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Milford chronicle., 1903-09-04
Letter From Y. P. Lee.
n1roR Id ME CHRoNIcLE: 4

EDITOR OF THE CHRONICLE -
see that the "Morning News OF
Wilmington. has taken you to task
albeit in frolicsome manner, for an
observation l made in reporting the
Grange ricnic held at Slaughter beach
three v eeks ago. AS originated tie
tern, "Psjama hat" beg leave to as
suue full res possibility for the sane.
used the expression in fun, OF
course. in describing the Hon LaVlnus
Austinis hat. This hat was made ol
apparently soft material, ,three-correred
in shane and altogether new to me-
though the style may be old to the
editor of the "Morning News" living
in a place which is first to intercept
the new fashions as they travel down
the Peninsula. Mr.. Auslin's hat was
such an undressed affair that the wold
Paiama seemed applicable TO it. To
ouore the said editors words: "N hat
in the world is 'Pajama hat?
We have always supposed thatpajamas
were used by gentlemen Who have
wearied of the old-time 'nighties thst
mother used to make, but evidently
according to the CHRONICLE, the alert
Hon. Lavinus Austin has convert
ed his paiamss into a hat and is we1l-
inc them on the top of his head
Not on your life, Mr. Editor, nor ac-
cording to the common understanding
of the English language. Ifa Pajama
hat is one made of pajamas, is swai-
low tail coat garment made OF
swallows tails?
Mr. Austin is no dude; he is innocent
Of the najama fad; and if he is any
thing of Delaware farmer, he would
scorn TO cumber his back or wardrobe
with even an "old-time nightie.' - This
lis said without prejudice to his stand
ing as a statesman and is meant as
recommendation to his constituents.
Mr.. Austin's raiment, inside and out,
by night and by day, is noted for
Roman simplicity. In this as well as
other respects he reminds one of Gin
cinnatus.
The "Morning News" began its edi.
torial by referring to my observation
and original characterization as "a bit
Of news more or less startling in its ma
ture.u | don't wonder at that. 4
philosopher has said "There is no pain
like the pain Of a new idea Certainly
paiama hat is a new idea in hats. So
is race suicide a new idea in suicides.
viii Mr.. Roosevelt be roasted by the
"Morning News for writing that
phrase?
Mr.. Roosevelt has started discussion
in two hemispheres, and agitated all
civilized nations from centre to circum-
ference by his race suicide idea.
In my humble capacity am happy
to have startled the 12-mile circle with
my new idea in head-gear.
Is it not "A reporters duty to so write
his article as to invite comment and
stimulate thought? If he can coin a
new word, or string a novel phrase, OF
create a sensation, has he not earned
his spurs?
Having had the honor of Startling
the editor of the Morning News" and
, inspiring his caustic, sarcastic and
humorous comments, feel that l have
NOT lived in vain. Y p. LEE.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-04

WE have long and earnestly
sought for some good reason why
the Index" should or could exist.
After mature reflection we have
reached the conclusion that as ma
ture abhors a vacuum, and all use
full material at the time being ex-
hausted, the "IndeX" was allowed
the vacancy. The so-called Addicks
Levy Court, in remodeling the
County building is making an
effort to comply with the law
which insists that no fire shall be
left in said building over night.
This law has been persistently
violated by Democratic admins
tration for the past generation
The present court proposes to
charge each Office holder SIS per
wear for heat. There being SIX OF
said ofice-holders the County will
receive 500 per year. The money
received from that source will iur-
nish fuel to heat the whole build
ing. Heretofore the County has
paid $40 to $50 per year for heat
ing Levy Court Room. This eX-
pense will be discontinued, thereby
saving the County the above
amount besides complying with the
letter of the law in protecting val
liable records from the danger OF
fre.-"State Sentinel.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-04
THOMPSONVILLE.

Jam es sipple was knocked. down by COW
last week, that had become unmanageable'
and badly hurt.
miss Phoebe W.Roberts has returned to her
home in Chester, Pa, after an extended visit
with Miss Lillian Reynolds.
Harvey Thompson spent Tuesday in ATTAIN
tic City.
Misses Maude and sadie Goodwin are in
Dover.
Mrs. Mary F. Faulkner and niece, OF Phila-
delnbia. are visiting ]. W. Kirby and WIFE
Miss Eliza stevenson spent Saturday and
Sunday with Harrington friends. L.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-04

THE Regulars seem to be the
only party who are contented and
not worrying.-"SusseX Republi-
can"
The less a man has the less he
has to worry about. All the Regu-
lars have left is a memory of the
days when they were strong enough
to get postofaces for their followers
-"Union Republican,
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-04

IT was a most pathetic incident
of the innocence of childhood when
that little girl wrote a letter to
mother in heaven" l." Of course
the letter was sent to the dead let
ter Office In view of the recent
Developments of rascality i'll the
Postofice Department, it would be
hard 10 imagine a letter reaching
that haven of rest. As well expect
a Union Republican vote against
the gasman.-"New Era"
The editor of the New Era in
the above clipping, seems to be at
variance with all of the editors of
his political faith, and says: 1T
would be as hard to imagiue let
ter reaching heaven as it would to
expect a Union Republican to vote
against Mr.. Addicks." We thor
oughly agree with the statement,
because history has proven that
the Union Republican party is the
best organized body in the State
and everything would indicate that
instead of a wanning of strength
that it will be increased sufficiently
to win a majority of the next legis-
lature against the combined forces
of Democracy and Regular Re
publicanism.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-04

THE philadelphia Record, " in
commenting on a proposition to
unite the Republican party OF this
State by a common primary (using
the present district system as a
unit Of action, at which the ma
iority of people shall settle every
controversy very naively exclaims
that this would give the Union
Republicans the advantage. Why,
of course it would. And it might
be further observed that the spirit
of the Constitution Of the United
States designs to give the majority
the advantage at all times. That's
what it's for, and the Record would
know it sif its repeated assaults
upon majority rule in its own State
had not displaced a screw in its
thinking mechanism. - State
Sentinel"
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-04
Public Sale
OF
ESTATE.
The undersigned Will sell at Public Sale or
Saturday September I2;h. 1903

at . o'clock p. M, at the Windsor Hotel, Mil
ford, Del a..
Autbat lot or piece OF land situated on me
Norm side ot Front street. in south Mili9Iu, L.
suisse x county. state OF Del-ware neiu. u'sg ~,
feet front and running back one mum, i.',. S.'
ami tbirtY-fwo feet,six Inches,to [ OenaI -AIe!
adioinire lands of Mrs. Emma i Scott; ana
G;,ofre ". Handy. and containing sly tnous, nous,
and. six hundred and seventeen snleFil ...l Cl',,
O., ,,,,r fef Of lnud more or win l4fse
~, ,,,,,. b,,rrst barn stable, summer Kitchen
Tood.shfd, ana h-n.Eouse, tsereou. -,
This isa chance for some one 10 SOUR 4
nice !ome well situated, heing ttr plub i'S
iatelv occurred by David Ian *, ue, e"seC'
Terms made known on day Of sale.
erI5 W. e. and d. Il. LANk.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-04
Clothing Room.

Clothing Reductions that Count.
Not a garment can remain Overland
ills not likely and will at the ridiculous
" cheap price were asking now for
stylish, up-tO date and dependable
clothing-much of it just as seasonable
in tall or winter as nOw-all of ii worth
more at wholesale than we're asking
retail. Many prices are less than cost
of manufacture.
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comrades were killed and he fed. In
his absence he vas condemned to
death. For the next ten years lie lived
In Paris, London and Ostend, and II
was in this secluslon that Sagasta
planned his future caree as q states.
man and soldier.
Sagasta engineered the revolution OF
1886. which ended In driving Isabella
II. from the throne. When Topete ana
the fleet had been won over and most
Of the army had been induced to de.
sert to the ins%urrectionists the signal
was given. Sagasta and Gorilla. who
was as pure 4 patriot rs ever lived, but
too honest and consistent to be a sue.
cessful Spanish politician, sailed under
assumed names in the steamship Delta
from London to Gibraltar early In Sep
TENDER OF that year. They were &C.
companied by another compatriot.
Prim. dressed in the livery OF n serv.
ant. Their subsequent conquests are
now history.
General weyler and Sacasta became
bitter enemies early in life. The two
men clashed for years. and Sagasta
dismissed Weyler and put Blanco In
his place as Captain-G General OF Cuba.
OF all the Prime Ministers Spain has
had Il Is undoubtedly true Sagasta was
the most mercIless. He was quite ~
unpopular with Americans as Is Wey.
Ter. 1.-THE butcher"
Sagasta. after Spain had been de.
feated In Cuba in the war with the
United States in 1893. tried his utmost
to obtain q delay In the final negotia.
tons for peace In the hope that the Ell.
ropean powers would intervene In be.
half Of Spain at the eleventh hour. Sa.
gasta always had IN unfailing belief In
"manana" - tomorrow. He believed
that time gained was always half way
to victory.
More like n parent was Sagasta to
the boy King-Alfonso NIII.-than his
chief adviser. They were inseparable.
Nothing could have been more charm.
irg than the fondness which existed be-
tween them. and 1t was only a few
years ago that the youthful King used
to climb on the old statesman's knee to
play with his eyeglasses. Several
times when Sagasta had differences
with the Queen he deliberately re.
signed. and babe her trust the direction
Of affairs to Canovas. whom he hated.
Sagasta was 4 Grand Master Of Free
masonry In Spain.
His true character might hare been
clearly read In this way: An engineer
by training. n soldier by preference. a
Journalist by profession. a politician by
circumstances and n Premier by mis-
fortune. {. MI
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SENATOR HoAr on TRUSTS.
He Makes His speech In Explanation OF
Ills Trust Bili.

Ills Trust BiII.
Washington. n. C.-In the senate
Senator Hoar made his promised
speech in exclamation OF the elaborate
Trust hill which he introduced. Al
though taking his hill rs the text OF
his remarks. the Senator admitted that
IL was imperfect. being tentative anu
experimental in character.
Mr.. uoar poin,cd out the following:
evils OF trusts:
Destruction Of competition.
The management of local industries
by absentees In the interest OF absentee
capital.
Fraudulent capitalization.
Secrecy.
Management for the prirat" :,enetit
Of officials.
The power 10 corrupt elections. n
i'm some cases 10 corrupt tho courts.
The absence Of personal liability FOR
contracts OF wrong-doing.
The proposed Hoar bill provided IN
general for only such regulations OF
trusts by the Federal Government ms
were familiar In the legislation OF NIL
welI-ordered States. These regulations
were:
publicity In the conduct Of their busi'
ness.
Power to stop their business alto
gether IL they violate the laws.
Strict penalties on their officers Tor
violation Of laws.
Personal liability for debts and
wrongs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-21
GENERAL STAFF BILL PASSED.
House Votes to Create = New Corps u
the Army.

House Votes to Create = New Corps In
the Army.
Washington. D. C.-The House has
passed the bill for the creation or a
General STAFF for the Army by a vote
of l53 to 50. BY the terms OF the Dill
IL becomes the duty Of the General stan
to prepare plans for the national de-
Tense and for the mobilization OF the
army in time Of war. to investigate
and report on all questions affecting
the efficiency OF the service. and to rem
der professional aid to the Secretar!
Of War and to general officers and
other superior commanders.
The bill also provides that the CHER
Of STAFF. under the direction OF the
President. shall have supervision OF all
troops of the line. and Of the Adjutant-
Generals. Inspectors Generals. Judge
Advocates. Quartermaster's. Subsist-
ence. Medical. Pay and Ordnance de.
partments. the Corps Of Engineers and
the Signal Corps.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-21
GIRL OPENED A JAIL
Love-Stricken Sherif's Daughter
Liberated Prisoners and Eloped.
Young Woman Always Fad sorn~ IN Ex
ceiicnt Reputation-Csse Similar to
That OF the Eddie Brothers.

Oneonta. Aln.-Some time during the
night Miss Eta Aldbridse. daughter
Of the Sheriff Of Blouty County. un.
locked the Jail and liberated two pris.
oners. Louis Gurley. charged with muir.
der. and 3fayburn Murphree. held on a
sentence involving his promise TO
marry n girl.
Miss Eta accompanied the prisoners
in their flight. or al least n Of them.
The cause Of her act Is supposed to be
love OF Mayburn Murphree, who Is m
exceedingly handsome man OF good ad.
dress. For some months he had been
an inmate OF the jail. and 1t had been
noticed that the comely daughter Of
the Sheriff often fingered at the bars
to talk to him.
A few nights ago the Sheriff was
away In the country on business. His
daughter. Miss Eta. had charge Of the
keys. She retired as usual to sleep
with 4 younger sister. About 4 o'clock
in the morning the little girl awoke and
missing Eta gave the alarm. lnyesti.
cation showed that two Of the four
prisoners in the jail had escaped.
Miss Eta was not to be found and
then the full significance Of the con-
~versation through the bars with May
burn Murphree became apparent.
Notice to apprehend the fugItives has
been telegraphed to the various towns
and cities Of Alabama.
Louis Gurley. charged with murder.
who was the beneficiary OF the ShGrir's
daughters love for Murphree. Is nc
cused OF one Of the most brutal crimes
In the history Of Oneonta. About a
year ago the dead body Of Mrs.
Vaughan, an old woman. was found
in her residence one morning weltering
In her own blood. The head had been
scalped and the body bore evidence OF
brutal mutilation.
Charged with her murder Gurley was
arrested and his ase Is pending trial.
Mayburn Murphrce. the attractive pris-
oner, who seems to have bewitched the
fair keeper Of the jail. had already
been convicted and fined 500. His
case was appealed to the Supreme
Court, where 1t Is now pending.
Miss Eta Aldridge Is twenty-five
years old and a handsome woman.
She has borne an excellent reputation
md enjoyed the admiration Of a large
circle Of acquaintances. 1t was thought
that Murphree and the girl were max.
ing for some town where they could
get married and then 60 to Texas.
There were four prisoners In the jail
at the time Of the escape. but Murphree
and Gurley departed so quietly that
the other two were NOT aroused. The
fugitlves also took the precaution to
loci; the outside door after escaping.
thus preventing the escape Of the other
prisoners.
The case in many respects resembles
that Of Mrs. Soffel. the wife Of the
Pennsylvania Sheriff. who liberated
the Biddle brothers last spring.
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Mrs. Frances Stafford, Of zDE
fl4th St., NY. City, adds her tes.
tirnony to the hundreds Of ttou.
sands on Mrs. Pinkham's files.
When Lydia e. Pinkham's Rama.
dies were first introduced skeptics
all over the country frowned upon
their curative claims, but O. year
after year has rolled by and tho
little group Of women who had bean
cured by tho new discovery has
since grown into o vast army Of
hundreds of thousands, doubts and
skepticisms have been swept away
as by . mighty food, until to-day
the great good that Lydia =.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and her other medicines are doing
among the women Of America q
attracting the attention Of many Of
our leading scientists, physicians
and thinking people.
Merit alone could win such famej
wise, therefore, IL the woman who
for . cure relies upon Lydia =
Pinkham'sVegetabl Compound.
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FOREIGN

The 1908 estimates for Germany's
militnry Enlistment call for $751;.
900, OOO-$i9.O 100000 for the Navy;
$112. OOO. 900 for the Army.
Thirteen Anarchists. who were hold
Ing q conference In q tavern ut Dus-
seldorf. Germany. were arrested BY the
police.
Senate elections in France and the
French colonies resulted In increasing
the ministerial majority In the upper
house; among those reelected were
Premier Combes and Finance Miaister
Rouvier.
A Berlin newspaper complains that
"that hard %realist. the Yankee. does not
appreciate courtesles like Prince
Henry's visit and the gift Of a statue
Of Frederick the Great"
German marines were landed at
Porto Cabello, Venezuela, for a short
time. to cover the seizure of vessels In
the inner harbor by the blockading
ships.
Preparations were under way to
place Spain on q gold basis and to pro.
hibIt the free coinage Of silver.
In a drunken brawl Of seven italian
4eddlers at Santiago, Cuba. two were
killed instantly, two died In the hos.
pital and two o will die.
A grand as%sault-at-arms and artil.
lery and cavalry displays were fea-
lures Of the durbar festivities ut Delhi.
India.
The Liberal candidate. C.. D. Rose.
carried the Newmarket District. wrest-
ing a seat In Parliament from the Gov.
eminent.
The restoration to the Chinese Gov.
eminent Of the imperial palaces ut
Moukden. Mapchuria. was being
effected.
Garibaldrs last surviving and favor
tie child. Tercsita. wife Of General
CanzIo. died suddenly at Caprera.
Italy. aged sixty-one years.
Mr.. Rrodrick. rho British War Score.
fary. was married In London to Miss
Stanley step-daughter Of Chief Justice
Jeune.
Owing to the American demand for
coal n threatened reduction Of miners
wages In Great Britain was averted.
Civilians and soldiers engaged in n
conflict at Namur. Belgium.
Two French explorers sailed for
Tunis with the object cf trying TO
cross the Desert OF Sahara in Il bal.
loon.
Fifty-cicht lives Were lost nj the re
cent coal mile lire II BachInut. Russia.
The United States battirship Oregon
arrived at Yokohama. japan. after n
stormy voyage. in which one man was
killed.
The foreign ConSulS insist that the
Indemnity paid by China must be OH
4 gold basis.
4 wealthy Armenian Of the name OF
Schanganowk WAS murdered by IN
Anarchist while entering church IT
Moscow.
Emperor William and Chancellor Won
Euelow were considering the establish
mcnt OF n separate Cabinet position
specially for the administration Of the
Polish provinces.
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IsssrsstinE Expsrinsats.

Interesting to scientific minds are the
experiments recently conducted BY the
Geological Survey to determine the un-
derground dow Of rivers and invests
gate the rate Of movement OF the un-
derfow. To explain this puzzling
question measurements have been
made in the river gravels Of streams
whose surface flows have ceased. ana
from such measurements more Or less
trustworthy results have been OBJ
tanned. One Of the most accurate and
interesting Of these Is a series Of ex.
periments conducted by Professor
Slichter along the valley Of the Arkan-
sas River. In Western Kansas. The
method Il an electrical one. A double
row Of inch and a quarter driven wells
Is sunk across the channel OF the river
whose underlow Is to be tested. The
upstream wells are then charged with
a strong electrolyte. which dissolyes
and passes down the stream with the
moving water. The passage Of the cleo
trolyte toward the lower well Is shown
by the gradual movement Of the needle
Of an electrical instrument, and thu
final arrival at the well Is shown by 4
sudden and strong detection Of the
needle. It Is exceedingly Interesting
to watch the gradual movement Of the
water. which can be traced from the
beginning Of the experiment In this In
direct way. BY this method the rata
Of aGy ten feet below the bed Of tbs
Arkansas River was found to be two
and one-half feet a day. Other expert
ments In the beds of the Hondo and
San Gabriel rivers, in Southern CALI
fornia. gave rates Of three and ons,
half. four. five and one-half and seven
feet q day.-New York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-21
SnarflRS Rrerftlcs.

r. ". Wadsley. the fast T.uc!ish RIM.
ner, has arrived In the Ur;;cj States.
Hayward Hunter VOL ihh i":;c dis.
rucc at the New Orleans fLa.l
track.
W. J. Stewart claims to have ascend
ed Eagle Rock Hill, y. j.. in a l0como-
bile. In I'm. 53s.
Frank Robson has secured Brown.
Omaha's premier twirler. for the st.
Louis Cardinals.
Pitcher Sieyer has refused to sign
with Detroit at the salary offered. and
may cast his lot with he New forI
Nationals
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-21
CIGARETTE CAUSED HIS DEATH
Miner Threw Il csreisssiy Into . Keg o.
Powder.

Wiiliamsport. Pa.-Michael Dunn, a
miner, threw q cigarette stump into
n key Of powder from his bed on the
second floor Of a boarding house ut
Winber. The upper part of the house
was destroyed and Dunn was burned
to death.
The house was occupied by four fam
lilies and twenty boarders. all the men
being miners. There were twenty-six
kegs of powder In the house. Several
men who were working near by rushed
to the house and rescued the inmates.
One OF the men carried fourteen kegs
Of powder out Of the burning building.
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Prominent People.

Rear-Admiral Frederick Rodgers was
three months leave OF absence. when
he will spend In Europe.
The Very Rev. William Richard
Wood Stephens. Dean of Winchester
England. Is dead. He was born In $50
Stephen Decatur. Jr.. a grandson OF
Commodore Decatur, has just passed
the examination for the Naval Acad'
envy. 2
". A. Craig, the custodian OF Wash
inafon Monument. reports that 2.2OO.'
So peopie have thus far visited the tor
Of the monument. 4
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-21
TEMPTED eY A JEWEL EXHIBIT.

Sathau Thieves Try to Steal tho Costly
Display Mt h Doihi Durbar.
Delhi. India.-A group Of Pathnn
thieves attempted to rob the jewel
room at the Arts Exhibition. where
gems exceeding in value Sl.2oO.Wm
are displayed. The attempt was made
In daylight. hut the police and other
officials frustrated the raid.
The Pathans resisted arrest ami Il
tussle ensued. They were finally locked
IN. Nobody was Sc: iOusly hurt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-21
Whole Family Killed.

An entire family We're asphyxiated
in their beds nj Chicago. Albert Fink
elstein. fifty years old: Eta Finkci'
stein. fifty years old. his wife: Jesse
Finkelstein. seven years old. a grand
son. and Annie Finkelstein. eighteen
years old. a daughter. are the victims.
The tip of q gas jet was found lying
on the floor and the gas was turned on
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YOUNG HUNTER ACQUITTED.
Minister'S Son who Killed an American
In Gustemaln Goes Free.

Minister's o VINO Aiiieo An A"eS
In Guatemala Goes Free.
New Orleans. LA letter received
here from W. Godfrey Hunter. son OF
the former Minister to Guatemala and
Honduras. whose shooting at Guate-
mala City Of William Fitzgerald. m
American and Chief of the Secret Ser
vice of Guatemala. caused information
a. complications to arise. announces his
trial and acquittal.
Young Hunter says that a conspiracy
was laid against his life. in which sew.
cral persons were involved. 1t was de-
feated by his killing Of Fitzgerald. He
makes charges against United States
Consul-G General James g. McNally.
who. he says. stated publicly that Hun
ter should not leave Guatemala alive.
He asserts that thirty-six witnesses
testified under oath to having heard
Consul. General McNally make the
statement.