The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-22
WARRINGTON.
An Important Decision.
Bond Matters. etc, etc,


Washington, 21.-At a meeting,
this afternoon, Of the Spanish
American claims commission, Count
Lowenhaupt, umpire, rendered a
decision in the case of Jose NJ. Mac
tas, naturalized citizen of the Uni
ted States, who claimed from the
Spanish government damages to the
amount of 100000, principal and in
tereSt, for losses caused by the seiz-
ure of his plantation near Mantanaz
in 1859. His United States citizen
ship was admitted, as were the gen.
eral facts of the case, the plantation
having been seized under misappre-
hensiOn as to its ownership. The
arbitrator having failed to agree
upon the amount, the case was sub
mitted to an umpire, who rendered
decision to-day, awarding the
claimant principal and interest
amounting to S225,000.
The letter of Durant, upon natu-
raliZation questions raised in a for
mer decision, will be submitted to
Count Lowenhaupt on Monday,
when it is understood it will be
made public.
President Garfield, his children.
private secretary and Secretary
Window, took a trip to Mount
Vernon this afternoon on the
revenue cutter E1Oing. Since Mrs.
Garfield's illness, the President has
been closely confined within doors.
At the conclusion of business, to-
day, notices had been received at
the treasury department for con-
tinuance, 5000, 493, 500 of 5 per cent.
bonds. In most instances the bonds
are already received at the depart |
-ment. 1t is thought the limit of |
S250,000,00 registered IS, which can
be converted into 81 per cents, will
be reached Monday next. Quite a
large number of kilograms were re-
ceiVed at the treasury department |
to-day, inquiring if 6 per cent. bonds
would be accepted for conversion
into 81 per cents, if forwarded to-
day. The following reply was tele-
gTaphed in each instance:
Dispatch received. Time for pre-
Senting 6 per cent. bonds for con-
tinuance has expired and request
cannot be granted.
(Signed) WIN. WINDOW,
Secretary.
President Garfield received, this
knights Templar COM
from Boston and Provi-
ience here on their way to Rich
mond. He greeted them cordially
IS brethren. They were then
shown through the White House.
By Saturday evening next, the
treasury officials say that all IS
called recently by the secretary of |
the treasury will have been extend
I'd. The national bank circulation
IS higher to-day than ever before
snd is steadily rising. 1t is nearly
1896, 100000. Gold note circulation | :
remains about where it is, because
.he law limits the circulation of a |
bank to $4,000, otherwise it too
would increase. 1t is understood !
hat an attempt will be made next I
session to extend the circulation
INIT, so that a bank in California
AN issue as many gold certificates I
Is it desires. Despite the increase
If national bank circulation, the de- I
nand for new notes still continues. {
New England is most clamorous. :
AT meeting. this evening, largely S
attended by prominent citizens and !
hose actively interested in benef- 4
.ent organizations, a constitution !
vas adopted as the basis of an or :
,anization to be known as the Red
ross Society, for sanitary and hos
,ital work.
An investigation on the charges
fecting the official integrity of Col. :
I. o. 2. Burnside, discussing officer :
f the postofice department, resulted
n his complete exonoration.