Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-10

the last few days / have done TIA sarne
In the Application fos tue use Of The
name Of the United Sestes 20 test the
patent for an invention
TIE Presidents VIEW,
Accompanying the letter Of the Al
.orney G.ner.l u the folioving from
The President:
ExECuTTvR Maxsroy.
WASHINGTON, October Ssh, 1885.
Hon. Job. Good>, Solicitor Gsn<ral.-
M DRAE sIa-l submit to YOU With
this statement BY Attorney Geueral
explaining his relation, or
ratser want of relation, to tbs action
taken BY you in his Absence on the an
nlicatlou to bring in the name Of the
nited States suit 70 test the validity
Of the patent held by the Bell Tele
phone COMPANY. call your attention
especially 70 the latter part Of this
In which the ATTORNEY Gen
eral speaks OF the usual procedure 10
The Department of Justice on snch an
piications. Reference TO the Interior
Department, which he mentions as an
ordinary feature, seems TO have been
1isp-nsed Win 10 yoar treatment Of the
application. This omission NAV have
been the result Of lack of familiarity
With the routine In such cases, or in a
perfectly clear and satisfactory per
.ussion that the action should be taken
derived from documents presented To
YOU. whatever the cause may be, and
while snch references In not vital of
course 10 the validity Of your action,
and though am by no means prepared
10 qsestios the correctnes. Of the sxsr-
else OF your discretion ia the mat er,
still the precedent caiiine for references
to the department with which the mat
Ter Is connected, IL 20 we'll established,
and seems To me 20 veil founded on
Of safety, as we'll al pro
prieiy, that ] desire to soR9est fer yoor
reflection the proposition whether such
action on your part as will preserve and
protect sush precedent and custom
oOuld not well be taken. Yours very
truly, GRovER CLEVELAND.
0ooDE's REPLY.
Solicitor General Goode, usder date
Of today, replies. acknowledging the
Of the custom of reference
and his omission of il, and adds: This
omission vas not the result of lack Of
familiarity with the routine in such
cases, bot OF a satisfactory persuasion,
derived entirely from the papers pre-
sented to me, as to what was right and
proper 10 be done in the premises. In
to the affidsvits y hich accom-
pany them, the District Attorney who
made application for permission TO use
The name OF the United States in bring
ing the suit, transmitted an attested
sopy Of all the writings fled in the
Patent Ofhce and the proceedings had
ihereupon, which resulted IN she issue
and delivery OF letters patent to
Mr.. Bell. After a careful exami-
nation Of the papers thus exhibited,
which appeared to be duly authenti
,ated, came TO the CONCLUSION that all
he necessary information had already
been furnished by shs Patent Ofiics,
md inasnuch az the question presented
by the papers for my consideration vas
legal one exclusively. did not deem
I advisable to refer the application to
he Interior Department for sugges-
iona"
In closing. he says be consurs 10 the
digestion that the precedent 10 q bad
me to set, and that he has accordingly
written to United States Attorney Mo.
carey, Of the western district Of Ten
,essee, advising him 70 discontinue the
Iuit.
Ter the Great Kxp,ssssn-
NEW YORK, Oot. 9.-The great explo-
hon Of nearly 900, 900 pounds Of dynam-
To, which lie expected 30 SILVER Flood
Rock and clear He'll Gate Channel, 10
vet for tomorrow morning at IL o clock.
The work of clearing away the 10 sahin-
", buildings and other valuable prop
,rty Was completed tonight, and all
hat remains are the elevator timbers
,vsr the ain shaft and a little tool
'hanty, which, having been cleaned out
sud fitted with shelves. holds the cells
" the great battery which will cause
he explosion. Thirty-six wires run
ling TO decorators in the Minis are
hanging In bunch awaiting the time
zhsn Lieutenant Derby will connect
hem with the battery, which will be
he last work done on the rock. Since
two eighteen inch syphons
lave been running water into the mine, |
lud IL IL expected that the whole will DO |
Hooded by 6 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
10 has been decided TO locate she land
sattery and instruments on the cid As |
oria steam boat dock, about 100 feet
rom ths rock. and the wires to CON-
,leta the circuit will be run across the
Ihaunel tomorros. Cordons Of police
rill keep the crowds at q respectful
md safe distance, and owners of eSild-
nRs in the immediate neighborhood
rave been notified to stand from under.
3team launches from Government YES
els will pstrsl the river and prevent
'essels from passizg.
Alarmed Horse BreeaerM
BUSHNELL, Ill, Oct. 9.-Horse breed
rs In this vicinity are considerably
Harmed over the discovery that CHAMBERS
xists In J. III. Humans herd Of range
lorses. Two horses If the herd have
lied within week. and Ave out of the
fifteen are Suffering from the
distressing malady. DIR. Pasren. State
veterinarian, yesterday examinsd the
diseased animals, and at onos pro.
bounced the malady 30 be FLANDERS.
fhe glandered horses will be shot to-
This herd was shipped from
Montana last June. Nineteen Of the
lumber vent through TO Trenton. New
Jersey, where two we're discovered TO
lave the Rlsnders and were shot. DR..
Paarsn autographed from here today or
lsrine that Q carload Of horses jass -
'eivea At the Chicago stock yards be
RaiIrssd Chasse..
ST. Lours, Oct. "a. g. Fleming.
Of the Memphis and
little Rock Railway. has been appoint
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