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SAYS HE VAS ROBBED OF s1,1oo.
Palmes's Account OF an Experience with
Two Women In MAcdougaI street.

Two Women In MAcdouEai street.
Theodore Palmer q 1877 West sixty-third
street appeared before Justice Hogan at
Jefferson Marset yesterday and accused Mary
Clemens OF completely with Phinney Ross IN
robbinc him OF SLIGO
On the night OF Juno "a Palmer met the
Ross woman on Macdougal street and went
with her to the house at 1873. There they met
Mary Clemens. and Palmer paid for several
rounds OF drinks. As no was about to leave
the house an hour later he saw Phinney koss
hand something, 70 Mary Clemens; and
on arriving at his home he discovered that he
had been robbed OF 81. 10 lIe compl"ined at
panied by Detective, Cooney to the house
where the robbsIy had occurred. The women
had disappeared. The detective adviser!
Palmer TO feep auiet about the matter. aud
await develnpments.
:, Palmer did 40. and frequently, inquired at
the station hous. to find out what progress
had been made In the search for the thieves.
He learned nothing at all; Last week. how
esn cd Mary Clemen.. and had her arrested.
When brought into court she proiessed igno-
ranc" oil tho affair and said she did not know
the Loss woman, Justice Hogan mold her In
$1,000 10: ti!a.
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DONE WITH LOVE FOREVER.
Max Hempel Killed Himself with n Bullet
When He Thought He was Tilted.

Max Hempel shot himself yesterday at his
home. 80 Union avenue. WilliamsburRh. be-
cause some ono had told him his sweetheart,
Lena Kurtz, Of As Even street, went to Coney
Island with another man. Hempel was 10
years old and was bartender for his aunt. Mrs.
Lena Bletung, who had promised to make
him her heir. When he fell in love he
neglected his work and moped about the
house. telling all tho customers OF his sweet
hearts good qualities. until they Stunned the
place. Mrs. Breitung threatened 10 sell the BUSH
mesa unless he did better and he told her he
did not carer he had $500 saved. and would get
married at once and find work in New York,
Miss Kur!z Is ~ years, old and pretty. She
founded. The only time She went to Coney
aid Max were on good terms and had no quar-
rel. He visited her Wednesday night. When
10 went home he told his aunt that he was in
formed that she did not care for him, and that
he had done with love forever. Mrs. Breitung
was pleased TO learn his decision. and hoping
to see him resume his habits Of industry, re.
fused to comrlete the ARRANGEMENTS she had
made to sell the saloon. Tho papers were to
have boon signed on Thursday. but she post
poned the final step until next week.
Some time after daylight yesterday she
heard noise. hu, thought that an empty beer
keg had fallen from pi! 10 in the cellar, When
Max did not got UP at his usual time she went
to his bedroom. She found him dying. He
had shot himself In the left breast. and he died
before medical did arrived.
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When tho Thief Reached the Detectives
Room Another Detective Nnbhed Him.

when tho Thief Reached the Detectives
Room Another Detective Nnbbcd Him.
Alexander Mckenzie. &c years old. who was
employed as a window washer III tho Conti-
mental Hotel at Twentieth street and Droal-
wav.was arrested by two OF Inspector Byrnes's
detectives Yesterday on q charge of larceny.
A score OF guests at the hotel have lost
money and jewelry recently. Proprietor O. L
MsrriHsld reported the matter to Inspector
Byrncs. who detailed Detectives Titus and
Krauss on the case. They went 10 tho hotel
few nights ago ana hired adjoining
rooms. Nothing occurred until ,esteY-
day morning, TITUS lott his room about 8
o'clock AMI met Mckenzie in the hall. lie
inquired Of HIM wha, Tine the Albany boat
ia his, room, Through hole that he hai
DO oil In the door between the two rooms he
saw Mckenzie enter Titu-s room cut Omen a
satchsl that Titus had lett behind and ,bstl act
Q pocketboOk containing $56 In marked hills.
Krauss arrested Mckenzie anu took him into
Mi. Merrileld's private Office. where he was
tearched. Thr marked money was found m
his possession. lie confessed tha THEFT md
was locked I'M nj hca iUuaIters, At Jei,er, on
Market yesterday he was ,"manded uuti H.
day. He lives nj l26 West Seventeenth str.at.
Tho detectives nre trying 10 get further
evidence against him.
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bbsen shot while asleep. Their eyes were closed.
Inc 4. corners OF the boys mouth were drawn up

bee been shot while asleep, Theireyes were closed.
Inc corners OF the boys mouth we're drawn w
news sc W ,GS CRITICS. snE travelled fast and
crowds gathered in tho street in front OF the
hSqte "a and I'VE went un IN the has William y
he had expecied some,hins ilc, told tho re.
lflsi street on Thursday afternoon. and had
i INK die. He babe them good. BY. lie snid 10
Ielt pad about the heart and was sure he
fS Se Sn sheed aneT a and nSs,t
dead woman was Baxters So wife. although they
MAJ iiSeL together many ye9rs. baxter sai
isit b m9r Vile living Garon thought and hma
n. a1Fton then went away 70 toll Ba9.ssr's
had happened. The upghbofs gorsired about
wShat he had said. md those who lived in tho
eno Tnoms .t had lived s IN he
where Mrs. Muller now lives, and that one day
, ms VIE had lusrrel!el With Mary and bad q,
ME. or about his having another wife living.
MAY retortet that she was legally married. l..
III oors %afs Tf ns.s
soss'ss q MI snd M5s bssisr Isy Ssrs
there Tss ehidren's booE. with big GOD lei:
dozens d toys al. About sSt the r"cm ss.
hind the clock there was bill from an install
mont furniture house for a bedroom CARPET.
The carpet cost $40 and was to be paid for ut
" week. The last payment was on Aug: ..
There was an album full OF Photographic
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter. Things In the kitchen
were somewhat vi set. but not y. II there had
been any life and death struggle there
The undertaken put tho corrses in boxes In
q row In the parlor The moth her was nea' est
the wall next to her. IN u box draped with
white was Katie. then. in black draped box.
the murderer and on the other side OF him
the lii tie bov. Bnxters brothers came and
took charge Of the place.
Thomas told the reporter that he knew no
reason for his brothers act. " He came over
to see US yesterday" he said. and got a Job
painting from our boss. lie was going to work
Monday. He told Us he felt sick at his ston-
ach and didn't thin he'd o able t. work be-
fore that. He was In good enough spirits. He
did he want"
Was the woman his wife" asked the re-
"Of course abe was" was the reply she
was his second wife. lie married one woman
and they separated in the police court. hut we
don't want 10 say anything about that now
He separated from her and then married tits
woman. She was Mary EGan. Her folks live
in Hunter. Point. | don't know where they
were married. but the man who says they were
DO YOU think he had divorce from his
other vito - asked the rerorter,
know he did" aid Baxter. His father
got ono for him, and he married Mary Egun."
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MURDERED ALL HIS FAMILY.
WIFE AND UNBORN BABY, TWO Chill
DREy, AND HIMSELF

Only tho Canary BIRD Found Alive In John
Baxter's Rooms - The Children APP
parentIy Shot In Their Sleep - Baxter
and His wife bend on tho Floor Among
the Toys or tho Little Ones In . Room
Hung with Pictures of Children.
John Baxter. his wife Mary. and their two
children. Katie. aged years. and johnny. az
years old spent Thursday evening out on tho
front steps OF the big tenement at 921 East
10sth street. They had lived i've years In a
front fiat on the top floor and knew all the
other tenants, and in fact. all the neighbors.
Sitting with them wero Mrs. Madden. tho
housekeeper. and Mrs. Muller. who had the
top nat across the hail and Mrs. O'Toole and
her son. who lived on the fourth floor. and
Mrs. Laneham. who was Mrs. Baxter's best
friend. and dozen others. They gossiped the
evening away. while the children played in
the street
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NEW PHASES OF LYNCHING.
ONE MON WEAKEES AND ANOTHER
ADVISED TO DRAW TIE COLOR LINE. i

Only Four Men were Left when the Fatal
Limb WINS Reached In soath Carolins,
and tho Negro was Let Go-Gov Can.
triii Tell. = Kentucky Mob to stake
the Negro" but Spare the WHITE Mon
A Police Force on Trial for Lyuching.
GREENvtLLE. e. c.. Aug 2s-On Wednesday
night q party OF thiry-flve white men started
out to lynch tho negro who had been captured
twenty miles below here after having At
TEMPTED to assault white woman. The man
confessed his crime and was prepared for
death.
On the way through the woods tho lynchers
gradually fell away, and on arrival at the place
appointed for the hanging there were only
four white mon left. They were from dis
tant part OF tho country. and. after consulta-
tion. decided that, inasmuch as the people Of
the community where the Injured woman
lived had evaded the responsibility Of the
lynching they would have nothing to do with It
Accordingly they turned the negro loose.
told him to Git" and left for their homes.
Tho negro has disappeared. Sporting men
are anxious to ind him and employ him. as his
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug; 2s.I,Two hundred
georgetown this morning about g O'Clock.
to the jail and Demanded the Keys. Of Jaisr
but q revolver pointed ut his head caused him
to give them mp. Going In the Jail corridor.
the mob's spokesman asked:
Where Is frank Dudlsyy
Here is. boss" replied the negro In his
cell. The door was unlocked. Dudley came
out and, dressed himself. The spokesman
then said:
We want you to go with u.s."
AN right boss" responded Dudley. I'll 10.
but didn't kill Marse Hughes a purpose. It
was accidentally. He was my hes From"
Well. never mi nd about that" said the
ally" and tho ontire crowd lau shed At the Joke.
Let's hang tho kendalls. too" yelled one OF
the mob. This SGT the Kendalls wild. Yester.
day they tried to extermnate tho arvis family,
They began TO pray Tor mercy. Gov. ORntrilt
came IN at this moment and in a little speech
TO the mob begged them 10 not hang the white
men, ~, Take tn, the negro il you want to said
The mob then left with the negro, and Lex.
ington young man who saw the lynchinR says
that when the mob arrived At locust tree ON
the Frankfort pike. about a mile from town,
four me, men seized h he negro and bound his feet
and lifted him to the top iof the stone fence
under the tree. One big man climbed the tree
and tied the other end OF the rope to q limb.
He said All r!ghtI and the three men on the
ground showed Dudley off. The body was cut
down at o'clock this morning. He died Of
PINFyiIhE; Ky; Aug. ,2s..-The entire police
force Of Middles borough. Kv.. Ia on trial on
the charge OF iynching John Rosmuss. stone-
cutter ~ Cincinnati several months ago. The
rolice at the time had a fight with desperadoss.
md happening upon Rosmuss: who had moth
are CHARGED with lynching him that same mid.
night.
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no thermometer at Perry's pharmacy in The Sur
ding recorded the temperature yesterday a. follow
LOCAL FORECAST.


For twenty. four hours, till q p. NJ SATURDAY. For
southeastern New York Unloading Long Island) also
for western Connecticut and northern Now Jerseys
Fair cooler northwestery winds Fair cooler Sun.
day. Z. b. DUxN Local Forecast Oncial.
WARRINGTON FORECAST TILL . r. Il SATURDAY
Tho storm area that developed Thursday over Lakes
Erie and Ontario is central Maine and tho lower
st. Lawrence Valley II has caused showers from New
Jersey norheastward, and decidedly cool northwest
winds aud clearing weather followed Friday evening.
These winds prevailed also tho lower lakos and
tho Middle Atlantic States. Cool and clear weather
will probsbly continue from Maine to Virginia
during Sunday. Tho low barometer Erea thst
commenced to move Thursday from north
OF Montana Is central over Eastern Min.
nesota Only scattered showers have fallen
about its centre This will move slowly and
ths upper lakes ana At most cause a slight rise in
temperature over the lake dstricts with few show
ers Saturday and sunday. Tho eAst Gulf disturbance
fingers over western Florida and has caused ocean
winds aud rains tho coast from Wilmington to Cape
CsnavArsl these rains have been extraordinA rily
heavy about Savannah and showers will likely continue
that coast MI the low from tho cast Gulf
Tho high area that has since Tuesday been moving
Montana 10 central over tho Ohio Valley. and has
caused cool ami clear conditions in most disricts
Its influence will be felt in tho Atlantic States and in
the Gulf for perhspstwo moro daya Coo and clear
weather may DO expected over tho New Eng and and
Middle Atlantic states on Saturday aud sunday and
perhaps Monday. while the resulting norths asteriv
winns in the south Atlantic will probably continue the
rains in that region. Such Is the strength of tho cool
that frosts likely In northern ~ York and
northern New England on Saturday night The tenn
peraturs will slowly rise west Of the Aioganss and
especially in the Mississippi Valley and westward.
For the District OF Columbia, Maryland. aud Della
cooler and fair, except probably showers In
treme southeast Maryland and Virginia; continued
cool and faif Sunday.
For eastern Pennsylvania eastern NtO York ana Ress
Jers,p cooer, norhrtv wDds anu hir: continued cool
and fair Surddt. and probably Mniuv
For New Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and Connscticut cooler northwestsry Winds
and fair continued cool and fair sunday and Monday
Frosts are likely In tho northern portions Of New
Hampshire and Vermont Saturday night
For Maine. cooler norihwesterly winds. and fair
Saturday; continued cool and fair Sunday.
For western New York, western Pennsylvania and
Ohio. fair weather.; northwssterly winds, becoming
variable slightly warmer and fair Sunday.
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Smashed the Sylvester. PADDLE Box.

The Bay Ridge fcrryboat John Sylvester was
run into by tho ice barge Jacob Hoffman. In
tow OF tho tug Thomas Dixon. as she was
about to enter her New York slip little after
10 O'Clock last n lght.
Tho Thomas Dixon. with tho Jacob Hoffman
on her port eido. was gong from the North
River to the Fast River, close IN.
Tho leo large bumped into the port paddle
pox OF the sylvester. smashing tho guard and
wreckinR the wheel. About $50 passengers
were aboard the terryboat The tug cleared
the ferry boat. and pr cerdcd without Il word.
Capt Smith lowered a boat and chased after
her. getting her name. The Sylvester nnded
her prs -onger-. ana was hen 'ow"d TO clifton
for repairs. Tho damage Is said to DO 81 OOJ.
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FLAMES At GLEyS FALLS
Narrow Escape or tho Landlord md iuest .
ct Hotel.

ct n Hotel.
SARATOGA. Aug. 2s-The village OF Glens
Falls came near being the scene OF n dis-
astrous fire with loss OF human life ut nm
early hour this morning. Some young mon who
had been cut until 2;30 A. NJ. in passing the
City Hotel on Warren street. discovered a
bright FIRE burning up through the ofIlcs floor
mud It's rear pa,ti,in"n They gave an alarm
The doors Of the building were broken In.
and 4 was soon iisroyerod that the smoke had
the Sleeping apartments on the second and
third toors and awoke Lnndlor,i Girard and
sl"nring soundly and would soon have been
sunoca,,ed. Among the guests were newly
married couple.
TMs ,lremen soon had the finmes under con-
troll and only the easement and first flour wero
damaged. The fire was caused by an over-
to he red lot after the flames were eytin-
gnished. ,igniting the easement behind Il.
Moor into the dining room and Office.
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The WeAther.

The depression in the lake regions in energy
yesterday while moving north into tho St Lawrence
Valley Its force felt in tho upper part
OF the lower lake region where high winds prevailed
Showers attending this storm fell In the lower lake
regions New England. and the Middle and South A.
lsnte States bat south OF the lakes and Of the Al
leEhany Mountains area Of high held away
with generally clear weather and low ture The
lowest temperature in the country So La Crosse
but the mercury was far below the normal all
ceutra StateA and there should be arksd in the
Atlantic States TO day and sunday with clearing sondi
tons and material reduction OF humidity.
In this city yesterday the average Humidity was 81
per cent? highest Official temperature, s2 lowest 72;
winds generally south; average velocity. IL miles an
hour; cloudy and showery
Tho thermometer ct Perrys pharmacy in The Sur
building Yesterday "A follov.,
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SHE DIiD FOG 4 PRINCE.
The Sunday yyorid,- Great r-a,ur,


SHE double suiriis OF Prince Rudorn ~ Austria and
Baroness Marie 10 etsrra a star II Z tiny 4" lsrn
BY tho counsel Of the ,esera fanny aud l.visei rs
the mothsr Oi the hapless gir 1h- ,Nst story II
modern times t", ntn.L-M.ties 'et,s D." ret friend
llrrmne ,si ug Of her hopeless "vr on IHe heir a'
parent tirig meeting IN Prince hud'!Ih pGla"t n
Vienna -MaIes 'ast letters 10 'r' ." n."-s ihtish
Wa Dc rser.-Iluw tive VlY o. Has young gir
moved by tho bruthe. an. t.,' aver Dis ovory OF
The dead Pr1nre "A moIh-rr appeal 10 the public In
behalf OF dead danrhtrt lhi. remarkable nafrAurr
10 from tho original Msa now IN POSSESSION OF the Lon
don Tn,G and will 10 printed simultaneously IN to-
morroW4 sunday word --Adp
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Fir. In . Window or the A,p,n..

An alarm Of fire sent out from the Alpine
apartment house. Thrty-,hird street and
broadway, caused stig III that region about 0
O'Clock last night.
Tho windows on the fourth Moor o. the
forth flames and smoke. Just as the fire en-
gnes got there from several directions the
flames ceased
Some towels hanging on n rack had been
blown against u burning gas let and auGht
fire. servants in tho house put out the fire.
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Mrs. Josephine Swift. who under the name
OF Josie Valley. has appeared before the foot
lights on the variety stage for many years. was
complainant In tho Rlem Police Court yes
terday against Mrs. Katherine Wegler who
let's rooms in her fat at 2,939 Third avenue.
Mrs. Swift told Justice Meade that she had
rented u room from Mrs. Wegler for the past
" until last week. She told Mrs Wsgler that
she was sh rt last saturday. and the landlady
ut once ordered her To get out, aud retained
her two trunks with numerous dresses until
the money, s6 should be paii. Mrs swift said
il was abs nlutey nsce:sary lor Tor IN have her
wardrobe IN order TO keop Ler theatrical en-
gagament~.
Justice Aleala ,o'l Mrs wi tim, lie could
not .lte.ferc ana advised her Ia p;iy uu.
The drinking water and re rSsd at The MUrray iIil
Hotel and TlaHa Hotel New YORK, gspprrrh and
irnt. tho premises aud cefuhed 10 az to lur,ty Wy
PRINT hn4 n
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Til. Trap Caught Two Persons.

Mary Hicks. age Il SO, of 2oS Hamilton avenue.
fell into an excavation in front OF new build
Ing al 500 'Court street Brooklyn. on. Thurs
dRy night and received u sprained foet and
severe contusion1 an hour later Peter john
son a snip steward. ;YInb cd into the same
hole and broke Two Of lis ribs.
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Vivid forecasts, facts, and figures will ap-
near in to-moriow's sunday Mercury. show
ing how Jay the Ripper slauGhters the bears
.ldux
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Turner AXE in ~ hours Ma New Yok Central.
Through sleepera See time tab!y
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Greatest educational entersrise Of ninetsenth cen
fury will be iunni on page 10 tuuday PrsSS -adp
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For twenty'four hours, till p. NJ. Saturdays For
southeastern New York dncluding Long Island) also
for western Connecticut and northern Now Jerseys
Fair cooler. northwesterly winds Fair. cooler Sun
day. E b. DUxy. Local Forecast Official
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H. ssu Walloomsac River so that at night BEN
lIinKt.h pcopie we're cal ed out ~ bed by the
hangar threaten NJ on overv hand. An exit
is Luz hisht sn>ued, but foSlunaiely the damage
va hucnd 10 the minin.im. as no dams gave
snd Hete Hooded aud HE streets badly washed,
The u t,,matrr was above higl! water mark.
uht'l las this morning. Crawford L Carney .
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CAUSED BY CLOUDBURSTS.
THURSDAYS DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS ON
THE UPPER HUDSON.

Mountain Streams Suddenly necome nag.
Ing Torrents. Carrying Away Dams,
bridges. and Houses. and Stopping TAIL.
way Tramc-A Woman Drowned In Her
House In sight or Her Husband-A Man
Found Dead Standing In Mud Up to His
Neck, aud Another swept Away on n
Bridge-A tornado in New Jersey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-26
ELDORADO's OPENING.
king Solomon in All His Stories VIII
BE seen Tomorrow

king Solomon In All His Stories VIII
BE seen Tomorrow
Eldorado, the great amusement resort
on the Palisades. opens tomorrow. Its
attractions haze already been the subject
Of an article in THE JERSEY CRY NEWS
At night the principal feature will be.
Of course. Bolossy Kiralfy's most gor-
geous and extravagsnt summer nights
open afr spectacle called king Solomon.
and the Destruction Of Jerusalem. +" No
less than fifteen hundred male and fe-
male performers win take part in the
performance, which will be seen on the
largest stage ever erected in the country.
The ballets are to be pre- e-eminent feat
ures and viii be composed Of some six
hundred eomeIy girls The armor and
costumes cos. fabulous sum and exceed
10 beauty and richness anything of the
kind heretofore used in spectacle. Then
there are TO be glittering pageants, IN
which camels. horses aud other animals
viii take part; magnificent tableaux and
In the extreme, most Of which will be
moved in the various changes on railroad
tracks.
Immediately after the performance
proper Jules Levy and the band and
chorus will be heard. and an exhibition
Of fireworks far exceeding in brilliancy
the famed pyrotechnic exhibitions Of
CoBey Island will be given. The one gen
eral admission price Is ali that will be ex-
acted to see and hear everything. The
cafes and restaurants will be conducted
in strictly drst-class style and only rea-
sonaDle charges will prevail