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HARD LINES FOR EDISON.
SOME OF HIS PATENTS ARE
DECLARED VOID.
Under a Decision of the United
States Supreme Court Four
Of the Patents of the
Great Inventor Are
Invalid.
Rather DisoouragIng.

H6Ln9F FDlSCOuFdRtnBs
Washington, March 28.-The supreme
court of the United States to-day affirmed
the decision of the lower court in the case
of Henry Huber ct al, vs.. The n. o..
Nelson Mining company, appealed from
the circuit court for the Eastern district
of Missouri. The opinion was delivered
by Justice Blatchford. A patent for an
Improvement in water closets was issued
April Z, 1874, in Great Britain, to the
patentees, who assigned to James E.
Boyle. The patent was to run for four
teen years, with a proviso that if 4
stamp duty of .f100 was not paid within
seven years of date of issue, the patent
would at the expiration of that term be-
come void. Application for a patent in
the United States under the assignment,
was made Nov. %, 1881, and the patent
granted June x, 1882 Boyle then as
signed to Huber. The f100 stamp duty
was not paid in Great Britain within the
time required. The patent, therefore, be-
came void April Z, 1881. Under these
facts the circuit court held that the pat
ent granted in the United States was void
because it was granted after the British
patent had ceased to exist, and this de-
cision was to-day affirmed by the supreme
court.
A most important result of this decis-
ion is called to public attention by the
chief officials of the patent office. The
court decided that a foreign patent hav-
ing lapsed; by reason of non-payment of
taxes, an American patent granted there
after for the same invention is void.
This action, it is said at the patent Office,
destroys Edison's quadruplex telegraph
patent and also his three microphone
patents, leaving the Bell company, after
Berliner patent.
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GOING TO Elk HIM

The Story That Mr.. Allen of Missis.
sippi Told tOVNIr. Cleveland.
Politicians are to-oay in a position to
appreciate the moral of a story which
Congressman Allen of Mississippi once
told to Cleveland. The representative
had bes2 to the White House several
times in behalf of some applicants for
offices, and each time he had been sent
away empty handed One day, after
fruitless errand, he turned toward the
door, and as he did so he began to
laugh.
Come back" said the president,
''and tell me why you are laughing"
NO" said Mr. Allen, II don't think
you want to know"9
The president Insisted, and then Mr..
Allen told this story:
Down in my district" he said, 'I
had a client who died suddenly. was
the executor of the estate. About six
months after his death his son came
to me and said that he was aWfully
hard up, and he would like to get a
little money if he could out of the prop
erty. I told him that he. would have
to wait until the year was out, and
then, if all the Indebtedness was
Strengthened out, the estate would be
settled up. Six months later he came
to see me. Well said, when he came
in, I cannot do anything for you to-
day. There is some litigation over the
estate, and have to go into court and
defend the suits. Come around when
the cases are setteld.' After another
long wait he heard that decision had
been given, and he came again. Very
sorry said, but the plaintiffs have
taken the cases to the court of appeals
did not hear any more Of him for two
years, and then he appeared. / am ter
ribly hard up he said to me, and I
certainly would like to get some of that
money Sorry said l, but the court
of appeals hasn't even heard the cases
yet, and 1 don't know when it will
Then" added Mr.. Allen, looking the
president straight in the eye, ''he
turned to go. AS he reached the door
he looked back and, weary of the long
delay and many disappointments, he
said to me: Mr.. Allen, sometimes I
am almost sorry the old man died. !"
Washington Post.
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state conspiracy, and to devise some
legitimate means for effectually and for
ever relieving the people of the United
States from the burdensome results of
the unlawful combination.
"And that the legislature is further re-
Quested to make an appropriation sufh-
clent to cover the expenses of such COM
mission and convention.
Resolved further, That the legislature
be and 1t is hereby requested to pass the
most stringent laws possible against any
direct or indirect attempt to form or per-
petuate any such infamous combination
in this state. And making all who par
ticipate in such combination guilty of
states prison crime and making absolute
ly void any contract which may be made
with reference thereto.
Resolved further, That the chairman
of this meeting be and he is hereby re-
quested to appoint within the next thirty
days a standing committee of fifty citi-
zens, of all political parties, who shall
represent the sentiments of this meeting,
and who shall help the authorities in the
prosecution of the members of the said
coal combine and bring them to condign
punishment by Imprisonment or other
wise.
Resolved further. That the said COM
mittee shall meet from time to time dur
ing the coming summer and take all
necessary steps to prevent the re-estab-
lishment of the coal combine in any new
form or disguise for the purpose of con-
trolling the price of coal next winter
Before putting the resolution to vote,
Chairman Davidson dwelt upon the fact
that the main fight was not between the
legislature and the courts, but between
the consumer and a gigantic conspiracy
to increase his cost of living.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and, with a rising vote and
three cheers for the work in hand, the
meeting adjourned.
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JAcoRITEs IN ENGLAND.
frey Won't Rebel, They Just Go On
ping.


ping.
The Jacobite movement continues to
flourish in England after certain fash
ion Although in the publis view it has
not got beyond the stage of ridicule,
it's advocates, or some of them, appear
to be terribly in earnest.
They do not propose to initiate re-
belliofl, but they cling with fervor to
their claim that Queen Victoria docs
not represent the direct and only orig
inal Stuart line.
A meeting of Jacobite clubs has been
held at st. Ives, the Marquis de
Ruvigny presiding. The marquis an
nounced that he had been on visit to
New York, where no little enthusiasm
was displayed in behalf of the Jacobite
cause.
Branches of the league had been
founded in New York, Philadelphia and
Boston. The marquis severely censured
BIT, Hon. J. G. Shaw-Lefevre for his
harshness in having recently forbidden
the Jacobites to DECORATE the Whitehall
statue of Charles I.
The marquis also described In eio-
quent language the sympathy felt by
/ the Jacobites for the cause of the Car
lists in Spain. The meeting sang
Jacobfta songs with great enthusiasm,
and adjourned after earnest expressions
of loyalty to the ancient and direct line
of Stuart-New York Times.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 23.
Senate.

The following bills were introduced
To amend section IA, chapter 13, Gener-
al Laws of 1891, relating to farmers
mutual Insurance companies.
= T0 establish a state normal school at
To amend the road and bridge act of
1891 relative to Lincoln county.
A joint resolution asking eongression-
al appropriation for the protection Of a
wagon bridge over the Blue Earth river
at Mankato. Passed under suspension
OF rules. r:
To. establish soldiers. relief associa-
ton In each county of the state
10 amend section GA, chapter 46, Gen
eral Laws of 1880, relating to the descent
OF land to surviving husband or wife
70 amend section 2, chapter 80, Gener-
al Statutes of 1873, relating to convey
ances by married women.
10 give to any person or persons lien
upon the logs or lumber which may be
deposited by high water or by flood or
by the breaking of any boom, etc
To amend the penal code by fixing
heavy penalties for the crime of driving
spikes. files, etc, in logs.
Declaring licenses for sale of liquor to
be personal property, and providing for
the transfer thereof. S. Il. s496. Senator
Probstfeld's, to prevent the issue of
licenses to any but bona fide residents of
the state, was passed under suspension of
the rules.
House.
The senate then went into committee of
the whole is4 - s'..,sisi q
The following bills were introduced:
Td mike policies issued by insurance
companies hot authoriZed TO do business
in this state legal. To give persons Il
lien upon timber or logs left Upon their
property,
On motion of Mr.. Brown, Senate File
DOG, bill to repeal the special law Of
1870 changing the name of the Lutheran
and st Paul's Reformed Church Associa-
ton of New Lin. was given its secnnd
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An Unfortunnte Suggestion.

In 2 sHaall New England town there
is an old negro, Rompey by name, and
wood-sawyer by profession. He was
complaining to one of his customers
Cne day about his sufferings from dys-
pepsia, and attributed them to the fact
that as he had no teeth, he was unable
to nasticate his food properly.
"Well, Pompey," said the gentleman
to whom he had been stating his all
ments, "why don't you get set of
false teeth? They wouldn't cost you
RH4ch.'
sab, not much, san! Use haa all de
teef l want in my mouf, suttin sure?
Use suffered more wild teef-ache dan I
do wild de 'speepsy, an was mighty
j'ful to git shet OBJ my teef. Nobody
wort git no mo- teef into my mouf,
not while lib, sah!''
The sun., 1893-03-30
In MnnfIa1a EaNnr

Washington, March 2S.-The reports
of the majority and minority ON the con-
tested election case of Lee Mantle, SEN
ator appointed by the governor of Mon
tana, were made to the senate to-day,
Mr.. Hoar submitting the report of the
majority in favor of seating Mr.. Mantle,
and Mr.. Vance, chairman of the commit
tee, the minority report against seating.
There are two other cases, those of MIR.
Beckwith, appointed by the governor of
Wyoming, and Mr.. Allen, appointed by
the governor of Washington. Inasmuch
as the facts are the same, the test will be
made in the case of the senator upon
whose credentials the report is made.
1t is not unlikely that as this is decided
so will be the others. Both reports quote
voluminously from the early decisions of
the senate upon cases dealing with the
same question.
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ana tnird reading and passed under gus

ana third reading and pissed under sus-
pension of the rules.
On motion of Mr.. Furlong, s. f. No.
6lO relating to bridges in Mower county,
was passed under suspension of the rules.
>. +. No. 372, Senator Sanborn's bill
providing for the parole system at the
state penitentiary, was passed
y. r.. No. AZ, Senator Craig's bill re-
qulring the railroads to select their
swamp lands within two years was
passed by vote of 62 to %.
ID Il. No. 173, Mr.. Smiths bill pro-
hl6Ifing the abandonment or vacation of
railroads, passed, as did III. r. No. 567,
Mr.. Underleak's dill relating to pun.
ishment for the violation of the liquor
law. and III. +. No. $40, Mr.. Merritt's
bill relating to the opening and operation
of mines.
s.. +, No. 1886, prohibiting officers and
employees of state institutions from be-
ing interested in contracts, passed with
out opposition. and this cleared the cal
The sun., 1893-03-30
\ Boys 1nquiring Mind Grasna n
BrOad Assertfon as q Fact.

Parents cannot be too careful how
they answer the apparently trivial
questions of their children. IT would
almost seem as If a child's dictionary
were necessity of the age. Here is
an Illustration.
Pa, said a little chap to his father,
what does a man mean when he says
Tll fix your"
Means that he'll do him up," an
sWered the father, briefly. ..
But then, what does do him up
mean?"
'Bother! You ask too many aues-
nons, child. It means that he is going
to kill him."
The little fellow was silenced for
the time, but, as events proved, he
tnought over the subject Soon after he
was taken i'll and, the family doctor he.
1ng absent, a strange physician was
summoned. Left alone with him for a
few moments the little fellow began to
ask questions.
Going to cure me, doctor?" he in
quired - ~
aEes, yes, my little man." said the
doctor, who was preparing dose.
I'm going to fix you"
what was the doctors surprise to see
a small white-robed figure dart from
the bed end make bee line for the
door, through which he disappeared.
The astonished medical man followed
him and found him sobbing in his
mothers arms. To her he was relating
his fears that the dQetQr intended to
him III the sense that his father
had defined the word O few weeks be-
fore.-Detroit Free Press.
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Had Forgotten His own Poems.

A bright woman, favorite with the
autocrat, quoted to Oliver Wendell
Holmes lately verses published in his
first book of poems. He had as COM
pletely forgotten them as though he
had never heard them before. lie
gave to his listener this interesting exs
PLANTATION of the recognized fact that
an author can never remember his own
work as he can that of other writer's
1t is Aacause he is always retouching
and rem0deiing his lines "-1d to him
they are not completed. { ,lscquently
no perfect form arises III > mind at
the thought of them.--NeY York Times.
The sun., 1893-03-30
Mother Earth,s Bosom Reayes,

Panama, Special--Erom Popan is re
ported q phenomenon which is puzzling the
geologists. The hill known as Cruizloma,
which is situated near the town, suddenly
disappeared and immense volumes of earth
We're hurled to the surface 1t the descent
1t is believed the obstruction will result In
floods which may cause great damage.
Whole villages in which are located many
valuable estates were in danger. The Np-
heaVal Is attributed to an eruption Of tie
Soiaric volcano, which has been active for
many months. Twelve persons and III D.
dreds OF cattle were killed by ssasassseesirig
rocks.
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Carlisle Immovable.

Washington, Spectal-.Seldom has more
persistent and earnest pressure been
brought to bear than that which Secretary
Carlisle has been subjected to within the
past few days since he was obliged to cut
down the force Of clerks in his department.
Senators, representatives and other men of
influence have implored him to reinstate
this one or that, Mr.. Carlisle thus far,
however, has not yielded to any of these
opportunities, and in every case has said
that the reinstatement could not be made.
He remarked to one who desired the re.
tentioR Of o clerk: my dear sir 1t is not
o matter OF choice on my part, but a case
with which to pay thesee employees, bat /
have no work for afhem to do
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VIII Fund the Debt.

New York, Special, March 2S.-President
Thomas f. Oakes, of the Northern Pacific
speaking to-day of the plans for carrying
the $9,000,0 600 floating debt of the road, said: :
I'VE are going to fund the floating debt
but in exactly what manner we have not
yet determined. We have for some time
been considering plan to issue for that
purpose collateral trust notes. The debt
natures at dates varying from Sept. to
haste. The matter may be decided az the
next meeting of the board of directors on
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Anti-German Feeling I'm Paris.

Paris, Special-In view of the Berlin
Tageblatt's assertion that Ernest Carnot
was the mysterious teX" credited On the
francs OF Panama money, the Temps prints
an official denial that anybody related to
PRESIDENT Carnot received money or bonds
that the decree for the expulsion Of Herr
Brandes, the Tageblatts Paris correspond.
ent, has been signed. Brandes denies, how
ever; that he sent the obnoxious paragraph
In his correspondence. The anti German
feeling runs high. All the Paris newspapers
unite In denouncing the Tageblatt.
The sun., 1893-03-30
MINNESOTA LAWMAK ERS
DOINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE
DAY BY DAY.
Routine Report OF the Proceedings
of Both Branches OF the Min
nesota Legislature Dur
ing the Past Week.
MONDAY, MARCH 20.
Sannfa


The house resolution on the Rhodes
embroglio was concmred in by vote OF
81 to 3.
Reports of committees were acted on
as follows:
Education-H. f. 1O7; tc pass. Adopt
ed.
Judiciary-S. +. 46S; to pass. Adopted
Judiciary-H. +. 429; to pass. Adopted.
Jrdiciary-H. II. 3e5; to be indefinitely
postpoped Adopted
Judiciary-S. +. 2S3; to pass. Adopted.
Judiciary-H. II. 800; to towns and
counties. Adopted
Judiciary-S. Z: 220; to pass. Adopted
Judiciary-S. r. 329; to be indefinitely
postponed Adopted.
Finance-H. +. 426 creating labor bu-
reau. Amend and pass
Senate files 2S3 and 32) were read the
second time
House files 143, 5S3, 465, 129 and 125
were read the second time.
The senate then went into committee
of the whole and large number of bills
were acted upon.
Il, House.
A discussion arose over the difficulty
between Ramsey county district court
and the legislature regarding the coal
combine resulting in a call of the house
for the production of Mr.. Walsh, chair
man of the committee on investigation.
After half-hour's intermission the
assistant sergeant alarms reported Mr..
Walsh in his seat.
Further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with.
The house went into committee of the
whole and large number of bills were
acted on.
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Omcials Removed.

Winnipeg, Man, Special, March 29.-
Messrs. Bourget and Chaffey, the chief ac-
countant and the postal clerk of the North
west government, have been suspended, and
it is altogether improbable that they will
be reinstated. 1t is understood that there
are defalcations and misrepresentation
amounting to thousands of dollars and in
named are involved
The sun., 1893-03-30
A Chicago Fire.

Chicago, Special-The baking powder
establishment Of ]. @. Grant was com.
pletely destroyed by fire tonight. D. Seld-
man, o dealer in moldings, and the Union
Paint and Varnish company also lost heay-
lily by the flames. The total loss is esti-
mated at $f00, 600, most OF which falls upon
the Grant company. Two hremen were
hurt By falling wall
The sun., 1893-03-30
Indians Decline to Move,

Medicine Hat. N. w. T.. Special March
2S.-Sergeant Blake and Inspector Sander
son received instruction to remove the In
dians who live In this vicinity on to the
reserves at Battleford and Quapple The
Indians refuse to go on the grounds that
they were offered and received treaty
money yat.Piapot creek.
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oastronomlc ltem,

Boarder Higgins Ito the landlady)--s
Can you tell, Mrs. Hathaway the diff
ference between martyrs Of old and
your boarders?
Landiady (coloring upl-A good deal,
! hope
'Isut what Is it?'
Il don't know"
'"The martyrs were brought to the
stake and burned, but now the steak Is
brought burned to us.
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Promising for McDermott.

washington, Special, March 2S-T. J. Nc
Dermott of st. Paul is believed to have q
sure thing for superintendent of the Tenth
division railway mail service vice Stunt.
PERKINS. McDermott is now in the service
running between ST. Paul and Duluth.
The sun., 1893-03-30
Melieyed OF XVntch anna Mnnar

Chippewa Falls, Wis. Special, March 2S-
J. D. Colllngwood of Barron was relieved Of
~ and watch and chain in a saloon in
this city yesterday afternoon. John Smith
was arrested for the crime and placed in
jail, but the money was missing
The sun., 1893-03-30
A suicIdc

Duluth, Special. March 2S.-John Erickson
aged fifty, committed suicide tonight in his
house at the rear of his saloon on East
Superior street by shooting himself in the
head. No cause for the act is known, but
he had been heavy drinker for the past
sly months
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Named "a CITY Picket.

West Superior, Wis, Special, March 28.-
Martin Pattison was nominated at the Re-
publican convention this afternoon for may
or; G. E. Walseth for treasurer and &.
H. Hoyt for controller. w. e. Heohle ex-
pected to get the Republican nomination,
put as he was not successful, he will run
independent.
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A Golden waddiuu

Sioux City, Iowa, Special March 28.-
Maj Harry O'Connor, one one of the lead
ing politicians of Iowa, now old and desti.
tute, to-day celebrated his golden wedding
anniversary and was presented large sum
of money raised by contributions FROM ait
over the state. - - 7-'.s' "
The sun., 1893-03-30
Welcome for WnnIlar

Lake City Minn,, Special March 2s.-
John G. Woolley, who has just returned
from England, will be given a reception
April 3'at the Methodist church.
The sun., 1893-03-30
Why These DIazess

Milwaukee, March 2S,-~Iudge Walber. of
the municipal court, has called a grand
iuly TO Investigate the causes of recent
fires In Milwaukee S'>f u
The sun., 1893-03-30

Des Moines, Iowa, March 2s-Rx-Pension
Agent Fred n; Wehher, prominent in Iowa
politics, was arrested to-day on a charge of
attempting to murder his wife at Newton.
The sun., 1893-03-30
Bod for Annrchisfs.

Philadelphia, March 2S.-The supreme
court to-day refused TO grant special al
locatur in the cases of Anarchists Henry
Bauer and Carl Mold of PittSburg
The sun., 1893-03-30

Dfsemboweled by an Electric Car.
Dubuque, Iowa, Special, March 2S,-
George Voght, five years old, was disem.
boweled by an electric car to-day before
the eyes of hia mother. The shock de-
ranged her mind
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FRIDAY, MARCH "a.

Senator Mcmillan. introduced q reso-
luton this morning calling for an opinion
from the attorney general as to whether
the legislature could legally and con-
stltutionally make any reapportionment.
1t, was adopted with few negative
votes.
Senator Dedon had resolution passed
mstructing the committee on towns and
counties to inquire as to whether any
general legislation was needed for the
towns and counties.
Senator Glader's "City of Blaine bill
was reported to be indefinitely postponed
by the committee on finance, but was
placed on general orders.
On the calendar two bills were acted
upon. The first was S. F. 346 Senator
La Dues bill to allow village councils
to provide by ordinance for putting
offenders convicted under village ordi-
nances at work at hard labor
Mr.. Wyman's III. f. 95, for the pro-
lection OF employees, was passed by @
vote of Al to 0.
The following bills were introduced:
10 repeal chapter 1913, General Laws
of 1887, relating to libel To authorize
counties to issue bonds in certain cases.
Ihe senate then went into committee
OF the whole on general orders.
The committee on towns and counties
recommended the passage of a number
of small local bills and the report was
adopted.
The following bills We're introduced:
Relating to titles of land Relating
to the sale and delivery of personal prom
erty. Relating to actions to recover real
property. Repeating chapter 81, Special
Laws of 1891. For the punishment of
persons starting timber or prairie fires
The house concurred in the senate
amendment to Mr.. Abbott's bill relating
to the adoption of children, and to II. f.
No. 467, Mr.. O'NeiH's bill changing the
name of the town of Moonstone, i'm Big
Stone county. The amendment changes
the name to Grindstone
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The Corner Rule Rene,las

ST. Louis, March 2S.-The vote ON the re-
peal of the corner rule was taken on Change
to-day. Great interest was manifested, but
there appeared to be an organization only