The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


The Ivy City Jockey Club has postponed fur.
Tier racing until after Christmas. pending de-
easion OF court
Oh VIII b the only fuel used as the Mid winter
IsF. mus there will b no SMOKE The build
inzs are hiiins up rapidly.
Beside the 81. 800 purse scaaefer 20. 1879 as
aus snsrs OF the gate receipss of the billiard
.ournsment: Ives received si.lsl and slosson
ported Tor the nccalmont stud farm in Cali
iornia, has arrived at New York In good con.
dilion.
The Tharbef- hyiand Company New York
- TO be reorxanised ~ the Thuroer Grocery
company, OF New Jersey, with q capital ssock OF
IS, 5000.
Senator wolcott, of Colorado. has undergone
an operation In Paris for double hernia OF the
stomach. The patient will entirely recover in .
few weeks
Gov. Waite, OF Colorado, has paid heed 70 the
business mems remonstranees and has post
poned calling an extra session Of the legislature
The session may not be called at all.
The Yerkes observatory. in connection with
the University OF Chicago. viii be located at
Lake Geneva. Wis. and construction will com.
rasnee a. soon rs the weather permits
Two children 81 Hugh Latham. of sscramen to.
were fatally burned tuesday by gasoline from a
stove scattering ON them and igniting their
clothing oae child died in two hours.
The New Zealand Fire Insurance Company is
suing the standard OIL Company 20 recover
damages on account OF are iosse. d ue to inferior
Oil that exploded at IS degrees Fahrenheit
An attachment for t236, 90 has been issued mt
81 Paul against the big New York Life Insur-
snce building 10 satisfy claim OF NJ : sl,fin,
general agent for Ainueyoia. North Dakota and
Montana
The United States steamship Kearsargs has
been ordered 20 San Domingo a. the govern
nent has Information OF sa effort to ass.ssinate
the president OF that country, and . revolt is
imminent
1t is not likely that any action will be taken
toward eontesting Hopkins election as mayor
OF Chicago until the Official canvass Is COM
pieted. and perhaps not then. The Democrats
do not expect a contest unless the result Ia very
close.
Capt Boynton. arrested at New York on his
arrival from Brazil. where he attempted TO blow
up Admiral Melios flagship Aquidaoan. was
released by order OF the secretary OF war on the
ground that he was American citizen and
had violated nolaw
Fire at waxahschfe, Tex. Wednesday &C.
stroysd property valued at $4,000 and insured
for $685. COO The principal losers y. Brown,
store. contents and fixtures: W. q. BARTENDER.
building, aud Matthews d Lancaster. druggists.
building and contents.
Tho governor, secretary, United States attor-
uey and marshal OF Utah and Henry c. Litt oil
the Utah commission, have requested the seu-
ats to pass the statehood bill They say the old
order has passed away and polyssmy is no more.
The lsFargo express ear In which Messen-
ger Richardson ives found shot dead near Day
ton, Tex, Tuesday, had not been robbed. nor
was the body robbed The crime wsm committed
by . private enemy OF Richardson, or the rob-
bars had been scared away before their wor <
was completed.
Ths Lehigh Valley men have presented their
grievances to the various railway organizations
for a vote BY the iocai examinations, contem-
plating tie-np 81 every road between New
York and Chlcaga The aremen, engineers,
trssamen aud telegrsphers said 10 have
taken action
As soon as the New Mexico blu comes up In
the house an of'ars viii be made to tack on the
Oklahoma amendment, bet tails plau will prob
ably fail In the senate the effort will again be
msde, and may 30 successful there, as several
senators from the Southwest are favorably dis.
posed toward oklahoma