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by the Louisville and Nashville road were on the average less than dn other states. A system of rates which in the general re- suits yields an avera ge gross revenue per ton per mile of Jess than mills cannot De considered too high. This view Is borne out by the statement of the result of oper- ations of the South and North Alabama road. During the period from July l. 1894, to June 30, 1899, the revenue derived from the opera tion of that road failed to meet its operating expenses, taxes and interest on the bonds by $207 ,O22. .s5, an average loss of $4l 604.71 per annum.
 It is respectfully submitted that the Lou isville and Nashville road could not pru- dently undertake to reduce its rates in Ala bama so long as the rates at present being charged do not yield any margin of profit. Comparative mileage scale of rates over the
 Southern Railway within the states of
 Alabama and Georgia.
 As to the rates charged by the Southern railway in the states of Alabama and Geor- gia It is admitted that the rates are high CT in Alabama than in Georgia. That fact of itself, however, does not prove that the rates in Alabama are unreasonable or un- just. The conditions of traffic operations in the two states are not the same The lines of the Southern railway in Georgia form part of through lines which carry a large volume of through traffic, while it's line in Alabama must depend very largely on strictly local traffic for revenue to meet the operating expenses of the road, for the reason that they do no. form through routes over which an important interstate traffic is carried.
 The difference in conditions is exemplifed by the difference in the earnings per mile of the Southern railway in the two states. The earnings of the Southern railway In Alabama for the year ended June 30, 1899, were $S4696S per mile. The earnings of it's line in Georgia averaged s4,7S4F per mile while over consdera ble portions of its line they exceeded $7.5o0 per mile
 It would be fair in this connection and of interest to compare the rates of the Southern railway dn Alabama with the rates charged by representa- tive lines in the ad- jacent states of Tennessee, Kentucky Mis- sssippi and Florida, and statement Of these rates is submitted below:
 (See Table No. 1)
 It is submitted that the rates of the Southern railway in Alabama are not un- l reasonable CT unjust when compared with rates charged by lines in other southern states, as shown by this statement. The traffic conditions of the Southern railway do not warrant any expectation that it will secure any material increase in its ton- mage in Alabama in the immediate future. It is not now earning a fair return on the capital invested, and could not, in justice
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0 HE traffic managers of the vari- NH ous railroads operating in Ala
 bama have made reply in writ = ing to the committee of the Com mercdal club appointed to investigate al- legged discrimination in breight rates against BiEEpinghaga shippers
 The reply ds signed by a1i the traffic managers. It is as follows,
 Messrs. w. H. Kettig, B. B. Conner. c. M. Shelley, Committee, Birmingham Com meroial Association:
 Gentlemen:-At the conference held at Birmingham on December 12 between the transportation committee of your associa- tion and re,presentah hves of the various rail- road companies operating lines In Alabama 1t was agreed, on your request, that the railroads should submit a statement in writing In reply to the complaints submdt- ted by your association wfth respect to the adjustment of local rates on the several lines in Alabama. We regret the delay in preparing and submitting this reply, but it has been due to circumstances that it was impossible for us to control.
 In the statement which follows we hava discussed separately each of the specific complaints mentioned in your petition, al- though you recognize that they are closely felated to each other We have thought, however, that dn discussing them separately
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to its own interests, make any reduction in the scale of rates now being charged for the transportation of property between points in Alabama.
 Comparative Mileage Scale of Rates Be
 tween Stations in Georgia and in Ala
 bama on the Atlanta and West Point
 and Western Railway of Alabama.
 The conditions on the Atlanta and West Point railroad and the Western Railway of Alabama are similar to those existing on the Southern lines in Georgia and Alabama, as referred to in the preceding section. The volume of local traffic on the Atlanta and West Point in Georgia exceeds that on the Western Railway in Alabama by 34 per cent, although the mileage of each road is approximately the same. The earnings of the Atlanta and West Point road average $7,000 per mile, whereas on the Western Railway of Alabama the average earnings per mile are 5000, the earnings in both cases including through traffic. A careful
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RAILROAD TRAFFIC MANAGERS REPLY ID THE
 CHARGES OF FREIGHT RATE DISCRIMINATION

They Deal in Facts and Give Reasons Why Rates Are as They Are-A11eged Discrifninatiohs Are Explaih- ed-A Plain Statement of Existing Conditions-Say Present Earnings Will Not Justify the Requested Reductions.
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} YnU expect to be successful during the year 1900 you must talk to the people: a useful speaking-tube-it reaches all the people every day in the year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01
EFFECT OF EXAMPLE.

Example is a great teacher, even in
the wild and woody west remarked
Montana man, land recall an Incl
dent of the effect of an eastern custom
which was brought into Montana some
years ago, but is not yet popular l am
glad to say. | refer to the parting OF
a human name in the middle. We
have few specimens, but as far as
know none is Indigenous. But to the
force of example.
when Montana was a territory J. s.
Crosby of New York was appointed
governor and Mr.. Crosby wrote his
name j. Schuyler Crosby. In the
course of time Governor Crosby made
Henry B. wilkins his private secre-
tary. and it wasn't great while before
Mr.. wilkins became H. Brady wilkins.
This condition of affairs existed for
some time longer, and a colored man
around town named Jim Collins got
job as janitOr of the governors Of
fee Collins initials were ]. H., and
I'm shot if it was thirty days after he
cleaned the office out the first morning
before he was signing his name q.
Hanson Collins. "-Washington Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01

vote by which the Samoan treaty was
ratified and then removed the in
junction of secrecy from the vote.
Washington, Jan. 29.-rhe bill for
the reorganization and improvement
of the weather bureau which includes
employees of the service received a
black eye in the house The bill was
bitterly fought by the opponents of the
civil pension rolls on account of the
life tenure provisions it contained and
was sidetracked on a test vote of 81 to
70 Although the speaker ruled that
it remained unfinished business, the
opponents OF the measure believe the
action of Monday kills it. The
early portion of the day
was devoted to lively
scrimmage over the SulZer resolution
to investigate the actions of Secretary
Gage, which the committee on rules
recommended should be sent to the
ways and means committee, as the lat
ter committee has the response of the
secretary in it's possession. There
was no opposition to the proposed ac-
tion but Mr.. Richardson, (dem., Tenn
and Sulzer (dem., n. " used it as a
preteXt for renewing their attacks up
on Secretary Gage, who was defended
by Messrs, Hopkins (rep., Ill, Hill
Cep., Conn.,, Dalzell rep, PENN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01
CONGR ESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington. Jan. % Again the
senate session was devoted entirely to
speechmaking Mr. Turner of Wash
ington concluded his address upon the
Philippine question and was followed
by MI Ross OF Montana with a
thoughtful speech In which he also
discussed the Philippine question in
offered, Mr. Mclinery of Louisiana de-
livcrcd the concluding speech of the
session on the race uucstion Of the
south Tie took strong around IN sup
port Of the constitution Of North Caro-
lima, which. 1t is alleged, will disfran,
rhisc large class OF voters When
Mr.. MciCnrry had concluded Mr. TIL
man OF South Carolina called up the
bin to review and amend IN act To
provide for the collection of abandoned
property and for the prevention OF
frauds IN insurrcctionary districts
Within the United states Mr. rllman
asked Mr. Davis to make an explana-
tiOn ut the measure Mr. Davis said
the claims we're not only iust but II
WAS the houudeu duty of congress 90
provide for their payment rho bill
was objected TO and went over. rho
reports of the committee on privileges
and elections In the case OF NJ $, Quay
who claims scat In the SENATE ON the
strength of an appointment from the
governor of Pennsylvania, were pre-.
scntcd The majority report. opnoslng
the seating Of Mr. QUAY, was signed hy
Senators Catory PCttus. Hurley. uaui,
and burrows, the last named the onlN
republican signing tt The minority
report bears the signatures of Senator,
Hoar, Chandler pritchard and Me
Cnmas, all republicans, aud advocate,
giving the seat to Mr. QUAY The sen
ate IN executive session again dis
cusscd the Samoan treaty unou tn,
basis Of the motion Of Senator lnnc
of Arkansas. to reconsider the vote h,
which the treaty was ratified
Speeches will be made In support q
the motion TO reconsider liz Seuato
Jones, Pettigrcw Senators Davis AM
Foraker At the conclusion d vut
was ordered but the rol call disclose
the absence Of quorum The call, 4
far as II went, showed IL for .
against.
In the house the debate ON the I'D
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01
THE BEAUTY OF RACE.
How the Standards OF International
Comparison Have Changed.

The international comparison of
beauty ought to be revised some three
times in a century; and all who have
looked upon men and women, to see
how they differed by race in one gem
GRAFTON. would do we'll to look again
with a like intention as another gen
Grafton comes to its full growth
phrases for the sentences of Judgment
upon present things.
Thus when the Punch cartoons were
much occupied with the American fig
urc, it was doubtless true that the
American was, as represented in those
simple allegories an exceedingly mar
row man narrow from shoulder to
shoulder and especially narrow in
face. But the American face today
has peculiar breadth. 1t shows
those straight horizontal lines Of level
features that the first Napoleon wears
in the legendary portraits; broad
brows. eyebrows that have room to
lay their plume straight from end to
end without the regular arch Of the
capriciouS curve which a smaller fore
head must wear perforce. Accord
ingly, the eyes of young Americans
are set wide apart-with that width
between that was once the distinction
Of the Indian, but the young Ameri-
cans eyes are framed in a larger or
bit and in them lodge the shadows
OF the intellectual hollows that are
in no wise Italian.
The narrowest faces at this close
OF the century seem to be, by some
chance Of association on this single
point the Arab and the English but
! the English is. needless to say, a mere
| ly prevalent and hardly a general mar
rowncss, cnntradicted by every third
head or so in the concourse on the
streets. according to the law of that
variety which gathers nearly every
mind within / race 80 rich iii prepar-
alton
Ana Who. asked at random what Is
the most general sign OF French
womans face, will reply to the pres
ent purpose However 1t may have
hnen In me past, there IS one form
that In spite Of the multitude Of ex-
1eptions, marks d French woman !
face. that Is. no other European face
/, has it 50 frequently The eyes are
set a fleur de tete. with very full. sur
rounding eyelds, and the eyelids ana
JJae eve itself is smoothly prominent
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01
WANT ANOTHER DEPARTMENT.
Board OF Trade Recommends One For
Commerce.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Members of
the National Board of Trade called at
the white house this morning and paid
their respects to the president On
reassembling G. b. Murray of Cincin-
natl made a report on the subject OF
the crop report by the agricultural de-
partment in which it was suggested
that the department secure informa
ton by cable in regard to the crops
of Europe. The board recommended
to congress the establishment of an
other executive department to be
known as the department of commerce
and industry. A resolution in favor
of a trademark registration law was
adopted A memorial to congress was
adopted setting forth, in view Of our
foreign exports now having reached
the largest figures ever known and Or
fering farther opportunities for in
crease in still wider fields and that
the country needs revival of its mer-
chant marine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01
DROPPED FROM THE LEAGUE,

Cleveland Jan. 26.-The meeting of
the national league of baseball mag
mates which has been in session here
two or three days past, came to an
end Thursday afternoon. All but
Brush and Hart left for their homes.
While the magnates declined to give
out the least information it can be
stated on the best authority that as a
result of the meeting Cleveland and
Louisville will be dropped from the
national league. 1t is also reasonably
sure that Baltimore and Washington
will go but there is a hitch on the
Baltimore proposition Cleveland and
louisville will undoubtedly be in the
American association. Negotiations
now in progress seem to point to that
conclusion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01

not made TO seem prominent, as an
English eye often is, in profile, by
the cavern of the orbit, but frankly
and evenly prominent, eye and eye
lid and all the parts there adjacent,
prosperous and we'll nouristed. Il
these eyes are large they are large
without mystery, and if they are
dark, they are dark without gloom,
and if bright, bright without the am
bush of light.
These may be the eyes of a charm
ing head, full, fair, and we'll featured.
with the pleasant corners to the
mouth that give childish finish to
face thus ample and furnished;
nevertheless they are perhaps the
least interesting of human eyes.
With the broad brows that are admir-
able you must generally have the
broad figure that the world has no
longer the habit of admiring -broad,
that is, in proportion to the height.
Nor is it possible, except by the good
luck of some rare exception, to escape
those connections Eve may all be
WINS III lHIhhIAS III VI lueHl, SluCe
they are nature's) such as that of the
noble slender body and the less noble
narrow head, or that which Charles
Dickens remarked when he describes
a woman who had acquiline forms;
the beautiful fingers with their convex
points matched by large acquiline
profile. 1t would be better to correct
our sense of beauty by the funda-
mental harmonies of physical struc-
ture. and to be heartily pleased with
the Roman nose that so often gives
us such a hand.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01
G0EBEL SHOT DOWN
HORROR GROWING OUT OF KEN
TUCKY'S POLITICAL TROUBLE.
A FARMER is ARRESTED
Attempted Assassination Occurs at
The Very Door of the Capitol-Vic-
tim Fired Upon From Nearby
Building-Bullet Passes Through
Body but Patient May Live.

Frankfort, KY. Jan. Ex-senator
Goebel was shot and probably fatally
wounded at II this morning. The
shooting was done by man at pres
ent unknown. Goebel was walking up
the sidewalk leading to the senate
when a man in the second story of a
building Immediately to the east of the
capitol fired upon him. Five shots
were fired and Goebei fell He was
carried to the Capitol hotel. The Wild
est excitement was instantly created.
Within ten minutes the streets were
filled with men carrying rifles and re-
volvers A guard was instantly
thrown around the building from
which the shots were fired and finally
John Whitaker, a farmer of Butler
county was arrested
The ball struck Goebel in the right
side and passed through the body,
coming out below the shoulder blade.
At noon Goebel was resting easily.
He may live. Goebel is the democratic
contestant for the governorship. He
himself has killed his man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01
BRITISH DEAD $500
Fearful Sacrifice at SpiOn
kOp.
And After All the Hill is
Given Up.
DR.. Jameson Said to Be
Wounded.

via Lorenzo Marques, Jan. 20 Some
Vryhcid burghers from the outposts on
the highest hills of the Spion kop
group rushed into the laager saying
that the kop was lost, that the Eng
lish had taken It, Re!nforcements
were ordered up, but nothing could be
done for some time, the hill being en-
veloped in thick mist At dawn the
Heidelburg and Carolina contingents,
supplemented from other commandos,
began the ascent Of the hill. Three
spurs, precipitous projections, faced
the boer position. Up these the adj
vance was made. Fhe horses were
left under the first terrace of rocks,
Scaling the steep hill the beers found
the English had improved their oppor-
tunity and were entrenched heavily.
Between the lines Of trenches was an
open veldt, which had to be rushed un-
der heavy fire, not only from the
rifles but Of Lyddlte shrapnel from the
field guns Three forces assembled the
three spurs coordinately under cover
OF the fire OF the Free State Krupps,
CrcusOte and n big maxim. The Eng
lsh tried to rush the beers with the
hayonet. but their infantry went down
before the boer rife fire as
before scythe. The boer investing
party advanced step by step until 2
in the afternoon when white flag
went up and $50 men in the front
trenches were sent prisoners to the
head lager. The boer advance con
tnued on the two kopics east of Spion
kop. Many beers we shot but so
numerous were the hurghcrs that the
gaps were filled automatically, To-
ward midnight they reached the sum
nit OF the second kopje but did not
get farther, The British maxim
bclched flames, but the wall OF fire
! from the mausrre held the English
back. Their center under this pres
sure, gradually gave way and finally
broke. abandoning the position,
The prisoners speak highly of the
bravery of the burghcrs, who, despis-
ing cover, stood against the sky line
edges of the summit to shoot the Dub
lin fuslleers sheltered in trenches. The
firing contineud for some time, then
the fnslcers and light horse serving as
infantry threw up their arms and
rushed ont of the trenches
The effect Of the abandonment OF
Spion kop by HE English can not be
gagged AS yet, but 1t must prove to be
immense. An unusually high proper
tion of the lydditc shells did not eX-
plode.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01

Boer Head Lager. Ladysmith, Jan.
rs (25th 6 p. m)-The British dead
left on the battlefield yesterday num-
bered 1900,
How the Kop Was Taken.
Spearman's camp. Jan. 20. (Friday,
Jan. 26)--About the morning OF the
Gath, when heavy clouds rested upon
the kopjes, the main point Of the boer
position, Tabanyama was stormed by
the British infantry under Gen. Wood
gate. Our force crossed over ravine,
climbed the mountain side steadily,
getting within 30 yards Of the enemy's
first line of trenches. The beers. who
had been asleep. decamped, leaving
everything behind and the British
with u ringing cheer, climbed
to the summit. The beers
opened fire from several
points but 1t was apparent that they
had been taken completely by surprise
and their resistance was dispirlted
The western crest Of the hill was soon
won and the infantry crept along the
top of the hill, At daybreak, however,
the beers from high point on the ex-
IRENE east sent n whitening fire among
the British which momcntarlly stag
gercd them. The beers bad the range
fixed to a nicely, and their artillery
sent several shells right to the top Of
the crest, forcing the infantry to seek
cover. A boer nordenfcldt was also
worked with great precision. The
British held the position against great
odds AT 10 strong reinforcement
was sent up the hill and advanced In
skeleton formation, the chemy being
driven back To the extreme point
Dr. Jameson Wounded
Head Lager, near l.ndysmith, Jan
20 OvIa Lorenzo Marques, Jan. 26)
1t II reported that as result or the
Long Toms practice Monday Doc
tor Jameson was wounded In the leg
How 1t Happened.
lIocr Headquarters Moddcr Sprllt
Upper Tugela, Wednesday, Midnight,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01
ABOUT FLIES.
How Fast They Multiply and the
Different Kind.

How fast do flies multiply An
ordinary house fly will lay 100 eggs
during it's existence, and 80 per cent.
of them will be Matched out. During
the ordinary summer II or Is genera
tons of flies will be produced, so you
can make the calculation YOU self.
There are four or five kinds of house
flies. The most common known to
entomologists is the 'musca domes-
tica,' a medium sized grayish fly with
its mouth spread out for sucking up
liquid substances. 1t can not bite
There is another fly called the
"stomozys clacitrans," which resem~
bles it closely, but differs in having
an important appendage that is built
to pierce the skin. 1t is second in
abundance. There are several other
kinds of flies, but these two are the
most common, and to them we owe
the nuisance from which housewives
suffer The eggs are Matched into
larvae within "A hours after they are
laid They remain in the larval state
ii'h NV W oo'0ii u"So anu III IiiS
pupal state a similar time. The aver
age life of a fly is from 10 to IA days
We are accustomed to think Of flies
simply as nuisance; but they are un-
douhtedly the carriers of contagon, as
was abundantly proved during the war
of the rebellion, and also in the camps
of our army last summer 1t is the
judgment of the highest authorities
that a considerable part of the typhoid
fever was due to the flies in the camp.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01
SALT ON ROADBEDS.

The application of salt to roadbeds
will be tried this winter in New York.
1t is believed that salt will prevent
the top soil from freezing, thus obviat-
ing the mud which invariably comes
with the thaw. Professor Burr of CO.
lumbia university says of the proposed
experiment that the effect Of salt
would be to lower the temperature at
which the surface soil would freeze.
and i, would also take up the moisture,
and so, perhaps, do away with the mud
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01

mission of Roncrts developed a new
orator, Littlelicld Of Maine, who ar
gucd cloquently for seating Roberts
defended himself and said Christ did
not condemn polygamy Plural rela
tions IN Utah, he declared had been
broken up In many cases, Death had
kindly solved the problem for some
and the heartachos 1t left for some.
made them wish the same end had
como to them, He insisted that the
compact with the government had
been observed, that polygamy had
practically ceased and that the NOR
mon church had given up polygamy in
good faith You can neither exclude
| nor expel me" said Roberts in CON
Clusion II will cling 40 hard to the
| pillars of liberty that YOU shall not
drag me from them without bringing
down tho whole temple tapplausH and
hisscsl | have lived with good con-
of no act of shame upon my part You
I can brand me with shame and send mo
forth, but | shall leave with head
erect and brow uudaunted and walk
the earth ms angels walk the clouds
II You violate the constitution all
shame be with YOU
Washington, Dcc "A Routine bust
ness occupied the attention of the son
ate IN brief session The resolution
offered Tuesday by Mr. prttigrcw of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01

The California legislature is Ia ex-
ira session 70 elect a United States
senator