Evening journal., 1895-01-16

the hands of the members.
fractional Feeling Leads to Blows.
At the conclusion of the inaugural
parade yesterday the Republican Irwin
clbles, Of Wilmington, headed by the
First Regiment Band, marched up TO the
Hotel Richardson and serenaded Senator
Higgins. The senator sent Chairman Bach
out to acknowledge the compliment.
Mr.. Bach congratulated the organlzs
tion upon its creditable turn out He
said that the victory won In November
would be consummated In the IL. election
Of Senator Higgins, and the leader that
they wanted to fill that position for the
next six years had been named as his
own successor by q Republican caucus.
He lad no fear that he would not be re
turned by the Republican members Of
the Legislature.
While he was speaking Dr. Caleb
Layton, an Addicks man OF Georgetown,
Interrupted him repeatedly by yelling
rAddicks Addicksl' 1t became evident
that he was trying TO break MP Bach's
speach. A Wilmington Higgins advocate
warned him to stop IL, but he persisted.
Finally the Wilmington man struck him
heavily under the jaw. IL staggered the
doctor, but he managed to cry out.
"Sussex this way Sussex this way r.
but Sussex must have been ont of ear
shot. for 1t made no demonstration In the
doctors behalf and he subsidized.
Later Senator Higgins appeared at
one of the windows and was enthusiastic
cally re ceived He said
Il take 1t that this is a ssrenade to
me. This is no time for polit ical
speech, but the spirit which you have
shown to-day is indicative of the spirit of
The Republican party OF the State OF
pelaware-like your name, Invincible'.
The club marched away and then came
back 10 serenads Mr. Addicks de
appeared on the second story portlco aud
the Higgins men went out in the
street to the club and helped it cheer
him He made no speech, contenting
himself with raising his hat and wave
of the hand
When Governor Marvil was serenaded
at the State House he raised the window
and said few words OF thanks.
A Question of Precedence.
Governor Marvil held his reception at
the Court House last evening and hun
dreds Of persons, regardless of party
sfiliation, called to congratulate MIN in
the gaily bedecked reception room
The governors wife being dead and
his daughter prevented from coming BY
reason of one of her children being sick,
the governor selected three ladies from
each county to help him receive They
were Mrs. M B. Burrls, of Middletown; /;
MIS- Delaware CLARK of Newark, and
Mrs John Wales, of Wilmington, repre-
senting New Castle county; Mrs N B
AFtrft Iarsc nd Ir.4. : n
and Miss Lizzie Willis, OF Frederick
representing Kent county. and Mrs
George 4 Smith and Miss Ida Bacon. Of
Laurel, and Miss May sharp Of Lswes
representing Sussex county They per
formed their duties In most acceptable
manner.
The best of feeling did not prevail.
however. The skeleton In the closet was
the matter OF precedence. At a nesting
Of the ladies' held yesterday afternoon,
it was agreed that Mrs. Smithers, BY
virtue of being the wife OF the secretary
Of state, should rank first, and that the
Sussex ladies, being from the governors
home county, should come next. Miss
Willis objscted to this She said thatlshe
was the daughter OF the Congressman
from Della ware and should rank next to
the wife Of the secretary of state. Her
/ objection was overruled and she was
compelled to accept position down the
line, the Sussex county ladies were next
/ to Mrs Smithers, and Mrs. Martin B
Burris and Mrs. Lula Morris were next to
them
J. Edward Addicks and psrty came
near missing the reception entirely. and
but for happy thought of Miss Willis
they would probably have done so. The
reception was almost over when 1t was
remarked that the gas king and his
/ friends had not called to pay their
respects. Miss Willis Immediately dis
patched a messenger to the Richardson
House, warning Mr. Addicks that the
reception WAS almost over but that she
would endeavor to hold 1t until he and
| his friends came.
Shortly afterwards Mr.. AddicSs and
Miss Wilson, OF Claymont, arrived but
not before the governor had left his place
and gone to another part OF the room.
Miss Willis received them, and later the
entire party went to the inaugural ball
The Prospective Adjutant-GeneraI.
It is understood here that of the thirty
candidates for the Office OF adiutant-
general, Governor Marvil has decided to
4 &HPOAnN OV4OnpA n mhChllAcbcEi
Of Wilmington. The commission ha.
not yet been made ont, but probably
will be in the course Of a few days
Colonel Macallister Is survivor Of ths
First Delaware regiment, and was OF
the staff Of General Smythe when th,
general was killed. He was in Dove
to-day, but apparently knew nothin o
the honor in store for him
TraBs-DeiawRrs Railroad.
William Emory, leading member o
the Queen Anne's county bar, is in Dove
in the interest OF a charter for tn
Delaware end of railrosd extending
from Queenstown. Md to point at o
near Lewss or Rehoboth. 1t is proposei
to inn the rosd through Denton
Bridgeville, Glendale, Georgetown an,
other points aIong the route
This Delaware extension will,
chartered. be part of q system of 70
miles and will bring Lsves within ninety
six miles Of Baltimore by means OF lin
of swift steamers and barges across th
} Chesapeake from Queenstown. Tn
company which has its Maryland charter
] has already secured a water front of
mile at Queenstown. The line runnin
north and south begins at Crumpton an
ends at Cambridge, through Qaesns