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The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
FROM THE CITY BY THE POTOMAC.
The Rights of Aliens Under Inter-
national Patent Law.
TWO Decisions Respecting General
Badeau's Back Pay.
Candidates for Post office inspec-
tors Must be Examined.

WAHsINGToN, April 15.-Attorney Gem
eral Miller has submitted an important opin-
ion upon the question of the construction of
the articles of the international convention
proclaimed at Berne, July T. 1887, having for
its object the protection of industrial prop
erty in relation to patent caveats and ratl-
fed by the United States last year. 1t pro-
vides In general that the subjects or citizens
of each of the contracting governments shall
enjoy in all other countries parties to
the convention, the same advan-
tages that the respective laws thereof ac-
cord to its subjects or citizens as far as con-
Germs patents for inventions. trade and COM
mercial wants. Citizens of the United
States have found no benefit in securing
patents for inventions in Europe, and aliens
found no benefit from it in protecting inven-
ventions in the United States. The privilege
of filing caveat for an uncompleted inven-
tion is one of the peculiar features of the
American system, and by the terms of the
law is confined strictly to cit
izens of the United States and
foreigners who have resided one
year in the country and made oath to their
lntCutiOu w UCNOuC ClblICuo. M oOulQulu,
Swiss citizen, presented a caveat for an in
complete invention, with the legal fee, and
demanded that it be placed in the secret
archives of the patent office. Being refused
he cited the terms of the conven tion, insist
ing his right to file his caveat was right
concerning patents for inventions, and,
therefore, by the terms of the international
treaty. belonged to citizens or subjects of all
the signatoTy powers as well as to the cit-
zens OF the United States. The patent office
held 1t had no power to receive the caveat.
While the terms of the convention might be
interpreted to extend this right to the sub
jecIs of all the governments, members of the
international union, it could only be done
after action by the legislative power. The
privilege was strictly limited by Congress to
citizens and prospective citizens or particu-
lar class of aliens. On request of the appli-
cant, the question was referred to the attor-
ney general, who holds the treaty is a
reciprocal one, each party to the covenant to
grant in future to the subjects and citizens
of the parties certain special rights. 1t is
a contract operative in future infraterritOri-
ally. 1t is not self executing and requires
legislation to render it effective Tor the modi-
fcati0n of existing laws.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
MAINE GOOD TEMPLARs.
Annual Session OF the Grand
Lodge.

The 3ist annual session Of the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars Of Maine win &c
held in this city In Y. NJ. c. A. hall on Wed
pesday and Thursday Of this week. The in
dIcations are that the session viii be largely
attended II the weather continues fair
Reduced rates will be given at all the lead
ing hotels and the local committee will be
prepared to furnish limited number Of
boarding places, also meals at Temperance
restaurants. The committee designated by
badges, will be at the hall to direct members
as required during the session.
The session will open tomorrow morning
and the following will be the programme:
Wednesday. April II, o a m.-Com. on creden-
tials In session al hall.
IOa. m.-Opening of session In @. L. degree
report OF com. on credentials INITIATION or cAna-
dentials entitled 20 G.. l. degree.
2 2o'clOck-Reports Of g.. l.. Onieersi rep0rts of
standing cons assignments by com on distFiou-
sp. m.-IemPeranee praise meeting.
9 D. m.-Regular session; election OF Ofiieers and
delegates TO k..w. q. L., sc.
Thursday, April IS, 8 a. m.-Temperanee ex-
perience meeting.
GERS; reports OF committees; location Of Autumn
session general session.
Aiternoon-RepOrts Of CONS. and general un-
Evening, S.3O-soeial temperance meetlng. con
fined to the order. for reports from lodges ana
different sections OF the state, and general rater.
nal acquaintance.
The grand secretary, Geo. +. Braekett Of
Belfast. arrived yesterday and his head
quarters are at United States hotel, where a
grand council session will BE- held today and
the work of the grand lodge for the year
closed up. Grand Chief Templar Hamilton
and Grand Counselor Knight we're also In
the city last night and the remainder Of the
council are expected this morning
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
GEN ERAL NEWS.

From the Texas border comes the report
that all the desperadoes of the Lone Star
State are ready to make descent on the
promised land. They are armed, and assert
that they will not get left when il comes to a
misunderstanding about claim Purcell is
already infested with gamblers, and in six or
seven months, or year, everything will be
wide open in Oklahoma.
Forest fires in Patrick county, Virginia.
have done great damage One man lost his
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
ITEMS FOR HoRsEMEN.

FOUR COLTS IN YEAR.
A Waldo county correspondent writes I'm
the town of Troy, Waldo county, man by
the name of Garcelon owns mare that has
given birth to four colts within one year.
They are all alive and doing well. They
were born twins, the first two II months ago.
They were exhibited at the State fair last
year as a curiosity. The last two were born
this week
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
A Franklin County Lass.

Harrington Chronicle.l
Miss Florence Eaton. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence NJ. Eaton Of Fairbanks, though
small in number of years is not lacking In
avoirdupois. She is few months past seven
years of age, and while in town last week
j. G. Tarbox weighed her. The little Miss
tipped the beam at 144 pounds. one meas
ures just three feet around the waist
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16

Saco and Biddeford Gas Company.
Especial to the Press.l
SACo, April 15.-The annual meeting Of
the Saco and Biddeford Gas Company was
held today, and the following were chosen
directors; Horace Woodman, r. Jordan,
Enoch Lowell, Luther Bryant of Saco and
E. e. Proctor of Portland. A dividend of 81
per cent, payable May 1st, was de-
clared.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
Forcing the Season on the Sandy.

There is such thing as driving the season
altogether too hard, and an instance of it was
given last Saturday, when a lot of little BOYS
were seen bathing in Sandy river. the waters
of which are now icy cold. Their parents
ought to have quickened up the Circulation
afterward with good switch.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
The Way They Are Going at II


This town [Alnal is getting unhealthy for
crows One Of the boys got twenty, and an
other fourteen in one day last week, with
poison.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16

The Lewiston Mill Company has been duly
organized under the laws Of Maine and ap-
pears among the new corporations. Ac-
cording to its certificate its full name is
Lewiston Mill Company principal office
value of shares, 500; president, Cyrus /.
Barker; treasurer, t. E. Eustis directors, G.
l. Barker, K. Il. Gile, John Y. Scruton, Ara
Cushman, j. M. Robbins, w. w. White and
Charles Horbury. Certificate approved April
10Th,
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The following
Maine postmasters were appointed today:
James j. Clements, Centre Montville, vice
A. G. Hutchins, removed; Lincoln d. Brag-
den, Franklin, vice F. Genish, removed !;
Chester F. Burnell, West Baldwin, vice S.
Burrell, removed.
President Harrison, accompanied by Mrs.
and Secretaries Blaine and Window. started
down the Potomac this morning for days
sail.
United States Consul Ditman at Breslau
is dead.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
Railroad Insurance.

CHICAGO, April 15.-It is charged that the
threatened strike against insurance by the
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16

The oldest bank notes are the laying
money" OF convenient money" first issued
In China, 2G97 b. C. Originally thsse notes
were issued by the treasury, but experience
dictated change to the banks under Govern
ment inspection and control A writer in
provincial paper says that the early Chinese
'greenbacks" were In all essentials similar
10 the modern bank notes, bearing the name
OF the bank, date Of issue, the number OF the
note, the signature Of the Official issuing il.
indications Of its value In figures, In works
and In the pictorial representation In coins or
heaps Of coins equal in amount 70 its face
value, and a notice OF the pains and penalties
Of counterfeiting. Over and above an was a
laconic exhortation Of Industry and thrift-
Produce all you can spend with economy %
The notes were printed In blue ink on paper
One issued in 1899 b. G. Is stilI carefnIv mr.
served In the Asiatic Museum at ST. Peters
burg.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16

METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
tApril 10, 1889, 500 P. M.
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at all stations
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
scarlet Fever at Kent's HIN.

READFIELD, April 15.-Scarlet fever APP
peared in Sampson Hall, Kent's Hill, on the
second week of the present term, at first on
the boys side, and now five or more are
down with the disease on the girls side,
making in all thirteen cases, some of them
very mild and none very severe,
DIphtheria at the Insane Hospital.
AUGUSTA, April 15,-John Marson of
WEitefeld, 56 years old. who had been pa
tient there for over 25 years, died of malig.
nant diphtheria at the Maine Insane Hospi-
tai Sunday night. This was the first case
for several months. Another midnight
burial occurred
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

A gentleman who came from Aroostook
Saturday, the 18th, reports that it was good
sleighing on Friday from Presque Isle to
Blaine. At the latter place there was hut
little snow, and the mud held full sway. On
Thursday he rode a distance of % miles up
on the ice in the 81. John river from Ed
mundston to Van Buren. The ice is still
solid there, and 1t will be some little time
before 1t takes its departure for the season.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
QUESTION OF SALARY.
Decision by the Supreme Court In
the Cases of Cen. Radeau.

the Cases Of Gen. Radeau.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-An opinion was
rendered by the Supreme Court of the
United States today in the case of Adam
Badeau, appellant, VS.. the United States
This is the suit brought by Badeau in the
Court of Claims for pay as retired captain
of the army from April %. 1870, to September
16, 1881, during which time he was consul
general at London, and from November %,
1882, up to the date of filing of the suit, dur
ing which be was consul general at Havana.
The United States filed counter claim
stating that Badeau was indebted to the
United States for money enormously paid
him as an army officer for portions of the pc
riod from December 81, 1889, to October 81,
1882. The court of claims, by divided court,
ccurt dismissed both claims. The Supreme
Court holds that Badeau, while drawing his
salary as consul general, was expressly in
hibited from receiving additional compensa
tion for discharging the duties of the other
tffice. The court refuses to disturb the jUdg-
ment of the Court of Claims adverse to the
counter claim of the United States. If he
was not an officer in law he was serving as
such, in fact there is no reason seen why he
should be required TO return what was paid
him Whila disaharOinn said 1ntu
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
The attorney Generals Decision.

AUGUSTA, April 15.-In reply to Governor
Burleigh's inquiry whether the members of
the last legislature are eligible to appoint
ment as commissioners under certain re-
solves creating commissions, Attorney
General Littlefield replies that the law has
heretofore been held that they are eligible,
'but," he continues, '.as my advice is asked,
feel bound to say that while these appoint
ments would be legally competent, they
would, in my opinion, be in violation of the
spirit of the constitution, and do not there
fore feel justified in advising you to make
thpm -
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
Under Civil Service Rules.

WASHINGTON, April l5.-There are now
ON file in the postofice department large
number applications for appointment as post
office inspectors. These applications are
being returned to the senders with the in
formation that all appointments to this ser
vice must be made after examination and
certifcation by the United States civil ser
vice on m mi sion
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
TsE wEATHEk

Mean daily ther....4l.0 Max vel. wind g.. I2s
Minimum ther....30.9
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
Fire In ST. Adams.

ST. ALBANs, April 15.-This morning,
about o'clock, the farm buildings of S. N.
Philbrook we've burned, together with eigh-
teen sheep, sixteen lambs, one hog and farm
ing tools. The buildings were insured for
81, ,S75: loss. $1,000
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16

papers. The city is not asked to do what 1t
cannot have here the testimony Of many
who could not come here tonight but who
nnIte with the Board Of Trade in asking for
this building Here are 1000 who could not
come The petition Is headed by such men
as James p. Baxter. Charles Fobes,
Payson Tucker and so on. thousand Of
these gentlemen who pay three
fourths Of the tax Of your city. The
cost Of the building has not been guessed az.
ers. 1T Is estimated that the cost Of wood
en- building such as pictured In the papers
would be $4,000. The cost of a permanent
building of brick and iron would be So, 900
We came here to ask you TO introduce an or
der that shall appropriate S35, 900 for such a
building, In behalf Of the Board Of Trade,
Mr.. Mayor. very respectfully, submit the
petition Of 1000 men,"
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
stood Up to Meet Death.

RocKLAND, April 15.-Amos Grover, of
st. George. injured at Clark's Island late
Friday afternoon, died Saturday morning. A
blast in quarry where he worked sent a
piece of granite flying through the air. He
heard warning cry, raised himself from a
STOPPING posture and was knocked senseless.
He would have escaped had he remained
STOPPING He leaves wife and two chill
dren.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16

CONTINUED ON FOURTH rAaE.l
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
In Court In Massachusetts.

TAUNTON, Mass, April 15.-The supreme
court opens its April session in Taunton
Tuesday. Before the justice presiding will
be heard case of much interest to certain
Maine parties who are contesting the will of
the late Alfred Mayhem of Chilmark. The
contestants are zadoc Smith and Elijah Nor
ton of Pennington, and Hariph and Warren
Bullen of New Sharon, in Maine, and
others, including several heirs on Martha S
Vineyard.
To Run to 6iddeford Pool.
BIDDEFoRD, April 15-Dr. II. E. Wales of
Haverhill is here prospecting with view to
putting his steamboat on the route between
Biddeford and the Pool this summer. For
many seasons the steamer S. E. Spring has
run here, but it has been transferred to Port
land harbor this season. DIR. Wales's boat
has piled between Haverhill and Newbury-
port two summers. He has received much
encouragement in his new scheme.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

tie Garden, but you refused to be a dover
less bride. Why do you longer say me nay
and refuse TO name a day for our wedding
Tell me tonight, or yonder river shall en-
tomb me forever
Like the sough Of the winter winds
through the leaicss boughs of the entranced
trees her sobs rended the twilight air. Her
breast heaved like the billowy crests OF
ocean. She gasped:
Darling Fritz, mine own FRITZ There is a
yawning chasm between us which YOU can
not see. Think of me as one unworthy OF
your love. Forget me after this night and
write my name among the dead. We shall
never more meet. Give me one last, long.
lingering kiss, as we used to kiss in the
beautiful Bingen on the Rhine; and then
we must part, never to meet again. can
not speak. Ny lips are sealed. The cause
will be buried with me We shall never
wed. Kiss me, Fritz, and kiss me good
bye"
His quiyering lips give token of the grief
he'd fain conceal, but into his outstretched
arms she falls and lies weeping upon his
breast as he presses her to his heart and
cAngs lovingly, but with awe, upon her eyes,
checks, mouth and neck. He rains down kiss
es as from a Calling gun They smother, be-
wilder enthral her She forgets her sor-
rows and the woeful fate upon her All is
over. She is his, and he is hers The spell
is broken, as many spell has been broken
before, by OSCILLATION The Chicago drummer
who gave her the glass diamonds is in the
consomme. His g Ike is dough. She did
not clope with Adolphus. He had con
sented TO that last meeting between viii
helmina ana Fritz, the baker; and he lost
Fritz triumphcd. Kisses are worth a
royal flush Of promised air castles every
time. Happy Fritz Disappointed Adolphus.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

John l.. sullivan. the prize-iighier,
was arrested in New York last night,
on the strength of Il requisition from
Governor Lowry, of Mississippi This
was not unlocked for. as it was well
known that the executive officer of that
moral commonwealth was determined
ID punish the hardy person who had
dared to commit misdemeanor within
his hailiwick. So MIR John l.. Sullivan,
whose foul and loathsome crime con-
sisted OF punching n gentleman of the
same profession as himself with his
fists, will be dragged, like the graeeless
offender that nc is. before the bar of
Mississippi justice ana awarded the full
penalty of the law he has 50 grossly
outraged that is il Governor Hill
shall lel him 90 True enough. his
arrest and conviction will cost the
moral State of Mississippi several thous.
and dollars. but what does that signify,
il the ends Of justice be gainedo
1t is also true enough that numerous
foul and atroeious political murders
have been committed IA the moral
State Of Mississippi withou 50 much rs
protest from the authorities but what
does that signify SO long rs a con-
scioneeless prize-lighter, who did not
kill but merely pounded a feiow-man
little with his bare knnckleS. is
brought to book Very possibly Gov
enor Lowry, hy his relentless pursuit
Of Sullivan. wishes 10 signify m inten-
ton TO punish at evil ioers in his very
moral State. from this time forth. and
If this IS the case, he can not be too
highly praised But il he permits the
noxt butchery Of Republican voters in
Mississippi 10 70 unpublished he will
stand convicted 81 purchasing 4 little
additional cheap notoriety for his State
at the expense OF sIngger Sullivan. AT
the present time has pursuit OF the fight
er has the appearance OF great moral
bluff. = Chicago journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
WON AT LAST.
A Brief But Thrilling Romance Of West
eru Life

A Brief But Thrilling Romance of West
ern Life.
They stood by the crest of the hill over
looking the silent. ceaseless flow ofthe mag
nificent stream beneath whose placid breast
the bones of noble De Soto for centuries
have rested. "She had checks like cher
ries red. He was taller most a head. .
The threatening clouds of afternoon had ST
lently stolen away, shepherded by the low
unwilling winds. Fleecy vaporous abysms
OF beauty, like coeuettish hands, were
raised, waved before the face Of the silvery
moon, then dropped or brushed aside like
dew before rising sun. He stood silent
and forbidding Of aspect, while she shrunk
from him as a frightened dove in the
presence Of bowling storm. Presently he
spoke
sWilhelmina, we have been in America
for seven years. Like Jacob Of old have
toiled and spun for you and you alone.
left the Fatherland with your promise Of
love and faithfulness imprinted upon my
lips. Your father, your mother. and the
whole village witnessed our plighted troth
upon the green You babe me goodbye,
and wept upon my bosom. No one was ig-
norant of our love. You have learned the
language and the customs Of the new
world. You have labored and saved.
have accumulated wealth. We ought TO
have been married when met you at Cas-.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

even his own recollection. Day after day
he boards up misfortunes that would make
common man contemplate suicide The
wife is a hatchet-faced woman with thick
fowl and sunken cheeks, and nose so VIC
lently turned up that il pulls the upper lip
out of position. She fries bacon and quar-
rels with her husband. Their son is a
miniature edition of his father. When he
grows up and enters business on his own
account his work shows an Improvement on
that of the parent
Bloof Atkins boy was 'chunking'' the
martins that congregatcd in the gourds
hanging TO pole that stood near the door
of their hut. The martins were enJoying
themselves, which seemed to annoy him.
"Say, my little fellow, called stranger,
from the roadside.
"Sur"
'Does Mr.. Bloof Atkins live hereg"
"Yezzur."
He dismounted and went in
'Mr. Atkins" he said, "you remember
your uncle, Tony Greent"
II never seed i'm in my life, an hain't
heerd Nv i'm in nigh onter thirty year
"He is dead"
"Frum whut I've been tole erbout i'm, eff
the devil kin stan it, Tony kim
"He left a good pile of money behind
him.
Gan thatll worry i'm will be thinllin
erbout that pile"
ut belongs to you.
"Whutni
"It's yours by the law fifty Thousand
dollars
when kin git it,
GAS soon as you can prove your identity. {"
'Speak er little palmer
"As soon as you can prove that YOU are
the nephew of Tony Green"
The proof was made. Bloof got the
money He bought farm. Ten years
passed when the sheriff sold it for him.
After the debts were paid two dollars re-
NAMED. Bloof went back to the old place.
He had never owned it or he would not
have gone there.
money weren't made fur me ter han'l, .
was ali he said. CHARLES $. BLACKBURN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
NO REPENTANCE THERE.

The idea is some times urged that the
South repents of It's resort to arms to
maintain secession from the Union !.
BIT the truth is that any man IN the
South who should proclaim that the
cause Of Tie South was unholY or IN
auy sense wrong, would find himself in
hornets nest. When the now Geor-
ON statehonse was dedicated, the Amer
lean nac was not on exhibition, but the
state flag which had done duty dur
ING the rebellion, iloatod over the new
building. Nobody made fuss about
this, but the Inter Ocean commented
on il rs a strange thing, considering
that in tile North the American flag
flies for every public event. The
Chalestown News and Courier there
upon remarks:
Ii would be disrespectful il the nation
N FLAG should not be displayed on a
national occasion, and when President
Harrison and President Davis are swing
inc around the circle; but on purely
domestic occasions the states have the
inalenable right TO fly their own par
ticular colors.
Naturally, it was asked WHO is
President Davis, and what is he presl-
dent of, that his name should be coupled
with that Of the chief magistrate OF the
repubic9" The Atlantic Constitution
replies that Jefferson Davis was the
sturdy champion of the doctrines taught
by the fathers of the republic; he was
ion four years the president of a people
whose blood flowed like water when
liberty was 1T stake, and whose brave
hearts and strong arms have never yet
been given 70 an unrighteous cause.
When anybody speaks of "repentant
rebels he speaks of purely imaginary
class. There me regretful rebels, but
their regret is that the rebellion was
crushed Milwaukee Sentinel