The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-03-05
New Patent Law.

Congressman Reeves OF the Elev
enth Illinois District, has introduced a
bill to amend the patent laws of the
! United States, which, if passed, will
have the effect of doing away with
monopolies in the manufacture Of all
inventions and discoveries, and secure
to the inventor, be he rich or poor,
royalty on every article manufactured.
Under this law any one will be free to
manufacture a patented device on pay
ing royalty to be regulated by the
Patent office, which amount, less a
small percentage TO be retained for ex-
penses, will be paid to the inventor
Under this bill the government reserves
the right to pay an inventor what his
patent is ascertained by a court or jury
10 be worth, and throw the same open
to public use. One point seems to be
overlooked in this bill that is the exces-
sive cost of securing a patent for an ar
ticle, which often forces the poor in
ventOr to sell out to some richer man
for consideration, and thus lose the
just reward of his labors. 1t should be
provided that upon forwarding to the
Patent office the necessary diagrams of
an invention and a small fee to cover the
registration thereof that such registra-
ton will have the same force as patent
for six months or a year, when patent
must be taken out. This would give the
poor inventor a chance to get the full
benefit of his genus.
The Liberals of Otario suffered a
their majority having been reduced
from twenty-eight to three, with two
cabinet ministers defeated. This is
rather small majority to work with,
besides it will glve the loose fish an OPP
portunlty to flop over to the Conserva-
tives. When Sir Oliver Mowat gave
up the leapership of the Ontario gov
eminent for the higher one Of Minister
OF Justice in the Dominion cabinet the
Liberal pGrty IN Ontario commenced 10
lose strength, and It looks as if its term
Of power is nearing an end.
-" The Plague Of Unc!can Journal
ism" is fruitful topic o! discussion in
now. Well it might be. for more dan
gerOus pest never infected a country
Ii ID more fatal to the moral and intel
lcctual welfare Of community and ma
ton than all the outcasts and atheists
that ever lived. We believe in a free
press decently conducted, but a vile
press has no more right to exist than
nest Of vipers.
The new caucus law was tried in
Milwaukee on Monday evening last,
and, according to reports, worked to
satisfaction. The names of candidates
were placed in ballotbo and their
names registered on the Official list as
they were withdrawn by tellers. BY
this means excellent men were placed
in nomination without any wrangling.
-" The only circumstance that would
warrant active hostiiities," says Cardin-
al Gibbons, would be the evidence
that the Spanish government conniycd
at the placing oftorpedoes or explosives
in the harbor of Havana to destroy our
vessels. But do not believe, and no
saue man can believe, that a chivalric
nation would be guilty of such inhu-
mainly"
The statement made by Secretary
Long that in his opinion the idea that
the Spanish government was respons-
eliminated from the question, may not
have been official, but it is hone the
less important as showing that the
evidence 80 far is on the side of SPANS
Innocence.