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CUT HIS WIFES THROAT
Lafayette GrufP Charged With a
Cold-Blooded Murder.
ALSO FATALLY SHOT HER AUNT
Mrs. oruff Ran From the House, With
Blood Pouring From Her Neck, and
Fell Dead On a Neighbor's Step.
Murderer Quickly Arrested.

Camden, N. j., March 12.-With her
7-months-old baby girl in her arms,
Mrs. Lafayette Gruff was murdered
by her husband, her relatives say. at
the home of her father, in Westmont,
N. j., yesterday morning After he
had cut his wife's throat, Gruff is said
to have turned on her amt, Mrs. Su-
san Gowie, and probably wounded her
fatally by firing a bullet into her hear.
The crime was committed in a large
old frame house on the edge OF a deep
woods at WestmOnt. The family were
at breakfast when Gruff entered. AT
ter he had committed the crime he
cOolly left the yard, walked down a
muddy road and disappeared.
Monday night Gruff called to see
his wife. 1t was thought that a recon
Citation had taken place. He did not
stay at the house during the night
Yesterday morning he called again.
His wife, Mrs. Gowie and her other
niece. Lille BoZarth, with the child.
were at the reakfast table Gruff, it
is said, pulled a revolver and shot Mrs.
GOwie. Lille Bozarth fed, and Gruff,
catching his wife In his arms, stabbed
her in the throat, severing the jugular
vein. Mrs. Gruff ran from the house,
with blood pouring from an inch and
a quarter cash in her neck. She was
found dead on the doorsteps of Con
stable Paul, short distance from her
home. Her fight from the house was
marked by a trail of blood and the full
print of her hand was visible on the
rear porch post
In the struggle the coat of Gruff
was badly torn. He placed the weap
Ons in his pocket and left the house
Children were passing on the way tc
! school, and he walked with them for
a short distance. He passed the black
smith of the village and babe him a
good morning He then disappeared
in the direction Of the Pennsylvania
/ railroad tracks.
Lafayette Gruff was arrested at his
! home in Gloucester by Jacob Shillel
! yesterday afternoon When locked III
in the Camden county Jail Gruff broll,
down. He admitted to Prosecutor
Lloyd and others that he had killed
his wife, and said he was crazed b!
her refusal to go back to him. "
couldn't live without heri" he cried il
agony. He made no statement as t,
his reason for committing the crime
Gruff is q years old, his wife wa
IS. Neighbors say that he abused hi
girl wife and shamefully whipped he
until she, with their first child, lief
him and a little home in the villag
to live with her father and aunt in tn
old house at the edge of the woods.
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Earmer,s Nix Rnrned Ia neath.

Stroudsburg, Pa, March 12.-The
Hpsetting of an oil stove in the home
of Philip Flyte, near this city, result
ed in the burning to death of Mrs.
Flyte and the destruction of the house.
Several other inmates Of the house
escaped in their night clothes. Mrs.
WOolbert, a daughter of Mrs Flyte,
was badly burned about the head The
Flytes resided on a farm, and 10 per
sons, mostly young people. were liv-
ing in the house at the time of the
tragedy.
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SECRETARY HAY UNDER FIRE
Declined to Request British Passports
For Boer sympathizers.


For Boer Sympathizers.
Washington, March 1.-THE house
yesterday entered on the eonsidera.
ton of the postoffice appropriation
bill, but as usual during general de-
bate on an appropriation bill, the
members who spoke devoted them
selves to everything except the bill
before the house. Mr.. Thayer, of
Massachusetts, attempted to take ad-
vantage of the division among the Re-
publicans on the subject Of reciprocity
by bringing forward a resolution to
investigate reports that the sugar
trust would be the chief beneficiary
of Cuban reciprocity. He tried to
overturn a decision of the speaker in
order to secure action on his resolu-
ton, but the Republicans came up
solidly against such a course, and he
was checkmated.
The feature of the day was a speech
by Mr.. Burleson, attacking Secretary
Hay for declining to request the Brit
ish authorities to furnish passports to
go through the British lines to Rev
Hiram W. Thomas and wife who de
sire to go to South Africa to distrib
ute Boer relief funds collected in Il
linois. Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, chairman
of the foreign affairs committee, made
spirited reply to Mr.. Burleson
charging the Texas member with at
tempting to Brejudge the case before
the evidence was in. Mr.. Hit pointed
out that relief funds could be distrib
uted through the Red Cross or The
American consuls, and added that i
was contrary to international law ant
usage to alloy those in sympathy witt
the enemy To go through the lines il
time of war
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Gaynor and Green In Canada.

Quebec, Que, March 12-Colonel
John F. Gaynor and Captain B. D.
Green, who are charged with COM
plicity in the Savannah frauds, spent
quiet day at the Chateau Frontenac,
in this city. They do not appear to
be in the least worried as to the out
come of their case. The provincial
attorney generals department has not
yet received instructions as to the ar
rest of the accused. They haze en-
gagged counsel to fight extradition
ceedings.
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RURAL MAIL BILL PASSED
It Increases Salary Of Carriers From
$500 to $500.


Washington, March 1.-THE bill to
classify the rural free delivery service
and place the carriers under the con-
tract system, which has been debated
in the house for over a week, was
passed yesterday, but in form that
completely changed the purpose for
which it was framed. Before it was
passed the bill was altered radically
by its opponents. All the provisions
relating to the placing of the carriers
under the contract system were
stricken out and the salary system not
only continued, but the maximum sal
airy of carriers was increased from
$500 to $500 per annum.
AS passed the bill classifies the
rural free delivery service and fixes
the compensation of employees as fol
lows: Special agents in charge of di-
visions, not exceeding $1,000 per an
mum; special agents, four classes,
graded from 81 300 to $1,000; route in
spectors, four classes, from 5000 to
$1,000; clerks, four classes, from 5000
to $1,000; the compensation Of car
riers is not to exceed $500.
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WANT WI TING FANG REMOVED
Claimed He corruptly Retained $50, 900
to Repair Chinese Legation.

Pekin, March IA prominent
Manchu censor has memorialized the
throne for the removal of WI Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister to the
United States. The censor asserts
that WI Ting Fang cOrruptly retained,
ostensibly for repairs to the Chinese
legation at Washington, $4,000 of the
Tien Tsin silver refunded by the
American government
According to a dispatch from Wash
ington, dated January %, Secretary
Hay that day handed to Minister WI
Ting Fang a draft on the United
States treasury for $376,6OO, the value
of the silver bullion captured by the
American marines at Tien Tsin.
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Analnst SUNDAY funerals.

Trenton, n j., March 10.-The
Trenton Coachmen's Union at a meet
ing Saturday night decided not to
drive at Sunday funerals. In this
move they have the support of all the
undertakers in the city but one who
had a funeral yesterday. His drivers
will be expelled from the union. The
agitation against Sunday funerals has
been going on in the city for some
time, and has the endorsement Of the
clergy of the city.
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SECRETARY LONG HAS RESIGNED
Representative Moody, of Massachu.
nnAAr hrranAr Mn,.aI RnrAfnIin


sets, Accepts Naval Portfolio.
Washington, March 1.-THE third
change in the cabinet of President
Roosevelt occurred yesterday, when
Secretary Long submitted his resig-
nation in a graceful letter. to take
effect May l, it being accepted in one
b,ually felicitous by the president.
The change was made complete by the
selection of Representative William
Henry Moody, of the Sixth congress
sional district of Massachusetts, as
Mr.. Longs successor in the navy de-
partment.
This change has been expected for
a long time. Mr. Long had intended
to retire at the beginning Of the late
President McKinley's second term, but
he consented to remain until certain
lines of policy in which he was in.
VOWEL were more satisfactorily ar.
ranged. Then when President Roose-
welt succeeded, though anxious to re.
turn to private life-for Secretary
Long will never again enter public
life-a strong feeling of loyalty
/ towards Mr. Roosevelt induced the sec
rotary to defer his retirement until
it was convenient for the president to
make a change.
The news that Representative
Moody had been offered and had &C
cepted the navy portfolio reached the
capitol yesterday afternoon, and Mr.
Moody, who was on the floor of the
! house. was showered with hearty con
CALCULATIONS. For several minutes h,
held a regular levee in one of the sid,
aisles on the Republican side. Demo
cratic members noticed the demon
! strations and crossed over to join il
the ovation, his congratulations from
that quarter being fully as hearty AM
sincere as those from his own side o
| the house.
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Family Killed BY Gas.

Sisston, S. D., March 12.-The en-
tire family of L. P. Scone. a farmer
living near this place, is dead or dy-
ing from the effects of escaping coal
gas. Scone and the three children
were last seen on Saturday night. Yes
terday neighbor called and discov-
cred the entire family in bed uncon-
scious. A doctor was called, but the
girls were dead, and although the son
and wife were revived, they are not
expected to live.
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Elizabeth City, N. c., March 20
The grand jury of Pasquotank county
yesterday found a true bill against
James Wilcox, the young man in jail
here charged with killing his sweet
heart, Miss Nellie Cropsey, last No
vember. The indictment charges that
on the goth day of November, 1901.
Wilcox wilfully and with malice afore-
thought killed and murdered Ellen NJ
Cropsey. Wilcox was arraigned i'm
mediately after dinner and entered a
plea Of not guilty. The court drew a
special venure Of $50 jurors, and then
announced that the trial would begin
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon The
large court room was packed and
excitement ran high.
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STRICKEN DUMB WHILE cuRslNo
John Kelly Deprived Of Speech In
Midst of His Blasphemy.


Midst of His 8lasphemy.
Baltimore, March 12.-John Kelly.
A years old, according to a state
ment made by his wife yesterday, and
supplemented by a statement written
on a sheet of paper by himself and
presented to Justice White of the
Northern district police station, in this
city, was suddenly stricken dumb
while profanely cursing and bias.
pheming.
Kelly was arrested Monday night in
front of his home on the complaint
of his wife. Mrs. Kelly informed the
officer that her husband was intoxi-
Gated, had chased her from the house
and had threatened her life with
razor His throat and mouth twitched
convulsiyely as he made an ineffect-
ual effort to speak. Yesterday the
prisoner was still dumb, and when
brought before the justice he labor
iously made all his statements in
writing. Mrs Kelly told Lieutenant
Dempsey that in the midst of his
cursing and blasphemy Monday night
8 her husband suddenly choked and
trembled all over as though he had a
chill. Then he tried to speak, but
I could only choke and grOan.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-14

How often we hear people say that
they are never so happy as when they
are helping others, and how true it is
that he who lives for self cannot be
happy. S2l6shness and avarice in the
heart are incompatible with happiness.
The social instinct is one of the strOn-
gest elements of the human soul. Its
basis is love. Love inspires benevO-
lence. and benevolence rejoices in re-
lieving the suflerings of others. There
fore would you be happy during this
year? Then give some time to commu-
nicating joy and gladness to the hearts
Of others.
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PRINCE HAS DEPARTED
Given Noisy Send Off When He
Sailed For Home.
PHOTOGRAPHED EFoRELEAvINe
Prince Henry So Pleased With Trip
That He May Return to America
For a Second Visit-Last Day Was
-. =
Spent on Deutschland.

For Second Visit-Last Day Was
Spent On Deutschland.
New York. March l2--Prince Henry
Of Prussia sailed for Germany on
board the neutrality-suspicious. liner
Deutschland yesterday afternoon. His
last day in America was spent entirely
on board the Deutschland. but it was
well filled with pleasing incidents.
The prince breakfasted early and
about 10 o'clock began to receive of.
fetal farewell visits. including repre-
sentatives of Germany in this coun-
try and those of the United States
government. Mayor Low, of New
York. was also a caller, and the prince,
in bidding him farewell gave a hint
that he had some intention of return
ing to America for a second visit.
The members OF the party that ac
companied the prince on his tour were
his guests at luncheon in the dining
room of the steamship and music was
furnished by the band from the Hob.
enzollern. At the close Of the lunch
con, when it came time to say good.
bye, the prince, taking a rose from the
table, said: This is the badge of that
which have been admiring during my
entire trip to the United States
American beauty"
Immediately after the luncheon, at
the princes invitation theparty went
to the commanders bridge of the
Deutschland and was there photo
graphed. Then the real leave-talline
began. The final farewells were said
by the members of the Germany EN-
bassy at Washington. When the ship
sailed all approaches and the pier
/ house were crowded. The first cabin
/ section of the Deutschland was packed
all afternoon with passengers and
their friends, and in many cases WON
en- had to be rescued from the crush
to see the prince.
The Deutschland sailed at 3.45 As
she moved away from the pier the
cheering was continued The prince
appeared on the bridge and bowed Al
down North river the passing tugs ant
craft of every description gave the
great liner and her distinguished pas
senger a noisy send-off AT the Bat
terry, which was reached exactly at
o'clock, a great crowd had gathered
and cheered as the vessel steamed
on down the bay Forts Wadswortl
and Hamilton fired salutes. whicl
were answered by the Deutschland
whistle. and the garrison at For
Wadsworth lined up on the bluff unit
the steamer had passed cut into tn
lower bay The Deutschland is du
at Hamburg on Monday next.
The imperial yacht Hohenzoller
started on her homeward trip at "a
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-14
eIETs EoR ROOSEVELT
President Diaz Sent Three Pieces of
Exquisite Linen.

Washington, March 1O.-President
Diaz, of Mexico, has sent to President
Roosevelt three pieces of exquisitely
drawn linen. The gift was made
through John Barrett, delegate to the
Pan-American Congress. The speci-
mems are considered the most beauti-
full that have ever come to this coun-
try. They consist of a tray cover and
two serviettes. The basis was the
finest linen. The design worked out
by the clever Indians of Guadalajara
is more filmy than the finest lace and
as delicate as a spiders web.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-14
CONGRESSMAN PoLNs FUNERAL
William J. Bryan Among Those Who
Attended the SarMices

Danville, Pa, March 10.-The
funeral of Congressman Rufus King
Polk Saturday was one of the largest
in the history of this city. The com
mittees from the senate and congress
arrived in the morning All morning
trains brought delegations from the
neighboring towns, and Wish O'clock
arrived. the hour for the funeral, the
streets we're crowded with mourners,
and all stores and factories were
closed.
The Rev. DR.. McAtee conducted the
services at the house. The honorary
paIl-bearers were fellow congressman
of Mr.. Polk, while workmen who loved
their employer carried the coffin. All
places of business and all works were
closed during the afternoon. William
Jennings Bryan stopped off on his way
to Bloomsbury to attend the funeral.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-14

General Hughes, who recently re-
turned from the Philippines tells a
story about an Irish volunteer private
who was acting as guard over cap
tured Spanish storehouse and had re-
ceived orders TO pass no one without a
special order from the provost marshal
Of Manila. General Hughes was pro
vost marshal at the time, and when he
drew near the storehouse he found his
stomach very close to triangular
Springfield bayOnet and heard in rich
Milesian brogue:
HALT If yez come a step furdher,
I'll jam this inter yezw
"Why not?" asked the general.
"Niver moind," said the private. 81
know me orders It's pass yez must
have from the provost marshal"
"Wel, I'm the provost marshal" said
General Hughes.
"'Tis l that don't care if yez be the
president. Divil a foot yen sit inside
here till ycz show me yer pass"
The general drew out a blank book
and scrubbed a pass.
The private surveyed it and passed
General Hughes, with the remark:
"Why didn't yez do that without all
| this palaver?"
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Park on RlackweII"s Island.

Albany. N. Y. March 12.-The sen
ate cities committee gave a hearing
yesterday afternoon on the Slater bill
permitting the lease of Blaclwells
Island to the United States govern.
ment for the purpose Of establishing
a naval station, and for the additiona!
purpose of creating and maintaining
a public park on the island The bill
will probably be reported favorably.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-14

His imperial Japanese majesty Mutsu
Hito, the one hundred and twenty-third
mikado of the empire. always wears a
simple uniform and never goes about
alone. When the mikado had his first
photograph taken, he exclaimed that il
he was rs ugly as it represented him to
be he would never sit for his portrait
again. At the emperor's request the Jap
anese legations in other countries refused
to issue his picture. In truth the mikado
is plain man, somewhat bOwlcgged and
pigeontoed. but he has an air of majesty
none the less. He has shown himself u
wise, good and able ruler.
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Death Penalty For Train Robbers.

Washington, March 12.-The house
committee on the judiciary yesterday
authorized a favorable report on the
Ray bill for the suppression Of train
robbery, providing the death penalty.
if the attempted robbery caused the
death of any person, the penalty in
the event no one is killed is fixed at
from 3 to 20 years 1t shall not be
necessary to prove that the train rob
bers intended to effect the death OF
any particular person.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-14
TWO MINERS BURIED ALIVE
Caught In Rush of Coal, They Per
;ehad PaSora Hefo Arrived

Caught In Rush of Coal, They Per.
ished Before Help Arrived.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 12.-Jerry
Murray and John Hill, miners, We're
smothered to death yesterday in a
culm bank at the Lykens colliery at
Williamstown Murray and Hill were
employed on a separator, and there
was a sudden rush of coal, caused by
the giving way Of a mass weakened
by the thaw. The fine dust fell down
upon the men and they were buried in
an instant. Men were Immediately
put to work to rescue them, but their
efforts were unsuccessful, and the
miners were dead when reached.
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China Protests Against Exclusion.

Pekln, March IZ-Ine CnlneSe gov
eminent has presented to the United
States minister, Mr. Conger, a strong
memorial against the re-enactment Of
the Chinese exclusion law by the
United States. The government here
particularly objects to the exclusion
of Chinese from the Philippine and
Hawaiian Islands, representing that
the Chinese had acquired extensive
commercial interests there and were
closely connected with the islands by
family ties, so that repression of free
intercourse would result in peculiar
hardships.
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mpin One LARGE .erave.W

Binghamton, N Y, March IL
dig one large grave; children all
dead" So reads a telegram received
yesterday by his sister in this city
from Thomas Scanlon, whose five
children were burned to death at
Shinhoppel. Delaware county, Sunday
night. They were: Mary, aged 10;
Thomas. aged 10; Nellie, aged 8; Den
ME, aged 4. and Michael aged 2. The
bodies were brought here 'ip one large
coffin for burial.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-14

Shamollin. Pa, March 12-Vice
President Paul Pulaski Of the Ninth
district. United Mine Workers and
inspector of local unions, said last
evening that there will be $4,000 in
the treasury of the district, and that
the money would support the miners
of this region for six weeks in case
of a strike being ordered next week
by the mine workers convention.
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Lacks "Professional Qualifications"

San Francisco, March 10.-Joseph
Hill, gunner on the United States
training ship Pensacola. and survivor
of the Maine, has received official no.
LITIGATION from Washington that he is
ineligible for a commission in the
United States navy. The notice says
that he passed with credit. but that
he was lacking in professional quail
fications." Hill thus meets the same
fate as Gunner Moran, whose applica'
ton for a commission was adversely
nassed nnon last wear.
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Operation On Governor Taft.

Cincinnati, O., March william
H. Taft, governor of the Philippines,
underwent surgical operation yester-
day at the Jewish Hospital in this city.
He had contemplated the operation
since his consultation with an ex-
pert in New York Immediately after
his return from Manila The operation
is not regarded as a serious one, and
It was successfully performed. The
patient is reported as doing nicely. He
will be in the hospital perhaps three
weeks.
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Woman Saved BY Presence Of Min


Bordentown, N. J., March -,
wife of William Warrack. Sr
on Mill street, was seriousI,
from shoulders to waist a
ing taking fire fro,n
she had made
With her clothl
rack had the prese
20 a ditch near the i
water, and throw herself into ..
prevented her from burning to de-
Large Box Factory Burned.
Baltimore. March 12.-The extern
sive box factory Of J. H. Thiemier &
Co., S21 to 1926 South Caroline street,
Canton, a suburb Of this city, was de-
stroyed by fire last night The less
is estimated at $4,000, partly covered
by insurance.
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SAMUEL y. WILSON,
Funeral Director and Embalmei

Twenty-Five years experience in the aboV
business with the assistance of my son, John
p. Wilson, enables me to guarantee satisfac.
ton. Everything first class with moderate
charges. BLACK anu Whlte neal IS boules
Mems black suits end robes; iau.-s dresses
and robes children's shrOwds always in
stock. No extra charge made for my wife's
services when required. All styles Of collins
and Baskets constantly in stock
Telephone and telegraph communications
promptly answered. No. extra charge for
distance. Five per cent discount on all bills
paid within thirty days.
We ask for an examination of our Furni
ture Department when needing anything in
this line.
SAM'L. J. WILSON, MILTON, DEL