The Washington critic., 1889-03-08
EARLY MoRNING NEWS.


held by the Edison Electric Light Company
has been declared null aud void In Canada,
ON the ground OF failure to comply with
the patent regulations, which provide that
the article thus patented must be manu-
featured in Canada within one year from
the issue Of the patent aud the importation
OF the same patent from the United States
must cease within two years. This Is the
decision reached In the famous patent suit
by Richard Pope, Commissioner of Patents,
| and his decision will be announced TODAY.
The appellants were the United States
Electric Lighting aud the Westinghouse
Electric companies, represented In Canada
by Ahearne 4 Soper Of Ottawa, and the
Royal Electric Company of Montreal.
A Flour Trust.
The milleTs of the winter wheat States
have combined to regulate the -four out
put. They deny that they have formed any
trust, and while this II true In the light
that profits will not be- divided, II Is equally
certain that combine has been formed Co
control the -four market. The same au-
thority has IL that the winter wheat market
Is also In the hands of the combine, and
that on attempt will be made TO manipulate
the winter wheat market. A rule regard
ing commissions IN flour was also adopted.
The commissions have been excessive, and
the rule provides that not more than five
cents or ten cents shall be charged The
credit system has also been abused, bills
being dated six months ahead.
II was Bound to Burn.
The large brick building of X. NJ FAX
ings, Patterson, n. j., caught fire from the
steam radiator in the store of John Best,
iewcller, about IL O'Clock Wednesday night,
l,.l,. I,..a
hours aftcrward q second alarm was sound
ed, the fire having again broken out. The
building was nearly consumed. Three bust
ness establishments were destroyed. Tho
library of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation is a complete loss. The entire loss
Is estimated ut $4,000.
West virgiuin's Governor.
The initial step was taken in the Supreme
Court Of West Virginia yesterday by Gen
eral COTS attorneys taking out a writ of
mandamus against Governor Wilson to
compel him. to surrender the office OF Gov
ernor to General Gof1. The case Is TO come
up to-day for argument. All parties to the
suit have agreed that mattersin controversy
may be determined without further process.
General Colts attorneys sued out writ of
quo warranto I'm the Circuit Court yestcr-
day against Governor Wilson, but II Is only
q formal matter.
Slid Into the River,
A serious cave-iu has occurred at Bullitts
Bayou landing on the Mississippi. Limesick
& Colson's warehouse went into the river.
1t contained the postofiicc, the company's
safe and much other valuable property,
The cave-in reached the residence OF j. h.
Willis taking about one-half of the build
ing into the river.
A New orleans Theatre Burned.
Farantas' Theatre, New Orleans, was de
stroyed by fire yesterday aud number Of
adjacent buildings, including the Convent
of the Holy Family, were badly damaged.
Mr.. Farantas estimates his loss of S25, 900;
insurance $1,000, In the Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe. The "Muldoon's Picnicp
Company lost their entire wardrobe and the
Forepaugh Band lost all their uniforms and
instruments. Damage to adjacent property
Sl0,000 fully insured.
Inauguration Travel.
Official reports say the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company carried into Wash
| ington over its lines, between o'clock a.
IN. March and noon of March 4, an aggre-
| gate Of over $1,000 passengers. This re-
CURED l2O trains OF ten cars each, oil In adj
dition 10 the regular passenger traffic
They're Walking 1t Out.
The labor organizations which took side
with the strikers In the recent tie-up of the
Atlantic Avenue Railroad, In Brooklyn,
have placed boycott on that corporation.
Their members have been forbidden to ride
on the cars under penalty Of heavy fines
or expulsion.
He Chopped UP a Man.
Tony Frank and Martea Marcus were
held at the Tombs Police Court, New
York city, to-day, on the charge Of almost
cutting of the shoulder of Antonio Digidio
with an axe at Bradford, Pa, a few days
ago.
Cutting on Commissions.
The joint committee, which met at the
office, in New York, of the Trunk Line
Association, completed It's labors yesterday,
taking measures to put an absolute stop to
the payment OF commissions upon first and
secoDd-class passenger traffic In the terri
| tory Of the committee
The Law OF Libel.
In sustaining the demurrer Of the "Re-
pository' Printing Company of Canton,
Ohio, and ex-Judge Lahm, In the damage
suits brought against them for $40, 900 by
Paul Field and William Volkman, Com
mon Pleas, Judge Ralcy, yesterday, de-
cided that sit is not libel for newspaper
| TO publish a man before the world as bas-
| tard." In the article for which suit was
| brought the plaintiffs were stamped as of
| illegitimate birth. Judge Raley held that
| libel was that which would bring one into
| ridicule, contempt or hatred; that which
would tend to degrade one against whom
II was directed. a number of His Honor's
associates on the Bench had been born ont
! Of wcdlock, but they stood high In social
and legal circles, II anything, their being
J of illegitimate birth elevated them. The
decision has caused great stir in the legal
| fraternity.
The New York Demooraoy's Leader.
The New York Herald prints the follow
| ing result Of a hasty canvass of representa-
tive New Workers yesterday to ascertain
| the drift of feeling as to who is the leader
of the Democratic party: In doubt AS to
choice, 80; for Hill, ~; for Cleveland, "a;
for Randall, 10; for Whitney, l2; total, 1856.
Bad for the Iiiterate.
There is much bitterness felt by the
negroes in North Carolina over the passage
of bill In the Legislature yesterday pro-
| viding for an election law, which provides
\ that all boxes shall be labeled, and that
voters shall approach the poll one Al
a time and place their several ballots IN
| the proper boxes. The bill will seriously
| affect the illiterate negro element in the
| State.
Trouble Likely to Come,
Wednesday night 800 men left Butte
Mont, for the jefferson Canyon, armed
with Winchester rifles They We're en-
ployes Of the Union Pacific Railroad and
were under the captaincy of an employe Of
the road The men marched at once to the
! scene OF the disturbance They had tent,