New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
BLANTHER'S DEATH-FoOD lNsfE|iiON
COLLEGE NOTES-PERSoNAA
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RIANTHER'S DEATH-FOOD lNSrESA AN->
COLLEGE NoTEs-PERsoNAL
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San Francisco. March 27-Great interest was
.xc,ted here this week over the capture anu
vnaxnected suicide in Meridian, Tex. or Joseph
YIanther the renegade Austrian army oHcei'
who murdered Mrs. Langfeldt IN san fraieis'o
last year Blanther had remarkapIe caieei'
hut. like most adventures, he hnaiy ran MS
course and In this city he suffered si'at haiu'
ships To retrieve his fortunes he Kilieu ".,
man widow who foolishly talked OF hei "e'
and exhibited costly 5ewelry Blah'her w
+a.ned only a few trinkets for his crime ou'
he managed to elude the police. and ne "ouiun
have been captured but for his iniatuauo" i01
a woman by whom he was traced Inc iu'''''e
down of this murderer was due 10 'he o"'.
work of Chief OF Detectives Lee, OF thiS wy
who sent broadcast over the country h'i"''0
.cr,nt,ons Of the criminal. with an account OF
the woman who consorted with him. ~ wac
through one OF the aliases TINS "oi""" "
Blanther was located.
The food-inspection officers Of the Board OF
Health are untiring in their efforts 10 pre"N up
the sale of aduterated goods. This week 'heS
arrested several of the most promineh. s'o.ri'
OF the city for selling spurious Jeiiies' Inc
,ox,.y ,r enforcing ordinances in the past has
Tod 10 the filling of this market with cheap
limitations of genuine jeliles, jams. dried 1ruit
coffee spices and many other articles OF oai9
household use; but If all Of these cases no" W.
fore the courts are prosecuted, II VIII result !"
a careful inspection by retail buyers OF all soouS
they purchase.
slovenly work upon the concrete foundations
Tor the Affiliated College Buildings may make
necessary to rebuild them. These structures arc
under the control Of the regents or the "'a'e
University who may authorize an investigation
and compel the contractors TO do honest WORN
The Affiliated College Buildings are TO be loca'eu
nm land near Golden Gate Park, which was given
by the millionaire. Sutro. They VIII give &C
commodations for all the technical colleges con-
nected with the State University, and IN tn'S
quadrangle will be erected q building 10 mouse
the great Sutro Library. which ex-Presioeh'
White, OF Cornell regards as the fourth IN VaiHe
IN this country
The celebration this week of the twenty-h'h'h
anniversary Of the founding of the oniVers''!
of California was made noteworthy by an aa
Aress on ."The True Idea Of University. by the
venerable Professor Joseph Leconte' Inc uaS
elso marked the completion of President Martin
Keuogg's fourth year as head OF the INSTITUTION"
Under his MANAGEMENT most Of the old factlohai
ended. and the university has entered upon
b,gber nlane Of work than ever before Professor
Povce now Of Harvard was impressed during
,,,sit aet wear with the air OF academic progress
IF genuine scholarship" which he felt every
where The new law passed by the Legislature
which adjourned last week. gives the uiiiNei'''
an income Of $4,000 year
The burning OF the fine residence built twenty
five wears ago in Alameda by A. a Cohen was d
loss 70 art as many, valuable paintings ny
,Hodern masters were burned or hopelessly dam
aged bv smoke or water. Cohen Tor years wa, was
leading counsel for the Central racine fstiM"?S
TDmnany His home WAS in the midst OF pri-
vate park and the building and its contents 49, 80
valued at S.500OO. The house conialheu ny
e ard Tbough built Of wood like most or
the palatial homes Of Mob HILL 1t was peautiiuHy
frescoed. -
President c. p. Huntington, Of the Sou, ,f,etr
Pacific arrived here this week. lie VIII remain u
nntiI lime In regard TO Improvements by tne
company he said the new Coast Line MOuIu I've ~,
completed before the end Of the year. rms VIII
he a great gain to tourists as it VIII save tne
tedious trip through the sutry san Joaquin al
lev, and win permit of visits to Santa barn ,
Monterey and Santa Cruz while on the uHect
trip from Los Angeles TO this city.
,,,oust ReImont was here early this week In
his nrivate car He had come up from Mexico
and had spent a fortnight in Southern California
Frederick Yates the California portrait paint
err who has made so great success IN LONDON Ion. on,
has discovered an artistic genius in TINS CITY LOT
whom he predicts a brilliant future. rms IS
Arthur Atkins, a young painter OF Twenty-Five
wears who though untaught has painted sew
eraI landscapes which. in coloring and compo-
sition have excited the admiration OF the best
artists The young man will soon so TO Paris.
as Yates has found him purchasers for several
Of his pictures buying three landscapes for him
self.
Fanny Davenport has ended fortnight's en-.
uarement at the Baldwin. playing "Gismonda
and Fedora" She has drawn good houses, ana
her acting was warmly praised by the critics.
The hit Of the season thus far was made by the
French Opera Company in Massenets La Ma
yarraise" given for the first time in this city
Three vessels Of the California wheat fleet for
che current cereal year have met disaster They
are the I.inlithgow.. the Ulrica and the Androsa,
the latter laundering off Falmouth on March
with one OF the most valuable cargoes ever sent
out of this port Although II VIII be several
roonths before new grain is ready for shipment,
three vessels are already here awaiting cargoes.
Only one the Leicester Castle, is engaged Tor the
new crop loading IN August at 2bs. 30 TOT cork.
usual options Dos. II cleared direct 10 any Por'
an the United Kingdom, France or Belgium Tnls
price gives a fair estimate OF wheat charters TOT
the season.