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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
TIE SAINT MukS1Ne

proceedings by the opinion he spread on
the record, in which he said patent for
mending drawers was an infringement
upon the vested rights of housewives.
SIT seems to me that this patent is the
reductio ad absurdum of the patent syS-
tenn of the United States" said Judge
HUGHES. IN his certified opinion to the
supreme court, and he was right about it.
The necessity for protecting useful in
ventions by patent is unQuestioned. but
there should certainly be some limita-
tatlOn to the issuance of these letters
patent. The patent Office as now. admin
istered is little more than a patent bro
kerage. and seems to be run exclusively
in the interest of the patent attorneys.
The fault lies mainly in the patent laws.
which permit latitude in the admins
tration of the Office unwarranted by
public exigencies. The idea of the time
of the supreme court of the United
States being occupied with case of the
nature above mentioned is all the more
absurd when we recall how many cases
of real importance and consequence
were showed aside to give place to this
case that would have disgraced the
docket of a township justice. 1t is
surely time that congress was giving its
attention to a revision of the patent
laws.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
THE sUAKIM AFFAIR.

The only moral of the Suakim affair
is that numbers count for but little
against discipline, and that, no matter
how heavy the odds may be, the. supe-
rior race will come out victor in contest
with an inferior one. Beyond the re-
newed demonstration of these facts, the
Suakim battle has no special interest
except that the result will defeat Lord
RANDOLPH CHURCHHL's ambition to
be at the head Of the British ministry.
SALIsBURY's continued supremacy was
staked Oh victory at Suakim, and if the
Arabs had defeated the British force he
would have been succeeded by CHURCH
ILL. Thus, what would only have been
a little skirmish in American warfare
is made potent factor in the destinies
of the British empire.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
General Managers Repent Of
Their Sins and Will Adj
vance Rates.
The Rocky Fork b Cooke City
Railway Will Be
Built.
Plans Formulated for the Re-
organization Of the Colo
RADIO Association.
Surveyors Are Out Locating
Routes Of Rock Island
Extensions.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2O.-Western and
Southwestern freight rates are to be
restored on Jan. L. This was the I'M
Outstanding arrived at by the meeting
of the general managers of the lines in
the territory of the Western Freight as
ISOLATION to-day, and official notice was
given by all the interested roads of their
intention to enforce tariff rates on and
after the first day of the year. The
principal reductions have been in the
rates on packing house products and
live stock. which has been demoraliZed
for several months. These will be adj
vanced to the basis of 25 cents on pack
ing house products and 20 cents on live
hogs from Kansas City to Chicago. and
3715 cents and 20 cents, respectively,
from Omaha. The rate on lumber from
Chicago to Southwestern Missouri river
points was advanced % cents to Is
cents. The amended form of agree
ment reported by the committee APP
pointed at previous session was adopt
ed. 1t provides that in addition to the
penalty already prescribed any road
found guilty of cutting rates shall di-
vide with its competitors the excess of
freight earnings accruing to it on that
account. 1t also gives the chairman au-
thority to assess penalties without call
ing meeting of the association.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
PATENT LAWS.

Laws protecting inventions were
originally passed, and the patent Office
bureau established, for a wise purpose.
But, like everything else designed for
good purposes, the patent Office has
been subjected to so many abuses that
the whole system has been brought into
disrepute. We need go no farther for
evidence of the disreputable state of
affairs connected with the govern
ment's system for granting patents
than the case argued before the su-
preme court of the United States
at Washington, day or two age,
where the learned Judges devoted a
whole day listening to argumentson the
alleged infringement of a patent for re-
enforcement of the seat and crotch in
mems drawers. The whole thing was
SO absurd that even the judges unbent
their dignity and gave vent to their APP
probation of the righteousness of the
scene. The circuit judge from whose
court the case had been appealed had
given tinge of judicial ridicuie to the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
CabIettes.

Mr. Walters plea in the case of Parnell vs.
The Times, at Edinburgh. regarding the
ownership of the Times, caused a sensation.
Mr. Walters said in his statement that he was
only one of the owners of the paper; that
there were many other owners all of whom
he did not know, but his solicitor did. His
solicitor, Mr.. SOames, said that there were
nearly 100 owners Of the newspaper in
Guiding some members OF the Walters family
He also stated that no contracts had been
made regarding the property. but that Mr.
Walters was the managing par.ner. The
plea, however, is deemed bubble, aud IL Is
not thought that IL will affect the case.
1t is stated that the Times viii petition par
lament TO allow officers of the house of com
mons to attend the commission and produce
documents bearing genuine signatures Of
Mr. Parnell in order TO prove the AL henticity
of the letters alleged TO be Mr.. Parnelrs.
The boy Husband who was arrested on
suspicion of killing another boy named
Searle, in the streets of Habaut, near Ports
mouth, few weeks ago, has been acquitted
of the crime. Husband is only eleven years
old.
The number of Russian consuls in Persia
is about TO be increased I'm order 10 counter
act the effects of the mission of Sir Henry
Drummond Wolff, the British envoy A
Russian bank will be established In Teneran
The sultan Of Morocco Is about 10 send en-
yoys TO Berlin 10 congratulate Emperor Will
lam upon his accession to the throne. They
will lake with them a gift to the emperor OF
several Arab horses
French government papers urge the estab-
lishment o. French protectorate on the
coast of Tangier.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
LITTLE LAUGHS.

1t is not the best man at wedding who
gets the bride.-New Orleans Picayune.
II is not strange that we get conflicting
reports about a iieht.-PIttsburg Chronicle.
The skating season has opened-and the
obituary editor fills his inkstand.-NeW York
Press.
The fish poachers depend on the net rev
euue for their spending money! in the winter.
Rochester Post-Dispatch.
To tell dignifed citizen to pull down his
vest is apt to make him raise his choler.-
Binghamton Republican.
There is suspicion abroad that Chauncey
II. Depew wants the French mission. His
foot is eneased in plaster of Paris.-New
York World.
TOMMY wouldn't want to be the preach
ers little boy. Aunt-Whys Tommy-0h,
he's got hundreds and hundreds of slippers.
They are scattered all over the house.
Terra Haute Express.
Weller-I suppose, Nigsby, if you were
worth . million dollars you would abso-
lutely do nothing. Nigsby (yawning)-Yes,
by thunder: and I'd even have man to do
that for me.-Harper's Bazaar.
Now, children said the visitor. creasing
his face with q Sunday-school smile, sun
baked and kiln-dried, why do you think /
am a Christian Young Needless Gn back
seat)-Cause we don't know you !-Burdette.
Has the reader ever noticed how irretrieva-
bly, stepped irisin and wicEedness his neigh
boris children are, and what patterns of an
geiic sweetness and purity are his own.-Cie-
burn STex.> Chronicle
Edgar Fawcetf, the story writer, is mad be-
cause the New York critics have been point
ing out bad grammar in his novels. Serves
him right. IL he were to follow the craze,
and write only dialect stories he wouldn'i
be obliged to put grammar in 'em.-NorrIs-
town Herald.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
sENsIRLE RAILROAD TALK.

After listening to CHARLES FRANCIS
ADAMS assertion that the railroads of
the country are moving rapidly toward
some great system of consolidation, and
to Mr.. HUNTINGToN's prediction that
he will live to see the day when there
will be only one railroad in the United
States. it is absolutely refreshing to
listen 20 sensible talk on railroad mat
tiers by a sensible man like III. IL.
PORTER, the well-known railroad di-
rector. In late communication to the
Chicago Tribune. Mr.. PORTER, whose
experience as a railroad builder, man
ager and large stakeholder i'll leading
Western lines qualities him to speak in
telligently. discusses the topic now up
permOSt in railroad circles IN such q
moderate and fair-minded manner as to
arrest attention and give weight to
his utterances. He recognizes the ne
cessity for interstate commerce laws,
as much to protect railroad managers
against each other as TO protect the
public against companies who are dis
posed to fix eXtortionate rates. He be-
lieves that railroad managers, as class,
do not mean to be unjust TO the people ;
nor do the people, as whole, mean to
be unjust towards the railroads. But,
in a lengthy review Of the growth
of the railroad system, he points
out the conditions which have
arisen by reason of the competition
in railroad building that tempt
10 nn1 fhn Onnnln
to adopt extreme and unreasonable
measures, The trouble is that in the
| race of competition the railroads of the
country generally have no proper terri
| tory of their own, and have about the
same relations to each other that in q
game of jackstraws one straw has to
the other when dropped from the child's
hand-all tangled up-and thus the
work of operating these roads and MAN.
tanning just relations to each other be-
comes well nigh impossible. He believes
that all amendment to the present inter
state commerce law is practicable which
would help to disentangle and get
out of chaos the present con-
dltions, and at the same time
give to the public the fullest
guaranty of protection. His PROPOSE
| ton is to authorize the Interstate COM
mission to fix maximum rates, and also
permit railroad corporations TO agree
with each other in adjustments of traffic
on such terms as are first approved 10y
the commission. This would be in eff
feet make the interstate commission a
court of equity, to do justice between
the railroads as whole and the public,
as we'll as between the different rail-
| roads themselves.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
WILLARD Is BEHIND 1T.
Work to Be Renewed at Once on
the Rocky Fork & Cooke City
Railroad.

the Rocky Fork & Cooke City
Railroad.
Special to the Globe.
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 20.-The Rocky
Fork & Cooke City railroad is at last an
assured fact. Gov. Hansen, who is now
in New York, Yesterday wired instruc-
tons for the work Of construction to be
renewed at once. Greene, Keefe & Co.
sent out an outfit to-day to begin track
laying, and this will be followed by
others until all the available men and
teams, which can be given employment,
are at work on the new line. The pro-
posed line OF road will leave the North
ern Pacific near Billings and tap the
immense coal fields of the Clarke's Fork
county, having for terminal point the
mining region at and around Cooke
City. The completion of the road will
have an important bearing OH the fuel
question in Montana, as the coal fields
it will open are not only very extensive,
but the quality is superior to that
put on the market from any territorial
point. The road was allowed by act of
congress approved some two years ago
to build through the Crow reservation.
1t is said that the Northern Pacific and
Henry Willard have furnished the
money. The presence in New York Of
Gov. Hansen, who has interested him
self in this matter, gives color to the
statement that the Northern Paci-
fic has concluded to aid in the construc-
ton of the road. 1t within addition to
the opening up of the most valuable
coal fields in the territory .leXtend to the
hitherto isolated mining district in
Clarke's Fork. The valuable leads there
have hitherto laid idle, aside from repre-
sentation, want some little development.
The recent sale on Il bond of the Alice
E. mine for large sum is an Indication
OF the great value Of the mineral loca-
tons Of that section.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21

college, and it was through his efforts that
the degree of LII. D. was given to Gen. B. T.
Butler
1t isn't all bread and cheese and kisses be-
tween the Pope and the Bantam of Berlin"
by good deal. Soon after the young en-
perors departure from Rome his holiness
was heard to speak of him as "a very odious
fellow" and to say He is a bad son, and he
with be bad ruler
Mrs. Harrison is not expected to visit Mrs.
Grant early in the new year, as has been
widely published. 1t is not unlikely that
Mrs Harrison may go to New York after the
holidays. A warm invitation was extended
to both Gen. and Mrs. Harrison by Mr.. and
Mrs. Morton, and Mr.. Harrison may take ad.
vantage of the invitation.
The granddaughter of Abrahaa Lincoln,
the daugheer of his son Robert, will make
her entrance into society this winter,
Miss Lincoln is little above the medium
he1ght, and has well-rounded figure and
bright girlish face, in which there is no
trace of the rugged features of her great an
eestor.
Hon. Chauncy NJ. Depew sits in his room
with his right leg done up in plaster. He
tells his little boy that all the difference there
IS between him and an image vender is that
the one carries his plaster casts on his head,
while he carries his on his leg. But by to-
morrow Mr.. Depew viii have the plaster
knocked off, aud his leg will be incased in
glass. which will be modelled on. The plaster
broke but the glass win not. Possibly the
witty magnate will now tell his bright little
son that his father is bully boy with glass
leg-though this scintillation is more likely
to be reserved for his older companions Mr..
Depew has hurt the achilles tendon of his
leg. and has discovered that that is what may
be called the business department of the
pedal anatomy. 1t will be four weeks before
he can take his leg out of its bottle.-Ex.
The Henry Bergh who is now the head Of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals is the nephew of the founder of the
society--a son of Mr.. Bergh's brother. Heis a
slender man, under the medium height. with
something of the cast of features of his great
relative, though his face is smaller. He was
elected by the executive committee Of the
directors, and has literally stepped into the
founders shoes, worked all of every day at
his Office, and taking as keen an interest in
the humane mission of the society as the
original Bergh did. He is a little above
thirty-fve years of age. He is intensely in
terested in the fight with August Belmont
DR., and expects to tire that sportsman out
and to kill coursing i'll this country.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
GAVE UP THE CHASE.
Southern Avengers Abandon the
Pursuit OF the Wahalak Muir

Southern Avengers Abandon the
Pursuit OF the Wahalak Muir
derers.
WAHALAK, Miss, Dee. 20.-Runners
came in about noon to-day from White
House, bringing report from the other
band of searchers. They rode hard all
day and covered their territory we'll,
but failed to find any of the negroes
for whom they were hunting. A negro
woman, who was in the house during
the shooting Sunday night, was seen
to-day and told what she knew of the
affair. Her statement, however. only
confirmed other accounts, and brought
out no new facts. The guards who
had charge of the prisoners report
that they escaped last night, but
do not think it worth while TO attempt
to find them any more, and have asked
that their names be scratched from the
list of the spotted" A note was re-
ceived to-day stating that several of the
negroes who were in Maury'S house
during the shooting Sunday night were
making their way to Meridian through
the country, where they intended TAX
ing the train in order to leave the coun-
try. This information was telegraphed
to Meridian and all other points near
here where they might attempt to board
the train, and if they attempt it they
will certainly be caught. This seems
to be the only chance to capture them.
The searching party has been dis
banded and the riot is practically over,
at least for the present, but woe to any
of the spotted" should they ever be
found in this section Of the country.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
AERIAL NAVIGATION.

From the accounts of the trials with
the Campbell air ship it is evident that
decided advance has been made in
aerial navigation. 1t may be scientif-
ically impossible to control vehicle in
the air, but good many of the modern
devices have violated the rules laid
down by the learned rut-workers. and
they have gone right along, just the
same. 1t is claimed that without wind
there is perfect control, and that in
rough weather the conditions are not
materially different from those of navi
CATION on the water. Further develop
ments will be observed with much in
tereSt,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
AN INTERNATIONAL MAN.

1t will be relief to the public on both
sides of the water when STANLEY is
visible again. All nations, possibly ex-
cept France, have an interest in him.
He is English by birth, American by
adoption or naturalization, and has had
friendly relations with most of the
European nations. His expedition was
undertaken largely at the expense of
the king of Belgium, and for the NOM
inal purpose of aiding EMIN PASTA, an
Austrian. There will be general re-
joicing if he shall prove to have wealth
cred all the perils of the dark CONT
ppnt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
SURVEYING A NEW LINE.
The Rock Island Is Preparing to
Build Some Extensions.

LIBERAL, Kan, Dec. 20.-A party of
Rock Island engineers, with teams,
tents and equipments started from here
this afternoon to make survey of the
proposed line from here to Ell Paso, Tex.
1t seems certain now that the Rock
Island will extend its line from Liberal
to FL Paso early in the spring. 1t is
rumored here that its line from Liberal
to Trinidad, Col, where the company
owns large tracts of coal lands. may be
commenced at the same time. Parties
who claim to know say that the COM
pany will commence to send material
here soon after New Years. There may
be some foundation for this, because all
the side tracks here have been length
ened and put III splendid condition, and
are now in shape for handling and stor-
ins large amount of material for rail-
road construction.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
HOOsIER QUALIFICATION.

Indiana has reached pa riarchal years
modern patriarchs-an has been cele-
brating the event for some reason not
apparent, unless to divert attention from
indianapolis and give the cabinet
maker chance. When admitted in
1916 that state had but 24.500 people; it
now has 2,500,000, and it is claimed that
only two states have larger percent
age of people who can't read and write.
That, however, doesn'twarrant the sup
position that the price of votes is ex-
centiOnally high
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
gallery of the Grand opera house was packed
,s full as ii conf6 he with naWsies

gallery of the Grand opera house was packed
as full as it could be with newsies.
To mark their gratitude to her, the newsies
dubbed together and bought a big boquet
One of their number was chosen to make the
presentation, and he went out on the great
stage with backing box on his back and
the big posey in his hand. The bow he gave
with the bouquet maze Miss PiKley laugh,
but she didn't forget to make her usual re-
quest Of her small admirer, kiss. Last year
she had difficulty in stealing the salute, and
for moment it looked as if the deadlock
would occur again, but by fine stroke OF
STACEY, Miss Pixley caaght the boy and
kissed him before he knew where he was.
His companions in the gallery applauded en-
yiousiy
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
METROPOLITAN COURTEsIEs.

Mayor HEWITT, of New York, and
Col. CoCKERILL, of the New York
World, have made better progress than
KuRAIN and SULLIVAN. HEWITT not
only called CocKERILL liar three times
in two days, but even classed him as an
unreasonable liar" CoCKERILL re-
torts that HEWITT is a 'chronic. consti-
tutional liar" and offers to prove it.
The public, however, is not calling for
documents or affidavitS III either case.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
Injunction Cases Dismissed.

Special to the Globe.
DIES MONIES, To-. Dec. 20.-In the
supreme court today, the Injunction
cases against the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific, and the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern railroads, were dis
missed. These cases were brought to
restrain the railway commissioners
from Enforcing their schedule of rates,
and Judge Fairall granted permanent
injunction, the commissioners appeal
ing. Afterwards they modified their
schedule, and when the roads moved
for and obtained q dismissal of the
cases before Judge Fairall, upon the
ground that the schedule having been
abandoned, there was no longer a
necessity for restraining order. The
commissioners opposed the dismissal,
trying to obtain an opinion as to the
reasonableness of the schedule, but the
courts say they are not called upon to
determine the reasonableness of thing
that does not exist, and as the roads
have paid the costs, the cases are dis
missed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-21
Poverty Prompted Larceny.

W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 20.-A
Polish farmer named Schillinski. of very
misery habits, stole lumber from the
fence of negro named Mccarthy, and
with it made coffin in which ne buried
in his cellar the dead body of his seven
year old daughter. Mccarthy notified
the authorities, who will arrest SchilI-
inski for theft and bury the child in a
casket au public expense. The people
of the vicinity are much incensed
against SchillinSki