The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-21

SPOKANE Sept. a. special 20 the
Spokesman Review fram Pullman WASH.
SAYS
Resents Wiadas and Powell have re-
signed KS regents of tire Washington
agrieuiturai college and school % sCseacs-
They sent their gvSignasiaRs TO Gay,
Ra&ers las saturday Recent Powell
sen} in a short. decisive letter. merely
stating that he resigned a. regent. 10 take
effect at once eut II the SeveFUcF deemed
* Injurious to she college 10 accept his
resignation a. once he would continue 90
set unta october o. bus nof later.
Following sS a capy of fae resignation
q Regent Nindus as mailed TO Gov.
Rogers.
''Goy. John r. Rogers. olympla-slr;
Just SIX months ago you appointed me
regent of the agricultural college ard
school Of science e , te the present tin1e
ms course npon the beard on every Ina
portan5 question has been either urged
or approved rs yea a letter In fny
possession wlu show.
~Op the very dag upon which we as-
ccmpiished the chief reform for which
yau have been agisating. va. reduction
ol salaries, yea caused ta he published
in the rress a sisnGerauS false and ma
hclous attack upon me lmpatlng 70 ne
selfish and sinister motives Tor she very
action you HAD urged and approved. Tn
der the cover II what YEA had been told
bug which you knew. or should have
kn0wu, ta Ia false, you give vent through
me. 90 your Spleen against a friend Of
mime under whose well merltea lash ysa
we're snartine. bat for whose utteraneas
| am in no way responsible.
''You ins}nuztc ghst have been r. a
'sonsn.racy' of suH,e sort. The only con-
spiracy that have been IN has been with
Dr Powell TO hide frem sae people OK the
state of NaShtuwtpn the HSlaf0rlness ard
fnc3n peFeacy - thefr governor. Fer naar-
IS Eve months yoa nave had before you tho
facts which have recently Heen made pub
ie bfl you cared nothing FOR eStrava-
xsnee, deficits ~ frauds. as long as knowl-
edge 10 5hsm eoul1 b. kept from tie pub
te Then. when az last aroused hy the
rress 10 Whfeh SOU are So fond % appest-
ing YOU propose 20 the other members q
ssse board whom you had been 50 long
shielding tha, fhey nleh frem the Unitsa
states enough 20 make up tne aeiicst in the
state Fgnd created hy then
II give yoa credit for never having men,
toned this disgraceful and itaheclis
scheme 70 either Dr. Powell or me. Tn
der these circumstances you can no long
er desire ms services on the board Of ye-
gents. and / must certainly decline to he
longer connected in any Nay With an ad-
rnlnistratlon 50 vacii8ting. Incompetent
and untruthful I therefore tender ven
MS resignation as regent of the akffNat-
turai coffsge and school ~ science, and
have ro doubt 81 your prompt accept
ance.
Il have heem Sd fer several days. or
vau would have heard from me before
Very respectfully.
-w. Y. wINDUs"
TACOMA. sept IA special 20 he
Ledger frem Pullman says. Tire excite
meut cafsed ~ fhe recent special meeting
~ the beard - regents - sae agricultural
col.ege ard sEhooi ~ @cieHre. hss rot an
ahaged even af thlH date. In the press y
Che iS,h ard isth under date ~ Olympia,
September l5 Gov Rogers gave out an In
tevvisw gar3lug ihe R8rious regents Of
f'le college fie scored RsRrnts W3udus
ard Pow 81 hla own spposngees. Ter h@sag
in scheme with others 20 remove Frtsi-
dent Bryan auH reinsgHta BF Lilly. SatsF-
day evening Regents Wludss aud Powell
mailed fhefr resignafion 70 Gov Rogers.