The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-19
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IT Is q matter for Generalization tot
President Mckinley that his admin.
istration has furnished 60 little cause
Tor legitimate criticism that the OPP
position has been driven to the man.
ufacture Of faults 70 criticise. The |
assassination Of the Spanish premier
and the consequent stir in Spain has
been made the foundation Of many
sensational stories concerning the
alleged changes in the intentions of
President Mckinley as to his Cuban
policy, and Secretary Sherman's be.
ing ct the head Of the state depart
ment has caused him to figure conf
spicuously in most Of these stories.
There is absolutely no foundation
for any Of these stories. There has
boon no change and snone is contem.
plated. 8. 8.
Secretary Wilson is an old friend
OF the Union soldier, but he has added
to the esteem the " boys in blue" feel
for him by letter to Col. Foote, com
mander Of the Union Veterans legion
OF the District Of Columbia, who had,
in the name of the legion, recommend
ed an old soldier for a place in the
agricultural department. Secretary
Wilson's letter says in part: "As
you are aware, probably, l have been
re.instating old veterans who were dis
charged by the last administration.
About 60 have been put back, but
there are about as many more to be
considered. You will doubtless agree
with me that those who were uncere-
moniously removed should be righted
first. This we are trying to do just
as fast as possible. MY deepest and
kindest sympathy goes out to you old
soldiers who saved our country, and
whatever we can do over here to make
the afternoon Of your lives pleasant
and comfortable shall certainly be
done" ~. '~.: .....
The board, Of naval officers selected
by Secretary Long to investigate and
report upon the cost, best location,
etc, Of government plant for the
manufacture OF steel armor for our
fighting ships has been in session all
the week. The officers are familiar
izing themselves with the information
ION file at the navy department on this
| subject, and will next week visit the
plants of the Carnegie and Bethlehem
companies, which have refused to
make armor at the price named by
congress-$900 q ton.
Commissioner Butterworth's new
rules to govern the practice before
the U. S. patent Office would have
been cordially welcomed by the honest
members of the patent bar at any
time, because they know the need Of
reform, but the state of affairs shown
by the testimony at the hearings in
the disbarment proceedings against
John Wedderburn & Co., has made
the general public understand as it
has never understood before the value
of havinga man like Ben Butterworth
lat the head of the patent Office while
| t4o puI&luS pIOCc6o IL 8OIu& Ou. IL
is in evidence that Wedderburn & Co.
repeatedly deceived their poor clients
by advising them that patents could
be obtained for old and valueless
devices and that the same could be
sold for high prices, taking advance
fees for prosecuting applications for
patents, both in the y. s. and in
Europe for what was clearly impatient.
! able, and money for advertising them
for sale. How extensively this sor,
of thing has been done may be judged
by the testimony of officials, which
says that during the past two years
E more than 800 applications for pat
l ents filed by Wedderburn e. Co. about
0 one half of the total number filed by
! them, have been rejected as impatient
, than 200 have been Of sufficient value
Secretary bl,ss .,d received omc CT
week. and in conseouence. issued ar