Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-01

Of the water on Jan. II, and from that
time her health declined. Although
the story OF the attempt to poison her
was positively denied persistent ru-
mors regarding the matter were cir.
oulated. She sailed for the orient on
the steamer Korea two weeks ago, and
II was believed by her friends here that
the voyage would result In her COM
plete restoration 10 health
No one had excess to Mrs, Stanford's
apartments I'm this city except the
members Of her household, and though
many theories were advanced the de-
tectives who investigated the affair
did not announce the discovery OF any
motive for the attempted murder II,
indeed the poison had been intended
for Mrs. Stanford at all
HER WORK AT UNIVERSITY.
San Francisco, March Mrs. Jane
Lothrop Stanford was born in Albany,
New York, In 1925. She married Le-
land Stanford, who later became one OF
the builders Of the Central Pacific rail-
road, and accumulated an immense for
tune As the wife OF Governor and
later Senator Stanford, Mrs. Stanford
for many years took prominent part
In social affairs. She co-Operated with
her husband In the founding Of Leland
Stanford, Jr university, and after Sem
ator Stanford's death devoted herself
almost entirely TO the interests OF the
university Although the immense en-
dowment Of nearly s200OO,0oO made by
Senator and Mrs Stanford to the uni
verslty was placed In the hands OF
trustees, Mrs Stanford until the time
of her death exercised control OF the
ftInna M n nnt 90 tr,,
Almost all OF the entire Stanford for
tune now goes TO the university. Mrs
Stanford had but one child, son, who
died at an early age, and IN memory Of
whom the Leland stanford, Jr,, uuiyer-
sity WAS foundei.
WHAT CHIEF DETECTIVE SAYS.
san Francisco March l.-Chlef of
Detectives Burnett stated today that
his department had not Investigated
the story Of the alleged attempt to
poison Mrs. Sanford Just before she
sailed for Honolulu He said that no
complaint had been made 10 his de-
partment and II any Investigation had
been made II was done by private
parties,
An official Of the Morse detective agen-
cy, which investigated the first attempt
by poison on the life of Mrs. Stanford,
stated that there was some foundation
for belief that she had been poisoned
prior TO her departure for Honolulu.
Beyond that statement however, he
would give no particulars
EULOGIzED BY DIR. JORDAN.
Stanford University Cal, March L.
DR. Jordan, president Of Stanford uni
Versity, says
THE sudden death OF Mrs. Stanford
has come as a great shock to all of us.
She has been so brave and strong that
we hoped for her return well rested
and that her last look on earth might
be on her beloved Palo Alto. But II
was a Joy TO her TO have been spared
10 long, to have lived to see the work
OF her husbands life and hers firmly
and fully established. Hers has been
a life Of the most perfect devotion "a
her own and her husbands ideals, II
I'm the years we knew her she ever
had selfish feeling no one ever detect
ed IL, All her thoughts were OF the
university and Of the way to make II
effective for wisdom and Righteousness
No one outside the university can UNI
derstand the difficulties IN her way IN
the final establishment OF the univer-
slty, and her patient deeds of self
sacrifice can be known only TO those
who saw them from day to day. Some
day the world may understand a part
of this. II will then know her for the
wisest as we'll as the most generous
friend of learning In our time. II will
know her as the most loyal and most
devoted OF wives, who did always the
best that she could do. Wise devoted
steadfast, prudent, patient and just
every good word we can use was hers
by right The men and women OF the
university feel the loss not alone OF
the most generous of helpers, but of the
nearest Of friends"