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Show SATISFACTORY ELECTIONS. Battle of Ballots In Philippines Watched With Interest. Washington. Governor General Idb has cabled tho war department from Manila an account of tho outcome, of the Phlllpplno elections Thursday. Theso provincial elections being In n way educational for tho Filipinos, who nro unused to Biiffrngo In any form tho results nro wntchod with tho keenest Interest by tho war de partmont. Tho text of Governor Ide's dispatch follows: "Provincial elections satisfactory. Not a single Instance ot disorder, although al-though many ballots wcro required to elect In numerous Instances. Havo confirmed all elected except tbrco suspended sus-pended for investigation, charged With brlbory and intimidation. Sandl-ko Sandl-ko nr.d Dcvoyra wero elected nnd, confirmed, con-firmed, as wns also Reynolds, nn American, Am-erican, who wns elected on tho loventoenth ballot. Eight of tho present pres-ent governors wero ro-olocted." |