Show WASHINGTON An Important Decision Bond Matters etc etc Washington 21At a meeting this afternoon of the Spanish American claims commission Count Lowenhaupt umpire rendered a decision in the case of Jose M Mac tas a naturalized citizen of the United Uni-ted States who claimed from the Spanish government damages to the amount of 600000 principal and interest in-terest for losses caused by the seizure seiz-ure of his plantation near Mantanaz in 1869 His United States citizenship citizen-ship was admitted as were the general gen-eral facts of the case the plantation having been seized under misapprehension misappre-hension as to its ownership The arbitrators having failed to agree upon the amount the case was submitted sub-mitted to an umpire who rendered a decision today awarding the claimant principal and interest amounting to 8225000 The letter of Durant upon naturalization natu-ralization questions raised in a former for-mer decision will be submitted to Count Lowenhaupt on Monday when it is understood it will be made public f President Garfield his children private secretary and Secretary Wmdom took a trip to Mount Vernon this afternoon on the revenue cutter Ewing Since Mrs Garfields illness the President has been closely confined within doors At the conclusion of business today to-day notices had been received at the treasury department for < continuance con-tinuance 8209493800 of 5 per cent bonds In most instances the bonds are already received at the department depart-ment It is thought the limit of J 8230000009registered 5s which can be converted into 8H per cents will be reached Monday next Quite a large number of telegrams were re ceiveu at tile treasury department today inquiring if 6 per cent bonds would be accepted for conversion into 3M per cents if forwarded today to-day The following reply was telegraphed tele-graphed in each instance Dispatch received Time for presenting pre-senting 0 per cent bonds for continuance con-tinuance has expired apd request cannot be granted I Signed War WINDOJI Secretary President Garfield received this morning Knights Templar com mandanes from Boston and Providence Provi-dence here on their way to Richmond Rich-mond He greeted them cordially as brethren They were then shown through the White House By Saturday evening next the treasury officials say that all 5s called recently by the secretary of the treasury will have been extended extend-ed The national bank circulation is higher today than ever before and is steadily rising It is nearly 363000000 Gold note circulation remains about where it is because the law limits the circulation of a bank to 850000 otherwise it too would increase It is understood that an attempt will be made next session to extend the circulation limit so that a bank in California can issue as many gold certificates as it desires Despite the increase of national bank circulation the demand de-mand for new notes still continues New England is most clamorous At meeting this evening largely attended by prominent citizens and those actively interested in beneficent benefi-cent organizations a constitution was adopted as the basis of an organization or-ganization to be known as the Red Cross Society for sanitary and hospital hos-pital wdrk An investigation on the charges I affecting the official integrity of Col J O P Burnside disbursing officer I of the postoffice department resulted in his complete exoneration |