Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-04-25


Che graduates Of the university q New
York law school Friday night, one Of the
number being Mr.. G. . Mcclellan,
danphfer.in-law Of Cen Mcclellan.
THE director Of the mint greatly desires
that artists and designers viii join in help
ing the government secure more satistac-
tory designs for the faces Of the silver coins
of the country. The termso the competl
ton en- be obtained on application to the
treasury department at Washington
In is pleasant to report that a shortage
of only cent was found when the cash in
the Texas treasury was counted few days
ago. S. many state treasurers had gone
wrong that tine people Of Texas awaited
the result Of the counting with some fp-
prehensiou lest the prevailing epidemic
had reached their strong box.
TaE cost Of rare drugs is something
astonishing to the uninitiated. three
pound bottle Of alkaloid Of ac1uotine costs
four hundred and eighty FIVE dollars. Go.
caine. the great local ane,thetic, is worth
commercially one hundred and twenty dol
lars a pound Papayotin, a solvent for
dipbfheretic membrane, comes in thirteen
ounce bottles at a cost OF one hundred and
eiQhty.nine dollars each, Still more ex-
pensiye are various preparations Of the
calator bean, used in optical diseases.
They range from one hundred and thirty
seven dollars for a singIeounce 70 the almost
incredible price of a half million dol
lars for the same small quantity.
TINS coal MINERS can throw great many
people besidea themselves out OF employ
mcnt and cause themselves and others con
siderable expense and suffering y striking
for IN eight.hour day on May ! as they
threaten TO do. TIE record of all strikes
proves this much, but it does not offer
much encouragement that they can do
more than this; on the contrary, expert
ence IA against the probability Of carrying
their pont. But ii they do, II is doubtful
If they gain enough By 1t in the end 70
nav for what it costs them, for the victory
they win will be likely to DO temporary
one. The eighthou day anG the increas-
ed wages they demand would be theirs
only until it were possible for the opfrat-
ors to find other men who would work
at Old wages and old hours and that time,
with the Rood Of immigrants coming into
the country, would not be far of Strikes
for higher wages and shorter hours in such
mn industry as mining are only sure OF
permanent success when the strikers can
corner the labor market which neyeryet
has been accomplished in this country.
CANTRACT LABOR LAW
A strict Interpretation Of the contract
labor law would probably exclude the em-
ployes of foreign exhibitors at the Chicago
word's fair in 1888 This Is the view
taken by tine London Economist and some
other foreign newspapers which are asking
what they propose to do under the eircom-
stances. There need be no worry over this
matter On the part ofintending foreign eS-
hibitor, III the law will probably be
amended to put employees Of foreign ex-
hibitors upon the same footing as the
goods brought to lie exhibited, All such
goods are allowed to come in duty free
except IN case they are soldo retained
in this country, and employees coming here
for temporary purpose can be safely eS-
empted from the prohibition of the con
trad labor law It might lie adyls-
able, it this anxiety manifested 10y the
Economist is at all widespread for the
proprr officials. either the directors Of the
fair or the treasury department. to init.
mate IA formally rs may be that the law
not be held to include such employees and
80 prayentiug any in effects this fear may
have in preventing proposed exhibits
ruTNEw IMMIGRATION LAW.
Col. Webster superintendent Of immi.
grafton 1T New York, is enforcing the r..
strlctlyc clauses Of the new law concerning
immigrants in g way 70 convince the
steamboat companies that they cannot af.
ford 10 di-obey it, The representatives Of
these companies have virtually admitted
thatit Is practicable fer them to determine
in the people they bring over here; II
makes some trouble Ia do ID but can be
done. Secretary Foster and Gel Weber say
tt.t b.