New-York tribune., 1895-10-06
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE DURRANT TRIAL--DEATH OF fA-
COLLECTOR RANIN-A FOk-
TUNE IN LEMONS.
rnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUN

San Francisco oct 5.-Ihe Duiia"' N
dragged along the whole week Groves nav
thronged the courtroom every day OF the 'ii"
and public interest appears und'minisheo' pu'
the proceedings have not rewarded those "no az
tended. There have been no sensational features
and the general comment on the defenceis tha' II
a. weak A great point was made Of the rolicaii al
Cooper Medical College. which purported 10 s"o"
that Durrant was present on the afternoon ne
,rss sean with Rlanche Lamont but this rollcal
is defective as it is merely copy OF the original
ard IN the case of one student 1t was Incorrect
for u showed that he was present when in realty
he had not attended the lecture. The testimony
of all the students in Durrans class did not heip
him for not one could recall seeing him at th's
lecture The case is remarkable that IL AZ
tracts wide attention. The evidence against Dur
rant is purely circumstantial
Tho Standard oil Company has knocked out
this week the syndicate Of San Francisco capital-
,s,s who had made all arrangements to pipe oil
from, los Angeles TO san Pedro and then prlne II
be-e hx steamer capital of $5OO,oOo had Deeh
suhecr,hed and everything was ready Tor actiNe
r,orI whom the agent of the standard stepped in
r.,sod tho offer OF the local company ana secureu
an ontion,on all the oil produced. Much ieeli''s
Was ehowA here over the action OF the Los All
roles men who thus Disseminated against Voa''
e,terprlse 1t is predicted that they VIII rue 'ie
day they put themselves IN the PoNe' y. .'''
STANDARD Whether the great monopoly VIII oe-
,,o,o,, tho Los Angeles wells so as 10 help manu-
f.cturer, in san Francisco remains 10 De seeh
The local company proposed to furnlsh pe'roieui
at rates which would make competition easy ioi
many lines Of manufacture which cannot Dc car
ried on with high-priced coal
The death of I. Il. Rankin removed man WIN
had been prominent in Church and chari'ao'e
work for over thirty years. He was he"ioe' o'
the Vigilance Committee and was collector oI '''7
port Of San Francisco under Lincoln. MT nan
kin did particularly good work as head OF the
Society for the Prevention of Vice. and ne also
WAS one OF the strong friends OF the Mercan'"e
Library. ooor. bers
FOR MANY years died this week. The noteworthy
O.. 4, his career is that when RalstOn died Dore
came forward and turned over to the heirs >4Vo'-
ooo which the president Of the Bank OF California
,aa transferred TO him in trust. There were no
documents TO show that Dore held this large sum
In .rust and no witnesses to prove that the money
AID not belong TO him. His honesty served as
q contrast to the conduct Of several others WITH
whom, Ralston had confidential dealings ana VINO
kent what really belonged to the dead nhahclei
widow and children
The first woman delegate ever elected on tnis
coast 70 tho National rriennial Council OF the
S,nngreeational Church is Mrs. Sarah b. Cooper.
,xen known as the founder and chief promoter OF
San Francisco kindergartens and prominent III
work for the advancement OF women, Sis
Cooper is a good platform speaker, ana as sne
"a an advocate of the brOadest religious toiei-
ance she is sure 10 be heard in this convention
Alexander McAdie the assistant weather ob-
server in this city. will have an intereshs @ ne,u
of study in the climatic pecuhaliues on OF al al
,vl.o Cl1if
nary calculations. and usually requires seNeIai
months of close study before new onserNeI Il. -
able to predict the weather some OF tneSe ~ nv
observers have hard luck as thelr preuic'Ioi,1
have been wide of the result. No state neeus
more careful work in weather forecastng thah
California. because many crops are spoileu ps
sudden frosts
Lille Bayer. the manager OF patent neuici'ie
bureau was sentenced this week to ten years III
state prison for swndlng an emplOye OUT oi
$3.50 which ne had intrusted to her as oeposI.
This woman is the adventures VINO ptetenusu t
that she had been married by contract TO the
late senator Fair and she darkly hinted that
her severe sentence was part OF plot 70 ,e kee
her out Of the way. The real facts are ihal siie
has swindled many people, but so great was ne.
cunning that she always evaded the ciu'3'eS "a
the law.
Manager Curtis Of the Traffic Association Is
trying to arouse interest in the proposed ne"
Inc of steamers from Japan. Seattle wants 10 pe
the terminus Of the line and Is making great ei-
forte 10 secure the prize. San Francisco mas
greater inducements to offer, but IT Is douDtlul
whether her merchants will be willing 10 put up
the required subsidy.
Fritz Schee the musical director. who mas had
so much trouble here with the public ana mu,
sicians Will soon go 10 New-York as the chief or
Hammerstein' new Olympia. He Will direct on
Sunday an orchestra of 12s pieces
.Trlby" made a good hit a. the Baldwin. MOST
Of the audience went prepared to be critical, put
Wilton Lackaye and all the others satisfied ex-
pectations The theatre has been crowded every
night. and the piece is good for full houses for
two or three weeks.
At the Columbia Rose Coghlan and Dixey have
appeared in The Magistrate to good houses.
Next week at the Columbia the Bostonians open.
The advance sale has been large
The man who owns lemon grove In southern
California has a bonanza this year The crop in
ALI the southern counties was large and, with I'M
rroved methods Of curing the fruit the product
compares favorabiy with the best imported lem
one At 81 a box there is a fortune in lemon
grove as ten-y year-old trees will produce from Ten
10 twelve boxes each. AS there are 10 trees u
the acre the profit will run up 10 Sz'VVV an acre
if the present price is maintained the whole