Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-08

CuIants uau ndIEON ertdpt iAonA
death. Loss 5000
WANTED TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
NIAGARA FALLS, Oct. S.-A man
entered the Americas express Office
yesterday morning and said he
wanted TO send his watch and
money home to Louisville, Ky. The
attention Of Chief Of Police Dana
was directed to the man, and, after
little watching, he was arrested.
He gave his name as Shannon, and
said be lived at Louisville, and had
come to the Falls to commit suicide
from Prospect Park, but when be
saw the popular jumping place bis
nerve failed him. He returned to
town and drank several cocktails to
brace himself, and bad started to
make another attempt when he was
arrested. He was allowed to leave
for Buffalo.
1DaD VI cEAA4lACANs
SAN Francisco, Oct. s.-Steamer
Jeanie arrived yesterday from
Prince Williams sound with cargo
Of 10000 cases Of salmon for J. n.
Knowles, Jeanie brought down
eighty white men and 100 Chinese
who have been employed in the
canneries at Cooks inlet.
CAMPBELL VS.. M'KINBEY.
ADA, Ohio. Oct. S.-For weeks the
joint debate betweenGoyernOrCamp-
bell and Major Mckinley has been
referred to as the impending battle
Of giants, and the discussion today
fully demonstrated that they are in
deed peerless as the expOnents Of
high and low tariff, respectively.
People and marching clubs came
from all over the state, and while
much enthusiasm was displayed in
a friendly rivalry, Mckinley
American tin badges were off
set by Campbell, quoting "Amer
lean wool "a cents, on account of the
Mckinley bill"
A DETECTIVE SLUGGED.
TACOMA, Oct. 8.-About $50
o'clock Tuesday evening M. G..
Sullivan, the burly detective"
emerged from Chilberg's restaurant
on Pacific avenue, next door to the
corner Of Tenth street, and had
walked about dozen steps when
some unknown man, " no seems to
have be IN waiting for him, and
without saying a word, Knocked
Sullivan down, and as he partly
arose knocked him down again.
AT the first blow Sullivan began
to shout at the top of his voice,
but the stranger went ai him with
vim, and befOrJ he could rise
again, slugged him. AS the detective
turr bled back a third time the man
went at him with his boot and was
kicking him about the sidewalk in
first-class style, when some one
shouted: "Here comes the police, -
and the stranger pessed into the
immense throng of people that bad
gathered and passed down the
street to Rainey's billiard parlors,
walked through them and out into
court A in the rear.
Sullivan was helped up, aud on
the sidewalk beside him heavy
six shooter was found.
Sullivan claims that the pistol be.
longed to his assailant, but on-look-
ers all agree that the unknown did
not have pistol and that the
weapon belonged to Sullivan, who
was too much terrified. judging by
his screams, to think of his pistol
He, Sullivan, was takon to the
Tacoma Hotel, where dozens called
to see him. His face Is discolored In
several places and the skin is abraid
ed near the left ear and at the side
of the nose. He asserts positively
that he does not know who the man
was that assaulted him.
Asked II he believed 1t an attempt
at assassination, he said; "No; that
the man could have killed him had
he wanted to, as he had the pistol,
and instead of striking could have
shot him." He says he does not
understand the cause; that IL all
happened so quick that he had no
chance to defend himself.
There are many theories regarding
the assault, 1t is believed that Sulli.
van knows who the man was but
does not want TO tell. or the several
theories the main one is that the
slugger was railroad conductor or
friend of "A conductor whom Sullivan
had been dogging.
Expressions Of pleasure are heard
on all sides at the beating he re
ceived, aud many regrets that IT
was not more severe, IA Sullivan and
his bulldozing methods are despised
by all right thinking men In this
community,
The assallant vas abont five feet
eight and half inches high, com.
pactly built, but looked small com