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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-11
RAT POISON STRYCHNINE

| SAN FRANCISCO. March 5.-Attor-
ney Mountford S. Wilson, counsel for
/ the Stanford estate, yesterday gave
out the analysis of the Poland water
which was meant to cause Mrs. STAN
] ford's death before she left San Fran
/ cisco for the Hawaiian islands, The re-
! port made public was the second one
| submitted to Mrs Stanford before she
! left by the Falkenau Assaying Com
/ pany
The analysis shows that a glassful
, of that Poland water contained over
| three-quarters of a grain of strych-
| nine half a grain being the ordinary
fatal dose. Another point brought out
in the chemists report was that the
strychrin was not of the best medi-
cinal grade but of a quality used for
i the poisoning of rodents.
The report reads as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 81. 1905
Dear Madam: A more thorough exam
ination OF the liquid and residue con-
tanned in an open bottle labeled "Po-
land Water in which strychnia had
been found by qualitative examination,
led to the following conclusions:
The strychnia was in the form of the
impure. The total amount of fixed
matter contained in a fresh, sealed
bottle of Poland water" received from
DR.. Boericke equals s parts in 100000
parts. and reacts slightly alkaline. The
total amount of fixed matter contain
ed in the liquid examined equals 1868
parts per 100000 parts. Strychnia is
soluble at the rate of about 14.S parts
in 100000 of water-pure water. The
solution examined was a cold saturat-
ed solution, as there was about its
equal weight of undissolved strychnia
found with it; consequently, assuming
that the Poland water was in both
cases identical there are only 22S out
of 1868 parts in 100000 accounted for,
the balance probably consisting of i'm
purities or admiXtures of the strychnia
originally introduced.
A water-glassful. 5 fluid ounces.
would hold in solution about s grains
of strychnia. According to Taylor's
Medical Jurisprudence, 3 grains OF
strychnia proved fatal in the case of
DR.. Warren in IA minutes, but people
have been known to recover from doses
of Z grains. The ordinary dose Gu. s.
ID is one-twentieth of a grain.
The very small amount of material
originally submitted to US made it i'm
possible to determine the nature and
quantity Of other substances than
strychnia and the residue of the Po-
land water. The undissolved strych- /
mia was not in the form of powder, !
but in broken crystals. There were in |
dications of traces of brucine in the
which points to its being a ,
common article of commerce. Yours /
truly,
(Signed) L FALKENAU,
President.
The most interesting point brought |
out in the report is that the strych- !
nine used was not of the pure medi- |
cinal quality. but a much Cruder prod |
uct. such as is used for poisoning
gophers. rats and other rodents The
Honolulu cablegrams indicate that the
poison found in the bicarbonate of
soda bottle was OF exactly the same
character
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-11
PROBING STANFORD MYSTERY

against him they manage to conceal it
by fat-footed denials. Neither can the
slightest motive be found in his case.
Virtually It would appear that the
detectives have eliminated every one
of the nine employees except these:
Miss Berner the secretary.
Miss Richmond, the maid.
All Young the bOuSebOy
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-11
ARE THERE THREE?

There is a belief among some passen-
gers who arrived on the Alameda that
there were three detectives aboard in
stead of two. Detectives Cullundan
and Reynolds are known TO have ar
rived. but it is thought there may be
a third man, working independently
of the other two, on his own hook.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-11
DETECTIVES TAKE
Up THE CASE
CONTINUED from page l.,

when the maid. Richmond. repeated
her story about being tired OF Mrs.
Stanford and wishing to give up her
place She did give it up. finally, in
San Francisco
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-11
COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF THE
ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL CO.,
Limited,
WITH ALL ITS APPURTENANCES

Pursuant to a decree made by the
Hon. W. J. Robinson, 3rd Judge OF the
Circuit Court; and per instruction from
NJ. T Simonton. Esq, Commissioners
We WA sell
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-11
FOR SALE.

AT KAIMUKI-2-story house; large
rooms; Ianais; verandas; bath up and
down stairs. Size of lot 200x3O0: nice
" planted with fruit and ornamental
trees Price $3.50. Easy terms.
ONE 1-STORY COTTAGE; parlor,
diningroom. kitchen and bath. Price
$4,000. Size of lot 100x150.
1LOT Price 500. Size of lot 100x15O.
All cleared.
PLOTS Each $780, Size of lot 75x2OO.
All of the lots are in good condition
and command a fine view of the sea-
@rorrrn aDTEC ~ tn
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-11
On Saturday. the 22d
Day of April, 'O5.

AT THE MAUKA ENTRANCE OF
THE JUDICIARY BUILDING
the fee simple lands leaseholds ana
other property of the
ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL COM
PANY, LIMITED,
which will include its lands, both in
fee and Ieaseholds, improvements. all
Personal property, good will of hotel
furniture. etc.
For additional particulars apply to
MESSRS. BALLOU and MARX, at
torneys, sos StangenwaId Building.
NJ. t SIMONTON, Esq, at Judicial
Building. or
FISHER, ABLES CO., LTD.
AUCTIONEERS.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30
New Fire Department Building.

! For several years past IL hns been az.
parent - those canV rzaft with the mat
ter that extensive feptIfs must sooner or
later be made on the building which III e
served the purpose Of FIRE Department
headquarters, for the Show hogan Vi laRe
Corporation, for over forty years. A
eW DISADVANTAGE, 20 tar az this bult-
! ing aud location were concerned, wss
created when the new bridge was built
across the North Channel in 1903 as the
level Of the new bridge was 80 much
above hat of the old, that 1t left the
street floor of the cid Fire Dep rtment
a basement entrance. The level Of
Island Avenue was to be raised and the
raising of the engine house would have
necessarily followed at an expense, il
Guiding other repairs, estimated at above
one thousand dollars. Even then the
building would have been too small for
the convenient storing of the fire APP
paratus and in other ways unsuited to
It's purpose. The matter came before
the Corporation at its annual meeting,
April 4 OF last year, and K. l.. Mitchell,
c. A. Ross and j. 2. Merrill were ap-
pointed a committee to make an investi-
cation and to report at Il meeting to be
called for the purpose.
This committee made its report on the
Oh of May and their recommendation
that the Patten lot on the leland be pur
chased aud a new building built thereon
was adopted and the necessary votes
passed to carry it Into effect. The same
committee with the addition OF the
assessors of the corporation, Chas. E.
Young, r. H. Townsend and Geo. f..
Sampson, were constituted a building
committee. They got to work at once.
| The Patten lot was purchased and the
buildings removed. Fire Department
buildings in other cities and towns of
! the state were examined and plans OF
tanned for the proposed building.
| Ground was broken for the basement
early in July. The excavatng and the
masonry foundation were done under
the direction of the committee, with
Henry Vigue as foreman. This part of
the work was completed and the foundG-
tion made ready for McQullan & Pooler
the principal contractors, about Septem-
Der lst. The cornee work, ventilatiug
system, plumbing and the steel ceilings
were put in by c. A. Ross, under n sub
contract from MtQuillan Il Pooler; the
contract for the heating plant was
awarded to the Steward Heating 81
Plumbing Co, the wiring for the light
| ing system was furnished BY the Show
hogan Electric Light Co. and the paint
ing and decorating was done by Rogers
Il Varney. All the work was per-
formed according to plans and specific
lions furnished by w. X. Miller of Lew.
iston
The building is now nearly completed
and the fire apparatus ia to be installed
there at once 1t s forty feet wide and
| eighty feet deep, with projection on
| the northerly side to accommodate the
stairway, Its CONSTRUCTION is of brick
with granite trimmings; the cornices are
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30
PROM

OF galvanized iron; The roof j. n4t, COW
cred with gravel The front Of the
building is treated 10 an effective mar
uer with three large arches. Ia the
first story In each arehway, between the
pilasters, is large double door, opening
into the apparatus room, each door COT
tanning a large panel Of plate glass with
small panels above which permits = good
view Of the fire apparatus from the
street. Above each set OF doors are cir
culsr top windowe, lighting the rooms
OF the second floor; the arch rims Of
these windows are formed OF fancy laid
br1ck-work ard are very ornamental
inst above the arches OF these window
is a wide frl,ze carrying name tablet
in terra Gotta, displaying the word.
Fire Department. A handsome scrolled
date tablet completes the front elevation
| Thee is roomy basement under the
entire building, nine feet in the clear
A part OF this is occupied by the heating
plant, but there is ample room in the
| rear OF the quarters for the Police Depart.
ment and it is proposed at some time TO
utilize it for that purpose. The main
apparatus room in the first story is forty
feet wide and forty.four feet deep; open
| ing from this are two large rooms for
the members Of the Fire Department,
| each twenty feet wide and connected by
! folding doors. On this story finely APP
pointed toilet rooms are located and q
broad stairway leads from it to the base
ment. In the second story there is q
hall forty feet wide, sixty feet long and
fifteen feet high, also two spacious ante
rooms, each supplied with toilet room
Over the anterooms there is a consider.
able space which would serve nicely for
a banquet hall should it ever be r,quired.
The flush of the first floor is North
Carolina pine; the second floor is OF
chestnut. There are steel ceilings
throughout the entire second floor.
TIE HEATING PLASh
The matter of heating plant for this
building early engaged the attention OF
the building committee. Bids were ask.
ed for and the contract finally awarded
to the Steward Heating & Plumbing Co.
of this place. Subsequent to the letting
of the contract the building committee
appointed three of their own number, r.
l., Mitchell, c. E. Young and j. P. Mer
rill, a special committee on heating Ia
see that the plant was put in according
to specifications. The Steward Heating
& Plumbing Co. proceeded to install a
steam plant, piping the first and second
floors indepen1en of each other but Ar
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

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The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

The Boston Herald has stood by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his attitude toward
the South, earnestly and consistently all
the way through however outrageously
il nav have criticized him, otherwise,
and II now reioces in the change Of feel
ing among southern men and his grow
ing popularity In that section of our
country. The Herald says:
eHe stands now where he has always
stood on these sut jects. Southern men
profess that they misunderstood him.
If that s true, it was their own fault.
They cultivated misunderstanding for a
political purpose which failed of realizs-
ton, failed so signally that they have
perceived, let US trust, that no President
can ever be elected on platform, de-
clared or suspected, which means the
perpetual denial of justice and equal OF
portunties to a tenth part OF the citi-
1ens OF the United States because they
have not a white skin. Some Of the
explanations given Of the new fervor for
Roosevelt In the South are vastly anus
ing; but this is incidental. The Pres!-
dent stands firm in the place where he
has always stood. His Lincoln's birth
day speech exhibited no shadow of turn
ing. Ii even ali med anew the right OF
every man TO choose whom he would re-
spect and honor socially. 1t was sim
cere and courageous speech, with no hint
Of sef-contradction or selfabasement.'
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30
Skowhegan Village Corporation

Following Is the act that pa sed the
legislature during the last days of the
session:
An Act to repeal acts incorporating Skow-
hogan Village Corparation.
BE 1t enacted hy the Senate and House OF
Representatives in Legislature assembled, as
follows
section /. All acts heretofore enacted for
the incorporation Of Skowhegan Village Cor,
poration within the present town Of Skowhe-
gan in the county Of Somerset are hereby re-
pealed; provided, that the corporate exist
ence, powers, duties and liabilities of said
Skowhegan Village Corporation shall survive
for the purpose OF prosecuting and defending
all actions and causes of action to which said
Skowhegan Village Cooperation IS a party,
and collecting payment OF all claims and de-
mands now existing in favor Of or against
said Skowhegan Village Corporation and all
needful processes growing out Of the same
Section 2. The town of Skowhegan NAV.
at meeting legally called by warrant and
containing an article for that purpose, by
vote, assume all the outstanding liabilities Of
said Skowhegan Village Corporation on the
day when this act takes effect, and in case
said town SO votes, they shall have authority
to raise money by loan upon town orders,
notes or bonds which shall be valid claims
upon said town, with which to discharge
such liabilities, and thereupon all the proper
ty and assets Of said Skowhegan Village Cor.
Poration shall become the property Of and
vested in said town.
Section 3. This act shall take effect when
accepted by majority Of the legal voters OF
Skowhegan present and voting at any annual
meeting Of said town, the warrant containing
an article for that purpose.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30
After the War, What?

The Eastern war is drawing near
people to wonder what is to come after.
The crushing of such power as Russie,
and the sudden shoot into dominance OF
a power heretofore not seriously reckon
ed with In the affairs of the world, is not
to be regarded as a mere incident. Will
civilization be the gainer from the cir
cumstance that Japan, aggressive, elate.
confident, is TO be master OF the Orient
There can be no doubt that when Rus
sia has acknowledged itself beaten Japan
will be the master of China. 1t will con-
troll not only the Chinese, but will direct
the development of the industrial re-
sources of that vast realm so long ne
elected aud asleep. We're it to acquire,
for instance, the coal and iron deposits
of The Human district, it could enter in
to scheme of manufacturing that would
defy all competition.
Indications already appear OF the
doctrine of "Asia for the Asiatics." A
feeling on their part that in holding the
Philippines the government of the Unit
ed States is treHehing upon Asia has
found expression. II there is basis for
this it promises 10 render acute situa-
ton now recognized in this country as a
problem. The statement has been hint
ed, and at last openly made, that Japan
wants the Philippines. Concerning this,
assurance is far from complete. What
is to be done about it if the statement
should be accurate is matter for the
future, but in any event we look for no
friction Of whatever sort with Japan.
Boston journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30
A DANGEROUS HABIT.
c Iadstone's Phys car c. es Warn
ny Against Grow ng American
Custom.

The growing habit amongst Amer.
cans Of takIns mInt tablet Of some
other 40 called digestive afref eating =
Leary meal. IL something Lat SIR An
drew Clarke. Hr Gladstobe.s phYsIcIsD
adHses strongly against, saying ut is
ALSO ufeiy dangerous 70 take INTO the
9'DmacA remedies which are popularity
7uppOsed ~ aid IA the digestion gf
food
There IL D9thfng Know Il 70 he science
pi med Ne that an perform tho work
II The human stomach. Drugs do not
and cann9t dlsest the fgod. they sim
ply decDmpose i. What can be more
revolving of disgusting than the thought
Of taking something nto tie stomach
that ID gong - turn the good food YOU
have eaten INTO mas # corruption.
The only way 70 overcome Indigestion
and its eyil effects is - remove all ir-
rtation, congestion auG Inflammation
from the stomach, liver and intestines,
and MILO Ia the Only agent known
that will do this
hen Mo IA tablet Is taken before
each meal every trace Of irritation and
and inflammation Il removed from the
stomach and digestive system, and those
organs will extract from the food a.
that goes 10 make good, rich blood m
muscle, steady nerves and sound
healthy body If you suffer with head.
aches, Indigestion. fatuleucy, spots be.
fore the eyes, vertigo. OF dizziness, pal
pitaton Of he heart, sleep essness, or
any stomach trouble, ge. 80 cent box
Of Mi-o-na from Prank " Buckuam one
Of our most reliable druggists. whose
faith 10 the remedy IS shown By his Of
fer 10 return the money T NJ Ia does
not give complete satisfaction.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30
The coIonel,s Waterloo

Colonel John NJ Fuller, Of Honey
Grove, Texas, nearly met his Waterloo,
from Liver and Kidney trouble Ia a
recent letter, he says: Il was nearly
dead, of these complaints, and although
uied my family doctor. he did me no
good 80 got Soc bottle Of your great
Electric Bitters which cured me l con.
slider them the best medicine on earth,
and thank God who gave you the know
ledge to make them Sold, and guar
anteed to cure Dyspepsia, Biiousness
and Kidney Disease, by Geo. T. Samp.
son, druggist, at SOC bottle.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

Portland Argus The Referendum bill
failed 70 obtain the necessary two.thirds
vote in he House, tut the vote in re-
favor Of 81 = i against, demonstrated
that it had strong support at this stage
Of the issue. The prime PIE Of the bill is
sound and democratic, for i brings the
people il closer ouch with legislation,
gives them additional facilities for initi-
sting laws, ard for exercising their veto
on the work Of the Legislature Whether
he innovation would prove, in its prsc-
tical operation TO be all that its most
ardent advocates assert. il has much 10
commend It, and the people Of Maine
show disposition to adopt il. il only by
way Of experiment.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

While the orchestra plays between acts men
70 out and smile, but the ladies must simply
grin and bear IL.
Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man a clear
head, an active brain, strong, vigorous body
makes him tit for the battle of life.
A mlhner is always suspicious OF woman
customer who doesn't want to try on every hat
she has.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on 50-cent bottle
Of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if
it fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25.cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
+. w. BUCKNAM, CITY DRUG STORE,
GEO. f. SAMPSON, G. r. FOGG,
w. II. FULLER
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk OF Courts
u.,5fta I. seekINs, entertainments ko"hegaT
County Attorney:
.-.q.s J. YogsG,.. ''''''''''''A' loI
Judge o. Probate:
,.##Sffsf SlNMo&st.. ...s.s..t .'.''NorIh Ansoi
Register Of Probate;
...44A. FoWLER,................. hegaf
Register Of Deeds
r,tNflLYa GooDwlN........ ...'.....' SkowhegaI
Treasurer;
p II. REED. ..,'. :. ...'''H Harmony
Sheriff and Jailer
cf,1g Il. SMITH,, ..............''' 'Hartlant
nref=fsfs; A H LanP, Skowhegan; J. d. Ring
N Gofnvie Ernest A. Cook, Athens; J. A
c2l'ajrieh. Palmyra: W. W. Nye, Fairfield; Willis C.
nv, North Arson; +. L. Perkins. Madison; ABE
e. I'' lowell. Solon, d. G. Wood, Norridgewock;
= Adams. Jaekman W. A. Bigelow, St. Adams; A.
: pntrT. HaTtland; +. E. Frederick Starks; |. C.
p;,r'r bingham: W. f. Yi'es, Flagstaff; c. F.
vSr5ey. Mercer; f. Z. Atwood, New Portland f. II
~ Athens, ] A Goodrich, Palmyra.
County Commissioners:
a
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30
Terms of Courts

supreme Judicial The third Tuesday in March
md seotember and fourth Tuesday in December
CIVIL and Criminal.
Probate The second Tuesday OF each month.
fa5nfv Commissioners The FIRST Tuesday in
N1r.h and August and the second Tuesday in Deem
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

again picked up the writing on the docu-
ment WIS sadly blurred To all.
President Goodwin WIS a'sp present
ed "th the gravel which he bar u9' d
md Tie DIX ard chair in he precedent :
room.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

The finest remedy for constipation
ever used is Chambeflain's stomach and
Liver Tablets, says Mr. Ii Butler, Of
tTankvllle, y 7 They act gently and
without any aupIeant effect, ard leave
the bowels ia perfectly natural
condition sid b. q. K Fog. Skow.
hogan; L. = Williams. Athena; >ulliyao
Newton, Jackman.
If taken this month, keeps you well all
summer Il makes the Ii,tle ones eat.
sleep and grow spring touc for the
Whole family. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea b cents, Tea OF Tables
u r Fogg.
Men seldom speak faYorably q = poIiticisu
unless TIN have an axe to grind.
Ten thousand demons EnaWlnE ANY, OF ones
yitas casldut be much Ra,~e than Tie torturfs
Of itching piles Yet ;here'- a Gre Deans
Ointment never fails.
Aboutte minutes after you get The srov
suOveled IT your Sidewalk II begins to thsw.
IT., imposs bic 70 buy man on Il ne is or
the square.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

II You would knock stubbon man down
instead Of stopping to srRue with him YOU
would save lot o. wind ard much valuable
time.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

Group instantly relieved. Dr.. Thomas Eec-
trio Oil. Perfectly safe Never fails. At any
drug store.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

County Commissioners:
No. L. MERRILL. St. Adams.
l.. 1. WILLIAMS. Athens.
GEORGE /. TtBBETTs, Fairfield
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30

seldom speak favorably q poHtcisu
IN 3 hake Al aHe To grind
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-06
FAIRBANKS As HOST.
Receives Delegates 90 international Ran.
road Congress In the White House.

Receives Delegates 20 Information Ran.
road Congress In the White House.
WASHINGTON, May 8. - Vice-President
Fairbanks this morning gave a reception
90 the delegates to the International Rail-
way Congress In the White House Mr..
Fairbanks conducted the reception just
as IL he were President, for II was at Presi-
dent Roosevelt's request that he received
the distinguished foreign and American
delegates.
The delegates and their friends, about
800 in number, entered the mansion by
the east entrance at 2;30 O'Clock and passed
in line before the Vic e-President In the
East Room. Mr.. Fairbanks shook hands
with each Of the delegates.
The several sections into which the oon-
zress has been divided held meetings this
morning and papers we're read In both
French and English. There we're FIVE Of
these sections, presided over respectively
by Stuyvesant Fish, Theodore n, Ely, ST.
George Armytage, Mr.. Perouse and Ernest
Gerard.
Vice President Fairbanks was host at a
dinner party Of forty this evening in homo 2
Of members Of the International Railway
Congress-