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The sun., 1897-05-17
THE TELEPHONE DECISION.
Not So Conclusive Reported Regarding tho
validity or the Berliner Patent.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-An examination of
the opinion read by Mr.. Justice Brewer in the
Supreme Court on Monday upon the suit of tho
United States Government to cancel and annul
the patent for n telephone transmitter issued in
1891 to Emil Berliner shows that the decision
OF the court was not conclusive of the validity
Of the patent as was believed from the brief
statement made from tho bench. One OF the
grounds upon which the Governments counsel
asked the court to cancel the patent was that
the invention for which 1t was given was COW
cred by patent for a receiver issued to Ber-
liner in 1880. The contention was that the two
inventions arc practically IL not technically
identical. and that the invention of the trans.
mitter was unpatentable for want of novelty
and because of previous public use.
This claim OF the Government was not passed
upon by the court, and the question OF the valid.
ity of the patent yet remains open for determi-
nation in future litigation. To have made a rul-
suited in virtually taking away from the % Patent
Office the jurisdiction given 1t TO decide upon tho
merit or novelty of an invention and the right of
inoperatye the statute which gives the supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia Jurisdiction to
review the decisions OF the Commissioner OF
Patents upon the appeal OF disappointed APP
plicant or OF any person feeling aggrieved by his
action.
Another and possibly more important reason
for not determining the question was that to
have done SO would havo burdencd the United
States with the labor and expense OF litigation,
which. under the law as at present construed,
rests upon private persons, The Attorney Gen:
eral would be exposed to the opportunities OF
defeated or unsuccessful applicants to sue in
the name OF and at tho expense OF the United
States. for the cancellation OF patents for nven.
tons claimed to be without merit or novelty. II
for no other reason, the court was restrained by
the knowledge Of the immense expenditure such
u decision might impose on the Government.
The case under consideration has cost the Gov
ernment, II is estimated, AT least $4,000. Coun-
sci have been engaged in 1t for five years. 1t
has gone through three courts and the record.
not to mention the briefs and ther literature in
the case, makes three great volumes of printed
matter.
The validity OF the patent will doubtless be
soon tested. for until II Is definitely determined,
the question of the monopoly of the American
Bell Company will remain In doubt. Should II
be decided that the transmitter and receiver arc
practically the same invention. and covered by
one patent, the patent OF s9l will fail. and. the
invention OF 1880 expiring this year, the tele-
phone Held viii b" an open one. Should II be
decided that the two are separate and indie
pendent inventions. the patent Of 1891 will en-
able the Bell Company 10 hold the field against
competitors, at least under present conditions.
until 1908.
The sun., 1897-05-17
WAS NJ n. CLARK MURDERED,
Reason 20 Relieve Thnt the michigan "RarE
king" was Killed by n Robber.

Ntng" was KILLED by HobbeFs
GRAND RAP1ps. Mich. May 16-It was de-
cided by the Coroner in Milwaukee yesterday
that Nelson II. Clark. tho Bark King" and
President Of the Michigan Bark and Lumber
Company, the heaviest operators in hemlock
bark In the country, who was found dead there
on the street, had committed suicide but there
arc indications which point to murder.
Clark left here on last Wednesday for Mil
waukee on business trip, and on Friday telo-
graphed that he would be homo the next day.
Instead OF coming home the news was received
Of his death. When found he was fully dressed
and wore his overcoat, and by his side was a
revolver, with the six chambers empty.
There was wound in his breast ncar tho
heart and another In the abdomen, and the
clothing at both places was slightly scorched.
was ragged cut on his right hand between tho
thumb and first finger
tho body home this morning, that a robber de-
mSnded rn,nds S GaERs ahS money at the point Of re-
discharge and that the robber then fired two
The theory is sustained by the fact that only
twenty-five cents was in his pockets, while it
was known that he had 500 or R125. Mr.. CLARK
this revolver was found in his vese seat at the hote
Tho revolver with which the shooting was
done was % large and heavy, and II It was Clark,s
jewelry was not taken, but no Importance is
given this, because It was not OF any great
value.
Mr.. Clark had a sunstroke a year ago which
slightly impaired his health and at times
affected him so that he could not sleep. When
troubled with insomnia he would walk out in
the open air, and It is the theory Of his friends
wandered further from the hotel that he in:
tended, and was waylaid. He never threatened
suicide nor spoke OF desire to die even when
his mental troubles were serious. He So
years old and wealthy, and leaves wife and
three children.
The sun., 1897-05-17
AMERICAN NEWS ooMPANY ROBBED
a Driver Caught Delivering Stolen Magazine.
to Newsdealer-Both Arrested.

a Driver Caught Delivering Stolen Magazines
to Newsdealer-Both Arrested.
Detectives Sherwood and Higgins of the Eliza
beth street station arraigned in Centre Street
Court yesterday julius We'll. a driver Of the
American News Company and Frank Eddig.
keeper of a newsstand at Eighteenth street and
Sixth avenue, charging the first with larceny
and the second with receiving stolen property.
Joseph F. Murphy, Superintendent of the
American News Company. was the complainant
against the prisoners
We'll, in whose wagon stolen magazines had
been found, was shadowed on Saturday and
caught delivering to Eddig other stolen publica-
tions, valued at $50 at the wholesale price.
Well received rs cents for tho lot from Eddig.
The detectives arrested both.
Eddig told Magistrate Kudlich that he sup.
posed Well had right to sell the books and did
Kudich held him in $500 bail for trial Well
States evidence and implicate other drivers and
dealers, the charge of larceny against him was
dropped. The Magistrate committed him to the
House OF Detention as witness.
The sun., 1897-05-17

From the Journal, Sunday Mornin1
NIGHTS. IThey heard over there on Saturday
that they had been fooled, and they suppressed
the storyl
But If you want to get the real beauties Of this
wonderful piece you must have O composite Of
all. Mr.. Ochiltree. in the Tribune, says the as
cension was made for the purpose Of testing q
new gas machine, by means of which the balloon
could be filled any time up or down. Mr.. Verne
of the W'orid agrees with him, and goes him one
better in little tale about a recent trip from
New York to Bridgeport with the aid of the ma
chine. Baron Munchausen, in the Herald. says it
was "skychute" that was being tested. The
Baron and Tom and Mayor Strong agree that
the aeronauts carried water for ballast. Jules,
he says:
Suddenly Frank Stevens. studying the heavens
There's storm coming. Leo It looks like pretty
get above IT, said bis brother Az near as they could
Judge they were e. then about twelve miles on tho
meath them like map.
see Il wsr in the racing Clouds and they Knew pSa
It Just dangerous as It looked. II their
sSs Il woa Gs Gena
the silk and cause them to fall into the sea.
main, and the balloon shot upward.
You can just imagine Frank and Leo toss.
ing out water ballast by the handful. The per-
spiration must have rolled from them as they
hurled handful nl, after handful out into the
Jules says: They tossed out bits Of paper to
see the effect Of this tightening Of their car; the
parently as II weighted with lead.
But the storm wss wa, no shallow III one and they saw
hy % HSr e
balloonists looked at each other With white faces
which ,od sbsas Ss soy Of their ..
think we'd better cut loose and lot her CO." said
They did NOT stop 70 dlScuss the matter or to quar-
rel over II. They had safety apparatus the oar
to prevent 1t falling too rapidly and whipping out
their knives they cut the lashlngs with swift and
The freed balloon scared upward like some gigantic
watched -for all they could do was TO sit sti and
hold tightly and look upward-ther struck the
TO the skin and threw them heavily into their respeo
tive corners OF the basket.
The Baron and Tom and Mayor Strong all
was Frank who said. +" How about it. Leo r.
Others say that not word was spoken. But
they all agree that Leo and Frank had their
looms They are used TO row with when the at
mosphere gets thick and murky." Baron Nun.
chatsen In the Herald says: The men were
grave" Not wishing TO be drowned and
.ao hat % hsy taS would 1t fall o4f The CGss
distinguished liars agreed to tho statement.
hs bStr did eSy
watery grave by falling into the ocean. They
all agree that after five hours the sloop Mary
hausted condition. but in time for the Sunday
edition. Then they went hunting the balloon.
which. all the distinguished liars agree was
on that appropriately named pilot boat. the
Joseph Pulitzer.
The sun., 1897-05-17
PENSsYLTANI4,s NEW FERRY.
It Was Opened Yesterday and the Now Cab
Service Put In Operation.

The new Pennsylvania ferry from the foot of
West Twenty-third street was put in operation
yesterday. The big ferryboat st. Louis made the
first trip. leaving the slip on this side at $3.50
o'clock in the morning. After that. trips were
made every half hour by the st. Louis and tho
Pittsburg. 1t is estimated that 10000 persons
crossed on the ferry yesterday. The ferryhouse
is the largest on the river front. and sixty EN-.
ployees are kept busy there.
With the opening of the ferry the railroad
company's cab service was begun. Thirty five
hansoms and four r.wheeers We're put in service.
They were driven by brown uniformed men, and
the name OF the company was conspicuous on
OF the vehicles The charge for the hansoms
was % cents for one and a half miles and Is
cents for each additional mile after that. For
the four-wheclers 40 cents was the charge for
the first one and half miles and 90 cents for
every additional mile. The cabs were well
patronized during the day.
The sun., 1897-05-17
THE TWOLEAKY DRY DOCKS
AN ENGINEERS IDEAS As TO THE
CAUSE AND REMEDY.

Puddle Walls used Instead OF Concrete or Rub
bic mnsonry--The Entire Soil or That Part
OF tue navy hnrd Consists OF SAND or city
H'e'"se' ana thoroughly estura'ed'
Thomas Stratford, who was long one Of the
leading engineers in the City Works Department
IN Rroot1vn has heen rnok,no m inros,ioottor
- 80; r., a., ~. ~, -" :.
vi INC ie'he III Tue TWO Dig uHper ury uocKs ht
the navy yard, and has prepared report on
the subiect ns follows.
IN tne discussion now going on IN relation 70
the timber dry docks in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard the only point 70 which the Engineering q
D., 49,. .5Sueoaas t..,s ~ .."s
BOARD mas addressed ltsclt IL whether the wafer
comes from the old timber basin or from tho
Wallabout Creek or channel II pocs vitbout
- e.. Il, -, , -,
Sd!inR un"I 'ie eh',.e sou OF .no navy yarn Is
saturated up to the level of high tide and. given
an onnortunity. the water will flou through anv
..o,.i.a iii '.s,o,,,,. s,, a.. 49,, ,t .'
creVice win u Neioclty uuo 10 the head OF water.
or In other words. the distance of the leak below
biub tide
- - . ,,, ,,,,
NO one seems TO nave addressed himsef
nearly 5000 ooo sbopld develon ser;ous leots
go +,N,. ,. . ,
rev weeks after lts acceptance by the engi-
necring officers of tho navy7 glance at the
str,e ~ conztruotion odontad viii ,ns,,or The
go vi 'e'o' "'op'ou W. "no"', ',,o
question. Ihe dock, as well as its brother dock,
styled No. o. is located in what was Walla-
80, 20 t',,. H ,''.n y. - VOC
south OF Flushing avenue on the south and on
the cast the high plateau of tho Naval Hospital
orou,ds Tbis ontiro oreo ,yas sl,ed IN ,vitb ali
The sun., 1897-05-17
The Weather.

An extensive area of high bArometric pressure
the Interior OF the and the Atlantic
States attended by temperatures slightly be-
low the normal. Fair weather prevailed yesterday
the entire country except the North Atlantic
coast. There sli ght depre ,Sion on the Middle
Atlantic coast.
Tho weather in this city was generally cloudy.
with moderate northeast winds. Highest onicial
temperature o3', lowest 58'; average humidity. 90
per cent; barometer. corrected to read to sea
level, at A. NJ. Bo.l<, At p. n. 3o.l2.
The thermometer at the United States Weather Blu.
reau registered the temperature yesterday as follows
The sun., 1897-05-17
$1,000 STABLES MUST 60.
a Clause I'm tho Now Charter Means Trouble
for nrooklln Ttndesmen.

y Ctauue IN tho Vow Nhnrter Nenus Trouble
for brooklyn Trndcsmen.
Under section 1879 OF the Greater New York
Charter all tho horse and COW stables built in the
rear OF tenement houses will be prohibited on
and after Jan. l. In Brooklyn alone there are
ever 10000 such stables. and the Greater New
York Board of Health will be compelled to order
their removal. Lawyer Stoinert, counsel to the
present Health Board said yesterday:
Although stables in the rear Of tenements
are barred under law that applies to the pres
ent city of New York, Brooklynites have been
permitted to erect such stables. After the new
charter goes into effect Brooklynites will find
themselves high and dry without room for their
horses. Section 1872 Of the new charter dis
tinctly specifies the occupations or business pro-
hibited in tenement houses. and then goes on to
say: Nor shall any horse. COW, calf swine. pig.
sheep or goat be kept in said aid house or on the
not be kept in in said house. but tho law
as amended by tho addition of tho words
on the premises thereof will wipe out
all stables in the rear of tenements. Brooklyn
has great many tcncments wit stables on the
premises, and their owners or lessees ought to
be informed of tho true state of affairs so that
they can get stable room elsewhere. know of
anumbor OF livery stables in the rear Of tene.
orer %Fs n Of onoy % %e 10 s
stys and cowsheds. which are specially prohibited
I'm williamsburg and Greenpont there will
he wall from the corner grocery owners who
now stable their horses in the rear of tenements
Probably the grocers will feel the hardships Of
the new law more than any other class of trades
men in Brooklyn, for they want their horses
stabbed in the neighborhood of their places of
business. Nearly all OF the Rrocers established
on street corners are In what the law recognizes
as tenement houses. In the rear of these houses
are their stables Bakers will also be affected
in the same way. together with butchers and
milkmen.
The section Of the charter referred to will
prove a boon to tho livery stable keepers in the
thickly settled portions OF Brooklyn"
The sun., 1897-05-17
HEIR TO $4,000.
A Peer MIaer Profits at Last by the Thrift or
His Brother.

Los ANGELES, Cal. May 16.-Through the
death of a brother in England few weeks ago.
James Bagsley, who for several years has lived
the life of recluse on Bee Ranch. near Monte
Vista. has fallen heir to an estate Of $4,000.
Bagsley is a typical pioneer miner. who has
made and lost several fortunes. He says that
the last time he saw his brother was in 1852,
when he left San Francisco for England with
BIZ, 900 In gold dust. James had the same sum
In a San Francisco bank, but he put 1t into q
years was dead broke.
When the Comstock lode was discovered he
was among the first TO Join In the rush. and To-
Gated the Best and Belcher mine. This claim,
which paid the bonanza kings several millions.
Bagsley sold for $50. Bagsley was prospectOr
In all the Nevada camps and finally cleaned up
$4,000 in Idaho: He then went to New York
and sunk most of his coin in livery stable. Re-
turning to this coast he sought the southern
California mountains to get rid OF rheqmatism, 1,
brother invested his California gold In Man
chester and LIVERPOOL real estate.
The sun., 1897-05-17
L,uchIuS Veysr Cooling ON.

EVANSVILLE Ind, May l6.-With suspicion
OF doubt In the public mind now regarding the
guilt OF the negro in Jail here and the one in
custody at Morganfeld, Ky.. for the alleged
assault and murder OF Lizzie Buente last week
on her fathers farm, near this city, mob excite.
ment here Is giving way 10 sober judgment. and
the law will be allowed to take its course. II
either OF the men 10 guilty the police believe II
Is the one In Kentucky. The matter will be SET
tied this week in court
The sun., 1897-05-17
Stabbed HE yvire,s Visitor.

MOUNT VERNON. May 16.-Charles Anderson.
negro truck driver. left his wife several
months ago. and he went to her home, at 2O7
South Eighth street. last night. to ask her to live
with him again. He found Scotland Jordan,
him with a knife. Jordan smashed n lamp on
Andersons head. and Anderson stabbed Jordan
six times in the head and body. Jordan Is cx-
pected to die Anderson was arrested.
The sun., 1897-05-17
Fron the World, Sunday MorninO
FELL FROM THE SKY TO THE SEA.
Thrilling Experience Of the Brothers Stevens
Two Daring Aeronauts, Whose Balloon
Was Wrecked of the Highlands.
FORCED TO CUT LOOSE IN MIDAIR BY A
FIERCE STORM
Struggled Five Hours In Their Waterproof Car Be
fore They Were Rescued by the Sioop Mary
Jane, OF Ssyvllie, L. I.
THE BALLOON SIGHTED BY THE PILOT BOAT
JOSEPH PULITZER.

The hemystery OF the nameless balloon which was
seen from the pilot boat Joseph Pulitzer three
miles southeast of Sandy Hook Wednesday and
which was watched as 1t fell into the sea was
story OF the air and sea which reads like ro-
nance of Jules Verne.
1t Ia q story Of wondrous daring and great
peril; OF long and arduous labor on the part of
two aeronauts to save themselves from drown
ing. 1t Is n story which carries the science of
navigation in the air a step further than II has
ever reached before. and II may possibly end in a
transatlantic voyage In an airship land 2lo col
umns more by the Horid's Jules Vernel.
The sun., 1897-05-17
Lewis & Conger,
CAPT GREEN'S $1,000 MISSING.
sacramento's CHIEF OF Police Robbed by o
Negro Woman In Chicago.
I3o G. 80 West 42d ST.,
Between Broadway ana sixth Av., New York.

CHICAGO, May 16-Capt. Green of the Sacra-
mento police department is in Chicago on his
way home from the convention of chiefs of po-
lice. which has just closed its session in Pitts
burg. Pa. Incidentally. Capt Green is looking
for 81, 500 and a colored woman known to the
Chicago police as Lucy Roy or Rosie Smith.
Capt. Green arrived yesterday afternoon and
had not walked fifty feet from the station when
he was accosted by colored woman, who told
him she was starving. and asked him to buy a
meal for her. The Captain offered her 25 cents,
her home to see for himself the evidences OF pow
erty. Green was conducted to the house, shown
tho only chair in the place Another woman
was present. but Green declares neither got
within reach Of him. After few minutes,
Green says. he gave the woman quarter and
left. Then he thought of his money and drew
his wallet from his inside coat pocket. Upon
opening it he found 81 800 in bills missing
The sun., 1897-05-17
Daniel Moran's BODY Found.

New LONDON. Conn. May 16.-The body Of
Daniel Moran. who has been missing since
March 81. was found at Drummonds wharf to-
day. II WAS believed at the time of his disap-
pearance that Moran while intoxicated, had
fallen overheard in Winthrops Cove, "a short
distance from where he was found, and boats
were trolling there for several days.
The sun., 1897-05-17
CYC11sT INJURED By CABLE Cal
Run Do wn in Broadway at Ninth street-His
Right Leg Broken.

Felix Grasso of 124 West Houston street,
while riding bicycle yesterday afternoon. was
knocked down and run over in Broadway by a
Lexington avenue cable car. He sustained
compound fracture of the right leg.
Grasso. who was riding east through Ninth
street. when crossing Broadway lodged a down
town car only to be knocked down by one going
uptown: The front wheel OF the car passed over
hospital. Policeman A. S. Adams of the Mercer
street station arrested Thomas Finnegan of 80
uptown car.
The sun., 1897-05-17
BROWN NOT LYSCHED YET.
The Husband OF Murdered Ars. Stone said Ne
Doubted the NrEro'H Guilt.

DEADwooD, s. D.. May l6.-Charles Brown
whom mob threatened TO lynch last night for
the murder OF Mrs. StOno on Saturday morning,
managed TO secure few days more OF life
through the intercession OF Col. Stone, husband
OF tho victim. Mr.. stone was not certain of tho
negros, guilt, as he thought his confession was
The 3, 600 people who surrounded the Jail last
night finally dispersed. declaring, however. that
they would lynch Brown later II his guilt was
proven. The negro now denies that he killed
Mrs. Stone. She was evidently murdered By
thipVes
The sun., 1897-05-17

Ullman Placed Himself in the Right Position.
Pulled \ string ana Was Shot Dead.

UIInnn FIRceu HImseIr In tho HIGHT Position,
Pulled y String ana Was Shot Dead.
CHICAGO. H.. May l6.-Driven insane by in
somnia, Rolo A. Ullman. for fourteen years
foreman Of the Chicago stove works, ended his
life the Office OF the foundry yesterday after
noon by means of an original death machine
which he had carefully arranged. Unman used
for the purpose a revolver which he had sus-
pended on a piece of wood, nailed across tho
door leading to the office, where his lifeless body
was found. He attached a string to the trigger
of the revolver and then stretched himself out
on the floor in such a position as to bring the
muzZle OF the weapon In range OF his head.
his left temple.
The body was found by the watchman. Ull-
man had covered the windows with newspapers
and had nailed the door SO as to make a quick
entrance impossible.
The sun., 1897-05-17
WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR MONDAY

WASHINGTON FORECAST FoR MONDAY.
For Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecticut.
fair. except occasional showers near the coast;
warmer; northeaSterly winds. becoming variable.
For eastern NeU York. fair; udrmer; variable
,oinds.
For eastern PennsylvaniA and New Jersey. fair;
ortheasterly winds.
For the District OF Columbia. Delaware. and Mary.
land. fair; eAsterly winds,
For western New York. western PennsylvAnia and
Ohio. fair; warmer; light southeAsteriy winds.
The sun., 1897-05-17
Didn't Mean to Mako 1t Non.Union Funeral.

The question Of non-union funerals came up
again yesterday at the meeting of the Central
Labor Union. Delegate Way of the Electrical
Workers Union. which organization had been
accused by Delegate Maher OF the Liberty Dawn
Association of Coach Drivers of hiring non
union coaches for the funeral Of deceased
union had knowingly done So and after some
discussion the matter was dropped.
The sun., 1897-05-17
Searched tho woods for a. n. C,pher's BODY

WORCESTER. Mass, May l6.-Two hundred
men under the direction OF Deputy Sheriff
Frank ii. Baldwin OF West Boylston tramped
through the Sterling woods and the swamps Of
the saltwater River for six hours to-day in q
truitless search for the body OF Charles II.
Cypher.
Cypher has been missing since Monday last.
His team was found near the edge OF the Sterling
woods His pocketbOok was found empty in the
wagon. and is supposed to havo contained about
$50 when he left home.
The sun., 1897-05-17
Brooklyn Boy Hurt by a Bicycllst.

Six-year-old Louis Ho2p of 44O Liberty ave-
nue.. Brooklyn. while crossing Glenmore and
wyona avenues yesterday morning was knocked
down by Blcyclist Arthur .Colmer 90 years old.
OF 33 Concord street and his collar bone was
fractured Colmer. who Is said to have been
riding reckessy was arrested.
The sun., 1897-05-17

ANNAPoLIs, Md. May lG.-The Rev. DIR. W.
C. still Of New York, representing the American
Seamen's Friend Society. preached sermon to-
day to the graduating class OF the naval cadets
at the academy chapel. lie also made the an
Forty-iive out OF forty.seven cadets chose Bibles
The sun., 1897-05-17
Dr. Lindsay Not = Candidate for Bl.Lop.

BosToN. May 16.-The Rev. DIR. j. 3. Lindsay.
pastor of st. Paul's Episcopal Church in this
city has been named among others as a candi-
date for Assistant Bishop OF Connecticut. as co.
adjutor to Bishop Williams. DIR. Lindsay said
to-day:
II am not candidate. II the church called
me TO the office do not say that would ac-
cept nor do say that would refuse IT,"