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New-York tribune., 1907-09-21
LAKE STEAMERS NOT PEsTHOUSES

that many passengers contracted typhoid fever on
boats plying the Great Lakes. owing to impure
water or milk. One of the steamship agents said
yesterday:
Take a boat, for instance. which Is three
days sail The passenger the second day be-
comes violently Ill with symptoms OF typhoid. The
first question asked is. What did the patient eat
or drink Iastr and his illness is blamed on the
water, milk food on board
But it takes nine days for the disease 10 de-
velop after the person becomes infected. He is on
the steamer only three days. sometimes four. and
therefore he must have become infected en- land.
Only cases Of typhoid among the crew or officers
can be traced to the steamships food. and such
are very rare"
New-York tribune., 1907-09-21
"AMERICA TOO WICKED TO STAY IN"
Convicted Priest, Obtaining Freedom for
Companion. Advises Her to Return to Russia
IRy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

[By Telegraph to The Tribune-I
pittsbure Sept 2O.-In an impassioned appeal
to the court here this afternoon. Ludwig Sczy-
rte1. the Polish priest convicted of murder.
asked for the release from Jail of Francesca
sprow, the woman who arrested with him.
and who was formerly employed as his house
keeper Sczygiel declared that she had nothing
TO do with the murder. and she was allowed 10
go Before her departure the priest sent her
$3.50 and urged her to return to Russia to spend
the remainder OF her life. America. he said. was
too wicked for her to remain in
II became known here to-day that Sczygiel IS
not an unfrocked priest. has been main
tanned. At the time he committed the two mur-
ders he was the pastor of the Sloane Avenue
Polish Catholic Church In Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-21
SMALL BLAZE FRIGHTENs PATIENTS
Basement of Apartment House Near Hospital
Slightly Damaged.

A small fire IN the basement OF the apartment
house at No A3 Lexington avenue at $50 o'clock
last Nnght caused a miniature panic In the VAN
derbt Hotel and the Hospital for the Ruptured
and Crippled which occupy the corners near
est that numoer.
The blaze discovered In some rubbish Hotel
guests just dressing for dinner. End the inmates
of the hospital frightened for few mo-
ments when the fire wagons changed up to their
doors but it was quickly found that the blaze
amounted 10 almost nothing. In The basement of
the apartment house the damage TO the wolls.
which were slightly scorcned. amounted 70 about s.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-21
BOND SYNDICATE TO BE WOUND UP.

The syndicate which underworld about sl05000
of the sl2 10000 bond issue OF the Allis-Chalmers
Company q year ago will be wound up within
short time 1t is understood. although under the
terms of the agreement the syndicate would not
expire by Limitation until January i next The
syndicate has settled in full with the Alis-Chal-
Company, which has employed several million
dollars of the proceeds in retiring temporary loans
In August q 10000 pounds of flushed machinery.
amounting to $40 carloads, were shipped to
toners These figures constituted a record for the
company for q month Orders now on hand TO
the total amount OF about S60o0.oo0 and new or
ders coming In at the rate Of about 100000 a
month.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-21
EVERYTHING BRIGHT FOR LANTRY.
District Turns Out in Body to Do Honor to
Fire Commissioner.

The followers and constituents Of Fire Commits
sioner Lantry, the Democratic leader of the 18th
Assembly District. who Is fighting 10 retain his
leadership against three opponents. turned out in
force last night 10 do bin honor. and incidentally
his constituency The paraders, about four thou
sand strong, formed in line in front of the Mohcan
Club house. at No z1 East 18Th street and
marched through the principal streets Of the dis
tfict. Everything looked rosy for Lantry last
hight
There were about twenty-five local clubs OF the
New-York tribune., 1907-09-21

district represented in the procession. and all OF
them had transparencies Of various designs the
one most in vogue being a notice that the respec-
tive club was for home rule for the district There
was no speechmaking after the parade.
Mr Lantry, when seen after the parade, said
he was well pleased with the showing made, and
also with the situation in general. "Our slogan
be said, 'is home rule We not interfering
with other people. and We do not want other Peo-
pie TO interfere with u.s.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-21
MRS. ELIZABETH M. HOLMES INSANE.

Mrs Eiizabeth>M. Holmes, who was elected from
the White House in January 1906 when she was
irving to see the President declared insane on
Wednesday by a sheriff's jury Mrs. Holmes, who
is the wife of William H Holmes. manufacturer.
of No SO 9Th street Brooklyn, with business Of
fees at No % Gold street. Manhattan. has been an
inmate of several institutions for the insane and
the present inquiry into her sanity was Instituted
by her husband TO prevent her obtaining her re-
lease from Bloomingdals Asylum on writ OF
habeas corpus
New-York tribune., 1907-09-21
PAPERS SERVED ON SENATOR M'cARReN.

Senator Patrick H McCarren served with
papers yesterday afternoon while at luncheon in
the Clarendon Hotel. Brooklyn. in a suit for sco0oo
damages behalf of the of Mrs. Mary Alice
Dixon, who alleges that Senator McCarren Is his
mothers common law husband.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12

Former President Cleveland deonces hunters who shoot animals
merely for the sake of killing them What about the who fishes
merely for the sake of getting bites Chicago RecordIerald
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12

The Claudine sails this evening at 5
o'clock with a good passenger list for
Hawaii and Maui ports.
Nearly 400 Portuguese immigrants
passed examination at the Immigra-
ton station yesterday afternoon.
The barkentine Coronado sailed yes
terday morning for San Francisco with
sugar and several passengers.
The All S. S. Nebraskan sailed
Wednesday afternoon from Salina Cruz
for Honolulu with freight from New
York.
Port Captain Frank Weeden of the
All. S. S. Co. at Saina Cruz, will
probably go back as commander of
one of the big freighters.
superintendent Harry Denison of the
railway wharves will leave for the
Coast on Tuesday next on a vacation
trip. His wife and children are on the
Coast and will return with him.
The S. S. Massachusetts sailed last
evening for Kahului. She took over
1000 tons of sugar here and will COM
plete cargo of about 1880 tons at
Kahulm, Kaanapali and Hilo, sailing
for New York.
The S. S. Hilonian moved over to
the railway wharf this morning to
take aboard $500 tons of sugar. She
will also take 1000 lunches of ba-
nanas and lot Of fresh pineapples to
the coast.
immigration Chief Raymond Brown
expresses himself as pleased with the
appearance of the Portuguese immi-
grants who came i'm the S. S. Kumeric.
The Hilonian will take a full list of
passengers to the Coast next Tuesday.
According to the stories of some Of
the Japanese hotel-keepers the money
collected by the emigration hui, char
tering the S. S. Kumeric, from Japa-
nese who are not able to take passage
in the boat to Vancouver, has all been
put into the general pot to provide
money enough for those aboard to
show $25 each upon landing at Van
cOuver.
PORTLAND, July Officers of the
Norwegian steamer Matilda report
that navigation in Tsugary strait, be-
tween Japan and the mainland, is still
very dangerous, because of floating
mines. The mines are drifting in from
the north, having been carried by the
ice of last spring from the vicinity of
Vladivostok, where they were placed
by the Russians.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
NEvADAN,s s125.OOO CARGO.

The All. s. S. Nevadan brings the
San Francisco, valued at $125 ,4S7: S7S
bbls flour, 3S9,475 lbs sugar, n bbls
and cs salmon, $4,000 lbs salt, 5,32S
lbs beans, 20 Ctls wheat, 155 ctls corn,
1920 bales hay, 1858 lbs middlinfis, l.
522 cs canned goods "a cs coffee 1856
lbs butter, 1910 lbs and 76 bXs bread,
SS pksg groceries and provisions, 1882
lbs lard, 1860 lbs Goldfish, $3.50 lbs
and Cs table meats, chests tea, SO
pkgs pickles, $3.50 lbs paste, 1903 lbs
dried fish, 13 cs baking powder, 1917
lbs chocolate, 1869 lbs and cs cheese,
316 lbs raisins, II bXs dried fruit, S5
pkgs potatoes and onions, 997 lbs gar
lie. 50 pkgs fresh fruits, 54S7 gals and
cs wine, 327 gals and 60 cs whisky,
3 cs brandy, so cs mineral water, % cs
ginger ale, 115 cs gin, $50 pkgs beer, 5
cs rum, 60 pcs steel pkgs automobile
ports, bdls iron, 322 pcs and SO bdls
pipe, SO coils rope, AZ pkgs drugs, 210
pkgs matches, 1880 fl lumber, 1926 it
hardwood % pkgs agricultural imple-
ments, 1880 lbs and 20 cs tobacco, 81
cs cigars, 2 cs cigarettes, 20 pkgs ma
chinery, SO pkgs wagon material, 1917
railroad ties, 62 pkgs oils, 100 cs can
dies, S175 lbs grease, 12O pkgs nails,
lO2O4 lbs soda, Sc pkgs acid, As pkgs
dry goods, 81 cs boots and shoes, 4 cs
hats, 6 rolls leather, so bales oakum,
SIS bXs soap, SO pkgs electrical goods,
II pkgs paints, 60 cs red lead, $40 kegs
white lead, 16 coops poultry, 2 horses,
20 mules.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
Shipping in Port

(Army and Navy
U. S. S. Iroquois, Carter, San Fran
cisco, May 8.
(Merchant MarIne.)
Steamships.
Br. cableship RestoreI. Combe, Els.
quimalt, March 81.
S. S. Kumeric, Baird, FunchaI, June
27.
Br S. S. Scottish Monarch Dover,
Newcastle, July 3.
S. S. Hilonian, Johnson, San Fran
cisco, July 10.
Sailing vessels.
Am Sc w. II. Marsjon, Cove, San
Francisco, June o.
Am. bkt. Irmgard, Schmidt, San
Francisco, July l.
Am. bkt. st. Katherine, Saunders,
iHlo, July 5.
Br, sp, Sieve Roe, George, Nitrate
ports, July 7.
At Pearl Harbor.
Am Ketch Shark, London, San Fran
cisco, May 20.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
SHIPPING NOTES

The Mikahala got away last evening
for Kauai ports.
The Kinau is due at $3.50 o'clock to-
morrow morning from Hilo and way
ports.
The island schooners Concord and
Ada will be off the marine railway to-
morrow.
The L. s. S. Iroquois returned from
Pearl Harbor last evening with the
Congressional party.
Large shipments of coal from New
castle have been arranged for by the
United States Navy.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12

U. S. A. Transports VIII leave
San Francisco and Manila, and
arrive from same ports at irres
intervals.
Calling at Manila.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
INTELLIGENCE

For San Francisco, per S, S. Alame-
da, July "a.
For Victoria, per S. S. Manuka, July
"a.
For Colonies, per S. s. Moana, July
%.
INCOMING.
From San Francisco, per s. S. Sher-
man, July 49,
From San Francisco per S. S. Korea,
July IS.
From Yokohama, per S. S. China,
July 10.
From San Francisco, per S. S. Ala
media, July 10.
From Yokohama, per S. S. Mongolia,
July 81.
From Victoria, per S. S. Moana, July
81.
From Colonies, per S. S. Manuka,
July "a.
Z. S. A. TRANSPORTS.
Thomas left Honolulu for Manila
June IA.
Logan, left Honolulu for San Francisco
July 9.
Buford at Nagasaki.
Sherman due here July Is.
Sheridan at Mare Island repairing.
Dix left Honolulu for Seattle June 20.
Warren at San Francisco.
Crook left Honolulu for Alaska, June Is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
L. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL'
TURE-WEATHER BUREAU.

The following data, covering a period
of 50 years, have been compiled from
the McKibbin and Weather Bureau re-
cords at Honolulu, T. II. They are is
sued to show the conditions that have
prevailed during the month in ques-
ton, for the above period of years,
but must not be construed as a fore
cast of the weather conditions for the
coming month.
Month, July for 30 years.
TEMPERATURE. QS9O-19O6)
Mean or normal temperature, rs deg.
The warmest month was that of 1900,
with an average of 70 deg.
The coolest month was that of 1894,
with an average Of &c deg.
The highest temperature was IS deg.
on July 2S, 1900.
The lowest temperature was G3 deg.
on July l, 1899.
PRECIPITATION (Rain) QS77-1S94,
1905-6.)
Average for the month, / AS inches.
Average number of days with .01 of
an inch or more, IA.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was SOB inches in 1880.
The least monthly precipitation was
0.34 mich in 1882.
The greatest amount Of precipitation
recorded in any 2 4consecutive hours
was 3.17 inches on July u, 1880.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.*
Average 9 a. m, 500; average 8 p.
m. 1920 (1S93-19OD.
Average 8 a. m, 500; average s p. IN.
1919 Q905-6)
CLOUDS AND WEATHER 1S9O-19O6.O
Average number of clear days, 10;
partly cloudy days, II; cloudy days, 1.
WIND.
The prevailing winds are from the
NE. 1S75-1S94 19O5-19O6.)
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 3.S miles. Q9O5-6.)
The highest velocity of the wind was
q miles fro mthe NE. on July 6, 1905.
Q9O5-6)
Station: Honolulu, 7. II.
Date of issue: June 20, 1907.
"9 o'clock averages from records of
Territorial Meteorologist, 8 O'Clock
averages from Weather Bureau records.
VIM. B. STOCKMAN,
Section Director, Weather Bureau.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12

Times Of the tide are taken from the
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ia
bles. The tides at Kahului and Hilo
occur frout one hour earlier than at
Honolulu. Hawaiian standard time Is
10 hours 80 minutes slower than Green
wich time, being that of the meridian
of 157 degrees 80 minutes. The time
whistle blows at 1870 p. m, which is
the same as Greenwich, 0 hours, min
utes. The sun and Moon are for local
time for the whole group.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
DEPARTING.

Thursday, July H.
S. S. Massachusetts Tilton, for Ka-
hului, ) p. m.
S. S. Mikahala, for Kauai ports, ,
p. m.
S. S Niihau Oness, for Koloa, pm.
Am bkt. Coronado, Langfedt, for
San Francisco with sugar, 1920 a m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12

(For additional and later shipping see
pages 4, or So
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
Booked.

Booked.
Per S. S. Claudine, July -, for Ha-
wall and Maui ports: Robert Single,
Mrs. A. Perry, Miss NJ. w. Perry, Ned
Cant, n. Muir, II. Haneberg, Miss g..
COlburn, Mrs. H. G. Boswell, Mrs. Ala
media, Miss P. Madeiros, Miss Alamo
da, Moses, Rev. E. w. Thwing, Bro.
Matthias, Bro. Williams, Miss Nj. p.
PiiIoi, Miss NJ. Kinney, w. H. Rhodes
and son, A. S. Marshal, E. r. Hendry,
j. Alma, r. B. Hamilton, Capt. Brad
ley, Col. French, l.. A. Thurston and
wife, Jack London and wife, Bro. AL
bert, Bro. Morris, H. Y. Parkins and
wife, Bro. Frank, Bro. Charles, E. W..
Driscoll, Miss s. Driscoll, Miss K. Dris-
coll, Mrs. A. w. Seabury, Mrs. James
Dodd
Per S. S. Hilonian, July 16, for San
Francisco: Brother James, Brother
Robert, William Thompson, j. A. Will
liams, w. H. Lowinthal, N. Mclean,
Mrs. Berger, Mrs. e. Mclean, Mrs. S.
N. Ward, X. X. Keech, A. w. Keech,
Adjutant and Mrs Bamberry, Mrs. G..
r. Miller Mrs. Boynden, Mrs. ]. J..
Greene, Miss Marion Greene, Mary A.
Wright, Mrs. Mary Bedding, Miss E..
Cunningham, Mrs. J. l.. Taylor, Mrs.
NJ. Reed, Miss J. Williams, Miss A.
NJ Ziegler Miss E. p Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs E. NJ Wood, Miss S. NJ. Bailey,
T. j. Nolan, c. J. Hutchins, wife and
daughter, Miss N. McQuevy, Miss A.
Bruce, Miss w. S. Wilcox, J. S. Mar
ques, Jr., Miss Caywood, Mrs. M. A.
Rule, P. S. Topic and wife, Mrs. C. W.
Kennedy Miss o. A. Arnold, Brother
Henry, J c. Jenkins, H. NJ. Honan,
Mrs. John Effinger and daughter, B. F..
Heastand, wife and son.
Per o. S. S. Alameda, July "a, for
San Francisco: Miss M. E. Morgan, G..
Hustace, DR.. Hubby, Miss Nelson, Miss
Lesall, DR.. A. " Atkinson and wife,
Mrs. Rule, Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs. l..
Wells, Mrs. r. Hodgdon, Miss A. Bru-
ar, Mrs. Hui, Mrs. Hustace, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
F. Gay, Mrs. L. Irwin, Miss Mills, Miss
Russell, Mrs. 1t. Barr, Miss Canton,
Mrs. Carlson, Misses B. and NJ Chal-
mers, Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Stusland and
child, Mrs. F. Rathburn, Mr.. and Mrs
j. c. Cohen, Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Ham
mond, j. f, Morgan and wife, Col.
French, Mrs R. F. Boyde and child,
Mrs A. Hooking and child, Miss Van
Kirk Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Rutledge and
child, Judge A. Hinkson, Miss M.
Brandt, J. H. Mackenzie, Mrs. w. b.
Thomas, Miss May Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Block, Miss Davis, Miss G.
Benjamin. R. r. Browning, w, d. Bar
lowe, H. e. Cooper w. NJ Cooper F..
c. Stamford, Miss McGraw, Miss Ward,
H. B. Gray, Miss w. M. Langton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
The Mails

49, = = = = - s@=s-j
OUTGOING.
For Yokohama, per S. S. Korea, July
Is.
For San Francisco, per S. S. China,
July Is.
For San Francisco per S. S. Hilo-
nian, July 16.
For San Francisco, per S. S. Mongo-
liza, July 21
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
PASSENGERS.
Departed.

Per S. S. Mikahala, July II, for Ka-
uai ports: William Alexander, De Witt
Alexander, Mrs. Charles Crane and
child, L. Kahlbaum, J. A. Hogg, Della
McKeague, Mrs. McKeague, Mrs. G.
Hansen and son, Miss d. Wilmington,
j. w. Cooke and wife, r. r. Bradford,
w. f. Sanborn.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

Patience isn't necessarily a virtuei
more often it's necessity.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
THE UNDERWOOD TRIUMPHANT

After many years of litigation the
Underwood Typewriter Company. for
merly the Wagner Typewriter Com
pany. has secured a decision in the
United States Circuit Court OF Appeals
sustaining it's claim that the Remington
Typewriter Company in using what Is
called the Gorin tabulator has infringed
upon its patents and also that the I'm
derwood in using the Gathright inven-
ton, has not infringed upon the Schultz
patent, owned by the American Writing
Machine Company.
From many points of viow the latest
victory of the Underwood Company is
the greatest event In its history. The
machine is today recognized
as the best, fastest, most reliable and
durable machine in the market. and the
fact that the United States Circuit Court
OF Appeals has sustained the eompany's
patent rights In such a conclusive fash
lon places IL in more commanding
position than ever before. The decision
is one certain to have a far-reaching
influence upon the future OF the type
writer making industry In general, as
well as regards the individual COM
panies concerned in particular.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
NEW ROADS FIGHT
FOR POSITIONS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

VALLEJO, JAM 26.-With four cleo
trio interurban railroad companies or
ganized for the purpose of building
lines from Vallejo to the country east
and north there is very likely to be
lively times in this section ere the
summer opens. The Vallejo and North
ern Electric Railway Company which
has opened offices in this city and
which has practically secured it's rights
of way from Vallejo to Cordelia, Sui
sun, Vacaville and Woodland seems to
have the supremacy over the other
companies which are battling for
strategic positions in the American and
Jamison canyons, which afford easy
grades from the Napa Valley to the
level farming country in central and
eastern Solano County.
There will be a bitter fight between
the Vallejo and Northern company and
the Napa and Vaca Valley Railway Com
pany, which was organized last Thurs
day in Napa, over the building of a
road thirty miles long from Vallejo
TO Vacaville. The Vallejo and North
ern has already entered suits for rights
of way through all of the land required
for a route through the Jamison
Canyon, but the new Napa and Vaca
Valley Railway Company, Immediately
after its articles OF Incorporation We're
filed, instituted suits FOR the same land
and for a strip 14O feet wide besides.
Nothing is known here of the new
company placed in the field by Lucien
Knight and Benjamin Pringle Of Sau-
salito and William G. Barr OF San
Francisco, which filed it's articles of
incorporation in San Francisco yester-
day, to build a road sixty miles long
from Vallejo to Sacramento. 1t is be-
lieved here that 1t is either an exten-
sion Of the new Napa and Vaca Valley
road or of the San Francisco. Vallejo
and Vaca Valley Railroad line promot-
ed by Fred Stock.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
FORT SAYS COURTS
CAN END DISPUTE

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Justice ].
Franklin Fort of the Supreme Court Of
New Jersey declared last night that
he believed the courts of the United
States had the right to settle once
and for all the Japanese question in
California.
The Justice was one of the guests
at the annual dinner of the Middle
bury College Alumni Association. In
discussing the power OF the judiciary
under the constitution Of the United
States, he said;
Il thoroughly believe that the courts
Of the United States have tho power
to reach in any community any viola
tion OF the Federal constitution, or
of the enactments Of Congress or OF
the treaties between this and other
nations.
Il am not prepared to discuss to-
night the question as to whether the
United States courts can go into the
schools Of a State and regulate mat
ters therein. Mr.. Root, I understand.
believes they can; but I do know
that this question, which is vexing CAL
ifornia, will finally be decided by the
United States Supreme Court"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

SAN JOSE, Jan. 26.-The most alb
sorbing topic of conversation here is
the Ross-Langford election contest
and the startling revelations 1t has
brought forth. Charges Of fraud are
made freely by adherents of both can
didates, and the indications are that
grave scandal will result from the
recount
The contest for the office of Sheriff
has aroused unusual interest from the
time Of the nominating conventions.
Ross, who was the Republican nomi-
nee, had served two years under ap-
pointment from the Board of Super
visors. He took the place of Robert
]. Langford, deceased. son OF Lang
ford, by name Arthur B., thought
that he should have had the appoint
ment.
He bided his time until the nomi-
mating conventions were about due.
After making a canvass Of the Re-
publican delegates and ascertaining
that he could not receive the nomina
tion of that party, he tried the Demo-
Gratis. who hailed him with gladness
as the only man who stood any chance
of defeating Ross.
The campaign was contested hotly.
Ross had made an enviable record, and
against him not a word was spoken
during the campaign by his enemies.
Notwithstanding this fact, however. a
strong sentiment favoring Langford
arose, based largely on sentimental
reasons. 1t was generally recognized,
too, that he was we'll qualified for
the place. The election resulted in a
plurality Of S11 for Langford, accord
ing to the official returns.
Ross declared at first that he would
not contest, but a day or two before
the time limit had expired he filed
his complaint, alleging that miscounts
had resulted in giving a wrongful plu-
rality to Langford.
The recount, which was begun
'ew days ago, has been a continuous
urprise. After a few more than
third of the ballots were counted the
Langford plurality was wiped out. A
change OF nearly 900 votes was made
in some ten precincts, and almost ev-
cry precinct counted added from one
to a half dozen votes to the Ross col
umn.
Charges were made by the adherents
of Ross that certain politicians had
maneuvered a clever political steal,
which had resulted in counting Lang
ford in. The Langford supporters
on the other hand declared that the
ballots had been tampered with in the
interest of Ross since the election. No
very definite charges have been made
by either side, although it is rumored
that several arrests Of prominent per-
sons will be made within a day or
two.
The recount in the city of San Jose,
which has been practically completed,
shows no gains either way. The Lang
ford people say that this was because
the ballots were guarded better since
election than those from the country