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A c 0"T 0 ftYy ppma& L . PAGES 13 T40i24 I' ' . VV" PART TWO t 4- VOL. XX. POKTLAND, OKEGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1901. NO. 21.; (P jt m FURNITURE HEADQUARTERS QADSBY HEADQUARTERS Corner First and Washington Streets. BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE AND CARPETS The furniture of a family Is a part of the life history of that family. It la the setting of the home. Bears evidence of prosperity and good taste or their absence. Invites to tranquillity or creates a feeling of unrest. Fur niture, by its composite nature, stratified as It often -is by various periods In the owners' life, represents the different stages of his success or fail ure. It is sound judgment to buy the best furniture your purse can afford. We've made special preparations for the Spring trade. METALLIC BEDSTEADS, MUc5IC CABINETS. PARLOR CABINETS, CURIO CABINETS, "WRITING DESKS, PEDESTALS. Our PARLOR CHAIRS, MORRIS CHAIRS, DESK CHAIRS, ROCKERS. TABOURETS. PARLOR-TABLES, LIBRARY TABLES, TEA TABLES, DINING TABLES. COMB. BOOKCASES, REED FURNITURE, COUCHES. pedal S ocllC Of genuine 8-WIre Tapestry and Brussels Carpet, made and laid on your floor with lin ing, per yard 75c CONTINUES THIS WEEK. This handsome Combination Book case and Desk, in golden oak, polished, $ 1 you I : We -want you to call and examine our Special Gray Hair Mattress at $10.00; 30 pounds -weight; all hair, no moss, nd filling; the real thing. We have others as high as $22.50, of pure -white curled hair, but -we recommend the $10.00 kind, be cause It Is -within the reach of all, and only costs a trifle more than moss $10 ii((otiitt(oi(tt9(((tttei((tstt THE DRIVING SEA SON IS AT HAND.... 'ISS0 ARE YOU READY FOR IT? YOU FURNISH THE HORSE WE WILL DO THE REST. CARRIAGES WAGONS. HARNESS ROBES AND WHIPS STUDEBAKER, 320-338 EAST MORRISON ST. iiitttotttc(it(eo(tttoteteitt SSOOOQ SPECIALS FOR TODAY at the Always Busy Store The entire unclaimed stock of Tallor-Made fiarments hmirht hv n fm- ..:, , i.. ., the cost ol the trlnunlnus. from the Kojal Tailors. Chicago, posltltely the finest line of h!?h-ClaES tailor-made rarments nu npr i)l ce ,iw i.ju ana 3iuuu unclaimed wool Vests for $1.00 $7 50 unclaimed Tailor-Made Trousers, sizes zs. 3U. 32 S2.95 S10 00 unclaimed Tailor-Made Transom. all sizes S4.05 $12.50 unclaimed Tailor-Made Trousers. Jill Jtl7.pa K nw $25,00 unclaimed Suits, sizes 30 to 34.... ?9.fc5 $40.00 unclaimed Suits, all sizes! '. '. ." '. '. "$1505 SPECI.-300 TVlnter 0 ercoats In Melton. Kersey. Chinchilla. Frieze. Beaer and Cheviots; not one of em worth less than $25 00. and from that on up -to ?G0. for.. $15 00 All Kinds of alteration or repalrlnr and pressing. Hood 102 FARNSWORTH-HERALD TAILORING CO. NEW FAILING BUILDING 345 WASHINGTON STREET CLEAR HAVANA KEY WEST CIGAR LEADS THEM ALL Blumauer&Hocfi, 108-110 Fourth St. SOLE DISTRIBUTERS. f N itssVA m I Eta?? I Pure Rye UlWskey It tastes old bec&ttse it is old CAHN, BELT &. CO., Baltimore, Md. I V. ,.-- EST CASE BE New Primary Election Laws Taken Into Court. EXPENSIVE TO THE TAXPAYERS Cleric Holmes, of the County Court, Ordered to Show Cause Why He Should Not-Be Restrained From Creating Liability. A suit to test the constitutionality of the two primary election laws passed by the Legislature this year was filed in the State Circuit Court yesterday. The plaintiffs are William M. Ladd, Fred H. Page, Finlay McKercher and John Bain. Hanley H. Holmes, Clerk of the County Court, is the defendant. "Wallace McCam ant and E. W. Bingham appear as at torneys. The complaint sets forth that the two acts purport to require the Clerk of the County Court to perform a number of duties which will create pecuniary liabili ties for the county. The laws require the clerk to Issue a proclamation of elec tion; to perform divers and sundry cleri cal duties of such magnitude as to ne cessitate the employment of additional clerical force at the expense of the City of Portland and County of Multnomah; to rent certain places for the holding of primary elections in April, 1902, to pro vide such places with suitable election supplies, to fit the same up with booths, guard rails, tables, chairs, lights and oth er expensive appliances; to provide com pensation for boards of election officers while receiving and counting the votes; to print a large number of ballots, including not only the ballots to be voted by the electors, but a large number of sample ballots as well, and In divers and sundry other manners to incur a large expense which must be paid out of the treasury of the county or city. It is alleged that the expense will largely exceed the cost of holding a general election, for the reason that the number of candidates whose names will be printed on the" official pri mary election ballots will largely exceed m numbers those printed upon the gen eral election ballot, and necessarily the time consumed by the election boards In counting the ballots will exceed the time consumed in doing the same work at the general election. This, it is alleged, will largely increase taxes. Finlay McKercher, it Is set forth, Is a Prohibitionist, and the Prohibition party at the last general election polled less than. 3 per cent of the entire vote cast in the County of Multnomah and City of Portland, and that the plaintiff John Bain has no party affiliation whatever. These .two persons. It Is alleged, would, under the provisions of the primary laws, be de nied the Tight to vote at the primaries, and they cannot be constitutionally taxed to defray the expenses of the election, nor can they be constitutionally disfran chised from voting at any election au thorized by the laws of the state. Theacts are alleged to be in conflict witn paragraph 13, of section 23, of article 4. of the constitution of Oregon, declaring that the Legislature shall not pass local laws providing for opening and conduct ing elections of state and county officers, and are also Inharmonious and repug nant to each other; that both of the acts cannot stand, and that one thereof undertakes to make It a crime to obey the other. It Is further averred that the provisions of the acts are unconstitution al In that they provide for controlling and restricting political action, In that they Impair the freedom of speech and the press, and restrict the political action of electors. It is also stated that the provisions are Incapable of enforcement, Impracticable and unprecedented In char acter, and an attempt to enforce them would result in great confusion and irre parable injury to the public generally and to the taxpayers. Judge Frazer entered an order directing Clerk Holmes to appear at 9:30 A. M. next Saturday and show cause why he should not be restrained from incurring expense to the county under the primary laws. Portland, and the other only to Multno mah County. They are in conflict with the provision of the constitution which forbids local. laws with reference to elec tions, and the Morgan bill is in conflict with the provision which forbids local laws for the punishment of crime. The Morgan bill purports to apply only to political parties which polled 10 per cent of the vote at the previous election; the Lockwood hill to parties wh!ch,polled 3 per cent of the vote at the preceding election. Inasmuch as there was no Democratic ticket and no Populist ticket at the last election, and inasmuch as the Prohibition ticket polled less than 3 per cent of the total vote, these bills would apply only to the Republican party. If they are a good thing, all citizens, whatever their political belief, are alike entitled to the benefits; and if otherwise all citizens are equally bound to assume the burdens. "The constitution guarantees that all elections shall be free and equal. These bills destroy that equality. They discrim inate between the citizen of Washington County and the citizen of Multnomah County. The citizen of Washington Coun ty may run for delegate to the Republican state convention without expense to him self; the citizen of Multnomah County may not do so without paying a fee of 510 to the County Clerk and securing a petition signed by 5 per cent of the Re publican voters of his county, residing In one-half of the precincts of the county; and the act provides that the number so signing from each precinct shall be In the proportion which the vote of that pre cinct bears to the total vote. Under the Morgan bill a citizen of Portland who should offer himself as a candidate for City Councilman at the primary would be disqualified from running for Governor at the general election; a citizen of HIlls boro or Salem would not be so disquali fied. These and other provisions of the act clearly conflict with the foregoing pro vision of the constitution. Destroys Political Organizations. "The Morgan bill attempts to. revise the Australian ballot law by mere reference to the law, In conflict with section 22, of article 4, of the constitution. The Mor gan bill makes it a crime to assist In the election of delegates to a club con vention, or to participate therein. It abridges the right of association for po litical purposes, denies the right of free speech and encroaches on the freedom of the press. For example, it makes It a crime to contend that the policy of the Democratic party in Multnomah County favors the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. The Morgan bill makes it possible for Democrats to control a Republican primary, and for Republi cans to control a Democratic primary. This, of course, is the destruction of all political organization, and is a violation of the right of political association, which is Incidental to the right of suffrage grant ed by the constitution. "For these and many other reasons, plaintiffs contend that these laws are un constitutional. They would entail a large and ruinous expense on the taxpayers. And they are, moreover, impractical and incapable of enforcement. We do not be lieve" that the ballot prescribed by the Morgan act could be printed anywhere In the State of Oregon. It would take the average voter half an hour to vote it, and the election boards' In the more con siderable precincts . would be nearly a, week in counting the votes." Alexander McKenzie, Nome Receiver, Pardoned. FREED BY M'KINLEY FAVOR OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL McKenzie I Too 111 to Be Moved From Jail He Alleges Attorney Advised Him Not to Comply "With Order of Court. WASHINGTON, May 25. The Presi dent has pardoned Alexander McKenzie, who is confined in the jail at Oakland, Cal., for contempt of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The caxno & gTeiC political boss in Dakota, and ultimately In North Dakota, when the territory was divided and admitted as two states. McKenzie has been the political dicta tor of North Dakota for many years. He Is the power that has kept H. C. Hansbrough In the United States Sen ate. As Republican National Committee man for North. Dakota, McKenzie formed the acquaintance and gained the warm friendship of Mark Hanna. Through Hansbrough, Hanna, et al., McKenzie procured the appointment of Judge Noyes as Judge of the Second District of Alaska, and then followed the scandals which resulted in the sending of Mc Kenzie to jail for contempt of court by the Circuit Court of Appeals. Mc-Kenzle's- enemies assert that he, not Noyes, Is the court de facto. The con tempt case grew out of McKenzle's be ing made receiver of several large mining properties by Noyes. While the strong Hanna influence has been behind the fight for McKenzle's pardon, aid has been given from the Democratic side of the House- When the Nome scandals were under discus sion in the United States Senate, Sena tor Pettlgrew, of South Dakota, sur prised the country by rising in his place and defending both McKenzie and Judge Noyes. This was undoubtedly due to former friendly -relations that existed CELEBRATE JULY 4? ALEXANDER M'KENZIE. IVIayon Rove Decides to Call a Meeting of Merchants, COMMITTEE TO -TAKE CHARGE Portland Owes It to the State to Get Up an Attractive Programme Fea tures Suggested toy a Pioneer Manager of Celebrations. m Wmm WavA - M si WM a Wt 1 1 FLECKENSTEW MAYER CO,, Sote DistriBafors Portland, Oregon BOTH LAWS LOCAL .LEGISLATION. Morgan Mcasnre an Ontrngcoas In- vnsion of Personal Liberty. Wallace McCamant, one of the counsel for plaintiffs in the suit brought to test the primary acts, in an interview with an Oregonian reporter, gave a statement of the grounds on which the acts are at tacked. He said: "Senate bill 191, known as the Hunt or Lockwood bill, is equally unconstitution al with the Morgan or House bill ISS, but is open to much less serious objec tion in its practical operation. It does, however, saddle the taxpayers with the expense of primary elections, which has heretofore been borne by the political par ties. It Is also objectionable on the ground that It Is an unwarrantable Inter ference with the rights of individuals to associate themselves together and to pro vide their own rules for the government of their own organization. The Morgan bill, however, Is, in our judgment, one of the most outrageous Invasions of the per sonal liberties of American citizens ever attempted by any Legislature. "Neither of these bills was signed by the Governor. Both became laws, if at all, 'by the expiration of five days from the adjournment of the Legislature, under section 15, of article 5, of the constitu tion. They therefore speak as of the same time, and they are utterly irrecon cilable. The Morgan bill provides that the primary election shall be held on April 7, 1902, and the Lockwood bill pro vides that It must be held not less than 60 days In advance of the general elec tion. Under the Lockwood bill the latest date at which the primary could be held In 1902 would be April 2, while under the Morgan bill April 7 Is named as the date. This Is "only one of many Irreconcilable provisions in the two bills. The Morgan bill makes it a crime to act under the Lockwood bill. It Is our contention that when two irreconcilable bills speak as of the same time, there is nothing to do but to disregard both. "The title of the Morgan bill Is de fective. If the whole bill is not defeated by this defect, It must at least be shorn of many of Its provisions because of the failure of the title to comprehend them. The Morgan bill provides that it shall take effect in Multnomah County and shall 'apply to any other county when It shall be so resolved by the proper au thorities of each and every "political party therein, representing respectively their party within and throughout said county.' This Is an unconstitutional delegation of the power of the Legislature. Section 21, of article L of the constitution, provides that 'no law shall be passed the taking effect of which shall be made to depend upon any authority except as provided in the constitution.' "Both of these bills are local legislation. One of them annlles onlv to th Oitv of NOTALLrHOFEUISLOrT. Laws, Though Imperfect, a Guide for Future Effort. E. W. Bingham, in an Interview with an Oregonian reporter, said: "I did everything I could to dissuade Mr. Morgan and also Mr. Lockwood, from advocating the salient features of their bills. I talked with them, called upon them, met with them and others to discuss their proposed bills, and I criticised their bills in communications which I sent to The Oregonian. After the Legislature met, I met them both at the capital and before the Senate com mittee on elections, of which Senator Hunt, of Multnomah, was chairman, I pointed out that nearly every prominent feature In their bills was unconstitu tional and in conflict with the three lead ing decisions of the Supreme Court of California. "That Senate committee was not hap pily organized to consider legal questions. One wtis a stove merchant, another a doctor and the third member was a drug gist. They decided to report favorably the Morgan and Lockwood primary elec tion bills, and as reported, they were rushed through the Legislature. The Governor allowed them to become laws without his signature. The more I have examined them, the more abominable they appear to me. I cannot understand how men calling themselves lawyers could ever have originated them with an honest desire to keep them constitu tional and remedial, or how members elected upon the pledge that they would enact a good direct primary law could support such bills. However, now that they appear in the session laws, it ap pears to my mind right and proper to put them to the earliest possible judi cial test and examination, in order that if there is anything good or practicable In either of them, that it may be discovered, and in order, if they are impracticable and unconstitutional, that they may be so judicially declared at the earliest pos sible time, and thus the great expense and confusion which they would occa sion be avoided. "To attempt to enforce or practice the Morgan primary law would, In my judg ment, cost Multnomah County more than $10,000, and would create the utmost con fusion in the political action of the peo ple. Such radical and unconstitutional legislation in attempting to regulate the political action of the people is demoral izing and anarchical In Its effect, just as it would be to commercial affairs if all the settled principles regulating com mercial transactions were suddenly over turned. If the common and statute laws regulating contracts were suddenly thrown into confusion by some .Quixotic legislation, how it would paralyze trade. "However, everything has a use, and these Morgan and Lockwood bills will serve, if the courts will carefully con sider them, to lay down rules and guides for future legislation upon this Important subject. I am as heartily in favor of a good direct primary election law as ever, and more confident than ever that we shall some day have it. Then people will wonder, when they come to reflect, how they ever tolerated the old method of making nominations; just as they now look back with a smile, at those green and 'high old times' when anybody who cared to and could hire a printing press, got out 'tickets' to suit himself, and hired "heelers' and henchmen to work them into the ballot-boxes. "Direct primary legislation Is a nov elty. California enacted laws of this character in 1S95, 1SD7 and 1S99, each of which was In turn declared unconstitu tional. Now Minnesota, Wisconsin and Oregon have enacted more advanced direct primary laws. Washington came very near enacting such a law last ses sion. I have not yet seen the Minnesota act, but it Is safe to say all of them will be held unconstitutional. A common method of defeating legislation of this character, is to take up or work up a substitute bill which is so radical arid unconstitutional that the courts will, of necessity, hold It unconstitutional, thus postponing, at least for another Legis lative session, any interference with the plans of those who live and thrive under the 'machine and convention' systems of nnliHps TpE NOME RECEIVER "WHO WAS PARDONED YESTERDAY 'BY PRESI DENT M'KINLEY. Attorney-General following report wire: yesterday made the to the President by between McKenzie and' Pettigrew, when the latter was a Republican. Senator Turner was also brought into "Have delayed report In McKenzie case ; the fight. In the middle of the McKenzie to make personal investigation as. to j squabble, Frank H. Richards, of New wherein he is still in default, and in order J Whatcom, was nominated for Marshal that the effects of your act of clemency, of Noyes court. Senator Turner was should you be so disposed, might not be ' under lasting obligation to Richards, for defeated by contentions as to the fact of j the reason that in the days when Turner compliance by McKenzie with the court's was a Republican and was contesting orders, the court advises me two specific with John B. Allen for the United States things are yet to be done. I therefore Senatorshlp, Richards, then a State Sen report in lieu of the previous J ator, stood by him through a 60 days' statement prepared by me, under 1 deadlock. Turner aided In Richard's mistaken information, as to the confirmation by the Senate, and procured fact of compliance, that in view of , one or two Democratic .votes for him. McKenzle's 111 health, and the recom mendation of the court whose writs he disobeyed, that his sentence be commuted so that he may be released when the con tempt Is purged by full compliance with the writs of supersedeas issued by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit. If you will tele graph me your decision, I will direct release when court advises me of com pliance." Last night the following telegram was received from Judge Morrow: "McKenzie has this day fully complied with the order of the Circuit Court of Appeals by turning over to the defend ants the remaining property which came Into his hands as receiver in the cases in which he stands committed for contempt." The Attorney-General thereupon sent Including that of Senator Heltfeld, of Idaho. Subsequently Turner recom mended executive clemency for McKen zie. Whether Heltfeld signed the peti tion. Is not known. On the Republican side Senators Carter, Shoup, Hansbrough and others have been active in securing the pardon. Charles D. Lane, the California milllon- . aire, who has heavy Interests tn Nome, I and who has been the "leading figure in the fight against Noyes and McKenzie, ! has been working the other way. Hl3 Senatorial support has come from Sena tors Teller, Stewart and Perkins. These three Senators, at Lane's behest, made a , bitter fight on the confirmation of Rich ' ards as Marshal, and it is highly proba ble that the pardon of McKenzie meets with anything but their approval. The sympathy of the miners at Nome The question that Is agitating some of the old-time Fourth of July organizers Isr "What I3 Portland going to do on the Fourth?" There has been considerable discussion among business men of the best plan to pursue to ascertain public senti ment on the question, and Mayor Rows recently called for suggestions. As a re sult of his Investigations, he has decided to call a meeting this week of those in terested in the celebration of the Fourth. The matter will then be fully diacussed and action taken looking to the formation of a general committee to take charge of, the details. To an Oregonian reporter, Mayor Rowe said yesterday: "There appears to be a general under current of feeling that the observance of the National holiday in Portland should not be neglected- I have called for sug gestions as to the course to be pursued, and for volunteers to serve on the com mittee. In pursuance of this plan, I will call a meeting of all interested in having the regular Fourth of July celebration, for which Portland has become famous." One of the pioneer Fourth of July or ganizers said yesterday: "There le a general feeling among the business men. that the observance of the National holi day should be on as large and generous a plan as the previous celebrations that have been so successful. And I want to say, right here, that Portland will have a Fourth of July this year that will hold up the reputation of the city among the people of the state, 7ho expect Portland to spring some novel plan for the day's observance. The Illuminated parade of last year was one of the finest things thats the city has ever had in the way of pa triotic processions. "This year we shall not have anv trou ble In arranging entertainment for the people of the city or for the host of vis itors who will pour In from all over tha state- We can have a yachting regatta and rowing races on the river, baseball and field sports of all kinds, bicycle road races, patriotic exercises, parades, fire works on the river, and fireworks on tha heights. Just think for a minute of tha enthusiasm of the crowds when they see a beautiful set piece flaming up with the letters, 'Lewis and Clark Centennial, 1005. There will be horse races of all kinds, too, on the Irvington track, with open-air con certs in the parks and plazas. The fact Is, it would be a bitter disappointment to Young America if our celebration of tho great National holiday should not eclipse our former efforts. I have some Ideas of a marine parade at night and several other attractions that I shall outline later when things get to going la good shape, as they undoubtedly will, now that tho Mayor has called a meeting of all busf- ness men Interested. They should be en thusiastic and show up at the meeting, Without a great and glorious Fourth we should all be dead ducks on that dayv and you could fire a cannon ball up and down the streets and not hit a soul." an additional telegram to President Mc- ' Is against Noyes and McKenzie, and the Kinlcy advising the Immediate and un- pardon of the latter win proDaDiy pro conditional pardon of McKenzie. Upon voke considerable indignation there. receipt or the President's telegram no- tifylng him that the pardon had been Has Done Nothing for Noyes. granted the Attorney-General by wire COLFAX, Cal., May 25. The President Instructed the jailer at Oakland to re- ' has taken no action in the case of Judge lease the prisoner immediately. I Noyes, of Alaska, and It Is not believed McKenzie, who was appointed re- J anything will be done until after he ceiver of a number of gold .mines In reaches Washington and consults the At- Alaska by Judge Noyes, of the District j torney-General. Court of Alaska, refused to turn over certain gold dust, the products of the OLYMPIA SCHOOL TEACHERS mines, when ordered to do so by the I. Circuit Court of "Appeals at San Fran- Cisco.-- He t previously, by order of the ! court, had returned to, the defendants j all the property which had come into his possession except the gold dust, i Superintendent Durrette, Formerly of Portland, Re-elected. OLYMPIA, May 25. The city board of education last evening made the selection For his failure to turn the latter over, . of the Olympla school corp3 for the com- ne was impnsonea ior contempt 01 i ing year, as iouows court. McKenzie alleged that he -wa3 following the advise of his counsel, amount invplved was over 5100,000. The Deposition of McKenzie Taken. OAKLAND, Cal., May 25. The taking of the deposition of Alexander McKen zie in the suits against Judge Noyes and Attorney Dudley Dubose and Thomas J. Geary was proceeded with at Alameda i County Jail this morning, notwithstand- C. ,W. Durrette, LL. B., city superin tendent. Mr. Durrette, until recently, was principal of the Mount Tabor, Or., school. W. W. Montgomery, of the EI lensburg Normal, principal of the high school; Mrs. Margaretta Keyes, of the New Hampshire Normal, and Miss Geor giana Fisher, of the University of Mich igan, teachers in the high school. For the grades In the Washington build ing: Miss Leitha Galilher, of the Seattle high school; Miss Rozene Epple, of the ing the precarious condition of the wit- Weston No;mai (Oregon); Miss' Amelia nTes.s:.TileidepAltIon. W te4n ylDIttman, of the Olympla high school; tii.. a... '. .. 2: Miss Margaret BIgelow, of the Tacoma FOR FRUITPACKING HOUSE. San Francisco Firm "Will Investigate Conditions at Vancouver- VANCOUVER, Wash.,. May 2o. Repre sentatives of the Clark County Frult growers'Association held a meeting today to discuss a letter just received from the Porter Bros. Frultpacklng Company, of San Francisco, relative to the establish ment by that concern of a frultpacklng house In this city. The letter !s In an swer to one from a number, of prominent fruitgrowers of the county about a week ago requesting the Porter Bros.' Company to view this place as a suitable site for a packing plant. The letter today states that A. W. Porter will come here June 1 for the purpose of making the desired In vestigation, and, if favorably Impressed, will submit a proposition. It was decided by the members of tho association at the meeting to turn out In force to meet Mr. Porter. Sentenced to Penlteratlary. C. N. Gordon, who was convicted by a jury In the Superior Court here two weeks ago of assaulting William Kruger with a knife, was sentenced by Judge Miller today to five years in the penitentiary at Walla Walla. Judge Miller Qualifies. Judge A. L. Miller, who was elected a director of the Vancouver schools at the recent school election, with reference to which the question has been raised as to his right to hold the office, qualified for the office today in response to tho urgent solicitation of his friends. United States and was attended by Attorneys Geary high school; Miss Florence Kersey, of the and Madison. McKenzie had received pA.n,v1v3.;. q.nt- Nnrmnl. T,T,q5 Aa worn 01 nis paruuu u f icaiucut iuutw- . Iverson of the Whatcom Normal. ley a few minutes before the Commis sioner appeared. McKenzie testified that he acted upon the advice of Attorney Geary when he refused to turn over moneys collected as receiver at Nome, Principal of the Lincoln building, A. C. Galllac, of the O. C. I. For the grades: Lawrence George, of the Olmpla high school; Miss Veronlque Marsan, of the Vancouver high school; as ordered dv tne uircun uoun. ana ior 1 -.., c.i -rr 1 .1.- ,.- - . . m. j x . 1 jju aciuiii xi.iuiucit;, -u. tuts vausviiie which he was sentenced to a year s lm-( (Mlnn) hJgh schooI. 3 i.orena Glea- Kenzie was not able to be moved today. PARDON NO SURPRISE. McKenzie Has Mnny Friends of In fluenceSomething of His Career. SEATTLE, May 26. The pardon of Alexander McKenzie, the Nome receiver, by President McKlnley, did not come as a surprise to those who are familiar with the Inside history of the case, and who know the strong Influences which McKenzie was able to bring to bear in his behalf. McKenzie started his public career as Sheriff of a county in Dakota in terri torial days. He was decidedly of the ruffian order, and thrilling tales are told of his daring deeds while the chief peace officer of his county. He worked him self up to the exalted position of rail road lobbyist, and in this manner be- son, B. L., Pacific University (Oregon); Mrs. Jennie Stalnaker, of the Olympla high school; Miss Lynnie Barnes, of the O. C. I.; Miss Janet Moore, of the Belvi dere Seminary (New Jersey). ( principal 01 tne vvestsiae Duuamg. r. I C. Whltten, A. B., of Portland University; 1 Miss Clara McKenzie, of the EHensburg Normal; Miss Clara Hartlng, of the Still water (Minn.) Normal. Eastslde building, Fred Brown, of the O. C. I. Roseburg Will Celebrate. ROSEBURG, Or.. May 25. Roseburg will celebrate the Fourth of July. Business men and citizens are subscribing liberally. About JSOO was raised in one day. Repre sentative Tongue will deliver the oration. Other towns In this section have decided not to celebrate this year, and it is ex pected that the attractions Roseburg will Northwest Army Orders. WASHINGTON, May 21. The following Army orders of Interest on the Pacific Coast, have been issued: Captain George H. Penrose, Quarter master at Fort Douglas, Utah, has been ordered to proceed at once to Seattle, for assignment a? Quartermaster and Com missary on the transport Egbert, reliev ing Captain Patrick H. McCaulL Captain George H. Jamerson, Twenty ninth Infantry, has been relieved from duty in Alaska, .and ordered to rejoin his regiment at Fort Sheridan. 111. Captain Robert S. Offiey, Thirtieth In fantry, has also been relieved from fur ther duty In Alaska, and assigned to his Teglment In the Philippines. Changes have been made among Com missary Sergeants as follows: Sergeant Wlll'am Hartlaub, new at Van couver Barrack3, has been ordered to Fort Ringgold, Tex., to relieve Sergeant Henry C. Simon Sergeant Simon will then proceed to Fort Egbert, Alaska, reliev ing Sergeant Louis WV Smith, the latter taking the place at Vancouver Barracks vacated by Hartlaub. Post Commissary Sergeant Richard Ml Scott Is assigned to duty at Fort Stevens, Or., where he has been stationed recently without position. Post Commissary Sergeant Samuel W. Shaffer is to go from Vancouver Bar racks to Fort Wright, Wash., relieving Sergeant John W. Stubley who goes to Fort Gibbon, Alaska, to relieve Sergeant Clarence S. Gould. The latter in turn: will go on duty at Vancouver Barracks Insect to Destroy Hessian Fly. HILLSBORO, May 25. The farmers of West Union are talking of importinjg, from the Eastern states, an Insect that have to offer will bring a large number I is a destroyer of the Hessian fly. The of people together. One feature of the J pest is doing considerable damage la day will be a reunion of 'pioneers. I Washington County.