Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-12

rkLEGRAPmIC.
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x-~,~urox. Nov. u.-The slate -
- end Maud B., queen OF shc turf,
...s6e the fastest time on record.
n, ~rsrter. s32Z; half, 1D4N !;
.ssrters. 1s37; mile, 2A9z.
.ss.S n - proved herself Q greater
- ihsn eyen her late owner, ssnoef-
- q ~ pFesont owner, Robert Bon
6euebf she was. Hiram wood
sn old-time trainer Of trottinR
s...s Iaid it down as ironclad thai
a :,.ld uever have fast mile after
ss.st struck the ground. Last week
- ,ss~red repsatsdiy and took the
ss;iS from the soil. Sober headed
...sss2 Dr. Horr said it vas sco late
-. 1-rd q. 10 do what no horse except
<ss had ever done. Enfhusiasts,
s...sser' predicted that the record
..-i5 a broken. The day was bright
~ rosember, bat the experts do not
'ss1 ~ ~ musoles 70 bs flexible during
- ~ large gathering Of the
- rsople Of the blue grass region at
~ IN Grounds track. A plscard was
ssueuIouousIy posted on the grand
,sss5. - No betting allowed" Al half
- ii Bser osue ont behind the qaeen,
s.3 ave her warming up mile IN
s1fZ The judges and timers were
40 10; q. D. Mcdowell, Colonel =. West
~ u. II. Wilson. In the opposite
-s.1 NJ. Bonner had his watch, flank
S~ bofh aides by General @. ,. Rob-
-. q r. Brodhead, Mr.. Richard An
Ssvson and Hamilton Bushy. The con-
xsiooe snder which the performances
- ueade we're written in the record
ksck: Maud 8. will start TO beat her
~ record Of 209s<, and should she
80 the record W0odburn farm. where
~ ves bred, will commemorate the
sSkisvecaent by awarding 70 her.
SSrouei, the Kentucky Trotting Horse
Frr6dsss' Association, q cup, with the
sins made by her engraved thereon"
Bair logged around the track, went 70
- besd Of the stretch, came down and
uo6ded for the word. The great mare
"a not make single mistake. The
lime Of the second quarter was :3x9z :
half miIe, 1s04; thrce-quarters pole, l:S7;
snd here Mr.. Bewerman joined her
vifh runner bitched to q suiky. The
Suid1 was strong. The judges stopped
fbeiy Watches at 2091. The majority
a outside watches made, the time zoo.
The soene when the queen returned TO
IL stand for Bair TO weigh was inde-
eeribeble. II was the greatest perform-I
suce Of the kind ever Witnessed In the
world, and the Kentnckians shouted as
ooly KentuOkiens can do. Mr.. Bon
u6ps first congratulatory dispatch was
b VANDERBILT. The mare will nov be
jurned ont for the winter.
The Next meuse.
WlsHrNoreN, d. G., Nov. 11.-Secre-
TN Mcpherson says that, according TO
u figures, subject TO corrections, but
net likely 10 be changed, the Democrats
vill have 1888 members In the next
Heuss, the Republicans 141 and the
arsenbackers I (Weller). This gives
he Democrats q majority Of Al ever all,
& Republican gain of 22 over the present
representation. The Demoorats lose ~
and the Greenbaokers and Independents
lsse 1.
No statement for seme Days.
New YoRx, Nov. ll.--Several counties
have reported their official canvass MP
10 2 o. m, but In none Of them have
any notable changes taken place. One
county found irregularities that com
pelled en- adjournment until tomorrow.
The irregularities were, hewever, purely
The machinery in New York
md Kings county will move slowly, and
no statement ofefinai results will be
made before some days.
An Over.worked Hotel Clerk.
Charles X. Parker, aged 50. cashier of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, shot and killed
himself In his house early this morning.
His mind was deranged by over-work.
General schefield's Report.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE annual report
Of Major General Schoficld, command
ing the division of the Missouri. pub
lished today, treats Of the operations In
that division during che past year. The
roster Of troops in the division shows
seven regiments and two companies Of
cavalry, nineteen regiments and one
company Of infantry, and four batteries
os neld artillery. The report urges the
neseseity of liberal appropriations TO
provide permanent shelter and barracks
Tor the troops 10 the division. He re-
fers 10 the destitute condition of GER
tain Indian tribes In the department OF
the Platte, and urges means for their
relief. He urges tbs necessity for a
practical school for field artillery, fash.
ioned after the schools Of application
fof infantry and cavalry at Fort Lsaven-
worth. He mentions the encampment
Of the Illinois National Guard during
the months Of July and August, whom
an Inspection Of troops occurred by
Lieut.. Colonel Sweitxer. OF the Eighth
Cavalry. General Sehofeld, In this con-
nection, invites attention to the import
ance Of schools for the practical in
sfruotion Of the militia OF the several
ntatss. The urgent need Ia for the edu
cation Of both officers and men In the
ne Of the modern rifle In the iAld
manmuvers necessary 60 make the fire
of the rifle effective, and the detail OF
Army life both In camp and in garrison.
One year OF such instruction 10 yeung
men between IL and 20 years Of age,
would make, he argues, excellent
soldiers, far more valuable than many
umes their number of unframed mili.
IA The National Government might
VEL give reasonable aid to these schools
u money. military materials and ex
psfisnced instructors, such a. would
make stem inexpensive 10 the Uuited
The Florida Vote.
JlcxsosuLLx, Nov. 10.-The efiicial
sstaEns from all the counties OF this
ssate but two, and those estimated, give
v.eseiand al44 majority. The two coun-
~ not heard from cast but 800 votes
altogether.
Railroad Changes.
TcrKxA, Nov. 10.-J. 3. Leeds was 10
sAy appointed General Freight Agent of
Me Atchison, Topeka q Santa Pe Rail
sssa, aud j. o. Phillippi, Assistant. Mr..
nafow, late General Freight Agent,
ss IS Iratic Manager to the Mexican
Cold imperts.
INV YoRx. Nov. 1.-THE steamships
soAnus ~ and Umbria broaght 81 1000
Jehn Mccullough.
uaicAoo. Nov. ll.-John Mccullough
- breakfast at the Chicago Club ~
s1 oday: II is thought that he ~ on
vuto S. Louis, bent on acting.
Leased 20 California PARTIES.
nnette, the sensational three-year-
va colt. deuehtar nf Esaiiat ~.hy,u., yr,v