Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11

calculation. In fact. the unfortunate thief %
now reduced TO the necessity Of stealing the
whole pouch. Ii is a physical impossibility for
him to get into il and conceal the evidence of
has crime. short time ago the department
found that II had IN its possession more than
2JO. coo mail locks for which il was offered the
magnificent sum Of twenty cents hundred
pounds. These locks had cost the government
| fifty-seven cents each. They could not be used
at this time without change of KEYS and COM
binations. As usual in this country. the occa-
Sion produced the man. and with a single blow
OF the die and at n cost Of about five cents each
and every one OF these 2J0.O00 locks viii be
made available for service and most excellent
lock restored TO Use.
81 could more easily and quickly enumerate
what would be left in the service the fruit
oil American ingenuity withdrawn than could
give You hist of useful patents now in use.
The latest and most troublesome problem L. 60
overcome the difficulties attendant upon the
distances between the central offices aud out
lying Stations, consequent upon the thronged
conditlon of the streets in all our business
ceuters. The attention OF the Postmaster Gen
eral has been especially directed 10 the loss Of
Il me experienced there. and at an early date
We design TO avail ourselves Of the agency OF
pneumatic tubes, at least eNperimentally, in
this work.
HON. BENJAMIN BUTTERwoRTH.
The last regular toast Of the evening was
American patents at the worlds exposi-
tion." and it WAS responded TO by Hon. Ben
jamin Butterworth, Nittily and oloquently.
Il am asked" he said. TO say something
with regard 10 American patents at the cen
tennial. The truth h j might well try t.
give You an inv Dice of all creation. and there
wlll not be ANYTHING there that has not some
relation to our American patent system.
III you will hear me for Que single moment
desire before refer to that 60 show what the
opportunities are and what they will be Tor ca
blbiung everything. what burdens 20 the Amoti-
ekzfT md all snfff If
terest. We may well take pride In this great
enterprise. We may well take pride I'm that
aggressive spirit OF the great west which ha-
contributed more TO the enterprise than any
city or state nation has heretofore contrib
uted. II is true, nay own desirc that this
great enterprise should be held at Washington
city. and az lit and proper that IL should lie
held. Other persons desired that IL should he
held in New } rk. Our people are becoming a
little aaXiOus as the course OF empire taxes it,
way westward that those beyond the All-gha-
Mes. those IN the interior. should have chance.
The people OF tho country desire 10 turn the
federal COW around. She has had her head on
the other side of the AheEharics. bat her I'D
ders have been stripped ON tins side. II was
determined to turn the animal around. 40 that
she cHn now he fed on one side of the Allcgha-
MES aud the tactical fiuid wall be poured oat
upon the other.
lit has been decided that this great ex position
shall be held at Chicago aud IL hns met with the
most generous, Narm-hcartcl support froIa
every quarter desire to Gull your attention
iCr hut moment o. the oppnr;unItics Tor A.
hioition that will present themselves there.
Chicago Is n city Of Over 4. 10000 inhabitants,
inhabited by the most cntcrprlsing people in
the world, from the bootback TO the mayor.
Each one believes that Chicago WAS foreur-
dained. from the foundation of the world 10 be
the metropolitan city of the continent, and IN
Tins belief obey work according 10 their faith
and their works have justihed thcir inith."
After the regular speeches we're ended Hon.
Richard Pope, the canaoian patent commits
slouer; Dr. Il. j. Calling. TIE newly chosen
president Of the American Association Of In
Ncntors and Manufacturers and Bishop Ireland
responded briefly 10 calls by the chairman.
THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT.
The guests included Secretaries Noble and
Foster, Justice Harlan. Assistant Secretaries
Grant of the War Department and Soley of the
Navy Department, Commissioner Mitchell Of
the patent office, Bishop keane, Hon. }. :. NJ.
Curry, Archbishop Ireland, Dr. Gatling Hon.
A. u. Soteldo. Prof. Harry King, VI. ID. Leg
gett, Hon. Richard Pope, commissioner of pat
ents. Dominion OF Canada; Hon. ". J. Lynch,
cashier commissioner, and Hon. ThOs. McCabe,
chief examiner Of the Canadian patent office;
District Commissioners Douglass loss aud
Robert, Ethan Allen. Prof. Henry Morton. n.
l.. Parsons, Henry W. Smith, W. II. Bagley, q.
r. 4. Caracristi. L. W. Halford. &. &. Chase.
Marshal ID. NJ. Ransdell. Controller of the Cur
rency L. s. Lacey, III. b. r. Macfarland, G. NJ.
Nj. Dawson. J. G. Beekham, NJ. H. Harlow, =.
L. Dovnham. Hon. w. III. Arnoux and Capt. 4.
IL. Mclaughlin. Prof. Alex. Graham Bell. Dr.
J. NJ. Toner, Dr. Jno. ). Billings, Prof Cyrus W.
Bracket, ex-ltepreseutatiye Butterworth, Prof.
+. w.Clarke, Maj. Z. L. Dutton, Prof. Thomas
Gray, Col T. A seely, Hon. Robert \. Taylor.
Prof. X. ii. 1hurston, Prof. W. Il. Trowb-idge,
Carroll ID. Wright, commissioner Of labor, and
". 4. Harris. commissioner of education.
OF the central patent committee: Messrs. j.
W. Babson, j. Il. Dubois, X. W. Fenwick. U. 4.
Mason, George c. Maynard, NJ. Z. Stone, j. T.
Watkins and John Lynch.
OF the national committee-John II. Bart
lett Mendes Cohen, L. n. Ely. u. q. Hubbard,
u. J. Howard, W. }. Johnston, J. A. Price,
Oberlin Smith, George +. Simonds, ID. NJ.
smyth. d. J. weems, Iii Whitney, and George
Westinghouse.
Chairmen of the local celebration commit
tees-Sebuyler Duryee, Cyrus Bassey, Law
renee Gardner, w. &. McIntire, W.. b. Thomp-
son, J. r. McCammon, NJ. ID. Helm, W. Il. lap
ham. o. E. Duffy and s. II. Kauffmann-
OF the advisory committee Hon George
Gray. ii. L. Paine, Ellis Spear, Prof. j. W.
Powell Marshall Mcdonald, Dr. J. G. yelling.
Rev. j. l.. Rankin, n. J.. rockingham, q.
Brown Goode, NJ. v. Montgomery, Thomas VIII
son.
The members of the Washington board Of
trade, the hosts Of the evening, who were pres
ent were Park Agnew, Alex u. Anderson, A L.
Barber, j. L. barbour, Albert Gleason, &. G.
Glover, L. A. Golden, II. A. Griswold, Samuel
hOsS, 4. j. Bell, 1nOmhs Dofbebs a IL Dfit-
ton, VIM ID. Cabell, W. b. Gurley. II. A Hall
NJ Hamburger, G. Heurich, ]. NJ. Hodges, W.
A. H. Church, G. b. Church. John i. Chamber
lin. Allen G. Clark; W. 4. Hoge, T. l.. Hob
brook, l. Kurtz johnson, W. A Mimsatt, 4. H.
Clark, II. L. Crawford, w. T. Clarke, W. q.
Dodge, T. +. Droop, George I. Dunlop, James
4. dubois, G. w. Joyce, Z. l. johnson, Geo
w. Knox, Thomas J. King, George L.
Lemon, John Lynch, L. A. Littlefield,
X. q. Dubois, b. b. Earnshaw, John Joy Edison,
NJ @. Emery, Francis r. Fsva, jr., @. 4. Fellows,
II. Wise Garnett j. II. Nagruder, W. II. Mat
tingly, Alfred Mayer, J. G. McKibbin, Arch
NJ. McLachlen. j. r. Batchelder,. John Miller,
b. Y. Gilbert, William NJ. Gibson, William n.
Morrison. W. b. Moses, George A Mciihenny,
L. s. Noyes, 7. W. Noyes, Albert 0rdway, Sam
uel E Whealey. J. b. Wight, J. b. Winner, NJ.
n. Parker, B. X. Plain, W. II. Rapley, y. A
Reed, J. W. Ross, Isadore SAks, II. n. schneider,
L. ID. Wine, Beriah Wilkins, J. NJ Wilson, h.
W. Woodward, Simon Vol, A. 4. worthington,
j. NJ. Young, b. 3. shedd, H. X. simpson, J. q.
Slater. J. Leavitt Smith, Thomas W. smith, W.
r. spear, II. Q. Spencer, o. q. Staples, J. b.
swormstedt, r. II smith, II. A selgson, A. A
Thomas, W. 3. Thompson, @. b. Towles, Geo.
Tfuesdell, r. w. Tyler, w. p. Van Wick1e, n
II. warier and b II. Warner.
Yesterday VIM. Carson, employed at Al Rich
ards brick yard. was kicked In the breast by Q