The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-09
AN ENTIRE RECOUNT.
II Defects Are Proved Work
Will Be Done Again.
4 PARTIAL RECOUNT FIRST.
Senator Squire Obtains Promises Of
Jnstice-The Chamber Takes Up
the Work-Jeukins Coming,

the Work-Jeukins Coming,
The following special dispatch from
Washington City to the Posr-IsrEILr-
srEcER vas received At q late hour last
night:
senator Squire was promised by the super
visor Of the census today that, should the three
Districts to be recnunted in Seattle show dis
crepaacy. then he would order recount OF the
entire city.
The census committee OF the Chamber
OF Commerce got down to work Yesterday
morning. Nearly all OF the twenty-one
members were present, Vice President
0rayes being in the chair. Mr.. Graves
read the following telegram which he had
received from Senator Squire: II made
strong. plain statement of your Sit
uation at census Office today. Jen-
kins Will be in Seattle Tuesday.
superintendent Porter objects to giving
entire recoun, at Seattle, says highest re-
count heretofore granted was Kansas
lily, recounsing twenty-four out of her
ninety-nine districts. Having given
Tacoma recount OF two out of her sixteen
o1stricts, ne has instructed Jenkins to give
Seattle recount of three out of her twenty
SIX districts. If this is found TO show
iraud or negligence, think you might prop
cry ask recount Of at least az large
proportion OF districts as Kansas City had,
or about one quarter of the whole mum Der.
See jenkins promptly
The plan Of work proposed by the sub.
COMMITTEES was approved and the full COM
mittes adjourned TO meet tomorrow, when
supervisor Jenkins is expected to be pres
ent. The subcommittee appointed for
tne Tour wards Immediately met and put
men TO work TO ind out those who were
not counted. The first ward was divided
into ten districts. the Second into seven,
Inc Third into ten and the Fourth into ten,
ana a man was employed TO go through
eacn district, see every resident, record
tnose who Claim not TO have been counted
ana report their names to the com mittee.
these agents will request all persons who
beiieve they have not been counted TO call
on supervisor Prosch and give him the re-
CURED information about themselves. In
any case the lists obtained viii be handed
10 supervisor Prosch, who will send enunl-
orators 10 find them and obtain returns of
them. The OBJECT of making this recount
Is only to obtain returns of the population,
and the questions coming under The head
OF special stats tics will not be asked.
Three OF the men employed in the Third
ward made partial reports to their sub
committee last evening. bringing in total
OF 10 names omitted from the census, for
a single afternoons work. One of them,
who has the district between Stew
art and Union and between Fourth
and Eighth streets, and who has
only covered about one-fourth of
it, reported ninety names. Mrs A. NJ.
Foster. LAOS Fourth street, gave him the
names of fourteen persons in her house.
She stated that the enumerator was dis
courteous when she refused to answer one
of his questions and went away, saying he
would return, but he failed to do so. Mar
tin Norgand. I,5i6 Fourth street, stated
that be and his six men were overlooked.
Up to 8 o'clock last evening Mr. Prosch
had taken the names of about zoo persons
who believed they had not been counted.
A special dispatch from Whatcom to the
PosT-ISTELLIGER says:
Supervisor jenkins left tonight for Seattle
authorised to MAKE recount of three Seat
tie districts and compare with the former
enumeration. Three enumerators in each dis
trics will push the work. Supplemental lists
will be opened in all districts for the accomno-
dalton OF persons omitted
p. J. Heiligan, one of the enumerators,
was put 10 work yesterday by Mr.. Prosch,
to investigate the omissions reported in
the Posr-ISrELLreEScER He said to a re-
porter for this paper that at the Snoqual-
ime hotel. which was said to have been
passed by, he was informed that all had
been counted. The proprietor of the Abbott
house knew nothing of the reported neg
lecs Of the enumerator, and demanded Mr..
NelIigan's authority before allowing him to
count the occupants of the house. On his
producing it, he was put OF by being told
TO, "call tomorrow" He found that the
Juanita house. occupied by Mrs. Gum.
was partly missed. Mrs. Gum informed
him that she promised TO make q list of
the persons in the house. and asked the
enamerator TO call again for ii. When he
did so, she was busy and put him of and
he failed to obtain il. At the Ripley house
he was informed that all had teen counted.
It should be understood that the reports
of omissions were made in the Posr-Is-
TELLIG EScER on the authority of the per-
sons themselves or of persons connected
with the hotels. Where these statements
are found TO be erroneous, the fault lies
with the informants of this paper.
L. ]. Birdsail. assistant engineer OF the
steamer State of Washington. who resides
at SIS Spring street, Seattle. told a repre-
sentative of the PosT-ISrELLrGEScER last
evening how enumerators at Tacoma en-
deavored to force him TO be counted in The
population OF that city. On the arrival OF
the steamer at Tacoma a month ago an
enumerator came on board and wanted TO
count him. Mr.. BirdsaIl says: al told
him, NO. He asked the reason told
him / lived in Seattle He said This is a
home boa; and you belong to Tacoma /
told him lived and vote in SEATTLE and
was going TO be counted there, and he left
One day last week another man came on
board and wanted to count me. / refused
10 give him my name. He said, I'm an
officer of the law and I can make you l
told him be could not He said he
would prove it. and went away
ard brought another man with him
Then he wanted to bet me SIS that he
could make me be counted there
offered to raise him to $50 or 800 IL | liked
Then he accused me of trying To bride
him. and told him just wanted to make
some money out of him. Finally be saw
he could not bluff me and be went away.
unless the purser gave 1t him. He
got the names of two fremen. though I
told him they had no right TO be counted