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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-05-11
To Reform Weather Science.

Students Of the science Of the wealth
CT are giving greater attention than
formerly to the phenomena Of the at
mosphere high above the earth's sur
face. Explorations Of the upper air
with kites and balloons have had re-
suits which have made evident once
uois the great value Of mountain OBJ
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-05-11
WASHINGTON LETTER
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS TO
PREVENT SOLDERING.
HAS THE CLERKS SCARED
Chairman Of House Committee on MIL
itary Affairs Ardent Believer In
Rifle Practice-Incident Of
Battle of Bull Run.
n AsHINGTON.-

A s II ! N g TOM
Commissioner OF
Pensions vespas-
ian Warner, form
erly congressman
from Illinois. is
striking terror to
the hearts Of the
clerical force In his
bureau by insist
ing that more eff
cient work be done
and that II be done
more rapidly. This
policy Of the new
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-05-11
Furthering Good Workmanship.

OIL. HULL, of Iowa,
chairman Of the
house committee
on military affairs,
is a great advocate
Of rifle practice and
believes that spe-
cial efforts should
be made to encour-
age excellence in
m a r k s m a n =
ship among the cit
iZen soldiery of the
country. He ad-
.A~.aA.l LII 90
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
THE OREGON ON FIRE.
U1NIMPORTANT DAY
IN THE LEGISLATURE

With the exception of a little talk
over the reconsideration of bill
procured by Dickey for the correction
of manifest errors, yesterdays single
sitting of the Senate developed no de-
bate whatever. 1t adjourned for the
day at 1880. the table being then clear.
Achi took occasion by a motion to make
the adjournment be out of respect to
the memory OF the late Mrs. Jane L
stanford In the hour and a half it
was in session the Senate passed upon
several reports of committees. sent ten
new bills to the printer passed two
Senate bills on third reading and ad-
vanced TWO or three other bills q
stage.
Progress was made by the House
chiefly in the Introduction Of new bust
ness. An inquiring resolution present
ed forashadows a ventilation of thei
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
THE NEXT DAYS STORY.

on the goth, the Chronicle contained
| the following:
The report of the alleged attempt TO
poison Mrs. Jane L. stanford was gen
orally discussed yesterday, the name of
of the philanthropic woman being so
familiar that she seems almost a per
sonal acquaintance to a majority OF
san Franciscans. Opinions were varied,
bat many discredited the report.
one fact causing the report to be dis
credited was the statement that the
chemist had found strychnine in the
bottle Of mineral water from which Mrs.
Stanford is said to have drank It Will
be remembered that the water caused
nausea and was not retained on her
stomach. and that after it was expelled
she felt but little if any worse. her
health having been poor for some time.
Physicians say the report is absurd.
that if she had taken sufficient strych-
nine to cause nausea or to even taste
il in the water her death must have fol
lowed shortly afterward; that strych
nine causes spasms which would almost
Immediately have followed the nausea.
Others express the opinion that the
mineral water may have been fiat or
stale or Of such a temperature that
weak stomach refused to retain it. All
this occurred over five weeks ago. and
the fact that it did not become known
until after Atrs Stanford sailed for Ho-
noluIu is another peculiar feature. I'm
media1aIy after she sailed the tip was
given cut and now q number of people
are demonstrating TO some one how
they can refrain from talking and how
well they can guard p secret entrusted
10 their care. Il there was amy secret to
eutrust. Private detectives, but not OF
agency. as stated, were en-
DIoyef and the matter was not reported
ta the municipal secret service
A TALKATIVE MAID.
The one doing the most talking is
Elizabeth Richmond. formerly a maid in
the employ OF Mrs. Stanford. but who
was discharged shortly after the al
legged poisoning was attempted. The
maid tells of Mrs. Stanford having call
Continued on page 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
FIRST ATTEMPT,
TO POISON MRS.
JANE STANFORD
Details OF Her Narrow Escape at San Francisco
From Strychnine Tragedy.--1he
Police Are IncreduIous

The Chronicle Of the 18th of Febru-
airy, has the following account of Mrs,
stanford's escape from death by poi
soning some time before:
+ What is alleged to have been an at
tempt to poison Mrs. Jane L. Stanford
was made in the Stanford mansion at
California and Powell streets three
weeks agoEa \ chemical analysis OF a
bottle of mineral water, from which
Mrs. Stanford drank. revealed poison.
ana the brother of Mrs. Stanford,
Charles C. Lathrop, and her legal ad-
visers Immediately employed Pinker-
ton detectives TO trace the origin of
the deadly foreign substance.
This poisoning incident i now de-
cIaretf to have been the real reason
for Mrs. Stanford's departure to san
days. for the calling off OF several so
cial affairs which she had announced
and for her sailing for Honolulu last
week
Although the detectives have been at
work for nearly three weeks trying TO
find how the poison got into the min
eraI water, they are said 10 be stll
in the dark beyond having found pos
sibIe grounds OF suspicion against one
or more persons. Mrs. stanford IS now
on her way to the Hawaiian islands 10
recover from a case Of grippe. which
was. aggravated by the nausea. eau ed
by drinking the poisoned water.
SERVANTS WATCHED.
c-i,o. tho a+rarr7pteI uofsoning of Mrs.
Stanford. the detectives. it is said. have
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02

counsel and had her maid, Miss Rich
mond, take the bottle and the water in
the glass from which she drank to
Wakelee's pharmacy, at Montgomery
and Bush streets, to have it chemically
analyzed. Wakelee's analytical chemist,
Mr.. Gates, was not able to do the work,
and he sent it to another chemist with
the result that poison was found in the
contents of both glass and bottle. The
chemist is pledged to secrecy and the
nature of the poison cannot be learned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
Official Finding to
Be Rendered
Today.
Body Will Leave Here
On the Steamer
China.

Strychnine was found in the
bottle OF bicarbonate of soda from
which Mrs. Stanford took the
dose which ended her life.
This fact was adduced last
evening by Chemists Shorey and
Duncan, and given unofhcially
by them to High Sheriff Henry.
By o o'clock this morning the
chemists hope to be able to give
to the proper authorities the
formal results of their exarnina-
ton of the contents of the
stomach.
Thus far. two facts have become
known from a medical examination:
First, the autopsy revealed to the
three surgeons who performed that
duty that Mrs Stanford died from
tetanus of the respiratory organs,
which could be caused by strychnine
poisoning; and
Second. at strychnine has been
found in the bicarbonate of soda IN
the vial from which Miss Berner ex-
tracted the fatal dose which Mrs STAN
ford afterwards swallowed.
HOW did the strychnine come to be
mixed in with the bicarbonate of soda
This is the question which the police
department is attempting to unravei
The police nave the fact that Mrs.
Stanford was almost poisoned in San
Francisco shortly before her departure
for Honolulu. and that strychnine had
heen found in the bottle of Poland min
eraI water from which she drank ON |
4on of this fact comes the additional
on. that Mrs. Stanford was poisoned a
second time. and that strychnine was
The drug used. This also came from
a bottle. Containing bicarbonate' now
eyer) which had been in the STANFORD
home in san Francisco prior to Mrs
.stanford'z departure for Honolulu
Two servants of Mrs. stanford were
discharged from her service after the
first alleged attempt, a theory OF
High Sheriff Henry. is that the same
z,ersons may have placed strychnihe III
more than one .container.
The police here have obtained eY'>E
bottle ot medicine and other medicines
which Mrs. Stanford had. Deputy
High sheriff Rawlins has taken charse
Of thc bicarbonate of soda bottle tne
cascaret capsules some medicine useu
for nasal trouble, some homeopathic
pills. and a partly filled bottle u
Bartlett water some of which MIS-
Stanford drank the evening OF her
death. No other medicines or peVer-
agas were found. All these are to De
examined by the chemists -,
Thus far. all theories, all facts ana
all Investigation lead to the single the ,
ory that Mrs. stanford came 20 Hs' =
death from poison criminally ao-
rninistered by some unknown person "
Or persons
HIGH saERIFF-s STATEMENT,
High sheriff Henry. after making a E
visit Ia the laboratory in which the i
chemist. are making the examination
of the contents of Mrs. stai'i ORG O
stomach. made the following statement T
to the Advertiser: lv
This IS a most mysterious thing 1t
anpears an attempt was made to poison
Mrs. stanford in California 4 short
Continued on page %
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
MRS. STANFORD'S BROTHER
REJECTS POISONING THEORY

STANFORD UNIVERSITY March 2.-There is general
Stanfords The flags of the
half Charles c.
Lahrop Wilson, attorney
believe the poisoning story attribute Mrs Stanfors death
investigation previous
poisoning charge has reuess the
mineral being improved.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
BATTLE TIDE TURNING
AGAINST KUROPATK|N
st. Petersburg Thinks lie Has Withdrawn---iiot
Affairs OF Outposts---Bombardme
Continues.
ASSOCIATED PRESS cABLEeRAMs.)


ST PETERSBURG, 2.-There is no new
The that Kuropatkn withdrawn abandoning
the bridge Shake nctng heavy Japa
l
oKUs HEADQUARTERS, Mar. a.-The Japanese S
peln the Russians Oku repued Lann
after desperate fighting The left the field
the Japanese loss slight.
SACHELUN, Mar. 2-The Japanese bomDardng Puulof
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02

Asylum contract matter The value
Of the joint Reference Committee was
again illustrated in the tabling of
lot Of bills of the same purport as
bills already introduced in the Senate
Owing to the senate's being out of
session in the afternoon, the House had
the prf f7flege of first receiving the news
from Washington of the passage, in
the [. s. Senate. Of the bill providing
for a Federal Medical Commission to
make Investigations at NoIokai.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02

Edward Oliver Wocott born Longmeadow Mass Mar.
He months the goth Ohio Vols
did graduate
School after removed
Denver. He u
chairman of the committee appointed by
of international
bmeta1 sm
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02

been watching all of the former white
servants of the well known woman. The
four Chinese servants of the Stanford
house are still retained in service and
are living with a new housekeeI IT at
the Mob Hill mansion; but none of the
white servants who have been with Mrs.
Stanford for the past two or three
months is now in her employ. Some
of them left her employ about the time
he was taken i'll. for the reason. it IS
said. that she intended to take d trip
To the islands and would no longer need
them. So far as is known, there is not
the slightest suspicion against any OF
the servants who have recently left her
employ.
WAS VERY ILL
Mrs. Stanford had been suffering for
some time from a severe cold when she
drank the poisoned water. and it made
her condition worse. but she was not
a any time in any grave danger. It
was about three weeks ago that she
drank the water. one of her servants
served her with mineral water every
morning. and on the particular mcrn-
ing that she swallowed the poison she
noticed that it tasted peculiarly She
is said 10 have drunk two or three times
before feeling the effects. One report is
that there was so much poison in the
water that il served as its own anti
dote. causing acute nausea and severe
vomiting. So that Mrs Stanford was NOT
seriously i'll when Dr.. William Bosr5cke
her physician arrfy ed
As soon as Mrs. stanford suspected
that the mineral water had been poi
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02
STRYCHNINE FOlJND IN
BICARBONATE OF SODA

A friend of the late Mrs.
Stanford said last night.
Did some one want to pro-
FIT by her death? Not all
her fortune was turned over
to the University. A mil
lion or so was withheld for
private bequest. Perhaps
some of the heirs got in a
hurry"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25
Pnnlic Is Aroused.

The public is aroused to knowledge
of the curative merits Of that great
medical tonic, Electric Bitters, for
sick stomach, liver and kidneys. Mary
H. Walters, of $40 st. Clair ave., Co.
lumbus, Ohio, writes: "For several
months 1 was given up to die. 1 had
fever and ague, my nerves were
wrecked; I could not sleep, and my
stomach was so weak from useless doc
tor drugs that could not eat. Soon
after beginning to take Electric Bit
ters 1 obtained relief, and in a short
time 1 was entirely cured" Guaran
teen at ]. @. Perry's drug store; price
SOC
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25
CLASSIFIED

Prof. Jameson Scientist,
treats all diseases successfully, using
Electro aud Finzen's light X-Ray
method. Eldriedge building, rooms
ID. Il. and +. 2-2o-tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25

disposition, and the completed jour.
nails and calendars will be complete
Transcript of the course followed by the
various measures presented to the leg
islature in both branches.
The secretary of state is compiling
the laws fled in his Office by the gov.
ernor, and turning the completed copy
over to the state printer, where, in due
time, the bound volumes will be issued
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25
STATE
SOCIAL
NEWS
Fruitland.

Fruiuand.
Mrs. Lola Bradley is visiting friends
in Turner.
The Y. p. A. of Fruitland held a
social Monday night at Mrs. Brokaw's.
This is the first social that has been
held. All members present spent a
very pleasant evening. 1t is the in
tention of the society to hold these
socials once month and as soon as
arrangements can be made for enter
tainment, invite others to spend So
cial evening with them. These social
evenings will also be a means of web
coming new members and soliciting
new names for membership. One of
the games for amusement Monday
evening was guessing advertising pic
lures clipped from The Journal. This
game afforded much amusement. Mu-
sic and other games followed, after
which refreshments were served.
Preaching services are to be held
Sunday at IL a. m. Y. P. A. at p. m.
Last Friday afternoon the public
school held their weekly debate. They
are progressing nicely and will soon
be able to debate with the old heads.
Saturday evening a chop" was held
at Mr.. B. Bowden s, and Monday even
ing another "step" was taken at Mr.
Graham S.
The program at the Literary and
Debating society Tuesday evening was
quite long, but well rendered. The
subject for debate was ably handled
by both sides. The judges decided in
favor of the negative. The subject
for the next debate is "Resolved
That Fire is More Destructive Than
Water" The public school children
have the affirmative and the members
of the society the negative. 1t birds
fair to be a very interesting debate
as the school children have been pre-
pairing for debates.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25

wanted-Canvassing agents at $3.50
per day and commission added that
runs from IS to $40 per day. Travel
ing agents wanted, $3.50 per day and
all expenses. @. W. Pearce, general
agent, 126 High street, TO 8 pm.
2-16.lwkS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25
Your Life
Current.

The power that gives you
life and motion is the nerve
force, or nerve fluid, located in
the nerve cells of the brain,
and sent out through the
nerves to the various organs.
If you are tired, nervous,
irritable, cannot sleep; have
headache, feel stuffy, dull and
melancholy, or have neuralgia,
rheumatism, backache, peri
odical pains, indigestion, dys-
pepsia, stomach trouble, or the
kidneys and liver are inactive,
your life-current is weak.
Power-producing fuel is need
ed; something to increase nerve
energy-strengthen the nerves.
DR.. Miles Restorative Ner-
vine is the fuel you need. 1t
feeds the nerves, produces nerve
force, and restores vitality.
When I began taking DR.. Miles
Restorative Nervine and Anti Pain
Pills l was confined to my bed. /
had severe nervous spells, the result
OF two years illness with malaria. l
gradually grew so weak that l was
unable to sit up. The spells would
commence with cold chills. and. 1
would become weak and almost help
less. My circulation was poor. l
had doctored right along but grew
weaker and weaker. The Nervine
seemed to strengthen me right away
and my circulation was better have
taken In all seven bottles of the
Nervine, and am entirely wel.'
ROSA E. WEAVER, Stuarts, Ia.
Or. Miles, NervIne Is sold by your
druggist, who will guarantees that the
first bottle will benefit. u 1t faiis' ne
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25
Cleaning Up the Work.

The committees from the house and
senate are at work revising the jour
nails and calendars of those bodies. The
compensation allowed the members of
the committee is fixed by resolution, 20
days being set as the time in which the
work must be completed.
The bills are carefully checked from
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25
Auction Sale Tuesday, Feb. 2s.

An auction sale will take place at
my home on the Dayton road, five miles
northwest of Salem, on the above
date, beginning at 10 a. m. Farm i'm
plements, horses, cattle and sheep,
household goods, a lot of grain and
potatoes and other articles. For terms
see bills. w. II. ELLIOT,
2-232t +. r. M. No. l, Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25
WANTED.


wanted--A cook and dining room girl,
251 Cottage street, oswalt house.
2-21-3t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25
HIGH
SCHOOL
DEBATERS

The final tryout of the Salem High
School debating team, held at the East
school last night, proved to be one of
the most interesting scholastic events
of the year. A large number were pres
ent, and enjoyed the splendid program
of the evening, and the interesting ar
guments advanced by the young debat.
ers.
The question, Resolved, That capi-
tai punishment should be abolished, -
was ably handled. Harvey Slater, 'O6i
Helen Phillips, 'O6, and Horace Sykes
'06; were for the affirmative, while
Ralph Moore, '07; Edwin Haslan, 'OS
and Rex Turner, 'O7, argued for the
negative. The judges decided in favor
of the negative of the question, and Sc
lected Helen Phillips, Rex Turner and
Edwin Haslan to represent the school
in future debates, with Ralph Moores
as alternate.
A good musical and literary program
was rendered, as follows;
Music, by WengeD's mandolin club
Solo, Mrs. Chas. Roth.
Instrumental solo, Floyd Utter.
Reading, Ava Shirley.
Address, Supt. Traver.
Music by mandolin club.
Solo, Miss Judd.
Music by mandolin club.
The whole entertainment was very
pleasant, and was very much enjoyed
by the largo number in attendance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25

Wanted. Good, able.bodied men to
work around lumber yard at Mill
City. ]. G. Goodale, Sr., city. 2-22St
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25
FOR SALE.

S-~~-o~~-~O~c~~-~~- ~~~~~~-~~~S~sS~<~;
For Sale.-A complete set of Encyclo-
pedia Britannica, cheap if sold soon.
G. H, Hinges, jeweler, State street.
2-21-3t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25

For SaIe-A three,quarter size violin,
just the thing for beginner. Ad-
dress "B. ST." care Journal. 222-St'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25

Ladies-Earn $50 per hundred writing
short letters. Send stamped envelope
for particulars. Ideal Mfg. o., oaSsop-
oils, Mich. 2-11-6tS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25
A Business Change

The Center saloon, which has been
operated for several years at 221 Com
mercial street, has been bought by the
undersigned, and will be conducted in
first-class order. All old and new pat
rons made welcome.
2-14-tf RALPH SWARTS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25

Wanted.-$s to $l2 weekly easily
earned by either sex knitting seam
Tess hosiery for the western market;
our improved family machine with
ribbing attachment furnished WORTHY
families who do not own a machine
on easy payment plan; write at Once
for full particulars and commence
making money; no experience re-
quired. United States Woolen Co.,
Detroit, Mich. 11-3'tf
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-10-26
UNION GROVE.
Special 10 The Ne7os.

Special 10 the NeaOs.
AS I haven't seen anything from this
place / will try to give you few dots.
Gathering corn is the order of the
day.
w. G. Moore is at work at Whitwell.
John Spears is building cellar close
to the house. He said if the rats ate
his corn next year he would be with
them.
Win Turner from Dunlap, is visit
ing his brother, L. E. Turner.
Think Aunt Lettie is mistaken. Min
& Tuck hasn't left Whitwell as l saw
him the other day.
Uncle John Spangler is visiting scabs
and soup-suckers at Whitwell.
Joe and Clyde Griffith, of Whitwell,
are visiting their parents.
Ye writer went to WhitweIl and saw
Morning Glory's Brother want him
to tell me one thing if he win. l want
to know what more could Governor
Cox have done than he didY viii
ring of by saying goodbye to the
News and its readers.
Nip & Tuck's Pap.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-10-26
SCOTT 8 BOVINE, 4of New ss"i 1o sisF''
Why Birds Go South.

1T once asked confirmed old bache-
lor," says Mr.. Craig S. Thoms in the
New Idea Woman Magazine for Nov
ember, why he did not marry to
which he replied, i have gotten over
wanting to. 1t there a tide IN the
affairs Of birds for certain period in
the autumn which draws them south
ward9 And if the fall be pleasant, as
was that of 1904, and they remain
longer than usual does this tide OF in
clination pass away and leave them
stranded with us for the winter9 Or,
when they have stayed during long.
pleasant autumn, do they reason like
the old man who said that it would
not pay for him to get false teeth now,
that his time was too shorty
sit is usually thought that the de-
terminating factor in the birds going
or staying is not that OF cold but OF
food and for this there is doubtless
considerable evidence. Yet, for the
evidence to be conclusive, it would
need to be shown that the food is lack
ing when they go forth and leave us,
as we'll as present when they stay
throughout the year.
SIN the autumn of 1904, in the
groves which skirt the rivers in South
Dakota, wild grapes were unusually
abundant The autumn was so long
and dry that they cured upon the vines
and were sweet, somewhat juicy and
very palatable during the entire win
ter. In these groves I found compan-
les of Wilson bluebirds in early jan
uary, when the mercury stood between
eight and ten degrees below zero. The
fiickers also were numerous, though II
is not uncommon for a few of them tt
winter in the North.
In opposition to this fact, Mr.. Thom'
notes that although every winter &
goodly supply of berries, seeds, buds
ETC., remains on the bushes, yet tn,
robins, who eat these constantly mi
CRATE. Mr.. Thoms comes to the con
clusion, therefore, that "there is mi
grating instinct which has its season
just as there is a mating instinct which
has its season; and if, owing to pleas
ant conditions, that season passes with
out the birds being moved to go South
they do not go at all.