Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12

MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN
OVER $6z00O,0O0 was invested in new
buildings in New York city last year-an
increase of near s9Ooo,Ooo over 1886 and
100000 over 1885, Building in Bos-
ten was quite as large as ever before.
JUDGE WATERMAN of Chicago did good
thing when he decided that doctor may
advertise if he chooses. He dealt biz "
at the so-called ethics of the medical pro
fession which cannot be repeated in the
courts too often. There is a great deal
of bosh in medical ethics. If physicians
would pay less attention to old grannyish
questions OF rules of the profession and
more to a study of the causes of diseases
they would do more good in the com
munity.
VIEW political issue Is beginning TO
force itself into popular notice in Mexi'
co-that of restricting immigration and
colonization from the United States. IL
appears that Americans are rapidly popu-
lating and taking possession of Lower
California, on the Pacific coast of Mexico,
and some of the journals and politicians
OF the country have sounded an alarm.
They point to the fact that Texas was
lost to Mexico by permitting it TO be
colonized AM overruu by United States
people, and predict similar result IN
Lower California. President Dia2 and
his followers ridicule the idea.
A SINGULAR instance OF probity and
good faith in business is mentioned by
the Financial Chronicle of New York.
Near the close of the paper era in 1873,
when failures were frequent and prices
were all at yea, the firm of X. l.. Maitland
& 90 went down. The creditors were
settled with 40 cents on 81 and that was
supposed to be the end of it. Now ct the
end of nine years the firm celebrates the
close OF 1887 by paying the remaining 60
per cent, with interest at per cent. The
obligation had before been legally dis
charged; not 80 the moral obligation
We hear very little of this last in these
speculative times. Competition is to
apt TO blunt the moral sensibilities.
Born the depressed markets of Europe,
and the activity in military circles, make
the outlook still appear gloomy. Prince
Bismarck has evidently determined upon
either war or new congress for def
mite and radical settlement of the east
ern question. The National Zeitung of
Berlin, speaking as by authority, says
that the chances are that peace will pre-
vail, "though this peace cannot be taker
as synonymous with the restoration OF
European tranquility, a fact for whic'
Russia must answer to the world This
is not the first indication that the great
chancellor has determined to make the
present tension the occasion of concerted
action by the powers and the calling OF
Russia to account for her nggressions IN
the Balkan peninsula.
THE late Judge Rapallo was son OF
Anthony Rapallo, an italian linguist ano
lawyer, who found success in New York
and married q sister of HSunah Gould
tho poet He educated his son, whc
never went TO college, but was admitted
to the bar in 1874, when he was 81. He
WIS elected associate Judge of the court
OF appeals ON the ticket with Chief
Judge Sanford f. Church in 1870, an6
was again elected in 1854. On the last
occasion there we're two judges to be
chosen, the democrats nominated Rapal
10 and tie republicans Andrews, there
was no opposition, and Rapallo received
1OsO,4lt votes, lS more than his asso
ciate. Judge Rapallo was not politician
he was a learned jurist. Personally h,
gas warm hearted, social and emineuh!
"clubable,' being in fast "a member o
several clubs. Gov. Hill has now to ap
point his successor.
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