Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-16
THE DUPONT Case.
The Senate Considers the Contest
Case from Delaware.
Representative Aldrich Gives Hts Summary
o. to the Number Of Delegates the
speaker Has aptursd-NHvai
tadsts Appointed.

WASHINGTON, April A.-At the in.
stance of Mr.. German, the senate yes.
terday determined to open the publ
cation Of the Patent Office Gazette 10
general competition. References was
made during the discussion TO the In
vestigation some months ago into the
circumstances by which friend Of the
then assistant secretary OF state, Mr..
Josiah Quincy, was awarded the con.
tract Mr. German carried his amend.
ment for an open competition, although
Mr.. Plat. chairman Of the committee
on patents, was In opposition. The
rest Of the day was given to the Du.
pont case, Senators Burrows, Of Michi.
gan, and Brown, Of Utah, supporting
Mr. Duponts claim.
Mr. Hoar, Of Massachusetts,, from the
committee on Judiciary, reported back
Mr. Calls RESOLUTION proposing inter.
vention In the case Of Mrs. Maybrick.
II 10 an adverse report and covers only
three lines. II ask indefinite postpone.
ment OF the resolution" said Mr.. Hoar.
The report was read. II recited brief.
ly that the proposed intervention was
not q subject within the jurisdiction
OF the senate. A vote was about to be
taken on the motion indefinitely post
poning the Call resolution, when Mr..
Allen, Of Nebraska, suggested that 1t
would be well 10 wait until the author
Of the resolution was present before
disposing Of the subject Thereupon
the resolution went to the calendar
without action.
The president pro tenn. laid before
che senate letter from the secretary
OF the treasury saying that deficiency
appropriation Of slOO,OOO WAS needed
to complete the public building at
Omaha and deficiency appropriation
Of $4,000 to complete the building at
Kansas City, Mo.
The house spent the day transacting
business relating to the District OF
Columbia Several bills were passed.
II was the intention OF Mr.. Bartlett Of
New York, to call up his bill TO author.
lie racing In the District OF Columbia,
but he was given no opportunity TO do
60 II Is expected he will ask unani-
NOUS consent for the consideration Of
the bill to-day. After passing q mum.
Der Of district bills, the quorum failed,
and At 4;S0 the house adjourned.
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED.
WARRINGTON, April THE extern.
sive plans Of the United States OK.
Slave Owners Registration Bureau"
organized three weeks ago, and having
offices both In Washington and SAvan.
nah, Ga, were interfered with yester.
day by the issuance Of Q fraud order
BY the post Office department The
concern expected TO deal largely
In the south, and sent broadcast
circulars advertising system
Of registration whereby former
slave owners, or slave owners
heirs, can have the names OF their
dawes Officially registered In ap.
proved books Of record, and their
sworn returns Of such slaves preserved
for future reference. The inslnuation
IL that the government eventually
would make satisfactory compensation
to the owners for losses of slaves by
emancipation.
KANSAS CITY LEADS THEM ALL.
WASHINGTON, April IA. --For the
month Of March Kansas City, Mo-,
shows the largest percentage OF in
crease in the sale OF postage stamps Of
any in the country. The postmaster
general had an abstract of the sale
Of stamps for the 20 large cities
made, and Kansas City shows
for the month OF March, this year,
total sale Of stamps amounting to
sl35, 1885, 49, and for the corresponding
Inuntn last yesr Slgl,s 70. This Is an
increase Of s13, 77S0l. The business of
post office is looked upon as one OF
the best sources of information cover.
Ing the real business Of q city.
A STATEMENT OF REEDS STRENGTH.