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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10

come. He was educated at Georgetown
college.
1t was when Blaine called together
that notable assemblage from North,
South and Central America, known as
n International American congress,
that Ferguson first made his appear
ance as an official interpreter. Mr..
Blalne's right hand man on that par
tlcular occasion was William e. Cur
us, who, in looking around for trans
tators and Interpreters, recalled that
young Ferguson had spent his early
life in a Spanish-American country,
and vas doubtless fitted for this par
tIcular work. Ferguson undertook the
task, and he made his bow as official
interpreter by taking the memorable
speech Of James G.. Blaine, greeting the
South n Central Americans, and
rendering it into Spanish. 1t was no
easy task, for Blaine spoke rapidly and
with that wealth of figurative speech
which always marked his discourse.
But Ferguson did it not only rapidly
n well, but with felicity of express
sion, such nice shading of figures and
metaphors that it drew the enthusiasts
tic applause of those Spanish auditors.
1t was such that when Blaine turned
from the reading he remarked to some
state department officials:
II don't know whether that was my
triumph or F~erguson's."
At all events Ferguson made his
reputation then and there as an inter
prefer, who could not only give the
letter Of the speech, but could convey
its spirit, even its accent and it's modu-
lations by which the speaker sought to
impress one or the other feature upon
his hearers. Since then he has acted
as interpreter in many notable gath
erings. He is a man of splendid ply
sique, six feet three inches in height,
broad shouldered and robust, weighing
probably $50 pounds.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
WAS A WEIGHTY TASK
fHE PART FERGUSON PLAYED
IN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
dc First Became Famous During the
Sessions OF the Pan-American Congress
by Delivering Dlaine's Great Speech in
Spanish.

Gable reports from Paris have had
much to say of late of the splendid
work done by Mr.. Arthur w. Fergu-
son, attached to the American peace
commission as official interpreter. He
is the son of Col. Tom. Ferguson, who
distinguished himself in the Mexican
war, and at the close of that war To-
Gated in Mexico. 1t vas there that Ar
thur Ferguson was born and received
early training amid the old Spanish
surroundings which fitted him for the
Skillful Interpreter he has since be-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
FRANK J. GOULD.

of the family, has just bought a sea.
on the exchange. The recent boom in
stock trading has made such privileges
highly valuable, and his membership
cost the young millionaire $4,000, the
highest price recorded in more than
ten years. Unquestionably he can az
ford it. BY the terms of his fathers
will he was to come into control Of
his share of the estate on attaining
Dec. S, and on the following day Rus
sell Sage, who had been trustee Of
this part of the fortune, rendered to
him an accounting Of his stewardship.
The details were not made public, but
as the amount originally was more
than $10,O 900 900, the youngest Gould
enters upon his career in finance with
solid backing. He is a quiet, unassum-
ing young man, devoted to business
and fond of sport. Frank has been
under the guardianship of his sister,
Miss Helen Gould. and lives with her
at Lyndhurst, near 1rvington, N. Y.
He was educated at the Berkeley
school and New York university. To
prepare himself for the proper man
agement of his fortune he has made
trips over the railroads controlled by
the Gould interests and has made his
business headquarters in the offices Of
the Missouri Pacific railway, in New
York. He is a great lover of dogs
Recently he bought Presto and Laura
Jean, rough coated st. Bernards, FOL
his kennels, the reported price beirs
S $1,000.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
Standing Armies Of the World,

A French statistician> states that the
total number of men permanently I'M
der arms is 4,250,000. If universal war
broke out there would be 4 ,25O, 900
men ready to take up arms at once.
Placed in n line, the soldiers of the
world could cover the equator right
around the earth. To pass along the
Whsle line one would need to ride in
ar express train at sixty miles an hour
for seventy days. If the soldiers re-
ceived orders to exterminate the rest
Of the population they would only
have to kill thirty-three persons
apiece.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
PREPARED TO TELEPHONE.
There Was a Lady at the other End
OF tho Wire,

VI tHo SviIcs
OF course, it is really nothing to
Jack Lawson's discredit that he is a
beauty mar Of the ultra-British type,
but the other riders of polo ponies and
wielders Of golf sticks at Burlingame
don't exactly like his exceeding pop-
ularlty with the girls, and they tell an
illustrative story about him with great
gusto, says the San Francisco News
Letter. Some m wishes to speak to
Mr.. Lawson at the telephone" said a
servant at the club, in respectful &C
cents to the tall Liverpool product.
"A"! Who is it," was the languid in
qulry. "A lady, sir" and then Lawson
moved. Hastily jumping to his feet,
he fastened the lower button of his
doub!e-breasted waistcoat, which, of
course, like the Prince of Wales, he al
ways wears open when he sits. Suuar-
ing his shoulders. he rushed over to
the nearest mirror, adjusted his neck
tie and pulled down his coat. Here,
boy he called. BRUSH me off. Look
sharp, now. [ cant keep a lady wait
ing Then, thoroughly spruced up,
he dlVed into the telephone room con-
scious that he looked well enough TO
talk to any lady in San Mateo county.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
Cavalry Bodies Decre,,,nr,

Carefully collected figures show that
the proportion Of cavalry to the other
arms has been steadily diminishing for
a long period. The artillery has been
increased, the cavalry diminished.
Austria, Turkey and Spain are the
only countries whose cavalry exceeds
their artillery force.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
No Long. Wait.

Molly-Would you marry a rich man
if he was old enough to be your IA
Their? Dolly-No, indeed! I wouldn't
think of marrying him unless he was
old enough to be my grandfather
New York Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
His SuyGcstioD,

Young Author-Well, how do you
like my clay: Have you any sugges-
lions to make? Manager-There is one
suggestion [ would make. Instead of
having your hero lynched by a mob in
the last act, | think it would he we'll
to have the mob hang all the charac-
terS in the opening scene
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
The Chief He knew About.

did you hear what that urchin said
him what is mans chief end?" mo.
What did he say?' "'Bein' scalped By
an Iniun.' life.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
nr,tain,, Homeless. Wanderers.

In Great Britain it has been reck.
oned that there are about 10000 alb
solutely homeless wanderers and
that 10000 of those belong to Lon
don.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
VANITY FAIR.

What will, in all probability never
take III france is the aesthetic style
OF dress. Subdued tones and clingine
draperles do not at all suit French
women whose piquant stvle REQUIRES
tollettes Of the dashing order, both as
regards cut and color. In maninu1at-
ing the latter almost every Parisienne
IS herself an artist, depending not all
upon the inspirations of the con-
turiere. Even the work girls who troop
out halless and happy into the Rue
de Ia PalX at h luncheon hour know
exactly what colon and how much Of If
Is becoming to their particular STYLE of
beauty. lhey are gOWned in black, as
a rule, and the color takes the form of
a cunnlnSly twisted necktie. A rib-
bon twisted twice round the neck and
forming a sailors knot in front is he
most popular form Of neck adorn-
ment. Sometimes a ''consui' collar of
fine batiste is placed on the ribbon,
when the effect is even more dainty.
At last some signs are being shown
that attempts are being made to i'm
part a little novelty to social enter-
talnments. For the last year or more
we have Deer woefnlly humdrum and
such a thing as q craze or fad, foolish
or otherwise, has been practically IN
known. Neither the girls O the
gilded youth, nor the young matrons
nave shown any disposition to
anything of the kind until now.
when there is, happily, an indi-
cation that wits are at work. In the
first place an effort is being made TO
Introduce what may be called illus
tratlve dinners and no better time
could have been chosen, as this season
suggests all manner of ideas. An
Egyptian dinner has already been sue
cessfully given, and a "Dickens' din
ner is mentioned as having been held,
1t is now for hOstesSes to exercise their
ingenuity in thinking out similar en-
tertainments. There is also a tenden-
cy to revive "cOlor' balls, the guests
being compelled to wear only certain
colcrs which are also employed in the
decoration of the ballroom and SUD-
per table. This also gives scope for
much ingenuity.
Queen Victoria has recently pre-
scented to the British museum an auto
graph letter written by the prince con-
sort to the late Earl of Shaftesbury
thanking him for a copy of the bible
in Chinese prepared for the London
delegates version, published at Shang-
hal and Hong-Kong, in 1855. The let
ter is dated Buckingham palace,
April IS. 1885, and is couched in the
following words: My Dear Lord
Shaftesbury: I beg to return YOU my
best thanks for the copy of the bible in
Chinese, which has been the result OF
pious energy and perseverance of the
London Missionary society. 1t will ma
terially aid the spread of Christianity
in that wonderful populous empire.
Ever yours truly, Albert 1t was. it
is understood, the queens wish that
this letter should be preserved in the
department of manuscripts in the Brit
ish museum. The trustees have de-
cided, in order that the public MA
have an opportunity of obtaining a
facsimile copy, that the letter shall &c
included in the fourth series of fac
SMILES of autographs in the British,
museum, which is on the point OF be.
ing issued.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
x woman FIXED Thanksgiving Day.

According to the Boston Transcript,
It was a woman who was the means
Of having a definite day in the year set
apart for the national observance OF
Thanksgiving. Mrs. Sarah Josepha
Hale, a Boston woman, and editor Of
the first woman's magazine published
III. this country, worked for twenty
years to accomplish this end. Time did
not daunt her courage, but rather in
creased her insistence. She wrote to
OF states and to presidents
a. the United States. At last Presi-
dent Lincoln adopted her suggestion
n 1854. when there was reason to re-
foice over the success Of the North in
restoring the union.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
PROF. HADLEY.

association. He is the trainer Of
Yale's young debaters, and is very pop
ular with the students. Among the
candidates prominently mentioned for
tie presidency of the great school at
New Haven, Professor Hadley is one
OF the strongest and ablest.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10

From the family Of Jay Gould the
New York stock exchange has received
its latest and one Of it's youngest re-
cruitS. Frank ]. Gould, the youngest
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
Democrats Willing to Make Some
Concessions Which They
Outline.
Would Keep the Regular Army
at Its Present Footing Of
$4,000 Men.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-The senate
committee on military affairs hal
reached a deadlock on the military re.
organization bill. This is due to the
absence of Senator Proctor, who holds
the balance Of power on the committee.
He is in Cuba and went away without
leaving authority to vote him on the
bill. This leaves five Democrats and
five Republicans. When an effort was
made at the forenoon session TO secure a
favorable report on the bill. the Demo
Gratis objected and We're able to prevent
action. \ motion was then passed tc
meet again at I o'clock in the afternoon.
when il was stated that the Democrats
would let the Republicans know what
they We're willing to do. The Democratic
members OF the committee expect tC
make a proposal authorizing the main.
tenance Of the regulararmy on the basis
of the increase authorized for the wal
with Spain, for a given time. and will
suggest an independent bill containing
this authorization. They will also agree
to grant authority to the president tc
enlist a certain number of natives in the
various newly acquired possessions.
They hold that if all the regiments are
filled out as authorized under the pres.
ent law, the army would number abou.
$4,000 men, and they say this number i,
sufficient for all purposes. Their obiec,
is against providing for a permanent in.
crease of the army, but they are not vel
agreed upon the limits of time for thi.
Increase. They have heretofore put il
at July |. 1900, but they now appear t,
extend this time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
GUILTY.
Ohio Judge Convicted of Conspiracy In a
Certain Case.

Ohio Judge Convicted of Conspiracy In a
Certain Case.
CLEVELAND. Feb. 15.-The circuit
court has found Judge F. E. Dellen
baugh guilty as charged in the third
specification. The sentence Of the court
was not announced, and, it is under
stood, will not be made public until
after the trial of State Senator Burke.
which will begin within a few days.
The third specification in the charges
against Dellenbaugh is in connection
with the 20. K" which he. as judge.
placed on the Manning divorce decree,
and in which it was alleged he was also
interested as counsel. Judge Hale read
the verdict. Judge D~ellenbaugh was
not present when the decision was read.
he sitting as judge in the common pleas
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
Legal Giants in Those DAYS.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. L. -The annua,
meeting Of the State Bar association
was addressed by Justice Winslow OF
the supreme court. and ex-Judge E. w,
Reyes. the latter giving personal sketches
of attorneys of territorial days. He
ranked them as intellectual giants, su.
perior to machine-made lawyers Of the
present day. Addresses We're given in
the afternoon by several leading at.
torneys. University law school sus.
pended to give members a chance to at.
tend the session.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
Victory for Anti Pingree Men.

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 16.-At least a
temporary victory was won by the anti.
Pingree Republicans when the Cheever.
Atkinson equal taxation bill, which
had been made a special order, was re-
ferred by a vote Of Al to 40 to a joint
committee composed Of the regular
standing committees on taxation, with
three representatives added.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16

Recommended for La Grippe.
D. jackson, Danville, ILL.,, writes: My
Grippe seven years ago and since then
whenever she takes cold q terrible cough
settles on her lungs. We tried q great
many remedies without giving relief.
She tried Foley's Honey aud Tar which
cured her. She has never been troubled
with a cough since. 25c. QkAH11s2
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
st. Paul Union stock Yards.

SOUTH ST PAUL, Feb. Is.
HOGS-Market loo lower. Range OF
prices. s.. 5oW3 ~.
CATTLE-Market steady and active;
good demand.
Sales ranged at s. - Gi.25 for stockers.
S3.OOg3.50 for bulls, 500 for calves: So &C
@3 ~ for hellers .. JOW 40 for steers.
s.. 23M3 40 for cows.
SHEEP-No receipts; no trad ny
Receipts: Cattle, 40: calves. LOO; hogs,
LOCO
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
Wisconsin lulnberman Killed.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. Feb. 10
John McCallum. one of the best known
umbermen in Northern Wisconsin. a
resident of this city. was killed in the
woods near Deer Lake. Mr.. McCallum
passed through a section of woods
where choppers We're at work and one OF
the trees which was being telled struck
him, crushing him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
FATE OF THE BULGARIA.
When Last Seen Her Cargo Was shifted
and She Was on Beam Ends.

LONDON. Feb. ia dispatch from
Lloyds agent at St. Michaels. Azore.
islands, announces that the - women
and children taken off the disabled tank
steamer Weehawken We're landed at St.
Michaels Tuesday. The rescued pas
sengers report that the cargo of the Bull
garia shifted, throwing the steamer o.
her beam ends. Although a %quantit,
OF her cargo was jettisoned, the crew
were unable to right her. During the
gales $50 horses We're lost and a boat
with five men in her went adrift.
The Weehawken, which met the Bull
garia 800 miles from the Azores on Feb.
., stood by until noon of 9th, but at tina,
time the disabled steamer had been los,
sight Of and the Weehawken proceeded
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
TOLSTOI CONDEMNS IT..
Cars Proposed Conference Only "Wo,
thy of Contempt and Derision."

WATT TrUPoseu Conference Only "WOr.
thy of Contempt and Derision."
LONDON. Feb. 1b.-The Daily Chron.
lcle publishes a letter from Count Leo
Iolstoi, the celebrated Russian philoso.
pher, condemning the conference pro
posed by Emperor Nicholas for the lin
itation Of the ornaments as only
worthy of contempt and derision.'
Count Tolstoi says:
1T will be impossible to reduce anna.
ments while nations not only persist in
acquiring new possessions, like the Phil.
lpplnes, Port Arthur and the rest, but
also keep what they have acquired, like
Poland, India, Alsace-Lorraine and The
rest !"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
CENTRAL PACIFIC DEBT.
Definite Agreement Fox Its Payment Sait
to Have Been Reached.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l6.-A definite
agreement for the adjustment of the
debt of the Central Pacific railroad tt
the government has been reached be.
tween the government commission and
the bankers representing the railroad
1t is understood that the plan contem
plates the payment OF SIS. 0OO. 900 to the
government in semi-annual three pc,
cent notes. the last expiring 10 year.
from date. These notes will be secured
by a deposit Of Central Pacific bonds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
Sioux City Live Stock.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Feb. Is.
HOGS-Market 5Gl Oc lower. Range OF
prices. S3.4o@361h
CATTLE-Market fairly actiye; about
steady.
Sales ranged at 81. 3O@5.1O for beeres;
S2.OO@4.0o for cows, bulls and mixed:
~. for stockers and feeders; So 5;
$500 for calves and yearlingS.
Receipts: Hogs, 1000; cattle, 400.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
Turned Down a Committee.

DENVER. Feb. 16.-The house Of rep
resentatives rejected the majority re-
port of the special committee appointed
% investigate the condition Of affairs at
the state insane asylum. which exoner-
ated the superintendent, DR.. p. r.
Thombs and by a vote of As to 10
adopted the minority report demanding
the superintendent removal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
A LAKE PILOTS Lt1.

How 1t solved the Mystery Of the
Wreck OF IL Steam Propeller.
1--WE are never amazed when vessels
go aground and are wrecked on Lake
Erie during the gales that are common
on that treacherous water, for we ex-
pect such things them" said a lake
skipper, 'but when one is grounded on
a clear day and wrecked OH a course as
clear as the day in the hands of a pilot
that knows the ground like a book we
naturally wonder a little and want to
know the why's and wherefores. Such
Was the case Of the propeller Susan f.
Peck that went aground near Bar point
and was lost with a $40, 600 cargo.
"The captain Of the Susan E. had
sailed successfully hundreds of times
between Point Pelee and Bar point and
in all kinds Of weather, and this time
he had a wheelman who was known
from n end of the lake to the other as
one of the most expert navigators in
the lake business. He had been lying
up a long time, for the very good reason
that owing to an accident to one of his
legs that leg had to be amputated to
save his life. The lost member was re-
placed by an artificial leg, and then the
pilot was ready to take his post at the
wheel again. His first service after his
misfortune was this trip of the Susan
E. Peck, and he raj her aground.
"The puzzle to everybody was how
it was possible for the propeller, han
died by a man of such skill and expert
ence, on a straight course only 40 miles
long and with every sailing condition
favorable, to leave her course. The pilot
was the most puzzled and astounded
person Of all. He soon got another yes
sci, and this one he ran in such an er
ratio manner, but fortunately with no
disastrous result, that be was compelled
to give her up, and his usefulness as a
pilot was gone. He and others vent to !
investigating to see ii they could dis !
cover what was wrong with his sea
manship
"After awhile they discovered what |
they believed was the trouble. In the
pilots artificial leg "a great deal of steel
had been used in the jints and other
places. Sitting close to the pinnacle, az
he did while steering, this steel derang |
ed the compass 50 that it threw tbs |
wheelman way off his reckoning and |
led to the wrong plotting that had
wrecked the Susan Z. Peck and endap |
gered the other vessel that the wheel
man n~avigated subsequently. This was
what they argued, and to demonstrate
the correctness of the theory the pilot
took charge Of q vessel without wear
ing his false leg. Everything worked to
a charm. The mystery Of the Susan E.
Peck was solved. and the pilot was re-
stored to his old place in the confidence
OF Lake Erie shippers and vessel "
--."-Naw York Scc.
Horrible agony is caused by Piles.
Burns and skin diseases. These are i'm
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Witch Hazel Salve. Beware of
limitations.
Cook Il ODEE
Glad Things to Asthma Sufferers.
Folev's Honey and Tar gives quick and
relief in all cases.
FRANK SMITH.
The smallest things may exert the
greatest influence. De Wits Little
EARLY Risers are uEequalled for over.
coming constipation aud liver troubles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
Branch Roads Still Tied I'm.

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 16.-The storm
in this vicinity has abated and trains
between New York and Philadelphia
are beginning to get through, but irreg-
ularly and with difficulty. Travel over
the branch roads is practically at a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
All the Passengers Taken Off.

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 16.-The Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation com
pany's chartered steamer State of Texas.
from Baltimore to Savannah, went
down in 10 feet of water off the mouth
OF the Rappahannock river in Chesa-
peake bay. All her passengers were
taken of by q tug.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16
Wealthy Iowa Woman Frozen.

ILLUSTRATIONS, Ia. Feb. 16.-Mrs.
sherman, whose estate is valued in the
vicinity of 800, 600, but who for years
has lived alone on a farm near the city.
was found frozen to death in her barn.
1t is supposed that she was stricken with
paralysis and was helpless to save her
self
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-16

Coughing Injuries and intlames sore
lungs. O~e Minute Cough Cure loosene
the cold, allays coughing and heals
quickly. The best cough cure for
children.
Cook l. ODEE.