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Ruined by Trusted Son,
Man GrieveS to Death
WeIl-Known Gotham Innkeeper SuCCumbs
After Long IIlness-Case in Court Halted.
Confided in Creditor, Who Sues Him.

NEW YORK. July 1G.-Phup Duffey,
one OF the oldest residents Of Fordham,
died at his home. Decatur Avenue and
Southern Boulevar L. yesterday, just as
Judge Scott. In tie supreme court. or
dered his examine don in supplementary
proceedings.
Mr.. Duffey for forty years kept Duff
feys Hotel, at the Fordham station. a
favOrite resort for Westchester county
politicians in the days before eonsolida-
ton
He was in his seventh-seventh year,
and his death is ascribed to compIi-
cation Of diseases.
Due to Sons Defalcation.
His friends say that the conduct of
his son, Samuel Z. Duffey who was
once an assistant corporation counsel,
and who disappeared five years ago
leaving Obligations TO the amount Of $780,
coo, FASTENED the fathers death His
judgment creditor, David Herbs, testi-
fed in court yesterday that MI Durrey
told him the son abused power of at
torney the father had given him, and
IN one instance drew $50, 900 out OF an
Institution IN which the old man had
deposited II.
Mr.. Duffey retired from business sew
eral years ago with q comfortable for
tune, into which his son afterWard made
sad inroads. He lived in a handsome
residence I'm Bedford Park at 29e1 De-
catur Avenue. Three sons and two
daughters survive him. He had been i'll
for two years.
Daniel T. Kimban was appointed re-
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ATLANTIC CITYs MODERN HOTEL

Chalfonte, the new and handsome
hotel in Atlantic City, was opened TO
the public on Saturday July 2, the date
originally fixed by the owners and
builders.
The building is ten stories high, OF
absolutely fire-proof material through
out, and is in the style of the Italian
Renaissance. The walls Of brick and
terra Gotta are carried upon a steel
frame. which is supported by founda-
tons Of piling with concrete caps. The
floors are concrete and cement and the
roof is made Of tiles.
The main exchange covers space
Of 47xl7O feet on the parlor or second
floor. The columns are finished in Sien-
ma scagliola, and the floor is covered
with heavy green Wilton carpet. The
wood work is oak on this and all the
other floors, except the dining room,
which is ivory white The dining room
covers d floor space OF S5Xl37 feet, with
a clere story for illumination and ven
tilatiOn and has windows on every side.
Three plunger elevators of the latest
type convey the guests to each Of the
ten stories. Other features are a mail
chute on every floor, hot and cold fresh
and salt water in the private and public
bath rooms. long distance Bell tele-
phone in every chamber, firebells, and
other apparatus in each corridor, en-
closed tower fire escapes from every
chamber floor and steam heat and cleo
trio light throughout.
The bedroom furniture is mahogany
and most Of the chambers are furnish
ed with twin brass beds. The chamber
lighting is a feature. Each bureau has
two electric lights permanently attached
10 It, one on each side Of the mirror.
Each combination toilet and writing
table has It's own light. A reading light
stands on the night table and may be
hung on the bed II desired. In addition
to all OF these is the regular chandelier
In the center Of the room and an electric
light in the closet.
On the terth floor the library opens
from a large lobby. The lighting Of
this room IS remarkably fine by day
because of Il row Of windows to the
north, and by night from the individual
reading lights which are arranged to
hang at whatever height is desired by
the reader. The art room for exhibit
lions OF paintings IS adjacent TO the IL
brary, and will be a center of attrac-
ton 10 many From the library also
opens the roof porch, a covered promen-
ade, open 10 the sea, from which space
one may pass on 10 the sun space,
which is a larged tiled Enclosure, open
10 both sea and sky. Rolling chairs
have access TO this by means OF the
elevators.
The pavilion with three decks takes
the place Of the customary porcheS. IL
is open on all sides and affords a fine
view Of the Boardwalk and bathing.
ChalfOnte is conducted under the per-
sonal management of Henry w. Leeds
and Sarah w. Leeds, Of Haddon Hall
and Albert 7. Bell.
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NOMINEE DAVIS
TO TALK LITTLE

CUMBERLAND, Md, July lex
Senator Davis, the Democratic candi-
date for Vice President, does not eX-
pect TO make any formal addresses in
the campaign. but viii receive delega-
tons at his home.
He will do practically all his speaking
from his porch. II he cannot avoid It,
Mr.. Davis may make a few speeches
during the campaign. but these ad-
dresses will be limited In number and in
no circumstances viii, exceed six.
Senator Davis plans for the cam
paign are now being framed by Charles
NJ. Hendley, Of Washington. formerly a
clerk in the White House. who has
been brought to Elkins by the nominee
10 assist him during the next three
months.
Hendley is acting as secretary to
Davis. and IL is understood that he viii
practically run his campaign. Hendley
was formerly secretary OF the West
Virginia Central
John T McGraw, of Grafton. viii be
taken into the confidence Of Davis. Nc
Graw has the Democratic forces in the
State well or<anized. and ii is believed
that should the Democrats carry the
LEGISLATURE he would succeed Senator
Scott Today Senator Davis expects 20
leave in his private car, Graceland, for
New York 70 join conference OF party
leaders Sunday morning.
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GOVERNOR MAY SAVE
MURDERER OF WIFE
Louis Busse, Who Killed Half- Witted
Spouse, Likely to Escape
Death Penalty.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, July 1s-Louis
Busse must be hanged for the murder
Of his wife, if the decision of the su-
Pieme court. which was handed down
yesterday, affirming the sentence Of the
lower court. is carried out The supreme
justices We're equally divided between
aequittal and reversal. however and IL
Is practically assured that Governor
Cummins Will commute the sentence u
life Imprisonment
Busse killed his wife. who was but
half OF his age in June, 1901 He had
married her a short time previously
knowing that she was soon TO become
the mother of an illegitimate child and
that she was half witted She had a
considerable fortune in her own name.
however. They quarreled often. He
crushed her head with a chair, placed
her body and the baby on a pile of bed
clothing, and set fire TO the heap.
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ceiver in supplementary proceedings on
the application Of Mr.. Herbs, whose
claim is for 1868 Mr.. Herbs testified in
the action yesterday that he had been
dealing with Mr. Duffey since 1890 On
June p last he said he had a talk with
Mr.. Duffey, who was then i'll in bed.
He said he had given his son a power OF
attorney. The son used this to convert
his fathers property into money and
appropriated the proceeds TO his own
use
Mr.. Duffey told his creditor that in one
instance when he had $4,000 on deposit
his son withdrew the whole amount, and
by MS acts made the father poor.
Search has been made for the son, but
without success, during the last five
years.
$4,000 in Claims.
Samuel E Duffey was a lawyer, with
offices at 220 Broadway, and was presi-
dent of the Fordham Republican Club
when he disappeared in 1899. Claims ag-
gregating $4,000 were put in against
him, and some judgments were fled
He handled the investments of many
persons in FOrdham, and, being popular.
spent money freely. His father said at
the time of his disappearance that he
believed his sons mind was unbalanced
by the 1nOrdinate use of morphine and
callsaya- he warned the son against
taking so much calisaya, he said, and
gave him money with which TO go away
and get a long rest
samuel r. Duuey has not been seen il.
this city since the Suburban race of 1893
II was said at the time that he lost $50.
coo on Banastar that day.
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BELMONT PASSES
UP GUARDIANSHIP

NEW YORK. July 1.-the outcome OF
August Belmont's visit 10 Judge Alton
b. Parker has disposed Of Belmont as
a candidate for Democratic national
chairman, and insured the place TO VIII
liam f. Sheehan If a New Yorker IS TO
be selected.
It transpired that Belmont went to
Esopus TO inform Judge Parker that,
while he would like TO have the chair
manship. he did not propose 10 enter
into a scramble for II. and would leave
the matter entirely iE the judges
hands.
/ Judge Parker gave Belmont no en-
cOuragement. 1t is believed the candi-
date intimated TO Belmont that his Sc
lection might not be popular in the
South and West At any rate, Belmont,
upon his return, considered himself out
Of the race.
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PARKER WILL NOT
SELECT CHAIRMAN
Disposed to Let Committee
Name the Man.
BELMONT AND SHEEHAN OUT
Neither Will Get the Place-To Work
Hard in Rural New
York.

ESOPUS. y. Y. July 16.-Judge Par
ker has about decided that he viii not
select the national chairman, but viii
leave 1t to the committee.
Friends have been pulling and hauling
this way and that, many attacking Mr..
Belmont, some supporting bin, and
others advocating their choice.
= The committee and its chairman, it is
suggested, viii look after the party
matters. and Sheehan will act as Judge
Parker's assistant and representative.
Sheehan held a long conference with
Judge Parker at ROsemOnL yesterday
afternoon.
Where the Democratic organization in
New York State needs and Will receive
attention IS in the rural districts, where
the Republicans get their big majority,
and not in New York city, where the
Democrats are united.
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AUTOMOBILE ON FIRE;
OWNER IS BURNED

Fifty dollars damage was done to
Henry Saunders automobile last eve
ming, by a fire caused by a defect in
the engine on his machine.
The vehicle was left standing IN front
Of the owners house, 937 Westminster
Street northwest, and the power was
cut of. When he attempted TO start
it, the wheels did not revolve properly
and in a few seconds the machine was
in flames In his endeavor 10 put out
the fire, he was burned about the face
and hands
Persons who saw the auto burning tele-
phoned TO fire alarm headquarters. and
local alarm was sent in. Members
OF No. I engine company responded,
and succeeded in putting out the blaze
with hand extinguishers.
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CITIZENS TAKE ACTION
AGAINST IRON WORKS

Residents Of Center lexington have
appealed to the Supreme Court of the
District TO restrain the structural iron
plant Of the firm Of Barber 81 Ross IN
lexington from further operations.
II is contended the iron works make
their homes greatly uncomfortable TO
them and their families. and the peace
full and quiet enjoyment thereof is COM
pletely destroyed
II is said that the noise made in the
operation Of the plant makes IL ''physl-
cally impossible for persons Of ordinary
and normal nerves TO obtain any re-
freshing sleep" within a radius of 1,OGJ
feet Of the works.
The complainants contend that Center
lexington was opened up as resid@n>
tial section, with the restriction that no
part Of the land should be used for man
ufacturiug purposes.
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KERN TO SPEAK
FOR TAGGART

INDIANAPOLIS, July i6.-John W.
Kern, delegate-at-large TO the St Louis
convention and a warm friend OF Ma
uonal Committeeman Taggart, Is on his
way 10 Esopus 10 confer with Judge
Parker about the chairmanship OF the
national committee.
The friends Of Taggart are satisfied
that the men who are close TO Judge
Parker in the East are advising against
the selection Of Taggart az national
chairman. and they want Judge Parker
to be fully Informed IN respect 20 Tag
CARTS position ana also as to the
reasons why his friends insist upon his
election.
Tagsart has said that he does not
want 20 be chairman unless Judge Par
ker would be satisfied with him and that
Notwithstanding forty-one members Of
the committee have Endorsed him he
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Great Campaign Fund
Ready For Democrats
Nearly Four Million Dollars Pledged by Wall
Street-RoOseVeIts Strong Box May Not
Hold Over Two Millions.

NEW YORK, July 16.-For the first
time in twelve years Democratic lead
ers in this city are going into the ma
tional campaign confident that their
fund will exceed that placed at the dis
posal of the Republicans
Judge Parker's supporters in the finan-
ciaI and business districts have taken
stock, and. according TO estimates. they
have received they are confident they
Will have a fund at least four times the
size of that contributed toward the cleo
ton of William ]. Bryan in either 1886
or 1890.
The Republicans, on the other hand,
have discovered that if they raise a
sum one-half the amount collected by
Mark Hanna in each Of the Mckinley
campaigns they Will be doing exceeding
~ well.
George b COrtelyOu chairman Of the
Republican National Committee, real
lied this fact after going over the stu
alton with Cornelius n. Bliss, the
treasurer of the national committee.
George RI Sheldon viii assist AIR. Bliss
in raising funds
Talked It Over.
Mr.. Cortelyou's unexpected visit to
the President undoubtedly had a bear
ing on this situation. Four years ago
Senator Hanna raised fund estimated
at S6.OO0O0O and about 100000 for the
Mckinley campaign of 1896. This year
the estimate is placed at about 2,0o.OO0-
From what these men have learned al
ready they are determined that speakers
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

John l. Kceppler. q, Menominee,
Mich, and Elsie Dora Rowe. 20. Kiel,
Wis.
Harry A. ngenfritz, IS. and Dora ".
Seaton "a.
William Thomas. q. and Alice Lee, a.
AdOlph BOde, o. and Catherine +
Faulkner, %.
Arthur r. Smith. %. Brentwood. Nd
and Mary c. Chevalier %, District of
Columbia.
John T. COTcoran, p, and Grace J
Hope, IS
Hugh E SALESMAN, 80, and Mamie L,
Smith. 81
Thomas Jackson. Al, and Jeanette e
Hutchins. Is
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ANCIENT INVOICE FOUND
IN AN OLD MATTRESS

BRIDGETON. y. J.. July 16.-In
cleaning out an old feather bed, John
Sanders. OF this city, yesterday found
among the feathers the old invoice OF
a vessels trip from Philadelphia. dated
December 10 1779. The invoice was
made out 70 q Mr. Peter White, with the
amount OF passage and freightage in
pounds, shiliings and pence.
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MUSCLES LIKE wBIPc0RDS.

According 10 N. Pichon, the Japanese
soldier has muscles like whipcOrd. is a
sure shot, has an eye for landmarks.
and a memory for locality. he can do
with three hours sleep out Of the twen-
ty-fOur. IS cleanly, attends to sanitary
Instructions, and is ardently patriotic.
He costs the state about cents a day
and thinks himself we'll of.
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WILL GIVE UP
SEAT ON BENCH

ALBANY, n. Y, July I6.-Judge Par
ker will resign his seat on the court
Of appeals bench, but Just when he Will
do so has not been decided. Under the
constitution, his successor Is to be
elected this year, Judge Parker must
resign before August s. three months
prior TO the day of election. II he
resigns after that date his successor
Will be appointed by the governor TO
serve until the end Of 1905.
II Judge Parker should resign before
August 6, then both a chief justice and
a judge would be elected in the fall
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ASKED TO ENTERTAIN
THE GEWERBEVERElN

Secretary Hay has asked the District
Commissioners 10 entertain the Nieder-
oesterreichische Gewerbeverein, the
South Austrian trades society, which is
to visit Washington either in August
or September
The society is to make a tour OF the
United States to study trade conditions.
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would not accept it unless Judge Parker
would heartily coincide in his selection
1t is to secure an expression from the
nominee that Kern is making his Pill
Crimage to Esopus. and ii is expected
that Judge Parker will be perfectly
candid in the matter.
The suggestion that Taggart be made
vice chairman and placed in charge OF
the Western headquarters at chicago is
resented by Taggarts friends, and they
declare that he would not accept the
place. From their standpoint 1t is the
Craftsmanship or nothing.
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CHARTERS GRANTED
UNDER DISTRICT LAWS

A certificate Of the incorporation of
the National Cotton Compress Company
has been recorded. The capital stock IS
$500 600; incorporatOrs, II. G. Crosse T..
w. Mccormick. and b. +. T. Kret-
schmann.
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CHOLERA INFANTUM.
Child Not Expected to Live From One
Hour to Another, But Cured by Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera, and Diarrhoea
Remedy.

Ruth, the little daughter Of E. n.
Dewey, of Agnewville, Va, was serious
ly I'll Of cholera infantum last summer.
We gave her up and did not expect
her to live from one hour to another. -
he says. II happened TO think of Cham
berlains Collie, Cholera. and Diarrhoea
Remedy and got bottle Of IL from the
store In five hours 1 saw a change for
the better We kept on giving II, and
before she had taken the half of one
small bottle she was we'll. This rem
edy is for sale by all druggists.
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c. D. P. WORKERS
Of ADVANCED AGE
AS a Rule Are Older Than
Democrats.
DAVIS GREAT EXCEPTION
Two Platts and Allison in Advance of
All Their Associates-Sheehan
VIII Not Tell.

In the notice given the age OF ex-
Senator Henry G.. Davis, Democratic
nominee for the Vice Presidency, news
papers have generally made the mistake
Of regarding the Republican campaign
organization as an association Of young
men. On the contrary. excepting the
candidates, and the chairman Of the ma
tional committee. the men active in Re-
publican councils seem TO be consider
ably older than their opponents in cor
responding positions.
President Roosevelt, at forty-six, Is
seven years younger than Judge Parker
at ffty-three. Senator Fairbanks, at
ffty-twO, is more than a quarter Of a
century younger than ex-senator Davis.
at eighty. The Democratic campaign
manager has not yet been chosen. II
it be Mr.. Sheehan-whO is said TO avoid
all discussion Of his age-fhe difference
in ages viii be about ten years. as Mr..
Ccrtelyou is forty-two, and Mr. Shee-
han seems to be about fifty or ffty-fve.
Three Over Seventy.
Otherwise. the advanced years are
chiefly with the Republicans. No one
prominent at the ST. Louis convention
was as old as Senator o. H. Plat, at
seventy-seyen, and he and Senator Al
lison, at seventy-fve and Senator
Thomas c Plat. at seventy-one, are
older than anyone in the table OF Demo-
Gratis. ex-President Cleveland being the
next in line. at si,Sty-fOur.
Incidental to this consideration Of
ages, It might be noted that Senator
Thomas &. Platt yesterday celebrated
the seventy-first anniversary OF his
birth. at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan
Beach, amid shower OF congratulatory
kilograms, plaudits, and tokens OF re-
gard. He had cake surmounted with
three score and ten and one candles, and
one more on which 10 grow.
Hundreds waited on the piazza TO see
the arrival of the wonderful cake, filed
with non-political plums. srgared over
with a kindly frost and radiant with col
cred candles on all OF its terraces. in
Guiding the scrolls on the top. The cake
rose TO an altitude Of three feet and
rested upon a base two feet in diameter
Two strata were or fruit cake.
Many Birthdays at Same Hotel.
Many anniversaries has the Senator
celebrated at the hotel, twenty-three in
all The hotel was built a quarter Of a
century ago, and he was a patron the
first year. Only pressing political neces-
stiles caused him to miss two celebra-
tions at the beach.
The celebration was in the nature Of a
family party, Tor there We're present at
| the little dinner IN the rear dining room
| Senator and Mrs Plat, Mrs. Platt's
daughter, Miss Louise Snow, and Dir.
and Mrs. r. l. Ide.
] That marvellous cake was not reached
| until o'clock A telegram was re-
| ceived at about the same time from an
/ admiring constituent expressing the
| hope that the Senator would have birth
/ day anniversaries until he cOrnered the
| candle market.
| Among The Gifts which The Senator
! from New York received was n gold key
ring, with a figure OF a Bacchante- on
/ the tag. II was sent by BIr. and Mrs.
/ Isaac T. Lloyd.
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NEW FRENCH GALLERY.

The French government has just pur-
chased for the national gallery of the
Luxembourg two pictures by American
artists-Edwin Lord Weeks Of Boston,
and Walter Gay, of New York
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Primaries September 8 or 9.

They may, however, be held earlier
and the prospects are that some date
about September or will be selected,
as the 18th will prove embarrassing to
the supervisors OF elections because the
following day Is one OF those set apart
by the law for the supplemental regis
tration Of voters. It is likely the Re
publicans viii be willing to agree to
an earlier date inasmuch as there will
be no primary contest in their party.
Democrats generally throughout the
State are imbued with the greatest con-
fidence in the success OF their ticket this
fall and look upon the carrying of
Maryland as a practical certainty The
claim is made by the leaders that every
man OF Democratic tendencies will vote
the ticket. and that this means that
Maryland win go Democratic by an
overwhelming majority. The Republl-
cans claim, with equal confidence. that
the State can be held In line for Roose-
welt Notwithstanding the fact that they
believe the Democrats will endeavor 70
bring the negro issue again 10 the
front in this campaign.
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YOUNG AND OLD LINKED IN SAME
HARNESS FOR COMING CAMPAIGN

Theodore Roosevelt. .46
Charles w. Fairbanks. .....52
Orville II. Platt.
Thomas c. Plat ......71
William B. Allison. .........75
Nathan B. Scott. ....64
Nelson a. Aldrich. 90
Joseph B. Foraker. ..........58
Philander G. Knox. ...51
Benjamin B. Odell so
Boise Penrose. "A
George B. Cortelyou. .....42
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sent out by the Democratic committee
are TO spend most OF their time in at
lacking President Roosevelt, making his
personality the MAR issue.
They have taken this cue largely from
the tone of the speeches delivered in the
views published since Judge Parker S
nomination.
Republicans in Wall Street with whom
Mr.. COTtelyOu talked made il plain Ia
him yesterday that the Democratic cof-
fers would be filled early in the cam
paigu and would remain full until cleo
ton day.
Wall Street Support.
They tod MIN that st least five, groups
Of fnanciers in the street who worked
openly 20 prevent the Democratic cam
paign managers in 1896 and 1900 from
obtaining funds on account of the cur
rency question would Re substantial con-
tributors this year.
The Bryan campaign fund four years
ago was under TIE 100000 mark. The
amount of the fund this year is placed
by Republican leaders at between SO. 50t,
100 and SiO0J.GO They say that the three
groups with which August Belmont.
Thomas +. Ryan, and Henry q. Davis
are associated VIII be able to raise a
large percentage Of this sum alone.
Mr. CortelyOu has been giving some
attention 10 the candidate for governor
OF New York State on tie Republican.
ticket this fall Republicans of more OF
less Independent proclvities were yes
to-day d.scL ssIug seriously the name OF
Nevada y. StTanahan, OF OSWegO Coun-
". now collector Of this port, for the
head Of the State ticket.