Evening journal., 1899-01-12

, DEL. THURSDAY, j
whether Addicks is WHITING or unwin.
ing, and that he cannot prevent them
from breaking away from him after
they are firmly convinced that he can
not be elected Neither Higgins moi
DUPONT can he elected. and that is fai
as can 60 Senator Gray's chances
Of reelection are exceedingly remote.
CARRIED BY.
When Senator McFarlin entered the
Senate chamber later than usual yes
terday morning the Evening Journa,
correspondent noticed that he looked a
little sheepish and dropped into his
chair with the mien CT a man VIII
had done something which he felt he
should not have done, but it was latel
in the day before ii was learned whai
occasioned the change in his appear
ance.
1t seems that he boarded the train
at Wilmington. threw himsef back II.
seat and went fast asleep. His peace
ful siumbers and sweet d7cams were
interrupted by the brakeman's steh
torian voice crying;
"Wyomingl Wy-O-ming! All out foi
wyomingl"
Whats that2" ne inquired, sitting
bolt upright and gazing wonderingly
about him.
"All out for Wyoming Next stop
is Feltonl" sang out the brakeman.
Senator MbFarlln reaiized that he
had been carried by Dover and made
a dash for the door. When he reach
ed the station platform. he was in
formed that if he waited for train
back to Dover he would have two OF
three hours to wait This did not suit
him. and he hired a man TO drive him
to the state capital, a distance of about
three miles.
BRAsURE's SECRET SOCIETY
BILL
Scrator Brasure gnve notice Of his
bill providing a legal plan for the dis.
tTihu.ion OF the funds and other prop.
erty Of unincorPorated associations
and societies which surrender theii
charters 20 the parent organization.
1t will be substantially the Pennsyl
vania law Published in fun severa
b days ago in the legislative reports O
the Evening Journal.
/ THE YOUNGEST SENATOR
State Senator Simeon Selby Penne
WITH is the youngest member Of III
Senate being but 81 years old. He
a level-headed young man and on
% Of the social and political leaders Il
d the lower part Of the state.
B. FLAG AT HALF-AIAST.
? During the noon recess yeste1da
n ex-Clerk Of the Senate simon Dc
berry observed that the flag on tn
State House wls flying az haN-mas
= He cllled the attention Of some OF IA
Z senators to the matter and observe
y 70 them that perhaps Sergeanf-a
a Arms pani ~ 80 Senate. had pl
: it up that way to signify to the pu6'
=, that the House had not been in sei
- sion for several daye. Senator Mer,
u dtth called the sergeant to him and il
y quired;
i Who's dead?"
Il don't know anewered the astoI
ished sergeant
We'll, you've got the flag flying
half-mast, and it never flies that wa
J. unless somebody is dead" said Ii
S senator.
s- 'The wind was blowing so hard tn
p morning that / couldn't get IL very f,
up the pole" answered the sergean
who has but one hand
ie II think that the seTgeant-at-arn
r. Of the House ought TO do that wor
q anyway" said Senator Meredith. Il,
!, it is very awkward for man with bl
: one hand to work the halliards.'
- LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
4 On resolution offered by Senate
l. Lewis, the clerk was instructed to fu
L nish to each member copies of Vo
ol umes 10 and 20. Laws CT Delaware.
rs One of Senator McFarln's hors
broke a leg on Tuesdny afternoon.
- Chaplain q the Senate Randall W.
s. absent yesterday attending a funer'
E. ard the invocation for the benefit
oi the deIberative body was made
Chaplain of the House Turner
Reading Clerk Baxter was abse
yesterday attending the funeral OF
n grandmother. AT TempleVille, Nd.