The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-03-19
WASHINGTON.

A Washln ytOn Sunday paper prints a let
tor from Rome CHARGING Minister Stallo
with grave violations Of etiquette ut public
dinners, and with having his wife attend
the door-bel to save the wages of servant.
General Benet, chief of ordnance Of the
army, is constructing twenty-five steel
Dre cll-loading field guns, to Supersede the
artillery with which batteries have been
equipped. He expects with the new weap-
on to obtain range of six thousands yards.
1t has been discovered at the Patent Of
fice that there is not on file single model
OF an original telephone. The patent which
was Issued to Professor Bell in March 1876,
and which is about to be contested by the
government was granted without model
being filed. The present officers of the
iatent Office do not know how this Omis-
sion occurred. Since Professor Bell re-
ceived his patent there has been numerous
improvements to tie telephone and the
models OF these occupy q go0d-SiZed shelf
IN the model-room. They have nothing to
90, however, with the original patent to
Bell. The exhibits in the suit will proba-
Oily be confined to the unpatented tele-
phones which, it is alleged, were invented
prior to Professor Bells application for a
patent. These will not occupy large
space. The government has not yet made q
demand upon the Patent Office for any pa
pers III connection with the suit.
CATTLE DISEASES.
The committee appointed by the cattle
breeders to secure additional legislation, to
eradicate the lung plague have returned
and agreed upon bill with the committee
on agriculture that provides for the killing
OF diseased and exposed cattle, the Federal
Government to pay for them, also authoriz-
ing the officials to enter premises and fix
ing penalties for Obstructng officers in the
discharge of this duty. The committee say
they find improved feeling in favor of legis-
latOn among Southern Congressman and
- Senator
Ihey have arranged to keep one of their
number in Washington until legislation is
secured.
DEMANDS OF TIE wooL-GGowERs.
Representatives of the wool-grOwing in
dustry were heard by the House Committee
on Ways and Means Saturday. John Il.
Clark, Pennsylvania wOol-grower and
iiock-master, was first to speak. lie gave II
history OF the growth of the wool industry
III Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
and then reviewed the condition OF the in
dustry under various tariff acts. Under the
act OF 1867 the grower had fair living profits.
The act OF 1888 injured the industry so that
III 1SS4-S5 sheep formerly worth 50 or 3
each were sold at almost any pricc-Often
as low as 10, - or 80 centS-and many
farmers had abandoned wOol-growing. The
domestic grower could not produce wool in
competition with those Of England or Aus
tralia. If the industry were broken down
ut home spectators would control the mar
ket and consumers would have TO pay more
Tor their clothes. The growers did not ask
for prohibitary tariff, but recognizing that
the act Of 1888 was step backward, u res
t0rati0n of the duty Of 1867 was asked.
A collOquy Sprang up between Messrs.
jackson and Morrison, i'll which the latter
was told that If he would popularlZe him
self with a million woOl-gr0wers he would
help restore the duty of ls6', to which Mr..
Morrison replied:
Il don't intend to help, and don't think
the other members do. | think they be-
lieye the duty on wool Is as high as it ought
to be-"