New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-02

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cultles In her way in the final establishment Of
, the university, and her patient deeds of self
sacrhce can be known only to those who saw
them from Gay to day
some day the world may understand a part OF
ms. 1t VIII then know her for the wisest as
wen as the most generous friend of learning in
our time II will know her as the most IovaI
and most devoted Of wives, who did always the
best that she could do. Wise. devoted. stead
last prudent, patient aud just-every good
word we can use was hers by right The men
ana women of the university feel the loss not
alone oil the most generous Of helpers. but the
nearest of friends.
Mountford s Wilson Mrs Stapford's per-
sonal attorney. when seen in regard to the tele-
gram to the effect that Mrs Stanford's death at
honolulu was perhaps due TO poison. said that
IN his opinion and in the opinion OF Charles G.
Latnrop Mrs Stanford's brother there no
truth in the story, and that WITHOUT doubt Mrs
stanford died natural death
MIR Wilson said Mrs. Stanford had been in
poor heaith Tor some time, and probably died
trouble
Shortly before she went to Honolulu he added,
she had very severe bronchial cold and her
physician. Dr. Hoerick. advised to seek d
warmer climate.
Sacramento, Cal. March Beth houses of
The legislature adjourned early to-day as a
marx OF respect TO the memory of Mrs. Stanford.
Mrs Jane Stanford was the widow of Senator
Leland Stanford. who died in 1899 They were the
joint founders Of Leland Stanford ir, University
at Palo Alto. Cal. as memorial TO their only
son Senator Stanford gave 5000 acres of land
Va the institution, besides large endowment,
ana in recent years Mrs Stanford decided an inn
inense amount Of property. so that the entire
assets of the institution valued at SS0O0OoOO.
Mrs Stanford whose maiden name was Jane
Lathrop' was born in Albany August 70.
1925 Her father was Dyer Lathrop merchant,
whose ancestors lived in Connecticut. She was
directly descended from the Rev John Lathrop,
pastor at Scituate, Mass, in 1892 and from Philip
Sherman. one of the founders of Rhode Island in
1888. Her father Sheriff of Albany County
when she became the wife of Leland Stanford i'll
1913 Mr. Stanford had been admitted TO the
bar a short time before After years of
practice of his profession in Albany he and his
wife removed Port Washington, Wis, and in
1852 went to California, where three of Mr.. STAN
ford's brothers in business in mining towns.
He joined forces with them, establishing
himself in San Francisco where he was especially
successful. In 1851 he elected Governor of the
State. and Mrs. Stanford became active in the
social life of the California capital Governor
Stanford had been interested in the Central Pa
cifc Railroad and after his term as Governor de-
voted himself to its completion, driving the last
spike in 1869.
Governor and Mrs. Stanford had no children until
1868, when a was born to them TO whom
they were deeply devoted. The boy. who bore his
fathers name lived to be sixteen years old, but
while in Florence Italy, in 1884, he was stricken
with typhoid fever the attack proving fatal 1t
is said that while his father was watching pc
side his sons bed he fell asleep and dreamed
that his son said to him: Father, don't say that
you have nothing TO live for; you have great
deal 10 live for: live for humanity From this
sprang the idea of a memorial university, when
the parents soon proceeded to carry out
In 1885 Ex-Governor Stanford was elected United
States Senator, and his wife accompanied him 10
Washington He was serving his second term
when his death occurred. He left his entire estate
TO his wife who 10 carry out their joint ideas
in the university bearing the name of their SON. al
ready established Palo Alto, twenty-eight miles
from san Francisco. The work of constructing the
buildings had been begun, the general design OF
which is Moorish. Pao Alto means tai tree' the
name being given to the estate for two giant OAKS
on it when it passed into the hands OF Senator
Stanford
After her husbands death Mrs. Stanford devoted
herself to carrying out the plans for the uni
versty for the instruction of students of both
sexes The university chartered in 1887, and
its doors were opened for students on October l,
1881 1t now has a faculty OF 49, 1462 students and
a library of $1,000 volumes. DR.. David Starr Jor-
dan has been the president since its opening.
In 1901 Mrs. Stanford decided property valued at
many millions of dollars to the university. The
following is a list of the property as enumerated
q that time:
Interest bearing stocks and bonds Of the highest
class; conseryatiyey appraised at $4,000 No. and
SESSIONS of two years before: $4,000 shares South
Shares sfn ac Gfnr Si0f Pacac STOCK sf snare
10000 shares Central Pacific stock at 81 share.
$40 600: Market Street Railway stock $500 600; one
fourth oo II 20 Pa Pa Company
Real estate in twenty-six counties, aggregating
about 100000 Of land valued at S2o00OOo Eina
BRANDY ana g n acrs sTe Wheat ranch in
B b 9oTS Pa5 Alto Ranch Santa clara County
$3.50 acres Gamous stock farm; Stanford mansion,
Mob Hin San Francisco; Stanford home. Sacrs-
teen other counties OF the State
The deed of gift directed the policy of the in
stitution in certain matters. of them being the
limitation of women students to five hundred at
covering property given to the university by Sent-
tor Stanford, which had been found to be Illegal.
The gift was valued AT S300oo.0O at conservative
MIS- Stanford also built the Lathrop Childrens
endowment OF like sum, and she gave $4,000 to
fT effS to the University was the stanford man
sion on Mob HiH San Francisco, with its grounds,
fato an at art saerg stanford Farm At Meno
PARK Cal was the fay9rite county, nome ho OF sem IN
washington ana also one in his city at one time
owing to litigation over his estate the task Of keep
ing the university under way was difficult one.
ing out Of the construction of the Central Pacific
Railroad and while the suit was pending Mrs.
"a f We p5@ H ss NJ he foctv aided Iy refusing
all salary until the litigation The suit
ended in Mrs. Stanfords favor in the United states
Until a short time ago Mrs. Stanford IN eX
cellent health. She had planned a reception at her
8 in honor OF her niece. Miss Jennie Lathrop, but
the invitations cancelled by reason of the sud
sailed for Japan and it was stated two days after
ward that she had been taken Ill after drinking
from a bottle of mineral water in which poison
had been placed. The quantity she took of the
P0sGh p Bf She rs wa in STATE of nervous preStra
lion from the effects. No light was thrown on
proved by analysis. came to be in the mineral