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Show BULL-FIGHTING FOR CHARITY. The Revival of the National Sport in Mexico Mex-ico Sunday Last. City or Mexico, Oct. 20. The revival of bull-fighting in the City of Mexico wai in the name of charity. A committee of ladies of this capital, with Mrs. Diaz, wife of the president, at the head, organized the- show for the tertefH -vf Hr -strift lerg-' fwm the floods in Spain. It Tvas one of the greatest spectacles of the Mexican national sportever witnessed. It is estimated that 12,000 persons per-sons were present. Nine bulls of celebrated breed were killed amid the bravos of the spectators. The animals were trained foi-the foi-the occasion and many of the matadores had narrow escapes. President Diaz and party left the ring during the killing of the eighth bull. The banderillos stuck into the bulls were, after the tight, sold by peddlers at extravagant ex-travagant prices." This was one of the greatest great-est fights Mexico has seen for years, and the amount received for admission fees is supposed sup-posed to reach $25,000. |