Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19
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4 Collection OF News Notes Of Note or Ieii
totsrest from the National Capital
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S-The Mexican
complication is watched here with intense
Interest; and Iii The pfeseHt bahciiy Of topics
Of an exciting nature is the absorbing theme
of comment in all public places. While
the war feeling has been somewhat pro
nounced, it was visibiy heightened yester-
Gay by the publication of dispatches, be-
lieted to be reliable, showing that the
Mexican leaders were disposed to be belli-
cose and boastfnl: The published state
ment that Genera, PaIaccio; the newly ap-
pointed Mexican minister to Spain. ex-
pressed the opinion in the New York
papers that as Mexico had we'll equipped
and organized army Of 10000. she could
give the United States harder rub than in
ls47, is construed to meal, that Mexico is
ready, If necessary; to accep: the issue OF
war. The hostile feeling is specially no.
ticeable An,O.ig Southern men and ex-COn-
federates, who fraternize freely With ex-
Federal soldiers Upon the issue OF war
with Mexico.
The Mexican trouble vas the subject OF
discussion at Yesterdays Cabinet meeting
While nothing definite can be learned OF
what transpifed at the meeting 1t IS under
! stood that the President will await the re-
suit of the correspondence now in progress
between the two countries before deciding
| upon any course of action.
WASHINGTON, Aus. 13.-The POstmas-
| ter General to day made reQuisitiOn on
tlo rft mt for SAN 0(f0 for
compensation of pOstmasters readjusted I'M
der the act Of March g. 1889. The depart
ment will not begin the payment OF these
claims until after September 1.
The chief of the Bureau of Statistics re-
ports that the total values of the exports
of domestic breadstuffs from the United
States during the month of July,
1886, and during the seven months
ended July 81, 1886, as compared with
similar reports during the corresponding
periods of the preceding years were as fol-
lows: July, 1886, S11, 570.649; July, 1883,
S8,172,S11; seven months ended July 81,
1856, S8l. 432,215; 1881, $S5.47S, 135.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The illness Of
r. NJ. LawtOn. the discussing clerk of the
War Department, has given rise to al
interesting question, and one which is
causing the clerks of that department
some uneasiness. Mr.. LawtOn is the only
officer of the department, with one excep
ton, who is under bonds. Saturday is pay
day for the !, roo clerks of the Department.
The question is whether they can receive
their money at the hands of any other per
son. The question was the subject OF a con
suitation with the Secretary of War. The
latter carried the warrant to Mr.. LawtOn's
house, but that gentleman was unconscious
and nothing was done. Mr.. Lawton j:
para!yzed in the left side, and if he shoulC
recover consciousness, may be able to sigr
the warrants. II not, unless some arrange
ment is made, the clerks can not be paid.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Thc receipts OF
the Government since July 1 have beer
$4,000, 0OO in excess of the receipts during
the same period of last year. The increase
was about S2.O00.G0O from customs anc
about $1,S0O,0CO from internal revenue
These figures are said to be indicative of {
good state of progress throughout the coun
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