The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-04
What's the rlatter will, HANNAH

can, was elected speaker of the House of
Representatives on the first ballot. The
election Of the U. s. Senator now seems to
depend upon tho Democrats, which Is q
contingency we do not like. The fight If
any, should have been made in tho Repub
lican caucus and the minority yield to the
mandates of the majority. Senator Ham
no has y hard road to travel, with the
chances, at this writing, against him. He
has his enemies in his own party as we'll
10 friends.
WORD is received from Milford, that
Thomas Hook, a well-known married man
yesterday assaulted, with intcnt to kill,
Mimic Allen, a colorcd girl aged IS
Hook shot at her three times, and strange
to relate, the girl escaped unharned. Tho
three shots struck her corset stceis, which
undoubtedly saved her life. Hook was
arrested and brought before Magistrate
Cullen and given hearing, when he was
hold III $500 bail for appearance at Court.
There is no accounting for tastes and this
is one Of those peculiar ones.
THE Young Mems Democratic Club will
celebrate "Jackson's Day on next Tues
day evening, January 18th. at its rooms,
No. s17 Market street. The club, on this
occasion, will be addressed by prominent
speakers, including Senators Gray and
Kenney, Congressman Handy and Others.
The committee consists of Patrick Ncary,
Herman L. First, G. c. Montgomery, NJ.
D. Murphy James II. Kane, John 0.
Lambson, Thomas Reardon and John f.
Callahan.
THE second annual banquet of the Mask
and Wig Society was given in the th ID
story of tho Young Mems Republican
Club rooms. No. $40 King street. The
feature Of the evening was game pie that
measured nine feet in length and 2! inches
wide 1t is said to be the largest game pie
ever baked in our city and was greatly en-
joyed by the twenty members of the club
who sat around the festive board.
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TIE Delmarvia Telephone Company is
fast getting into shape and now have over
two hundred phones in use They have
over 1000 phones put in, and will have
them in use in sfew moro days. The Su.
rerintendont Thomas McCorklr, is hnv.
ing the work pushed along ns fast as pUs
bible and IRON observation, tho Delmarvia
being nol.e enterprise, will! be big sue.
cess.
ROBERT tiARMAN, cx-City Solicitor
defended VIM. Boyd, Il milk man, who was
hraigneu before Judge Ball yesterday
moraing, charged with selling skim milk
III cans without marking the same. Tho
chHige was dismissed owing to there lie.
Ing no penalty provided for The oirensc,
Lawyer Harmgn is one of the brightest
lawyers before tho bar in Delaware
THERE is good skating at ShellpJt bark
hUd last evening large crowd congrcgu.
ted to enjoy themselves, the young folks
sredominating, with sprnkling Of these
who have seen younger days bur still ike
10 glide over the smooth ice, with the CrI
OF their choice as in years gone by.
VERY few of the overall element will be
present at tho celebration of '.Iacsson's
Day" by tho Young Mems Democratic
Club on Tuesday evening, January llh.
The Gveralls held their first anniversary
last Wednesday evening and few of the
swallow tail representatives were present..
IllE Interesting paper by Chief Justice
Lore, which will appear in tomorrow RE
PUBLICAN, was read before tho lurre con-
course Of people at the watch n,petino nj