Smyrna times., 1894-11-28

THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE.-lt IS
officially announced that Hon. n. b.
Smithers has been rendered and accepted
the position of Secretary of State under the
incoming administration. The office OF
Secretary of State is an important one to an
administration. The incumbent necessarily
becomes a close companion and to some
extent the confidential adviser of the Gov
ernor. The selection of Mr.. Smlthers does
great credit to the judgment of the Gov
ernor-elect. Mr.. Smithers is justly ranked
among the greatest lawyers in the United
States; so it is reasonably certain that he
will steer the Executive clear of any legal
entanglements. Mr.. Smithers has been
prominent in his party for many years, and
has had the opportunity to become well ac-
quainted with all the leading Republicans
in the State His advice ought to be Of
very great value to the Governor in making
appointments He is a clean man, enjoy
ing the respect of the people. The Gov
ernor-eect has made a good beginning:
We trust he will be equally fortunate in all
his appointments.-Detd
THREATENED TO GIVE THE WARDEN A
DEATH SHoT.-A wholesale Jail delivery
occurred at Georgetown Friday. John
| Anderson, the coored turnkey, was enter
| ing the prison by a rear door, when he was
| struck with a club and knocked senseless.
| The blow was dealt by Walter Sanders,
| colored, who was committed to Jail We'd
nesdav Instantly thirteen of the twenty
! Drisoners, all cOlOred, made Il dash for
! liberty. They departed just as Joseph
| Lynch. an exDeputy Sheriff. was entering
the iail yard He seized one ofthe fugitives
and was severely cut across the palm OF his
hand with knife. Escaping from hiE
captor, the assailant rejoined the fleeing
| convicts Lynch followed the men mile
| ,bo,, fhav
him that if he continued to pursue then
would kill him. Then he relinquished thu
chase Owing to the storm and darkness
no attempt was made that evening t
recapture the fugitives Early Saturday
| morning n posse started in search OF them
Three of the prisoners had been sentenced
for robbing and burning store in Milford
One Of them has since been caught.
ApDIcKs SUED FOR DIvoRCE.-Rosali
B. Addicks, wife of J. Edward Addicks
Renublican candidate for United Stat
Senator. has filed a libel for absolute dl
Vorce from here husband, on the statutory
ground. naming Mrs Ida Carr Wilson a
correspondent The libel was filed abOu
a month ago in the Superior Court o
New Castle county, but at the request G
Mr.. Addicks' Philadelphia counsel it wa
withheld until Saturday afternoon las
when it became for the first time matte
of public record. Mr. Addicks has bee
served with summons by one of tn
attaches of the Sheriff office. William
Hills represents Mrs. Addicks in Wilmin
ton, while John G. Johnson, the bi
corporation lawyer of Philadelphia, an
II. 5. Cattell, are also counsel for tn
petitioner. The Wilmington counsel fC
the respondent is II. II. Ward. 1t
understood that hus band and wife separate
about year ago, and since that time tn
wife has spent most of her time abroaC
They have one daughter, Miss FlOrenc
| Addicks, "A young woman about Is years
age Since her return from Europe Mr
o Addicks has been making her home
| Philadelphia Mr.. Addicks declines to st
> reporters but says the charges are all a
solutely false and will be so proved whe
O the trial takes place.
!, GEORGE V. MAssEY's CHANCEs.-Tt
:, Philadelphia Times had two cOlumsn MOI
It dav on Delaware politics. Its WashingtC
correspondent states the Senatorial que
tion thus: Senator George Gray, of Del
Il ! ware, Democrat, may have considerable
n say concerning the election of Republics
/ Senator by the Legislature of the lit
H State as his colleague. The fight betwe
Millionaire Addicks and Senator Higgi
g is assuming gigantic proportions, for SUI
eT a small territory, and there is an eXcelle
IN candidate available in the person of Senat
le Gray's warm personal friend, George
$ Massey, of Wilmington. An old-timer
Delaware affairs said Il have just be
:. figuring on the Delaware situation. and
, looks Ike Massey to me. Higgins ha
-. strong following, which is not of a mercC
~ airy nature. His friends are purely polite
= friends Addicks has strong fsllOwr
which is almost entirely mercensry. +.
Bach. the manager of the State machine
ad working shrewdly for Higgins, while
est dicks Is personally conducting his o
.c- campaign The three hold over St
ew Senators are Democrats, and the two n
X Kent county Senators are also DemOcrt
ed There is a threatened contest over the t
Lc- Senatorial seats from Sussex coun
Money was offered to voters in Sus.
county, and that is high crime.
ne Democrats can organize the Senate and
fuse to seat the Republicans from Sus
Il" county on excellent grounds. The Repl
lss lcan will then have only seventeen me
y bers in the joint caucus Fred Bach clai
Ay that fourteen of these favor Higgins, wi
&c Addicks claims ten of them. George
y Massey has five votes, and they declare t
q they will not 60 into caucus on account
he alleged corruption on the part of AddiC
he If they can break the caucus Massey
Ill. get other additional Republican votes,
100 Senator Gray would undertake to sec
uff solid Democratic support for his fri'
1t Massey, and thereby secure the election
nd an agreeable associate in the Senate, all
he will be u Republican"