The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Theodore Durrant. the San Francisco
murderer. has been given ten DAYS tn
which 10 file his brief IN the supreme
court
4 train on the Grand Trunk railway was
oegsIled near Danytlie Junction Maine.
Monday. four ears wrecked ana i pass
eIssrS injured.
Joseph Preston. farmer, shot hts d.
Yorcea wife and her son a. Cincinnati
Tuesday. and then turned the revolver on
sidered fatal
rising % young Turks is feared in
Constaaunople and precautions are being
in@ce oy tas sultan 20 suppress any such
demonstration Several Turkish officers
nave been arrested.
The steamers p. E. knight and Modoc
colided on the Sacramento river Monday
morning. The Knight sustained serious
injury. but was towed upon a mudbank
before she could sink.
q westboand passenger. train. on the
southern Pacific was held up by three
masked men near Comstoek. Arlz., Sun
day night and three money packages
stolen from the express car.
DR.. Thomas Powell OF Missouri.
alarmed number OF Los Angeles physt-
clans Tuesday With several e1naTksble
experiments, such rs injecting deadly
germs and bacilu into himself
Eighty four Chinese arrived at San
Francisco on the Beiglc from Hongkang
tine On their arrival. owing TO the prev
slenee of smallpox IN the Orient.
Vice Rector Gerard. OF the University
Of Paris, Monday suggested to taat insti-
can students who came 10 study there.
which the faculty has taken unaer coTsld-
Grafton.
Twenty miners were shut in in q
Nilkesbarre mine Monday evening by a
terrific explosion. The work Of the res
cuers was prompt and all were taken out
alive before the deadly after-d2mp as
phyxiated them.
Mrs. Sarah Parsons. OF Savannah. Ga.
died in San Francisco a week ago. leav-
ing "a estate valued at 500 900. The rela-
tives have asked an investigation of the
matter OF her personal property. which
has disappeared.
The United States and Canadian deep
water commission began its session at
Detroit Monday The object OF the COM
mission is TO determine whether a deep
water way from The Great Lakes 10 the
sea is practicable.
Antonio Jose. a religious fanatic who
murdered his father near Nlneiand, y. J..
last week, and who has been confined at
Bridgeton, attempted 10 murder the
keeper on Monday morning and was shot
three times by Sheriff Chrisman. Jose Is
in critical condition.
DIR. T. Forbes. representing a London
firm, arrived at San Francisco from the
Orient recently with medical instruments
valued at $50. 0oa which he claimed should
be admitted free OF duty as works OF art.
The customs officer refused TO give them
up until the duty is paid.
The San Francisco board of health met
Tuesday 10 act on the cases of several
miikmen charged with selling adulterated
milk. The daiTymen, however, turned
the tables by having an injunction served
on the board. They claimed that the In
spector had dumped pure milk into the
sewer. alleging that IL was impure.
The supreme court OK the United States
Monday affirmed the verdict OF the court
for New Mexico in the case OF Francisco
and Antonio Borrego. LaurIna Larida and
Patricia Valencia under sentence OF death
for the murder OF Francisco Chayis In
Santa Re county in 1892 holding that the
territorial proceedings were regular.