Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-09
Fixing the Ticket,


New YORK, December Sth-A Washington
special to the Press (Rep) says: Politicians who
have been watching the movements of group
Of Republican leaders, are asking if James g.
Blaine is to head the ticket in 1892. and if Gen
eral Russell A. Alger is to be his running mate !?
One OF the most distinguished visitors here is
General Alger himself The others are: Vice
Chairman James s. ClaTkson and Secretary j.
Fassett of the Republican National Committee
General John n. Knapp, Chairman of the New
York Republican State Committee; Chairman
Tichener, of the Indiana Republican State Com
mittee, and NJ. NJ Estee, National Committee
man from California. Ex-senator Thomas c.
Platt is due later, and has engaged rooms at the
Arlington, the headquarters of the other poll
tlclanS named
Weather Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, December sth.-6eneral rains
have occurred in the South Atlantic and East
Gulf States, and snow in tbs ohio valley and
the Southern portion of the Middle Atlantic
States. The Temperature has fallen Ice to 35o in
districts on the Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf
states, and risen 100 TO SGo in the upper Missis-
sippi and Missouri valleys and the extreme
Northwest
THE TEMPERATURE.
CHICAGO December Sth. The temperature
this morning at O'Clock was as follows, Chi
cago, 2io; New York lSo: ST. Louis 22o; Cincin-
natl, DO; Winnipeg, l4o.
Bequests to Educational Institutions.
NEW YORK, December Sth.-The will of Daniel
W. B. Fayerweather, millionaire leather dealer,
was II Gu tc'tGS. II gives lOO,VUO W COLSBSS
The following bequests were made: Yale, for a
Sheffield scientific school, $500 900: Columbia
$1,000 Cornell; 800 900; Bowdoin, 500 600;
mouth, IS 1000; Wesleyan, $1,000 Hamilton,
$1,000 Hanover of Rochester, $4,000; Lin
coin, sl00 600; University of Virginia 10000;
Hampton, 100000; Marysyile, $4,000; Union
Theological Seminary $4,000; Lafayette. $50 ,000
Marietta, $50 600. Adelbert. $4,000; Wabash
S59, coo; lie Pauw, $4,000.
An insane Clergyman.
NEW YORK, December Sth.-Rev. Andrew
Sawyer, young clergyman, was taken TO the
to be examined as to his general condition
Sawyer came to the city to-day from Green
wich Conn, where he is said to have pastorate
in the Episcopal Church. Sawyer is gradu-
ate of Yale College. His mania is that he is a
missionary, and that he is about to convert the
whole Japanese empire. At iutervas he adds
that he wants to get married to the Empress.
A Negro Killed.
LEXINGTON (Ky.). December Sth-This morn
ing trainer James Riley (white) shot and killed
stables of B. J. Tracey. The two men quarreled
about the amount of authority Riley had on the
place. Slaughter got exceedingly angry and
knocked the white man down Riley arose be.
fore Slaughter could jump on him, and quickly
craving pistol shot the negro in the neck,
killi1g him instantly.
The Fuller Divorce Suit.
New YORK, December Sth.-Judge Truax has
EppOlnlSu lawyer GeOrEe Y. fugIQd0 guardian
al titem for Mrs. Lizzie Hastings Fuller tn de-
fend her in the divorce suit of her husband,
DR.. Fraser L. Fuller, who names ez-Judge
Leicester Holme as correspondent
Mrs. Fuller returned from San Francisco q
few days ago with her amt, Mrs. B. N. Tall
man. She denies the charge of adultery
Fatal Boiler Explo sion.
BUFFALO December s.h.-The boiler of a Le
high Valley locomotive exploded this morning
at Dale, two STATIONS from Attica. Engineer
Thomas MahnOav fira.f an r JNnth -.
Buffalo, were killed. The boiler was hfte
from its trucks aud carried backward about
eighty feet. The tender and trucks did not
American Livestock Association,
CHICAGO, December Sth-The American Live
stock Association of the United states assem-
| bled this afternoon in regular annual meeting
The Association elected Board of Director:
| being H. W. Cresweil What other bushes,
was transacted if any, was kept profoundly
secret.
A Forger Decamps.
| SAGINAW (Nich.), December sth.-Louis d
Sanborn, member of the Methodist Church
and always considered most exemplary young
man, has left the city, having realized on forged
| paper during the last ninety days to the extent
OF over So l,OC0. Previous to departure he made
an assignment to his mother. His liabilities arc
| estimated at over 100000.
Double Tragedy.
CLEVELAND (o.), December s.h At Yelling
| ton, o., this afternoon, David Hoke shot and
killed s. L. Sage and then suicided. Both meu
were old citizens Sage kept a grocery and
Hoke worked for him. Sage caught Hoke
| stealing groceries, and dem anded a settlement
whereupon the shooting occurred.
Barbed-Wire Trust
CHICAGO, December Sth.-Representatives o.
| the barbed-wire manufacturers of the United
| States met this morning in response to a circu
| lar sent out By j. W. Gates, representing the st
| Louis Wire Works. Gates said the object OF the
| meeting was to form trust and raise tae price
| Of barbed wire one cent per pound.
The Lady Discharged.
| NEW YORK, December sth.-Mrs. Cornelis
| Miller, who was arrested on extr4dition pro
| csedings st the instance of the British Govern
ment, on charge Of receiving s132 900 alleged
| to have been embszz by J. w. Field & Co O
| London, was diseh arged to-day by United State
| Commissioner Shields.
Starving Himself to Death
New YORK, December ssh.-The Worlds SIM
| Sing special says: Jugiro, the Japanese un1r
derer, sentenced TO die by electricity during In
week beginning January sth, is starving hifnseI
to death. His condition causes the Warden nm
easiness for fear the law will be evaded.
Minister Ryan
| KANSAS CITY MOI. December sth.-Ryan
! United States Minister to Mexico, passe,
through this city for Washington, He has bee,
summoned to the capitol by the Secretary q
State for some reason unknown to himself n
denied that he contemplated resigning.