Evening journal., 1897-01-28

bill is not known.
LAUREL WANTS PROTECTION.
News comes from Laurel, Sussex
county. that the question of bonding
the town for water works is being agl-
tated and that it is probable that bill
viii soon be brought here with that
end in view. A committee Of the Town
Council went to Milford yesterday on
tour OF inspection. There is only one
briel house in Laurel, and 1t is the
railroad station All others are frame,
and many of them are beautiful cot
tages. The property owners begin to re-
alize the necessity for protection
against conhagration, which would
prove so disastrous in frame town.
Representative Short gave notice oil
two divorce bills. both being for coiored
couples. The unhappy ones are James,
II. Perkins and Annie M. Perkins, OF
Seaford. and Major Faucet and Jane
Faucet, of Georgetown.
sHERIFFs REASONABLE BILL
Sheriff Finn, of Wilmington, was
down Yesterday and filed with Chair
man HAZEL, of the House Committee
on Elections, a bill of his expenses in
cident to the Cheairs-D Dickey contest.
Ii amounted to S275.O4, which Chair
man HAZEL regards as reasonable. A
question has arisen as to whether the
expense should be borne by the state
or by New Castle county It may be
that the General Assembly will refuse
TO pay the bill In that event the sher-
iff win present II to the Levy Court
ROSS BOND APPROVED.
Secretary Of State Boyce informed
the General Assembly that Governor
Tunnel had approved the official bond
Of State Treasurer-elect w. Nj. Ross.
The governor was not here yesterday
and may not be here this week
NO SALARY, BUT FEES
Representative Davis has given no
tice of a bill relating 10 the inspection
OF steam boilers in the state. II pro-
vidcs for the appointment of two in
spectors. one for New Castle county
and the other for Kent and Sussex
counties. The inspectors get no salary
from the state. but "a for each boiler
inspected. the fee to be paid by the
owner OF the boiler boiler will be
inspected but once year.
A WILMINGTON CORPORATION.
Senator Meredith introduced the bill
to incorporate the John T. Dickey
Clothing and Manufacturing Company
John r. Dickey, Thomas ii. Pennock
and Lewis Dickey are the incorpora-
tors. The bill empowers the company
to manufacture clothing hats, shoes,
household furniture and deal in gro
ceries. The capital stock is placed at
$40, 900. with power to increase it TO any
amount. The principal place of busi-
ness will be i'm Wilmington, with
power to manage, operate and conduct
mills, stores or branches elsewhere.
Mr.. Dickey came TO Dover yesterday
and brought the bill with him.
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
Ever since he has been in office Sec
retary of State Boyce has been recoiv-
ing inquiries regarding the vote of
Delaware for presidential electors. On
Tuesday he had an inquiry from James
Gordon Bennett. of the New York Her
aid. Fer his own convenience and for
the information of the inquirers, he has
had printed for distribution a table
which includes the disputed figures
from Kent county
EMORY DENIES IT.
Wilmer Emory. of Centreyine, Nd,
attorney for the Queen Anne Railroad
Company, returned TO Dover yesterday.
He positively denies that his company
is seeking to get an amendment to its
charter permitting It to arrange with
the d. M & V. system for the use Of
its tracks from Ellendale to Rehoboth
He is not yet prepared to state just
what amendments his company does
want, but il is understood that one is
to parallel the present road between
Lewes and Rehoboth.
WILMINGTON CLUBS RENEWAL
Representative Cheairs gave notice
of an act TO renew the charter of the
Wilmington Club, probably the most
aristocratio mems organization in Will
mington, most Of the judiciary anC
present charter was granted
on February 27, 1877, and will
expire in about a month. Before thai
time the renewal for twenty years
longer will have been granted.
PROTECTION FOR FISH.
Representative Eliason will introduc,
a bill to protect the fish in AppOQuini
mink river. Two years ago ex-Levy
Court Commissioner Robert b. Simpler
of Blackbird hundred, had simila
bill here, but it failed to become a Law
by reason of the Addicks deadlocl
hurly-buriy. For many years it ha
been the practice of fishermen from al
parts Of the county to deplete the fisl
of that stream by the use OF nets of al
kinds. The bill is designed to breal
up the practice and keep the fish 70
sportsmen rather than meat-hunters.
TWO BY MR.. DEMPSEY.
Representative Dempsey gave motto
of an act to change the name of Ben
nett Mass to Bennett Mase, and intro
duced a bill toincorporatet the Peninsul
Press Company, of Wilmington. Tn
incorporators are Charles e. Gray, job
T. Mullins and William n. Walker
The capital stock is $4,000. wit
power TO increase it to 500. 900. II
given power to do general printing
WEDDING BELLS AT BETHEL.
Sergeant-at- Arms Quillen. of III
Senate, went to Bethel, Sussex count
last evening. to attend a wedding. tt
contracting parties were Reuben Ma