New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-08
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
REALISTIC FEATURES OF THE DURRANT
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San Francisco. Sept THE Durrant murder
trial which is now fairly under way, Is the hos'
absorbing topic of public interest here AZ pres
ent The defence is stubbornly contestihg every
point made by the prosecution, and. Judging ny
the time spent in the cross-examination OF the
few witnesses already called, the case VIII 'o'
sumo at least three months
For realistic effects the trial Is without pre-
cedert in this city. large model Of the berry
800 o,d the steeple OF Emmanuel Baptist
,~,rrcb built to scale by ingenius Police Onlcer
yocr,s reaches nearly to the ceiling OF the court
ICON, while an articulated French doll serves 10
aid the medical witnesses in poinung out u INC
Jury the location Of the bruises ana the Pos''''
IN which the body Of Blanche Lamont was iou"u
under the rafters, fifty feet above the s'ee'
level
1r,or,as are becoming almost OF nightly
~,oorrrence especially in the western ADDITION
ard On Pacific Heights. where the houses oi
many wealthy people are situated. DO hequ."'
.re reports OF robberies that the Chle1 Oh roi'oe
has ofYe ed a two-weeks' vacation TO the paioi-
won who arrests the burglar. virtual DOCK
nae On residence streets has been estabisheo
,,,or an carly hour in the night. Every Deiateo
citizen not known to the police omcers
stopped and made to give an account VI MN
self Nocturnal bicycle riders also come i'll ioi
share OF supervision. and more tnan one iioi
,ry newspaper man has been ordered perempt-
orily to halt by Jealous policeman ANXIOUS "
obtain q fortnights leave of absence.
The statement published In The East that the
San JOAQUIN Valley Railroad. now IN course oi
construction. has passed into the control OF the
southern Pacific Company. is emphaticaiiy oe-
rnad
MED by all the persons concerned iNe ,'''
~ the State Railroad Commissioners this week
has been Of exceptional interest Chaiiiha"
Iarures endeavor to ascertain from Controller
Ionsine the amounts which the Southern Pa
cifc had disbursed for political purposes was
tho feature of the inquiry at Thursdays ses-
sim Lansing declared that he knew or no such
disbursements and that his books bore no record
NJ moneys paid to influence legislation. Inc
object of investigation now in progress Is 10 oe-
termine. if possible. whether freight rates can
be reduced without working hardship 10 the
company.
The third week of the engagement or Jonh
Drew at Baldwin's Theatre has shown no oe-
crease in the size Of the audiences. Mr. Ore"
has always been favorite in san Francesca
and so has Maud ADAMS ms leao,n aTe nassed
an this city At the Columbia Rose Cognian'
Maurice Barrymore and Henry T.. DlNeS ha nS
."rbe Majors Appointment" During the week
+bs new light opera Captain Cook received Its
first presentation, and met with klnuS leccp-
fion The music is by Noah Brant ana the
Nbretto is by Sands Forman
The annual exhibition of the Mechanics IN
etitute usually an affair of Importance, mas
fallen rather fat this year. 1t comes too soon
after the Midwinter Fair to please people, MADE
critical by that great industrial display. Inc
music by Frizt Shells orchestra. however. Is
worthy of praise.
An exhibition of original drawings by the
principal artists of Life" and Truth has at
1racted attention this week at the gallery OF
Morris & Kennedy. The careful finish or the
work has been a revelation to local illustrators
that San Francisco is not behind her sister
cities in a desire for artistic culture Is SHOWN
nv the opening in the old rooms OF the Art AS
sociation of a school of newspaper and maya
zine Illustration. Among the instructors are
some of the best-known newspaper artists, ana
the institution already has fair NUMBER OF
pupils.
The real estate market for August showed
decided Improvement over the corresponding
month of last year. The sales numbered 296,
and the aggregate amount is placed at Sl,Oo,lSl
For the same period the mortgages numbered
4o7 and were for S2101977 while the increases
footed up 21l and were for N,l25,422.
The State University has opened. with fresh
man class Of 450 the largest in the history OF
the institution So great has been the demand
for admission that all the available accommo-
dations will be crowded AT Leland Stanford,
IT, University. the number Of students is about
eleven hundred nearly the same as last year.
The sports Of the Country Club in Monterey
last week were the most successful ever given
under society auspices on this coast