Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-05
OLIO OF EVENTS.

The Paris Figaro advises its readers
b. subscribe 10 the governments Jour.
ma! Official, as the paper on which it is
printed if sold to dealers, yields muck
more than the journal costs,
Prof William A. Keener. for the past
ten years dean of the school of law OF
Columbia university, has resigned, and
Prof, George w. kirchwey, the acting
dean, has taken administrative chargd
of the law school
DR., Charles Burton Thwing has been
elected to succeed DR.. Eugene Haanel
as professor of physics at Syracuse
university. He is the author of a text
book on physics and has for several
years been professor of physics at
Knox college,
The number OF Jewish students to
be admitted to the Russian universities
will In future be reduced to per cent
of he total number of the students of
each university. Henceforth, Jewish
students will not be admitted to Mos
COW university.
Admiral Schley ia to be presented
With gold medal ornamented with
diamonds and rubies. by the Maryland
American Mechanics. The medal Is In
tended to commemorate the naval bat
tie of Santiago.
At the complimentary dinner to Dr.
Koch, says the Dundee Courier. Sir
Henry Harden offered to present gold
medal to the eminent bacteriologist IL
he discovered a bacillus which would
destroy the consumption OF time in the
house of commons.
United States Senator George G. Vest
OF Missouri, who has been in very poor
health for several months, is rapidly
improving. Aside from some trouble
in his legs his physical condition il
now by no means bad while mentally
his strength is in no wise impaired
Statistics published recently by the
chancellory of the German court con-
tain an analysis OF the game which
has fallen before the kalser's gun in
the past year. The total il 1907 ami
mails. among which are two wild bulls.
seven reindeer, 12l roebucks ga rab-
bits, thirty-four wild boars, three
wolves and one bear.
Experiments are being made in the
Genesee valley. New York. with view
to introducing the Monaghan pheasant
In the empire state. The bird has
thrivcd on the Pacific coast, and II is
believed that by the time the present
protective law shall have expired this
species will be nearly as plentiful as
other game birds in New York.
Under recent vote of the board OF
overseers OF Harvard university. Gre
atlng the office OF private secretary to
President Eliot, the president has APP
| pointed Jerome y. Greene, of Cam
bridge Harvard, '96. to fill that posi-
ton. Since his graduation Mr.. Greene
has occupied responsible position
with the University Press.
1t is said that the pawnshops OF Paris
are filed with bicycles, and that when
the wheels are put up at auction 1t Ia
hard to get a good bid Tor them.
What n change has come over the
scene In few years" says n Paris pa
per. and may not a prophecy regard
| ing automobiles be safely risked? II
seems to be only n question Of time
with most fads and fancies.
| C. Barber president of the Diamond
| Match Company, intends to devote u
| large part OF his fortune for the benefit
Of Barberton, O., founded by him ten
years ago He is to expend about
100000 in Identifying public park
OF 200 acres. and adjoining this In an
estate of $50 acres. he is to build
| $3.50 900 residence. which at his death.
| is to become public hospital
The Duke OF Cornwall and York is
much decorated royal prince. Mel
| bourne university has honored the
| duke by comforting upon him the for
| midable ID. G.. l.. degree. This is about
| the NTH Doctors degree owned by his
| royal highness. When Cambridge uni
versity gave him the LII. d. degree he
| had to listen to somewhat lengthy
| Grafton delivered IN the senate house
| by the public orator.
A marriage at Schaerbeek, a suburb
| OF Brussels, recently excited extraordi
nary interest. II was that OF Mile.
Mira Guttman. niece Of Gen. Joubert.
| with Colonel Ricchiardi. Colonel RE
| chiardi, who had taken part in the Phil
| ippine war, went to study the war in
| the Transvaal. and becoming Boer
| volunteer. was wounded and sent TO the
| hospital at Pretoria, where he was
nursed by the young lady now his
| bride.
DR.. Elon 0. Huntington. assistant
surgeon In the navy, who has Just re-
| turned from the Philippines. says that
the government deserves praise for tho
vigilance and energy shown by 1t In To-
eating frauds In the commissary and
other departments In the Philippines.
He say, there has been great deal Of
| fraud. and that many men have become
rich through dishonest methods. But
he believes majority OF these will get
their just deserts.
The Italian government has Just ere
ated at the Royal university. In Rome.
a chair for the advancement OF histor-
| zeal research, in connection with medi-
aeyal and modern art. The new chair
vas created largely owing to Prof. Ven
| turf who for the last eleven years has
| been In Official charge oi the medieval
| and modern art classes OF the Royal
| University in Rome.
Missouri has gone over to Wisconsin
for state geologist. the man selected
being Prof. f. y. Buckley, who was as-
sistant superintendent OF the Wiscon-
gin Geographical and Natural History
Society and instructor Of com nerelaI