Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-24
BALLOT FRAUDS In FRISCO.
The Respectable Element Deter
mined to Have a Recount.
DOES MITCHELL FEAR DEMPSEY7
What h Sports OF the California
Metropolis Think About 1t
Houses in Alleys-Coal 10
Still Falling.
A Recount Demanded.

correspondence Ol lHE DEE - ne one
prevailing topic in the great metropolis
of the Pacific slope is the necessity OF a
recount for the city and county. In
consequence Of the doings Of Buckley ,
the blind boss of the city democracy; of
his tcrrori2ing the republican pri-
maries; and creating a phalanx of white
political highbinders prepared to do his
bidding wen at the cost of human life,
there was a determination on the part
of respectable citizens to vote the re-
publican ticket orthe purpose of smash
ing him. But his h]enChmen were equal
TO the occasion aud deliberately counted
out several republicans. In spite of
this the principal offices were captured
by the republicans by majorities too
large for any honey-fugling. Wherever
the vote was close enough to warrant
counting out it was resorted to unscru-
pulously, especially for super
visors and for the legislature.
The Chronicle of this city made an
informal recount, showing conclusively
that two republicans had been wronged,
one u candidate for the assembly, the
other for the state senate And the
Chronicle makes the point that the
democratic candidate for congress in
one of the city congressional districts
has only a majority of fifty-one, and as
in two Of the precincts of that district
there had been according TO the rccount
a manipulation of 155 votes, there are
very grave doubts whether this demo-
cratic congressman was truly elected.
There is a general demand for a re-
count, which it is hoped will be ordered
by the legislature. 1t is much to be de-
sired that the election laws shall be so
amended that in future such glaring
abuses shall be impossible.
III ALLEGED SUGAR FRAUD.
There was a very jovial time among
the American retinery's employees the
other night, to celebrate the release of
the Wcstmeath's consignment of Java
sugar. The company paid what the
custom house demanded under protest:
and had the sugar examined by seven
chemists, three of whom belong to their
staff, and our are outsiders. The ~hole
seven are unanimous that the sugar was
not artiticially colored, and that
it's grade is precisely what was
invoiced. Therefore the American
Sugar company feel confident that the
money paid will be refunded. The COL
lector of the port, Mr.. Hager, is ex-
ceediugly annoyed about the matter,
but claims that he could not have acted
other than he did in the face eff the pos
tive information. This was not anony-
nous, but came openly from the
Spreckels, and was written on the Office
paper of the California Sugar Refinery
company, with the regular printed let
ter head. Collector Hager gave a copy
to the press gang, and it made a sensa-
ton in Frisco, especially among the
merchants trading with the Sandwich
Islands. They went around as busy as
bees to all their acquaintances in bust
ness matters, saying, Now, you ac-
cused us of back-capping Claus Spreckels
about his Hawaiian transactions, what
do you think of the old rip now? Isn't
this u nice man to deal with? And just
estimate his power when he had the ear
of Kalakua, and could do what he liked
in Hawaii" Both the sugar companies
have made cuts in prices, and there
is war to the knife, which must
refinery, the Spreckels %oncern. There
can be no doubt that the senate bill will |
be the basis of the tariff within six
months at the latest, and that will kill
beet root establishment at Wat !
s%onville as well. The world of the Pa
cific slope will be glad to see them
for they have been bitter pills
to this community.
WHITE GLOVE WELL EARNED.
A steamer arrived from Hong Kong
and Yokohama recently without II sin
gle Chinaman for San Francisco. There
some merchants of that national
ity bound for Mexico, but there were
no pig-tailed passengers bound for the
glorious city Of Frisco, for the first time
many, many years. Some one in
the Pioneers club, who was once a
said that III the Welsh cir
cults it was customary when there were
no prisoners for trial for the sheriff to
the fact by presenting his
honor with "A pair of white kid gloves,
he suggested that it would be a
City of New York with a box Of white
Kids in honor OF an event SO full of good
omen to San Francisco. By accla-
the proposal was passed,
the captain was captured, and
brought to a jolly lunch-party where,
Eclipse champagne had flowed
ike water, the Welsh member made
lis speech, and presented the gloves.
The Pioneers are very happy in little
ln~pfOVlSaJlOnS Oh unls klHu, Wnlcn GRE
Lte much good feeling, and at the same
ime point II moral. If these jolly bears
would not squabble so much among
themselves they would be faultless, but
.ver since the sons of forty-niners have {
,een eligible for admission, there has {
,een an amount of heart-burning and !
intriguing equal to anything among the t
OF the New York Herald. They {
ave, however, so strong a hold upon {
he love and esteem of the community
everyone r~ejoices when they do a '
thing, and is sorry when they |
uegin a growing campaign. They are |
t present at loggerheads with the c
academy of Sciences, and are acting c
veritable bruins in u sulky mood. I
'ut sooner or later they may be relied G
pom TO do the right thing in the right
ray. G
MITCHELL AFRAID OF DEMPSEY. /
Our Golden Gate athletic club has t
most anxious to arrange "a fight /
Mitchell and Dempsey, and has d
made the most tempting offer, 4
romising a purse of 1920 In twenty a
ollar gold pieces. Mitchell has re- 7
eatedly said that he is in this country I
)r dollars, and one would think that he h
jump at the chance Of getting not
My this but the s. 5000 which the v