Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-11
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |


WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.-It is hoped that
this congress will do something to relieve
the people Of the west from the i'm position
practiced upon innocent purchasers of
patents by the abuse of the right secured
by the patent laws. Mr.. Thos. j. Wood,
who represents an Indiana district in the
neighborhood of Chicago, has taken up
this matter with a good deal of interest,
and has introduced bill limi ing the juris-
diction of the United States circuit ard
district courts in cases arising from the
actual use of patent rights to cases
wherein the amount in controversy exceeds
5000, and providing that a purchaser of
ary patent right for aotnal
use without knowledge of
the claim of third person, shall not be
liable for damages or royalty.
CALUMET CREEK.
Mr.. Wood will go before the committee
on rivers and harbors at its meeting to-
morrow and ask an appropriation of S40,
600 to continue the improvement of Calu-
met river between Lake Calumet and Ham
mond, Ind. 1t is expected this will make
| the river navigable for vessels drawing
I fifteen feet. Hammond is a growing town,
and manufacturing establishments in
South Chicago are interested in the i'm
provement of the river which Mr.. Wood is
working industriously to secure.
MEXICAN RECIPROCITY.
Sener Cavarrubias, secretary of the Mex
lean legation, said to theA GLOBE CORES
pondent to-day: II think now that there is
no shadow of doubt that the reciprocity
treaty between Mexico and the United
States will be ratified by the senate. AS
this treaty was first proposed by Minister
Romero it is only following ont the usual
custom that my country should wait until
after action had been taken by the senate
here. I understand tnaG the treaty will
come up for action on the goth
of January, and we have been assured
by Secretary Frelinghuysen that
it will pass. Yesterday the secretary and
Minister Romero had long consultation
at the state department aud as a result we
have come to the conclusion that there
will not be any considerable opposition
from the sugar interests of the south and
especially those in Louisiana. This is our
first reciprocity treaty. We have COM
menced treaties with Spain and Germany,
but of course not go many advantages are
given those countries as will be granted
by that now before your senate. Our gov
ernment is especially well i'm
pressed with the administration
of President Arthur. We had
some difference of opinion with Guate-
mala in relation to the boundary line be-
tween the two countries, and there was an
agreement between the two powers to
leave the matter to the president of the
United States as an arbitrator. The ques-
tion was first brought up IN President Gar
fields administration, but Mexico was dis
satisfied with the attitude of Secretary
Blaine, which seemed to be prejudiced
against us. Since President Arthur came
in the matter has been settled by him to the
satisfaction Of both parties in interest"
KAssoN's SCHEMES.
Congressman Kasson some fsw weeks
ago made public q letter in which he sb
solutely declined to be candidate for
congress again. That letter was eonsid-
cred to indicate that Mr.. Kasson was
weary of public life and had determined
to retire. To-day SONS light was thrown
upon his action by the fact that he has
quietly left for Des Moine5, where it is un-
derstood he will take command
of an aggressive following in the
Iowa legislature organized with the
intention of making him the successor of
Senator Allison.
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
The veIuminous correspondence and re-
port in relation to the Yellowstone park,
sent to the senate by Secretary Teller in
response to resolution offered by Senator
Vest, shows that there is not much har-
mony between Mr.. P. a. Conger, the su-
perintendent of the park, and Mr.. Hobart,
one of the lessees. Their letters to the
secretary refer to each other in terms de-
sia ned to shake the confidence of Score
tary Teller in the competency of Mir.
Conger and the good faith of Mr.. Hobart
toward the government. The correspon-
dence discloses the fact that many greedy
speculators have sought the privileges Of
the park, and that q steady stream of ap-
plications are continually reaching him.
Superintendent Conger says that
the law is defective and
should be amended so that some
means may be provided for the arrest
and punishment of depredators. he ad-
mits that tourists have killed game in the
park, and have not been punished. G. w.
Ray, of Dakota, applies through Delegate
Maginnis, of Montana, for tract of
twenty acres. He says he has done great
deal for Msginnis in Montana, and will
not be backward in asking favors of him.
He also claims to have discovered the
guysers, but complains that nobody will
believe his story, although his reputation
for veraclty is good. II. R. Panery, OF
St. Louis, asks the secretary for
permission to settle in the park,
to hunt for minerals and establish labo-
ratory. A Minnesota man asks for ten
acres in the park, and requests the secre-
tsry to send him plat OF the park.
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