Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-23
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raised before the French and American
claims commission yesterday to which
| considerable interest is attached. It was
recently agreed between the diplomatic
representatives of the United States and
France that the case of Isaac Taylor
withdrawn; that it was excluded by the
treaty organizing the commission as
case already sdiudicated. 1t was at
the same time agreed that if upon
inquiry any cases against the United
States should be found falling within the
same class as Isaac Taylor's case, they
should also be withdrawn. On calling the
docket yesterday, when the case of Perdre-
awhile against the United States was
reached the council for the United States
declared that is was suspended under the
arrangement in regard to the case of Tay-
lor. Counsel for France then moved that
the cases which the counsel for the UaIted
States contended came within the
class should be proceeded with,
that evidence should be taken and
field, and q commissioner called upon to
determine whether they came within the
agreement. Counsel for the United States
held, on the ground, firstly, that as it was
agreed between the diplomatic represen-
tatives, the secretary OF state and French
minister, to withdraw the Taylor case, the
same representatives should agree TO with
draw the other cases; secondly, that
if the commission took up those
contested cases il might be
obliged TO decide them only under the pro-
visions of the treaty, disregarding the
agreement between the diplomatic repre-
sentatives, so that, while the Taylor case
might be withdrawn, other cases might he
decided against the United States by the
commission. The discussion was ended by
the commission calling for the correspond
ence between the two governments. Coun-
gel for the United States further commended
that the proper course was to have left the
Taylor case, as well as the other cases, to
the judicial determination of the commits
sioner and not undertake to dispose of
them automatically.
Pension Commissioner Dudley has
issued circular requesting special exami-
ners to give public notice that they are not
authorized to collect money for fees or
expenses from pensioners or appli-
Giants for pensions. Also that all special
examiners are supplied with certificates
signed by the commissioner of pensions
and secretary of the interior and bearing
the seal of the interior depart
ment. Without such certificates
all persons claiming to be pension
examiners are frauds. The circular has
been brought out by complaints reaching
the pension Office of swindles perpetrated
by persons having no authority to act for
tbs pension Office. The commissioner
asks that some responsible person report
to his Office all suspected cases of the
above nature, with desert ption of the al
legged examiner.
The appropriation for the redemption of
worn and mutilated United States notes
for the fiscal year 1882 and 1888 is nearly
exhausted. No APPROPRIATION for this pur-
pose was made at the last session OF con-
gress. Therefore, after the present appro-
pJiation is exhausted no notes of this de-
scriptiOn can be redeemed at the treasury
department until congress makes another
appropriation for that purpose.
The standard dollars issued the past
| week were $109,499; for corresponding
period of last year of $4,000.
Hon ]. R.Partrigde, United States minis
ter to Peru, reported in person to the Sec
rotary Of state to-day, remained half an
hour, and departed for Baltimore. Part
! ridge defined 10 say anything about his
visit to Secretary Frelinghuysen, and the
state department officials will say nothing
further than that leave of absence has
been granted Partridge upon his own ap-
plieation, on the ground of Ill health, bat
that he has not yet indicated how long he
| desires to be absent from his post.
The sensational rumors that have been
in circulation concerning the president
were set at rest tonight by his arrival here
in condition physically that stamped
the rumors of his illness as the widest
exaggerations. He arrived at $3.50, accom-
panied by his friend, Mr.. Miller, of New
York, Secretary Chandler and Private
| Secretary Phillips, and was met at the
depot by Secretary Frelinghuysen, Attor-
ney General Brewster, Assistant Secretary
Pruden, Allan Arthur and couple of hun
dred other persons, including large
number of newspaper correspondents.
The president was one of the first of the
party to allght from the train. As he
stepped down he appeared to be in excel
lent health. His movements were active,
his sunbrowned face was the picture of
| health, his voice as he greeted his friends
and answered inquiries as to his health,
| WAS SITOuS anu Cll6STy' Lie
| general was the first to take the presidents
hand, and as he laughingly alluded to the
reports of the latter's illness the presidents
face also relaxed into smile, and he said:
"We have not been sick day. 1 have en-
| joyed the trip very much.' Then young
Allan Arthur and Major Pruden shook
hands with the president, and to the in
quires of both as to his health he replied,
quite well.' He stopped holding his
sons hand for a moment, until
the remainder of his party had
come up. All looke2 alike sunburned and
travel-stained. The crowd followed them
to the carriages in waiting at the door and
besieged Secretary Chandler and Private
Secretary Phillips with inquiries as to the
presidents condition. All such inquirers
were told to ''look at him. On reaching
the sidewalk the president stood for three
or four minutes talking with Brewster and
others befole entering his carriage. Their
he was driven to the White house. Secre-
tary Frelinghuysen, who met the president
at the depot and then went to the White
house, said to an Associated Press reporter
that he thought the president was looking
unusually well, and added that the latter
had told him his health was good and thai