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Washington Letter.
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Boston, Jan. q. 1856.
WASHr>GToN. Jan. -. iSs'i.

Among prominent happenings 81 the week
at the Capital may be mtn'lonrd-dls-
eussions IN Congress on pensions. silver
money. and the Electoral Count bill the in
ttresung controversy between the President
and Republican Senators and three differ
en' conventions On of these Nas 10 be-
half of improving the Mississippi fi,er and
other Western sater ways, another Vas by
the National Board ri Trade. ard the thlrd
vas held b, silver men from different parts
oi the country.
Senator Sherman. President Of ;hc Senate,
made a notahe speech ~ Tue effect that a.
ter nearly hundred wears It sti.! remains an
unsoi,cl problem A. % how the electoral
vote Stan be counted. IT, argued that
where the two Houses cannot agree on any
question affecting the count thew shall
meet and vote in jout convention. Iii.
pan wa. endorsed by Senator E,arts. and
oontrovrrted bv Senator, Elmnnds and
Hoar. The hitter gentlemen hoth hell TIA,
Mt. sherman, plan vas for setting Con
siltutUual disputes uu the bass ot the hig-
sesl bias. HE debate "a unusual, I'LL
terestinr. and va. made more 50 fou, The
fact thA, the speakers we're All possible
Presidential eandidatvs E.rb ~ III bis
mett.c aud :, hi, b..; III, senate vas
f,il and attentive twas, cri,,r,l ro,,rf ,f
nhle. sub,l. .av,er.. and Y large audience III
the gauerie. al,o stimulated effort,
som. ay,,,ord,r,r, ,e,.,,, .oh,,n..
have been introduced ip,o IN. ARISEN, WA.
gr..s Ore b,s ;,s, J...,, t.,,,.I. f.,,,,,,i
IN ,b.. unnse ,h,, .,re.l. .,,r,,,,,,,-.
ANYTHING -, prono.rB /, .ra,,. ,.,.,,,.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-04

SO0 LAYER O1i Win AAyp"ph0spnstes,
For Aa9mid and Mdrdsmus in Children.
DIR. W. d. GENTRY, Kansas City, No.. says
II have used Scott's Emulsion for years, and
for consumption and anamic patients and
children with marasmus, have found it very
reliable. Have frequently given 1t when pa
tients could retain nothing else on the stom-
ach."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-04

Conquered!
WHEN THE DOCTORS
COULD DO No MORE.
CHAS, 4, CAB8ERA.32 HaSIey Street,
Boston. Mass, writes.

~o.. NJ J aa. apgarea!ly 50 ia,
aa ., Il day. 1,,a,9 y 'aso 5s a.oa'a. ,ss%s%
Es M.a @ u" a @ " r.. & 2z i, T p%y,'an' a,, K5ono to
's"'.',. r'.. - -eal'.a. s'o,a'. Finally i, !
c.T.aa.- Iaas c.r1al Tnr very ar.t =
a., . --'. a.e ~ VIE M p, ..f 1i'.i ...I, hottie
~ '.-...z .aa..ar ,rora... u, remedy
rsel a.a d. 51,'' a1e o.her slq'ii sho~s a,aas
rens-'. a bottle af i,l- aoa one Of nv
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-04

-.Some Internal old idiot has put my
pen where l can't find it," growled old As
perity this morning as he rooted about his
Office desk. "Ah-aw-yes thought So"
he continued, in a mlder tone, as he hauled
the writing utensil from out behind bis ear
Chicago Telegram.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-04
County News.
Wellington Custis is quite sick.

Wellington Gusts is quite sick.
a tramp was doing the town last week.
lie was small in stature, quite old and bis
speech indicated an outlandish man
George and Frank Cottle and Willis
BGnsey Of Ellsworth Falls. are engaged 10
make slaves in Overs mill this winter.
Jan. 26. ID. X.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-04

The pain and misery suffered by those
who are afflicted with dyspepsia are intiescrih-
able. The relief which is given by Hoods
Sarsaparilla has caused thousands to be thank
ful for this great medicine. 1t dspels the
causes Of dyspepsia, and tones up the diges-
tive organs
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-04

THE ELLSWORTH AMERICAN,
PUBLISHED 10 rHt
Hao-ael County Pnh..-atau Company
] C. CHILcorr, EDITOR
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-04
Names Railroads.
ANIMAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS
The following is an abstract Of the TWEEN
ty-seventh annual report of the Railroad
Commissioners of the State Of Maine

hANI ERN MAtNt hAil.htAi.
From Bangor to Bucksport. Is $40
miles. This road remains in a5ou, the
same general condition as stated ia our re-
port of last year. The bridges are in COED
condition, having been rebuilt with the eX-
ception OF the bridge over the Penobscot.
GREEN MOUNTAIN RAILWAY.
From Eagle Lake, Mount Desert to the
summit of the Green Mountain. 5000 feet
in length. The road is very substantially
and safely built, and no accident has occugy-
ed since the opening of the road. \ new
hotel has been erected the past season TO
take the place of the one destroyed by FIRE.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Total number Of miles operated by tais
company, 52'. Improvements in this road
are continually being made as follows 49,
The roads now included in the Name
Central system are the lines from Portland,
VIA Augusta, Waterytle aud Bangor 10 The
State line between Maine and New Buns
wick at Nanceboro, and from Cumberland
Junction, via Lewiston, to NaierylIje and
Skowhegan; the Androseossin Railroad
| from Brunswick to Leeds Junction. with
branch from Crowlel's Junction t. Lewis
ton; the Leeds and Pennington branch.
.t'''' HV'HH 'H"tliuA 70 Eaiiil'i'- tNt : rae
PAIN orahch from bruns"iek 10 batn; he
pe"a>' orahcn' rom bnEhhaW d d, ,..N'i;
1"e htAIer anu Ne"P"N ,f""et' rom Nt"-
b. - i'">'''" Ni'hs ., amen -'"'H
~, ht st'i' ~, H'N H'N 't' :, ''''' .'"'''
NJ be-, 49,. I XII S,,tr,,.,,'.
,n a. sta,.d ab.,, - trInn
tracks from Portland =, X..,'..r-r. .,5
from Cumberland Jnrc,i.r III. N.,.r,i..
Bangor to Mt. Desert Ferry. Ban 4, Er5-..
wick. and from Brun>wIrk 10 Lewiston. ..r..
laid with steel rails. There a,s been t.I
in the track during the past wear aL..
j"3 tons Of steel, So tons Of iron r...,. j,j.-
Ji3 new cross tiers, and $1,000 vir.> .i
ballast Pat Hudcr H. New bridge, aAfu
ot'h oA.H the Pa>t year al NiH-..N,
r"h' u, Two spans !i' 'r'' 'Lth H .- .'
y 5'''"' '',N' t''"' '''s' h.''" "..' i'
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Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-14
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. June l2.-The Drover's Journal
renorts as follows:
CaItle.Reeeipts, 1000; steady; shipping
steers, S4.25@5.sO; stockers and feed
ers, 81. 75d4.S0: cows. bulls and
mixed, S2.0OC63 90; bulk, 81. .S0a320 thro Igh
Texas cattle, S3.006i.00
Hogs-Receipts, 22,O00: opened SC higher;
closed lower: rough and mixed, S3.a5(d4. %
packing and shipping, S4.20d4.40; light,
S3.a5(d4.30; skips, S250@3,75.
Sheep-Receipts, 900; slow and steady; ma
tiyes, ss.25(gi60; lambs, per head, Si5oQ
500.
Kansas City, June e.-Cattle-Receipts,
600; shipments, none. Firm. Choice to fan
cy, S5.O095lO; common to good, $4,000
40; stockers and feeders, S3.25a420; COWS,
81 4U,0350.
llogs-Recepts, $1,000; shipments, 5000;
opened steady. closed weak, sc lower. Good
20 choice, s3.S5g3.95; common TO medium,
S360la3.S0.
st. Louis, June l2-Cattle- Receipts
2loGo; shipments, 100. Firm. Good to
choice shipping and export, SIS. lGa5 GO; COM
mon TO fair, S4.35@e4.9O; butchers steers,
SSa5a4.75; cows and heifers, So 25C93.25;
grass Texans. S2.25(d4.O0.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments 600;
active shade higher; butchers ana best
heavy, 81. 2oG4.SO mixed packing, s4.OOC94,2O;
Light, S4,00lsi.l5.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-14
Notes.

Everything sold.
Hog market tirmer.
Cattle market quiet.
No sheep market.
Market active for Saturday.
G. III. Hammond was at the yards yester-
day.
q. II. Hammond T. Co. killed 1,3OO head of
cattle the past week.
Mr.. Dunnng. Shelby, was at the yards and
marketed a load OF hogs.
Clark Bros. have bought 40 cars of stock on
the market this week.
Everybody predicts run of 10000 hogs
daily to the Omaha market inside of years
time
Mr.. Graham, of the firm of Wilkinson e.
of cattle.
j. ii. Combs came in to-day with 9 loads of
hogs from Palmyra, belonging to j. ii. Nc
lntyre.
Charles II. Rich, of Madison. Wis, a
brother-in-law OF Colonel Savage, is visitor
at the yards.
Ed Edwards, of New York, and the owner
OF u fine ranch west, was in to-day negotiat-
ing for 1903 stOckers.
The Cleveland Povision company is look
ing over the ground with view of putting Il
hog buyer on this market.
The Swan Land and Cattle company has
put twelve ears of cattle on the market that
were fed at Hers distillery.
Mr.. Fredercks, of Stuart & Fredericks,
and Mr.. Parkhurst, of Parkhurst Il Wells,
cattle, which they sold on the market.
John p. Squires, the heavy Boston hog
packer, is considering the question of putting
a hog buyer OD the Omaha market. He buys
in Chicago all the way from ten to forty
double deck cars daily.
The united protest of the stock yards com.
pany and other interested parties has had the
effect of obtaining promise from the Union
PaciEs to put on dummy trains In the alter
noon at more convenient intervals.
j. b. Erion, who for some time past has
been running the South Omaha Globe, has
branched out and to-day issued the first num-
ber of the South Omaha Daily StOckman.
The new paper starts out with good prospects
and liberal patronage
A bunch of cattle that were bought on this
market last fall at $500 and shipped out into
the country for feeding, were shipped back to
the yards yesterday and sold for S4.s5, with a
gain of about 800 lbs per head. This shows
what good feeding Will do, as the cattle when
shipped out were tail ends thrown out of
other loads and very poor
A. w. Tubbs, who has been Hammond's
hog buyer on this market ever since the lOca-
tion of their packing house at this point, left
to-day tor his old home in Michigan. Mr..
lubbs has been connected with q. ii. Ham
mOnd n Co. for a half score or more of years
as a buyer on the Detroit and Chicago mar
kets. Formerly he bought cattle and hogs on
his own hook for the buffalo market. Dur
ing his stay in Omaha he has made many
friends, who regret to see him leave. Charles
Bogart, who has already been with Ham
mond ten years, will take his place as hog
buyer on tins market
The following sold hogs on to-day's mar
ket: The Genoa Elevator company, Genoa;
Hawks 4 Riley, Albion; F; Kropf,, Schuyler;
I. Wech, Papillion; Fuller 4 r., Fullerton;
&C. Clifton, Mead; Kisselbach 4 Co., Shelby;
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-14
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS
General Markets,

Friday Evening. june II.
EGas-The market is dull and weak. While
the bulk of sales are being made at SC, few
are going at ne. Shippers will do we'll to
candle carefully before shipping and avoid
paving freight on rotton eggs.
BurrER-Receipts are very heavy and only
a comparatively small portion can be picked
out for top prices. The outside price obtain
able is Zoe, but most OF the choice quality is
going at Sc; fair TO good at 6Ce7c, and ali in
feror qualities are going to packers at 4Cd5c.
A good deal Of butter now arrives "soured."
not being worked properly, and particular
care is advisable.
CHEEsE-Fsncy full cream cheddars
new make, iie;, dAss, IL Hc;. young
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-14
FINANCIAL

New York. June 12.-MogEY-O On call
easy at lCd2 per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER 49j per
cent.
STERLING Firm; unchanged !;
SiSGs{ for sixty day bill: S4.SSs< for demand.
GoVERNMENTs-Dul but steady.
SToCKs-There was unusual dearth of news
to-day affecting the values of stocks and the
market was left entirely alone by large oper-
ators. Western Union was remarkably
strong in early dealings, but afterwards fell
flat with the rest OF tie list. NanderDiltS all
quiet. The markets were irregular at the
opening, closing steady. The final figures
were equally divided between gains and
np TX per cent Other changes were small
fractionS puIy
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-14
STOCKS on WALL STREET.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

Chicago. June H. Flour Quiet, dull
and unchanged.
Wheat-Firm and unsettled; opened
steady, A0tl4c higher and closed a6c above
yesterday: cash, 73gI3l &C; July, 74SsMI3llc;
August, 15AdT5Tc.
Corn-Firmer and averaged shade
higher; cash, BIC. July, 351SM3Jc; August,
36jsCd3Ic.
Oats-Steady and somewhat unsettled;
cash,27l zCa2Sc July, 2sasG2S1 &c; August, ,27ss@
21l&c.
Kye-Dull at 55I6c.
Barley-Dul at 50I653c.
Timothy-Prime. 81
Flax Seed-Sl.0S1s.
WhiSky-S!.A.
Pork Moderately active and f;m about
7l10l0c higher; cash, SS.95; July, Ss.95
01S.yTl9; August, S905.
Lard-Steady; 2lTc higher; cash, July.
SG.l2lS; August, So. 25Ca5.27l3.
Shoulders, S4.s56o4.90; shorlclear, $500
5.s5: short ribs, Sj.55.
= Butter-Firm; creamery, 13a1Gc; dairy,
10Ml2c.
Checse-Lower and quiet; full cream ched-
dars, 6l4nIlc; flats, 70DTlac; Young Ameri-
cas- 1l1GuSr. ok inns dLUSe
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-14
OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
Saturday Eyening. June

.5NFulu"y ENcHIHg, JUHe tt
Cattle-The market was quiet by reason of
the light receipts. Values remained about
the same as yesterday. There is a fair de-
mand for all choice grades of cattle.
Hogs-Tbe market was very active for the
close OF the week and stronger than on yes
terday: The demand was geod and the buy
els took everything offered. The pens were
cleared carly in the day. Choice heavy hogs
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-14

are selling fully as well as light and medium
weights.
Sheep-There is no demand and nothing
doing in the market
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-14
Live Stock Sales,

All sales of stock In this market are made
per cwt. live weight unless otherwise stated.
Dead hogs sell at &c per lb for all weights.
"Skins," or hogs weighing less than 100 lbs
no value. Pregnant sows are locked 40 lbs
and stays 50 lbs.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-14


g Hides Tallow,-Unchanged
ESa Receipts. Shipments.
Flour. bbls. ........ 1000 5000
Wheat ou ...,... 10000 AZ, 600
Corn pu.. ..... 241OOO 10000
Oats bu ....... l4lOOO l2l,OO0
Rye Du ......., 1OJO 1.OW
Barley, bu ........ 1lO00 600
New York, June 1a.-Wheat-.Receipts.
odoo exports 300 spot &c higher and
opened steady but soon strengthened and ad-
vanccd 9S116c, closing at near the best fig
nres; ungraded red, It@54c; No: . red,
S!14c in store. Sjc ailoat: No. I red, Ole; No.
cred and July closed at S3ssc.
Corn-Spot 19@lc and options l3@&c
higher, closing firm; receipts. $1,000; eX-
ports, 10000; ungradcd. 3oa4sc; No. 2,
43laa44c. In elevator, 44c delivered; July
Oats-Moderately active; receipts, rs 900;
exports, 240; mixed western, 34@3SI9c;
white western, 37@45c.
Petroleum-Steady; United closed at CSC.
Eggs-Dull and weak; fresh western, III
Pork.Frm but more active; old mess,
S925@9.50.
Lard-Shade higher and very quiet; west
ern steam, spot, S6.25
Butter-Quiet but firm; western, 1O@17c.
Cheese-Dull; western, 5@7Ac.
Minneapolis, June l3.-Wheat-Iigher;
76'{c; September; 77slc; No. / northern,
cash. 7lc; July, 7ls1c; August, 73]4c; Septem-
FloaIrs@oyery dull; patents, s4so@4.45; bak-
Receipts-Whcat. $1,000 bu.
Shipments-Wheat,l $4,000 bu; -four $4,000
bbls.
Milwaukee. June 2-Whcat-Strong;
e'sS corn&sseady n4c S%rY rs SS l. A$sss' $e ''''
0ats-Dull; No. 2, asilc.
Rye-Easicr; No. I, 5514c.
Barley-NO. ., 45c.
prppt tctn Il
June, $3.50; July, ss.s5.
Cincinnati. June 2.-Wheat-Firmer;
Corn-Dull;No. 2mixed. BIC.
Oats-Easier; No. mixed, 29l4c.
Rye-Dull; No. 9, 64c.
Pork-Firmer at S962ll.
Lard-GOod demand at $3.50
Whiskv--Quiet sales of 27G barrels finished
goods on a basis of Sl.10.
st. Louis. June ENTHUSIASTICALLY;
No. cred: cash, 15c; July, Hl4c.
&c; July, SIC.
gn,t!ter,nSiteady Butte , and unchanged; creamery,
Sats.steady; No. 2 mixed, cash, 2e@
Kye-Weak at size.
Whsky-Sl.l0.
Pork-Steady at $500.
Lard-NOminal at $3.50.
Kansas City, June 12.-Wheat-S Stronger:
No. :. red, cash, 5s9tc bid, 54Yac asked; July,
Corn.Qaiet; No. . cash, s.s1c bid, 25c
asked; July, PC bid, 26ssc asked; August,
&c bid, CSC asked
Oats-NOminal.
New Orleans, June IL. = Corn-Dull,
weak and lower; mixed, 45G146c; white 49
@50c
Oats-Unchanged choice western. S6I
03Tc.
Cornmeal-Unchanged at S225.
Hog Products-Un nchanged.
POrk-Unchanged at S0.40.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-14

Dry GoOus.
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-03-18
LABOR's WAR.
Number and Extent Of Strikes
Throughout the Country.
Fifty-one Thousand in 1885 VS.. Eighteen
Thousand in 1884.

NEW YORK, March 12-One year and q
quarter ago Bradstreets published the re-
suit of an investigation into the decreased
number of hands employed in prominent
lines of industry, and among other exhib-
its was one that there were in the United
States II, $50 employees on a strike, large
total as compared with any preceding
date, excepting during the railroad strike
Of 1877. OF the total given 7,10O were
coal miners, 5000 of these being in
the Hooking Valley alone; there
were 2,250 Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island cotton-weavers, /, 200 Connecticut
hatters, 5000 Philadelphia shoemakers
locked out), and 1000 Philadelphia
increasing number and the magnitude of
strikes is due in a large part to efforts to
put wages up to former levels and to secure
recognition from employers for employees
organizations which seek to reduce hours
OF labor, enforce exclusive employment
of Union men, advance the rate of wages
and prevent the employment of con-
vict labor in competition with free labor.
It is found that on Thursday, March II, the
date of Bradstreet's inquiry, there were on
strike at prominent industrial centers east
of the Rocky Mountains no less than 81, 600
employees, as compared with $1,000 in De-
cember, 1884. Classifying the strikes, it is
found that the total of bituminous coal
miners is q, ,4S0, against 2, 100 one year and q
quarter ago; of textile workers is 10,S3O
against 4, $50, and of boot and shoe employees
4O75, against 5000 in December. 1884.
While the great nail strike west of the AL
leghenies has not ended, and does not
promise a success for the strikers, the num-
Der resisting the mill owners is about 600
At the latter date the strikes were in al
most all cases against reduction of wages,
or its equivalent; at this time they to q
very large extent are for higher wages.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-03-18
Waving the Shirt.

Representative Henderson, of lows,
dug up the bloody shirt and made an
other attempt to wave it in Congress
yesterday. He cited the fact that six
ty-four out of the sixty-six votes against
the bill which was recently passed in
creasing widows pensions from eight
dollars to twelve dollars month were
cast by Southern Democrats, and Writ
u ally charged them with disloyalty
for such action. Mr.. Henderson and
his kind might as well understand that
the day for this sort of demagogism is
gone, never to return. The South ID
Just as much q part of the Union as
the North, and Representative from
South Carolina or Mississippi has just
as good a right to oppose any
measure which does not commend
itself to his judgment as a repre-
sentative from Wisconsin or New York,
without having his patriotism called in
question. Congressman Hewitt, Of New
York and Congressman Bragg of Wis
consin, the latter the gallant command
er of the "Iron Brigade" IN the Union
army, voted against the increase of
widows pensions, and nobody has any
more right to '.arraign" the sixty-four
Southern members who stood with
them than he has to charge either Mr..
Hewitt or General Bragg with disloyal-
ty. The increase of widows pensions
above eight dollars, the rate before the
war, now that the cost of living has
sunk to the ante-war level, was nm
justi6able, and it is only TO be regretted
that more Northern members had not,
like Messrs. Hewitt and Bragg and
their sixty-four associates from the
South, enough Independence to oppose
a measure which increases taxes by
more than 100000 a year.-M r.
Past
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-03-18
A NEW INVENTION.

Company Organized i'm New York to Oper-
ate the Telegraph Printing Machine.
NEW York, March 12.-Abner Mckinley,
of Canton, brother of Representative Nc
Kinley, is here, having been elected Secre-
tary of the National Printing Telegraph
Company, recently incorporated under
the laws of the State of New York,
with capital stock of one million dol
lars. The company has purchased
the patents on an invention by Samuel V.
Essfck, of Alliance, of an instrument which
will transmit printed messages in page
form. They propose to form subcom-
panies at various centers in which they
will hold stock and to whom they will
sell instruments the sub-companies to form
and manage exchanges The new instru-
ment somewhat resembles a typewriter,
and can be worked by unskilled operators.
Mr.. Essick claims that it can be
worked with almost the same electrical
resistance as can the ordinary telegraph
instrument. Ex,Judge Rooney, of this
city, is President of the company; Lewis J.
Morrison, Vice-President, and Mark w.
Samuel, Treasurer and Manager. Nego-
tiations are in progress with parties in
Pittsburgh, Hartford and Toledo to supply
them with instruments.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-03-18
THE BELL TELEPHONE
Win Tinkle More or Less Musically
at Columbus, o.
The Bsu to vacate the Telephone Patents
Completed.

WASHINGTON, March 10-The bill which
the Government will file against the Bell
Telephone Company and Alexander Gra-
ham Bell has been completed. 1t will be
filed at Columbus by ex-senator Thurman,
as stated some weeks ago, and it is believed
that next Monday will be finally agreed
upon as the date for its presentation to the
court. This bill itself is very lengthy
document covering fifty pages of legal cap,
closely printed in small type. The bill at
present omits the name of the circuit
court in which it will be filed, and
also the local company against
which the suit will be directly
judge Thurman, in Columbus, when the
bill finally reaches him. The suit is brought
under Section 8, Article L, of the Constitu
t1on and the acts of Congress passed there
under. The United States charges that
Graham Bell, dated March z, 1876 num-
bered Ia, ,465, and January 30, 1877, num-
bered 1876, ,7SS, were Illegally and improp-
seriy procured to be issued, and for this rea-
son brings this bill in equity as means ms Of 2
lplainly charged with not only failing to
meet the requirements of the law,
but with misleading and deceiving
the examining officials of the Patent Office.
The case of Philip Refs, of Germany, among
claimed that he, in 1851, invented and pub
iished to the world q description of an
apparatus whereby speech could be trans
lmitted. Particular stress is laid upon the
case Of Elisha Gray, who, on the same
day, February IA, 1876, that Prof. Bell
appeared at the patent Office with his doc
ument fled q caveat In this he ex-
spressly declares that he had invented an
INSTRUMENT for which he claimed the art
of transmitting vocal sounds and conver-
sation telegraghically through an cleo
thled later in the day. It contained no ref
serence to articulate speech, and lacked in
description or drawings any machine or
apparatus then or at any time capable of
transmitting speech. Yet Prof. Bell
claimed a patent flor transmitting vocal
or other sounds geographically" The
United States charges that Bell was antici-
trieal g speaking telephone by Philip
ley, Antonio Muecci, Elisha Gray, Thos A.
Edison, Asebel K. Eaton and many others.
1t is claimed that this valuable discovery is
either the property of some one of these
prior discoverers, or having been aban-
doned by the original discoverer is now free
TO be used by the people of the United
States. 1t is alleged that the telephone ia
OF great public interest and Importance,
and that the Bell Telephone Company,
money for use of telephones alleged to be
covered by its patents, is expressing the
people Of the United States The court is
prayed that If the patents are not to be
wholly repealed to decide in what part
they are void, and make decree concern
1ng that portion of the patent which il
wrong and Illegal