Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-23


Order of Railway Conductors, was
born In New York state, and is about
IS years old, He was yet n young man
whom he entered the railroad service,
and he was elected TO his present post
of honor in the year 1890 He served
as passenger conductor at the time of
his election ON the Denver, Rio Grande
n Western railway.
The order of which he Is president
numbers more than 10000 members
and dishurseS annually about $500 900
in sick benefits and burial money.
Under Mir Clarks administration the
order has grown rs we'll in numbers
as in finances and in influence in
every direction
The order is organized on the ltno
OF all the railroad hrotherhoods and
their transactions are generally con.
coded to be marked by wisdom, con
seryatism and fairness to all con.
Cernod,
Mir Clark did effective work toward
securing the passage ~ the arbitra.
ton law OF 1898, believing that 1t at.
torded means Of equitable settle
meut OF all disputes between employer
and employee On many occasions he
has assisted in settling disputes be.
tween railroad employees, lie also
served at times as arbiter in disputes
OF other labor organizations than the
one of which he is the chief
Thomas h. Watkins.
Thomas II. Watkins, whose appoint.
mont was due to his knowledge OF the
| coal mining business was formerly OF
the firm of Simpson 4 Watkins. OF
which c, u, Simpson was the senior
member, MIR Watkins was born Mt
West rtttston, Pa, 40 years ago, but
has lived In Scranton for the last 20
years, About -four years ago Simpson
n Watkins sold their coal interests
to the Temple Iron company, now ~an-
| trolled by tho Reading railway com.
| pany, Since then MIR, Watkins has
not been actively connected with tho
anthracite business, He is reputod
to be- millionaire and Is largely inter
| estcd In the Mexican Central and
| Alamagordo and Northern Railroad
| companies. lie also has extensive
| lumber interests in the west, His
| business relations are still connected
with c, d, Simpson, who ia director
of the Mexican Central railroad.
John Lancaster Spalding.
John Lancaster Spaldmg, Catholic
bishop of Peoria, ILL.,, waa born In
Lebanon, Kentucky, juno 2, 1910, and
is a nephew of the late Martin John
Spalding, archbishop OF Baltimore
Bishop Spalding was educated In the
United States and Europe. Before
reaching the canonical age he was or
dalnod under dispensation on Decem-
her 10, 1863, and attached to tho en-
thodral at Louisville NIX assistant.
In 1869 he organized a congregation
of colored people and built for thoir
use the church of st Augustine, of
which he was appointed pastor lie
was soon nftorward made chancellor
of the diocese and secretary to the
bishop,
He left Louisville In 1873 and went
to New York where he did missionary
work In tho parish Of st, Michaelg.
becoming noted az an eloquent preach.
er and lecturer.
When the diocese of Peoria was ere.
atod IN 1884,, his appointment was
recommended to the pope and he was
consocrated bishop of the new see by
Cardinal McClosly in the cathedral OF
New York.
Bishop Spalding was one OF the
most active movers In founding the
Catholic University in Washington
and II Is through him that Miss Cald
well, now Baroness Won Zedwit2, be
came Interested In the enterprise and
gave $500, 900 toward It's endowment
Bishop Spaldng toured many parts OF
the United States, making eloquent
appeals for the university and secured
large sums of money.
Bishop SpaIding ia well known In
the literary world and is n regular con
tributor to Catholic publications.. lie
| lb tho nUtHDI OF lSlit u blbHbI
Spaldng Essays and Reviews, Re
llgous Mission of the Irish People
Lectures and Discoveries. Education
and the Higher LIZ" and many other
books,
Carroll Davidson Wright.
Col Carroll Davidson Wright was
born in Dunbarton. ~ II. July 20, f8i0
Hc taught school when Is years Of
age and studied law, and was ad
mitted TO the bar In 1865. lie was
a successful patent lawyer and en-
gagged In politics in Massachusetts,
Colonel Wright was appointed by
Governor Washburn as CHIEF Of tbs
Massachusetts bureau OF statistics OF
labor In 1873. In 1880 he was mp
pointed supervisor Of the United
States census for the commonwealth
Of Massachusetts,. In January 1885
he was appointed by President Arthur
as United States commissioner OF
labor. In October, 1898, In accordance
with a special act Of congress, he was
designated by President Cleveland to