The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-07-24
4AG DAILY REPUBLICAN.
metropolitan Printing
,' 49, ~ :, and Publishing Go,
PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY
81 COR. THIRD AND KING STREETS
Entered al the Post Office at Wilmington
Eel. o. second.cIass mail matter.
WEDNESDAY, JULY "a, 1901.

The Every Evening is rather
sarcastic in speaking OF the result
Of the suit of OK. Detective Barney
McVey against the State OF Della.
ware for salary due. The paper
speaks as fol ows:
at can with truth be said Of the
previous occupants Of the Offices,
Detectives McVey and Witsil, tina:
they were competent officials. They
had an intelligent comprehension
Dt their duties and performed them
acceptably. They are also men Of
sndoubted physical courage, and
evil-doers held them IN wholesome
dread. No brutal murderer was
permitted to walk out of the State
unmolested while they were in Of
fee.
"But the career OF the one detec.
tive appointed to succeed them
shows painful contrast His pub
lie record mainly comprises the ar
rest, with great flourishing OF trum.
pets, OF druggist who sold whis-
key without having the required
license, while at almost the same
time, young desperate, who COM
mitted one OF the most brutal and
appalling murders known to the
criminal annals of the State, lels.
urely escaped, despite the existence
II State detective, sheriff, deputy
sheriff, county constables and town
officers, without hand being rails.
ed to stay him. And he is still at
large, while his horrid crime calls
In vain for vengeance.
1.-THE miscarriage of justice is
one Of the scores that the people
will be called upon to settle with
the recent Legislature or rather
with the Addicks Republican ma
jority."
We would add thatas a detective
Barney was good, but, like good
many other police officials, he dab
bled too much in politics. He was
a partisan and a Democrat and
worked as hard as he could tor the
success OF that party. This, more
than anything else. was his undo.
ing. Barney has no one but him.
self to blame for being ousted from
office. The Democrats would have
done the same thing, if the case
had been reversed. Look back and
bee how many Republicans were
Ousted from office by Democratic
Legislatures. To the victor belongs
the spoils.
II costs the tax payers Of Will
mington ST., o49.S0 to dispose
OF the garbage in the city every
year. In Washington, D. C., the
city derives revenue from the sale
Of its garbage. The otfal is put
10 several uses and turned into a
source of revenue instead OF being
an expense, We should like to see
the local plant put OF a paying
basis. We don't see why the pres.
ent City Council does not look into
the matter, as probably several
more places could be created Tor
them to fill. The city never needed
revenue SO much as at present.
THE Reading Railroad Co. is
anxious to break the strike at
Reading, Pa. a meeting will be
held in the Office OF Superintendent
Prince. The Company is willing to
pay time and quarter time for over
time and agrees TO grant a ! cent
per hour increase to blacksmlths,
boilermakers to receive -. 3 and
a cents per hour. II don look as
it the Company and men would be
able to agree upon the terms sub
mitted by the Railroad Company,
THos. MULLlN, proprietor Of the
saloon at Front ana ashington
streets, no was reported dying
several times III the papers, as the
result Of being shot by Henry +.
Fish, is now en.lrel Y recovered.
He thinks he had as close n Gail as
he wants and IS now ready 10 pros
ecute Fish for taking him Tor tar
get. Fish has had plenty OF time
10 think over whether it paid 10
shoot Mullln because he objected to
him, Fish, eating his free lunch.
THE street markets were not so
large to-day a they often a { on
market days. The farmers are
busy thrcshng and that has some
thing to do with their absence
The market was pient!uliy sap
Piled with vegetables and prices
were fair. King street market :
worth visiting, if only to see the
people who do their marketing.
DAVID LEMON is aggressive. lie
says he will publish weekly pa.
per to be known as Lemon q Com,
ment. lie will have among his
subscribers, Street aud Sewer
Comm Fahey, Webster
and Carter. DR.. J, c. fahey, and
several other Democrats and Re.
publicans.
OUTSIDE of relief for the poor,
the account tor printing was the
smallest amount spent by City
Council. Council practices economy
In ITS printing expenses but not in
all other items. 1t would be u good
thing for the tax payers o! the CITY
if Council was as careful in other
matters.
FRANK CONNER IS rather young
10 want to shuttle OFT this morlal
coil. Although but - years old he
has made two attempts 10 take hi:
life Yesterday he tried to hang
himself to the door OF his cell, it
which be had been committed for
the charge of larceny.