The Portland daily press., 1875-04-06
WASHINGTON.
An Interview with the President.
His Views ON the Mexican Oufrage-Ru.
mored Removal of Treasury OGici3is.

His Views ON the Mexican Oufrage-Esu-
mored Removal of Treasury Oficiois.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Presdent Grant said
to-day that the statements of what he would do
in relation to recent outrages by armed bands
of MeXicans invading the Texas frontiers were
all inventions as he had not expressed his views
to any person, not even the Secretary OF Sta e,
who, like himself, had been absent from the
CITY.
1t was already known to the public that
orders had been issued TO the military for the
protection of our citizens on the frontier, but
in addition to this nothing was done. The
Government was not fully advised of the ex-
tent of the Cutrages, although it has been
officially Informed of the arrest of mail car
rier and the burning of postoffice. The Gov
ernment had repeatedly been reminded OF the
outrages heretofore committed by Mexicans ION
citizens of the United States, both III Mexico
and in the United States, and would hear from
this government in short time concerning
those, recently committed through the de
partment of State There would be consul
tation with the Secretary of State on this mat
ter and probably it will be brought to the at
tentiOn of the Cabinet. Meantime all news
paper statements as to the action of the gov
eminent would be mere speculatiOns. I'VE
must" remarked the President, determine
hereafter what is proper to be done IN the
premises" He could see no apprehension OF
war between the two countries. but OF course no
one could tell what might take place IN the
future. Nothing would be done by the Gov
eminent to provoke such a result.
The President on being asked whether there
was any truth in the rumOr about the reslgna-
ton or removal of Commissioner Douglass,
said he had no such knowledge aud therefore
the rumor was untrue. The President was al
so questioned in regard to the rumored removal
when he said Mr.. johnson, the Commissioner of
Customs, would be retained, so with the first
Comptroller Taylor, of whose honesty and up
rightness he was fully assured, and also of
second Comptroller Broadhead. The President
said there was vacancy IN the office OF Minis
ter to Peru, occasioned by the resignation of
Mr. Francis Thomas of Maryland, but he had
not yet selected his successor.
Yellow Fever Mt Key West.
The following telegram was received to day
at the Navy Department:
Ken Vest april 5.-Surgeon General Joseph
Beale: The weather has changed and it is much
cooler. There are no new cases OF fever. The
present indications are encouraging.
Il. j. PERRY, Surgeon.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances for
to-day :-Currency, 81 795 267 81 special deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit S43 953 900 coin SS4 2O3, 5O7 80 including
coin certificates 1914 394, 800; outstanding legal
tenders, 1878, 226, 800.
Various Matters.
Internal revenue receipts to-day 1904 573.
Information received at the Treasury Depart
ment is to the effect that the prospects for ne
gOLdbinS buO uoW ouitcu olibloS JULIUS Ill bu6
hands of the syndicate have considerably i'm
proved.
Three Officials Confess to Tampering with
Bids for Mail Contracts.
New YORK, April ga Washington des-
patch to the Sun states that three officials at
the Fostoffice Department have confessed
themselves guilty of tampering with bids for
the southwestern mail contracts, so that con-
tractors in whose pay they were obtained fa-
vorable contracts. In one case seventy-nne
bids were altered