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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-05
MAUI ITEMS.
Suspected Murder-RObbery-Th Will
cox Riot, etc.,

Suspected Observation-Disclosures Will
cox Riot, etc.,
On Friday of last week Joas Martins
of Pauwela was deprived of all his hard
earned money by burglars. He states
that he awoke in the morning with a
peculiar feeling of suffocation and found
the room filled with smoke of a peculiar
odor and the door open. The room was
in great disorder and all his money
about $3.50 gone. His wife and himself
slept through it all.
On Sunday last native woman named
Manoa was found lying in a pool of
water in Pauwela dead. She was at
first supposed to have been drowned
but a coroners inquest was held on Mon
day and facts disclosed which point to
murder. A large bruise was found over
her right eve made by some heavy in
strument probably of wood and DR..
Crane testified that she was dead before
she was pnt in the pool. The jury gave
a verdict of death by the hand of some
person unknown"
The news of the Wilcox riot has caused
considerable excitement on Maui. There
is general verdict that the ringleaders
should be tried promptly and be hanged.
How is it possible that crowd of $50
men could assemble and march two
miles without rousing the town? 1t
looks as if there was screw loose.
Francisco Corwalku was severely in
jured at Hamakuapoko by a falling
piece of machinery on Thursday. His
arm was broken in two places above the
elbow.
A party of young people from Makawao
slope are engaged in painting West Maui
red. AS they are under the leadership
OF Major General Foster and have tent
the tints will probably be very vivid.
X. X.
Maui, August I'd, 1889.
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SHIPPING NOTES.

Eleu comes off the Marine Rail-
Fay,
Mkentine W. H. Dimond will
'n0TrOw for San Francisco.
Gamer Pele arrived yesterday from
Hiyan, with 81 head of cattle.
samers Kilauea Hou and Mika-
I Que, tomorrow from windward
/. 1'E 7 bark Lady Lampson, Cap
Sodergren, is l6 days out from
tlneF Waialeale brought yester-
AgS sugar, 3 horses, 10 hides, and
ages sundries.
y Allen & Robinson shipped 854
I 5saI TO the Colonies by the steam
avOa On Saturday.
g Va Lehua arrived on Sunday
~ 9ags sugar from Hamakua and
1'OAer from Papaikou.
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Baseball on Saturday.

A baseball team from the U. S. S.
Adams defeated team from the U. 5.
S. Nipsic on Saturday afternoon at Ma
kiki. Four innings were played and
the score stood II to 8. In the regular
league match the Stars defeated the Ka-
iulanis by score of II to 6, with an in
nings to spare. Carter pitched three in
nings for the Stars which accounts tor
Kaiulanis getting six runs. A large
number were present to witness the
game.
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POLICE COURT.
SATURDAY. Aug. g

H.. SATURDAY, Aug. 8.
Mug vs. Nika (k.) and Pakekepa
i 'ald stealing, The defendants
II. ,5%o child Ia boy and it was
" the parents that the de-
we're about to take the keki to
10 and thence to Utah-hence
:, The defendants were
~ guilty and discharged.
H. nls vs. J. H. Trask for carving
h =. weapon. A nolle pros. was
Is fgoa u tsl ! charge; but defend
d v rDT p g g for being drunk.
k,S : = n n; Kahananui, Alexander
4 N.InI Maine, kahalewai and H.
] Ss SStlIdlanl, conspiracy; remanded
s sIas ys, John E. Bush, conspir.
aIa ag vs. kaimi and Moku. Riot
Iaaied' un. assembling at Honolulu
kas. 4unAS We're fined the usua
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About three dozen of the prisoners,
arrested in the late riot, were taken
over to Oahu Prison on Saturday night
between 9 and 10 o'clock, by squad of
volunteers commanded by Major Heb
bard. The prisoners were handcuffed
in pairs, and went quietly.
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A lady from Bakersfield, Cal, who
has just arrived by the Alameda, desires
an engagement as housekeeper or in any
department of household work. She
has a thorough knowledge of these
duties. See advertisement.
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Nv Receipts of Produce.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
i Maui, per stmr Lehua, Aug 4
lcOI.
] Kauai, per stmr Waialeale, Aug 4
0riship Bishop of Olba, Rev
/ Clement, Sylvester, Emmeran
s.Et Rev h Isenberg, Mr. Justice
several members of bar, Mrs DR.
II ] Turner, J L Webster, r L
Elh, & Miller, B Smyth, 2 Chinese,
. iakpasSengers.
DEPARTURES.
Eimakua, per stmr Iwalani, July
tNSpencer and J f Soper.
auckland and Sydney, per R NJ s S
b Aug &Dr c Lauterbach, DR. w
plot, F " Cater, J L Schmidt, G
agall, and 1 Storage. In transit
ISLAND 8 passengers; for Sydney,
ZgefS.
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The wounded rioters at the Oahu
Prison are getting better, and their
wounds are healing very nicely.
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The ward-room officers of the U. S. S.
Nipsic advertise that they will not be
responsible for debts contracted by their
steward.
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Advices from Hamakua district state
that there has been three days rain,
which has probably extended over all
the weather side of Hawaii. This will
give good conditions of soil for planting
DurOOses
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The schooner Luka stuck in the chan
mel yesterday afternoon coming into port,
but got off again after about an hours
detention.
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Mr.. Scott. the agent of the evans,
Chemical Company" of Cincinnati
Ohio, paid the ADVERTISER office plea
SAINT visit on Saturday last. He was a
through passenger by the Alameda to
Sydney where the firm have an agency;
but during his short visit he gained a
favorable impression of the Islands, and
thought that his firm would establish an
agency in Honolulu.
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The French flagship Duquesne ar
rived off the port from San Francisco
yesterday about noon, and fired the usual
salute. She is still at anchor outside !;
and we have been unable to obtain list
of the officers for this issue.
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The Warehouses of Salisbury held a
reception in London on June 18th last,
at which Col. Geo. w. Macfarlane was
present.
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-. Leaving To-day r...
''', T,ses. Mncaulny' for K"paa
lanai. for Kauai. at IT, ; Fl G6 %, 5
,,nmins, Nelson, for KOolau
|,an.n,ro. for wninnas and Wal
. l..n5ois,Ie. Campbell, for Kauai
/ y rppper Kelly, for Maui
4, MOI b for Hanalei. L..
y S,, ag s.aouli for Kohala'
|s,lr for Hanalei.
~ >,;:!!aIu for Puma.
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Mr.. N s. Sachs, of the Popular Mill
merry House, has four new advertise
ments in this issue. He has just opened
a large importation of embroideries and
laces direct from Europe.
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Adyices have been received from
Japan to the effect that no more Japs
will be sent to the Hawaiian Islands for
some time.
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The German Imperial Admiralty
have uncovered nest of corruption
in the navy department, involving
many high officials. Several naval
officers have been arrested at Berlin
and Kiel. and charged with whole,
sale bribery. One of the accused
..sEsr~-- h., - 1,SyoSolf
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The Waialeale leaves to-day at p. m /.
for Kauai, and the Court and bar will
proceed by her.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-05

Mr.. L. Adler has notice to the public
in our advertising columns to-day.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The S. S. Alameda sailed fol- the Col
onies at 40 p. m. on Saturday.
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The thanks of the ADVERTISER are
rendered to Col Geo. W. Macfarlane for
files of English newspapers, and to Mr..
J. G. Klein for New York papers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-05

A salesman representing an old estab-
lished house in Honolulu, is about to
start on his rounds and advertises that
he would carry samples for another
house if requested.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-05

Messrs Ehlers & Co., advertise that
they have just received several lines of
new goods which are mentioned in the
advertisement.
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The sugar market is again on the de-
cline. 1t receded half a cent during the
week previous to the sailing of the
Alameda.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-05

The Spar Sailor and new Polka
$SES Dot Ribbons, the very latest
at the Popular Millinery House
104 Fort street. N. s. Sachs, proprietor.
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The arrests up to midnight on Sun
day were: On Saturday two DRINKS
On Sunday Calchan for assault, and
John Cruz for disturbing quiet of the
night
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81 Infants oren work socks in
@S white baby blue and pink at
Sachs store, 1O4 Fort street.
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So New sateens, latest shades,
QNE and new patterns, just opened
at Sachs store, 104 Fort street.
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rom Foreign Ports

prt from Foreign Ports
r. LYON. Fanning's Island:
f'e, r Hs DI Fannings Islands.
y: o ULTI San Francisco.
" y, IVA Van, Smith, Newcastle.
Y y T nn, Kelley, Vancouver
E 4 Iuf BEasch, San Francisco.
! NIi :G,n,nd Drew, San Francisco.
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SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS.

80 A lady just arrived by the Ala
$Ss media, and who has been resid-
ing in Bakersfield, Cal, re-
Gently. desires an engagement as house
keeper. She has thorough knowledge of
domestic duties and can perform:them.
Address L. M. office of this paper. 1w
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Lot For Sale.

ON NORTHWEST CORNER OF
80 Kinau and Victoria streets, running
@@ through to Lunalilo. One of the
most desirable lots on the plains. for build
ing or subdivision. Apply to
l3-1m w. FOSTER.
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WON. LOST. PLAYED.
No memorandum,

@sO Memorandum.
pgs5 a alameda, outward VOYAGE.
Pau, 2I ~ francisco pilot Sunday.
fst on 10 S a, m: stopped for Homo,
.Ae, . saturday a5Cy, August Sd, 6 80
b nd - Pleasant run of 6 DAYS 3
os \ W minutes. Experienced
@ Sea d1ri winds with
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= HONOLULU, H: I.


lrprvAh'' August 3.
,ssasf:, . n8:;;: : s. a', n.losat.
$s: :: ::5$ s .::$ 5 s,..'.
- & LIE SUNDAY, August e. =,
|. nn,us,ps. IS days fro" San
e. ~. Davies. from f? %np' Kauai.
| sieale. G !. rom Hamakua.
81 fen 61ss3,5 as4 from Eona' Hawaii
Ipsbbi iEGnf rom %n Pepeekeo,
SlIs, ,saL1i 3 from Koolau'
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from Foreign Ports

-,...eted from Foreign Ports.
Dap Where from. Due.
i Land Bremen uly 20 20
Il Iaruay Boston .........'aug 10 10
nav" Liverpool. Aug 81
'fSs,1 ,i' Liverpool. 800. sept ~
lj1. ,ua,' New York Oct l
4 5T .ar .S.America Aug 10
] N HaiUl San Francisco. Aug
\ y ~ DouglasSan Francisco.y uly -
PT f - r San Francisco July Il
ivy lo Vince San Francisco Aug 3
.t,si I"' San Francisco .. Aug 2
. l;ar,T San Francisco. Aug 5
I4-' Port Blakely Aug q
J. y. o 5,,,, San Francisco. Aug 8
! TiN S1' San Francisco. Aug 6
h n Sa33ackels San Francisco. Aug Z
! + S,nders San Francisco. Aug III
Turner New York. Nov 20
E,1dia, Colonies 800. Aug "a
|tn,a 49,. San Francisco. Aug 81
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"oW They Stand

eB,rss!i.s The standing of the clubs
| aeIndaiu,,s1 Baseball League up to
HlS last Saturdays game:
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The California Fruit Market
tT $@has received by the Australia
refrigerator from San Francisco
a large supply OF Mexican lines, oysters,
cherries. green cages, plums, Bartlett
pears and other fruits. 3ts.
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.D.RTCRES.

DEPARTURES .u,,.t
10 Morse, for Colonies
woodward, for Samoa 1II,o via
lIsslsnl, "
+ 70 a. 81 NJ Hiamakua, Hawai-.
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NOTICE.

TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
l. the Enterprise Mill for building two
story House. Plans and specifications can
be seen at the Enterprise Mill for two
weeks. All tenders must be in sealed en-
Velopes. l.. }. KAlAMA.
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NOTICE.

DURING MY ABSENCE FROM THIS
~ Kingdom, Mr.. David Dayton will act
for me under full power of attorney.
All bills to be sent to d. Dayton's Office,
and all those indebted to q. W. Hart are
requested to make immediate payment to
d. Dayton.
Honolulu, July 25, 1889. 22-6t
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90 imported direct from the Manufacturers IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-15
PICKPOCKETS ON THE PLATFORM.

Superintendent Eeasoner has been asked to place
special officers the platform Of the Morris ana
Essex Railroad in Broad-st Newark which for some
aavs has been infested by plckpoclets. Last week
Mrs. Culver, philanthropic woman Of Moristo"h,
was jostlcd by stranger and after he had apologzca
and gone away she found that a large sum OF money
had gone with him. still later, Miss senior Oh
summit was robbed of $50. and Mrs William j. Curtis
the wife Of New-YOrk lawyer, lost her purse coi
tanning S75 In greenbacks and some silver
Miss Derby Page, of Washington was the last VIC
tim While standing with hor sister on the platform
she missed her purse in which she had $40 in notes
and draft for a large amount Of money on New
York bank She saw a man who had just pressed
as she supposed. mpertlnently against her stand
near her, and she about 10 charge MN WIN 'lo
theft when he said pointing before HIM NAV nla
has your purse. I'll catch him for YOU. nc my "a
hastily away, and Miss Page has no DOUBT uat hc
took her property with him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-15
WAS THE CHILD Poisoned

Coroner Hanly was notified February that two
yeaI-od John L. Nugent Ir, had died at the home Of
his parents No 40 Wes' SNty-third-st, from the
effects Of carboc arid poisoning. Deputy Coroner
Donn Investigated the case, and a verdict OF acct
dental poisoning was rendered. Yesterday afternoon
John L. Nugent the father OF the child. went 10 the
Coroncrs Office and said that he had good reasons for
believing that his child had been poisoned by scf-
want. He told this story Mrs Nugent lett hes nome
February and went 10 her husbands place OF bust
ness leaving the servant. Katie McNally, in charge
Of hen children When she returned home she found
her little son lying unconscious in a corner of the
Mtchen with the servant standing near. There was
an odor Of carbolic acid in the room physician
was summoned, and the little boy died in few min
utcs The servant said the boy had asked for a
drink OF water, and she had given It 10 him a glass
was standing near which had contained carbolic acid
The gIl was al once discharged. but Mr. Nugent said
he had not reported his suspicious before because of
prostration through grief at the loss OF his son.
Miss McNaly will probably be arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-15
THE BARBED WIRE MAY WOUND SOME ONE
RENEWED INTEREST IN THE PATENT LiTl'A
TIoNs-opINIoNs OF NEW-YoRK MEN.

RENEWED INTEREST IN THE PATENT LITlGA
r1oNs-oP1NIoNs OF NEw-YoRK MEN.
,n,arest in nhe long series of littgaons over the
horhed wire patents was yesterday revived IN thls
city nv a dispatch from St. Louis puohsheu Ill
11e Tribune 1t said IN substance that patent
granted in France 10 Jules Janin In 1862 INV
the claims of certain manufacturers 10 royalty "Noo
the existing patents. Tho chief patents no" III
existence covering the manufacture of barbed wire
are what are known as the Glidden patents Inc
first of these was issued in May, 1874, ana the
second fin November Of that year. Both expire py
limitation I'm 1891 These patents arc owned by
the Washburn & Moen Manufac turing Co.. ana uiiuer
them they collect royalties from some MY o'her
companies. TWO companies have been nghuhg u
overthrow the Gndden patents. They are inc ot
Iods Wire Mil Co. which has a branch establishment
known as the Braddock Wire Co. at Rankin, Penn,
and the Continental Wire Co., also of st. Louis
Tribune reporter called several OF the lead
ing barbed wire manufacturers yesterday. ii. L.
Shippy, New-York manager Tor the Johh a.
Roeblings Sons Company, laughed when ms attehtoh
was called to the report and said THINK ihis us
coyery is all moonshnc. For several years thIs
coun,ry and Europe have Oeen searched and re-
searched for evidence with which to contest these
patsnts and I don't take much stock in anything
that turns UP at such late day. Besides, these
patents which It is sought to overthrow were reg
ulary issued by the Government several years ago.
George S. Douglass, OF the Iowa Barb Wire Co.,
said al don't think It amounts to anything because
had occasion to obtain legal advice on similar
point few days ago. Ny counsel told me that
although an invention might be in use abroad, yet
when an American patent was secured in ignorance
of the foreign invention, 1t did not invalidas the
home patent"
These companies, however, are licensees OF the
washburn d Moen corporation, and their views are
not shared by the opposition concerns. The latter
are represented in this city by their counsel, John
r. Bennett He says that the discovery OF the
French patent important II 1T shows that the Gdden
structure has been anticipated, because, being a
patent regularly issued 1t Is the most convincing forn
of evidence,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-15
THE CARONDELET SAILS AWAY
RELEASED FROM LIBEL THE STEAMER CAhhih'
HER ARMS AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ARoJrr THE MADRID.

The Mallory Line steamship Carondelet under char-
ter by Dominican Consul L. Julla ana 1nhi"eh' hau'
stedt g. Co.. which was released from libel on WednoS
day sailed for SANTANA yesterday Besides the arms
and ammunition which she had on board before she
was libeled last week. she took on board 40 boxes
of Remington rifles, which arrived here from Antwerp
on Wednesday consigned to the agent OF General
Hyppolite Each box, containing ten rifles, mad on
the outside two labels Upon one was; Ten hemihS-
ton carbincs manufactured by The Savage Firearms Co..
sIddetown. Conn, Remington d Sons 1866" The
other had on Envoi de rArtillenc lie Besancon
pArtillere a la Place de BOulogne,' which, translated
Is. From the Artillery office of Besancon to the
Artillery of the Place DC Boulogne' The Carondlct
sailed in command of Captain Connors, Captain Evans
being too Ill to 20 to sea.
II was reported upon good authority yesterday that
a shrcwd attempt had been made to get the converter
gunboat Madrid out of this port without being beed
The vessel Is to be transferred, paper, TO the
Dominican Government, represented by Consul L.
Julia, ana she VIII be cleared gunboat under the
Dominican flag. If this 10 done II doubtful II Min
lscr Preston prevent her departure, and ultimate
delivery 10 IIyppOlte.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-15
lBAlY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE

Washington, Feb. 14.-tirst Lieutenant Calvin D.
c,v,es ga Infantry, has been ordered report 10
Colonel Henry NJ. Lazelle, 23d Infantry for
DUTY io connection with the publication Of ih Official
record. OF the Rebellion, removing First Lieutenant
Thomas IT Knox Ist Cavalry. Captain p. NJ. Price,
Corps Engineers has been ordered 10 temporary duty
at Pensacola, Fla.
Chief Engineer John r. Kelly, Of the Atlanta at Aspn.
wall has been condemned and odered home. Chief
Engineer w H. Harris waiting orders has
been ordered in his place
Assistant Engineer w. ID. Weaver has been detached
from duty IN tbs Bureau OF Steam Engineering and
ordered 20 duty a. the New.yok Navy Yard Assistant
Engineer W H. G. Hasson has been ordered 20 duty IN
the Bureau Of. Steam Engineering Assistant Engineer
c. A. T. King 70 duty at the Norfolk yard Assistant
Engineer j. II. Salisbury has boon detached from tao
New.YoIk yard and ordered 20 the Chicago Assistant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-15
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
A SEAT IN THE ASSEMBLY.


Asscmbymcn leroy p. Andrus, OF Erie Henry l..
Hunting, of Suffolk, and Christopher c. CLARKE OIL
New York, composing the legislative committee ap
pointed TO hear testimony in the disputed elecuo'i
in the lid Assembly District Of Queens County. met
again in the Court House IN Long Island CITY yester-
day. Phillip T. Cronin at present holds the contested
scat which Willis l. Browncll claims. alleging that
Cronns friends were guilty Of fraud In COOKING mp
the Ietyfns and Withholding those from certain
districts IN Ncwtown In tho interest OF the candidates
for Assembly and Congress. Cronin and James W.
Covert.
James Cooke, night Waterman at Sideways told
what he know about Tho counting OF the vote IN the
second ward Of Long Island City. Tie de.
scribcd the polng-place being poorly lighted and
said that the watchers kept outside the Enclosed
space where the inspectors and other election officials
were canvassing tho vote Their positions wcrt such
that Il was impossible for them to read the names
mon the ballots. There was room enough inside for
them had there been a disposition 10 admit them. but
The inspectors refused do this. william H. Keller.
an inspector of election, testified that he administered
thc oath Campbell, and knew that his right to vote
was challenged at the spring election.
Commits slime: n Public Works p. j. Ila'rlgan ana
Charles Bcchte a watcher, both of Long Island City,
gave evidence coroborave OF that of Cooke. An ad-
iournmcnt taken until this morning.