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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1905. E AT WORK PROMINENT POINTS IN WASHINGTON AROUND WHICH THE INAUGURAL FESTIVITIES WILL CENTER Official Inquiry Begins at San Francisco. t STANFORD HOME SEARCHED i Captain of Detectives Takes Charge in Person. CHEMISTS' REPORT NOT MADE Three People Under Suspicion Will robably Be Arrested on News From Honolulu of Presence of Strychnine in Stomach. SAX FRANCISCO, March 3. The police department of this city today -cast aside Its uncertainty regarding an official In quiry Into the mysterious death o Mrs. Jane I Stanford at Honolulu and began making a thorough examination of all the circumstances surrounding the caee In San Francisco. The first move was a. long conference between Captain of Detectives Burnett, Detectives Reynolds and Gibson, Attorney Mountford S. Wilson and Captain Jules I'allundan. of Moree's detective agency, which made a thorough Inquiry last Janu pry into tile reported attempt to poison Mrs. Stanford at her mansion on Califor nia street. At the conclusion of the in- ".ligation of the January case Morse's agency made a voluminous report to Mountford S. Wilson, the attorney of Mrs. Stanford, and that report was made the bals of today's conference. Detective Agency Gives Co-Operation The Morse agency and Captain Callun dan have entered into hearty co-operation with the police department in the endeavor to dear up the doubts surround ing the aged lady's tragic death, and to fasten the responsibility on the guilty per son, if a crime has been committed. The Morse report contained the state ments made by the various employes in the Stanford home, and are considered to he of much value, as they -were made at a time -when suspicion had not centered on any particular person or persons, and will be utilized largely for the purposes of reconciling them with subsequent conduct and statements of the Stanford domestics. Captain Burnett Takes Charge. Captain of Detectives Burnett this af ternoon decided to place the burden of his general duties upon a competent subordi nate and personally to enter into the case. He will have as hip chief assistant De tective Thomas Gibson, -who has promi nently figured In all of the mysterious cases that havo for .some years been pre sented for solution to the police. Burnett and Gibson today visited Mrs. Stanford's home on California street and made a very searching examination of the premises, particularly In that section of the lady's apartments. The examination was niade with the purpose of determin ing -whether or not easy access could be had to Mrs. Stanford's rooms, but the conclusions of the detectives on this point. If any were formed, were not dis closed. Captain Burnett also decided upon the necessity of sending one of his own men to Honolulu, and accordingly Detective Harry Reynolds will tomorrow leave on the steamer sailing for the Islands. Three Under Suspicion. No fresh testimony was taken today and no arrests were made. It is common re port that suspicion has narrowed down to three persons, who were closely connected with the affairs of Mrs. Stanford In the capacity of servants, but there has not been thus far any disposition manifested by the police to place these persons In custody. It Is known, however, that cer tain people formerly employed by Mrs-. Stanford and now residing In near-by lo calities, are under surveillance by Morse men. The Chinese and women who remained at the Stanford home are, howevor, virtu ally prisoners In the mansion, guards be ing stationed at the doors to prevent egress or communication from the out side. Arrests May Follow Cable Message. It is not Improbable that If the report of the Honolulu chemists declares strych nine was found in the contents of Mrs. Stanford's stomach, the police lines will be drawn more closely and that the peo ple against whom suspicion now points will be detained in the Hall of Justice un til they can convince the authorities of their absolute innocence of connection with the sad ending of Mrs. Stanford's life. Acting Chief of Police Splllane this even ing received the following cable from Honolulu: "Chemists are still working on the stom ach of Mrs. Stanford. Expect definite re sults tomorrow afternoon. Will cable any important developments. "WILLIAM HENRY, High Sheriff." CONCLUSION IS NOT REACHED Hawaiian Chemists Are Not Prepared to Make Report. HONOLULU, March 3.-HIgh Sheriff Henry, who has complete charge of the investigation into the deatn of Mrs. Stan ford, said tonight that he was not able to tell whether she died of poisoning or from natural causes. The rhemlsts, he said, were not prepared to report the re sult of their analysis of the stomach, and vntll lie got their conclusions he was un able .to make any progress in his investi gation. Mr. Henry further said that there was no foundation for the rumors that the chemists thus far revealed no poison. The results, he said, had not yet been developed. Among the many rumors current here is one to the effect that the chemists had completed-tholr work and wore withhold ing their report at the order of Sheriff Henry, at the request of the San Fran cisco police. Deputy Sheriff Rawlings and Judge Stanley were with Miss Berner and Miss Hull, the secretary and maid of Mrs. Stanford, nearly all day. Deputy Sheriff Rawlings was securing additional state- meats from them. The stomach of Mrs. Stanford Is closelv guarded by the police In the Board, o't Health buildlnx. where two che&UU in ' THE TREASURY, ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENCE. WHERE THOUSANDS WILL ASSEMBLE TO SEE THE PARADE. constantly on duty. Attorney-General Andrews denies a report that he has taken charge of the case. - YrT i Y 11 ' NO ARRESTS MADE AS San Francisco Police Awaiting News of the Autopsy. SAX FRANCISCO, March 3. Although every effort is being made to solve the mystery of the alleged poisoning of ! Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, in Honolulu, there were few new developments In the case today. The autopsy in Honolulu has not been completed, and It has not been proven that dVath did not result from natural causes. A cablegram from Honolulu intimates that an acute attack of Indigestion may have caused the fatal Illness of Mrs. Stanford, who, before dying, recalled the previous sto ries of an attempt on her life and ex claimed that she had been poisoned. As yet no arreits have been made, and the deteot!ve engaged In in vestigating the matter have made no direct accusations, though the various members of the Stanford household are understood to be closely watched. With reference to those suspected by the au thorities. Captain Callundan, of the Morse Detective Agency, said today: "At the present moment we have pos itively no proof that would hold any one for the poisoning of Mrs. Stanford. We do not suspect Ah Wing, the Chi nese cook, and he Is- no more under sur veillance than the othors in the Stan ford mansion today. "We cannot take any action until the report of the autopsy reaches us from Honolulu." It has been learned, that W. F. Jack son, head pharmacist at the Stanford pharmacy In Palo Alto, sold Mrs. Stan ford a package of bicarbonate of- soda February 6. Mrs. Stanford and her sec retary. Miss Berner. had Just returned from the Hotel Vendome, at San Jose, And .came diectly from the train to the drugstore. They were helped from their carriage and entered the drugstore. They purchased several drugs and toilet articles, among- them being 10 cents worth of bicarbonate of soda. The package was wrapped up, labeled and. given to Miss Berner with the other articles. Mr. Jackson has placed the remainder of the bottle of bicar bonate of soda, from which the package was sold, in the keeping of his attorney, Walter Rogers, and refuses to be Inter viewed. Tiie report of the San Francisco chem ist, who analyzed the mineral water of which Mrs. Stanford drank on Jan uary m, made public today, declares that there was strychnine In the water ; SSVn? T?rfniinr W r i President Jordan of the Leland Stan- : ' , :. .Ln,ver?1i'; " cmpany ' r" Itl i. . I. .7 . V . w ' i was poisoned. , ; Dr. Jordan and Timothy Hopkins, of San Francisco who Is. one of tae trus- . i, , ' , c-7 V j . '" V, . . 1 T :t after the attempt was made to poison m rM?,rn ith l Lr dttih- ,Thty Mrs- Stanford, and it affected Miss Ber wllt return with. the body on the steam- J neiv Ah Wing. anJ Teng." cr j MISS BERNER ENTERS A DENIAL ' . : surrender himself at once to the police. Says She Does Not Suspect Cook : M,ss Berner. Mrs. Stanford's secre . .. I tary, who is now In Honolulu, the po- n wing ot muruer. iiurvji.WLi;. .March 3. iiias Bertha ) Berner. who was Mrs. Stanford's secre- j tary. told the correspondent of the Asso- I dated Press today that there was abso- lutely no truth In the dispatch from this city, published In San Francisco, at- , tributing to her a statement to the effect Since the announcement was received that that she suspected Ah Wing, a cook cm- strychnine had been found in- the bottle ployed for many years at Mrs. Stanford's of bicarbonate, detectives have made care mansion in San Francisco, of having ful search of Mrs. Stanford's California placed the strychnine In the bottle of street homo and her place In Palo .Alto. bicarbonate of soda, a dose of which Mrs. Stanford took before her death, Miss Berner says she has made no state- ment whatever, except that made to the correspondent of the Associated Press and sent in these dispatches Wednesday. She says 'that, acting on the advice of the police authorities and her attorney, she will not make any further statement. High Sheriff Henry says he is quite positive Miss Berner never made such a statement and adds that he has had sev- era! prolonged conversations with her. Owing to the delay of the chemists in reporting the results of the examination of the contents of the stomach, there are rumors in circulation here to the ef fect that no traces of poison have been found. These rumors, however, cannot be traced to any reliable source. j SODA BOUGHT IN PALO ALTO Drug Clerk Tells of Purchase Made by Mrs. Stanford. - STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., March 3. It now develops beyond all question that the bicarbonate of soda which Mrs. Stanford took on the night of her death was purchased in Palo Alto. W. E. Jack son, head clerk In the Stanford Phar macy, on University avenue, said tonight that he sold Mrs. Stanford and Miss Bertha Berner, the secretary, threa ounces of bicarbonate of soda February 6, Just nine days before she sailed for Honolulu.- Jackson said: "Mrs. Stanford came into the store February 6, and after purchasing a num ber of toilet articles asked for some bi carbonate of soda. I started to wrap up three ounces in & package, when Mrs. Stanford asked: " 'Have you a bottle with a large mouth, so I can put a spoon in ltT Miss Berner then spoke up, saying: " 'Never mind about that; we have a bottle home that we always use for bi carbonate of soda. "So I accordingly wrapped up the soda and then put all the articles into one bundle, which I handed to Miss Berner. There was no chance for strychnine to become mixed with the bicarbonate of soda In the drugstore, for they are kept several feet apart on the shelves. We have sold no strychnine for several months." SUSPICION IN STANFORD HOME Ex-Maid Says It Affected Miss Berner and Two Chinese. SAN FRANCISCO, March 3. Accord ing to Acting Chief of Police Splllane there had been no developments In the uu.i ,,., u. ,i, J Detective Captain Callundan are only awaltInjr result ot autopsy a't Honolulu before taking Into custody at least two persons. Miss Elisabeth Hlch- mond. formerly Mrs. Stanford's maid, eald today: .It scems th h SU8picIon would naturally narrQw don to wo or thn;e or discomfort In the house the week E. Beverly, formerly Mrs. Stanford's . butler, said that if any charce was made ngainst blm, he was willing to 1Icr fccre deeiare Js ot suspected. They also say that "there Is no reason to sus peel Ah Wins, the Chinese cook, ceda Found at Both Hnn 5Cda FOUnd at BOth HousM- SAJ FRANCISCO. Cal.. March 3. THE NATIONAL CAPITOL. ! YOQR r . KM At both they have found a one-pound can of imported bicarbonate of soda. THWJ can ai ine rtuo juo Dome naa not oeen opened, but from the one discovered In the California-street mansion there had been taken a small portion, presumably the amount needed to fill the small bot tle that Mrs. Stanford carried with her to Honolulu. Both of these cans have been analyzed by a local chemist, who has pronounced tbelr contents absolutely free from any kind of poison. It Is said that a large amount of strychnine was in the possession of the servants on the estate for the purpose of poisoning squirrels at the time of the first attempt on Mrs. Stanford's life. CHEMISTS ARE STILL AT WORK Report on Contents in Mrs. Stanford's Stomach Expected Today. HONOLULU, March 3. The chemists who are examining the contents of the stomach of Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, who died under suspicious circumstances In this city, say that they will be unable to arrive at any concluuslon before tomor row afternoon, when they 'expect to make a report to High Sheriff Henry- Strychnine in Mineral Water. SAN FRANCISCO, March 3. A report made public today by Attorney Mountford Wilson of a careful analysis of the Poland water, from the drinking of which Mrs. Stanford narrowly escaped death at her residence In this city last January, shows that an attempt upon her life was prob ably made January It. In his report of the analysis, Chemist Louis Falkenan an nounces that a water glassful of that Po land water would contain 0.S of a grain of strychnine, half a grain being the or dinary fatal doe. . The strychnine was in the form of the crystallized alkaloid, and probably was the common article of commerce. Dr. Jordan Without a Theory. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal., March, 3. President Jordan, of Stanford Univer sity, still has hope that Mrs. Stanford met her deih by accident and not by willful poisoniBff... He asserted today that he had absolutely no theory as to who could havo-a motive for killing Mrs. Stan ford, and tiwt he did not believe that any or the servants would do the deed. 'The poboned drug must have come from the same bottle that poisoned the mineral water In San Francisco In Jan uary. I do not believe that the murderer. if there is one, followed Mrs. Stanford to Honolulu. When the will is made public tne motive may be revealed, but at pres ent I have no theory." Servant Confined to Mansion. SAN FRANCISCO. March 2. Ah Wing. a Chinese cook employed for 20 years by iirs. btanford, with other servants, are now confined in the Stanford mansion on California street by private detectives. under orders, it Is said, of the personal attorney of Mrs. Stanford. They are not aiiowec to jeave the house, and a watch man Is on guard at the gate day and night, with orders to prohibit all persons from approaching the dwelling. Besides Ah Wing, there, are two other Chinese servants and the housekeeper at present in ue nouse. STANFORD CLUB MOUHNS LOSS Alumnf Express 'Their Sorrow at Death of Benefactress. At a special meeting of the Stanford University Club, of this city, held yes terday, the following resolution was adopted on the. occasion of the passing of Mrs. Stanford, the founder and pat ron of the university, copies of "which have been sent .to President David Starr Jordan n? to Charles G. La throe the representative of Mrs. Stanford's family at Palo Alt.o: The njembers of the Stanford University Club of Portland learn with the depet sorrow and regret of the death of Mrs. Jane L. Stanford In a distant country, removed from the friends who would support and comfort her. No expressed centlments are adequate to voice our feelings, which can only And their fullest manifestation In a life conforming to the noble example she has set us. Our sorrow Is tempered by the thought that she knew her great life -work was safely com pleted, and had rejoiced In the victories won by her unswerving devotion to a holy cause developed In the shadow of a great sorrow. As alumni of Stanford University, we each of cs owe a debt to the memory and deeds) of this Illustrious and most unselfish humanita rian which we Van never repay; and though she has been removed from among us. her good works In the cause of education tjIII endure forever, and the greatltude of a great Nation shall be her noblest monument. STANFORD UNIVERSITY CuCB OF PORT LAND, by Yrank B. RHey, president; Robert L. Donald. William B. Wells. Robert J. O'NeU. Committee. BRITISH NAVAL PROGRAMME Forming Submarine Flotillas and Building Ocean-Going Destroyers. LONDON, March 3. A memorandum shows the navy estimates for 1305-05 to be $155,545,00). against tlS4.3.00O for the cur rent year. The Admiralty proposes to build during the year, one battleship, four armored cruisers, five ocean-going torpedo-boat destroyers, one ocean-going torpedo-boat destroyer of an experi mental type, 12 coastal torpedo-boat de stroyers, and 11 submarine boats. King Edward has approved naming the new battleship Dreadnaught and one of thy nrniured cruisers Invincible. The number: of men asked for Is 12S,- 000, a reduction of 2100. It has been de cided to appoint a Rear-Admiral to take charge of all the torpedo craft in home waters. The memorandum says that flotillas of submarine boats .are In course of organization. Since the commencement of the year more than 100 vessels have been success fully commissioned la the reserve. Lord Selborne, the retiring First Lord of the Admiralty, who has been appointed High Commissioner In South Africa, says the fleet was never in a more perfect state of Tepalr than at present. Lord Selborne. In discussing new con struction, says the study of tactical and other questions led the board to the con clusion that two classes of destroyers are required, one for ocean work and the other for narrow seas. They accordingly decided to combine the qualities of speed and sea-keeping power In a special type of ocean-going destroyer, which Is ex pensive and the numbers of which milJt necessarily be few, and to design a new type of coastal destroyer which will bo cheap. Between January 1. 1SM, and March 31. 1S03, the following ships have been or will be completed and available: Four battleships, one armored cruiser, four third-class cruisers, 12 submarine boats and a new Admiralty yacht. At the present time the following are under con struction: Eight battleships, 15 armored cruisers, one second-class cruiser, one third-class cruiser, eight scouts, IS de stroyers and 11 submarine boats. WILL CONSULT ALL LEADERS Francis Joseph Seking Solution of Hungarian Crisis. VIENNA. March 3. Emperor Francis Joseph has decided to receive here ana consult with IS Hungarian political lead ers for the purpose of learning their views and obtaining information that will aid him. in furthering hi3 efforts to effect a solution of the Hungarian crisis. The IS Include representatives of an. the Hun garian' parties forming together the United Opposition. The reception is to begin on Saturday. Bach man will be received privately. Count Albert Apponyi, one of the most brilliant orators and ablest politician in the country, who has cow thrown in his lot with the Indepen dence party, and who is thoroughly op posed to the 1SCT programme and the newly elected presidents of the Reichstag and House of Magnates, are among those who will be received. Polish Students Scoff at Austria. LEMBERG, Gal tela, March 3. A stu dent demonstration occurred here Wed nesday night during a ball, which w&a attended by a number of prominent- peo ple and local officials, which was not without significance taken in conjunction with affairs In Russian Poland. At 11 clock 300 students and workmen gath ered outside the building in which the ball was in progress. Then 13 students bearing a black coffin started to march Into the bddlng singing in a scornful way one of the Austrian national hymns. The police expelled the coffin-bearers and dispersed the crowd without trouble. In the disorder five students were ar rested. An investigation is proceeding. Reserves Will Suppress Rebels. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 3. Owing to the receipt of Information that the Macedonian committees are preparing & general insurrectionary movement for the Spring, the Turkish. "Minister of "War has decided to call out the reserves In all the provinces of Macedonia. Large quantities of arms and ammunition are also to be sent to Macedonia, and a plan is- being drawn, up lor tne crushing of the revolt. The Minister's decision was intended to be kept secret. Mount Pelee Relief Fund Wasted, PARIS. March 3. Several of the Paris- papers refer to a serious scandal . which is expected to result in th disgracV of 3 V TODAY'S L0 K Spanish Leather Top Footstools, made of selected golden oak, in fine wax finish, fifteen inches high, with seventeen-inch top. Useful, durable and economical. REGULAR PRICE $5.50 a high functionary attached to the Min istry of the Colonies. M. Clement, one of.the Deputies for Martinique, asserts that the relief com mission sent to Martinique to distrib ute the money voted by Parliament to the victims of the great eruption of Mount Perec, spent 2000 on themselves, al though they voyaged In a French war ship, and only doled out 700 to the suf ferers. M. Clement also states that the chief of the mission unlawfully pocketed a sum of S per day for the whole time of his absence. Marriage of Miss Elsie Porter. PARIS. March 3. The civil marriage of Miss Elsie Porter, daughter of the Amer ican Ambassador, to Dr- Edwin Mende. of Zurich, Switzerland, was performed today at the Town Hall of the municipality of the Passy Quatre. The Mayor, who sel dom officiates personally, conducted the ceremony. Arabs Capture Two Towns. CONSTANTINOPLE. March - 3. The towns of Aab and Terim, southward of Sanaa, the capital of the Province of Yemen. Arabia, have fallen into the hands of the Insurgents. All Riga Pasha, with five battalions Of Turkish reinforcements. left Akaba. February 2S ror iiodeiaa. Death Penalty for Desertion. Tsrvrn.- YORK:. March 3. Colonel Mar tin Tjima. a. deserter In the Acre cam paign and also a promoter of the Cocha- j bamba rebellion, has been shot, cables the Herald's correspondent at Apaz, Bolivia. Lanza met his death calmly. Ashland Opposed to Referendum. ASHLAND, Or., March 3. (Special.) Some interest has naturally arisen in this country over the movement started In Yamhill County to Invoke a referendum on the general appropriation bill of the recent Legislature, but as far as heard from there is not the slightest sympathy with It. On the other band, many ex pressions have been heard against it. This situation Is doubtless Influenced to some extent by the fact that the South ern Oregon State Normal School, a bene ficiary under the bill, is located at Ash land, but there is a feeling among con servative taxpayers outside this senti ment that it would be a very poor policy to tie the funds for the state institutions up for two years, entailing heavy addi tional costs for interest. Sheriff Makes Good Shortage. FOSSIL, Or., March 3. A shortage of between $4003 and $5000 existing in the books of Sheriff Keeton, of Wheeler County, has been made good and Sheriff Keeton will continue in office. Experts found the trouble due more to bad arithmetic and probable loose methods in keeping records than anything else and no criminal Intent was found. Sheriff Keeton has given bonds to cover the present taxrolL It is said he made good most of the shortage from his own pocket. 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