Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-02

signing this "round robin" thirty
two men were tried and convicted,
but were subsequently released by
General McCook, who in a general
order Issued from the headquarters
ofthe department Of Arizona severe
" rebuked Captain Markedly for
his treatment and for violating the
regulations IN permitting gambling
in his company. In the letter ask
ing for a court of inquiry, received
at the war department, Captain
Markeley denies the charge.
BOUND TO DIE.
NEW YORK, June About 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon a we'll
dressed man, about 80 years old,
shot himself in Eighty-third street,
near the East river. Policeman
Mulhern called an ambulance,
which took the man to the Presby-
terian hospital. A bullet had en-.
tered between the sixth and seventh
ribs, penetrating the left lung. The
mans condition is not hopeless. He
said that he was a Canadian by
birth, and gave his name as Fred
Howland. 'Send for Mr.. Gillespie"
he gasped, 'of No. 54 William street;
he can tell you all about me-"
Rowland said that he came to New
York about year ago and became a
bookkeeper. residing on Palisade
avenue, Spuyton Duyvil. He SEEM
ed Intelligent and was well dressed.
In pocket was found ticket for
watch pawned on May 20. The
ball has not yet been extracted.
"Ips no use your trying to cure me-"
exclaimed the patient; "Tll only do
the job better next time. I've two
bullets in me already. l put them
there three years ago." He could
not be indnced to assign any cause
for the act, but it is believed that
there is woman iD the case.
IRON AND STEEL WORKERS.
PITTsBURG, June 2.-The annual
convention of the Amalgamated
Associations of Iron and Steel Work
ers will open here to day. The
wage committee has been in session
for three days preparing scale for
presentation to the convention, and
from the progress made, it Is safe to
say there will be no change in the
price of making iron, from that in
force last year. The committee on
the steel scale is also preparing its
report. 1t is generally believed the
manufactures will accept the current
rate for the new year without at
tempting to reduce it.
THE ALTA STOPS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Ju ne 2.-The
Alta Californian will suspend pub
lication with this issue tomorrow
morning. The Alta is the oldest
newspaper on the Pacific coast. 1t
was established in 1919. In an edi-
torial announcing Its suspension
tomorrow morning 1t declares that
for some years the paper mas been
financially improbable, and losing
venture, and for this reason publi-
cation Is suspended.
CRUISER NO. 13.
WAsHINGToN, June Bids for
the construction of cruiser No. l3
were opened yesterday morning.
Department advertisements did not
make allowance for difference in
the freight transportation charges,
and consequently the Union Iron
works in this case could not hope to
compete with Eastern firms. The
Bath, Maine, Iron works were the
lowest bidders, $1,000, 200.
DAMAGE SUIT.
CARSON, New, Juue 1.-The case
of Asa NJ. Hamilton vs.. Southern
Pacific company commenced in the
United States circuit court yesterday.
Hamilton, In 1889, refused to sign a
nrst.class unlimited ticket, ana
when the train hands attempted to
put him Off the train, stood them
off with a revolver. He was arrest
ed by the sheriff at Lovelocks with
out a warrant, and now sues for
one hundred thousand dollars for
false imprisonment, loss of time, etc.
ARMY POSTS ABANDONED.
WASHINGTON, ID. G. June O.
The garrison of Fort Abraham
Lincoln, N. D., Fort Lewis, Colo.
and Fort Shaw, Mont. will be with.
dravvn and thaaa noeia aha ndonad