Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-17
The TELEPHONE CONTROVERSY.
An Eloquent Argument for the Petition.
srs Made To-day

An Eloquent Argument for the Petition.
srs Made To-day
WAsKINGToN, November l6--Mr Beck.
with, counsel for the National Improved
Telephone Company, opened the argument
for the petitioners iU the telephone contro
yersy this morning. ME, Beckwi,hs argu'
hent was very eloquent, and his presen:a'
ton of the case appeared 10 impress the
audience as being very explicit. he wen,
over the case and answered many of the
questions asked by Mr.. Storrow on Ss.ur'
day. Daring the course OF his argum. NJ
Mr.. Beckvith maintained that the Bell
CompsD7 had admitted that the ReiGs In
s,rnment was capable o! transmitting some
words.
Mr.. Goodwin. fog The Globe Company, to-
day fled an affidavit, showing that tele
grams had passed between the managers
of the Bell and Globe companies looking
10 the purchase by the Bell Company oi
the Meucci claim of invention, which was
held by the Globe Company.
When Mr.. Reckwith. OF the National I'm
proved Company, had concluded his srgu
ment, Mr.. Z n. Dickersop, representing
the Bell Company, addressed the tribunal
APPOINTMENT
The President to-day made the following
appointments;
Wm. D. Bloxham, of Tallahassee Fla.
to be Surveyor General Of Florida, vice
Jas. F. Mcclellan, resigned. .
To be Registers Of Land Offices hslPt
n Marble, Of Minnesota q! Duluth, Mimi
Wm. P. Christensen, Of Minnesota, al
Redwood Falls, MINI; Thos F. Couring
of Minnesota, ct Fergus Falls, Mimi.
Henry R. Rinehart, OF Oregon, at La
Grande Oregon; Winfield 8. Austin, o.
Washington Territory, at Olympia, W. T.
The following were appointed United
States Consuls: Augustus NJ. Boyd, Tux
pan. Mexico; Benjamin j. Franklin, Mis-
souri,, at Hondow, China; Wm. Z. Hugar
Of Louisiana, st San Jose, Costa Rica; s
Chin Tuug Laisun, interpreter to the Con
sulate Of the United States at Chin King
China; VIM. E. Herbert, Of Delaware, Mar
shall Of the Consular Court Of The United
States at Ksrsgowa, Japan.
To be Registers Of Land Offices I'm
met Koran, of Wisconsin, at Eu Claire
Wis S. E. Thayer. Wis, at Wsukesha
Wis.
/ To be Receiver Of Public Money SylVes
tor B Kepler, Wis at Eu Claire, Wis.
To be Receivers of Public Maneys-
Laurence l.. Aune, Of Minnesota, at Fergut
Falls MINI John T. 0uthouss, Of Ore
gon, at La Grande, ,Osn. James B. Browne
/ of New Mexico, at Las Cruces, n N.
To be Agents for the Indisns-Cbss. E
McChesney, Of Dakots, at the Cheyenu;
River Agency in DsSots; Peter Ronsn, o
Montana, at the Fhthead Agency in
! Montana.
FOURTH CLASS POsTTAsTERs.
The Postmaster General to-day appoint
ed the following tourth-class postmasters
! West Yirginis-Iohnsop's Cross Rosds
Walter May; Middlety, Charles Herald
Prosperity, James Francis.
INDIANS SUFFERING FOR FOOD.
Governor Hsuser. of Montana, telegraph
to the Secretary Of the Interior, that Fathe
BIondel. q Catholic priest, who has jos
returned from Tongue river, reports !ha
the Indians there are suffering tor lack o
food. Secretary Lamar, while doubtiDI
the existence Of such state Of affairs, ha
taken steps 10 ascertain the facts. and
the statement Is found correct, the depart
ment will see that the Indians are supple
with the pecessariss Of life,
DECIDED IN FAVOR OF TIE STATE
The Supreme Court of the United stsis
to day rendered decision in the railroa
tax cases from Kentucky, which involV
about $4,000 The case relate directly
the constitutional validity assessment I
railroad property levied BY the State Boar
Of Equalization. The decision afhrms u
judgments of the Court Of Appeals Of Kel
tucky, in favor CT the State.