Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

wool bill will be the principal
measure reported, and an examlna-
ton Of its provisions viii show that
not only no step backward has been
taken IN tariff reform, but a step in
advance Of considerable importance
has been taken, and on the wool
schedule, regarded by all tariff re.
formers as the key TO the protective
system, the reductions made are
greater than those proposed by the
Democrats two years ago.
SUICIDE or A JEwELER.
FRESNO, Feb. lis. Simon, a
well-known jeweler Of this city com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
twice In the mouth, causing instant
death. He had a few days ago sold
his jewelry business here and bought
hotel In Sanger. This was at
tached by two or three parties, and
he was arrested today. The attach.
ments were the outcome of jewelry
transactions and the amount in
volved was not large. Friends ini-
mediately set to work to fix the mat
ter up, and ten minutes after the
suicide happened everything was
settled satisfactory as near AS can be
learned. Simon was aged 35 years,
and generally liked. He leaves a
wife, who Is at present in McKees-
port, Pa.
A SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. ll.--Dennis
Whelan, keeper, met with
terrible accident yesterday. He
was crossing the bridge that spans a
little creek at the foot Of 9th street,
but lost his balance and fell into the
slough, which was filled with lye
from the San Francisco candle works
near by. The stuff burned into the
unfortunate mans flesh. Whelan's
cries of agony attracked the atten-
ton of several workmen at the
candle works, aud with considerable
difficulty they hauled him out. He
was conveyed to the receiving hospi-
tai, where he died in the afternoon.
HEDsPETH ARRESTED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. H. Marion
Hedspeth, who is wanted at st.
Louis for connection with the Glen.
dale, Mo-, train robbery, was ar
rested at the point Of the pistol at
the postofiice here yesterday by Capt.
Lees and a detail Of detectives.
Hedspeth was taken to Lees Office,
where two reyolYers, a roll of green
backs aggregating $500, and a num-
Der of diamond rings and other
jewellery were found on him. He'd
speth took his arrest good naturedly,
and said he was willing to return to
st. Louis without requisition papers
sAM'L OF PosEN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IL. - In
Actor Curtis trial yesterday for the
murder of Policeman Grant, S. Ben
net testified that he was drying a
patrol wagon on the morning of
Sept. llth last, and saw officers
Allen and Bodie run out Of Folsom
street station, shortly after 2 o'clock
that morning, and follow man
who WIS running away, after three
shots were fired. He assisted TO re-
move Curtis to the central station
In the police patrol wagon. He was
talking most Of the time on the
way, aud said: "Oh God IL could
recall the past three or four hours"
Cross-examined by Mr.. Knight
"After hearing three shots | ran out
of the police station to where man
was lying on the sidewalk. / did
not know who 1t was then. Went
back for the wagon; did not see any
star on Grant. After taking Grant
to the hospital, returned to Folsom
station. On the way down he kept
talking and moving his hands up
and down, He did not admit at
any time that lac shot Grant or that
he knew anything about the shoot
ing.n
WAR CLAIMS.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. H.
Stone, from the committee on war
claims, has reported favorably on
the bill to reimburse California,
Oregon aud Nevada, for moneys ex-
pended In the suppression Of the re-
bellion. California, under the bill Is
entitled to 81 ,l5l 1863; Oregon, S224,-
500, and Nevada TO S404, 900.
STEAMERS coLIIDED.
PORTLAND. Or, Feb. 1.-THE
steamers Astorlan aud II. II. Thomp-
sou, plying between this city and
Astoria, collided about twelve O'Clock
last night, near Walkers Island.
The Ast0riau was coming nm the