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to leave the solution OF the question to Con-
gress. The message will probably go to the
Senate tomorrow or Friday.
Great Britain Mixing I'm the Affair.
A new and startling phase is given to the
Hawaiian question by the report that an
agent of the Canadian government has been
conducting secret negotiations with the
provisional government under the special
pilotage of Mr.. Davies, the English guardian
OF the Princess kaiulani
The story is that this agent was a pas
senSer on the steamer Oceanic, which has
Just arrived from the islands; and that
mere ne was the guest of Mr. Davies, and
through his influence secured several con-
lerenceS with President Dole and other
members OF the provisional government.
Inc significance OF this report is that the
dominion government would not undertake
70 interfere in affairs in Honolulu unless it
1ad the sanction and authority OF the
British government
Great Britain has long had covetous eyes
on the Hawaiian group and would gobble
them up in a minute if she felt she could
do SO without ofense to this government.
NOW that the United States has refused
TO accept the islands a gift and practi-
cally refuses to treat with the de facto gov
eminent IL is not at all improbable that the
British government has signifed its willing
ness tC take its place. The United States
would undoubtedly object to British suprem-
acy in Hawaii but under the conditions
resulting from the administration policy
and acts IL is doubtful how much weight
our objections would have.
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LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
Opening the Trial Of Prendergast,
Carter Harrison's Slayer.
ACCUSED BEGINS TO EXHIBIT FEAR.
The Prosecution Relates the Story
of the Crime.
FERMENTATION IS CLAIMED

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Assistant States At
torney Trude opened the trial Of the Prem
dergast case this morning with an address
to the jury In which he outlined the plan OF
The prosecution. The opening sentences of
Mr.. Trude's speech were devoted to an elo-
quent tribute to Mayor Harrison. with refer
ences to the similarity of his assassination
and those of Lincoln and Garfield. In mi
nutest details Mr.. Trude told the tragic in
cidents attending the murder of the mayor.
Prendergast, sitting a few feet from the
speaker and within arms length Of the
jury. seemed for the first time to be OPP
pressed by something akin to remorse. The
characteristic Impudence Of facial express
sion has given way to a look of fear and he
shrank under the gaze Of the crowd and Ill
concealed his agitation when Mr.. Trude
told the horrible story.
Mr.. Trude claimed that all Of the prison
ers acts at the time of the crime showed
that he was in possession of his faculties.
The fact that he called at 80 and came
again half an hour later was given as evil
Cence of premeditated action. His leveling
of the revolver at the coachman to keep
him from com ng into the room between
the firing of the second and third shots was
held to show that his mind was sound
enough to look out for his own self-preser-
walton and that he recognized that he had
done wrong.
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DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Mr.. McGOwan's sewer Plans.

Mr.. John C. MCGOWAN of Georgetown has
presented to the House memorial in which
he proposes plan for the settlement of the
sewerage question of the District He claims
that his plan viii only cost in the neighbor.
hood OF 100000. while the plan submitted
by the board of sanitary engineers would, he
says. exceed 100000
Mr.. MCGOWAN proposes to establish a sys-
tenn o. intercepting sewers along the lower
portions OF Georgetown and West Washing
ton which would drain the sewerage into a
large basin or reservoir to be established at
the foot of 10th street and another system
OF lntercepting sewers to drain the central
ana eastern sections of the city into a SINH
lar reservoir at the foot of South Capitol
street. At each of these places he would
establish large centrifugal pumps to pumr
the sludge and solid matter into barges. &c
De then conveyed down the river thirty OIL
forty miles and dumped in mid-channel so
tnat the sewerage could never get back tc
the city front on returning tides
de would construct his intercepting sew
ers OF twenty-four-inch vitrified tile sewer
pipe, and says that they would not inter
iere with the present sewerage system
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PENSION DECISIONS.
Several Important Ones Rendered by
Assistant Secretary Reynolds


Assistant Secretary Reynolds has rem
dered four decisions of interest to pension
ers and pension attorneys. The first decis-
ION holds that where at the date of his death
soldier leaves wife from whom he has
been legally divorced. and minor children
over the ages of sixteen years, his mother
Will occupy a pensionable status.
In the second II is held that where an in
valid pensioner dies. leaving claim for
increase or rerating of his pension pending
in the pension bureau at the time of his
death, his widow has no right to file an
original claim for a rerating
The third holds that the terms of the
act Of Congress approved March i. 1893.
prohibiting payment of pension after July
i. 1893, to a nonresident who is not a citi-
zen of the United States. except for actual
disabilities incurred in the service. applies
to the cases of widows who are non-resi-
dent aliens, ard the fourth decision holds
that the commissioner OF pensions has no
authority to vary the terms of a contract
Tor attorneys fees in claim for pension,
where such contract has been duly made
md executed in accordance with the provis-
ems OF the law. nor can he refuse to issue
4 pension certificate to claimant for the
reason that the allowance is insufficient to
Day the fee contracted for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-13
Chicago Grain and Provfsion Markets.
Reported by Silsby a Co.. bankers and
brokers. Metropolitan Bank building.
CH1CAGO. Dec. IN *
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE. Dec. lS.-F1our dull. unchanged
Receipts, S,ls6 barrels; shipments. 500 barrels.
sales, 666 barrels. Wheat dull-No. red spot.
65lza65,s; December 65isa65A January, e5isa
66A; May. 1la7lhs: steamer No red. 6aaGSh.-
receipts. 1850 bushels: shipments. $4,000 bushels:
stock, l.260.O09 bushels; sales, 5000 bushels:
milling wheat by sample. Ssaes,s. corn easy
mixed spot. 43a43la; new and old December. ~ IA
49,: January. 42sa42as: February. 42-s hid; May.
Al. bid: steamer mixed. AZ bid-receipts. S.4ls
bushels: stock 4a009 bushels; sales. 10000 bush
els; white corn by sample, EASY: yellow corn
by sample, 42a4Si. Oats dull and lOwer-No-
white western 3sa35is: No. mixed western. 81
asked-stock. l63. SS6 bushels Rye dull-No ?. 50
receipts. g27 bushels: stock. e4.1ll bushels. Hay
quiet-good TO choice timothy. si4.ooasfb. 30.
Grain freights steady. unchanged Cotton steady
middling, "a. Butter hrm-creamery. fancy. 80:
do. fair so choice. 2Ta27: DO. limitation. 2l,2S:
lndle. fancy. -: good TO choice. 1ea2o rolls nne
21a22: do. fair good. 1pas0; store packe Zeal :.
Coffee trm-Rio cargoes. fair. l9ls; No. Z. lsalse-
Other articles unchanged.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 13.-Baltinore and Ohio
stock, 13 asked: Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
frs;s. 100; first incomes. sol; third incomes. .
bid: Consolidated Gas bonds. ll5al151; do stock.
54I.a55.
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To Protect BottIerS.

Several members of the Bottlers' Associa-
zion of the District. including Messrs s. e..
Palmer. Charles Jacobson. H L. Daut-
erich. VIM A Engle and Thee. Seylen an
peared before a subcommittee of the House
District committee today to discuss the bill
relating to the use and sale of bottles for
medicines and other liquids. After some
general discussion of the subject il was
suggested by the subcommittee that the
bottlers frame a somewhat less radical bill.
one that would net place such stringent re-
str1ctions upon the Use Of bottles by the
citizens. but which would protect the own
ers OF registered bottles from fraud on tas
part OF tunkmen and rag dealers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-13
AN ADLER MAN,
The Brazilian Minister Think.

The Brazilian Minister Thinks Nor.
Senior Mendonca, the Brazilian minister
has a good opinion Of Admiral Cana. who
Is now in command OF the insuryent fee,
in the harbor of Rio. as announced in YES.
terday's Star
DE Cana Is a much ADLER man" he
said, than Mello in every way, and after
his adhesion to the cause of the reyo,u-
uonists should imagine he would take the
lead. He is a man of more resources than
Mello, and ready TO take more desperate
measures. Mello is a dashing fighter, bu,
De Cana is more persistent and compre.
hensive. The report that he is terrifying the
island OF Las Cobras with the heavies,
guns in Fort Villegagnon satisfies me- "
continued the minister. that he means
business-serious business. Las Cobras Is
only sixty or eighty rods off shore, di-
rectly opposite the arsenal and custom
house. and its guns can rake the business
portion Of the city. The fact that the gov
ernment has notified consuls to request the
vessels Of their respective countries to
move their anchorage, as reported yester-
day. was doubtless due to this movement by
DE Cana.
'Will he capture Rio? No, 1 do not be-
leve he Will profit any by an attack upon
the city. He mas not sufficient force to
make any stand against the army. He can
only destroy the city. That I fear most OF
all; for II ne has made up his mind to fire
upon 1T he will do SO. Should that unfortu-
nate experience be in store for Rio how
ever, the chief sufferers will be the SYM
pathizers with the monarchical movement
The Portuguese colony, 5000 strong own
probably. MALT of the property in the bust
ness section of the city, and they are all
monarchists. So, generally speaking are
the other foreigners, and they are also
large owners of the property that would
say, De Gama's friends and sympathizers
would be the first and greatest sufferers
should he open fire from Las Cobras."
do you fear any dissatisfaction in the
army" was asked the minister
Il do not" he promptly replied. while
De Gama's accession solidified the navy in
favor of the revolutionists, i am sure that
his pronunciamento benefited the admin.
istra ton of President Piexoto in two ways
First, ii made The army a unit i'm support
of the present government; second. and
more important, IL consolidated the sentI.
ment I'm favor Of a republican form of gov.
eminent. There were those who did no,
support Piexoto for the reason that they
were not satisfied with his administratio
They said: We are for republican form OF
government, but want a better one thar
Piexoto gives us Now that they are face
to face with the fact that revolutionary
success undoubtedly means restoration O,
the monarchy, they will say: AS between
monarchy and republic, We are for a re-
public, good or bad"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-13
Yale Association Election.

The annual election of the Yale Cniver-
sity Association was held yesterday even
ing at the Board of Trade rooms. Follow
ing is the result: President, Mr.. Justice
David ]. Brewer; first vice president, Mr..
Wilson s. Bissell; second vice president Mr..
JOhnJDalZell: secretary and treasurer, E. A
Bowers; historian, /. E. Clarke; executive
committee. W. c. WhIttemore. Alexander
y. Anderson. James II. Hayden. Herbert
Fisher and F.. Il. Whitney. Messrs. John ID.
Jackson. Alexander ID. Anderson and James
II. Hayden were appointed committee to
draft resolutions the death of Walter J.
Willard. The annual banquet of the asso-
citation will be held in January.
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Masonic Election.

At the last stated communication of Fed
eral Lodge. F. A. A. NJ. held last evening
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: VIM. s. Knox. W. NJ; S. Ed.
Tomlinson. S. W; Walter A. Brown. Jr.W. (:
VIM H. Proctor (re-election), secretary;
VIM. H. Goods Ge-election). treasurer; NJ.
Dorian, $. D.: VIM Andrew Boyd, Jr. d. !;
Frank Dorian, Sr. S; Henry II. McDade
Jr. D.; p. VI Goodwin Y. Alice, NJ. Of c. 4:
proxies to the Grand Lodge. Past Masters
G. y AtLee. W. S. jerks and VIM. H.
Proctor; delegate to Masonic board of re-
lief, Jas. F. Lewis: trustee to St. Johns
Mite Association, p. NJ r. i. Donaldson;
trustee of life membership fund. p. VI. John
Locke; trustee OF the lodge, VIM. Bryan.
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AN EMBARRASSING CAUCUS.
Democrats i'm the House in Some Per
plexity Over the Call.

The democrats of the House are greatly
embarrassed by the call which has been
signed for a caucus. The question has been
agitated for some time and 1t was supposed
yesterday that the opposition had been
strong enough to smother it, but later the
requisite number of names were secured
and the caucus now will be held. The party
managers are, it is said, considerably en-
barrassed by the call, as a caucus opens up
the possibility of a good deal of trouble
Just what may be the effect no one can tell
in advance. Should the sugar question be
the only one considered, it probably would
not cause much trouble, as there is some
degree of Indifference on that question in
the committee. The fact that the committee
have themselves changed the bill since they
first gave 1t to the public mas, however
encouraged members of the House in
hope that they may be able to force still
other changes, and 1t is feared by the ad-
vocates of the measure, that there will be
a general assault in the caucus on the bill
with an attempt to add large number Of
amendments. Should such move be made
and be successful, 1t would complicate the
whole question. requiring a general review
of the bill. and delay action.
1t Is probable that Mr.. Wilson will not be
ready with his report on the bill till the last
Of this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-13
Torpedo Tests.

Acting under orders from the Navy De-
partment, Commander Converse, in charge
of the torpedo station at Newport, will soon
institute a series of experiments to deter
mine the probable effect ON the crew of a
submarine boat of the defamation of high
explosives under water and near by. The
department desires this information in ad-
vance of accepting bids for the construction
of submarine boats Precautions will be
taken to see that no one is injured in the
experiments. A Lay torpedo boat will be
used. 1t will be submerged in twelve feet
of water. Four hundred feet away 100
pounds of gun cotton will be detonated, and
this amount moved nearer and nearer the
boat and detonated till the submerged YES
sci collapses. In this way will be de-
monstrated the shortest range of safety on
the boat.
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Washington stock Exchange.

sales-resuar call-l2 O'Clock m.-washtnston
ias ign urnIsntr! LIST Gs, $1,000 at 100; sioo vi
inston Gas. - at 80. va
,, SSse5.Ient Bonds-u. s Is. registered. 1907.
lls4s bid. 1854 asked ''
District OF Columbia Bonds.-2O-yesr fund lis los
year fund 6s gold, ms bid Water sIork ~ Is.IS
currency IFS bid SeSs. funding. currency. IO7
Miscellaneous Bouds-washington and caor,a-
toEn r. H. COW. ds. list. las bid i50 asked.
washington and Georgetown r. L. eonS. O. I'd.
lsS nd 100 asked Masonic Hall Association 5s
lo2ls bid, los asked. Washington Market CIlutany
lst Us. loS bid, ll2 asked. Washington Market
Company e8q cS 100 S' I'D Sd ,o MasAlns'n Market
Security and Trust S. 1909. A. and o. 100 lid
American Security and rrnst 5s. 1895. y. and A.
and o., 100 bid. Washington Light Infantry Isl
es 100 bid. lol asked. Washington IAsht Infantry
Is, series A, ll6 bid. Washington Gas Conps M
6s. series X. III bid. Washington Gas corasany
COW. oe- 1884 ND lexington H. Il. d. 100 asked.
thes,peake and Potomac Telephone Us. 90 bid. l0s
asked Capitol and North Street r. r. IS 100
asked Metrololitan r.. II. O.. 100 bid los
National Bank Sto-ks.-Bank Of Washington 800
bid. Rank Of the Republic. 23o Ind. 80 asked
Mctropoiitan. go bid. Central. go hid. Farmers
and Mechanics. las hid CItizens'. Ias bid. Us
asked Columbia, l2o hid. Capital, II hid West
Ed. 80 lid los asked. Traders j o lid. I'm.
coin. 81 bid. 100 asked. Ohio. 20 nd IS asked
Railroad Stocks.-Washiustou and t;eorgetoura
30 hid $50 asked. Metropolitan ~ old. a5 ssked.
II.
p asked lexington aud soldiers Home. y asked
Georgetown and TenallytOrn 30 asked
Insurance Stocks.-FIremens 81 lid. - asked
Frankln. 80 hid. 70 asked National Union. Is
asked. Arlington. 100 hid. iGo asked. Columbia
14is hid. 1f% asked. German American, 80 hid
Potomac. - asked. Riggs. lid. ~ asked Peo-
Pies bid. 81 asked Lincoln. ~ bld. y. asked
Commercial. AZ hid. 81 asked
Tile Insurance S.orks-Real Estate Title ia
hid. 125 asked. Columhis Title. bid. ~ asked.
Washington Title. asked.
Gas and Electric Light stocks.-washinctcn Gas
20 hid. 50iS asked Georgetown Gas 80 bid Is
ASKED. L. = Electric Licht. ia bid. i22 asked.
Telephone StO~ks.-pennsylvania ~ asked. Ches-
apeake and Potomac. 46ik hid. a. asked Amerf-
can Graphophone. hid. 2is asked
Miscellaneous Stoeks.-washington Market. 1871
hid. Great Fails Ice. ITO hid 40 asked. Bun
Run Panorama, "a asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage
N asked. lincoln Hail. 100 asked Inter oceas
Building. 100 asked.
Safe Deposit aud Trust ccmpanies-Natiorai 81 te
Deposit end Trust COMPANY. lao asked Washing
ton Safe Deposit 105 asked Washington Loan and
Trust. 1891 bid. American Security and Trast,
i27lL hid lS3 asked.
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LABOR DELEGATES ROBBED.
Thieves Entered Their Room at Nigh,
Federation in Session.

Federation in Session.
CHICAGO, Dec 13.--Two OF the delegates
to the national convention Of the American
Federation of Labor have SO far fallen vic
Tins to the criminal element. When the
convention reassembled this morning, big,
brawny Delegate Huges of Muncie, Ind,
representing the amalgamated iron and
steel workers, arose to a question of per-
sonal privilege. and begged the assembled
delegates to lock their doors when they re-
tired for the night.
lie plaintively told how himself and Dele
gate Sam Ross of the cotton mule spinners
of New Bedford Mass, had neglected this
desirable precaution last night; how. under
the cover Of the morning, a marauder had
entered their room in the hotel, and how
nearly hundred dollars in greenbacks had
gone out with him. AS IL to add insult to
injury, moreover, the visitor had distracted
the key and locked the door on the outside.
The delegate congratulated himself, how
ever. upon the fact that the thief had fail
ed TO find the hiding places Of the watches
and other articles OF jewelry of himself and
colleague. and had also neglected to take
the manuscript of various resolutions to be
considered by the gathering.
Many Resolutions.
The introduction Of resolutions was the
SpCSAdl OiuCi VI IhOTIlHS ScSSlOu, anu
they came down upon President Gompers
like an avalanche. Some of the delegates
had no less than dozen for which they de-
manded consideration. All were referred to
appropriate committees without reading
and without debate. Twenty or thirty re-
lated to proposed boycotts upon various
manufacturers and business men in various
parts of the country. Others related to mu-
nicipal employment for the unemployed, to
the organization of municipal work, to the
testing of the legality of the sweating sys-
tenn, to the Initiation of legislation for bet.
ter food on board American ships for q
protest against involuntary servitude as ap-
piled to seamen. for legislation giving the
government the same Jurisdiction over the
lakes as over the territories, for an appeal
to Congress for an increase in the wages of
United States navy seamen, for the organi-
zation and elevation of the colored people of
the south. for legislation giving union labels
the same standing in court as trademarks,
for the Endorsement of private efforts for
the relief of existing distress and kindred
subjects.
When the resolutions were all In and had
been referred it developed that nearly every
member of the convention was a member of
one committee or another, and in order that
some of them might be able to get down to
work the convention, at 1915, adjourned
until pm.
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SENATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE.
The kansas Senatorial Cnse Consider.
ed and Proof Wanted

The Senate committee on privileges and
elections this morning discussed, in an in
formal way, the bill to repeal the federal
eiectlons law. but, owing TO other engage
ments or senators on the committee, no
acuoh was taken. and the bill was laid
over until tomorrow. The discussion show
cd disposition on the part of the demo-
crats TO push the bill through committee
anu seno IL back to the Senate with a IA
Vorabie report with all possible speed. The
repuphcans counseled delay and said more
tiine ought to be given TO a mater of this
Importance The impression however. nre-
Valis That the bill viii be favorably raport-
ed tomorrow.
An order was issued in the Martini ANY
case (hansas) for the submission Of nraof
ana testimony on both sides
Senator Martin when told of the actton of
the committee on privileges and elections
SAID ne had no further proofs and testi-
mony TO submit TO the COMMITTEES 81 am
mere as the duly and legally elected Senator
from Kansas he said. land have hereto-
Tore presented TO the committee the testi
mony to refute the claims of Mr. Adv. NV
no concern" ~
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The mail train on the Concord and Montre-
al railroad was thrown from the track and
badly wrecked near Bethlehem Hollow, N
II. Andrew F. Pike, engineer, of Woods
vile, was injured internally. No passenger
was injured.
Mr.. Jerome Buck, a New York lawyer,
appealed to the New York board of health
for relief from a perpetually played piano
next door, but was told there was no rem
edy that the health office could apply.
Much dissatisfaction exists among the
striking Lehigh employees at 5ayre, Pa, and
Waverly n. Y. because of the reduction in
wages and the refusal of the company to re-
engage engineers over forty-five years old
The case of c. Barnum Seeley, grandson OF
the late PIT Barnum, against the executors
of the showman's estate for 5000 was be-
gun yesterday in the superior court at
Bridgeport, Conn.,, but Unexpectedly con-
cluded and taken direct to the supreme
court for decision by agreement of counsel
The commissioners of municipal consoi la
ton have approved a bill to be presented
to the New York legislature providing for
a vote on the question OF !nclu ling New
York city, Long Island City, Kings county,
Richmond county and several towns in Ne W
York city.
Chairman Henry NJ. Putney Of the New
Hampshire railroad commission dismiss ed
for want of Jurisdiction the petition of Sen
ator William f, Chandler to fix he charges
to be made by railroads within the state
for all kinds of traffic.
Mayor Faulkner, republican, was elected
in Keene, n. H., for a third term. Of the
aldermen in the new city council four are
republicans and one democrat. There are
twelve republican council"Ien and three
democrats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-13

dispatch received at the Navy Depart
ment announces the arrival OF the L.. s. s.
Alliance at La Union. Salvador, on the sth
instant. She is under orders TO proceed TO
Caiiao. Peru, and is probably there by
this time. The length OIL ner stay al CaIlao
VIII depend on The state OIL atIairs in Peru
Inc SunDoal 1orhtONn Is aISo at Callso.
IL is not likely tnat any more vessels N1ll
De oruereo tnere tor the present, notwI,n-
standing the reported lnlmlnence or war
between Peru anu Ecuaoor. Inc YORKTOWN
and Aiiianee are Regarded as suinclent 10
insure the protection OF american interests
IN that region. even IN the event Oh an out
break OF war between the countries named