Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-10-03
WASHINGTON NEWS.
THE MEXICAN BORDER.

THE MEXICAN BORDER.
Dispatches from Washington Of sa,.
9th state that the state departmar',
people are anyiously waiting ady;cn,
from Minister Foster as to the truth ~
the respiration ofGonzales and Trey;no
and also as to the probable futnre
strength of Diaz: They apprehend
trouble from the border, and apnrora
Gen. Ord's consultation with the ooy
ornor of Texas for the purpose of mt
ing their forces. The probable nla,,
will be to let the state of Texas COM
forward to protect itself, aided. if neca.-
sary, by the United States forces.
SURVEYOR GENERAL OF CALIFoRyIA
At the cabinet meeting to-day it was
decided to appoint General Ames. Of
California, surveyor general of that
state. surveyor General Rollins. the re
cent incumbent, resigned a few days
ago, to avoid the investigation ofcbarpeS
preferred against him by Senator Booth
General Amcs is resident of Calfor.
MIA, and practical surveyor.
A CONTRACT CASE.
secretary McCrary was to-day made
the defendant in a suit brought in court
by contractor named Satterlee. He
was next to the lowest bidder for a 5000
600 contract for the improvement oftbo
Tennessee river in Alabama. The low.
est bidder withdrew his bid. but 70
newed it afterward, and obtained the
contract. Satterlee claims that this was
Illegal, and asks for mandamus to
prevent Secretary McCreary from
awarding the contract
TO BE INVESTIGATED
Secretary Schurz has appointed q
committee to make an investigation IN
to the cause of the late fire. The com
missioner Of patents thinks about eighty.
seven thousand models were burned
exclusive Of about seventeen thousand
models on which no patents have been
granted.
THE JAPAN REBELLION
\ telegram was received to-day from
an official source liz Yeddo which saws
that the rebellion in Japan is ended.
The chief rebels, Saigo, Mura da, and
IIirinO committed suicide ON the oath
inst. n
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
At the cabinet session to-day ii was
decided that the secretary of war and
secretary of the treasury should select
a commission of three competent arch
ltectS and engineers to examine all the
public buildings in Washington, and re-
port as to whether they are freproof or
not, and make such suggestions as they
deem proper to render these buildings
safe against conhagration.
APPOINTED.
The president to-day signed the com
mission of William NJ Upton, of Ore
gon, to be second comptroller of the
treasury, from the LIST of October.
Joseph Cooke has been appointed
supervising inspector of steamboats, for
the Eight district, at Detroit.
Dispatches from Washington of Sept
Goth state that General Crook and See
rotary Schurz We're engaged with Indian
Commissioner Smith fer several hours
to-day studying the map of Dakota, and
posting themselves in regard to the geo
graphy of that territory, preparatory to
IL council with the Indians ut their hotel
tonight. but the object of their visit,
which Is to protest against the removal
Of their agencies from the present loca-
ton to the Missouri river, was not
talked over. 1t will not be considered
except mt single meeting at which the
president and Secretary Schurz will be
present. The Indians will be given to
understand that this council will be
final and the talk will not be spread
over several days rs has been the Gus
tom heretofore The commissioners
delighted the Indians to-day by present
ing each of them with suit Of new
clothes.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The comptroller Of the currency says
the additional circulation of national
bank notes issued during the present
month will not be less than 100000,
and indications are that a much larger
amount will be issued during October
and November, for the purpose of sup
plying banks with currency necessary
for the movement of crops.
OPENING BIDS.
Bids for printing the backs on
legal tender and national bank notes
were opened to-day, but no award was
made. The price paid for this work at
present is SIS per thousand % against
an average of 1915 under the new bids
The saving thereby effected by Secre-
tary Sherman will be over 80 per cent
of the cost, and will exceed forty-ilye
thousand dollars the coming wear. The
saving effected by him on internal reve-
nue. work will exceed $4,000 n year.
THE FINANCES.
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