Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-18
UNCLAIMED ARTICLES.
A Large Amount of .Jewelry, Watches,
Etc, In the Treasury Department.

A Large Amount of Jewelry, Watches,
Etc. in the Treasury Department.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE Secretary
VI 'ne +orior to-day drew warrants on
the Treasury Departn.~- -rsaao
on account quarterly payment Of pensl6ifS.
Some time ago Acting Secretary Fair
child instructed Mr.. Krites, Chief OF the
Division of Abandoned Property, to carry
into effect the provisions Of the act OF Con-
sress authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to deliver to the rightful owners
certain articles of jewelry, etc., captured
by the United States army during the war
and deposited in the 7 reasury Department.
Mr.. Krites has accordingly prepared
rules and regulations which will govern the
restoration of all such articles and has
just concluded an examination OF the ar!l-
cles on deposit. They are contained in
| two boxes and consist OF silverware, jew
elry, portraits, watches, etc. One OF the
boxes contained nearly 500 watches, gold
silver and brass, and a number OF jack
knives, pocketbooks, etc. These were
taken from prisoners who died in the hos
pitals around Washington, Cape Lookout
and Elmira and were deposited in the
Treasury by Gen. Ketchum. Some OF them
belonged to Union soldiers who died during
the war near the places named. The other
box contained lot OF articles captured by
Gen. Sherman in Camden South Carolina,
in the early part OF 1865. They consist
of family plate, jewelry, etc, which had
been deposited in a bank at Camden by
Mr.. McRea and other wealthy residents OF
that section when the Union army ap.
proached the town. An effort was made
to transfer them to a place OF safety but it
did not succeed as the troops came upon
the scene while the transfer was being ma 'e.
MANY OF the principal articles belonging to
Mr., McRea were restored to him by spe.
cial act of Congress in 1882. An inv entory
has been made and it is thought the article &
can easily be identified by their owners
They will be restored upon applica'
ton accompanied by satisfactory
evidence of ownership. Two boxes
are reserved to contain all property OF the
character described now in the United
States Treasury, except, possibly, the pre-
sentation swords belonging to General
Twiges and captured by General Butler in
New Orleans. 1t is an unsettled question
whether these swords can be restored un
der the act referred to above. All articles
mentioned which have not been restored
by application will be advertised for one
wear from this time and will be sold q,
public auction.
1t is expected that q formal exchange o
copies Of the extradition treaty betweeI
the United States and Japan will soon b.
announced from Toxic and that its pro
mitigation by the two governments vii
take place Immediately thereafter. This
treaty was ratified by the United state
Senate on the 21st OF last June, but tn
Senate made some minor amendments ii
it's text which rendered it necessary tina
the documents should be again submitte'
t to Japan authorities. Information ha
4 now been received that Japan will accep
, the amendment and is ready Tor the las
step in the matter Of formal exchange
Japanese authorities are quite enthusiast
tic over the consummation OF this treaty
4 but not so much ON account OF its pre-
:. visions, which are similar in general term
: to those of existing terms between tn
United States and Great Britain, as o'