Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

stream flor the purpose of selling them)
for carp of less than 11s pounds each or
more than 10 pounds each.
Representative Frizzell will introduce
an act requiring employers Of men ON
electric cars to allow said employees
half an hour between and q. IN. to
cat breakfast, half an hour between IL
q, m, and p. m. to eat dinner and
half an hour between 8 and 6 y. IN. to
eat supper. Every corporation violat-
ing the provisions of the act shall be
fined . sum not exceeding $50.
Dover, Jan. 25. BY the return Of
Representative West, who, in conse-
quence OF Illness, had been absent for
two weeks, Col. du Pont, Yesterday,
moved up one notch in the senatorial
contest. News comes from Sussex
county, where Representative West
resides, that Union Republicans pur-
suod him there and inplored him to
vote for j. Edward Addicks for United
States Senator. According to this
story, Representative West declared
that he would not support the man
whom, 1t is believed, the Union Re
publieans will not withdraw from the
contest, even il their failure to do SO
causes asenatorial vacancy for the next
two years, which is regarded as highly
probable. .
Surmises that Representative West
might. vote for Mr.. Addicks, or ex-
pectatiops of a serious break in the
Regular Republican ranks, resulted in
an unusually large attendance at yes
terday's ballotipg, but nothing sensa-
A.
part of the morning, D. Mifflin Wilson,
prominent Union Republican, con-
versed with Representative West, pre-
susmsbly trying, to steer him to the
Addicks camp, but, il such we're his
mission, his efforts were unsuccessful.
The only noteworthy change in yes
terday's, balloting was the consolida-
tion OF the Silver Democrats in behalf
Of Congressman Handy.
Runlor- mongers whispered all day
that the Regulars would hold CON
ference last night, but the tattlers
were mistaken.
As yet, Mr.. Addicks has not come TO
Dover to shake hands with the men
who are voting for him. Neither has
Col. du Font appeared on the battle
ground. The former has deferred grasp
ing the hands Of his supporters until
next Friday evening, when he will
entertain the Union Republican mem
bers of the Legislature at dinner at
the Union League, Philadelphia. Regu-
lar Republicans have been invited TO
attend, but they consider the invitation
to be equivalent to q request to vote
for Mr.. Addicks, and, consequently,
few, II any, Regulars will be in at
tendance Senator Alice circulated yes
to-day afternoon among the Regulars,
delivering verbal invitations. The
Union Republicans will proceed to
Philadelphia Immediately after their
inspection of the State Hospital, at
Faruhurst.
The Addicks men, 1t is asserted, con-
template making bluff--voting for
Mr.. Alice and DIR. Layton for United
States Senator. it is said that 1t would
be useless for the Regulars to attempt
to induce the Union Republicans to
vote for former Senator Higgins OF
Judge Pennewill. As. regards tho
former, the Addicgsites have not for
gotten the part he played in the menor.
able battle fought four years ago.
They will not vote for Judge Penne-
will, ii is alleged because his election
as Senator would create a vacancy on
the bench, and they do not want to run
the risk Of Gov. Tunnel appointing as
Judge, q man whom they might not
favor.
THE FARMERS BANK.
The Gazette's correspondent is re-
auested to publish the following state
tnent explanatory of the bill providing
for the discontipuance of the New
Castle branch Of the Farmers Bank:
"The bill is an important meas ure
for the State and the public generally.
"The Farmers Bank was Incorporated
in 1907, and consists Of the home bank,
at Dover, and branches ut Georgetown,
New Castle and Wilmington. The
branch at Wilmington is q later addi-
tion, and has never issued stock. The
whole amount of stock outstanding is
S6a0.000 OF which the New Castle
branch issued one-fourth, or $170, 900.
1.-THE provisions of the bill give
authority TO the home bank and the
Georgetown branch to call in the entire
stock of the corporation, and then to
issue new certificates of stock to the
amount of three fourths Of the present
capital. Sixty-five dollars per share is
to be paid for the stock called in for
which new certificates are not issued.
Before this action may be taken by
the home bank and the Georgetown
branch, a meeting of the, stockholders
must be called for May 18th next, and
ut this meeting two-thirds majority
in favor Of winding up the New Castle
branch is required to make the bill
effective.
NJ" Accompanying the bill, is petition
in favor OF Unsigned by all the directors
OF, the Farmers Bank, including those
living in New Castle.
According to the statements of
those having knowledge of the Farmers
Bank, the branch at New Castle has
been steadily falling in the rear, leav-
| ing the home bank and the Georgetown
branch to bear it up. 1t is stated that
| for the six months past, at the close of
| the year. the New Castle branch had
only $500 clear of its expenses with
which to pay dividends upon s170. 600
! worth Of stock. The proximity Of Will
mington is assigned as the reason for
the falling off in the business at the
New CASTLE branch.
"The calling in Of the whole stock,
aud the issuance of three-fourths only
of tho present capital stock in new
| certificates, arises from the fact that
the New Castle branch issued just one
fourth of the stock in the beginning,
and the one-fourth cancelled is thus
| its stock. The bank, however, must
pay s85 per share for each share SO can
celled. I
@"It is stated by the authorities that,
with the New Castle branch wound up,
| the Farmers Bank will be able to pay
per cent dividends within a year. Ii
this be true, the present stockholders
will receive S6b share for one-fourth