Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-04

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does not seem to have received attention o,
Section ave. That all articles of foreign
manufacture imported into the United states
and all packages containing such articles snai
| be plainly marked, stamped, branded OF "a
beled with the name of the country IN 1nlcn
such articles were manufactured. And untess
SO marked. stamped, branded or laoeieo sn"l
not be admitted to entry.
SIN view of the clause of the tariff act
the remainder of the proposal is interesting
and important. Our wine growers use such
names as Champagne Port Hook, ETC.,
to indicate kinds of wine. Article four says
The courts of each country shall decide
what are the appellations which. by reason
of their generic character, avoid the stipuia.
tions of the present arrangement; provided,
however, that regional appellations of origin
of vineyard products are not included by
the reservation fixed by this article.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION.
''Ip addition to this project the conferences
recommended an increase of the fund at the
disposal of the Swiss Government for the
international Bureau at Berne, and also the
international registration of trade marks
by it.
''In France and some other countries
patentees are required to work their inven-
tion. The French word used is 'exploiter.
Tois is o source of much trouble to inventors.
Importation of the patented article into such
countries is forbidden under penalty Of loss
of patent rights. The convention of 'SS
seemed to do away with the penalty. and
the conference was asked to introduce pro-
tocol by which each nation should itself
pass upon the term 'exploiter,' which was
done.
ga clause was introduced as to iuterna-
4tnno1 a~Rnbifsnnc uivipn Sho a~hthttnr
the right to apply for q patent after
exhibition of his invention. Unde. the
patent laws of Europe the inventor must ap-
ply for his patent before, he has publicly
used his invention, or it has been described
in print. This clause saves his right. Pro-
vision was also m ade for the distribution of
statistics between the Governments"
MEMBERS OF THE CONFERENCE.
"What was the general character of this
last conference? Would you mind saying
something of its personnel"
"The President of the conference was Senior
Moret, member of the Cortes, former Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, and at one time Min
isterto London. He speaks English, French
and Spanish with apparently equal ease,
and made an, admirsble presiding officer.
The other Spanish delegates were Senior
Calleja, Director of the Patent Office, and
Senor Lara, a national poet and editor OF the
Patent and Trade Mark Journal Of Spain.
The conference was welcomed by the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, and the Due de
Veragua, Minister Of the Interior, who is
direct descendant Of Christopher Columbus.
Germany took no part by vote in the confer
ence, not being a member of the union, but
was most ably represented by Mr.. Bojanow-
ski, President of its Patent Office. His in
terest in our country was great and its i'm
portance in the industrial movements of the
world was frankly mentioned by him."
Germany has now under consideration
new patent law and is creating new patent
office of monumental proportions. France,
and England were represented by the heads
of their respective patent offices. The chair
man of the English delegation was Mr..
Stewart Wortlev, Under Home Secretary
and Member of Parliament. Austria was
not represented. There is treaty between
Germany and Austria by which publication
in one will not cause forfeiture in the other.
This would be applicable to our case. Aus
tria is now considering a new patent law.
The time seems ripe for special conventions
with these countries"
SPANISH HOSPITALITY.
the Spanish court is an hospitable one?"
1--WE found Madrid a most delightful
place of residence. The season was perfect
and the people most courteous. The Queen
gave tea to all the delegates. The invita-
tions to the diplomatic corps. the grandees
and mobiles of Spain numbered 1000. The
occasion was made most brilliant. The
Queen Regent engaged each Of the delega-
tiou in conversation in his own language.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs gave din
ner to the delegates and the diplomatic
corps. There was no speech-making, but at
the parting breakfast given by the Spanish
delegation to the other delegates by kind
of spontaneous rivalry, each delegate reoited
8 poem or made an address in his own Ian
guage. 1t was doubly interesting to have
the soft, sweet Spanish succeeded by the
allied Portuguese, the symmetrical Italian,
courtly French, and more virile English,
Swedish, Dutch, and German.
president Palmer occupied hotel, So
called, not Of the Fifth avenue kind, but a
private mansion, and gave a dinner, at
which Senior CASTELAR, was most interest
ing guest. He Is short and stout and ex-
ceedingly vivacious. the orator bubbling up
at all points. The Spanish are a nation of
orators, and when one stands out so promi-
nently asiSenor CASTELAR, he may be truly
cdiO W DC IntlI custom Oh
leaving the key of their houses with a
watchman, whom one calls when he wants
to get into his honse, seems a curious one to
us. We were lodged on the main square OF
the town, and found the people about until
or o'clock in the morning.
A SPLENDID CITY.
"Business commenced late, as il had ended
early. One of the noticeable features of
the capital is the fine horses and carriages
Of private individuals. No city of the
world seems to be 30 amply provided. The
young king is drawn by mules, but superb
mules. The civil guard is remarkably
body OF men. They police the
cbuntry as we'll as Madrid. They wear q
uniform and carry arms, and al
ways go in twos. Yet the city was very
orderly. There did not appear to be any
such abject poverty and degradation as is
seen in the more northern cities like Lon
don.
Madrid boasts of one of the finest art
galleries of Europe. I thought of some
mementoes OF Madrid for the children. but |
On search found that the toys were ali inn
ported and on further search there was but |
little of domestic manufacture to be iound.
There are two rival electric light companies
in Madrid Just introducing light, one il
German, the other English. There in A |
bank and an Anglo-Spanish bank.
The hope was expressed by the Spanish that |
his conference would bring about a more
lively interest in industrial matters stho,ne.
There are already signs in Spain 6t an
weakening interest in home industries con-
lucted by its own citizens"
CHARLES 7. MURRAY.