Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-01
PATENT FRAUDS.
Senator Hansbrough Introduces Bill
to Protect Inventors.
M'KINLEY'S DEAR CIGARS.
Gen. Ruger's Retirement and the Transfers
to BE Made-A Report Denied
Justice Field to Re-
tire IN July.

WASHINGTON, March ST. - Senator
Hansbrough of North Dakota, has in
troduced bill to prevent inventors
and others from being deceived and
defrauded by alleged patent attorneys
1t provides
That hereafter IL shall be unlawful for any
person or persons firm or corporation, engaged
In procuring and prosecuting patent claims to
offer or award to their business correspondents
or clients any gifts prize or chance to
win medal of honor, certificate OF
stock or any other article or thing Of
real or supposed value, intrinsic or other
wise; and any person or persons violating the
provisions OF this act shall be deemed guilty OF
q misdemeanor. and on conviction thereof shall
for each ofiense be punished by u line OF not
less than i5OO and not more than 3l.OO or by
Imprisonment ct hard labor for not less than
six months nor more than one year. that oil APP
plicatlOns for patents which may hereafter be
filed by or through an attorney, or any person
representing himself as such shall be accom-
panied by an affidavit Of such attorney or per-
son that he has not violated the provisions OF
the first section of this act, and false swearing
thereto shall constitute perjury; that in all
cases where the government has heretofore, or
devices already patented in the United States,
the amount thereof shall be promptly refunded
to the respective payees; that the commission
ers of patents shall, as early as practicable,
prescribe and promulgate rules for the a,linis-
sion and debarment OF attorneys practlcing be-
fore the office said rules to be subjected TO the
approval OF the SECRETARY Of the Interior.
MeKinley's TwO-DOllar Cigars.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The presi-
dent somewhat surprised his cabinet
recently when he brought out box OF
cigars that were about eight inches
long and ~ inches in diameter. They
found their flavor very fine, the finest
they had ever tasted in a cigar. But
one would last whole evening. These
cigars were received by the presi
dent from a manufacturer in Havana
and were part of an invoice made
to order for the emperor of Austria
who likes his cigars long, fat and
strong, and pays $40 each for boxes con
taining ten cigars, or 81 per cigar. The
tobacco is of the finest quality to be OBJ
tanned in Cuba. The cigars are made
with unusual care, and there is just a.
much tobacco in ten of them as In {
box containing 100 ordinary cigars
The president received these through g
friend who happened to have been visit
ing in Cuba, and was asked by the
manufacturer to bring them to him.
Gen. Rugers Retirement.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-In anticipa'
ton of the retirement of Maj. Gen
Thomas II. Ruger, commanding the de
partment of the east at New York,
Friday next, Ma, Gen. Wesley Mer'
rift, commanding the department Of
the Missouri at Chicago. has been mott
fed by the secretary Of war to make
arrangements for his early transfer to
that command. Although not entire
ly settled, it is more than probable
that Brig. Gen. J. r. Brooke, com
manding the department Of Dakota at
ST. Paul, will succeed Gen. Merritt in
command of the department of the
Missouri.
A Report Denied.
WASHINGTON, March Sl.-The state
department declares that Consul-Gen-
eral Lee has not been granted leave
Of absence to take effect April 10 as
published, or any other date. Gen.
Lee has not asked for leave and no
action looking to his relief at Havana
or to the acceptance of his resignation
has been taken.
Field viii Retire in July.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Stephen j.
Field, associate justice of the United
States supreme court, has decided to
retire from the bench in July. This
opens the way for the recasting of the
cabinet, by which President Mckinley
may make Col. John McCook, of New