The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-31
HIGHEST RECORD
For Patent Applications in One Day n
the Offices History.
Will Advertise for Supplies to Be Carries
BY KIondike Relief Expeditions-See-
rotary Gage Denies That He Has
rendered His Resignation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Three hum
dred and seventy-five applications for
patents were received at the patent of
fee Monday, the highest ON record for
any one day in the history of the of
| fee. The fact that the new law re-
curing persons who have made appli-
cations abroad for patents to file their
applications in this country within
seven months of the filing of the APP
plication for foreign patent becomes
operative on January 1 is accountable
for the rush. Heretofore applications
could be fled at any time within the
life of patent issued in foreign cOun-
tries.
The expected conference between
Secretary Alger and Mr.. Seton did
not take place Tuesday afternoon. Sec
rotary Alger overrated his strength
and found that he was not sufficiently
recovered from his illness to under
take the work of arranging details of
the relief expeditions. The Canadian
visitors are to remain in Washington
for a few days, however, so that the
conference is simply postponed for a
short time.
Capt. Brainard has been authorized
to issue Wednesday the advertisements
for the supplies that are to be carried
on relief expeditions. They probably
will appear in newspapers in Chicago,
Seattle, Portland and San Francisco.
The list of articles to be carried has
been arranged with the greatest care
by the quartermaster's department
after consultation with Surgeon Gen.
eral Sternberg, only the most vitality
necessary food articles, which combine
resistance to cold and decay with great
nutritive value, being selected.
Secretary Gage was seen Tuesday on
return from New York and questioned
as to the truth of the published report
that he had rendered his resignation
to the president and that it had been
firmly declined with many express
sions of confidence and appreciation
of his ability as shown in his admins
tration of the treasury department. Mr..
Gage was not inclined to discuss the
matter at length, but said that he had
not rendered his resignation nor had
III AOdSOh w UCllcN0 GudU ne ana
the president were not in substantial
accord on the great questions now be-
fore the country. The report, he said,
probably sprung from remark he had
made to intimate friends to the effect
that not for anything would he embar-
rass the president, and if he saw that
he was doing this he would resign at
once.
He added, ga cabinet officer ought
always to be ready to surrender his of
fee at the call of his chief, the execu-
tive, but 1 have not the slightest rea-
son to believe that such action on nv
part is even remotely desired by the
president. The desires of other people
in that direction l am not disposed to
consider"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Assistant Sec
Rotary Vanderlip, when asked Tuesday
concerning report that Secretary
Gage had rendered his resignation.
and that President Mckinley had re-
fused to accept it, said: There is
nothing in it." The report in question
gave Mr.. Vanderlip as authority for
the assertion. Secretary Gage himself
LETT New York Tuesday morning.