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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Career of Joseph Chamberlain. .Page 20.
fages in Congress. Page.,27.
Scrap-book. Page 27.
Youths' department. Page 23.
Ade's fables. Page 30.
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Tho English drama. Page 30.
Questions and answers. Page 31.
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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.
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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.