The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-06
PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS IN WELLINGTON.

An important inference case has beer
pending before the United States patent Of
flee for some years involving the right tc
the telephone receiver now in general use
The parties in the case are James W. Nc
Donough of Chicago, Maars. Bell, Edison
Grey, Noelker and several others. It is un.
derstood that the decision has been rem.
dered, but that it il veing surreptitously
printed to avoid publication before 1t Il
officially promulgated. It is rumored, how.
ever, upon pretty high authority that Mr.
McDonough will be awarded the patent fol
the telephone receiver. The other invent
ors will each be awarded proper share fol
their respective improvements. The deois
the first one in the country who made tele
phone receiver having magnet coil ap6
diaphagm, which was constructed in 1869
He is also the first one who made the tele
1874.
The following are the latest posta
changes: Postotices Discontinued-Bel
cher's Ford, Sphinx county, OAK; Terre
Haute, Decatur county, Iowa. Special ser.
vice Observation-Disclosures, Dak., Riley,
OAK, from July Is; Osvata, Polk county,
Mimi, from June 30. Postmasters, new
bonds aecepted-William Il. Humphrey
Iroquois, Dak:, 1000; E. F. Clarke, Ban
vice established-Iowa, Britt, Hancock
county, fom Minneapolis g. st. Louis rail.
way, June %. Star services changes-Da'
kota; route 35,165, Huron to Plankington,
from July 16, embrace Riley next latter Hu.
ron; route 1924, Mitchell to Elmer, from
July 16, embrace Bedford next after Leet
The president has appointed the following
postmasters: F. D. Oonger, Washington, D
9. Conger is son of Senator Conger o.
Michigan); Charles W. Dicks, Detroit City
Mimi, and Duke Whall, Lanesborough
MINI.
A point Of Importance to pensioners hat
just been decided by the acting secretary o.
the interior in the case of the application
of John R. Collet for an increase of pension
The decision CONSTITUTES the law OF June 49,
1874, defining total and permanent helpless
ness, to mean permanent injury, requiring
the personal attendance and aid of another
person, and as those conditions were foan6
in the lpresent case, the application wa
granted. This is q reversal Of the previoul
decisions of the department.
It is understood that further changes vii
be made in the various departments a
Washington on or about July 1. Tnis &C
ton on the part of heads of departments il
thus forestalling the operstion of the civil
service law is very severely censured by re
ments and promotions and those yet to b.
made might very well have been postponed
for another month, when they could have
been made under civil service rules.
Secretary Chandler has decided to permit
Commander Frederick Smith, who wa
court-martialed for duplicating pay account
to resign. The secretary said, that although
Commander Smith had been found guilty
of duplicating his accounts in more thar
one instance, he thought his actions no
such as should prevent his being allowed K
resign.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Evans
has directed the collector of Boston to in
vestigate the charges against the newly ap
pointed revenue agent, c. M. Horton. Tb,
commissioner says the very bottom of thi
affair must be reached before Horton goe.
on duty. . -
The secretary. of the interior has decided
that land selected under the laws in thu
south for university purposes, are effective
and valid as to the location but refuses tt
anticipate power to endow contemplated
university, holding that the question is po
litical rather than executive.
Secretary Teller is investigating tn
chsrge that some of the registers of land of
fees in Nebraska use their positions to fore
advertisements into certain newspapers q
the expense of settlers.
David B. Parker declined the appoint
ment of postmaster at Washington, and vii
retain the position as chief postmaster in
spector.
Information has been received at tn
war department that Maj. Nickerson sa lie
for Europe June 16.