Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-28

PATENTS AND TRADE MARKS-FOr the past Week
the following patents were granted to residents Of
Washington: Christian Abner, machine for cut
ting, separating and mixing tobacco; Samuel G.
Cabell, assignor to Flora B. Cabell, lubricator
Milford Flshman, drawers, overalis and panta
Van Patten, dredging machine. The following
were granted to Baltimore: John T. Appleberg
advertising matchbox; Frederick C. Knese, gas
one.half to g. A. schall, roller skate. AMI l.
BTb'r OF washington, Is granted TRADEMARKS
lor asphalt Payments ana to the Union Veteran
RAILWAY POSTAL SERVICE has been ordered or
the Northern Pacific between Missoula and He.
lena, Montana, to take erect on the I'd proximo
This Will make continuous railway service via the
Northern Pacific from ST. Paul to Portland, Ore
gon, distance OF 1880 miles
lmund NJ. Cobb, I'd artillery, Is extended siz
months on surgeons certificate OF disability The
leave OF Bethel NJ Custer oath infantry, Is ex-
tended five months on surgeons certificate OF dis
ability. Major Walter Mcfarland. corps OF en-.
gineers, VIII change station from New London
Conn. to New Haven, Conn. Leave for one month
from August g, 1888. Is granted First Lieutenan,
Henry II. Ludlow, Sd artillery.
SECRETARY FOLGER's MOVEMENTS Judge
French, Acting Secretary of the Treasury received
telegram from Secretary Folger to-day stating
that he was at Port Huron, Mich, and from there
he would go to his home at Geneva, N. 7. He will
probably not return to Washington before the
first OF next week. Judge French will leave here
tomorrow morning for New York. where he will
join the Northern Pacific railroad excursion party
The Howard university Asxessment.
ONLY PROPERTY USED" FOR EDUCATIONAL PUR-
POSES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
The Commissioners in reply to the communica.
ton OF James B. johnson, esq.,, secretary and
treasurer OF Howard University. to the assessor OF
the 18th inst. respecting the assessment of lands
belonging to Howard University, say: 'The &C,
OF June 16 1882. exempted such property as shall
be used only for the purposes set forth in the uni
versity charter. Those purposes are the education
OF youth In the liberal arts and sciences The col
lege buildings and some nfty-seven acres OF land
adjacent to Washington are devoted to that lie
directly and are exempted from taxation. The
lands that are taxed are those not In use at all
and helu Speculatively for high prices or are per.
haDS leased to others who pay rent 1t Is well
settled that statutes OF exempt ion must be con.
strued strictly. The exemption OF property used
by school, church or other corporation for the
all property oscned or held by the corporation al
though such ownership may incidentally benefit
the enterprise and may ultimately be devoted to
it The word used In the Stat ute limits the ex-
empton TO such property as Is directly and not In
cidentally devoted to the purpose It does not In
clude property held for speculative purposes to
increase the revenues OF the corporation. Such is
seems to be sustained by the reasoning in the case
or Bank VS.. Tennessee II Otto. 493, and the cases
therein cited, and others OF like import. The Com
m Ssioners therefore conclude that the exemptions
already allowed are all that were intended by the
act OF Congress"