The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-03
whitman College Commence
ment and Faculty Changes
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1t vail b seen that this years assess
ment shows falling Off Of $l36 SIS on the
grand total, &i55. s53 on the personal. $i1.-
40 on the land assessment. and a gain Of
vs.. s35 on improvements. 1t is the opin-
Ion OF Assessor Paxton that there has
been no shrinkage in values during the
past year. but that the falling OF in the
assessment - due to the Law allowing de-
dnction Of Indebtedness from assessment
OF moneys and credits. The assessor said:
This u the most intquitors clause ever en-.
ssocks are moueys and efodfts- The deduction
OF tndsnsednsss opens the door for frauds that
cannot b detected. Fictitious indshsness that
may o1sst . taxpayers entire assessment on
moneys and credits can b created In . day.
The Law says thst taxpayers shall not do this.
but they do DO IL. and We cannot prove tnat Il
hes been donA
number Of local horsemen have de-
cided to have spring race meeting ct the
track Of the Agricultural Association, one
OF the best in the Northwest, on Jane q.
. and -. open to all horses Of the Inland
Empire. Money for liberal purses will be
raised by subscription. There are seventy
i've horses now in training on the track,
and with those that will come from Spo-
kane and Eastern Oregon, . good showing
will undoubtedly be made At the meeting.
Among the horses that will Be- entered are:
Klamath. 2:Dk: Gold Medal, PA; C. w.
g.. 2:22; Dolly Withers, 2:29; Col Stoner,
2:3iH: Prince Almont, 2:3O; Warwick
Medium. 2:35lf; Caution. 2:351S. besides
number Of running horses. Following il
the programme:
Running. half mile. for 2-ysas -olds: purse. 500
Bicycle rsce. quarter mile dash: purse. SO.
1roteing, 23o class: purse, $40.
Gentlemans driving race. no snsrsnco lee;
drst prize. . valuable whsleboue whip
sRcoSD DAT.
Bicycle race, mile dash: pfixe. 90 cur
Running, half-mile dash; purse. $50
Trottng $50 ciass: purse. $50
Trotting. 2-year-olds, two In three; purse, $50.
Third DAY.
Running, three quarter mile dash; purse, $50.
Trvtting. handicap, half.mile dash, for de-
feated horses: purse, $780,
Trotting. twomile dash. free for all: purse.
$500
II the last race 10 not filled, Klamath viii srot
against the North Pacific coast record
The annual commencement OF whitman
college. closing another successful years
work Of this institution. begins Sunday
next with the baccalaureate sermon by
the president, Rev. J. r. Eaton. in tho
Presbyterian church. Monday evening
the commencement concert will be given
at the opera house and on Tuesday even.
ing Rev. Wallace Nutting. of Seattle, will
deliver an address. The graduating exer.
cises will be held Wednesday forenoon.
and the commencement will conclude with
public reception given by the president
and faculty Wednesday evening. The
work Of the institution during the past
year has been characterized by less Of the
lower grade or preparatory work. It is
the intention to crowd out all work Of q
preparatory natu re a. has been done by
the state university. Prot. L. f. Ander-
son, formerly of Seattle. who for the past
two years has been professor of Latin and
Greek. sewers his connection with the in.
stitution with the close of this year and
goes East to continue his studies for two
years. expecting to enter the university
OF Chicago or the Johns Hopkins univer-
sity Of Baltimore. +. b. Parsons, in.
structor of modern languages. will enter a
medical school In New York city. and
Edwin f. Bishop. instructor in physical
sciences during the past year, will enter
Hartford Theological seminary.
Col. Frank. Parker. Of the Statesman.
who was candidate for the appointment
rs collector Of customs. experienced bit
ter Revision OF feeling few days ago. As
IL well known, the colonel possesses a
buoyans. hopeful nature. and since filing
his application he has felt sublime con-
tidence. born Of a knowledge of his dis
tinguished party services. that he would
secure the appointment. Recently he
made business trip to Oregon.
While there he fell in with = soo,h-
sayer who told him that he had been
appointed. ana that notification of hi.
appointment had been mailed to him
from Washington City. He fastened
home and upon his arrival he found, sure
enough, among his accumulated letters
large government enveiope from the exec
u,ive mansion. Without q douh, but
what 1t WAS notice OF his appointment he
tore IL open. but instead Of his appoint.
ment he found that the Dead Sea annle
contained some trivial formal matter
Bat he refused to accept this a. an omen
of his defeat. and remained hopeful until
he read OF Saunders appointment, He
met Henry KEELING Wednesday and be.
box Of cigars that he was Cleveland.
man.
Wheat prospects are getting brighter
every week. and farmers confidently ex-
pect one of the biggest crops ever known.
We had more rain this week The Nav
just past is remarkable for its rainfall ana
cool temperature. The average rainfall for
this month for the past twenty-one wears
is ia inches. This year We had 80,
inches during this month and IL close;
With an excess Of .. a inches Of moisture
since January l. 1904 The record Of tenn
pera,ure for this year from January l
shows deficiency Of SIS degrees
The first shipment Of strawberries Of
this season arrived in town this week
Owing 10 the cold. vet weather this fruj,
10 about . month later than the normal
seasoan. and we shall have fresh s,raxh<,.
ries this year MP 10 watermelon time. The
strawberry crop 10 unusually large and
the quality up 20 the high standard tina,
has made this valley famous.
The Mount Pleasant Association Of the
BAPTIST church for Eastern Washington
and Eastern oregoa has b~en in session
since Wednesday. about s:x:v delegates or