Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-18
RAYARD'S PERSECUTION.
BIAINEITES AND DEMOCRATS
JOIN IN THE WORK.

rbe Secretary Not to be Driven from
oHce by such Methods-EX- Minister
Foster's Position as Counsel to the
Msxican Legation Makes Great Dis
oretion Necessary on His Part-Patents
to sOutherners.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Secretary
Racard. who returned this morning from
Annapolis, said to-day that the report
that he was about to resign was too alb
surd 10 require contradiction. However,
he desired it understood once for all that
he had not the slightest intention OF re-
signing, He expects to remain in his
rresent posiUlon until the close OF this
administration. In this connection it
NAV be we'll to say that every statement
about either Secretary Bayard himself
or the Department OF State made in the
BIaine Republican or anti Bayard Demo-
cratic newspapers must be taken with
the greatest caution.
MALICIOUS MISREPRESENTATION
No public man for years has been so
persistently and maliciously misrepre-
sented as he has been during the past
year. One of the most ridiculous OF the
statements made IN these newspapers
during the past few days is the assertion
that the Secretary of State contemplated
n prosecution of Senior Romero, the MeXl-
can Minister here, for his conduct in the
Cutting case. 1t seems almost unneces-
sary to say that there was no foundation
for this statement. There was just as lit
tie for the statement made in the same
journals that the Secretary of State pro-
posed to prosecute James G.. Blaine and
representative Hill, of Illinois, for
giving aid and comfort to the Mexican
government.
FAR-REACHING LAW.
Secretary Bayard has not announced
An intention of prosecuting anybody, but
he does not shut his eyes to the fact that
eX-Minister to Mexico John w. Foster
is now counsel for the Mexican Legation
here. nor to the further tact that section
5335 of the revised statutes Furnishes, by
a ine OF not more than $4,000 or by I'M
prisonment for not less than six months
nor more than three years, every citizen
OF the United States, whether actually
residents abiding within the same or in
any foreign country, who without the per-
mission or authority of the government
directly or indirectly commences or car
ries on any verbal or written correspond
ence or Intercourse with any foreign gov
eminent or any officer or agent thereof,
with an intent to influence the measures
or conduct of any foreign government or
of any officer or agent thereof in relation
to any dispatches or controversies with
the United States, or to defeat the meas
ures OF the government of the United
States, and every person being a citizen
Of or resident within the United states
and not duly authorized, who counsels,
advises or assists in any such correspond
ence with such intent.
PATENT OFFICE LISTS.
The list of patents Issued to-day from
the United States Patent Office was ex'
amined with some curiosity by those re-
ceiving it to see whether the letter OF
Elisha Gray appeared In connection with
patent for a speaking telephone. They
discovered that the name of Elisha Gray
E did not appear at all in the list. If, as
8 Casey Young claims, the application OF
s. Mr. Gray was reiBstated three months
q ago, it ought to be disposed of in the or
dinary routine of the Patent Office very
shortly.
81 The following patents were issued to-
% day: Edward Van Winkle, OF Atlanta,
ga, cotton gin; William Wimple, OF
81 Rome, Ca, cultivator, cotton planter and
81 fertilizer distributor; Washington p.
Carr, of Sewell, Ca, cotton press; Nathan
Barucb and o. l.. Williams, of Athens,
# ia, feather Fenovator; Fletcher j. Nc
u queen, OF Ocala, Fla; electric train con-
IroIllng system; Thomas j. Moore, oi
WacisSa, Fla, egg preserving apparatus