Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-07-16

NAsiliNGfoN. July 9, 1891.
Secretary Foster isn't worrying to any
appreciable extent over the dispute which
and the Federation of Labor over the
cases Of the seven members OF the former
organization who were discharged from
the Bureau Of Engraving aud Printing for
cause Nor ha, he the slightest idea that
the trouble viii prove to Pc a disturbing
element in the Ohio campaign. Mr.. Foster
offered to forget the past records of the
discharged men and tn give them work in
tho bureau a- soon a> The applicants Who
were ahead Of them go 70 work. but this
cmireui!y fair proposition was declined by
the executive committee of the X. of l.,
which Insisted that the discharged men
should be- At once rtin>tatci to their old
positions, against the protest Of The Fed
GRAFTON "i LABOR winch claims with JUS
tee' That IL would ne unfair to rcluState
tu'>e men over the htsdN "l "ther deserving
applicants out winch : perfectly wiling
that ne men should pc again employed. II
lh'y VII htaN' 'he'f apPHeattnh ana await
lhelr thrh JN~t - "'hrfs nave to do. Ihr
H'hoSia's aTt d"il- thtir PSI I" persuade
tht hhlEhts 81 LABOR !" attempt y carry
thr N"'ts on that "r-anHat!on over 70 them
" '"'"' 'at 'htFr = hi't prohaollty that
they San succeed Tor the very simple reason
ihAt 'h' hh32htS OF LABOR are u" idiots
ne th-P'a'' mar ha'ln- laiieu hoth IN
ms "rlE'hal mission ana IN that Of his
>''"tH 'h"'te' Tie convincing ol 4 sensible
P"'"' l'At treasury winch was paying
every claim presented at hundred cents
on Inc H"i!ar ana sun keeping surplus of
ih'I'l'h> Oh "oi'ar~ constantly on hanu. was
bankrupt. h"9 no" laAcn up a good sub
lt0t 7" llr ah"nt' Mr BIaints health, and
"e aTt informed ~ " Bar itarhor special,
written Ia thc home offices, that Mr.,
blalnr j. terribly Ill AMI can scarcely rc.
member events week oid and more rot
oi the same sort. OficIa.s ~ the State
department have the very best of reasons
for knowing that Mr.. Blaine's mental pow
ers are IN tll-top condition, because they
are constantly receiving communications
from him relating 10 public business, and
saw a private letter written by his own
hand on An important business, matter,
which was received here this morning, not
an hour ago. which shows him not only to
be all right, but 70 be carefully looking
after bus private interests a well a. the
country : foreign poicy Just let these
fellows wall untiI UT Blaine returns 70
A>htnGt"h thls TAIL aud they Will sce how
-o"d memory ne haS and no" active his
brain can be-
iie riGht man ln the right place" Is
"hat every one says when discussing the
appointment Of Representative VIM.
Edgar Slmonds OF Connecticut, to be
commissioner OF Patents. tie l. prac-
tcai man and thoroughly understands the
business OF the very important bureau
"hich he has beeh selected to preside over,
ha''hS Tor years oeeh at 'he head OF firm
engaged IN prac'lce before the bureau,
besides having been since 1881 lecturer on
patent IA" III 'ie aIt Ia" school, and the
an'hof OF several books on patent law and
Pfaetice' including Digest OF Patent
eases embracing al cases concerning pat
ents decided by federal ana state courts
since the foundation of this Government,
which : among the standard reference
DOCKS "f Inc profession. lie was mem
Der of the last Congress, during which he
served as ii member OF the committee on
patents where his knowledge enabled him
to perform excellent service. He also has
a good war record. having enlisted as a
private and been promoted to Il lieutenancy
for gallan,ry on the field He studied law
after he was mustered out OF the army, and
has been Speaker of the House of the Con
nccticut legislature.
The schedule of the lines of ocean steam
maker has made contracts under the sub