Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-18

pany; Hurricane Island Granite company;
Old Dominion Granite company; West
boro Granite company; Collins Granite
company and Bartlett, Robbins & Co.
One of the specifications alleged is that
the persons named in the ring and their
associates have exacted fees, commissions,
percentages, shares, etc., from the contract
ors. Another specification is that the en-
ployes in the Office have used government
time and materials in the designs and con-
struction of private dwellings.
Among the witnesses named are Secre-
tary Folger, Senator Dawes, A. B. Mullett,
w. G. Stinemetz, T. b. Oakshat, j. M.
Wilbur, Joseph Worms, j. w. Barton,
Michael Giblin, 7. L.. James and T. H.
Murch
The charges preferred by Whitall, Tatum
d Co., of Philadelphia, relate to contract
for furnishing iron shutters for the Gus
tom house at Cincinnati. This contract,
they allege, was awarded by the supervis-
ing architect to fire proof shutter COM
pany at price of $4,000 in excess of the
lowest bid made, and under circumstances
which indicated improper motives. Eleven
charges preferred against Mr.. Hill by A.
B. Mullett, formerly supervising architect,
have also been referred to special COM
mittee. These charges allege general mis-
management on the part of Hill in con-
nection with the postofice at Philadelphia
and custom house at Chicago.
DISHONEST PACKING.
Consul Lewis, of Sierra Leone, writes
the department of state that importers of
leaf tobacco from the United States COM
plain that it is dishonesty packed; that
hogsheads, on being opened, are found to
contain great deal of refuse tobacco;
that from twenty five to fifty per cent. of
all imported is not according to sample,
and that this is particularly the case with
Kentucky tobacco. Owing to the difficult
ties of inspection, the inferior character
of the tobacco, according to Consul Lewis,
is rarely discovered until it has
found its way to the retailers
shops, and the result is the importer is
obliged to make an allowance to the con-
sumner, which in some cases averages two
pounds spelling per hogshead on a whole
cargo. He urges a more careful inspec-
tion of tobacco before shipment.
THE NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME.
The board of managers of the national
home for disabled volunteer soldiers met
at noon to-day at the Arlington hotel
The following officers we're elected for the
ensuing year: President, Gen. W. B
Franklin; First Vice President, Col. l.. A.
Harris, of Ohio; Second Vice President
Gen. John A. Martin, of Kansas; Secre
tary, Gen. III. T. McMahon, of New York
The resignation of Gen. w. S. Tilder
governor of the Home at Togus, Maine
was accepted, and Gen. Luther
Stevenson, Jr., of Massachusetts, was
elected as his successor. DR.. S. K. Towle
of Concord. was elected surgeon of the
| Southern Home at Hampton, Va. Tht
other business of the board was of a routine
| character. The board leaves here to NOR
row to visit the Soldiers home at Hamp.
ton, Va.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.
The national academy of sciences mel
Twenty-six members were present, includ
ing some of the best known scientific mel
of the country. Prof. E. G. Marsh, vic
president, was in the chair and Prof
Asaph Hall acted as secretary. Paper
! were read by Messrs. LIE C0nte, Aemser
Loomis, Cope and Hill. The academy will
remain in session until Friday. To-mor
row an election will be held to fill tn
vacancy caused by the death of Professo
Rogers, late president of the academy.
IMPORTANT TO MILLERs.
An argument was begun in the Unite
States supreme court to-day in a cas-
which may prove to be one of much inter
est and importance to all millers who max
what is known as the patent process
-four The case is that of Robert L. Down
ton, appellant, against the Yeager Millin
company, which comes here upon appes
from the circuit court of the United State
for tho eastern district of Mis-
souri,. 1t is the suit broagf
for an infringement Of the pate1
granted April 20, 1875, upon an improve
process for manufacturing middlings foU
: by crushing the grain between roller:
} Among the defenses set up by the Yeage
Milling company is that the Dawtons ps
tent is void for want of novelty in the in
vention. If the decision of the court shoul
turn upon this point rather than upon on
of the many other points of law involved
and thus settle the question of the validit
of the patent, the case would be one {
, much Importance, since most of the lare
mills in the country have substituted ro
! lers for stones, and are now manufactul
, ing the patent process flour.