New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10

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San Francisco March 9-The regular session Of
the state Legislature will be prolonged Tor
,,ool or ton DAYS in order to pass bills which
have money in them The Legislature has done
practically nothing except indulge in talk. II
was pledged 20 reform. but it has run up expense
more recklessly than any Of it's predecessors Tor
wears Governor Budd has tried to have all the
charitable institutions and the asylums placed
under a non-partisan board, but this measure VIII
nroba bIv be defeated. He has also made Vigor-
ous protest /? ernst eXtravagant appropriations
The Woman Suffrage bill. which the Governor
championed has been declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL
and was knocked out In the Senate after the AS
sembl- had passed IT with enthusiasm lhls
IerisIaturo has also killed the bill providing for
an investigation In this city similar 10 the Lexow
inouIrv II now remains 70 be seen whether the
Governor will have the courage to veto certain
measures which have been passed in the interest
of bie corporations If he does not his anti-mo-
nopoly prestige will suffer frost
The sale Of the Ryer property at Stockton ana
Market SITS 20 James ID. Phelan for S5oleo mas
given great stimulus to San Francisco real es-
tate This property. which is covered ny Qua
wooden buildings. was sold at auction last Jan
uary for S450OO0 Since then the new Sah
Joauuin VALLEY Railroad has been incorporated
and is sure to be built. Claus SprecKeis' the
sugar millionaire who is n the mead o' ms
new railroad project accordingly put III sup
Elemental bid for this Ryer property OF >i'o'i'o'
The executors referred this bid to the court ana
the Judge decided that there must be an auction
sale When this was held on Monday young
Phelan on behalf Of his two sisters P"'"
trine over half million for the lot This adj
oil
and it has helped to lift the depression IN real
estate throughout the city.
The old Maison Doree. In Kearney-st' when
will be remembered by all gourmets VINO nave
eniovod the good things provided by Ischurr
and Dingon in The old days Is closed Inc up
town movement killed the place, as patrons VINO
desired large cold bottles and small not pruS
wouldn't come downtown for then.
One OF the mcancst men who has come 10 'he
surface in san Francisco Is SamueI MeA'l' q
wealthy Young Hebrew. who had notor"ty 'hruSt
,,nnr hir hy the asphyXaiion of Miss Grace Ben
iamin in his apartments. TINS RirI Ui SlN'r'n
was smotherod in Meyers bathroom by gas
machine used for heating water Never d"'lh''i
that she came 10 his room II read BOOKS ana 81
course left the Inference that she was ms ms
,ress as no one could accept MS story. N'W II
trrrs ON, that she had been married II Meyer
s,ncc laet Angus, Meyer claims that he had 10
icon tho marriage secret because the news WouIi
have Killed his old mother - ne perinl',oa me
character Of thu woman u" HaH '"""' '''' W. ~
be backened.
Two additional stories VIII he put on IN" SAFE
Dnnosit building at the southwestern corner OF
california and Montgomery sis. ana me S'ructu,'
VIII be converted into fine modern ono" bu''d-
ing Tho vaults are among the most elaborate
ana costly in this country
The Southern Pacific Company has ordered
forty mex engines If the most improves pattern
FIR service on this coast. The cost VIII n upward
of $500 000 though tho same engines Nv" N"drS
aRo would have cost more than douhl" ms sum
az these engines twenty are - great -iz". win
four pairs ~ driving wheels hfty-on" ln. h"S IN
diamcter. ani arc designed for hauling freight
trains oyer To- npuniains
Tho difficulty e getting good attract ms her"
through the summer months Will result IN IN"
dosing " the California Theatre FOR IN" entire
season ana shutting up the BALDWIN Tor p''-
,o, ~ tho summer. The Irohlgatc mas ion"
good business AT tho Baldwin. hut all IN" ''h'r
houses are devoted 10 farce-comeiy ana sprcia'H-
lar shows
Thomas n Williams sr.. N" well known 'h"-
r,ruia hOrscWau has been appointed gutf'iau 'i
the estate q; Sarah Athca Terry. IN" plalntH !n
tho notorious sharon divorce case. VINO ~ now
homeless mnaiIc in the Stockton Asylum N"Nt
Monday the account q Porter Ash". as guardian
will be considered In court. Williams claims max
Ashe has squdndcrei the poor woman "s'a'"
Nothing j. lelt of property worth several th'G-