Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-06

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The majors notes for $3.50, aud hi
held them for nearly a year. Th
total sum due by bi4n 70 clerks an
messengers can only be estimated a
present, for since Assistant Secretar.
Bussey made so bold a stand in hi
defense the employees are afraid Il
enter complaint. The quiet methods
Of Acting Secretary Chandler vii
bring out all facts. Major Barker
also stands indebted to book-makers
on the turf for quite an amount.
The book. makers, however, refuse
to give the exact sum, inasmuch as
they are not courting any publicity
just now.
BISHOP OF MASSACHUSETTS.
New YORK, June 6.-Twenty-
eight dioceses out of fifty.two have
voted for the conservation of Philip
Brooks as bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts.
AS soon as the Massachusetts, diocese
receive formal notice from the neces
sary number of standing committees
its officers win communicate with
Bishop Williams, presiding bishop
Of the Episcopal church of the
United States, and he will ask
seventy-four bishops to say yes OF
no to the question of Brooks con
secration. He ought TO get an AN
swer within two weeks. DIR. Brooks
friends think now that by the mid
die of this month it will be definitely
known whether or not Dr. Brooks
is to be bishop of Massachusetts.
REGIMENT oE BIcYCLIsTs.
NEW YORK, June g. Colonel Aus.
tin, of the Thirteenth regiment, in
Brooklyn, is making arrangements
to organize new corps to be COM
posed exclusively of wheelmen. In
his letter to the adjutant general he
has asked permission to enlist com
pany to be specially organized as
bicycle corps, and instructed in re.
connoissance duty and in signal
corps work. He says: II hope to
demonstrate by the time of the next
encamPment of the command that
the work performed will show the
wisdom of permitting such an organ
ization in the practical work which
such company can perform" The
bicycle is extensively used in military
organizationsi in Europe and Canada.
COLLEGE FRACAS.
BELoIT, Wis, June 6.--There was
much excitement yesterday over
fracas of college and academy stu
dents Wednesday night, which re-
suited in an incipient riot. The
senior academy class was to have an
annual banquet, which event for
years has been the occasion of more
or less of a muss. Usually the MEM
bers of the banqueting class are kid
mapped by other classes, or other
wise detained from participating in
the festivities. Last night some of
the college and academy men made
q charge on the banqueting class,
One student was shot in the side by
another, but the wounds are not
dangerous. Windows were broken |
the hotel, where supper was to be
served. The toast master was taken |
from his home to the banquet hall
under guard of police. There are
several bandaged heads at rectations
today.
BOUND TO DIE.
MEADvILLE, Pa, June Cdr.
John Thompson, who lived near
Linesville, in this county, Wednes-
day, tied his feet together with
rope, hitched the rope to tree,
leaving plenty of slack, and then
plunged headlong into a creek and
was drowned, He was 65 years old
He had frequently threatened suicide
on account of i'll health.
GEN. scHoFIELD TO BE MARRIED.
CHICAGO, June 6.-General Scho-
field, commander of the army of the
United States, visited army head
quarters thiR morning, and smilingly