Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1898 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Corea’s king has notified Russia that he has decided to dismiss M, Alexeiff, the Russian representative in the customs, and the Russian military instructors. Members of the cabinet say that Spain must promptly yield to whatever demands may be made upon hereby the United Statfes or the independence of Cuba will be recoguizcd. T. V. Powddrly was confirmed us immigration commissioner by the Senate by a vote of 43' to 20. Senator Chandler was the only Republican who voted against him, while many Democrats voted for him. Senator Hoar has introduced a bill in the United States Senate prohibiting the importation into the United States of birds or their feathers for ornamental purposes, and imposing a fine of SSO for each offense. The report of the Commissioner of Patents for the calendar year 1897 was laid before Congress. It was prepared by Assistant Commissioner A. P. Greejy, who was acting commissioner for several months preceding the death of the late Commissioner Butterworth. In 1897 there were received 45,661 applications for patents, and, in addition, a large number of applications for designs, trade marks, etc. Patents granted amounted in number to 23,729, including designs; sixty-five patents were re-issued, 1,661 trade marks registered and fourteen, labels and sixteen prints. The numbei - of patents that expired was 12,926. The total expenditures were $1,122,843, the receipts over expenditures $252,798. The total balance of the credit of the patent office in the treasury of the United States Jan. 1, 1898, was $4,971,438.