Evening journal., 1897-02-25


Senate at the afternoon session an,
under suspension Of rule II was rcat
second time and referred
INAUGURAL ANGEMENTS.
The joint legislative committee ap
pointed to make arrangements to at
tend the Inauguration of President
elect Mckinley held a conference will
superintendent r. l.. Holiday In thl
state House parpr yesterday Mr. Hol
liday agreed TO place two cars at thl
disposal OF the legislative party. TAX,
them Wilmington as a special leayinl
here On next Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock and there attach the ears to IN,
first regular Washington express Al
other arrangements were left open fol
the time being
THE PROBABLE FIVE.
1t Is understood that the nroposed
change of the Levy Court of Kent
county from nine to five members doe
not meet the approval of all OF the
members Of THAI body. net because they
do not think that such q change would
he beneficial, but because they want
TO be on the new board OF commission
ers. As far as can be learned the pres
ent program is to have the new Levy
Court consist of Clifton. Of East Dover:
Jones. Of Misplllion; Hill, of Milford
and rruaX. of Duck Creek This means
the retirement CT Cloud. OF Little
Creek; Cubbage of West Dover: Frear
Of North Murderkill. and Gruwcll. of
South Murderkill. The appointments
will be made by the governor. but he
Will doubtless accede 70 the demands
of the Democratic leaders Of Kent. Ii
is proposed to make the other four
men collectors but one or two of them
would rather be commissioners. hence
the trouble
AS Kent and Sussex are districted
under the two bills prepared, the Demo
Gratis will probably elect three com
missioners in each county. and the Re
publicans two. but in Kent county one
of the Democratic districts is exceed
ingly close.
OYsTERMEN AT LOGGERHEADs.
The oystermen of Little Creek are al
loggeThcads over legislation They have
killed the goose that laid the golden
egg by the manner in which they have
worked the beds bare in their eagarness
20 make lots of money on short time
and easy terms, and now when the beds
are depleted and no money is coming
in they look to the General Assembly ia
go into the oyster prop0gating business
for their benefit and TO remedy the re-
suits of their own greed and folly In
the past. Rival delegations were in
Dover yesterday and had hearings be-
fore the committees on fish. oysters and
game on the House bill to throw open
the beds in Blake's channel for ten
months in the year instead of three as
al present The committees took nc
action, and IL is likely That another
hearing will be accorded the delega-
tions before il IS determined just what
action to take.
A REQUJsITIoN GRANTED.
Governor Tunnel has granted q
requsition from the governor of Mary
land for the delivery to the Maryland
Of ID. c. williams. OF Wi
comico county. wanted for false pre-
lenses. He was arrested at Selbyville
yesterday by the sheriff of Sussex
BROUGHT A REMONSTRANCE.
Register Of Wills Calvin w. Crossan,
of New Castle county, came to Dover
last evening bearing with him big re-
against the passage of w.
jerks Fels bill providing a boulevard
from Prices Corner, in Christiana hum
dred, to Brandywine Springs, in Mill
Creek hundred. and all at the expense
Of the taxpayers Of New Castle county
at large. The remonstrance contained
the names of l25 persons. all living in
the two hundreds He placed 1t i'm the
hands of Senator Pyle, who already has
a desk full Of letters bearing on the
same subject. IL Is estimated that the
road and bridge provided for i'm the
bill would cost not less than $4,000 TO
$4,000. 1t goes diagonally across all
of the farms in its way. and this is an
other very Objectionable feature.
HEARING FOR REMONsTRANTs.
Colonel George II. Raymond, Of
smyrna, reached Dover yesterday at
neon, loaded down with remonHtrances
against the new town charter He ar
ranged with the Senate Committee on
Corporations for q hearing
Of the remonstrants tomorrow.
"HELLOi" AND DOT AND DASH.
AAtIlt athlaAlNt DUKES gave uullct Oh
an act to incorporate tho Trans-Penin-
sula Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany. Ii is an adjunct to the Queen
Anne railroad charter. and viii have
fight to get through, as the Diamond
State. Laurel. Bethel and Sharptown
and other companies are already doing
business. Roland G.. Paynter, Wilmer
Emory, Joseph ID. Truxton, Everett
Hickman. Charles w. Cullen. George X.
Mears and Henry M. Hickman are the
with a capital stock Of
$4,000, with power to increase 90 $780,
)00 The field of operation is the whole
Of Delaware and the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland and Virginia, with power to
enter any city or town with the consent
Of the authorities. The principal office
will be i'm Georgetown.
LEWIS TO SUCCEED HENDRICK-
SON.
On Saturday Governor Tunnel will
appoint a Democrat to succeed Walter
Republican, as collector
Of oyster revenue for the state There
is a large number Of applicants, but il
is understood that Jacob c. Lewis, OF
Bower, will get the prize. He has been
. "a 1uuIf4Qnf fpr. fNn s.Iu.r nssrs. af.,.r