Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-04

to be held tomorrow he would be the can
didate advocated By Oregon. He is espe-
cially strong with the people of our State
on account of his well-known position on
the Chinese question, and the Chinese
| question will be factor in the selection OF
the Presidential candidate for lSSS.'
doc" Wilson'S Mother.
PUTNAM, December 3d.-The Wilson
Moen affair has caused great excitement
here and in the surrounding towns where
| Wilson formerly lived. This afternoon a
reporter went to East Thompson and had
an interview with Mrs. Lyman Porter,
! Wilson's mother She said emphatically
| that she is Wilson's own mother, and that
Jonas Wilson was his real father. She also
| said that the record of Wilson's birth at Ok
ford was correct. She thinks Wilson is not in
his right mind. She does not know OF any
mystery. She is 6S years old, and is broken
down in health. Wilson is perfect picture
of her in the face, especially the nose, fore
head, and expression of the eyes. She says
she never saw or heard of Moen till of late
years. Her husband is a shoemaker, and |
is supported mostly by Wilson. Mr.. Porter
says his wife AYERS that Wilson is her legit- |
innate son.
Mysterious Attempt at Suicide.
New YORK, December 3d.-On Thursday
! evening a cultivated handsomely-dress
woman, wearing diamond jewelry, regis |
| tered and took a room at the Grand Union
Hotel under the name of . Mrs. A. Dun |
! bar, Newark, \. j. Nothing more was
seen of her till this afternoon, when her
room was broken into by the hotel people |
and she was found entirely nude and lying
across the bed almost dead from the effects |
of chloroform and dose of chloral. Medi- |
cal aid was summoned, and after she had
been revived 10 some extent she was re-
moved to a hospital, where she was finally |
brought out of danger. In her delirium |
she constantly called for her little boy. |
! When pressed she admitted that she had
attempted suicide. She said her name was
Catharine Skillings, and that her home was
in Winchester, Mass. She would say no
more. On the plate on the bag which she
graved. In a memorandum book the
words Mrs. NJ. D. Davis Dunbar, Rox-
bury, Mass were written. The police
believe the name Davis is that of the
woman.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON. December 3d.-The Secre-
tary of War, by direction of the President,
has ordered Lieutenant A. w. Greedy to
take charge of the Signal Office during the
temporary absence of General Hazen, Chief
Signal Officer.
missioner of Navigation, has been requested
to resign.
The Secretary of the Navy to-day issued |
an order directing that on January 1st next
all stores and supplies, property and plants |
at the navy yards and stations, belonging |
to the Navy Department, with the excep- |
ton of vessels and stores and supplies |
coming under the cognizance of the Bureau
OF Medicine and Surgery, and of the Marine
I. I Al. of ID,-1
visions and Clothing, and an officer of the
Pay Corps is to be designated as General
Store keeper at each yard and station.
Our Representatives.
WASHINGTON, December 3d.-Representa- |
tive McKenna and family arrived here to-
night and Messrs. FELTON, and Morrow are
expected tomorrow.
Vessel in Distress.
VINEYARD HAVEN (Mass.) December 3D. |
An unknown three-masted schooner has
been ashore on the L'Hommedieu shoal, |
Vineyard sound, since yesterday, with
signals for assistance flying. Owing to a
southwest gale which is prevailing, no as
sistance can reach her. The sea is break
ing over her and she is covered with ice.
1t is believed she is the William T. Dom
nelly, Captain Bassett, from Baltimore for
Boston with coal.
The Americas Cup.
New YORK, December 3d.-William
York, Secretary of the Royal Clyde Yacht
Club has written TO the New York Yacht
Club letter stating that Bells yacht will
be called the Thistle and as soon as she is
ready for measurement formal challenge
for the Americas cup will be forwarded.
Heading for Washington.
New YORK, December 4th-A. MA
number of members of Congress on their
way to Washington were in the city yes
terday. None of them were feeling conf
dent of accomplishing much in the way of
legislation. There will be less than three
months in which to do the work of the
session, if the usual time is taken for the
holiday recess. Efforts will be made, one
member said, to prevent adjournment this
year for the holiday festivities, but such
efforts have always met with defeat
Nearly one-half of the present members
have not been reelected, and they will not
be anxious to work during the holidays.
Proposed Five-Cent Grant Fund.
| New YORK, December 4th-A. M.-Geo.
w. Dacunha, the artist, has started at
Mont Clair, Nd, a club known as the
Grant Monument Memorial Nickel Fund
Association. No member is allowed to
contribute more than five cents. Each
| member is to collect as many nickels as
possible, but must not accept more than
| five cents from any one person. Heads of
families may contribute five cents for each
| 50, Il =
that sIch clubs be founded throughout the
| country, the enrolled members, names and
amounts collected to be sent to the Secre-
tary, R. I. Greener, No. 146 Broadway.
The Grant fund has now reached sl23,-
10 21.
Haggin's Colts.
| New YORK, December 4th-A M.-The
Maa aud Express says; Before the holidays
are over speculation on the Withers stake
of 1887 will be quite active. Turfmen
recognize this race as the great spring
event of the year in this section Mr. Hag-
gin, who surprised US when he won the
| Withers with Tyrant, has nearly dozen
entries. Some of them have never started
in a race before. The best known of the
lot are Milton and Firenzi. I consider
Milton one of the best colts of last
season. 1 do not think he was much be-
hind King Fox. Firenzi is fleet filly. If
she has any superior it is Connemara
These two alone make Mr.. Haggin's con-
tingent formidable, and among his un-
known lot he may have another Tyrant
or Ban Fox. Among the other good racers
in this classic race are Kingdom, Bradford
and 0neko, of Appleby & Johnson's string;
Nat Goodwin, who may turn out good
colt Belyidere, from the Preakness stable;
Laggard and Cyclone, from the Brookdale