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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
COAST POLICE DROP
THE STAMFORD CASE

The Chronicle says: tt was an
nounced at police headquarters yester-
day that every known clew in the Stan
ford case had been run to earth, and
that the complexion of the matter had
not changed in the least Barring a con-
fession or something turning up, - the
police admit that they will never solve
the mystery of how on January 14th.
IN this city, strychnine poison was
placed in the Poland water used ,bv the
late Mrs. Stanford. That portion of
the mystery connected with her tragic
death at Honolulu the police say has
been solved on the theory that Mrs.
Stanford died by natural causes. and
that the powdered strvchnine found in
the blearbonate of soda at Honolulu
was placed there in India bv some
druggist. and intended as a tonic
The police detectives working on the
case have all turned their attention to
other matters. and while nominally
men are detailed on the case, in real
lty the department has entirely drop
ped it.
In their final Investigations concern
ing the Poland water the police made
some experiments which have con-
WINGED them that it was by barest
chance that Mrs. Stanford was not
murdered In the first attempt upon her
life. They now believe. that instead
of drinking so much strychnine in the
water that it turned her stomach and
made her throw it of. she did not oct
a sufficient dose of the poison to prove
fatal They explain this through find
Is placed IN Poland water it sinks to
the bottom and seems only to poison
the water there leavin~ that in the
upper portion of the bottle almost en-
tirelv unpollured. They think that
when Mrs. Stanford poured the water
from the bottle it was shaken very lit
tie. and that comparatively a small
amount Of strvchnine was in the glass
ful that she drank. Similarly poisoned
another bottle of the Poland water did
not give sufficient strychnine to kill
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
No MAN NAMED YET
TO SUCCEED ATKINSON

u have not made up my mind who
will be the next Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction., said Governor Car
ter yesterday.
Nevertheless, although the name of
no appointee for the place was sent to
the Senate yesterday, as will be done
should the appointment be made while
that body is in session, there was an
early morning rumor about the Capitol
that the Governor had reached a de-
termination, and that the name of the
man whom the lightning had hit would
be announced during the day.
1t was not announced, and Governor
Carter is certainly the best Judge as to
whether he has made up his own mind.
The Capitol wiseacres have it that the
choice has about narrowed down to
two men, Davis of Oahu and Kauai
and Baldwin of Maui, and there was
some disposition among those who know
it all to favor the chances of Davis.
In fact. he ruled the favorite with the
guessers until the Kauai cry was
raised against him-and then the wind
of favor rather shifted to Baldwin. 1t
was said that Kauai had enough of
honor already.
What there is to base any of this
gossip upon, nobody can say definitely.
The Governor saws he is not ready TO
name anybody. There are several can
didates of equal availability with
either Davis or Baldwin.
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in the glassful poured from it. In the
second and third crlassfuls there was
poison enough to kill several persons.
Mrs. Stanford : heart and brain are
still under seal in n safety deposit
vault. The estate representatives have
not as vet definitely determined to
have them anaIvzed. but it viii prob
ablv lie DONE The detectives working
on the caea think that an ANALYSIS OF
Mrs. Starford's heart viii show that
II was diseased and fatty. and that
primarily death was due to heart dis
eNse.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
NAoPALA's STATEMENT.

Mr.. Pinkham began his presentation
of the case by reading the affidavit of
Captain Naopala, which was as fol-
lows:
"My name is Moses Naopala I am
Captain of the S. S. Likelike, which
steamer is on the regular weekly run
to Kalaupapa, Molokai. Capt Clarke
requested me to go on the trip to su-
pervise the handling of passengers in
boats at the Leper Settlement I am
familiar with the landing at Kalau-
papa. l know it to be a very dan
gerous landing at times, and at some
seasons of the year and certain direc-
tions of the wind to become impossl-
BILE to land.
1.-The month of March is within the
dangerous season, and the wind on the
10Th of March was in the right quarter
to cause a sudden and dangerous in
crease of the ocean swell and conse-
and landing The Kinau arrived and
anchored off Kalaupapa. Molokai. at
about 4 o clock the morning of March
10Th. In the dim light I saw the sea
was breaking heavily on the shore, and
as the dav dawned the heavy breakers
could be clearly seen.
About o clock it was decided best
to ascertain the exact state of the
landing. l ordered a boat and crew,
started ashore and landed through very
heavy breakers. I remained about an
hour comforting with superintendent
McVeigh, when a second boat put out
from the steamer TO ascertain what haQ
become of the first boat.
I ordered nv boat to pull out from
the landing. We met the second boat.
which turned about. and both boats
were rowed to the Kinau and quickly
CONTINUED on page y
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
VIadiVostOk Said
To be His
Goal.
Severe Land Fighting
is Expected
Soon.
ASSOCIATED Press Cablegrams.)

ASSOCIATED Press Cablegrams.)
ST. PETERSBURG, April g.
1t is officially admitted that Ad-
miral Rojestvensky's fleet is en-
route to Vladivostok. 1t is un-
derstood that a rendezvous with
Nebogatoff is not contemplated.
THIRD SQUADRON
IN RED SEA.
/ JIBUTIL, April Admiral
Nebogatoff's squadron has arriv-
ed here.
ST. PETERSBURG, April A.
The Governor of Sakhalin has re-
quested that nurses be sent to
him as he expects an attack on
the island in the spring.
, MUKDEN, April 4.-There is
great suffering among the Chi
nese. The war has destroyed
scores of villages and 100000
Chinese are homeless and desti-
tute. The government is hous-
ing and feeding 10000.
/ GUNSHU PASS, April A.
Fighting is expected soon. The
Russian concentration has been
completed. the cavalry screening
it from the Japanese.
/ TOXIC, April 4.-The Rus
slams have been driven out OF All
shenko, twenty-six miles north-
there is no change in the situation
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04

the Likelike, acted as if he had par
taken of liquor a little too freely. He
said that he understood that the man
was not on duty. Witness saw a few
people on board that had taken a lit
tie too much liquor, but only a few.
He saw no one whom he would really
call drunk.
Senator Achi was called and testified
that the officers were sober. Asked as
to other persons, he stated that Mr..
Freeman and Carter were talking too
much. When asked as to what Carter,
he said, david" whereupon Senator
Palmer Woods remarked, "Oh, 1
thought you meant George
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
PARIS PAPERS DISTURBED
OVER KAISER'S ADDRESS

PARIS April 4-The newspapers declare that the kalsers
quarrel with
ST PETERSBURG 4-The Tangier incident is not
aed believed that the Kaiser nended to
influence Rechstag to adopt larger naval program
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
NEW PANAMA COMMISSION.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The Panama Canal Commssoa as
reorganized by President made follows: Chairman
Theodore Shons Magoon Governor canal zone
Ton F Wallace engineer; Admiral Endicot Brga-
iier General Hams Col Benjamin Harrod
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
GRUNSKY AGAIN PLACED.

WASHINGTON, April 3.The Panama Canal Comrnissioa as
Canal Commission has oee appointed ah
in reclamation
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
THE PRESIDENTS JOURNEY.

WASHINGTON April 4-Presden Roosevelt left yesterday,
amid ovations en- route. for Of the southwest
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04

ZEIGLER April 3.An explosion in the Letter nine TO-
dav killed one man and entonbed thirty workmen.
ZEIGLER April 4There probably thrty7ve killed Ia
the mine accident and fifteen wounded.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04

WARSAW April 4.-The authorities have conhscated te
Goods Of the GUN dealers of guns have been pro-
hbited. general strike is imminent
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04

east of Kaivuan change in the situation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12
THE SPOKANE PRESS

of young Frisco" slightly stirred up the local who
were looking for something easy for Kid Scaler
But there's being alarmed the fact that Car
roll brought his best to meet the local boy The deal
before to match the two for bout at Tacoma but
the fat purse hung up for the Oround preliminary proved
too enticing to Carroll. 49,, ,
Everybody looks for Scaler to get his tonight, but
there's always chance of the tough little Spokane fighter
to win out, against odds.
There's thing and that is that Scaler will go in
the ring tonight carrying the best wishes of about all the
spectators.
1t was decided this morning to put Roy Gray and
Tom Callahan for four round prelim.
meeting between John L. Sullivan and Fred Russell
will be held at the Office of The Press o'clock this af
tenoon to arrange for match between Russell and Su
vans sparrng partner, Jim Mccormick
WILLIE B. GOODE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12
An Iowa Bows Climb
From messenger boy to manager:

From messenger boy to manager:
That is the story of the upward climb of Mr.. J. J.
WEIGH, manager at Des Mones of the Western Union Tel
egraph company.
Mr. WEIGH did not at first aspire to be a manager of
big telegraph business He hoped only to be operator
And so In pursuance of his ambition he struggled
old Key sounder into the attic of his village home and be-
gan to practice While other boys of the Iowa village slept
Mech pounded away at the key He mastered the code
and became an adept at sending messages.
Then he applied for place. The man laughed at him.
lie was only messenger boy and he very young The
man did not know he had man S ability.
But the eager boy watched for his chance. It
night when he left in charge of the station while the
night operator went to a dance. wreck occurred the
road and the operators at headquarters rather wondered
at the sharp quick touch and snappy style of the sender
at the Pela end Of the line.
The story leaked out and WEIGH got a station.
Then his ideal hoisted bit. He wanted to be
than operator in dinky railroad station. He
ready for promotion and got it. He sent Chicago
and Boston and elsewhere and made good wherever he
went He did and better work and quicker work
than was expected of him.
There only thing to do with Welcl-promoe
him.
And there is doubt this Iowa boy has his eye
on something better He will get it.
His story is not unusual. 1t is the story of
well directed ambition and effort.
The only way to win success is to deserve it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12

All classes of sports from baseball to ping pong from
horse racing to domnoes sdetracked today through
interest in the big weter weight championship go at the
> A. g. tonight and there's nothing else to be talked of
but the ability of Martin Duffy to whip Honey Melody
and vice versa.
1t is the biggest go put in Spokane and it hinges
practically the white championship of the world today
Melody and Duffy recognized the rightful claim
ants.
The seating capacay at the club is bound to prove in
adequate and there is danger of large numbers being
turned away because of the lack of room.
From far away Butte on one side and Seattle on
the other lovers of the championship game began to pour
in the city today.
Seattle sent delegation headed by the Canceys and
Butte showed up the late morning trains with about 40
representatives of the g Greatest camp on EARTH"
From the Idaho towns many to attend the con-
test and remain for Idaho day at the ball park next
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12
FOR SALE.

Six-room modern house. on North
Side. $500; $500 cash, balance $25
month.
Five-room new house, Stage ave.
nue., $1,000; easy terms
JAMES b. GRAY,
Phone 800. 7O2 First Avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12
CHAPTER III.

When a company issues a policy
and accepts the premiums it is OBJ
vious that it Greats a liability. 1t
must assume this and account for it
in it's annual report. This liability
is not so large at the end of the year
as the total premium collected at
the beginning of the year, because
a portion of the money has been used
to help defray the expense of man.
agement and another portion to help
pay death losses which occurred dur
ing the year. Nearly all the remain
der of the premium, however, is a
liability on the company which it
must invest in prescribed securities
SO as to meet the deficiency in future
net premiums on the policy. This is
the legal reserve.
When the premium is paid the next
year the same general process of
distribution takes place; part of it is
used for expenses, another part to
pay current death claims, and still
another portion, the legal reserve,
goes to it's proper fund and is invest
ed. Thus at the end of the second
year the company is liable for the
legal reserve on the policy of both
the first and second years, together
with the interest which it must have
earned according to law.
AS this policy grows older the liza
bility of the company Increases from
year to year, and the assets must in
Of. H.
order for the company to remain
solvent Thus companies that have
a large amount of insurance in force
must necessarily have on hand ade-
quate assets in order to meet future
obligations. This is q feature that
is often overlooked by the unin-
formed. They see companies accumu-
lating great amounts of assets for
which they believe there is no ne
cessity.
AS long as the company continues
to place more new business on it's
books than that which terminates,
| the assets must necessarily increase
| because its liabilities will be con-
stantly increasing. If a company
discontinued writing new business,
| however, there would come a time
when the liabilities would decrease
| because of business passing off the
| books in the natural way, and hence
! the assets would also decrease until
| the last dollar was paid out to the
| last survivor, for as every policy is
! fully protected, any old line company
| properly conducted would be enabled
! to pay the last survivor the full face
! of his contract
To secure the best results for pol
! icy holders, however. it is a prime
! necessary for some new business t.
| be written each year so that the
company will not die out as above
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ing policy holders would be forced to
bear all the expense and thus their
dividends would suffer
Dividends.
1t is interesting to note from
whence dividends are derived. They
come from three principal sources as
follows:
(a) The saving made in the load
ing for expenses because of an eco.
nomical management. Through this
source, also, the policy holder is re-
turned any excess charged to pro-
vide for possible contingencies such
as widespread epidemics, panics and
the like that did not occur.
OBJ The saving in mortality by a
careful selection of risks so that
fewer deaths occurred than were pro-
vided for in the premiums.
Co The excess interest earned on
the reserves over that necessary to
meet future obligations. Suppose a
company places it's reserves at such
a figure that it will only be necessary
to earn an average of 8 " per cent on
them. If it actually earns 5 per cent,
then the interest accruing from the
liz per cent excess goes into the
dividend fund.
There are several minor sources
of dividends such as profits on the
sale of property, profits on non-par"
ticipating business and profits on
lapsed policies, although on modern
contracts the profit from this latter
source is very small because Of the
equity which the insuree receives in
case he surrenders his policy before
maturity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12
1t Costs Too Much

This country is being justly criticised the world
for its fragrant disregard of the sanctity Of human life
For instance.
The Austro Hungarian consul at Pittsburg reports to
his government the ndefensble killing and woundng Of
many of his counrymen in the mills and factories Of the
Pittsburg district.
The consul says the general public hears but little of
the frequent fatalities and accidents that happen to
poyes in and about Pittsburg He they caused
largely by disregard Of the reasonable protection Of life
and limb. He quotes from the coroner Of Allegheny
county in confirmation. The facts to justify the
cusation.
They make dollars and ruin more lives under the
pail of Ptsburg smoke than anywhere else in all the
world The great steel district takes into its capaciOus
human flesh and blood and spews out dead and Grip
pies.
The complicated machinery employed compes great
risk The danger increases when there is neglect to pro
vide the proper safeguards
There places besides Pittsburg where human life
is cheaply estimated The railroads of the country kill
and MAIN their hundreds of passengers and their tens of
hundreds Of employees.
We are getting rich. To do immediate human vic
Tins upon the altar of our commercialsm.
We build civilization upon the bones of our humble
workers
We are in advance of all the world To pay for that
advance we maintain a death roll in times of peace.
1t is too costly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12
Surplus.

AS we have seen, it's is necessary
for a company's assets to at least
equal its liabilities, but good business
practice further demands that a
safety margin he maintained, and
therefore companies always keep
their assets in excess of their liabil-
tiles. If in any case the reverse were
true the company would of course
be declared insolvent.
The percentage of assets over liza
bilities varies in different companies
as it is governed by varying condi-
lions, and each company's condition
is peculiar to itself. First. the divi-
dend earnings are carried in the sur
plus until they are distributed to
policy holders and, obviously, in com
panies which distribute dividends
annually the percentage of assets to
liabilities, as n rule, will be smaller
than in those which defer distribu-
ton of dividends for stipulated
number of years. Annual dividend
companies distribute dividends as
they accrue, while the deferred dis
tribution companies hold them in
their surplus fund until the time for
distribution. AS dividends on many
policies are not payable for 90 years
it is not difficult to see how a large
surplus may be accumulated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12
The Gardeners Flowers

One would scarcely suppose that plants and flowers
sensible to human love and hate.
Or that metals may be poisoned and restored by anti
does that they may be overworked and refreshed by
periods of rest.
Science has demonstrated that both of thes statements
true.
Recent experiments have shown that certain flowers
sensitive words of praise blame long continued These
flowers will expand in sweetness and beauty under aec
onae treatment and if they dsparaged and sneered
at will languish and die, of a broken heart
The mysterious thing call animal magnetism affects
the sensitive flower as it does the human
What wonderful mastery is that of man. Things both
organic and inorganic subjects of his influence.
And a realization of his power should make him very
kind.
If one should be careful of his moods toward the little
plant of the woods that it may blossom into fragrance and
beauty how much careful ought to be toward the
tender human flower that it may blossom into sweetness
and fragrance!
For is not little child of more precious worth than
many fowersf
The Head Gardener has made the tiny human plant
that if you love it the flower will open its petals to the
and bend gratefully and graciousy toward you If you
neglect it or chide it continually put it in noisome
place it will droop and wither and anguish
Be eartful of the Gardeners flower lest he hold you
guilty Of its destruction.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12


Sunday The present indications that the seats will be
entirely sold out long before the doors open.
And there won't be any chance for overflow meeting
either
Both in fine fettle and both will weigh in at
3 O'Clock this afternoon from to two pounds under the
agreed weight 145.
Duffy claims his defeat by Melody before due to
huke and to his lack of training He says that this time he
will certainly prove to be the white haired boy and carry
the championship dangling to his belt
Melody, on the other hand hays that he beat Duffy
once and that he is just confident of doing it again. The
betting odds favor Melody.
Eddie Quinn will referee tonight but John L. will not
hold the watch Manager Peckham of the Cneograph de-
cared himself overlooked in the arrangements made to
have Sullivan lay off for or two performances.
Owing to the wounded vanity play of the Peckham clan
John L. and his partner, Jim Mccormick will not be per-
mtted to attend the fght-whch is too bad
kilograms have been received from Jimmy Gardner
and Buddy Ryan announcing their desire challenge the
winner tonight.
Ryan and Gardner matched to fight in Butte on
Miners Union Day and each is anxious try for the cham
pionship again.
Although is announced in the dispatches that the two
Iare to go at the weer limit 142 pounds it seems
hardly possible for Buddy to make the weight and stay
strong as he has been over for many
Gardner is likely ohave the edge if Ryan does go down
to weight and it will give Jimmy the chance to fight
Duffy or Melody for the championship.
There's a sure hoodoo along with that Boise baseball
aggregation this week. Rain and nothing but rain has
stopped the game for days in succession and although
the managers chucked up little this morning they
still in fear and trembling the washing away of the
prospects for the carrying out of what is left of the SEIZED
Iue.
President Williams announced today that two games
will be played Sunday This being Idaho Day it is just
add to the interest.
Bobe Johnson's debut in Spokane under the sobriquet
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12

, track races. He was also n mid
night equine at ormond. and his
chance of success In the century was
''pooh-poohed" by drivers better
known to fame. yet he managed to
show them all up. and it was his first
race, too.
What he can do with n man like
Oldfeid. admittedly the greatest gem
eral on the track today. remains to be
seen. but from the exhibitions he
has already given in this country
and Cuba, Fletcher is not To be re-
garied as come on" even by Old
field.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-12

When Barney Oldneld, automobile
track monarch, threw down the
gauntlet to all drivers or racing ma
chimes, the def was taken up in an
unexpected quarter. II. w. Fletcher,
winner of the w X. Vanderbilt, Jr..
100 mile race at Ormont, was the
man who accepted the challenge, and
the pair are matched to race on one
Of the eastern tracks May 20. They
will meet at fiv and 10 miles, and
should a third be necessary, 1t will
be decided by the Tipping of coin.
Fletcher is a dark horse among