Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-13

es were playing Rosalind simultane-
ously at rival theaters in the same
! city.
The holiday festivities at San An
tomb closed with bull tighs, at
which all the bull fighters were wa
men. Miss Igneacia Fernandez, one or
the most daring fighters, was caught
! on the horns OF one OF the ferocious
animals and carried around the ring
several times before she conld be
rescued from her dangerous position
| Six bulls were killed.
Captain Rich, formerly chief ensl-
neer OF the Wisconsin Central and
later connected In the same capacity
on the 500 line, has been appointed
director general of railways in China.
! He has spent the most Of the past
year In China, and while there made
a survey through TOO miles Of the in
terror of that country for railroad
from Hankow,
Clerks In the sixth auditors office,
Washington now must take q number
and turn the corresponding key in the
corresponding hole Of the mechanism,
thus recording the "in" time. On go
| ing away In the evening each employe
has to let himself out by a similar
recording movement upon the out
board. The system will be extended
TO the other departments.
Mayor Van Wyck's message (greater
New York;, advises economy ana he
says Office holders must do their duty
Tho figures indicated a net funded
debt of the entire city Of 1927 ,453, 500,
and an assessed valuation Of real es-
tate of the entire city Of $2,464, 7G3, 1872
tate of the entire city Of $2.464, i63, 1872.
"There is, therefore," the mayor said,
"an apparent margin within the con
stitutional limit Of further indebted
ness of about $4,000, 600"
Colonel William r. MORRISON Is no
longer member of the interstate
commerce commission. His time ex-
pircd with the year 1897, and he has
gone to his old home at Waterloo, Ill.
Colonel Morrison was chairman of the
commission. Until a week ago It was
believed that Judge Paxson, of Penn
sylyania, would be his successor, but
the opposition of labor organizations
and the demand OF the west for the
place Is believed to have influenced
the president to look further west for
n commissioner.
Augustus Fragin, well-educate7
italian OF Portland, Me, renowned the
Catholic faith, and was admitted to
Jewish communion. An enormous
crowd was present. Fragin has been
studying the Hebrew faith four years
Tho name of the new Hebrew was
changed from Augustus to Abraham.
Bannack, tho first capital of Mon
tana territory, after being dead for
Is years, Is rapidly reviyng through
the enterprise Of Chicago men. ii. j.
Rolling, of Chicago, conceived the idea
of working the bed of Grasshopper
creek with u floating dredge. Tho
dtedge Is worked by electrical power.
One rum alone nctted the company
$1,000 in "a hours. The ground and
dredge cost 100000.
AT the twenty conyocation of
the university of Chicago at tho Audi
forum President Harper announced a
gift of 5000 600 by John Rockefeller to
enable tho university to swell It's in
&C me for the year beginning July ],
%, hn nnnnnI
carry out Its work as planned. Coupled
with the announcement was an inti-
nation that the founder Of the univer-
slty and others interested might event
TALLY give tho $i,000000 which would
be required to yield an annual income
to cover this deficiency. There was an
address by ex-Comptroller James II.
Eckels. Tho subject was public
Leadership" and the speaker doplored
partisan loyalty, exalted tho "indepen-
dent vote" and indirectly lauded ex-
President Cleveland MS the personifca-
tlon of all that Is great and good.
Mrs. ellen H. Simpson, the widow of
81 eat Methodist, Bishop Simpson, died
In Philadelphia, She was the presi-
dent of the Methodist Episcopal
oiphnnage, and also the Home for the
Aged. She organized the Woman's
association of the Methodist hospital,
and was It's first president. In 1876,
during the national centennial Mrs.
Simpson was one of the women selected
Ivy tho commission to represent one Of
tho thirteen original colonies. She
started the silk Culture association
and tho Western Temporary home,
West Philadelphia, She was connect
cd with the Indian association and the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
She was also trustee of the Ameri-
can university, Washington; one OF
tho directors OF the Museum OF Art,
vice president OF the Home and
Foreign Missionary societies OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. and n
member OF the Bible Readers society.
FOREIGN.
Marquis Ito Is forming a new cabl-