Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-12
OLIO OF EVENTS.


for the background of his painting
The Battle Of san Juan" Tine work
is helrg done near Alpine-on Hudson
his summer studio
Upwards of 20 physicians have ex-
pressed their approval of society re-
Gently formed by women which holds
periodical examinations in the theory
end practice of massage and issues GER
tltcates
Otto julius Bicrhaum seems to be the
most successful OF modern German po-
cts. His publishers are printing the
thirty-siXth thousand OF his "Irrgar-
ton der Liebe," for which he received
the Bauernfeld prize of 1000 crowns.
The city of Philadelphia has in its
/ treasury more than $4,000 belonging
to persons who never called for ii when
their bonds registered aud nonregis-
tered matured and became payable. or
who left uncollected coupons on thef
bonds.
DR., Heinroth. one of the scientv
members of the Mencke expedition N.
the Pacific ocean, has Just returned to
Germany with particulars of the mass
ere of the leader and some other
embers OF the party by the canibals
# st. Matthias island
The Rev DR.. James Il Pentuff has
resigned as dean of the Burlington In
stitute, the oldest Baptist school il
Iowa. The institute is now in its SEM
centennial year The original plan was
to make Il college. but the institn-
ton was never endowed
Miss Katherine Hughes of Ottawa.
- = -. \ q
for providing employment for Indian
children when they leave the schools
She is called Kateri Kaidnerenstra by
her Indian proteges, which means she
makes things SO pleasantly"
1t Is said that Canada Is soon to have
her own mint and that the gold coins
will be called beavers" In value the
beaver will correspond to our eagle.
$40: double beaver" $50, and half
beaver" IS,
The late Governor Pingree or Mich
igan. subscribed to a clipping bureau
and kept all the printed comment about
himself This was kept in a set OF
scrapbooks. which are said to contain
80 600 columns OF newspaper comment.
The French government ut Algiers
spent 10000, 900 frances In 1900 for
transporting military things to tho
south with camels, Hence the new rail
way. which would never pay under or
binary circumstances, will effect
great saving.
=. II, Anderson and John Brintes-
sen. who have found fortune in Alaska,
have given Sli2.000 to a Chicago train
ing school for missionaries. and have
promised more. Anderson was stu
dent at the school years ago, and had
been advised 20 go to Alaska
The women Of Boston are manifest
Slg a disposition this year TO await
themselves OF the opportunity to vote
for school officers more generally
than heretofore 1880 having already
registered for the purpose. This Is
q gain of 5,0a5 over last years com
| pletc list.
The first American flag raised over
Santiago after Its capture has been
| presented to the state of Alabama by
| General Joseph Wheeler. II Will float
! from mast Of the Almirante Oguendo.
also presented by General Wheeler and
soon to be planted on the capitol
grounds.
George L. Riycs. whom Mr. Low has
selected for corporation counsel Of New
York is n grandson or William G.
RiYes. one of the well.lnown Nirginians
of antebellnm times w {. Riycs was
long in the United States senate aud
he also served two administrations as
minister to France.
Bartholdi the sculptor Of the statue OF
I hu col "a nt ~
Vercingetorix the hero Of Gaul. which
Is to be set up at Clermont- Ferrand. $50
miles from Paris The statue ia IA feet
high and Is feet long and weighs four
tons. AS II cannot be conveyed by rail- :
road, the experiment will be made of
carrying 1t in one block by an automo.
bile wagon from Paris
A Delaware county (pa.) farmer has
obtained verdict for 900 damages
against the city OF Philadelphia In
city court for injuries received In 4 run
away accident He testified the front
wheel OF his wagon sank into a hole
in a street pavement causing his horse
to run away and throw him from his
scat The injuries he received hs
swore, were OF permanent nature.
The Lincoln park commissioners OF
Chicago have authorized the erection
In the park Of a monument IN memory
OF David kennison. who Is declared TO
haze been the only soldier Of the rev
olutIon who went from Illinois, re.
turned TO Illinois. and lies buried N
Illinois In fact in that park A bowl
der. properly inscribed, will probably
be placed over his grave. The Sons of
the Revolution will bear the cost
The Imperial University Of Toxic las
registered lS foreign students OF whom
ten are Chinese, one Coreap, six Hin
docs and one Filipino Two Hindoos
are studying mechanical engineering In
Toxic 200 Chinese are studying in the
military schools 70 Coreans are IN the
various universities mo6t Of them
studying law and politics aud a con
siderable number OF Flliplno3 have gone
70 Japan this year foI the PURPOSE Of
study
Mayor Morris, OF Ottawa. Canada. pro.
poses TO get even with the local coal
dealers who have made combination
on the price OF coal, aud showed he