The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-05-24

had been squared against the
plant He was not an old man,
but his usual robust constitution
seemed completely broken down.
He leaves a widow and nine chill
dren, besides host OF friends to
mourn his loss.
No election officer should be APP
pointed if he is not competent to
write plainly and huently. There
are plenty Of men in both parties
who are fully compete mt to conduct
an election and count the votes af.
ter the polls have closed. From
the present outlook, the Republi.
cans will have a walk.ove in this
city at the coming election. 1t is
necessary the city tax rate should
be kept down, and it can only he
done by the Republicans electing
a majority of city council.
MEN own newspapers nowadays
to further their own political for
tunes. but even then do not reach
their goal. Take the owner OF the
Every Evening; he Is supposed 10
be gold Democrat. He ran tor
Congress several years ago. on the
Democrat ticket, end was so pop
ular his opponent defeated him. al
though he had the "powerful'
Every Evening backing him. But
being a poor pilot. the paper in
fiuence in this campaign will be
mill.
WE do not believe in mob law,
but sometimes violence is to be
commended where persuasion fails
to bring the desired result. If an
election officer refuses to do his
duty, in allowing Republicans 10
vote on Saturday, June LIST, the
Board of Elections should remove
him. No such scenes should be al
lowed as occurred at the last cleo
ton over Third street bridge when
Howard ID. Ross was cheated out
or his election as State Sena
AL the Republicans ask is a fair
count and they will insist on that.
OWING to the license fee required
10 be paid on entering wedlock, one
OF our ministers was cheated out
OF a job yesterday. The couple
had license taken out in Penn.
sylvania, which they imagined
would answer the purpose in this
State. When told it would require
lparsa fall al th,e 90
at the Court House and would cost
$3.50, they left for some other place
where the cost did not come so high,
THE price Of coal will be lncreas-
ed every month from now on until
50 cents ton has been added on.
The first raise took place the first
OF this month, when ten cents a ton
was added. Coal Is scarce among
the dealers, the big coal operators
having restricted the output SO as
TO keep the price up. Not for years
at this time OF the year has coal
been as scarce among the whole sale
houses. Here is where the coal
barons have the public by the
throat.
THE machinists will help swell
the Grand Army Posts on memo
rial day by turning out, headed by
brass band. The men hope that
by the last OF the month they will
all be back at work ouce more.
More than half the origina al numoe
who quit work on Monday are back
now, with all demands met by their
bosses. The nine hour workday
will 60 all through the different
branches with ten hours pay.
In city court yesterday Vito Ca.
sallo, John Cayallo and Paolio Suf-
20 who were arrested for backing
Hhoes on Sunday, were dismissed.
There was no proof that they re-
ceived compensation for the shines.
This is what should be done with
all such cases. 1t is no more harm
10 shine shoes on Sunday than it
is TO sell milk.
Owing to the accident to the yacht
Shamrock II, Sir Thomas Upton of
England, has asked that the cup
races be postponed until the first
week 10 October, Owing to the
many accidents that have happened
on it, not one OF the crew has a
good word to say for the boat,
The slayerof the late King Hum
bert, OF Italy, Bresci, has commit
ted suicide at the penitentiary of
Sonto Stefano, where he was con-
fined after his conviction. The poor
fool followed out the injunction OF
the scriptures and the world is we'll
rid OF such as he.
A JURY has awarded $4,000 dam
ages to David Hickman for in luries
received at the hands Of a mob.
Hickman and Ed. Jackson, colored,
and Mrs. Nell Jackson, white, were
tarred and feathered and driven
out OF town by indignant citizens of
West Liberty.
WE have the fourth annual meet
Ing OF the Delaware State Fedora.
ton OF Wonen's Clubs with US.
The aides are meeting in the New
.Century Club building on Delaware
Ayenue. Meetings were held yes.
'ierday aftern bon and evening an d
will be continued to-day.