Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-21
RESOLVED TO DIE.

critical condition. He refuses to eat
or talk and has evidently deter
mined to die. 1t has been discov-
cred that in attempting to meet
maturing obligations on account OF
his hotel business be has used the
trust funds of Mrs. Kenney. Sey-
mOur has used over $1,000 of these
funds, and the fear of discovery is
believed to have prompted bis at
tempt on his life. Attachments
were placed on the hotel property
by many small creditors yesterday.
A GAY DEFAULTER.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2l.-S. M.
Hall, a well-known member of Bos
toms "4OO,n was arrested last eve.
ming OH three charges Of felony anc
embezzlement. He came to San
Francisco three years ago and St
cured a position with Greenberg q
Blair, wholesale jewelers., as book
keeper and cashier. After thirteen
months employment he gave up
his position and went to Japan,
returning to Boston about year
ago. Since that time he has fitted
between New York aud Boston,
and arrived in San Francisco about
three weeks ago. He was then
taken IN charge by the Morse detec
tive agency and was informed by
his former employers that he was a
defaulter in the sum Of $500, and
they wanted him to have his family
send them check for $40, 600, which
would include the amount Of the
defalcation, $1,000 interest and $l2OC
expenses. His relatives refused tc
put up on account Of the items fol
expenses and interest. After three
weeks Imprisonment be was finally
turned over to the local authorities
His lawyers say that Halls formeI
employers have been guilty of al
attempt to compound felony.
CASHIER ARRESTED,
PHILADELPHIA, May 2l.- A
statement of the condition of thu
Pennsylvania Safe Deposit anC
Trust Co., which recently assigned
shows an apparent difference Of $97,
600 between assets aud Liabilities
Francis M. Kennedy, president, ant
Henry Ii. Kennedy, cashier of tn
suspended Spring Garden Nationa
bank, has been arrested on charg
of receiving deposits when the
knew the bank was insolvent.
CARPENTERS STRIKE.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2l.-Severi
strikes have origninated as a resu
of the determination of the carper
ters not to use material manufactul
ed by mill-men, who persist i
maintaining nine hours day. 1t
stated that 1000 carpenters of thi
city and vicinity will assist the mil
bands in their efforts to secure eigh
hours day.
WATCH CLUB swINDLE.
BUFFALO, May 2l,-The Chicag
Watch Lottery Company is no mor'
and the investors in this city, mum
bering 200, are all losers, On Satur
day morning, f. II. Striter, man
ager of the Buffalo branch, fled
taking everything valuable in th
office. Many people here suspec
colluslon between the head oflic
and the numerous agencies with
view to "A sudden and proiitabl
closing up of the business,
CARMEN SYLVIA.
BUCHAREST, May 2l,-Ex-Queel
Natalie has arrived at Galat2, ,whenc
she goes by rail to Jassay. At Sem
lin the eX.queen's apartment wa
filled with floral tributes and silve
wreaths, presented to her, Befor
boarding the steamer she kissed al
the women who were near enough t
her The students kissed her hand
and hair.
PREsBYTERIANs MEET.
DETROIT, May 2l.--rhe PresbS
terrain general assembly met heT
today.
KRUPPs' GUNS.
BERLIN, May 2l.-The story tina
Krupp is arming, or has agreed I
arm the French navy, has excite
much feeling In Berlin as in Pari
While Krupp's right to suppl
whom lie pleases with the product
Of his establishment is recognize,
II has been supposed in German