The Portland daily press., 1884-12-11
WASHINGTON.
The Charges Agains. DE Long

| WARRINGTON, Dec. 10.-Messrs. Buchanan
| McAdoo aud Boutelle, House committee on
naval affairs who conducted the Jeannetts IT,
vestgation at the last session Of Congress, will
| submit report after the holiday recess. II
| will probably exonerate De Long from all
charges which were preferred against him.
Death of n Japanese Prince.
| Prince Alexis Saigo, OF Japan, who has been
member of the household of Baron De
Strune, Russian minister for several years,
died in tots city this morning of typhoid fever.
Inc prince, who vas only ii years of age was
son OF Gen. Saieo of Japan, and nepnew of
Col. Oyama, the Japanese Minister of War,
now OH visit to this country.
Biographical Survey.
The report Of Director Powell of the geo.
graphical survey for October shows that four
geographical parties COMPOSING the Msssachu-
sets division actively prosecuted field work
during the month, and favored by good
weather, made rapid progress. Ths areas COM
pleted are estimated at 900 or 700 square miles
and the total will probably be increased to
1000 square miles before the close of the sea-
son. The commission on the part OF the Com
monwealth voted unanimously to conclude
ARA GENE nts with the geological survey for
making survey Of the State.
A Decision of the Com missioner of Patents
In recent decision the Commissioner of
Patents p aces the following constructions
upon the rules governing the cancellation of
ohAihuo III LILO apUllC&tiOU lOf pAI0nI9s
While the question as to whether the cancellation
OF all claims works abandonment of the applics-
tion is not free from doubt, In my Judgment claims
are indispensable to the life of application and
the cancellation of all of them without substituting
others signifies the intent of the inventor to aban-
don his application. 1t is also held that modifica-
ton OF an invention described in a specification
must also be illustrated in the drawing.
The Republicans and the Mexican Pen
sion Bill.
AT caucus of the Republican members of
the House Tonight the following resolutions
were unanimously agreed to:
RESOLVED That the bill known as the sMexican
pension pill as amended by the Senate, is entitled
support any and every effort to have said bill con-
sidered and passed at the earliest possible day
1t was also determined that all practicable
parliamentary means should be employed to
bring the bill before the House for final action
lt was represented that because of rulings
made by Speaker Carlisle, when the bill was
under discussion at the last session of Congress
IL would be exceedingly difficult to reach the
measure, but 1t was hoped that the difficulty
might be overcome.
Secretary McCulioch's Nomination.
The nomination of Hon. Hagh McCuIloch
70 Do Secretary OF the Treasury was again
taken up by the Senate in executive session to-
day, and Senator Rddleberger continued his
speech opposing confirmation. The Sepate
postponed further consideration of the nonins-
tlon until next tuesday.
National Health Association.
national association of health boards as
sembled this morning at the Ehbitt House In
accordance with call which sets forth the
danger to the country from cholera aad the
Importance of adopting necessary precautions.
The association is composed of representatives
from health boards IN all parts of the country
and health officers OF cities. There was a large
representation present this morning, when the
president, Erastus Brooks of New York, called
the convention to order and delivered an ad-
dress, IN which he summarized the facts known
about cholera, its character and method of its
propagation and spread.
Facts and Runners.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has granted
four months leave of absence to SURGEON Wal
ter A. Yearman OF the marine hospital services
TO enable him to investigate the cholera germ
in the laboratory OF Professor Koch at Berlin
Owing to the Law iorbidding pay during leaves
of absence of more than 80 days, he goes at bis
own expense.
tons has agreed upon bill appropriafing $780,
o0OO0O,-the amount asked BY the Com mis-
sioner of Pensions.
Inc electoral returns received by Senator
Edmunds as presiding officer OF the Senate
nave been deposited in safe purchased for the
purposs and placed in the Vice Presidents
room, where they are guarded by member of
the capitol police force.
MIR. e. Rosewater, editor of the Omaha Bee.
To-day presented q written argument to the
Senate judiciary committee, in opposition to
tension bill.
The Swain court martial this morning re-
sumed the cross-examinaton of Witness
Bateman.