Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-10


STANDARD silver. ....... 8, CO., 800
Subsidiary silver coin ..... 8, $50, SIS
MINOR c0ins..................... o. SO
AOtSi... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81, ll0 vi
The books at the Office of comptrol-
Ter of currency show that during the
fiscal year just ended &c national banks
were organized with an aggregate capi-
tai of $2.9OO,OO0.
APPOINTMENTS.
The president appointed NJ. d. How
ard, of Nebraska, register of the land
Office at Grand Island, Nebraska: and
Flo Robb, to be collector of internal
revenue for the district of Nebraska,
vice Newman suspended.
MEXICAN TRoUBLLs.
Advices from Washington under date
Of July LIST state that the administration
is at present contemplating a new and
much more decided policy toward the
Mexican government in reference to
the border troubles. Numerous repre-
sentatives of the people of Texas have
been here within the last few days, i'm
portuning the secretary of state to
take more vigorous steps to suppress
the border troubles, claiming that since
the recognition of President Diax by
this government Mexico has become
tlagrantly Indifferent to affairs along
the border. and outrages have been
conducted on grander scale than ever.
General Ord's visit here is for more
purposes than one, but the main
object of it, as disclosed to-day,
is in regard to new policy
to suppress border troubles. The raids
across the border during the month Of
April were daring. In one instance
over three hundred head of horses
were captured, and nearly twenty per-
sons in various parts Of the state were
killed.
MACKENSIE's RAID.
Gen. Ord instructed Mackenzie to
pursue the bandits, and Mackenzie, re-
ceiving authentic information of the
whereabouts of stolen horses, immedi-
ately set out to recover them. He was
met by Mexican soldiers, who, instead
OF aiding him, according to the under
standing between the two governments,
refused to give any information what
ever, and notified Mackenzie that their
instructions were to resist him il he
persisted in going over Mexican terri
tory. As consequence neither
horses nor murderers were captured.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Another correspondent writing under
the same date as above says the state
department is in possession of informa-
ton which, with its usual diplomatic
secretness, it withholds from the public,
to the effect that the attitude of Mexico
toward the government is growing daily
more alarming. Army officers here,
who receive advices from their army
friends on the Rio Grande, say that
they will not be surprised if there is
an open declaration of war. To-day
Secretary McCreary, Gen. Sherman,
Gen. Ord, and Secretary Evarts had
long conference with the president on
the subject Of our border troubles, and
It is believed that Ord. who left here to-
night, has been given the fullest author
ity to invade Mexico at will whenever
it is necessary to overtake and punish
the greasers, who of late have become
exceedingly predatory and menda-
cious. 1t is known that Mex
leo has repeatedly complained
of the crossing of the Rio Grande by
United States troops, and has given as
surances that the Dlaz government
would punish offenders who commit
border outrages. Thus far, however,
their assurance has not been good; and
it was decided at to-days conference to
make vigorous movement to punish
thieves, even at the expense of coils
ion between the United States and Mexi-
can troops, or an open war.
SURVEY OF WISCONSIN RIVERS.
Advices from Washington of the LIST
inst. say Congressman Pound of Wiscon-
sin, will leave for home tonight, having
been assured that an engineer will be
detailed at once to survey the head.
waters ofthe St. Croix, Chippewa, and
Wisconsin rivers to determine the prac-
ticability Of creating reservoirs for nav
igation purposes.
THE MONEY CONGRESS.
A Washington special under date o.
June Goth says the American delegation
to the International Monetary Confer
ence held preliminary meeting to-day
at the state department., and is dining
with Secretary Evarts this evening. No
definite conclusion as to the programme
has been reached. Horton, of Ohio,
secretary of the commission, has not
yet accepted. Should he not accept,
the commission can have no secretary,
as Horton was mentioned by name in
the appropriation bill, and there would
be no auth ority to appoint another per-
son.
The State Department has received
telegram from Minister Bayard Tay-