ffl $mofem uttmtii y m m m 32 PAGES PAGES 1 TO 8 L VOL. XXL-NO. 21. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FAVOR Master Builders Go on Record. SYMPATHY FOR STRIKERS But They Are Down on the Building Trades Council. ARBITRATION PLAN A FAILURE aillloTrnera Reject Overtures From. Board of Trade, -and Issue a State ment Situation Quiet, and Both Sides Stubborn. 't The striking union men have the sup port and sympathy of the building con tractors: but the later do not think the course of the former has been wise. Tho master builders think that a. nine hour day should be granted, and they think also that the arious unions should withdraw from the Bulldmg Trades Council. The strike situation was quiet yesterday, and theft was no sign of a break on either side. An effort by officers of the Board of Trade to secure, arbitration failed because the mlllowners declared flatly that they have nothing to arbitrate. & Contractors representing the various lines of work affected by the present sym pathetic strike have expressed themselves as favoring the issue of a nine-hour day in the planing mills, but as opposed to the 1 ne of action pursued by the Building Trades Council. A meeting was held yes terday afternoon at which contractors, or "masters," as they are termed by the union, in all lines of building were repre sented. The meeting was long and excis ing, and there was strong sentiment on both sides of the question. The deciding vote, however, showed that the majority believed that ihe-demands of the strikers are just, but that they have pursued an unwLse course in their endeavor to en force their demands. Resolutions were adopted to the effect that the meeting publish it as the sentiment of the -contractors present that the demands of the Amalgamated Wood Workers for a nine hour day are just, and should be granted; that the contractors in each line of work send communications to their respective unions that it was the sentiment of the meeting that it would be advisable for each of he unions to withdraw from the Building Trades Council and to maintain sepaiate unions. Painters Got Them Together. The session grew out of a call for a meeting of the master painters. All felt that mattprs of vital Importance should ?je discussed, and, as news of the meet ing spread, representatives of every lino of work interested gathered in to take a hand in the discussion. J. B. Bridges was in the chair. As no object had been an nounced in the call for the meeting, some little parleying was Indulged in before the real issue was reached. Once the subject was before the meeting, however, the ar gument waxed strong and eloquent. "We are here," said the chairman. "Now, what is our purpose for meeting? ' "We are here to devise some means to settle this strike," said one. "We are here to devise some means to better our condition," said another. This was too much for Contractor Mer chant, and he proceeded to express his opinion of such a selfish suggestion. "This is a strange time," said he, "for such a statement. At a time when the welfare of the whole community is at stake, and the prosperity of our city is threatened by complicated labor problems that is a poor tlmo to talk of ourselves. Let us devise some means to settle the strike." One favored an attempt at legislation to prevent future strikes, and many remarks were Indulged in that showed conclusively that "contractors don't like strikes." Chairman Bridges finally ruled that this talk was trivial, and that the time had come for remarks of mere weight. "We are here for business," said he, "and let us come down to the point." Contractors "Wronged, He Said. A. M. McKenzle felt that the contract ors had been wronged by the strike, and that it was rank injustice that they should be made to suffer for the mill owners' shortcomings. "We should take same measures," said he, "to induce the men to go back to -work." Mr. Sheehy, of Sheehy Bros., showed his union principles from the first. "It is only right and Just," said he, "that the plan ing mills should adopt a nine-hour day. The mlllovsners have greatly raised the prices of their products in late years, and can well afford to raise the wages of their men. The unions should be recog nized. They arc a benefit to their employ ers. The strike Is a great Inconvenience to all of us, because it has been misman aged. The strikers, however, realize their snistake. and are doing all they can to rectify it. They cannot retract at once, for that would be to lose the fight. They will correct their mistake as soon as it is possible for them to do so and yet wjn the strike. What we should do here to day Is to assure them of our sympathy and support.'1 E. Killfeather indorsed the remarks of Mr. Sheohy. Mr. Klllfeather's Trust. "'It would be a good thing for all of us," Bald he, "if we could form a trust like the mlllowners have done. They have raised the prices of doors In a few years from $1 25 to 12 50. They stand together. It would be a good thing for contractors to do this if people would tolerate It." A. M. McKenzle took exception to some of these statements, and a breezy discus sion followed. A motion was .now made to adopt resolutions declaring that the sentiment of the meeting was in favor of a nine-hour system. The vote was almost unanimous in favor of this motion, but later developments showed that many had voted without knowing what they had voted for. It waa after a motion that these sentiments be published in The Ore gonlan that some of the voters began to realize what was taking place. A. M. McKenzle and G. W. Gordon both took a determined stand against this motion, and the matter was hotly discussed. "There is no use to adopt euch resolutions If they are riot made public." was the -thread of the argument, but many who had voted for the resolution showed at this time that they had done so without intention, and were not in sympathy with the sentiment it expressed. A motion to lay on the table was lost, and the original motion finally carried. Where "Will Builders Be? Some dlscu&slon was then indulged in as to the effect upon the builders, provided r the men return to work but continue to boycott the mills. "We can do nothing If they are shut down," said one. "We are wholly dependent upon them, and build ing cannot be carried on in any line un less the lumber can be had." Mr. Sheehy again championed the union OLD GLORY'S LAST DAYS ON MORRO CASTLE Iff $i &;. m SPilSSlS . EBB iKf " Prom a photograph. OX MAX 20 IT GATB.WAY TO THE CUBAN FLAG. The American occupation of Cuba ceased at noon May 20, and theera of Cuban independence began. The American' flag was then hauled down with cere mony from tho Governor-General's palace, and .the flag- of Cuba was flung to the "breeze. Then Gov ernor Wood went 'aboard the cruiser Brooklyn, and sailed away for the United States. The American troops at .the same time went aboard a troopship. The American flag, which nearly four years ago replaced the Span ish flag over historic Castlo Morro, now gives way to the Cuban banner. cause. "Many men could be put to work," said he. "The stonework could be done, the rough lumber put up, and the work "from the planing mills put off until. the last. It will only be a short time until union mills are running." "You forget the first principle ,of build ing," eaid G. "W. Gordon. "Every con-i tractor must have figures on the mill- 1 work before he is able to bid for a con tract. The mills must run before build ing can continue." Against the Conncil. After this question was disposed of the strike situation was gone over and the action of the Building Trades Council commented upon. It was believed that many Innocent persons had been made to suffer by the present strike and reso lutions were presented to the effect that a communication be sent to the Building Trades Council, stating that the employ ers deemed it best that each of the unions withdraw from the council. This was discussed and amended to the effect that the communication be sent to the indi vidual unions instead. In this form the resolution was adopted. Mac Hours Enongh. After the meeting a number of tho lead ing members were interviewed and there seems to be very little dissension from the sentiment expressed by the meeting. "We believe that nine hours is long enough to work,' said George "W. Gor don, "therefore we resolved for this con tention of the unions. But we did so with certain reservations. We cannot wholly give in to the demands of the unions. If we should do so, life would not be worth living in this city for a single contractor." "It's an outrage," declared J. B. Bridges, "that a few mills should hold up the building of the city. And this is what they are doing. We have full sympathy for the unions. And yet we believe that we are as great sufferers as anybody. The mills have been squeezing us as hard as they have been squeezing the unions." A large number of meetings were being held during the day by the various unions In their respective headquarters, but aside from the general discussion of the situa tion nothing was done. The executive committee of the Building Trades Coun cil was in session all day, but has not as yet decided upon any new Hae of action. The regular meeting of the council is on Monday evening, and at that time some definite action is looked for. NO SIGTtS OF BREAK IX STRIKE. 21111-Oivncrs Issue a. Statement "So Arbitration for Them. The strike was less charged with elec tricity yesterday. The strain under which the idle men and the general public had labored prior to the meeting of the Fed erated Trades' Counr.l1 -trno vrv mnfh relieved. The stress between the con- j tending parties, however, was as tightly drawn as ever. Neither showed any idis- (Concluded on Second Pare.) SECONDYEAROFFAIR Flat Failure of Omaha's Pri vate Enterprise. HOW THE BLUNDER WAS MADE People Could Wot Let "Well Enough Alone Instruction Offered to Portland in Ilclatlon to the 1005 Exposition. OX THE TRAIN EAST OF CHICAGO. Hay 14. (Staff Correspondence.) In writ ing of the'Omaha Fair the other day I got to the limit of my space allowance before I reached the end of my story. There was a secondary phase of the Omaha experi ence which holds for Portland some Inter est and some instruction. Strictly speak ing, the attempt to give a second year of life to the Omaha Fair was a private and special enterprise. In which the managers ofi the original fair had no active part. Iri speaking of it they take pains to dis claim responsibility for a venture which came to nothing creditable in a public way, and which was, as it deserved to be, a flat failure as a business speculation. But this disclaimer does not quite coyer the case, for the Fair Association did give to the "permanent" project such counte nance and sanction as was involved In accepting Its money and consenting that the attempt be made to keep the enter prise going another ear. . When the blunder became apparent It was natural that the fair managers should seek to evade responsibility for It; but the plain truth is that they could have prevented tho venture If they had wished to do it. and they would have saved themselves and Omaha some adverse criticism if they had done so. When the fair came to its end in June, 1598. it was at the height of its popularity and success, and there were many who, unwilling to let good enough alone, urged the management to extend it through an other season. There was not wanting the discretion to reject these proposals, but at the same time, wishing to get out of tho plant all that it could be made to yield, the managers gave out that lt pri vate persons cared to take up the enter prise where it stood they could have a bargain. Here was the mistake of the managers. They did not take seriously their character as custodians of an enter prise which was essentially a public one, which they had no right to pass 'on to the lowest bidder for exploitation by what ever process or to whatever limit they might be willing to go. For a beggarly 123,000 paid Into the treasury of the Fair Association the plant was sold without reserve. The purchasers were mere beer garden exploiters seeking to make profit for a Midway upon the pretense that It was the Trans-Mississippi Fair over again; but their effort was doomed to a quick and complete failure. The general exhib itors immediately withdrew, and since nothing of value was pdt In the place of what was taken away, the buildings soon became mere warehouses, cheerless and forbidding within and shabby without. The newspapers having no interest in supporting a purely private enterprise, quit booming lt; and in the course of a few weeks the patronage fell to nothing. But this was not the worst of It. All during tho original season the country towns within easy range of Omaha stobd loyally by the fair, notwithstanding the fact that lt took from them a good deal of their customary retail trade. But when i lt 'was announced that the fair would be conunuca maenniteiy, incy saw, or thought they saw, in lt an effort to pro mote Omaha dt their, expense. This feel ing "was universal, and It was not wlth- out some basis. The resentment was uni versal, and It soon found an effective way of. making Itself felt. The whole Jobbing trade of Omaha soon began to suffer. Omaha had, of course, a perfect right to push her retail business by any method she chose to adopt; so, too, had the mer chants of Nebraska and Iowa couptry towns the right to trade where they pleased: and It pleased them to go past the wholesale stores of Omaha to St Louis, Kansas City and Chicago. It was retaliation in kind, and of a sort which soon brought the merchants of Omaha to their senses. The rump fair would in any event have come very soon to its enl, but the anxiety of the Omaha Jobbers to placate their angered and rebellious customers rendered them active agents in the business of closing the doors. In every way the continuation of the fair was a failure. The Fair Association, after making a very great legitimate suc cess, lost credltby lt; the speculators lost money by it; Omaha lost business by it. It was. In brief, a most impressive lesson in the wisdom of letting good enough alone. And lt is a standing warning to all future fairs to quit when their work is done. , If Omaha has not succeeded In doing all that her early ambition planned, she has at least succeeded in doing enough to make her one of the permanent and really great cities of the country. Omaha Is" not Chicago, nor has she been able to do for Chicago what Chicago did for St Louis. The early calculations failed to work out for two reasons: First, Kansas and Ne braska have not fulfilled the hopes of early years; second, Kansas City grew up most provoklngly to take a ehare of the business which everybody believed was to center at Omaha. And of these two reasons the first Is the more serious. Forty years ago lt was believed at least In Omaha that the country west as far as the line of Wyoming and Colorado, was like the country of Iowa and Missouri all alike potential and reliably product ive. It has not turned out so. JFpr some years all went well. Crops were regular ly harvested; the jleld of corn was tre mendous; there waa constant incoming of money through Immigration; there was constant Increment through the process of borrowing under the bonding system. The country seemed to be prospering, and Indeed it was prospering. But in time there cams a turn of the tide. It was found that while in seasons of abundant lalnfall great crops would be got In Western Kansas' and Western Nebraska, these seasons only came now and osjain, and that in general the country west of the River Platte was unreliable and poor. Again, It soon de veloped that Kansas and Nebraska ceased to get In money by Importation and through borrowing and that there was an enormous annual interest bill to pay. The rest needs hardly to be told. The country got on bedrock and the fortunes of Omaha shared in the general slump. No longer Omaha talks In the vigorous phrase of the Middle West of "skinning" Chicago. She sees that Chicago is where she is, and what she Is, to stay; that Omaha has nothing to gain from foolish and overwrought pretentions. In short Omaha is diligently making the most of her "hind tit" and Is finding it not a bad resource, after all The city is one of the most beautiful Indeed, one of the few beautiful In the newer Middle West. Its surface is heavily rolling and broken in place,,glvUis yftrlltj: iatnany, forms and happily destroying that uniformity of streets and squares which makes of nearly every Western city a monotonous checker-board. The population is about 110,000, or from 10,w0 to 15.003" more than we have at -Fqrtland, and in many-ways the Qlty seems much Iargir. The business of Omaha is not as it Is with us, scattered about in many quarters, but is all n plain sight The buildings are surprising ly fine. As the center of Boston's West ern enterprise, Omaha got in the relative ly early times of 25 or 30 years ago a yast Investment of New England capital, and much of lt went into the farm of brick and stone business blocks. It has given to the city a fine appearance from the start hut I am not sure that it has been a real advantage'to her. It stimu lated her pretentions out of all reason; it put nothing in her.pocket, but on the other hand, gave her a large and foreign annual rent roll to pay. I believe on the whole Omaha would have been better off If the Eastern Investor In tall build ings had kept his money at home and allowed her to grow" In a slow'and natural way, as Portland has 'grown. With towns as with men. It seems easily possible to start oft with too expensive an equip ment But whatever mistakes or vaulting am bition or of over-endowment are asso ciated with Omaha in retrospect, Omaha today Is on a normal and substantial ba sis. Time and stress have wrought here on the banks of the muddy Missouri a city which is bound to expand 'with the growth of the country, and which, in its present development Is. notable among American communities. It is strldtly an American city. Dinner is at noon, and they still put sugar in what they call French dress ing. I did not see anybody at dinner In his shirt-sleeves, but I suspect that a man would feel conspicuous in a dinner coat in the best hotel in town. Manners are free, and hospitality still deals large ly with liquids. J went to the theater In the evening, and judge from what I saw there that social life In Omaha is on a thoroughly organized basis. In the general look of the people there was noth ing to distinguish them from any other well-mannered and well-dressed American audience. I am told that here, rather more than In Western cities in general the people take time to live, and that this wholesome spirit grows out of the fact that the Eastern college-bred man with his tastes for athletics Is a promi nent and almost dominant figure in the business and social life of the city. Agaln I got to the end of my space be fore I got to the end of my story in writ ing the other day of the railroad project to work up an Immigration movement into Oregon and Washington. From this point of view this seems a very important matter, and I am anxious that our people shall take lt seriously. It grows unques tionably out of the personal interest and friendship for Oregon of Mr. Ben Camp bell, whose present place in the railroad world Is one of the very highest Import ance. As one Qf the two men In Imme diate authority In all matters respecting the traffic of the Harrlman lines, Mr. Campbell holds In his hands powers of surprising potentiality. It means some thing for local pride and for personal congratulation that so great a place has been won by an Oregonlan; and there is, toq, a business side to it No roan from Portland who, when in Chicago, gives himself the pleasure of calling upon Mr. Campbell will doubt that matters respect ing the welfare of Oregon are going to have interested attention whenever they shall come within the Jurisdiction of the general traffic office. Mr. Campbell old not tell me so In truth, he sought to make lt appear that the Immigration project of which I wrote the other day was the work of others but I am none the less certain that In reality lt was Mr. Camp bell's own work and that it has proceed ed from his very great Interest In the welfare of Oregon. Mr. Campbell will have a hand In the administration of the project from the railroad end of it; and this means that no care will be spared to make the most of the matter for Oregon. (Concluded on Second Paso.) OBJECT OF ANTIS Trying to Force Declaration on Philippine Question. WHY THE DEBATE IS PROLONGED ,Dcraocrats Want an Expression That Independent Autonomy Will Be Granted Pnuncefote's Death a Loss to Great Britain. WASHINGTON, May 27. The one reason why the Democrats are prolonging .the debate on the Philippine bill Is to try and force some sort of a declaration SENOR GONZALO JBUhH -.'irfllsB ft Jra&jSsHsl tfPKjsflV ; sflHHvSPPKIIE EsGnBK SbbHbhbsssssKNIbbbBsPP&. lsHHssssssflMBsf Wtcsy v. -IdisWHsMBsssHsste. . I nHBR BflHHsssssHssk. WHO IS TO BE FIRST CUSAS" MEVISTERTa THE UNITED STATES. I i ltllltt,,t'ttft'','"" from the Repblicans that Independent au tonomy or some other fOrmof 's'elf-gov-ernment will be granted "to the 'Philip pines at a future time. Prpvious to' the. ratlfication.of tho treaty Senators Spooner' and Foraker made speeches In the Senate In which they expressed the doubtful wis dom of attempting to Incorporate the Fili pinos in our system of government or of permanently holding them. These speeches are often brought UP b' Demo cratic 'Senators, and Foraker and Spooner are asked to reiterate this declaration and to vote for a proposition embodying such declarations as part of the legislation that is to be pascod. The principal 'complaint on the Democratic side has been that the Republicans will not declare that they do not intend to keep the Philippines perma nently. There has been nothing in the arguments of any Democrats thus far out side of denunciations of, "outrages" by the Army. The only point made against the United States' occupation and man agement of the Philippines rests simply upon the few Isolated cases of water cure and the vicissitudes of warfare, all of which are understood by those who are not looking for an excuse to abuse the Government as incidental to the kind of war that has been carried on in the Isl ands. The arguments as to ' expansion, Oriental trade and future development of the islands have had no weight, and con tain nothing that will carry weight among the people. The Republicans are perfect ly satisfied with the development of the Philippine question as brought out In the investigation and in the debates in tho Senate. Pauncefote'a Death Loss to England. The British Government has sustained a severe loss in the death of Lord Paunce fote. It has been a great many years since any diplomat has so ably represented any country as Pauncefote has Great Britain. Although he had long since reached the age of retirement, his value to the British Government as Ambassador to the United States was such that his term was several times extended. Paunce fote rarely came out second best In any of the diplomatic tilts he had with our officials handling foreign affairs. During his time there have been continuous troubles over Canadian matters, which will always remain one of the difficult problems and causes of diplomatic nego tiations between the United States and Great Britain. Pauncefote has handled these questions with unusual skill and success. Great Britain will be indeed for tunate if she can send a roan here who Will maintain himself so well, do so much for his own government and be as popu lar with this Government as Lord Paunce fote. Cnban Reciprocity Bill. Should the Senate pass the Cuban reci procity bill, containing the Morris amend ment which- strikes out the differential in favor of refined sugar, there is not the least doubt but the President would sign it This Is one kind of a measure which he is willing to risk, and does not believe that It will cause such injury to the sugar interests of this country as a great many manufacturers assert The only dif ficulty of obtaining an agreement upon a Cuban bill is this same differential. Re publicans assert that If a straight reci procity bill is passed the differential must go with the other reduction. MIstnkc in Bill. Can-sen Flutter. iSomewhat of a flutter was occasioned on account of a misprint In the omnibus mihlic buildimr bill, resardlnrr the aDnro- ' prlatlon for Portland, In making the In- crease for the limit of cost the word "five" was struck out and "six" inserted. It happened that the word "five" occurred In the same line twice, once before the words "hundred thousand dollars" and once before the word "cents." As the Senatp committee reported the bill it was all right, but the clerk made some mis take In preparing the copy which was sent to the House, and the increase, in stead of being $100,000 was 1 cent The correction will be made while tho bill is In conference, and Portland will get the Increase which the Senate intended it should have. President and Appropriation Bill. Some members of Congress are some what indignant because the President threatens to veto appropriation bills If they carry legislation which is deemed in imlcable to the best Interests of the coun try. The Indian appropriation bill con tained two provisions which the President did not like, one in regard to the Spokane Indians, and tho other about the TJintahs, J in "Utah. He held the bill up and had a Joint resolution passed amending lt before he would agree to sign lt Some of those directly Interested in the legislation DE QUESADA. thought he. was taking too much responsl- blllty upon himself. -But-thls did not ae- terhlmfrom demanding, corrective legis lation before he would approve the meas ure. i INSURGENTS ESCAPE. Gnernls Urlbe and Solo Leave Colom bia for Trinidad. COLON, Colombia, May 21 The gov ernment yesterday received information that the insurgent Generals Urlbe-Uribe and Itfcion Solo had arrived at rort ot Soaln, Trinidad, thus escaping the pur suit of the goernment forces command ed by General Pomplllo Gultteriz. The goerament regards their departure from Colombia as evidence of the hopelessness of the Insurgent cause in the interior of tha republic. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. May 24. Today's Treas ury statement shows: Available cash balances 5188,659,579 Gold 95,537,261 CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign... . Emojs to King Edward's coronation will re echo pins and brooches. Page 2. The South African war la practically at an end. Page 2. No more supplies are required In Martinique. Page 3. Domestic. Archbishop Ireland Is described by a Baptist Minister as a power In politics. Page 3. Lord Pauncefote died at Washington. Page 17. The Rochambeau statue was unveiled at Wash ington. Page 17. Sports. Portland defeats Butte. 65; Seattle 2, Taco ma 0; Spokane 20, Helena 3. California defeated Princeton track team, 1 to 6. Page 12. Harvard defeated Tale track team, 61& to 41. Page 12. Belna won the Brooklyn Handicap at Graves end. Page 12. Pacific Coast. Indications of a large yield of grain and fruit In the Palouse country. Page 7. 0n9 million acres of timber land bought by Booth-Kelly Lumber Company. Page 17. Professor Pease dismissed from Stanford Uni versity by President Jprdan. Page 1. Forty bodies recovered at Fernle and 100 more remain ia tho tunnels. Page 6. Marine. Steamship Quito chartered to load lumber and stores for 'Manila. Page 10. Steamship Ventnor makes a fast run from Portland to the sea. Page 10. China Mutual steamers have been sold to Ocean Steamship Company. Page 10. Pacific Coast freighters chartered for the oil trade. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Master builders declare sympathy with strikers. Page 1. Registration in Multnomah County Is 20,330. Page 24. No danger of June flood In river. Page 16. Judge Williams makes great address at open air meeting. Page 0. Features and Departments. Editorial. Page 4. Dramatic and musical. Page 18. Social. Page 20. Lay sermons by millionaire. Page VS. La Rubla. Romance by Major A. F. Sears. Page 2G. , t Career of Joseph Chamberlain. .Page 20. fages in Congress. Page.,27. Scrap-book. Page 27. Youths' department. Page 23. Ade's fables. Page 30. Fashions. Pages 23 and 30. Tho English drama. Page 30. Questions and answers. Page 31. Book reviews. Page 31. Strewing flowers for sailor dead. Page 32. DROPPED BY JORDAN Professor Pease Dismissed From Stanford Faculty, IS HOT ENTITLED TO RESPECT And the Executive, Considering Dim Selfish, Would: Not Trust Him Scathing Denunciation and . '1 Bebuke the He jly. " Professor E. M. Pease, for 11 years bead of tho department of Latin ia Stanford University, has been sum marily dismissed from the faculty by President David Starr Jordan. Bis resignation was requested soma tlxna ago, but he refused to tender It unless the executive gave a full explanation of. as ho asserted, an arbitrary and un warranted act. After further corre spondence. President Jordan declared that ha would neither trust nor respect tho professor of latin, and dismissed him. Tha professor. In return, scath ingly denounced the president, and re gretted Jordan's abuse of Mrs. Stan ford's generosity. Tho quarrel recalls the summary dismissal, of Professor Boss one year ago. .t 4 STANFORD UNIVERSITT, Cal., May 24 Another spirited quarrel has broken out In the ranks of the Stanford Univer sity faculty, forcibly recalling the sum mary dismissal of "Professor Ross a year ago, and the widespread controversy aris ing therefrom. This time President David Starr Jordan has requested the resigna tion of Professor E. M. Pease, at the head of the department of Latin, and, falling to obtain the same without a counter-demand being made for his motive, had dismissed the professor from the services of the in stitution. & MarSh 2a President Jordan made the for mal demand upon Professor Pease for th letter's resignation. HI3 letter was re plied to April 22, Professor Pease demand ing, in view of his 11 years' service, a full explanation of the act, which he charac terized as arbitrary and unwarranted. On the same date President Jordan couched a letter in which he declared that the "In terests of the university would be served by a reorganization of the department of Latin," but Professor Pease was persist ent and pressed his' demands, whereupon he was summarily dismissed May IS, the order to go into effect July 31 next President Jordan stated in this letter that he reluctantly explained his act by charging fle professor at Latin with self ishness, and asserting that the latter's personality made It impossible for any executive officer of the university to get along with him. President Jordan closed hlg final communication by stating that he would neither personally trust nor re spect Professor Pease. Then the storm broke in earnest, and yesterday Professor Pease framed a most bitter letter, which he sent to President Jordan today. In this letter Professor Pease bows to the au thoritative power, declares he was in vited to the chair at Stanford little know inghat its president would interfere with theLatln department, and says that he Is removed because he openly sympa thized with the deposed Professor Ross. Tho writer then quotes excerpts from communications alleged to have been sent upon the subject by Eastern profeesors, denouncing President Jordan in the most scathing terms, and closes with a sweep ing rebuke and the expressed regret that Mrs. Leland Stanford's generosity should be rewarded by the eo-called unworthy conduct of the highest executive officer of the university. Class Day Exercises. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL, May 24. The customary class day exercises were given by the graduating class in the university chapel today. Frank Hlnman, of Portland, Or., president of the outgo ing cla&F, opened the ceremonies with a neat speech. The cjass history was read by Miss Mary McDougal, of Stockton. Roger J. Sterrett of Pasadena, is the author of the "Class Will," which was read by R. A. Hamilton, of Riverside. Following these exercises came the lay ing of the copperplate, which, according to custom, Is laid by each graduating class in the pavement of the inner ar cade. At thfe function Herbert C. Jones, of College Park, the class orator, made a most Impressive speech, which was fol lowed by a short address of acceptance of tho plate by" Presldlent Jordan. FUNNEL-SHAPED CLOUDS. People of Nebraska Are Given a. Bad Scare. FREMONT, Neb., May 24. A aeries of funnel-shaped clouds swept around this town this afternoon and moved toward Hooper, '12 miles west, giving the people a bad scare. The storm which followed their appearance was terrific and blew down several barns and small buildings, but so far as learned no lives were lost or any person injured. Communication with outside town3 was cut oft for some time by lightning interfering with thte wires, and led to alarming but untrue re ports being sent out from the railroad of fices. ' Atchison Buildings Blown Down. ATCHISON, Kan., May 24. A strong wind storm passed over this section this morning, doing much damage. In North Atchison several small buildings were blown over, and many trees were uproot ed, while in the country northeast of Atchison, outbuildings, barns and win dows were demolished and several churches were partially wrecked. At the Soldiers Orphans' Home, the roof of the main building and one wall of the hos pital were caved In. No one was injured. The wind was accompanied by a deluge which washed out several small bridges and damaged crops. Oklahoma. Rivers Receding?. GUTHRIE, O. T May 24. Charles Jam ison was drowned In the swollen river at Perry, O. T., yesterday, while attempting to ford lt. All efforts to recover the body have been fruitless. The Oklahoma rivers are receding. The total damage of the floods throughout the territory is estimat ed at over Jl.COO.OOO. Two Drowned in Kansas. ARKANSAS CITY, Kan., May 24. Alex Carr, a farm hand, living near here, was drowned jesterday while trying to save cattle from high water. Stephen War ner was drowned while taking driftwood from a swollen creek. Neither body ha3 yet been found.