The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The cruiser New YORK has put 20 sea for her
Official deep sea trial.
Tramps are hoeking TO Chicago with the idea
that the city will care for them This winter.
The thirteenth convention Of the National
Farmers Congress Ia in session at savannah Ga
Confederation OF the Bland silver bill has
esen postponed until the second week In JanI-
arr.
owing to thick weather and 9 strong wind
the olympia did not attempt her trial trip Tues
day.
celia Sieholaus has withdrawn bar suit for
ss0U0a
Neal, of o.. Louis. knocked out Martin Burns,
OF Butte. Moni, in four rounds al Chicago Mon
day uighI
A receiver has been appointed for the sun
Light Fapor Company. OF Canton. o. Liabilities
over $4,000
The oympls's trial trip has been postponed
indefinitely. severe storm 10 raging in santa
Barbara channel
Mewhirter d Wilson. dry goods merchants of
Newark. n. j.. have assigned Liabilities. Sss,-
20. assets. &l0a.Oo0
b. I. Duke. amembsr of the tobacco nrm of
Duke, Sons 4 Co, has died Q personal assign
nent at Raleigh. \. C.
Francis Hinkey, 'e5. of Yale, has been re-
elected captain OF the football eleven. The
coming year Will be his fourth on the team.
The steamer Corona caught fire from the ig
hitting OF matches in her cargo at San Francisco
Tuesday night About $40 damage was done.
W. 7. Boyd. United states vice consul at Homo
luIu, was married yesterday 10 Miss Carmen
Vida. an English girl working in the interior Of
fee.
Inhabitants of Minnesota and North Dakota.
The mercury ranges from Is to 2s degrees below
zero
Fire at Portland. Me-. Tuesday night de-
stroyed the DinneIl block. occupied by the At
kinson Furnishing Company. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
The steamer Leader was sunk In tho sacra-
rnento river, near Antioch. Gal, Monday night,
by collision with the steamer J. u. Peters. The
Leader Wa carrying sixty patients from Stock
ton to the Ukiah asylum. All were rescued.
The irish setter Nike r.. famous As a sire aud
prixewinner 81 bench shows. died at San Fran
cisco Monday from the effects of poison adj
miaisterei by some malicious person. He was
owned by A. b. Truman. aud was valued q,
sla,0o0
A Mexican named Psncha. iis years old and
totally blind. was burned to death near San
Diego. Cal. Monday. He was lett alone in his
honse with some cigarettes aud matches, and u
is supposed no set the place on fire. The
chsrred remains of the old man were found In
the house.
Matthias Matthews. Dem, was on Tuesday re-
elected mayor Of boston by plurality OF about
1000. The city voted for liquor license The
elections throughout Massachusetts for muniei-
pal officers and on tho license question resulted
generally In Republican victories aud thu adop-
tlon OF license.
tea-round fight between Tom Ryan, OF
Bridgeport, and Joe Guthrie. o. Chicago. At
Manga, uck. Conn, Monday night, was broken
up by III" police at the end OF the third round.
Guthrie was practically knocked out aud lay on
tine floor be pless when the police interfered,
Both were arrested
In the case at san Francisco of Robert NeMui-
lin and Others against u. q. Blackburn. Judge
Morrow on Monday decided that the de .endsnt
must pay $4,000 to the plaintiffs. The suit was
brought To recover $4,000 salvage on the vessel
MoniserrsI which her owner repudiated after
she was safe 10 dry dock. The court also al
lowed salvage OF 81 900 each 10 three xeamen.