The general situation, however, shows much improvement and conditions are becoming normal again. All new cases reported recently are of a very mild type and every day more convalescents are being released. There are fewer cases in the hospitals than at any time since the first week the epidemic struck Moscow.

TO CLOSE STATE ELECTION RETURNS REPUBLICANS JUBILANT OVER RESULT OF LATE ELECTION PLAN FOR FUTURE BOBE.—Although the election is over there is still a good deal of interest being manifested by the people in the results achieved. Republicans here are generally jubilant over the results secured and claim that in 1920 the whole ticket will be elected by a very large majority. The nonpartizan league local leaders are now claiming the election of two United States senators in Borah and Nugent, and an effort is being made to build up a political organization on the two personalities. The democrats laugh about the nonpartizan league claim to Nugent and contend that if the matter had been left to the nonpartizan auspices alone Nugent would have been defeated. They point out the fact that at the demand of the president as expounded and explained by Senator Dubois and the Idaho federal bunch administration, democrats during the last days of the campaign traded everything for Nugent. This is admitted by the nonpartizan league leaders with a good deal of disgust. It was pointed out by them that wherever the league was Nugent was given full support, but where Nugent and Dubois were strong the league candidates on the democratic ticket given scanty support.

The state board of election canvass  Assers has announced that the state vote will be canvassed beginning November 25. 