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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
HEADQUARTERS

HEADQUARTERS
UNITED CoNPEDxRArE VETERANS.
New Orleans, La. March 18th, 1894.
EDITOR TENsAs GAZETTE:
Dear Sir--(irn. j. 3 Cord" ,
commanding Uni'rd Confederate
Veterans. respectfully r-quests the
PIrss, both daily ana; weekly. Oi the
whole country to aid the I,atrio, ic
and benevolent objects Of tn
United Confederate Veterans -
publishing ,lat- R-uni"n il 10 ~
place ut Bnmiuebam. Ala.
Wednesday aud Thu SHAY, AruI
25th asd 2dth. 1894. with editor /
notice 81 the organization, " IN =.
lisi' this letter. Ala" to urge ~
Confederate soldiers and n.,Io, =
every where to tM m Themselves in =,
lM:al associations. aud send app,
cations to these headquarters E."
papers to meanix- IN time to par.
I ciI'str in the great R~un,On. ard
thus unite With their cOmrAs'rs y,
carrying out the landahl~ aud
philMn, hrnpic objects 1T the organi.
sati.n.
Bosiness ri the greatest impor.
tance will demand rar-fui con.
si'iersti,n daring the fourth annual
convent ion -snrh ~ tue hpst mpth
ola OF securing impartial history,
and to enlist earh safe in the
compilation IT the history or her
citizen s"l,'i~,y; the h~n~vo ent
care through state aid or oth~rw lac
Of disabled. destitute ar aged vet~r
ans and the widows and orphans Of
our fallen brothers in arms; the
care 1T the e,av~s ut our known
and unknown dead aud buried 1T
Gettysburg. Fort Warren. Camps
Morton. Chsxe. Douglas, Oakland
ut Chicago. Johns0n'a
Island, Cairo an,i ut all oh~r
points. to arr that they are Annually
decorated, the hra'lstOne preserved
and protected, aud complete lists vt
the names Of our dead heroea w,th
The losstion of their last testing
'lac~s furnished to thrit ir,em,ls
md relatives through the m~.l,nm
Vt Oul camps. thus r~scntmg then
'smea from ohiiviOn and handing
hem dOwn In history; the con.
Of the different move.
nemts, plsna and means to erect a
Donument to the memory of JrArr.
on Davis, president Of the Cos.
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MONEY TO LEND.

We have made ARRANGEMENTS with
the agent Of several mortgage compa-
MES in Memphis, Tenn, to lend none '
on first MORTGAGE on approved real
estate, the loans to b erded for ten
years. and interest payable annually
Apply by mail or In person 70
CLlNToN q QARRxTT,
oct9e q. yaseph. Ls.
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ESTRAY BALE.
PUBLIC NOTICE ia hereby give,

PUBLIC NOTICE ia hereby given
that by virtue of the authority confer
red Oh me by law, | will on
Sa'u,da,, the 9Th day Of April
A. d., 1894.
Offer for sale at the Court House door
in the Town Of st. Joseph. La, at pub
lie. auction 20 he highest bidder for
cash. the following described property,
taken up as estray by Chas johnson
near st. Joseph in this parish, as per
lis affidavit on file In my office to-wit:
One red low and calf. COW branded
l. J." on both hips with a round hole
il let ear. and the right ear slit and
.'ropned. calf not branded or marked,
about three weeks old.
w. G.. YOUNG.
Sheriff.
st. Joseph, la, February 9th, 1894.
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NOrICF.
FOR SALE.

The Dixie plantation. near Lake St.
Peter. containing 1913 acres Of land.
Terms reasonable. One-fourth cash
balance to suit purcl aser Apply to
HUGH TUILls, Att'y-at-Law,
sn20tf St. Joseph La.
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NOti"e - hereby gir~n that the
bunting and trapping Of partridge
- fOrhId'lsn on the Os..rOla, BOndu
IN. Bo'rn, Bay. Moun,l. AvOhdal~
.'nd NJ Ararat plantations.
NIlt,"Sr.S>Sts " u iu proSpcDtetl.
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NOTIuE.

PUBLIC NOTICE In hereby
given that the SchoNl beard Of this
Parish Will meet ut st. .I"st PHI, on
Monday, April 23I, 1894.
T. NJ. WADE,
---.-'---. $50 Secretary.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06

We wonder If the low condition
of the Mississippi river II like the
existing buSiness ,l~larssi"n al
'rlhufahlr Ia the Wilson taril Lil'.
The opponents Of the hill would
probably answer afYirmAtivrly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06

Nj. G. 5. Wyly has received the
Democratic nomination for rruGp.
sentative from East Carroll parish
to Oil the vacancy cans~.i hy the
resignation OF Judge j. NJ. Ken.
nedy.
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ta'e OF Louisiana. Parish of Tensas.
Seventh District court
Mrs Tabor Morrow.
Va. o. 1879.

Mrs Tabor Morrow,
Va. q. 4379.
W. u. Rollins. he husband.
This ease coming IN regularly for
trial after issued joined. nv reason of
law. and the evidence being In favor
= the plaintiff and against the defend-
m. II is ordered adiudged and decre-d
that Mrs Tabor Morrow. wife Of VIII
lam D. Rollins. have and recover
ldgmens decreeing the separation of
roperty and the dissolution Of the com
Hnnit' o. cqucts and gains heretofore
existing between the said plaintiff
al he" said husband and
fhat the defendant pay all costs Of this
suit.
lone read and stoned In open court.
tais 9th day Of March. A. d. 1894.
F.F. MONTGOMERY.
Judge 9TH Judicial district.
4 tr ecop' aboriginal judgme mt now
on file and Of record in nv office.
ATTEST, Marcel. 70. 1894:
JOSEPH CURRY
Clerk eth Dist. Court, Tensas Parish,
NOTICE.
! am atlN ing ro the Bnald of
Pal, lonx for y PARDON.
I'II,H IRA X,
March IA, 1904.
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JURY VENIRE
APRIL TERM-1S9i.

Has Gr"ss. Iinvo =.
IL Raa'"r. Chetwynde.
obe't Hall. Payne Tract.
q u. Townsend. Yelv~rton.
t.S. LeSi-. Franklin.
7. Hyis,d. Aftm.
lob Hut on, Capewen,
v. ". pavid.,n. at. Joseph.
-ase Turner. e. Jeseph.
n. Chairman. 81, Ia.eph.
lsj"r Kn4pper. Fos,.r's.
n. Farrs'. E-n,Iwor'h.
- A. ''oodr,ch, geo. Eidershsde.
x. T.. Brsnnin. hsrydale.
jsner P.yns. Locus,isnd.
Va'hsn Woods, China Grove.
y. G. x"rr Ne~ellion,
~ n. Newell. j.. ~. I..s~ph.
Peak Es.ily, Frosmme.
''ury Edwards. Dsckpond.
I'D Levsushn waverir~-.
!: M..ch-. a., J.eph.
u. Aur-ws. ~, J.m~ph.
b GsmDb-,l. Cypress Grove.
". n. ho-ely R,ckishd.
rh"s. y. N,choIs. Hopaks.
&C. Lrwis. st. Joreph.
W. j. wa'.,n. ~. P~,s:.
T. Md u. b-,nka. l.'A,eent
Vim. ''s'I,r. Cant.,n.
wea Pend~Iton. N-w~lIr n.
r r. New. Winter Ql.r,ers.
+. =. NrweiI. Newell. Widee.
ABE a'~s r.. ch-'vynde.
y Rdirs. wa,-rrsooS.
vs.. STR ~. rl-sssn, View.
.'rosn Ru~ks proxmrs.
4 r. Myers. E,erpr-en.
0 IN Csmm.rk. Ruut VOID.
J'shn j mes. Hulse.
+. Bsiley, Snmerset.
Andrew Grifiing. Oneonts.
Harrison Conway, Can Riase.
Iohn Levi. somers-t,
iienry Barbe., wsvertr-s,
r"m w'ke'son, Ea.riand.
T'"- Js'k-"n. Duck pond.
-. n. " ode. st. Joseph.
i'nman StrarRe. Monci.ver.
Henry lssscs N-weIlton.
second WEEK.
W. B. smiths. st. Jpsepb
sandy Bates, OneOn's
Sam Kennedy. Mmnd Bayou
Joe ria.k, Oneonsa
r. J. Walker Chiffon
Ben Clark. D.kdsle
y. II. y, we'll. New-il'"n
A. E>r- d Nj .h-It. Tut tia
ai'b G~ r.. Villa Clara
Aimed I'cksou, S,m-rset
L. b. nali'ns. st. J"~eph.
". q. Fulton. Helena
= !. K mp~. Villa Clara
D-nnis Evans, Locustwood
Ike H"s'e.. w,,-r Qusrte's
san. AbrsAm, vard Times.
j. ID. -nl's, Backlsnd
Ssr,iso" A-h. Nsw-li's Ridge
Richard J"nr-. P-caRo.
Al. H-s m'.nt. 81. JnS-pa
>rrsiJ hn-.'r. Cypress
\. b anrn-. ". ~. Jo-~ph
II rIis"n ''.Ines. F,nki,n
n.riIh tsm, brll. Bushes
Horace Clarke. 8an"ysid'-
JED inihrie. Nnntln~lio
Gro. Knapp~r. Rn.lin's
'ur'eil N,pGo, Rsr,tsn
spencer Nash. Wild Wood
y =. T'lrr. Mid Wood.
|. rue copy.
tArrs.r) Jos CURRY.
'hrk 9TH D's'ric. C"ur'. r.nsss Parish, LIS.
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Teal Abr rtls menl.
SiiERlF = : tLE.
state Of Louisiana. Parish of rensas
Seventh District Court.

state Of Louisiana. Parish Of Tensas.
Seventh District Court.
Mrs. Sarah Wallace,
vs.. No. 1853.
Mrs. Inez K. Gordon.
PUBLIC NOTICE /, hereby given
that by virtue Of and in obedience to q
writ Of seizure and sale In the
above styl' d and numbered suit ,fromtLe
above styled Honorable Court.I have
seized and taken into nv possession. and
to paw and satisfy said writ, will on
>''n'h"y, April l4rb, A. ID.
1894.
offer for sale at the court House door,
in the town of st. Joseph. in this
parish: between the hours of II a. NJ,
and ,. NJ. to the highest bidder for
cash. the following described property.
to-wit:
The Yer. ma plantation on Lake st.
Joseph. being that Pc tion Of lot 3 and
4 in the partition of the original Verona
plantation tha' hes on the West ba K
Of Lake st. 10; eph, said lots 5 and 4
In the partition Of the original Verona
plantation being particularly described
in said partition which is recorded in
Notarial Rec rd Book H" y. D. 23S. ct
seq. and in the process verbal map
AMI survey made by Chas. W. Rabbit.
surveyor, and m de part Of said par
tition and recorded in Book u" D. D.,
6?S, of tn Records Of Tensas Parish,
'ou siana, re- erence to which partition,
plat and survey Is hereby made for ac-
curate description bv metes and bounds.
That portion Of lots and lying West
Of lake st. Joseph. containing $50
acres ore or less and these $50 acres
comprising what is kniwn and desig-
mated now IS the Verona plantation,
together With all bui dings. machinery.
improveme' Is and appurt-nancesth ere-
unto belonging or in aaywise apper-
tanning.
W. C. YOUNG.
Sheriff.
st. Joseph, "a, March. Sth, 1894.
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Every Boy Sheuld Learn

Every Boy Sheuld Learn
Tie value OF . dollar. To know
Whist q dollar costs and what .
dollar boys. IL the stepping Stone to
fortune. 1t 10 also desirable that
every body should know that q
half dollar will boy . bottle Of
DICKS CHILLIFUGI.
II tastes like fresh orange Syrup.
contains M poison, guaranteed %
break cb!lls, eradicate mslaris.
sbsrI'ens the appetite, makes sick
blood snd rsjsvsnates the feeble.
Sold By oil dealers Sc bottle
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06

Prince Bismarck crie',ratp.l his
rigbty.frst birthday On Ap,l I.
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The Public Seal

Ut approval has long l'~rn stamped
"n our CLOTHING. st! lish thing.
in -PRING CLOTHING. SPRING
UNDERWEAR. SPRING HATS
and SPRING <ECKWEAR ready
ton inspection III careful d,essSrs.
WAR Era EARLES co
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FOR SALE on CA>Y TERMS.

FOR SALE on CA>Y TERMS.
We have land for sale on the DUN
BAR" place. WEST POINT" and
other plantations in Tensas parish. In
lots Of from Fly acres to Five Hundred
acres, which We will sell at prices
ranging from ten to twenty dollars I;
one fifth cash and balance in /, 2, 3. and
4 years
Apply to.
CLINroS q GARRETT, Attys.
StIoseph. La.
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ENTIHITES or EXPEvS

ESTIHITES or EXPEvS
rwo jury terms Dist. curt $250o 90
Expenses 1000 90
Converting pr soners to peni-
Tertiary. 4On on
Fee Magistrates and COnsta-
b!es 200 o.
Pay Assessor 600 Ge
rax-C Ollector's commissions $50 No
sheriff for criminal expenses 1000 o
Salaries of officers l505 %
ridges and repairs 1000 0O
Wages Of ferrymsn and re-
pairs to fats. 400 on
Panpers 300 On
Dist. Att'y's conviction fees $50 %
Mileage and per diem Police 4
Jurors. 800 90,
Repairs levees $500 OQ1
'ub!ic printing '5O 20
triton & Kooniz Judgment $500 90
Payment 10 Jos. Moore on 4
account of amounts due
him for money loaned for
levee purposes md pay
ments made by him to 1
BrittOn & KoOntz and Leon
kOos 1000 90
WIN. NJ. DAVIDSON.
Parish Treasurer.
st. Joseph, March 8, 1894.
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HANDMADE CYPRESS CIsrERN

1000 Gallons, SIS. 1900 Gallons, $40.
20M Gallons, $26. 5000 Gallons, $35
Rr'Gs & Bro, No. Gu Perdido st
sep. 20 lyr
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S.' ~Iil~ ,"I The TENsAs GA
zErTR.
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FGpAY. Aur u. 'S?'.
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hest s,lvr the word Isu
IS j. u,>rS. Sores, Ulcers, Sail
ishrum. Fever S'ur~. letter. Chan
Il II .n.ls. Chilihlain., Cu,,,s, an,
III >Enu + apti'n-. aud imsi,i'~,
hir> Piles. ~ ~" ia, 'pgp'trd.
= AY',.'i '" rI.r ,-..,- 3.
I ''e - '"nts pet box F".xalr u,
]. p KERsP.w.
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t.. MONTY To LEAD.
The hard times arc over with the
LOAN COMPANIES and We are now
prepared to LEND MONEY on CO
TON PLANTATIONS.
Address.
CLINTON 4 GARRETT,
st joseph, La
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Adjntant Gent. and Chief OF Stad
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-19

i've so as to permit the bill to be reported.
Senator Berry led the fight for the Dill,
contending that as the railroads had not
compiled with the condi ion upon which
the grant was made they should surrender
the lands. If the bill should become law
1t would result in restoring about %. 600. 900
acres OF land TO the public domain. 36,000.
600 acres of which lies along the line of
the Northern Pacific road. west of Bis
marck. n. d.
The vote on reporting the bill stood as
follows: Ayes-Berry. Pascoe. Martin,
McLauren and Allen. Noes-Vilas. Dolph.
Pettigrew, Carey and Dubois. Not vot-
ing-Power.
Allen afterward changed his vote so as
to permit the bill to be reported adversely,
as that appeared to be the only way of get
ting il reported at all. Power declined to
vote either way. He said after the ad-
journment that he was opposed 10 the bill.
but he took exception to the antagonism
of his mineral land bill by some of the
Western Senators who opposed the land
forfeiture bill, and took his position to-day
on that account.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-19
DUNRAVEN is PIQUED
Wants to Race Now for a New
Trophy.
He Do es Not Believe the New York
Yacht Club Desires
Contest.

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Lord Dunrave1 Is
undoubtedly much disappointed at the
turn OF affairs in connection with his chal-
lenge for another race for the America
cup, and the British public accepts his
view that the New York Yacht Club peo-
pie do not want a race for the American
cup.
The Associated Press is In position to
state that Lord Dunraven is anxious to ar
range race for a new trophy, the contest
to occur in New York waters during the
month of September and over the same
courses and under the same conditions as
the races for the Americas cup. REGARD
ing the failure of negotiations for race
for tie Americas cup the st. James Ga
Zette says this afternoon: 1.-THE New York
Yacht Club has only itself to blame for
the result Of the negotiations. Indeed. by
reopening the question of holding the cup
they have given the idea to many yachts
men that they never wanted to race"
The Admiralty Court was crowded to-
day by yachtsmen and others Interested In
the action of Lord Dunraven against A. D.
Clark. owner of the Satanita, which cutter
sunk the old Valkyrie on July OF the
present year. the first day Of the Mudhook
Yacht Club regatta. in the waters of the
Clyde, just previous to the start in the race
for the Muir Memorial Cup. in which
event the Prince of Wales cutter Britannia
scored ner first victory over Gould's
sloop Vigilant. 1t should be added. how
ever, that Lord Dunraven is only the
nominal plaintiff in this suit, which is
really brought by the underwriters.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-19
ALL READY FOR SEA.
The Fleet Available in Pacific
Waters.
No Sign of an Intention to Send a
Cruiser Down to
Honolulu.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The completion
of the repairs on the Philadelphia, now In
San Francisco harbOr. makes all the yes
sells of the Pacific feet, with the single
exception of the Mohican. Immediately
available for active sea SERVICE and any
one of them can be started off on a special
cruise to any part Of the station with no
more delay than would be required to
provide her with coal and provisions. Of
the feet the Monterey is near Puget Sound,
and the Philadelphia. MohIcan, Alert,
Ranger and Bennington are in the vicinity
of the Mare Island yard. 1t is said at the
Navy Department that the Mohcan will be
ready for sea by the 21sr. so that it appears
that The entire fleet is practically ready
for active service. Not one of them has
been on what can be called cruise since
the return of the Mohcan, Alert and
Ranger from patrol duty in Bring Sea
early In the fall. The Philadelphia and
Bennington have been idle since the
former returned from Hawai- and the
latter brought the Salvadoran refugees to
San Francisco mouths ago.
The availability of so many vessels on
that station. with no other special service
on hand, has naturally revived criticisms
against the administration for persist
emily refusing to assign warship for duty
at Samoa or Honolulu. So far AS can be
learned none of the vessels at San Fran
cisco are to be sent to either one of the
places named. despite the fact that the
tripartite agreement with Great Britain
and Germany practically binds the United
States to assist in the protection of The
Government at the Samoan Islands. The
policy of this administration is to with
draw from that agreement. but the propo-
sition has so far failed to receive the
sanction Of the Senate. Notwithstanding
the fact that the President has repeatedly
brought the matter to the attention OF
that body. The revolutionary state of
affairs in the islands continues. and there
is urgent need of United States vessels
there for the protection Of American
Interests, even if this Government does
ultimately withdraw from all share in the
government of the islands. AS for Ha-
wai. no warship of the United States has
teen stationed there since the Philadel-
phia left in the spring with Admiral
Walker, and constantly recurring reports
of British designs on the territory of the
new republic have mol moved the admins
tration to the Importance of having q
naval force in the vicinity.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-19

not by any means full. many delegates
having left for home last night. The bal
ance will go tonight.
At the morning session the committee
on resolutions reported favorably on the
resolution from the Cigar-makers' Union
opposing compulsory arbitration. The
resolution was concurred in without dis
cussion. The committee reported without
recommendation the plan to abolish the
sweating system outlined In bill prepared
by John Frenzy OF New York. President
Gompers offered a substitute referring the
matter TO the executive council 1t was
adopted.
The committee On local and federated
bodies recommended the revocation of the
charters of some of the local streetcar
unions in New England unless they i'm
mediately become identified with their ma
tional organizations. The report wasecon-
Cured in.
The special committee on the Debs de-
cision reported resolutions demanding the
enactment of law 20 prevent further
encroachments upon personal liberty by
courts, extending sympathy to Debs aud
other A. r. U. leaders. and instructing the
executive council OF the federation to lend
all possible aid, with the view to appeal
ing the cases to the Supreme Court. The
report was unanimously adopted.
A committee was appointed consisting
of Gompers. Mcclure and Foster for the
purpose of trying to bring about unity of
action in the labor movement. Mr.. Com
pers WAS called from the hall. and during
his absence a resolution was adopted ex-
pressing appreciation and worth of
Mr. Gompers iD his faithful WORK for or
ganiZation.
Mr.. Penna made speech in which he
bitterly attacked the present officers of the
Knights of Labor.
Mr.. Mcbride offered substitute TO the
committees report favoring unity of ac-
ton. declining to affiliate In any way
with the Knights of Labor. so long as that
organization occupies its present position
upon questions concerning organized
labor. Adopted.
A resolution was passed strongly en-.
dorsing Secretary Evans past record.
A resolution favorlng a Federal law to
protect labels Of organized labor was
adopted.
At 6 o'clock the convention adjourned
sine ole
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-19
LOST IT'S BIG SUIT.
Decision Against the Bell
Telephone Company.
Its Holding of the Emile Berliner
Patents Amounts Virtually
to Monopoly.

Boston, Dec. 18.-The long-eon tes led
patent suit of the United States VS.. the
American Bell Telephone Company was
ended this morning, when Judge Car
penter of the United States Circuit Court
rendered decision against the telephone
company.
This suit was bill il equity PRAYING
for the repeal of letters patent issued to
Emile Berliner, assignor of the American
Bel Teleph one Company. for combined
telephone and telegraph system.
The Berliner patents were issued to the
telephone company, but never put into use
by them on account. they claim, of the ex-
pense OF making changes in the telephone
system while other companies were pre-
vented from usin e the system.
The first ground of the bill brought by
the claimant in this suit Is that the patent
is void, 1t being beyond the power of the
Commissioner to issue. On this point the
decision of Judge Carpenter declares:
ut appears that cne Of the functions of
the device shown in the patent Of 1880.
namely the function of transmitting artic-
ulate speech, is iden tical with the sole
object or function of the device covered by
the patent of 1891, and that the device Tor
effecting the transmission of sound Is
identical in both patents. The patent
therefore. seems to me to be void, and be-
yond the power of the Commissioner to
issue.
'The second ground in the suit is that
the issue of the patent was unlawfuIlv
delayed through the fault OF respondent.
The respondent corporation was of ample
means to prosecute the application.
The result of any delay which might
take place in the issue of Berliner's
patent would evidently be to continue go
much longer the practical monopoly
of the art of elec rical transmission of ar.
ticulate speech. Under the circumstances
l think 1t clear that the duty of the re-
spondent company was to use the greatest
degree of diligence 10 prosecuting the ap-
plic ton to an early issue.
my conclusion is that the complainant
has made out no case, and that thsre
should be decree that the patent in ques-
tion was void. and shall be delivered np
and Cancelled"