Evening journal., 1901-01-24
FREE AMBULANCE
FOR WILMINGTON
Bill Passes Without a Dis
SeRting Vote
RETIRING TREASURER SETTLES
Governor Issues Victorian PrOclama-
Strong Right for
WiCkerSham

Special Dispatch TO Evening Journa.
Dover Jan. 24-Dover Is alive with
Grand Army men for their reunion
and campfire.
They had a drill ON the green, and
their band sernaded the Legislature in
frcnt Of the State House
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal
4 Dover. Jan. 24-After working
many hours on the books and vouch-
ers, the Joint Committee appointed By
the Legislature to settle with retiring
State Treasurer l.. II. Ball completed
It's work yesterday afternoon, and for
mulated its report
The balances shown were as follows:
General fund, SsS63151; school fund.
500 ,3491S; sinking fund, S4,OOS.sG: to-
tai. Sl21 ,99O1S.
These allowances were made Or. Bail:
Salary $3.50; extra work, 81 500; clerk
hire, $780, attorneys fees. $780,
The committee will make It's report
to both houses to-day.
KITTENIsH LEGISLATION WITH
/ DRAWN.
While in a facetous mood yesterday
afternoon, Representative Robertson.
who knew that d. Mifhin Wilson had
sent lot OF apples to the State House.
and who also wanted to strike at Rep
resentative Clark for his anti-liquOr
/ resolution, offered this resolution.
Whereas IL has come to the knowl-
edge OF certain persons that there has
been received and stored in the State
p House by certain members OF the Gcn-
: cral Assembly q certain frut known
as apples, from which cider is some
times made from the drinking OF which
persons In times past have been known
TO become intoxicated; therefore. be Il
Received. BY the Senate ANA House
Of Representatives of the State OF Dell
aware, I'M General Assembly met that
a committee Of seventeen on the part
] Of the Senate and thirty-hve ON the
81 part OF the House. be appointed to
search out and Immediately devour
p said fruit
Resolved, That said committee shall
continue to act so long as the mora's
OF said General Assembly are jeopor-
died by having said fruit known as
apples, stored in the State House.
Representative Clark objected to the
adoption of the resolution, claiming It
was a personal slap at him for pre-
! senting the anti-liquOr resolution on
Monday. A perfunctory vote was
taken, and Speaker McCOmmOns de-
clared the resolution tabled.
After some curt remarks had been
/ exchanged, the resolution was with
drawn.
WORKING FOR W1CKERSHAM.
Governor Hum still holds the natter
OF the appointment Of an adjutant-gen-
+ eral in abeyance, and Adjutant- General
d. Hart Democrat, continues at the head OF
the military establishment
There are three avowed applicants in
the feld-Colone J. =. Wickersham. re-
b tired, and Captain T.. l.. Rice, Jr.. OF
? Wilmington. and Colonel Theodore
] Townsend Of Milford. ln addition. Ma
ior Edmund Mitchell Jr.. Of Wilmington.
is being urged for the place. although he
is in no sense a candidate. being friendly
No the interests OF Colonel Wickcrsham.
A delegation. headed by Colonel Wick
ersham, was down yesterday and had au-
dience with the governor. 1t consisted Of
Lieutenant-Co Colonel c. NJ. Stevenson.
Major j. /. France, Captain E. e. Ru-
tan, Captain a. n. Matlack, Lieutenant
4 Charles =. Cotton and the regimental
band sergeant. The claims OF Colonel
i Wickersham for preferment were urged
but the governor was wholly non-com-
initial.
A VICTORIAN PROCLAMATION.
Governor HUM took official cognizance
the death Of Victoria. queen Of England,
afternoon by issuing the following procla-
nation;
Whereas January %, 1901, witnessed
the death Of Victoria, Queen Of England
! and empress of India; and,
Whereas, her reign was remarkable
= for many and momentous incidents con-
nectcd with the history OF the United
States, especially during the war OF the
rebellion and later during the war with
Spain; and
, Whereas, The people Of the United
States and those of the British empire
form the two great English-speaking
peoples of the earth akin in race, Lam
4 guage, law and civilization; now,
Therefore. /. John HUM. governor OF
the State Of Delaware. do request that
on the 25th day OF January the dags on
all public buildings be displayed at half
mast in commemoration OF the most ex-
p cellent life and high public character OF
= Engand's oldest sovereign.
B In testimony whereof. 1. John Hum.
governor Of the State Of Delaware. have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
great seal Of the State Of Delaware to he
acreunto aluAod this twenty thld las II
lsrrNiy. u The year oi our Lord onc
thousand nine hundred and one. aud ~
the independence OF the United States of