princi-
pie Of non-interference in which he be-
lieves ardently Senator Pettigrew had 70
vote to endorse the Presidents course
and did so, all the other republican sen
tors allowing partisan considerations
to control their judgment, voted against
the resolution whether they believed in
non-interference or no. Mr.. Pettigrew's
action from an individual stand point
was the more manly of the two. Scarce
ly anybody in the nation approves OF
resident Cleveland's manner OF treat
ment OF the new republic of Hawaii, but
that il a small matter in the future in
the relation OF these two nations as COM
pared with the principle of non-interfer
ence in foreign affairs which our nation
has always maintained and ought TO
maintain towards Hawaii. 1t is enough
for Hawaii hat this country exercise
the principle of the Monroe doctrine
when any foreign nation attempts to in
terfere with her seif-government. That
is as tar Us this nation ought to go. Tue
DAILY LEADER, took this position at the
close of the Harrison administration
when 1t was sought by that administra.
ton to annex the islands t. this
country politically, and by others a pro
tectorate was advocated, and we stand
here now. We are glad TO see Mr.. Pet.
tigrew take this position now even il he
has to take the opprobrium OF giving
the cowardly, royalty-aping, makeshifi
policy of the present administration ar
endorsement in order to vote for thu
greater principle OF non-interference.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07
| 0
Rly Caschcrs.

A gentleman who went into the woods
region on u hunting excursion and put
mp Mt a farmhouse in q remote clearing
was annoyed during the daytime with
the abundance of flies that found access
TO the house. But when twilight OF
evening came he was treated to an exhi
bition of fly catching that more than re-
paid him for his ~vexation. The windows
were opened as tho darkness settled
down, and the hostess tallow dip only
partially dispelled the gloom in the old
fashioned kitchen, when he suddenly
became aware Of odd creatures darting
20 and fro in the room, often coming al
most into his face, while a qneer little
noise of "snip, snip, snip, seemed to
follow their velvety fiuttering motions.
For an instant he was startled, not
knowing what to make Of such intrud-
ers.
'sIt's only the bats, said the lady
quietly Is she pursued her work. They
are catching flies. Don't you hear 'em
snip of their wings? Therem be hun
dreds Of fly wings ON the floor here lin
the morning"
The gentleman arose early and looked
for the wings, and sure enough the floor
and tables were Uttered with them
Lewiston Journal
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07

Problem: If the Taylor d~efalcation
cost the people the loss OF $4,000 when
the constitutional limit OF taxation 10 4
mills what would ID have cost the peo-
pie il there had been no limitf Electors
please answer when voting on the con-
sti%tutional amendment to increase the
limit. IL.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07

undsrstand the situation, Senator Petit
grew il radically Opposed TO annexation;
bat that should furnish no excuse, In
our opinion, for his vote with regard TO
the course OF the administration in the
Hawaiian matter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07

con Gil n ued re-
verses and the
fact that three
great Japanese
armies are now
threatening Pc
king. her credit
abroad remains
u~nimpaired. This
conf Id in the
ability Of China
to fuldll her obli-
cations is dine to
the energy and
ability OF an
Irishman, Sir
Robert Hart, X.
G. M. G.,who for
over 30 years has
been inspector
general OF the i'm
perial maritime
customs service
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07
,rhs Nanpreae..lep., rreale Hsaa.

II don know how many times i have
people, don't mean artists but
all sorts OF people, including children
draw profile heads. It ii common enough
for anybody 10 draw them ON q slate,
D scrap ,of paper, anywhere, said Mr..
Biiltops, sbut Z don't remember ever 20
have seen any Of them draw q right
handed profIle--I mean ono facing 20
the right. i suppose there il some very
simple reason for this. but arn &C
quaints only with the fact New
York Sun.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07
nnle. 10 Regu,s.e spar conauet.

A man should be wise i'm dispute, q
lion in Che battle and conflict, a teacher
in his household, q counselor i'm the ma.
ton, an arbitrator in his vicinity, con.
Hcientious in action, content with lis
state. regular I'm his habits, diligent in
bis calling, faithful in his friendship,
temperate i'm his pleasures, deliberate
I'm his speech. devoted to his God. 81
he win be happy in his life, easy in hi
death and an esteemed example 10 Iii
successors. New York Ledger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07
chlNA,s cRgplr srrll ooop.

rats IL Due 20 the EnOrt Og ~ RSAert
Hart, nm IrishnannY
In the war with Japan China has been
beaten at every point, but despite her
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07
r OF SUBSCRIPTION.
TO ADyRRTEsERs.

TEE DArLY LRADER makes o special feature OF
fuYniehlng Information concerning the advantages
and resources Of the city Of Madison and OF the
state at large emitting II 20 the patronage OF ad-
y. r. STAHLS Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07

Homsseeker, do you want a
cheap home in the best portion
Of South Dakota
The morning times., 1895-10-14
CORONER NOT CALLED In
DR.. Hammett Says He Is Ready to
Exhume John Sanford's Body.
A Nephew of the Deceased Declares
That the Marriage to Mrs.
Crupper Was Illegal.

Coroner C. NJ. Hammett stated last night
that If the relatives of John Sanford, Il
Government Printing Office watchman,
who was buried Saturday at Congressional
cemetery, only nine days after he was Sc
creuy married to Mrs. Florida c. Crupper,
also employed at the printing office, sus-
pect that his death is the result of foul
play, he~will order the body eXhumed and
have an autopsy performed upon it. So
far, however, the matter has not been
brought officially to his attention, and
the selatives have not requested any action.
Mr.. Joseph Richardson, nephew of the
deceased, said last night that his uncle had
another wife living. and consequently his
marriage with Mrs. Crupper could not be
legal. His real wife is Rose Stockholm,
from whom he separa ted about fifteen years
ago. He has one daughter, Ada, living by
this wife, and the last heard of the daughter
was on the stage, playing an engagement
with the Black Crook Company. This was
about ten years ago, and the nephew does
not know the whereabouts of either now.
Only n few months ago, however. he says
his uncle asked him in reference to his
property II his sisters would get ii when he
died. Upon being informed that IL would go
to his widow unless he procured legal
divorce, Sanford said that he wanted his
sisters to get the money and would file
suit for Il divorce. So far as the nepney
has been able TO learn, though, he has not
done so.
Mr.. Richardson said that had he been
aware of this at the time of his uncle's
death he would have insisted upon being
allowed to place the body in receiving vault
until post mortem examination could be
held. He is firmly convinced that San
ford's death was not the result of natural
causes.
sofar, however, he says that Mrs. Crupper
or Sanford has not been able to prove
except by her own statement that she was
ever married to his uncle, having refused
to produce a marriage certificate. He says
that for years past his uncle has not been
drinking man, in fact was almost total
abstainer, but on the Friday previous to his
disappearance, he went on spree, which
wound up in accompanying Mrs. Crupper to
Baltimore where the marriage ceremony is
alleged TO have been performed.
Mr.. Richardson W illg o to Coroner Hammett
this morning and ask that the body be ex-
humed and an autopsy be performed upon
ii to show, if possible, the exact cause of
his death. The cause given by DR.. Henry
]. Crosson, of No. SO Nineteenth street,
who visited Sanford once before his death,
and examined the body afterwards, was
gastritis and q lesion OF heart.
The morning times., 1895-10-14
TAYLOR is DEAD.
John Lucas Blow VIII Cause His
Trial for Murder.


John Lucas, a colored hod carrier, lies
in the District Jail with the charge of
murder against him. His alleged victim
is ollie Tay ylor, whose remains are at the
Emergency Hospital.
on Wednesday night last the blow which
resulted in Taylor's death was struck
In u house on oiive avenue, above Twenty
seventh street, Georgetown.
About year ago Lucas separated from
his wife and she rented the small house
in which the assault occurred on twenty
seventh street. Lucas engaged rooms
downtown but paid his wife frequent
unwelcome visits. He went to her house
last Wednesday night and demanded
admittance, which was refused.
Then he threw his weight against the
front door. 1t yielded and he walked
IN
Finding Taylor in the parlor, Lucas, In
frenzy. seized brick ana Knocked the
man down. Then he grabbed potato
Dlasher and pounded Taylor over the head
until the man fell after which he kicked
him several times in the abdomen.
Lucas fled to Virginia and Taylor was
taken in No. patrol to the Emergency
Hospital, where he remained unconscious
until he died at 2 2o'clock yesterday yafternoon.
The day after the assault Lucas was
caught on the Aqueduct bridge by Police
man Smith and sent to Jail TO await the
result of Taylor's injuries.
Mrs. Lucas, the Csllurderer's wife,
tells the following stroy of Taylor's pres
ence in her home when her husband called:
Taylor, who was half witted negro, came
to her house Wednesday highland said he had
no place TO sleep. She put blanket on the
floor i'll Il lower roon When her husband
canla, of course, lie found the man there.
She says lie had no provocation to assault
themanas he did "a Ia ylorwas sconsidereda
harmless lunatic and the assault had been
committed in q heat of temper by her
husband.
The coroner will hold an inquest over the
remains of aylor to-day.
The morning times., 1895-10-14

Lieutenant General of Golden Eagles.
Altoona. Pa, Oct. 13.-Supreme Chief of
the Golden Eagles, A. c. Lytle, has announced
Renick. of Philadelphia, to be lieutenant
general of the military portion of the order in
the United States.
The morning times., 1895-10-14
TAKEN BY PETTY THIEVES.

Police Headquarters a nd Stations Nott-
fled of Several LOSSES.
Several minor robberies were reported
at police headquarters and at the police
stations yesterday.
l. V. Todd, of No. I'll Seventh street
northwest reported the loss from his house
by theft of O quantity of clothing.
Edward Stewart, of No. 80 ID street
southeast, reported the theft from his house
of q pocketbuuk containing $50 In cash.
Charles Burrows reported that colured
man snatched So bill from his hand near
the Judiciary Square and ran off with it.
Julia Chase, of No. 1906 Sixth street
southwest, reported at No. 4 police station
that while standing on theeorner of street
and Virginia avenue a negro snatched from
her hand black leather pockethouk CON-
tanning 80 cents and a gold locket.
The morning times., 1895-10-14
SHE DIED OF FRIGHT.
Mrs. Scanlon Had Been Bitten by a
Ding Tint WaS Not Nnd

Mrs. Bridget Scanlon. relict of the late
John Scanion, q former welI-known con-
tractor of this city, died about 10 O'Clock
last night at her late residence. No. 2O9
l. street northeast Nervous prostration.
brought on by worry over dog bite She
received a couple of weeks ago, was the
cause of her death.
On the evening of the Sd inst. Mrs Scan
Ion visited the stable at which her horses
are kept on Florida avenue for the purpose
of inspecting them. A watch dog was
kept in the stable tied up, and owing to
its long confinement had grown very fierce.
it sprang at her, biting her severely on her
face and arms.
Her injuries were at once dressed and the
dog was killed, although 1t had manifested
no symptoms of hydrophobia. Since then,
however, Mrs. ScaDlon has worried over
the affair to such an extent that nervous
prostratiOn resulted. There were no
symptoms of hydrophobia in her case, how
ever, and her death was calm and peaceful.
The morning times., 1895-10-14
ANOTHER COMMISSION.
The Porte Promises to Try Arm
uiaIlS Legally

The Porte Promises to Try Arme-
mans Legally.
ConstantiDople, Oct. 13.-The Porte is
evidently aware of the fact that procrastina-
ton in replying TO certain of the demands
of the powers viii nu longer be tolerated.
This is evidenced by the action ia ken to-day
by the minister of police in response to the
demands of the six powers that an in
vestigation win be held into the recent riot
ing, and that innocent Arnienians who were
imprisoned on charges of completely in the
disturbances be released.
The minister of police tn day infurmed the
embassies that commission, formed of
members of the different branches of the
administration has been appointed tn in
quire into the guilt or innocence of the
September 80.
The minister has also promised to deal
severely with anybody that the embassies
can prove has tortured prisoners in jail.
1t is reported that many persons were
killed or wounded in the riots at Ismid.