The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
ALAMEDA PRIMARY POLL.
Sad Accident to a San Fran.
cisco Lady at Narrow
Gauge Mole.
Dog .Poisoners at Work Again-A Man
Announces Large Robbery.
Two RunawayS.

ALAMEDA, CAL, April ia good
deal of quiet interest was manifested in
the regular Republican open primary this
afternoon. In spite of the chilly weather
small groups were to be seen outside each
polling booth discussing and advising. AT
4 o'clock the united vote cast was stated to
be in the neighborhood of 130. Every
thing was conducted in quiet, orderly,
regular manner, and when the polls closed
numbers waited around to hear the final
results. These were given out as follows
George Babcock 455 Thomas White 453, F.
E. Jenkins 456, /. P. Clark AS, W B. Hodges
454, E. A. Won schmidt 446. G. W. Petry 449
e. J. Hammond 40, w. p. Davis 457, Alex
sander Hay 453, Elmer E: Johnson 454, N. C.
John Lubben 455, ]. R. Walker 451. T. W. Ley
decker 446, w. b. Highly 450, Ed Houston 455
voters 459, scattering 26.
They are, therefore, the delegates Sc
lected. The votes polled show over one
third of the total polled in the city for NJ.
NJ. Estee last State election, and the Reg
ulars" say they are more than satisfied at
the result. 1t is claimed that if more time
had elapsed between the nominations and
polling day double the mum Der of votes
would have been recorded. The name of
Elmer Johnson was substituted for that
OF E. B. Dunning since the night of nomi-
nation.
The Peoples party also held primary
from 4 TO P. NJ. in Linderman Opera
house, but the votes polled were so few
that the following selection of names was
decided on: Precinct l, Sydney V. Mitch
ell; 2, L. f. Robinson; 3, J. w. Rev; A, J.
G. Hurley; 5, Green Majors; 6, w. Davis;
Z, G. R. Read; s, Rev. S. A. Taft; 9, Will
liam B. Ryder, L. S. Orcutt.
Accident to Mrs. Cook.
A sad accident occurred at the Alan meda
oil hi ,1o4l ~
living a. 612 Grove street, San Francisco, en-
route to Los Gatos, was just boarding the
narrow-gauge train and had reached the
platform OF one of,,the cars, when she had an
epileptfc seizure. This caused her to fail on
to the wharf and track. When picked up
she was unconscious and had an ugly gap.
ing wound in her forehead. She was
taken to the Receiving Hospital, Oakland
and is said to be suffering from conclusion
of the brain.
Pyroteehuic Combination.
A surplus of coal oil about heating
stove, lighted match dropped carelessly
and young woman, caused the chemical
engine to visit the residence of Mrs. Laura
Newton, on the corner of Broadway and
Clement street, about 9 o'clock last night.
Its services were not required, however,
damage done was nominal and covered by
insurance.
News Notes.
The ownership of the $500 Great Dane
dog is still unsettled. w. Zingg told one
tale and A. SChreiber another in Justice
Morris court to-day. Hence the charge of
grand larceny preferred against Schrieber
has been taken under advisement.
The dog-poisoner has once more re-
turned to his vocation, and as usual con-
fines his attentions to the valuable and
high-class animals. DR.. Tom Carpenter
lost his pet Dalmatian pointer Leo, that
cost him $100, yesterday afternoon. and
Charles S. Neal, Policeman Jesse Rogers,
Richard Halinan and George Blanchard
have each experienced the result of such
dastardly work.
The police station, which is unusually
quiet just now, had a strange visitor this
morning in the person of F. s. Koeppele
He had been robbed of $50 chickens, $50
ducks, "a pigeons and $3.50. The robbers
numbered five and had wagons to haul
away the plunder. AT least that is what
Koeppele believed and said. Later on in
the day he was arrested ON the informa-
ton of his wife as being lunatic and
locked UP pending an examination.