The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-17


want to give up anything, even
when their term OF Office is up.
They are alter every office 10 sight
that can be put under the control
Of City Council, Their latest kick
Ia the effort being made to appoint
an assistant City Solicitor when
Mr.. Lynn's term expires July LIST.
We think the Courts would sustain
Mr.. Reirhardt in appointing his
deputy. We should like to see the
Court pass upon the matter. Our
advise would be for Mr.. Reinhardt
to appoint mis- assistant and then
test his right to make the appoint
ment IN the courts. Don't allow
City Council TO usurp this power,
but fight for the young rights OF
City Solicitor. elect.
FRANK A. CHAPMAN had several
thousand dollars left to HIM by his
father when he died, which he had
accumulated in the tobacco business
in this city. When Frank reached
his majority. he came into posses
sion of snug sum and then beg an
his wild career, which. in a few
years left him minus his patrlmony,
He then married the lady Of his
choice, in a public marriage at
Shellpot park, receiving bedroom
suite for the exhibition. To earn a
living for himself and family he
got employment on the street cars.
Instead of leading a sober, indus
trious life, he sought another to be-
stow his atfe ctions on. The girl
refused to let him call on her as
soon as she heard he was a mar
ried nan, and in his mad infatua.
lion he sought to take her life and
then end his own worthless one by
taking laudanum. Instead he
wounded a bystander aud created
quite panic.
THAT deal involving the future
control OF the Chicago, Milwaukee
q st. Paul road is pending, was
definitely learned yesterday from
banker in position to know.
Its completion will mean the estab.
fishing OF an absolute harmony OF
interest in the northwestern rail-
road situation. The groupe will
include the Northern Pacific, Great
Northern, Chicago, Burlington and
0uinton, dominated by Morgan
Hill interests, and the other will
be made upot the Chicago, Milwau.
kee and st. Paul ard the Union
Pacific and its affiliated lines, in
which group Harriman-Rcckelel
Ter interests will dominate.
ALL the machine shops in our
city except the Harlan & Holdings.
worth Co. and the J. Morton Poole
Co. have conc eded TO the demands
Of their men. The men are orderly
and keep away from the works and
Tor that reason have the moral sup
port OF the public. Nineteen other
firms appear to tie able to afford
10 grant their men what they asked
Tor. 1t has come to this in bust.
ness, that firms which cannot paw
their mer the same wages as SIM.
lar concerns, will have to 90 out
OF business.
THE bids OF the Wilmington City
Electric Light Company Tor light
ing the city for the next five or ten
years, which have been submttc d
TO the Street and Sewer Comm's $.
soners, will effect quite a saving.
The bids were handed in and open :
ed on Friday afternoon last, bu
the award has not yet been made.
There were three bids offered but
the Electric Light Company's was
the lowest and the contract shoul Il
have been awarded at the time the
bids were opened. But then, Their e
is little if any use in saying any.
thing, as the bids will be awarded
when the Commissioners see fit,
AS a detective Harvey J. Wiley
has proved success Owing Ia
numerous petty theits having oc-
Cured in his neigh borhood for some
time past, in which eatables were
taken, Mr.. Wiley kept a watch
with the result that on Saturday
he captured two small boys. Their
names we're taken and on their
promise to be good bows in the tut
ure, hereleased them. There are a
large number OF tough young boys
in tnis city, whose parents should
be arrested instead OF the BOYS, for
the heartless way they are turned
out on the street to beg or steal.
The commencement week at Del
aware College opened yesterday
and will continue until Wednesday
night, The opening exercises, with
sermon in the morning to the Y.
NJ. {. A. and the baccalaureate
sermon in the evening were largely
attended. The real interest in the
commencement will not be manifest
until to-day. Rev Hubert ".
Wells preached the baccalaureate
sermon and Rev. +. b. Short spoke
to the students.
by the threatened strike OF the
1000 street railway employees II
New Orleans, La, It IS likely to tie
up the electric lines in that city.
The men want the recognition 0!
the Union, 20 cents an hour instead
Of l34 cents an hour, now being
paid them. Ten hours to constitute
working day, instead of - and
ID hours they are com PEELED 10 put
in. 1t IS a pity their grievances
annot be adjusted satistoriIy to all
htCncerued.