The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-13

of sawyer and Mann Jan. :, Isl. but the
case was attcrWard reOpenet FOR ne al.
mission oi new evidence. Upon q second
| lear!nE the examiner of Interference again
decided against Edison. The latter, how.
/ eye., Appealed To tho board of examiners in
chic, ani not Only set up again his CLAIM.
! To priority, puf OppD,ed he Issuance of n
patent {" SAWYER and Mann on the ground
tudL Their Conductor was not u paper car
Don, purh nut suRA'e, suCh as that on
Nhich H' r.am"i patent On July 2Sth
last The "..lmlNHr.H-chicf decided both
poih;, III favor OF Edison. Commissioner
Marble, EpNcE'rI, Of opinl N that the
conductor of which Edison claims 10 have
been the .Vvc1I Jtuli t.r sawyer and Mann
conductor ar, Substantially the same, and
That the i",t'..uGJ SHOWS I'll Sawyer and
Mann hHd t.!cl. ION tucipr In = rude form in
March, ISIS and IN 4 perfected form in
September, 49,, wHil, T. iisoa did not have
his conductor perfected uHtll October 1879.
This decision only affects Eii,on's right to
q patent fOr the IncauIe,ccnt conductor
made OF carbGni2cd paper. He already
holds patents tor such conductors made of
carDpn,Zed bamboo, willow, and Other
substances, Wllcl IL Is said he uses in nine
out of ten lamp, made by him. \ decision
in his favor would, however, have secured
to Lisa the entire control of the manufac-
tire OF cdrbOniZed conductors, as paper Is
the only substance of which such cOnduC-
tors are at present made that Is not covered
by his patent. The decision of the com
missioner is final as far as the patent-Oillce
Is concerned, but the appeal to the, secreta-
rV or the interior Is yet open, ana, should
the secretary affirm the decision, Edison
may file Il bill in equity to compel the issu
ance or a patent to him in any United
States circuit court, and thus bring the
question before the legal tribunals.
CONSUL sEYMoUR-HIS EUMoRED AssAS-
slNATIoN.
A cable special to tine New York World,
Sunday, says: The news from China is of
the gravcSt Character,aS the Marquis TSeng
stated in Paris he feared it would be. Word,
has Just been received that Charles Sey-'
mOur, of Wisconsin, the United States con-
sui ut Canton, has been aSSa5Sinatcd 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-
gaiding the reported killing of the Ameri-
can consul IN Canton Ii it were fact he
though he would have received cOniirma-
ton OF il, unless, which was quite likely,
the mob that killed the consul DESTROYED
communication with the city.
He had sent for information, but did not
'ApCNb an dllS tl w MS tNbIt tlNIIiNCll llli
Monday. Acting Secretary of the Navy
Nichols has not heard anything about the
Canton trouble from Admiral Crosby, COM
the ASlatlc station. About the
10Th of last month the admiral, then with
some of his ships in japanese waters, was
ordered to 90 to China with all his fleet and
dispose of his vessels 10 the best 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;
Nlonocacy, SIX guns; and paIoS, SIX now,
tiers, compose the Asiatic fleet, and are all
in Chinese waters, but Canton is not fire.
luented by men-of-war or merchantmen
The usual rendezvous mcn-Ofwar, as the
usual chief commercial port, Is Hong Kong,
more than a hundred miles be-
low. Admiral Crosby has instructions 10
Use wide discretion in the protection of
American interests so far as the means at
his command will allow, and this includes ,
,he landing of men and attacking the par
les responsible for attacks on Americans |
)r their property if that should become nee |
eSsary. 1t is not thought that any interna- |
iOnal complications can possibly grow out
If the, present trouble; If Mr.. Seymour
vas killed it is assumed it was the act of u
mob, for which the Chinese government |
will diSclam any responsibility and make |
he customary apologies and SaluteS to the |
american flag. In the absence of lnforma- |
ion all opinions are conjectural, but Com |
nOdOre English, who has spent years on the |
Asiatic station, believes that if Mr.. Sey-
nour has been killed it was only as a for
,igner and not as an American; but he |
ayS in addition to the deep hostility of the |
chinese to all foreigners, there is among |
hose who are intelligent enough to know
bout the matter, a feeling of resentment |
IN account of our recent legislation against !
he Chinese that may AT any moment exert |
IN extreme EMBELLISHMENTS in the Chi
leSe climate for Americans.
Another dispatch received Monday morn
ne says: Up to 3o'clock this morning the
tate department had received no advices
hat an outbreak had occurred in Canton or
hat United States Consul Seymour had
lad been killed. The state department
elegraphed China early Sunday morning
lpon learning the published rumOr of
jonsul Seymour's death, but no reply to the
inquiry has been received.
LATER-A cable message was received at
he Department of State from Consul Gen
raj Denny, stating that quiet prevails in
anton, and that there Is no truth in the T.
eported assassination of United States |,
'Onsul Seymour, who is alive and we'll.
The telegram was received in reply to one
cnt by the acting Secretary of State asking
or information on the subject