The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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the Spanish Minister 10 Washington
this week the basis Of q sensational
story about his having returned be.
cause Of an impending crisis in the re.
lations between Spain and the United
States would have seemed more plausa-
BILE had not nearly all the rest Of the
diplomatic corps, and President Nc.
Kinley also returned to Washington
this week. There is no crisis, outside Of
Spain, and not likely to he any cause for
one, unless Spain desires 10 make one
when II replies to suggestions made by
the United States for bringing about
peace in Cuba. The Spanish Minister
returned to Washington Tor the same
reason that the other members of the
diplomatic corps and the President
did the vacation season il over and
their regular duties called them to
Washington.
Official news from Hawaii efrectually
disposed Of all the recent sensational
stories about Japan's intention to make
the immigration dispute an excuse for
Selling Hawaii before annexation was
completed. An understanding has been
reached that will result in peaceable
settlement Of that dispute.
Secretary Bliss has been diligently
studying the irrigation question, in
which he has long taken deep inter.
est, and hc will make recommendation
in his annual report Tor Congressional
legislation providing Tor the irrigation
OF long tracts Of the arid public lands Of
the west aud 1t Is understood that lis
recommendation will be warmly sup.
ported by President Mckinley and all
the other members Of the Cabinet,
which will make favorable action by
Congress probable.
II seems rather small business fol the
United States government to compel
any Of lis employees to work oyer-,Ime
and not give them extra pay, but that
Is exactly what the now regulations put
in effect to-day at the Bureau Of En-
craving aud Printing will do for the
silaried employesoi the bureau. Il Is
very ofien made necessary by the
demands for small notes Or some kind
OF stamps for portion Of the force
70 work over time. and heretofore they
have been paid for 1t, but from to-day
they wall not be, unless test case,
which will probably be carried to the
courts, results in upsetting the new
resolutions.
Ex-senator Edmonds, chairman OF the
Monetary Commission, this week named
the committees on Metallic Currency,
on Demand Obligations Of the Govern
mcnt, and ON the Banking System, and
the commission took a recess until oc-
tober n. Members OF the commission
do not like the criticism showorod upon
them by the press, aud all say that
they do not intend to dictate to Con
gressi that they will merely suggest al
any other body OF citizens might do.
In view oithe nature Of the evidence
given at the long hearing before the U
5. Patient Office, nobody was supriseC
at the announcement that the disbaI
ment Of John wadderburn K Co., from
practice before that Office for fraud ha,
been decided upon. No other decision
could have been made without ignor
ing the most positive evidence OF We'd
derburn & Company having deceive,
and deirauded those who intruste,
bushes in their hands and paid then
advance fees. The official announce
ment OF the disbarment will be made II
the Patent Office Gazette, and will b,
accompanied by a long and CAREFUL,
prepared opinion which will indicat
very plainly the attitude OF the Com
missioner of Patents towards any ques
tionatle practice on the part Of solicitor
Of patents, and his determination to Sc
that inventors are not dishonesty deal
with in all cases that are brought u
his attention. The Postmaster Genera
has not yet indicated what action h
will take upon the request to put "Th
National Recorder" Wedderburn
Co.'s paper, on the fraud list, but it
not likely that concern disbarred iron
practice before one branch Of thegoyern
ment for iraud will be allowed to con
tinue the use OF the mails to spread III