Show FEDERAL FLASHES men money medicine and other matters st at tha the federal capital washington may 1 tho the chief 0 ol 01 f Post postoffice lice office inspectors today to day received a dispatch from oberlin 0 stating that inspectors bedell and king arrested B F alias Si for swindling ilia his scheme was to advertise for coins euch snell as good specie anens of the trade and bland dollars dolla rs offering ofle ring ng a premium for them wit when en ho he received them of course he made no return the united states treasury is now prepared to forward fractional silver coil coin ill in bu sums ins of or its multiple at the expense of the government the coinage of the mints for A april was of which is standard dollars the treasury today to day purchased bances of silver for delivery it at the various mints the house committee on rivers and harbors expect to complete the consideration of the river and harbor appropriation bill tomorrow to morrow or saturday the total amount appropriated now is between twelve and thirteen millions million not all of tho the appropriations lations have yet been agreed upon wr it ii i possible that an effort will be nade by some members of the co committee m to male matio a horizontal redu e tion of the amounts already decided on oil before reported to the boure the senate committee on patents instructed chairman piatt platt to prepare a circular letter to be addressed to persons prominently interested in patented property and also to persons in favor of legislation for the crotee tion of innocent users of patent arti i cles asking their opinion of the provision of the house bill no to re regulate the practice in patent suits recently re committed by the senate and their suggestions as to what legislation if any is necessary pertaining to the matter the american Ar medical edical association holds its thirty fifth annual meeting in this city commencing may ath it is expected nearly 2000 delegates will be present and arrangements have been made for the accommodation of that number on tuesday evening a full dress reception will be le given the members and their families at the executive mansion by president arlinr tf the sub committee of tho the house committee ott oa commerce will report favorably to the full committee 0 on n the bill to regulate the exportation of articles made in imitation of butter and cheese the bill provides that tubs boxes firkins or when containing articles I 1 t I 1 es from oleomargarine for export shall tall be marked oleomargarine butter or or rine rino cheese when made from a mixture Inix tto of fard lard and dairy butter or from a mixture of lard and milk OF or cream lard butter or lard cheese and when made from a mixture of f ye vegetable I 1 eatable materials with dairy butter or oleomargarine vegetable butter if the bill further provides that a manifest accurate accurately iv describing such commodities modi ties shall be filed in the custom house |