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DID THEY kLOPEY
Mrs. Gendcs Finds that Her Husband, He
Sister, ind 5000 Are Missing.

Three weeks ago Maria Hummel. a younf
and pretty German girl. came to America and
made her home with her sister. Mrs. Flora
Gendes at SO South Second street. Williams
burRh. She brought with her nearly 5000 that
was obtained from the estate OF her father.who
died five months ago in Germany. OF this
amount 1886 belonged to her and the rest was
her sisters. Soon after tho young womans
arrival the husband Of Mrs. Gendes. carpen.
ter. evinced great liking for her. Mrs. Gendes
suspected nothing wrong. and allowed him
and Maria to go out together. On Saturday
morning after Gendes hnd gone to work. Mrs.
Gendes dressed herself to go to q picnic with
friends. She invited Maria, but the latter re-
fused to 60 on the ground that she had Q
severe headache. When Mrs. Condos returned
home at {, O'clock on Saturday night her hus-
bend and Maria were missing.
Mrs. Qendes made IN irvosti gntton. and dis
had brought from Germany had been taken
Maria had taken wit her her hest dresses.
and also one belonging to Mrs. Gendes. Her
husband had taken nothing with him. From
neighbors Mrs Gendes learned that her hus-
band was soen to leave the house at 2 O'Clock
on Saturday afternoon. and an hour later her
sister left. carrying large bundle. Failing to
obtain q clue to their whereabouts. Mrs.
Gendes went to the Leo Avenue Police Court
yesterday morning to ask for advice. She was
requested to come to court Tomorrow morn
ing. and II BY that time she had heard nothing
would he issued against Gendcs for aban-
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MRS. BURMElsTER DIES or HER WOUND.
Coroner Levy Walked Up Mt Midnight by
Two Brothers with has less SnspieIona.

Coroner Levy Walked Up Mt Midnight by
Two Brothers with Baseless suspioions.
Charles Rutzen. an employee In the Cornell
iron works, at Eleventh avenue and Twenty
Sixth street. and his brother Frank. who is
employed in the Herring safe factory. aroused
Coror er Levy at midnight on Saturday to tell
him tho sequel OF a shooting which occurred
on Sept 10 last. Tho victim was their sister.
Bertha Burmeister. who was the wife Of a
grocer then living and doing business at 800
East Eighty ninth street
According to the account OF the affair at the
time. Mrs. Burmoister. while sitting in the
door OF the Grocery.was accidentally shot In the
back Of tho neck by Max Stahl. 2 15.year; old
and Wien in TIN
Police Court was required to give $500 bull.
which he furnished.
until, April 23 when she. was removed to the
tieth street. She was stiil upeured. and her
case was incurable. for the bullet had caused
parg asSzss he snd t. ss the .s ns 9Fs s
pain and extreme emaciation. Although but
Ts6 s and
Hsr sfoiSsTs tofd Coroner Levy that they
BY her husband. Bernard Burmelster who.
they believed. wanted to get rid OF her, They
clteu the alieRcd TACT tnat certain whlte stun
with which her sores were washed was thrown
away by his orders Immediately after her
death. he saying that 1t was poison. Many
antseptic washes are poisons. OF course. They
also laid stress on his having continued young
Stahl IN his employmsnt after the shooting Of
didn't look well. when he turned the boy over
Wien nt Questioned closely the two brothers
we're forced to admit that Burmeister In Sep:
their sister, and they finally said that ho want
ed her to die In order that she might be re-
lensed from her misery.
The two RutZens repeated their story in the
Coroners' office yesterday, but although Coro-
their susricions All he did after again hoar r
arrest OF the boy stahI In order to put him un.
der heavier bail. Coroner Levy also directed
hs d. 3; Weston Ss to make
meister dicd from Homicide by penetrating
gunshot wound OF neck at 300 East Eighty.
ninth street. Sept 10. 1891. confusion Of
certificate took the place Of one nearly to ths
woman's physician, DR.. Amablle OF 1O4th
street and Lexington avenue. who was with
her UP t? within half an hour Of death. Mrs
eran Cemetery. When told last. evening
brothers in-lnw. Mr. Burmeister exhibited lit
tie surprise and no alarm. The white stuff"
which he had thrown away, he said. became
which had been used as a disinfectant. Her
brothers had scarcely came near his wife dur
Ing her long Illness; he ., ADDED and should be
Burmeister's friends say that he was most
devoted husband.
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EXCITEMENT IN THE CAMP.
The Storm stirred Things Up for tho Sol
der Hoys.

der Boys.
STATE CAMP. PEEKsKILL. July 3.-The only
military work OF the Fourteenth to-day was
done by tho officers at the school in the after
noon. where Lieut. French of tho regular
army was put to 1t to answer some OF tho
questions that Capt. William F. Morris fired at
him. Capt Morris commands battalion this
week. All tho foro rart Of tho day the camp
was as peaceful as a Sabbath should be. The
Row. ]. o. Peck. chaplain OF tho regiment.
preached sermon in tho Y. NJ. C. A. tent to
an audience that was not very large.
Gen. Porter was visiting tho yacht Ventura.
in tho ofrlng. as a guest OF Col. David Austin.
and the members OF the Pioneer Boat Club
crew. who rowed UP from Brooklyn.were sing
ing songs on the bluff by the battery camp.
waiting for weather fit for tho journey home.
Out OF the wind and the storm Of rain which
1t brought to flood the camp at 3 o'clock grow
the littio excitement Of the day. The officers
school was just over. and Col Phisterer
was about to begin his instructions
to tho non-coms, when greater gust
than any that had struck tho camp
before this season swept across from
saSF the ss e9 The SCHOOL % tent tbs
filled with cots this week for the extra men Of
the Third Battery detail. There was no order
ters. amid peculiar bombardment OF tree
TOPS; s SiE and IN, myriad OF Gnafts that ne
made it a choice with lots Of the soldiers be.
While rain was driven in sheets around and
It caught Gen. PorteE's tent dy, and ,swlsked
It blew down the guard tent at the outpost and
br9ks down tho poles q two e the Press tents
ground. In the excitement one man was
wounded, He is Francis j. Corr Of the Tween
ty-frst perarate. Company OF Troy. He
he belonged to was doing q double time turn
Hna sIss h and Il
mud puddle one Of them pinned Corr down by
tho foot It stuck into him about an inch. and
won %ts tHoy
much to the disappointment OF u lot Of visit
Ing ladies who were here
kind Of horses which he orInancs Departmsntt
furnishes for officers to ride They are lot OF
riding mag na Se
The other IL The need Of more room f9T dEl
mon SCI out on tho two aelds 70 sxSSate 1 sSs
sSe State Of sll tho land from the prsssnt hold.
ranes valley and Xnnsvlie Creek. Most OF it
T. rough land but there spoheT PAtesu
hotSs EN- IA s stables q
would be so yod by the purchase. There could
DO no impertinent liquor stores established or
so Wh bs s whs dp
Jay will make the state pay Tor their increas-
ing value.
.is II Ss S aS S si hnsS MGst
and promises well.
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ST. PETER's CONSECRA1E2.
Bishop WigIer Conducts tho First Public
Services In the Jersey city Church.

Bishop Wig1er Cou6ucts the First Public
Services In the Jersey city Church.
Tho closing ceremonies in the conservation
OF st. Peters Church at Grand ana Vim Worst
streets. Jersey City. took place yesterday Tho
services wero very elaborate and were carried
out with oil the pompand eremony which char.
acterize such events In the Catholic Church.
Preparations for the conservation were made
more than two years ago. Tho church had
then been relieved Of its original debt through
the efforts Of the Rev. John McQuaid. 8. j.. tho
rector. who had organized a church conseora-
ton society. After the original debt had been
lifted it WAS decided to completely renovate
tho church. and now debt OF about $50. 900
was incurred for that purpose. That debt was
wiped out q few weeks ago. The actual con-
secration services were hold on Saturday prt-
vately. rs Is the custom. Bishop Wigger on
ciated. assisted by large number Of priests.
st. Peter 8 Is the third church in the diocese OF
Newark to be coneecrated.
The first PUBLIC services took place yester.
day morning. Bishop WiRgsr celebrated .
Eontiflcal mass. He was assisted by the Roy.
Thomas Cannon Of St Johns College, Ford
ham: who acted as deacon. and the Rev. Cornell:
Mass was sung The instrumental music was
furnished by the Metropolitan Opera House
orchestra. Services were held in the alter
noon; and pontifcal vespers were sung IN the
evening.
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ARCHIBALD COMES OUT AHEAD.
The Central Labor Union Won't hi. cIpllne
Him for Helng q Politician.


While Typographical Union Nc. @ was en- gag ed
in its wranglo In the ballroom at Claren-
don Hall to tho accom- panlmont OF thunder
and lightning the Central Labor Union was In
a whirl OF politics In the meeting room below.
The communication from the tin and sheet
iron workers accusing James p. Archibald.
pGperhangcr. OF using tho Central Labor
Union for political purposes and becoming an
alternate to tho Democratic National Conven-
ton in Chicago WAS again brought up. 1t had
boon referred back for specific proofs.
Delegate Lloyd Of the tin and sheet Iron
Ho accused Archibald OF always Juggling poli-
ties into the G. l.. T., and Of doing and daring
anything.
would load Satan and his imps into politics."
Archibald retorted that Lloyd at one time
Was i, NJ. J. man until he heard that no
was nominated for Comptroller on the Social.
istic ticket. He intimated that Lloyd and
others were jealous OF his abilities. genius.
After some hard words had been exchanged
and tho meeting had grown uproarious. n mo-
ton TO lay on the table the document which
had caused tho trouble was passed.
1t was reported that q movement is In prog
ross for the pardon OF James Hughes. Master
Workman OF National Trade Assembly 231.
representing the clothing cutters. who has
been sentenced to years Imprisonment for
e,xtortion under circumstances similar to
Earondess. Hughes was convicted at the In
stance Of mum ber Of merchants in Rochester.
the trouble arising out OF boycott by the
clothing cutters.
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sne suns Cutie 10 New York,

Replies TO questions asked re,v day hv tho
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-04
The Wedding Postponed.

Miss Evelyn Haight. the daughter OF Stephen
s. Haight. was to have married Charles A.
Kitte at West Farms last Tuesday night
More than 100 persons had been invited. and
1t was expected that the wedding would be q
shoWy and very formal affair. The pastor Of
tho West Farms Pre- sbyterian Church had been
IN tho morning of the day That had been SGT All
t3e lnyited guests we've hnstily notified that
Miss Haieht is q tuiI. good -lookine brlnette
Her father is II civil engineer In fairly COM
Portable circumstances. Mr.. Kittle IL more
in West Farms that on the day before the we'd
ding was to have been AN elderly woman
talk with, them Some said sho was Mr.. Kittlc' 3
vile and that he had deserted her in some
distant state; Mrs. HaiGht said yesterday.
from him. 1870 ~
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PA1ERsON,S CENTENNIAL.
Exercises of the First or It's Three Dnye'
Celebration.

SeIebrntton.
PATERSON. July 3.-The centennial celebra-
ton OF the founding OF Paterson by Alexander
Hamilton was begun to-day. Great prepara-
tions have been made for the ovent, which will
last three days. The exercises were mostly
of religious character. In the morning each
church observed the centennial by historical
sermons. appropriate music. or other exer-
cises. In the afternoon ench Sunday school
held a centennial service. for which pro-
grdmme had been specially prepared.
At o'clock mems mass meeting was held
IN the centennial tent. at which Mr.. +: ].
Hoagland presided. and Mr.. Thomas T. c.
Grain. the City Chamberlain OF New York. de-
livored an address, A musical programme
was also rendered.
Tonight a union yesper, service was held In
the tent. The Rev. Russell Ii. Conwell, ID. d..
Ill, d.. OF Philadelphia. preached. A pleasing
feature OF tho service was tho singing OF tho
united choirs Of the city's churches. The dec
erations about the city were most tasteful.
This evening. however. q rain storm. accom-
panied by o high wind. swept over the place
and played sad havoc With the pretty ihLaEs.
They will DO replaced In the morning.
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Landlord JonnIaus Arrested.

KEYPoRr. July 3-William Jennings. pro-
prietor Of q hotel at Clifrwood. and woman
known as Helen Jennings. aged 30. who
was supposed tn be his wife. and with whom
no had lived. 1t is said. for twelve years.
have been arrested. Jennings has resided
here about year. Ho camo here from
New York. A woman who says she is hie
adultery. Jennings Is So years old.
He Is an Englishman. He left his wife about
week for her support. which he paid. she saya,
until one year ago. TkSn he told her be dig
his wife did not hear OF his whereabouts until
lately.
Jennings took his arrest very coolly. but the
woman almost went into Mysteries. They were
both taken to Freehold and locked up In the
county jail In default Of bail Mrs. Jennings,
l44th street, New York.
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NJ. DEVIOUS DAUGHTER
She Has O Suitor Her Father Doesa't LII
md There Is Trouble.


ind There Is Trouble.
Raymond Debyou's sixteen-year-old dauGh-
ter Jeanette has attracted o good deal Of ut
tention behind the counter OF his candy and
cigar store at lo2 West Seventeenth street
Johnny Flynn. a red-halred youth. has found
favor with Jeanette. aud on that account has
been particularly Objectionable to her father.
who thinks she is too young to receive atten-
ton from young men.
Debyou went down to Station Island on q
shooting excursion on Saturday aud returned
about IL o'clock at night He was walking up
Seventeenth street with his loaded rife under
his arm. when. near Ninth avenue. Johnny
and q dozen friends BOUNCED on him. They
ed his rife at Thorn and they. ran Dehyou
carried him up Eighth avenue and into tho
arms Of Policeman Gilion. Debyou ATTEMPTED
captured it. Debyou spent the night In the
station house. and yesterday morning Justice
Ryan. in the jefferson Market Police Court.
fined him SO. His gun was conlscated.
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AsBuRY PARK, July 3.-Thcre promises to DO
a very interesting time between tho managers
OF the Monmouth Park Racing Association
and tho officers OF the Monmouth County Law
and Order League at the track tomorrow.
The officers OF tho League have given notice
to the managers OF the track that they will
cause the arrest Of all the bookmakers found
at the track doing business. The managers at
the track, anticipating this move, have, ar;
court at the track, SO that the men arrested
can at onco be taken to tho Justice. where
their bal! bonds will be prepared for prom pt
signature. The as sociation. It is und erstood.
Will sigp all ball bonds as surety Here 10
first place. the Law and Order League will not
permit the holding OF a court In the race track
grounds, as that is In direct violation OF n law
law docs not recognize an officer OF an Assoc
citation, 1t is said. AS q freeholder. and conse-
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Mrs. 81 aneld Wants to he Sober again and
Is Committed MT Her Own Request.

Mrs. SiameId Wants TO he Sober again and
IL Committed Mt Her Own Request.
A respectfully dressed woman OF middle age
walked into the Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday and said to Justice Ryan:
Il want you to send me to prison. have
been doing nothing criminal. ! have been
drinking hard for week. and I want to 60
where can't get any whlskey"
Haven't you got home" asked Justice
II did have until last week." REPLIED the
woman. but have no home now" She told
the Justice that her name was Anne Staffield.
Her husband Is a. night Waterman employed
by the Postal Telegraph Company and they
said that while she was attending church a
week aEo she became n n and on her as way homo
went to my head" she said: and when. i got
drinking. Yesterday my, HUSBAND said that
be was tIr tho OF Il Hs sold out the nat and
Justice Ryan committed her for two days
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-04
OBITUARE

Matthew p. Robbins. retired insurance
man OF this city. died on Saturday. aeed 81
years. at his residence. 1 Gramercy Park. Mr..
Robbins was born In Windsor. Vermont. in
1911. and was educated at Lexington. He was
only "a years old when he came to this city
and established himself in the fur business in
fur trade short time, leaving It for the In
suranco business. IN which he made, n fortune.
His wife survives him. Tho funeral will take
place from the Church OF tho Pilgrims Remsen
and Henry streets. Brooklyn. to-day.
Richard Harvey: aged 0S years. the Oldest
died Saturday night. He was at one time 4
very prominent business man in the West.
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tIon az dclegates After stoppins at the oiIse,y
for n day or two to get the Iay 81 the LAND In
New York State. rushed straight to Washing
ton and to tho White House. before that, how.
ever. had learned that the Information about
the Federal ofliccholding delegates had been
filtered through some Of the Prcsidents cabi,
net officers 30. whom / saw tho PRESIDENT.
I'm on my way to Minneapolis to fight for
yon. What's this hear about Federal office.
holders not being allowed to go as deleGntesf
Where did that order come froma II must he
rcscindcd. protest against it,. Let me tell
you. Mr.. President, that these delegates we're
for you before you had tho power to give them
places. They have got tho Same rights now.
won't hear OF such thing
=" The President saw how earnest was. l
didn't wait for any reply; grasped rs hand No.
wished him luck. and rushed out ana TOOK the
train for Minneapolis"
Mt. clarkson said last evening that the Re.
publican National Executive Committee. the
appointment q which. is yet to be announced
hy Chairman William J. Campbell. Will meet In
this, city either Wednesday, or Thursday OF this
weok to arrange tho pre- eliminates OF the cam
paign. Mr.. Cinrkson said that his position on
the committee will be simG,y thnt o. men, n.
the Chairman OF the National Committee. but
will manage and direct the campaign as the
head OF the Executive Committee.
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BIO SIX STILL TUMULrUoUs.
Good Intentions and Had Judgment - Hts
Verdict on tho keuney Committee.

Typographical Union No. O had another
bowling time yesterday afternoon at Clnren-
don Hall. 1t ended. after n n!ghtm are OF reso.
lutions and counter resolutions. In vote OF
confidence in tho integrity OF the Minneapolis
committee and a disavowal OF the act OF the
committee In endorsing tho candidacy OF
Whitelaw Reid for Vice-President
President John E. Kenhey read the report OF
tho Minneapolis committee. He said that al
though Mr. Clarkson said at first that he was
weary Of tho subject and that Philadelphia
newspaper had got to BIO attended to first,
satisfactory assurances were finally given to
the committee that the Tribune Office would be
made union office. The resolutions in favor
OF Mr. Reid were signed by the committee as
individuals.
Mr.. Kenney asked that the report be not
given to the newspapers.
man with fog horn voice shouted:
II move that this report be given to the
press"
shouts OF approval and yells OF dissent fol-
lowed. A speaker. presumably Mr.. kenney.
was heard feebly saving:
II believed that what did was for the best.
would do the same thing again." (Shouts OF
moi Not" and catcalls.l
Delegate Costello tho second member OF the
Minneapolis committee. demanded to be
heard. Ho was howled down.
II will fight this union" shouted Costello.
"or any other blank blank union that accuses
mo Of corruption;,"
Dss while several others called Put him
The man with the fog horn voice moved that
sssf m .ss. tn ~, ~0.a =, sn
gate In tho bedlam that followed
owen Kendelon offered II resolution declar-
nefen n, he tns
the Tribune union office. the political actl2n
Of the committee should be repudiated; iells
Several motions were proposed expressing
eeSatived with eateais Ou' 'n0'
made little S which ths hH
Office will he union .offico in three or four
wssks !CheeS y, ard hisses SEA- +, ,,oa, =, ~.
Game."' shouted another speaker. "He is
away ahead dent belteys in wait waiting. Every
Let us take a month. and Il the Tribune e
xiii the Republican party. =.
Hells. misses: and cries OF No politics !"
This is not politics. II at a certain time
before election al is not right in the Tribune
Mr.. Duncan counselled moderation. but was
borne down. Eugene O'Rourke. who has II
powerful voice. took q hand and advised tho
meeting to wait at least another week to give
the Tribune office an opportunity OF being
unionized. The motion was finnlly put that
integrity OF the committee. but not endorse
its political action Tho motion was passed
by 500 votes to 20 against 1t, according to the
Chalrman's count.
Before the meeting closed President Kenney
read letter from Postmaster:G General Wanna
Office In Washington In which tho clerks are
doing the work sshould employ only union,
Whitelaw Reid to use his influence with Mr..
Wnnamaker in the matter. and the letter was
the result OF an interview between MIR. Wanna
maker and Mr.. Reid. The letter was to the
effect that Mr.. Wanamaker would do what no
could to grant tho request It is understood
that no definite promise was given. however
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M4Y DIE THIS TIME.
Tho I.nnt OF Mamie Murray's Many At.
tempts to XIII HERSELF


Mira Mamie Seidl. otherwise tho notorious
Mamie Murray. took dose OF iodine at her
homo. 10 Ward street, Newark. last night. and
will probably die. She had been drinking all
the afternoon with her husband and mother.
and duarrelled with the former. accusing him
OF intimacy with other women.
Several years ago on her sworn statement
Samuel Shape. foreman In q factory whore she
was employed was sent to prison for assault
ing her He served eighteen months and then
went to Philadelphia. where he rerontly COM
nitted suicide BY shooting himself n few days
before he was to have been married to An osti-
mnble Newark girl.
The Murray woman, who is only 81 years
old, attempted to end her life year ago by
throwing herself In front OF q Pennsylvania
Railroad train. but was rescued and locked up.
She then. attempted to hang herself In the
cell. but failed. as she had done several times
before. Subsequently she twice tried to
poison herself. and three weeks ago she
hanged herself after o quarrel with her
mother. but was cut down when life was almost
extinct