The morning call., 1894-11-13
THE COUNT BEGUN
The First Day Sees Little
Change.
CLOSE CANDIDATES NERVOUS
The Leg Panied Her Though
Long Buried.
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION.
The Waterfront Cases and the
BouIevard-An Unknown Man
Injured by the Local.
CLOSE CANDIDATES NERVOUS
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION.

tered about the County Clerks office and
the rooms of the Board of Supervisors.
where the official count.Of the votes cast in
the last election was taking place. The
Republican County Central Committee was
represented by A. w. Bishop; Cieve Dam
and F. 3. English represented James II.
Budd; Z. a. Holman appeared Tor Sheriff
elect White; E. b. Noblett was for j. W.
Laymance; Bert Pugh for J. p. Garlck !;
T. Carpenter and j. 2. Court for o. NJ.
Sanford; }. Z. Van Amringe for Frank C.
Jordan. Mrs. Sanford was also about the
Courthouse looking out for the interests of
her husband, while Assistant District At
torney Prick acted as legal adviser for the
board; Attorney Fitzgerald for the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee and Attor-
ney Johns for the Peoples party. The read
ing of the ballots was done by Supervisor
Martins while Clerk Edgar kept tally.
1t was IL o'clock before the ballot-read-
ing began and up to O'Clock only four
teen precincts had been completed. The
changes were very few. In the First Pre-
cinct of the First Ward il was found that
Esiee had received but 80 votes in stead of
"a, while in the Third Precinct Budd was
credited with sc votes where he should
have had 10l. The greatest change
of the day was in The Second Precinct of
the First, where White for Sheriff was
credited with but 40 votes and it should
have been "a
In the Fourth Precinct of the Second
Ward Mr.. Laymance gained ] vote. and as
Sanf0rd's lead over him is only II votes
on the face of unofficial returns his friends
feel hopeful of his ultimate success. At
any rate it is stated he will contest, aud
that violations of law in more than one
precinct can be clearly shown.
In the Fourth Precinct OF the First Ward
Mcdonald for Assembyman received a
black eye. He had his narrow lead over Col
Inns cut down 10 just votes. and The Collins
people are very jubIant over The possibilities
IN the 50 precincts yet 10 be counted. The
board will continue the count al O'Clock Ibis
morning. It's thought that the count will take
up the greater portion of three DAYS.
Alameda County already has Two candidates
in Tie field for the sprakershp IN The next
Assembly. They are Clinton {. Dodge OF Oak.
lana and Judge Waymire OF Alameda.
Candidates for deputyships in the various
:. county Offices are springing up as thick as
leaves in forest. The new County Clerk will
have seven deputies, and Clerk Edgar. now
with Crane, Is known as stanch Jordan man,
while H. &. NOse of San Lorenzo and j. Cal
Ewing also spoken or There VIII be very
lew Of tile Crane deputies retained.
Ge0lge ii. Mason, now IN the Recorders
Office, is spoken OF as Recorder Spears deputy.
Treasurer Sanford II lie succeeds In the
official count In making winning, may have
his wife for deputy. She is a thorough bust.
ness woman and Is secretary of the Alameda
County Humane Society.
1t is stated also that Mrs. Garliek may act as
o. deputy for her husband 10 the Office or County
SUPERINTENDENT Of Schools
ASSeSsOr-elect Dalton has made an arrange.
ment for deputies. There are Two regular dep
.ulles in his Office, While lie viii have dozen
clerks or more when assessments are made.
He also appoints an assessor in each township.
The defeat OF Estee Is placed by the En-
quirer. local Journal, at The door OF Chairman
M anLalen, who. II says, al lie MeDhiStOphelan
suggestion OF a certain political attorney
Iye6 NJ 81 If fnoI
count shows lie is defeated" The paper in
question then goes OH 10 say:
The selection Of Il railroad mau for chair
man iOf the Safurday-ntght meeting changed
thousand voIes III Alameda County,
said one of The successful Republican
candidates Today. "At least that puu-
be- of men were wagering IN their support
of Mr.. Es:ee on account OF the charges made in
the opposition papers that he was railroad
tdv0rite. and The choice made for a presiding
officer at that meeting turned the scale against
hm"
"How was II that pressure was not brought
10 bear on the county committee before the
meeting WAS called TO order 10 secure d change
IN the programme ?" was asked
ut was Mir. MautaleD. the chairman of the
Committee, was told just what tile effect would
be If MIR. Gage was presented as chairman OF
the meeting. He replied that lie had invited
Mr.. Gage TO preside and could not recall that
invitation without wonnding his feelings. To
This reply was made that The success OF the
party was more TO be considered than The feel
1ngs OF the individual. However. Mr.. Gage was
fully Informed as 10 The situation, and was
urged not TO appear as chairman, even tem-
porariy, but he absolutely refused TO heed the
requesi, and insisted upon serving as chair
man al the outset"
Can This Be Explained?
Two months ago Fred Cater a weil-kpowu
Oakland barber while hunting near St
Helena. accidentally shot Mrs. Cater in The
right limp above The knee. The wound neces-
STATED The amputation OF the limb. Such are
the brief facts of case connected with which
is much that IS occult and seemingly unex-
plainable.
After the limb was amputated il was sent TO
ST. Helena ana there embalmed Then. IN
known 10 Mrs. Cater, it WAS sent down TO this
city and inferred in Mountain View Cemetery.
But all the time that IL was in transit The lady
complained OF great pain that seemed not
10 be in the stump or line leg. but below, in
the space which would have been occupied by
her-Ieg had it not been cut Of.
Upon her return 10 Oakland she began TO
complain OF sharp pain. Which seemed TO be
where her left knee had been. In describing
the sensation she said that IL seemed as though
cord was bound tightly around her leg below
the knee like a tourniquet.
Mr.. Cater wrote 10 DR.. McCurdy. the sur
geOn who performed the amputatiou. ana asked
him how he accounted for The pain The doc
tor replied There is a cord tied tightly lust
below the knee OF the severed limb aud that is
undoubtedly the cause OF the pain sne com
CATER hardly credited this. bat in his own
mind thought that much OF his wife's pain was
Que 10 her imagination. SO one day lie told
Ter mat ne would 90 out TO the cemetery, ax.
hume the limb and cut the offending cord, He
did not do so, bur several hours later ne re.
turned home aud told his wife that he ilad done
as he promised. But somewhat 10 the confu.
sion OF his theories she replied that she felL no
relief
Several Gays ago. however. Without apprisine
Mrs. Cater OF his Intentions lie called ia fbe
services OF an undertaken and went ont IN
Mountain View cemetery, dug up the leg
severed The chord, placed the member carefnliV
back into the small casket and again buried n
When lie returned home hts wife was laupbino
and happy. 1.-The pain has gone" she cried
Husband and vile compared notes and he
former learned that the pain mad disappeared
at 3 O'Clock, which eXacrly CORE ponded To the
hour and minute In which he severed the cord.
Strange and mysterious as this case is STINT
eral years ago brakeman had his leg aJnpn.
tated at Woolsey's Hospital. After The liml
was buried he complained inc, ssanfly that The
OF the foot on the amputated limb were
cramped. TO humor him DIR. Woosey caused
the leg 10 be eXhumed. Sure enough the toes
were cramped into corner OF the box. They
were Strengthened ont ana The brakeman an.
nounced that he was satisfedthat his lost toe.
were all right.
On another occasion a railroad employe
who had lost his arm, complained that some.
Dody was pulling IL about aud hurting the
myers. An attendant went TO investigate auC
found that the severed member was held in the
hands OF two physicians, who in the course o
their examination used il rathe n roughly. Whei
they laid II down on table the man ceased e
complain.
Nav Have Been Too Previous.
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