Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-15
TELEGRAPHIC.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tia President Writes a Message 10
Congress on Hawaii.
WORLDS FAIR PRIZES GO ABROAD
Confirmed by tho Senate. Calling for
the Resignation Of Onlcers. A
Case before the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Dec. 1.-THE
pfesldenps message on the Hawaiian
oues,lon will be $500 10 5000 words long.
The President Ia himself now engaged
in writing the message. 1t will prob
ably not 20 to Congress before Mon.
Jay. A steamer sails from San Fran.
cisco to Honolulu today or tomorrow.
All that the state aud navy depart
ments have collected on Hawaii IL
now In the hands Of the President,
having been taken to him today, aud
none Of II will be- made public until ne
sends It TO Congress.
WORLDS FAIR AWARDS
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 1.-THE
wUrlu's Fair board Of awards mas
struck balance ON the awards they
have made, disclosing foF tho nf.t
lime that the foreign exhibitors will
secure % per cent OF the prizes, while
tho American exhibitors will receive
only 81 per cent. Chairman Thaoher
SAYS this showing will put an end TO
the criticisms made by Foreigners, aud
taken up in this country, that the for.
rigu exhibitors wers not receiving full
conaidomliJu. He anticipate, that the
American exhibitors Will now be
teard from, who will feel that the
hoard has not been sufficiently pstri-
otto toward tho nome exhibitors, but
Thaoher says he and his associates
have beer governed by the finding OF
The Judges, aud the latter are rrsponsi.
bio Tor giyinz the foreigners ihobalk VI
The n zes.
THE SENATE CONFIRMS.
Among tho combinations by the
senate were the following; Albert l..
Ameibufy, Colorado, register Of the
land office, Montfose, Colo; Marcellus
Davis, Aikansas, consul 10 Lerlma,
Mexico; John II. Proctor, Kentucky,
uvil service commissioner; Cbsuvs
W. Dabney Jr., Tennessee, assistant
secretary Of agriculture: Commodore
Francis NJ. HamsAy, chief OF the bu'
rttu Of navigation, navy department.
Receivers OF public money, john A.
Bunch, Harrison, Ark; David Dixon,
Camden, Ark; Benjamin II. Crowley
Little Rock, Ark.
Registers OF land oiiices-John T..
Genlenniug, Harrison, Ark; Jesse
hltrt AAnN"ut Alh1 AhulAH r. Dutlls
ing, North YAKIMA, Wash; William
T.. Wooden, Darienelle, Ark.
CALLING FOR REGISTRATIONS.
Late this afternoon Secretary Carl
! ls signed letters calling Tor tho reslg-
d ion u the following officers: o. q.
BosDyshell, superintendent Of tne
mint, Philadelphia; Joseph q. Diglin,
assistant appraiser, New York; Milton
Weidlef, collector Of internal rsys nut,
district OF Oregon, and n number "
surveyors of customs At other points.
RAILROAD CASE.
Ths Supreme court heard arguments
10 an important case appealed from the
circuit court OF Oregon, being the
United States against the Northern
Pacific Railroad company and others.
The maiu question involved Is one Of
Priority u gent.
FOR THE RELIEF oF CITIZENS.
The Senate committee on military
aaiB authorized favorable report
upon the bill ioT the relief Of citizens
o. Oregon, Idaho and Washington who
served In the Bhnntck, Nez PefceH
Hud StoIIOns WAS. lt gives eHou n
dollar a gay Tor the InU 10 service, aud
rHiiil"s tntfe wounded or disabled, or
the heirs Of thosp killed, TO pensions.