The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-25

MAXWELL Decapitates the Omcial
Head Of Kent's Postmaster.
WARNER DECLINED A MISSION.
He WsslA Mes Accept The Rrss1leot's
ORsS 81 oinsspess Csasal-0ssesal.
sAip-seerstssy Aesten's Ases.

Maxwell. the official headsman Of the post
ONCE department, swung his AZ again
today and easily topped OF the head OF .
Republican postmaster in Washington
state. E. L. Witiemore il the gentleman
referred 70. and he has oficiated - post
master at Kent. King county. The cause
Of his removal IL, Of course. . mystery.
but the probabilities are that charges were
brought against him of the offensive
partisanship' order. His successor a.
postmaster 10 C. e. Guiberson. A. +.
Anderson vas also today appointed post
master At Fir. Skagit county. Wash. vice
c. II. Mann. resigned. e. d. Ford was
named for like position at Wenatchee.
kittitas county, vice w. II. Merriman.
resigned.
WASHINGTON CrrY. June 24-The feature
of the patent office disbarment proceedings
today was the testimony Of Mr.. Simoads.
He said two months after he became
commissioner Of patents there came
before him q question whether the
application of Daniel Drawbaugh
for improvement in the telephone. filed on
April 8, 1884, vas barred by the pubic use
and sale Of the Edison microphone two
years prior to the filing of the application.
He decided that statutory bar existed.
and the decision was published in the
Gasetse on November 2, 1891. the day after
rendering the decision. The examiner In
charge Of the electrical division reported
to him upon the status Of Eumil Beriiner's
application for patent on telephone,
which had been pending since 1876 1t
appeared that Beriiner's application was
then ready for issue and had been ready
for some years. except for . possible inter-
ference with Drawbaugh, but As Draw
baugh's application had been killed, he
ordered that Beriiner's application bs
issued, which was done on November l,
1881.
Later Attorney General Miller called
upon him and said he was considering
bringing suit in the name Of the govern
ment to repeal Berliner's patent and re-
quested Simonds' opinion. Simonds
had several interviews with Secretary
Noble on the subject and took strong
ground against the advisability of bring
ing suit. About this time the govern
ment began ordering copies of the
Beriiner and Bell papers. and IS the suit
was an attack upon his (Simondso
action in issuing Berliner . patent. he de-
termined to have copies OF everything the
government had, and after gaining the
consent of Secretary Noble. he gave the
orders. He never paid for the copies and
never intended to. The arguments in the
case will begin on July6.
The charge made by Representative
Tarsney. of Missouri. in q speech in tho
house some time ago, that . pension had
been granted for no other cause than
badness. has been proven true according
to publication today. 1t appears that
Allen 6. Peck, Of Company H, First
Rhode Island artillery. was granted
pension of s. month on October 10. 1891.
with arrearages from March l, 1884. no
other cause being given than the "loss Of
hair" as result Of typhoid fever.
It was learned from an authentic source
here TODAY that Chester A. Warner, Of Col
fax, WASH. was rendered the consul
generalship to Singapore. India, to which
Bartlett Spencer. Of Alabama, Was ap-
pointed yesterday. and he declined it with
thanks. This il the second Washington
state Democrat who has declined honors
Of this kind from Cleveland within the
last ten days.
CHICAGO. June IA special from Wash.
ington City says: Secretary of Agricult-
ure Morton's policy is the reverse Of that
of Rusk. The iatter's constant effort was
to expand the work Of the department and
give it the widest possible scope. while
Morton Is trying to limit it to strictly gov
ornamental functions. He thinks meat in.
spection does not warrant the expense, in
view Of the returns. and has cut Off
nearly go employees in the bureau Of
animal industry since he took hold, saw
ing the government about So. 600 per an
mum. He has caused to be prepared a
statement showing the cost Of the micro
seopicai examination of pork at Chicago,
Kansas City, Indianapolis, South Omaha.
Pittsburg and Nebraska City. 1t shows
that the total value OF pork exports to the
countries req uiring Inspection for the
eleven months ending May 81 was
$S577,743 and the cost Of inspection
$50. 900. while Great Britain alone
which requires no inspection. bought Of
the United States s3i. 00o.0 600 worth, or
nearly ten times as much. without any ex-
pense TO the United States. Morton has
addressed the German government on the
subject and expects 10 show that our in
spection does not affect our trade in that