Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-06-27
OLIO OF EVENTS.

Va, where he Will engage in business.
The comic weeklies are under obliga--.
tions to b. r. Wilson OF Mount Hope
Kan, who has started an auti-kissine.
league.
Speaking of the laws delay, the re-
turn in the Molineux case recently filed
in the court of appeals contains S,4os
printed pages.
Wall street handled o check for sls.~
GOO 900 on Saturday, but II merely
transferred the document from onD
rocket to another.
The Russian commission appointes
TO guard against and combat the plagus
has declared the town of Basra, in Mes
sopotamia. to be infected.
John ID. Rockefeller will provide
money 10 build one OF the muchneeded
dormitoriCs s0r boys at the Tnskegee
Normal and Industrial institute.
A correspondent OF the New York
Post now travelling in Palestine says
that in Jerusalem there are telegraphs,
telephones, electric lights, phono-
graphs anu American beer
According to decision of the court
in Massachusetts, all women and girls
lection of the eight-hour working law,
which is to be rigidly enforced.
Or. n. Seward Webbs country place
in Vermont Shelburne Farms, covers
1000 acres of ground and is the largest
estate owned by "A single individual
east OF the Mississippi
Daniel Mills. the Canadian minister
Of justice, has been appointed the Do
minion's representative at the coming
conference on an imperial court OF
appeal He Is 20 years old and has
occupied his present place since 1897
Popular subscriptions for moilu-
ment To the memory of Archibald
Forbes. the famous war correspondent,
have rolled up large sum in London
and II is expected that work upon the
memorial will be started this summer:
Miss Breckenridge, daughter Of Colo
mel w. c. p. breckenridge. who recently
attained the distinction OF being the
first woman admitted TO practice before
the Kentucky court OF appeals. is
bachelor OF science, a master OF SCI
ence aud a doctor OF philosophy.
Eugene Fields first poem-or the or
iginal draft of twas recently discov-
cred in the possession OF Edgar White.
a court stenographer Of Macon, Mo-, who
was a student with Field at the Mobile
State university, The title is "Bncc-
phalus, Tail, and the date 1871
Mrs Nancy b. Irving Of Chicago, who
has published book Intended to prove
that under the present social conditions
business cannot be conducted honestly,
effers n reward of $1,000 to the husi~
mes or professional man Who proves
that he has done his work Tor month
without lying.
Wa Ting Fang, the Chinese minister
iasaccepted the invitation to deliver an
Grafton at Independence square. Phil
adelphia, on the coming Fourth of July.
He was TO have spoken there at last
years celebration, but the condition OF
affairs in China at the time caused him
to withdraw his acceptance
Barney Morris. famous laborer. who
is employed IN Prospect park, Brook
Ign. has Just been celebrating his l09th
birthday and 81 TO be found attending
TO his duties six days week the year
round He was born IN County Cayan,
Ireland. June 10. 1882, and came TO this
country 70 years ago
The wives of only two presidents
have died while their husbands were
in the high office. TIE first death was
that OF Mrs John Tyler. She died In
September, 1912. and her husband re-
married before the expiration of his
term In 1916. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison
died in the white house in October.
1899. a little over four months before
the expiration OF her husbands term.
The honorary degree Of doctor Ut
laws has been rendered by the Uniyers-
ity of Dublin to Hannis Taylor Of Mo-
bile. formerly United States minister to
Spain and author Of the Origin and
Growth 81 the English Constitution"
and of International Public Law, and
he has been requested to be present in
the city Of Dublin, Ireland In order to-.
receive II in person on June ~.
Canon Hobson. the fo,.nder of the.
policemens Christian association, ar
rived AT New York by the Campania
on Saturday This association was
founded Is years ago IN o cellar In Liv-
erpoOl. II had three members ut the
start. but today has over 100000
throughout Great britain and her col
gnies He comes over 70 visit his Sis
lfit III FuilJIt JH"fBD 'pHIAfs ~
The first shirtwaist man appeared on
The streets Of New York last Monday,
and his makeup was pronounced real
cute" The waist was made OF pink
mousselipe de sole. false front. aecor-
dion pleated and large sleeves. There
were neither cuffs nor stays. In addi-
ton he wore d high linen collar, with
large flowing tie, low patent leather
OxfoIds, fray trousers and a straw hat
which looked Ike one OF those coccanat
cakes that mother used to make.
NJ. A Cotton, who has been appoint
ed superintendent Of education in the
Department of Mindanao and Joio.
Philippine islands. was for one year
Instructor in French at Yale. He was
one Of the first appointees Of the Taft
commission. Last year he was es-
peciaily valuable 10 superintendent
because of his knowledge of Spanish
and his administrative ability.
Active preparations !or the estab-
lishment OF a complete naval station
and dock yard at Oiongapo, Subic bay,