The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-22
His Rowdy Students Jeer and
Egg President Heston.
SHAMEFUL SCENE AZ PULLMAN.
EGGS Rocks and Snowflake Thro-r ~
the Fugitives - Smith Fares the
"orst-Ho Says the South Dakot.n
1ncited the Studeuts.

CoLFAx. Dec. 21.-fSpecial.1-A verv or
tertalnlng reception this mornine greete
regent Smith and President ueston =
'he agricultural college at Pullman. The,
were snowballed and egged by about sixt,
students, and the work was doae so thor
ooghiy that the victims were compeIIe,
10 una hiding place to escape the tusil
ladies'. '"'''
inis was the last day of the fail term a
the college, and Regent Smith accom-
panied President Heston to the school I,
introduce the new leader to the student,
as ex-President Lilley's successor. Soor
aiter O'Clock the school was called. the
time being earlier than usual in order tr
| get through the exercises. so that some OF
the students might catch the early train
,or holiday visit to their homes. Mr..
Liiiey made brief address and was
| roundiy applauded by the students.
| "nen Lliley resumed his sea1 the stu.
| uents began calling SMITH" s.Smith !''
LET smith explain Prof LiIley's re-
mo mosai. I'VE want to hear from Smith Z"
Inc calls got SO loud and the students be-
eane SO noisy and unruIy that Mr. Smith
started to leave the room and go to the Ii.
orary. President Heston followed.
Then the studenta jeered and nooted at
the retiring gentlemen. who boIted the
doors OF the library, fearing an ATTEMPT
pF the students to break in. In about
nan an hour Smith and Heston emerged
iiopi their hiding and started out Mean
'iine the school had been dismissed.
Wnen the hunted gentlemen stepped
from the college to leave for Pullman thew
were met instantly with q perfect storm
Oh eggs and snowbalis in aboat equal
parts. Sixty-fvs boys concealed them
selves behind wing of the building to
await their victims. The BOYS followed
the two men to town. a distance Of a mile
resident Heston ran past and got out
OF the way, but Smith, being a s.,ort and
chuoby man. could do little else than take
MS medicine. At 10 O'Clock the 5ays went
70 the Union Pacific depot, expecting to
see Smith depart and intending to give
MIN another volley, but he had ssayed in
his room to keep hid. and at last accounts
nad not ventured to leave the hotel,
ihis action ON the part Of the students
grows out of the recent dismissal Of Presi-
oehe Lliiey. which dismissal all of Pull
man lays at the feet of Regent Smith. It
IS quite probable that somebody instigated
the boys to the conduct. PuIinaan. of
course. is doing all possible to hush mn the
matter. The reputable men of the town
are heartily ashamed of the affair. and
MAINTAIN that they are blameless.
PULLMAN. Dec. 2l.--To the Editor.
most disgracefui affair took place here this
morning when Prof. Heston and myself
came up to the college hall to meet the
professors and the students. Addresses
made by Prof. Lilley to the students last |
evening and this morning aroused their |
leeilng to such an extent against me. be- |
cause l voted to dispiace him, that thew |
assaulted me with eggs, rocks and any-
thing they could lay their hands on in
leaving the building, and followed Prof.
ffeston. Prof Piper and myself into town.
Seeping up their assaults on me all the
way. The citizens of Pullman are looking
or the ring'eaders to mete out just punish
nent to them, and have also called an in
iigna.ion meeting for this evening, when
hey will express their condem nation of
he outrageous affair. All S,,,ru
lfro' Lllley was removed partly because bo |
ouid not maintain discipline. Just before he
vas ousted typewriter document, nurnoyt.
ng to be protest of students against fine pro-
osed action OF the regents, was sent to the
ress, presumably at Lilley's instigation After
TIC south Dakota contingent were notified IN
o some onc presumably Liiiey sent out :, serie.
resolutions sssaiing the regents in tie name
/ the students. The incidents of ye.sterdsv
eem to confirm all that has been said abon, |
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