Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-08-18
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Property to be Restored to
SOutherners.
THE STATE LEeIsLATURE.
A Senator Found Who signed the
Call for the Extra
Session.

Special 10 the Herald bg the Assoctated Press
WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE Sec.
retary Of the Interior to-day drew war
rants on the Treasury Department for
s77, ,524. 80 on account OF the quarterly
paymsnt Of pensions.
Some time ago Acling-Secretary FAIR
child instructed Mr.. Krites, chief OF the
division Of abandoned property, 70 carry
into effect the provisions Of the act o.
Congress authorizing the Secretary o.
the Treasury to deliver to the rightful
owners certain articles Of jewelry, etc.,
captured BY the United States army
during the civil war and deposited 10
the Treasury Department Mr.. krites
has accordingly prepared rules and reg
ulations which will govern the res ora.
tion OF al such articles and has just
concluded IN examination Of the articles
on deuosit. They are contained in two
box o. and consist Of silverware, jewelry.
portraits, watches. etc. One OF the
boxes contained nearly 500 watches,
gold, silver and brass, and number OF
Iaok-knives, pocket-books, letters, etc.
These were mainly taken from prisoners
of war who died in the hospitals around
Washington, Cape Lookout and Elmirs,
and were deposited in the Treasury BY
General X Ketchum. Some II them, how
ever, belonged to Union soldiers who
died during the war near the places de
siRnated. Another box contained lot
Of articles captured by Gen. Sherman's
troops In Camden, s. c., in the early
part of 1865. They consist Of family
plate. jewelry, etc., which had been
Deposited in the bank ct Camden 5y Mr.
McRea and other wealthy residents Of
that section. When the Union army
approached the town an effort was made
70 transfer the articles 70 place
Of safety, but il was not sue
csssful, a. the troops came upon
the scene while transfsr was being made.
Many Of the prino;pal articles belonging
70 Mr.. McRea were restored him by
special act Of Congress in 1882. An in
vsntory has been made and 1t 10 thought
articles can easily be identified by their
owners. They will be restored uDon ap.
plication accompanied by satisfactory
evidence Of ownership. Two boxes are
reserved to contain all the properly Of
the character described now in the
United States treasury. except possibly
the swords belonging to Geurrsl
Twiggs and captured by Gen. But
Ter ia New Orleans. 1t is an unsettled
question as yet whether these swords
can be restored under the provisions
Of the act referred above. ALI
articles mentioned which have not been
restored by application will be sdver-
tissd for one year. and after that time
will be sold ut public auction.
1t IL expected that formal exchange
of cop 90 of the extradi,ion treaty be
tween the United States and japan will
soon be announced from Toxic. and that
ils promu CATION by the two govern
msnis will take place Immediately there
after. This treaty was ratified by tho
United States Senate on the 2lst OF last
June. but the Senate made some minor
amendments In its text which rendered
il necessary that the document should
be again submitted to the japanese
AUTHORITIES. Information has now
been received that Japan 90.
cepts the smsndment and is ready
for the last stsp in the matter OF
formal exchange. The Jspanese au thor
itiss are quite snthusiastic over oou.
summation Of this treaty, but not so
much on account OF its provisions which
are similar In general terms to those Of
the exislinR treaty between the United
States and Great Britain, as because OF
tho fact that it constitutes . step In the
progress OF that nation towards posi-
tion Of equality with the most enlight-
eped nations Of the earth.