Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-17
Frederick Emory, Secretary of the
Rnreau to take charge.

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the late commissioner of patents, took
tangible form to-day by the filing OF
formal charges against Mr.. Simonds
and Foster and Freeman, the attorneys
in this city for the Bell Telephone Co.,
alleging improper inspection of the Sc
cret files in the celebrated Drawbaugh
telephone cases, and the unlawful TAX
ing of copies thereof for the private
use of Mr.. Simonds and the Bell Tele-
phone Co. Collision in this matter,
which also involves the official conduct
of Chief Clerk Bennett of the patent
office is charged, and the commission
er is requested to issue rule upon Mr..
Simonds and Messrs. Foster and Free.
man to show cause why they should
not be disbarred from practicing be-
fore the patent Office. The petitioners
are Messrs. Church and Church, VINO
stand high among the patent lawyers
of this city. Mr.. Bennett, chlel cler *
of the patent office, when questione9
to-day as to the allegations contained
in Messrs. Church's petition, saiu
II do not deny furnishing the copies,
and I would do the same thing to.mor.
row. 1t is my business to obey orders.
CONGRESSMAN Caminetti of California,
had n conference with the President
This morning, and left the White House
feeling assured that it was the inten-
tion of the President to see that the
Chinese restriction act was enforced.
Mr.. Caminetti denied that 1t would take
ANYTHING like the sum of money that
has been mentioned to enforce the
act, for the reason that those
Cinnamon entitled TO remain would
have to secure their certificates
at their own expense, and that those
against whom the law is really aimed
will be frightened out of the country
the moment an honest attempt is made
to enforce it. He says that the impo-
sition of the punishment prescribed-a
wear at hard labor-upon few of the
offenders will be sufficient to drive all
the others out, and that the
United State will not be called
upon to deport the great mass
of the people. Mr.. Caminetti is of the
opinion that what additional money
NAV be needed will be voted at the
next session and he fears no repeal OF
the law. 1t was understood that the
President is to hold conference with
the Secretary of the Treasury for the
purpose of devising means for the en-
forcement ofthe law.
Secretary Carlisle to-day appointed
John Latenser superintendent of con-
| struction of the public building at
Omaha, Neb., and Michael Harringt on
of Ohio, special inspector of customs.
The following designations of chiefs
of division in the Treasury Department
have been asked for: Collin PEBBLES
of Missouri, I'd comptrol!er's office; K.
II. Terrell of Massachusetts, 4th audi
tors office, and r. H. Collins of the in
| ternal revenue bureau.
One hundred aud eight fourth class
postmasters were appointed to-day, of
whom twenty six will fill the places of
| removed republicans. The following
were in Virginia Doe Hill, Highland
county, ]. o. Armstrong, appointed
postmaster, vice G.. l.. Botkin, resigned;
Simmonsville, Craig county, F. NJ.
Lugar, vice +. B. Martin, removed !;
Taylorsburg, Henry county, J. M.
Smith, vice John Leaks, removed.
The Falls Church and Potomac Rail
road Company met here last night, re-
elected the old directors and determ-
ined to put engineers to work at once
| locating the route of their road, which
will run from Falls Church to Airing
ton, where it is proposed to cross the
Potomac by ferry. The motive power
of the road will be electricity. For the
route through Arlington, across the
river and to the War Department IN
this city, they confidently expect to
get a charter ut thenext session OF Con-
grcss.
Representative Marshall Of Virginia
is still here, striving to help his constitu-
ents. He was at the Treasury De-
partment with Mr. Miller Of. Roam
oke. to see if the money appropriated
for the public building at the latter's
city could not be Immediately made
available. He was also at the Navy
Department to try to have n difficulty
between a naval cadet from his district
and a professor at Annapolis settled in
some other way than by the dismissal
of the former, who is bright but high
spirited young man. He then went to
the government printing office to urge
the appointment of Mr.. Hardwick to a
place in that office, and finally visited
the Interior Department in the interest
of some who are applying for minor
places therein.
A gentleman who returned here last
night from Chicago says the hotels of
that city are by no means crowded,
that there is a general air of despond
ency among the fair officials, and that
the prevailing feeling there is that the
fair, financially at least, will be signal
failure. The Virginia building in the
grounds, he says, had not been opened
when he left there.
The committee of the Virginia DEM
ocratic Association of this city having
the matter in charge made arrange
ments last night with Capt. Blake of
the Macalister for an excursion to Mar
shall Hall on the 9Th of July, when the
association and its friends will be adj
dressed by several democratic orators.
A delegation of democrats from Mid
dleburg, Virginia, was here to-day on
business relating to the postmastership
at that place.
From Virginia democrats here to-day
it is learned that the friends of Repre-
sentative O'Ferrall have made arrange
ments for organizing in every county
in that State aud of starting boom in
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