The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-06-27
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
News Notes of Interest Cleaned at the
National Capital.

Washington. June 24-The comptroller
of the currency has declared a 10 per cent
dlyldend in favor of the creditors of the
Albuquerque National hank of Albu-
querque, n. NJ.
Two cavalry troops. A and II. Sixth
cavalry, with battery of Third artillery
from Fort Meyer have gone to Gettys-
burg to participate in the ceremonies of
unwilling statutes and monuments at the
battlefield, lasting several days
The Petrol, which has been on cruise
up the Yang Use Kiang river as far as
Hang Row, is now returning and will
stop at Chin Kiang
The Baltimore has arrived at Yokohama.
The Mohican left Vancouver, where she
had been taking coal.
The Raleigh, which is in Florida waters
to prevent Cuban tilibustering expeditions,
Will sail for cruise westward to visit
Florida points and cruise along the gulf
coast as far as Galveston. from which
place flibustering reports have come.
Admiral Kirkland, in charge of the
American fleet at KEEL under date of Sun
day, the BIRD, stated that the emperor
visited the American cruiser New York
that day. He cOmplimented the United
States squadron, and the New York par
ticularly, on the appearance of the fire.
works illumination. He asked the admiral
to thank the president of the United States
for sending such fine specimens of the
American navy to the opening of the canal.
Admiral Kirkland says the emperor will
visit the New York for a thorough in
spection.
Attorney General Harmon has returned
to Washington for the summer after a
weeks visit to Cincinnati on business.
The question as to the payment of eX-
penses incurred by treasury officials in
| looking after filibusterers on the South
| Atlantic and gulf coast has been referred
by the treasury to the state department
| it having been discovered that the treas
ury department had no appropriation from
which the expenses of employees in pre-
venting the violation of the neutrality laws
could be paid. 1t is hoped that they may
be paid from the secret service fund Of
the state department.
| The new German ambassador. BarOI
Won Thieman, was presented to Secretary
| Olney today by Baron Won Kettler, charg,
d'affaires, at the German embassy.
Hubbard Y. Smith OF Indiana enjoy
/ the honor of winning the first competitiv,
; examination at the state department fo
the selection of a consular clerk. he will
probably be assigned to duty at Berlin.
l Consul Seymour at Palermo, Italy, in
forms the state department that during
the year 1894 the expectation of orange
and lemons from Palmero to the Unite
States was eight times as much rs tn
expectation during the same time of tn
: same articles to all other foreign countrie:
The ordinance bureau of the navy dc
partment has recently made a test a
Indian Head of the bursting character O
, armor piercing shells. Six pound shell
of this kind were fired at plates one, tw
and tree inches thick, some with regulG
ton fuse and some without. All tn
shells might have been exploded by tn
! conclusion or friction of the shot goin
.. through the plate Shells exploded will
in Il foot of the plate after piercing it. Th
test was satisfactory to the officers.