New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19

the police investigation OF the mystery that
has puzzled every one here. The fact that only
a minute quantity OF strychnine found In
the medicine which Mrs. Stanford took the night
OF her death was fatal blow to the poisoning
theory DR.. Jordan. after thorough investIga-
tion al Honolulu, declares positively his belief
that death resulted from overexertion and over
eating at a picnic. Mrs. Stanford was eighty
years old He asserts that none of her symp-
toms. as gathered from her attendants. were
those OF strychnne poisoning.
The steamer bearing Mrs. Stanfords body will
reach here next week. when an imposing funeral
will be held at Stanford University. Probably
no State gave greater marks OF respect TO
any woman than California has given 10 Mrs
Stanford The Legislature adjourned in respect
to her memory the day the news OF her
death received. All prominent bodies
passed resolutions of respect. and fiags on all
public buildings will remain at hafmast until
after her funeral.
San Francisco Methodists were much wrought
up over the sale of the Book Concern property
in Market-st. by Eaton & Mains of New
York, and the lease of the lower floor OF the
premises 10 a saloon The property represented
gifts OF California Methodists, and they believe
its sale should have rested In the hands of the
leaders OF the Book Concern in this city, In
stead. DR. J. D. Hammond, the deposed local
manager, acted in cooperation with Eaton &
Mains to sell the property secretly Leading
local Methodists are depressed over the pros
pect of seeing a saloon In the building which
has been associated with the Church work for
thirty years.
Great preparations are being made here for
the season of Conried's Metropolitan Grand
Opera Company next month. There will be
nine evenings tba
Opera House, beginning April g. and the advance
sale of seats shows that people appreciate the
opportunity of hearing Caruso and other artists
who have never sung on this coast. as we'll as
TO welcome again those singers who came here
with Grau on his last tour. For its population
San Francisco probably spends more money for
musical entertainments than any other city in
this country.
The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe have de-
cided to ignore the decision OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission fixing the freight rate
on oranges from California to Eastern markets
at 81 10 a hundred pounds. instead OF 81 %
The commission made the reduction because of
the heavy orange shipments which have be-
come extremely profitable to the railroads as
they average from 10000 to 10000 carloads an
nually. The present rate of 81 % was fixed at
the opening of the traffic. when only a few hum
dred carloads We're sent East each wear IF
Southern California orange growers obtain re-
dress 1t will have to be through the courts At
any rate, the railroads will make at least 81 GOO
COO this year out of orange growers on the old
rate.
The Mountain Copper Company has been en-
joined from operating it's smelling plant at
Keswick, Shasta County, because of damaqa
done to neighborlng timber by the fumes or the
smelling. There is no question that sulphuric
acid fumes kill trees within a wide range of
smelters The company has started big plant
at Fo1t Costa, on the San Pablo Bay shore
where smelling will be done in future. The de.