The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-19

nenrlng the examiner or interference again
decided against Edison. The latter, how
ever, appealed TO the board OF examiners In
chief, and not only set up again his claim
tO priority, but opposed he issuance of
patent 10 Sawyer and Mann on the ground
that their conductor was not paper car
bon, pure and simple, sucn rs that on
which he claimed a patent. On July 2Sth
last, the examiner in-chlef decided both
points in favor of Edison. Commissioner
Marble, however, Il of opinion that the
conductor of which Edison claims to have
been the Inventor and the Sawyer and Mann
conductor are substantially the same, and
that the testimony shows that Sawyer and
Mann had their conductor In rude form in
March, 1a1S, and in a perfected form In
September, 1875. while Il lison did not have
his conductor perfected until October, 1879.
This decision only affects EdlSOn's right to
patent for the incandeScent conductor
made of carbonized paper. He already.
holds patents for such conductors made of
carb0nlzed bamboo, willow, and other
substances, which it Is said he uses I'm nine
out of ten lamps made by him. A decision
In his favor would, however, have secured
to him the entire control OF the mapufac-
tllre or carboniZed conductors, as paper Is
the only substance OF which such conduc-
tors are ut present made that Is not covered
by his patent. The decision OF the COM
missioner Is final rs far as the patent-oiiice
is concerned, but the appeal to the secreta-
y
the secretary affirm the decision, Edison
may file u bill In equity 10 compel the issu-
ance Of n patent to him in any United
States circuit court, ami thus bring the
question n'' e the legal tribunals.
CONSUL MoUR-IIs RUMoRED AssAs-
sINATIoN.
A cable ,i,ecial to the New York World,
Sunday, says: The news, from China is of
the gravest character, AS the Marquis Tseng
stated In Paris he feared 1t would be. Word
has just been received that Charles Sey-
mOur, OF Wisconsin, the United States con-
SUI at Canton, mas been assassinated by a
mob. The population of Canton has been
in ferment all day, and the popular turbu-
lence has been directed almost exclusively
against foreigners without any discrimina-
ton.
Acting Secretary of State Davis said Sun.
day evening that he had heard nothing re-
garding the reported killing of the Amerl-
can consul in Canton. If it were fact he
though he would have received confirma-
ton OF it, unless, which was quite likely,
the mob that killed the consul destroyed
Geographic communication with the city.
expect an answer to his cable dispatch till
Monday. Acting Secretary of the Navy
Nichols has not heard anything about the
Canton trouble from Admiral Crosby, COM
manding the Asiatic station. About the
10th of last month the admiral, then with
some of his ships in japanese waters, was
ordered to go to China with all his fleet and
dispose of his vessels to the hest advantage
for the protection of American interests.
The Pensacola, twenty-five guns, which
was recently ordered from the Pacific to
the Asiatic station, is supposed to have
nearly reached her destination. The Rich
mond, fourteen guns; Juniata, eight guns
Essex, six guns; Enterprise, six guns;
Monocacy, SIX guns; and Pal0S, six how
itZers, compose the Asiatic fleet, and are all
ChinaSa Canton /. fri
quented by men-0f-war or merchantmen.
The uSu ii rendezvous of men-Of-war, as the
usual chief commercial port, IS Hong Kong,
something more than hundred miles be-
low. Admiral Crosby has instructions to
use wide discretion in the protection of
American interests so far as the means at
his command will allow, and this includes
the landing of men and attacking the par
ties responsible for attacks on Americans
or their property If that should become nee
essary. 1t Is not thought that any interna-
tional complications can possibly grow out
of the present trouble. If Mr.. Seymour
was killed it is assumed 1t was the act of q
mob, for which the Chinese government
will disclaim any responsibility and make
the customary apologies and salutes to the
American flag. In the absence of informa-
ton all opinionS are conjectural, but Com
modore English, who has spent years on the
Asiatic station, believes that If Mr.. Sey-
mour has been killed it was only as for
says in addition to the deep hostility Of the
Chinese to all foreigners, there is among
those who are intelligent enough to know
about the matter. feeling of resentment
on account of our recent legislation against
the Chinese that may at any moment exert
an extreme unwholesomeness in the Chi
nese climate for Americans.
Another dispatch received Monday morn
Ing says: Up to 3o'clock this morning the
state department had received no advices
that an outbreak had occurred in Canton or
that United States Consul Seymour had
had been killed. The state department
telegraphed China early Sunday morning
upon learning the published rumor OF
Consul Seymour's death, but no reply to the
inquiry has been received.
LATER-A cable message was received at
the Department Of State from Consul Gen.
eral Denny, stating that quiet prevails in
Canton, and that there Is no truth In the
reported assassination of United States
Consul Seymour, who Is alive and well.
The telegram was received in reply to one
sent by the acting Secretary of State asking
for information on the subject