The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-18

! knowledge OF OduOhu an AIRS acquires
during the stay of the Adams at Apia,
which will be of assistance to the commits
sion. Lieutenant Buckingham, now naval
attache at the United States legation,
London, but latelJ attached to the Berlin
mission in a similar capacity, will JOIN the
commission at Berlin and also act as sec
rotary.
TEXANS IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 1l-Among those
who saw the president this morning were
j. M. Odell, of Texas; L. W. Morton, of
Texas; Thomas f. Purnell, of Texas.
ASKED TO RESIGN.
WASHINGTON, April 11.--Mr. Jerome II.
| Burke, chief of the Gazette division in the
patent office, has been notified by the
commissioner of patents, that, if rendered,
his resignation will be accepted. Mr..
! Burke, however, declines to resign and de-
clares his intention to allow the commits
sioner to dismiss him if he so desires. Mr..
Burke is grand army man and was at
one time at the head of the department
of the Potomac, G. A. R.
COTTON EXPORTS.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE chief of the
bureau Of statistics reports that the ex-
ports of cotton from the United States
for March last we're 542 591 bales, valued
at $26, 089,02l, as against 1923 400 bales in
March, 1888
BIG PENSION.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE pension
Office to-day allowed the claim of 10000
for arrears Of pensions to Phillip Flood.
rho allowance was make for blindness
contracted in service.
TOOK THE OATH.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-William Whar-
ton, the newly appointed assistant score
tary of state, appeared at the department,
took the oath of Office and made the &C.
quaintanoe Of the department officials.
THE ARMS COURT MARTIAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1.-THE
court martial appointed to try Captain
Arms for conduct unbecoming an officer
and gentleman met at the war depart |
ment this morniug rnd members of the |
court qualified. In response to question |
as to whether he had any obi lection to the |
composition of the court Captain Arms |
replied in the negative but suggested that |
in this case the cart had been placed be- |
fore the horse and that not he but Cap
tain Bourke and Colonel Gibson who had
made charges against him should be
standing upon this trial. He referred to
Colonel Barr "a the officer who had been
secretary of war for Secretary Lincoln.
The court took recess until 10 O'clock to
give an opportunity for Captain Arms to
secure counsel.
YELLOW FEVER AT RIO.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE United
States consul general at Rio de Janeiro
has reported to the secretary of state that
yellow fever is prevalent there to an
extent. Mr.. Charles w. Leslie,
an American citizen, died at Rio on the Sd
Of March of the fever. OF 1919 deaths re-
ported on March twenty -four were
paused by yellow fever, thirteen by typhus
fever, nine by other fevers and thirty
three by "aouso-poison, new disease,
to be caused by emanations from
sewers, which, owing to the scarcity of
water caused by the dryness of the season,
nave not been properly cleanscd.
SUIT SUSPENDED.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-Secretary Noble
;o-day in a letter to the attorney general
requested that the United States attorney
Tor Montana be directed to suspend all
action, civil or criminal, against the Mis-
'Oula Mercantile company, formerly the
Montana Improvement company, and the
North Pacific railroad, for timber tres
PASS on the public lands of Montana IN
Ill the same can be Investigated with a
view to their dismissal as recommended.
The amount of lumber involved is 49,
100000 feet, besides large amount of
'ord wood. This action is taken upon the
that it would bs extremely
lifliuult il not impossible for the govern
nent, at this late day, TO secure sufficient
evidence to maintain the suit.
RESIGNED.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-Robert S. Hill,
If Michigan, member of the board of PEN
ion appeals in the interior department,
las resigned.
TEXAS GIRLS AND THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, April y Shortly before
O'Clock the president was momentarily
elieved of the importunit es of Office
eekers by visit from party of twelve
urls from Texas college. They were
admitted to the library where they shook
lands with the president. Some of the
men who have been unsuccessfully seeking
IN interview with the president looked
through the doorway as the door opened
o admit the laughing girls. The girls
eemed to enjoy themselves very much.
They ate candy almost constantly and
ook notes of everything they saw and
leard during their call on the president.
THE OKLAHOMA PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON, April lit appears that
he presidents proclamation opening
portions of the Oklahoma lands to settlers
vas more sweeping in its terms than has
,een supposed in the matter of excluding
persons from entering upon the lands be-
ore the date named in the proclamation.
Under its terms officers have been COM
oelled to keep out officials of the interior
department. whose duty it is to provide
or the establishment of new land offices.
70 relieve these officials an order was
made to-day by the war department for
heir admission into the Territory.