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the bill was somewhat IN the interest Of de-
oency. amended so as to eliminate the chance
feature, and. the .name OF Judge Bradley In.
serted as the odd member OF the Electoral
Commission. The bill thus amended became
the law. II is hardly necessary for me 70 edd
that the statement made to Mr.. Tilden by Mr..
Hewitt as to the position OF his associate Dem.
ocratic members OF Congress was not true. but
that the exact opposite was the fact
Never was party or man in the history
OF this country placed In more trying posi-.
tion thnn that OF the, Democratic party and
their candidate. from the time that they dis
trayed by one OF their own number: and had
the PARTY OF Samuel j. Tiden been less patri-
otic than they were this country would have
been plunged into the horrors OF civil war
more terrible than that OF 81; but sacrificing
every personal ambition and realizing that so
far as the party was concerned the great wrong
would be righted by the people. he poured oil
on the troubled waters.
But well do remember the look upon his
face whom he afterward said to me: would
have been President Of the United States but
for Abram s. Hewitt: he deceived me-,
You, the members Of the Tilden Club. owe
IL to yourselves, to your party. to the memory
OF Samuel J. Tilden. your great, leader. to see
trayed you, shall SC. down to the place In his
than Judas Iscariot OF his generation, for he,
not satisfied with his work in 1876. duplicated
It In 1888"
Senator McPherson. Senator Edwards. .ex-
B. o"f Daily. joseph joseph II. Noonan. Assemblyman
Hudspeth. Albert Hoffman, and Charles j.
Eoelke also made addresses.
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For the Confederate sold,ers' Home.

There was meeting Of army men last
night at the Fifth Avenue Hotel called by
Major Joe II. Stewart OF Texas. to adopt meas
ures for aiding tho National Confederate Sol
diers' Home, which WAS established at Austin.
Texas. on Nov. l, 1886. Gen. Henry A. Barnum
presided. Major Stewart raised $4,000 in Bos-
ton for the Home. which is very much In need
Of money. Mr.. Good. prophet or OF the Lyceum
Theatre, hns offered the house for q public
meeting in the interest Of the cause. Chauncey
OF the fund. Among those who will be invited
TO serve on the General Committee are Mayor
Grant Gen. II. A. Barnum, Gen. Z. Jardine.
Cen. NJ. r. Mcmahon, Gen. Roger A. Pryor.
Charles A. Dana. Whitelaw Reid. the Rev. j. Il.
Paxton, ID. d., Col. ], Annoy Knox, and Col
Fred Grant. There will be another meeting at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel next Saturday evening"
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AN UNDERGROUND MYSTERY
WHAT WAS THE CHAMBER IN wp
EETEs'S BACK YARD BUILT EoRo

Its Entrnnee Hidden by n FIar.tcn.
Plumbers Found II while Digging In IA.
| Yard-Expiorers Discover q Rarre,. .
Piece OF Iron Pipe. and Plenty OF Gloom.
Tho house at 800 West Twenty-seventh
street Is IN unpretentious brick structure Of
four stories The flrst floor is used as ba-.
ber's shop; the others are occupied by families,
| some OF whom have been In the house for
years. George Keyos, n retired dry goods mer.
chant. owns the houso. Mr.. Keycs carried on
tho dry goods business for n number OF years
at 35l Eighth avenue In a building that
is now used for museum. II ex-
tends westward 1876 feet. and for thirty
feet or more its southern wall forms the rear
wall OF the house at 900 West Twenty seventh
street Back of tho latter is e. quadrangulnr
yard which may be reached through tho rear
door OF the barber's shop, through two Railways
on the floor above, and through tho museum
building Why two halls were built In the
house OF 800 slie by side and separated
only by brick wall six inches thick
none OF tho tenants seems TO know. Both halls
run through the house from front to rear. Ono
is like an ordinary hall. and has stairway
thnt gives access to other parts OF the building.
The other has no stairway. and was apparently
designed solely to afford private entrance to
the yard.
Plumbers e1cavatinS 10 the little yard nt tho
rear of tho house the other day came upon
what appeared to Re brick arch. John
Maley's pick struck 1t first. He and his oom-
panions. drilled n hole in the bricks. and a ton.
loot pole easily disappeared through it. A
Nn.ass Walk lea leads from tho rear OF the house
these stones the plumbers pried up. Beneath
It they found a ,broad flight of slime covered
ber. Into this tho plumbers descended. but
hsyinR no lights they we're unable to explore II.
an News WI; ,h q the discovery sneedy got abroad
man Mitchell OF, the West Thirty seventh
street bstatGn % and syn rsp9r.er explored ths
and ten feet wide, built .solidly oi stone and
circular holes, once Intended, no doubt. to ad-
The first discovery was an old whskey barrel.
darkness for years. There was nothing else to
INA" an old %sh1 ssa hags
Jay among, broken barrel ,stayes and other
things, but Its use could not be detected.
There were various evidences that the cham
Der had been used years ago for workplace
of some kind, Tho merchant suggested that It
policeman was positive that there had never
been either medical college or hospital
theories were advanced. but there was nothing
to support any of them.
4, Barber Leo isaacs. who occupies the shop on
about the mysterious chamber yesterday lie
gould give no information. however The fact
1i iss S eTistfnse b % was as surprising to him as it
also but he ha vSd sii in s honss
the existence Of the underground chamber un-
III yesterday. :, The other tenants knew no
mSTe RsTSt Rs9Ss i .na than Mr. n 0cGreed
town.
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Two hundred members Of the Berkeley
Athletic Club enjoyed most interesting ath-
letic entertainment in tho gymnasium OF the
Berkeley Lyceum. 10 West Forty-fourth street.
last evening" Prior to the exhibition, Mr.
William Freeland of'the BerkeleyiAthletic Club
gave a graphic account Of climbing Mount
Blanc and the Matterhorn. illustrating his sub
jects with splendid stereopticon views. He
dwet at some length upon tho advantages OF
Alpine climbing as a training for the athlete.
Prof. Watson l.: Savage. athletic instructor Of
tho club. and Henry l.. Petit followed with
some very pretty feats at tumbling. Mr. Con-
neatly the fencing instructor Of the organiza-
Of tho foils with Harry r Disbeeker; a
nure and Richard Stone had a bout. with
single sticks. and rs wind-up both young
men were engaged by Instructor Conneally,
who more than held his own. armed with a
stick In each hand. Tho light weight tug-of:
war team. consisting of Messrs Loveland
(anchorI. Goddard Denny. and Sims. then
pulled picked team OF six q tug of four min
utes and won by six inchos Tho picked team
were Mr.: Trask Ianchorl Prof. sevenoaks Of
Stevens Institute, Mr.. Dickcrmnn, Mr.. Lochner,
and Mr.. Field: Tho lightweight team weighed
but $40 pounds. They are willing to pull any
amateur team OF equal weight in the country.
Supper followed the exercises;
During; the evening Prof White announced
occupied 10y tho Berkeley Indies Athletic Club.
would shortly be connected with tho main
structure by means OF arches through the
library
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GOOKIN STOLE $40, 700.
They Say he did II within Two Days-How
Much OF 1t Was In Nickelss

Much Of 1t Was In Nickelss
The embezzlement of A. s. Gookin cashier
OF the Manhattan Elevated Railroad. who
handled the daily receipts OF the road, was
definitely stated yesterday at 10.7O0 1t was
reported that he had returned all but $1,000,
but the report could not be verified The
money. it is said was all taken within two
days. and the shortage was discovered on Mon
day night. On Tuesday morning Gookin called
on the Fidelity and Casualty Company. who
had guaranteed his bond OF $4,000 and con-
fessed the theft. The company had trans
ierred half the bond to u London company
Later on Tuesday notice corresponding to
GooEln confession was received at the office
o. me Fidelity and Casualty Company. and
road, called.
The upshoot OF the whole affair is that Goo
Elm Is at liberty in this city. trying to raise
money to make good the amount Of HIS defal-
cation. His arrangements with both compa-
MES we're so substantial that his bondsmen
sny he is under no surveillance. All hands
refused to say yesterday what Gookin had
wanted OF $4,000 in two days and had done
silver and nicksls in that time Vice President
Seward OF the Fidelity Company said that the
company would hot prosecute If Gookin was
successful In making good the loss. He did
not know what the railroad folks would do and
tho railroad folks naturally refused to say
Assistant Cashier Warren Marcus has taken
Gookin's place.
N1hs hs fyA sH A o b S2ssF SHnd NJ aoSkn
MI Gookin declined to talk. except to say that
he was not going TO Canada and that the pub.
Hsheu accounts OF his case were distorted,
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MISS NEviILps MAHRI<oE.
It wou1d Not Have Occurred 60 Soon Had
She Not missed q Train.


She Not Missed a Train.
JSssf N. CiDwALtApxa
When Timothy F. Neville got of the train at
Breslau and read the above message. which
was addressed to his wiio. and which the tele-
graph operator had handed to him for delivery.
he made q bee line for his house on the hill.
He thrust the open message into his wife's
hand She broke the news to him. Their 19-
year-old daughter Alexine had got married to
Jesse NJ. Cadwalladcr Alexine is Mr.. No
ville's eldest daughter, n beautiful and nc-
complishcd brunette Mr.. Cadwallader,
student % years old, Ind been paying atten-
tions to her for some time He was welcome
guest at Warwick House. as Mr.. Nevllle's resi-
dence Mt Breslau is called. IIo is at the Col
lege OF Physicians and Surgeons. He is de-
scendant Of Gen. Cndwallader. and is said to
have good expectations. He was living with
his sister in this city. 1t was understood BY
Would p Hhq be Mr SSvs LIE, th the
der had graduated.
Nth NTIhugGsda,y, Jan. "a. was q pleasant day. and
where she was met. however by Mr.. Cadwal
lader. On her return In the evening he accom-.
Ferry 70 The, Long Island saiirsad depot depot.
There II was discovered that Miss Neville had
nnd Tdsy hsa to xt for s
opportunity to persuade hor to 60 with him
70 g minister. They went to the house
of the Rev. George +. Taylor in Sixth street,
Isermaa He soon made them man and WIFE, They then
train for Breslau. The bridegroom returned to
New New York. He made a contldante- OF his sister.
The next day the bride came TO New York to
sse Ms. iriondS @ Her husbands sister teegrrphed
that night; The next day Mrs. Neville went
to New York. She was then informed
q the marriage. 1t was finally agreed that
Alesine Ale" should remain where she was, 1t
Teceipt Of telegram from her son Jaw,
break tho news 10 Mr.. Neville. The programme
would have worked more smoothly had not tho
telegraph tel; raj operatSr given the message Intended
4 turned out all right. Mr.. Neville telegraphed
the young couple to come to Breslau. feast
was prepared. He forgaye tho Young couple
at a the same time adm2onishine m them never to
Mrs. Cadwnlader is a Catholic and her hus-
band an Episconalian. Mr. Neville says he
would have preferred to have had them mar
ried In the Catholic Church, but as long as they
are happy he will be satisfied.
- Mr. Neville was counsellor for the late John
Kelly. the Democratic leader, and he is Mt pres
ent attorney In many matters concerning st. |
Patrick's Cathedral.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
APhi,harmouie Concert.

The fourth concert for this season Of the
Philharmonic Society was given last evening In
the Metropolitan. Scarcely had the echoes OF
"Di quella Pira" ceased to resound through
the house when Johann Sebastian Bach and
his worthy successor, II not his disciple. Jo-
hannes Brahms filed tho air with strong
thoughts OF melody and splendid masses Of
harmony. Bach's toccata In and a fugue in
A minor opened the programme with such a
wealth OF tone and such a spirit OF iiealthfui
vivacity that tho minds OF the audience were
at once carried into bright and hopeful mood.
Firmness. decision. and brilliancy marked tho
rendering OF these first numbers. and only
slight tendency to let the different voices of the
fnGue pul a%Tay from each other 5is seemed to
his highest skill for the purpose OF holding the
time steady:
next in Order was delaht to nea hear e1s this
rarely beautiful composition SO exqusitely
performed 1t is true work Of art, perfect in it's
on the hearer that sense Of elevation and con-
tentment. only to be gained from the contem-
human genius. There is no doubt that. except
Wagner, Brahms is the. most gifted musician
OF these latter days. and the one most worthy
and Schumann.
There was, a poetic justice and fne con-
In the arrangement OF the concert scheme.
since tho younger man owes almost everything
OF his good fortune TO the patronage and en-
couragement of Brahms. who discovered his
talent and assisted him in many ways The
S!avonic Dances, opus ~. were, by no means
disappointing. They showed all the ingenuity
of orchestration and all the free exuberant
methods for which Dvorai Is already SO cole
brated and so admired. series of the widest
melodies are in these dances. strung. together
like mass OF curious Jewels. Their orches;;
tration makes continually such weird and
strange effects that Imagination is set to work
as by story from tho Arabian Nights, EN-
citing, Wild. feverish. melancholy. and Ian
gushing by turns these dances form a glitter
ing picture quite entrancing.
Perhaps 1t is well that amid so many pieces
full OF romantic interest, one upon the pro-
gramme should have been the reverse Of that.
MIR. Baermann's rendering of Schuberts Wan.
derer Fantasia was one which deprived 1t OF
most Of its poetcal and ideal qualities. His per-
formance was exact and dutiiul- respectable
In the most exalted deGree-but wanting In
overy quality Of sympathy. fancy y.orinspiration.
and totally lacking in beauty oi touch, in elias, las,
lived In the days OF the Mcistersngers he would
have been foremost in their ranks.
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MRS. CLEVkLAND'y RECEPTION
Two Hours OF Hnndshaking In a "Per-
fectIy Lovely" Gown Of PnIe Rlue Crepe.

fectly Lovely" Gown OF Pale Blue Crepe.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-The Presidents
wife held her third and as several people said.
next to the last" Saturday reception to- day.
The weather was in favor Of a crowd, and there
was a crowd Two hours OF very rapid hand
shaking seemed but drop in the bucket
and when the doors were closed at s O'clock
fully one thousand persons were left in disap-
pointment outside. The immense crowd was
exceedingly we'll ordered and quiet. and the
arrangements within and without the mansion
for tho comfort and pleasure OF the people
were admirable.
Mrs. Cleveland received in gown OF pale
blue crepe. trimmed with knots and long loops
OF olive moire ribbons. The skirt was walking
length and the waist was finished with the
crepe gathered full about the throat and held
by ribbons. That 1t was q very pretty, and be-
s1slH@lHs assss IS Sss IS @ psIfsssly @ @ 1871
ss 0Sf ssHs 5Hs.y
Of @ Back o the ne SsG we're Mrs to Fo 5e
som, senator dray's wife: the daughters OF
McAdoo; Mrs: Howland Mrs Craig: Mrs: Janin. j.r
Mrs. John Rodgers Mrs. Mrs. and Miss Herman.
daughter Of the Rev, byron ron Sunderland. ''0'
crowd for a brief call were the German Min:
lister and sister. the NcaraGuan Minister and
wife, Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Henry Whitney,
the Rev. DR.. Sunderland. James Russell
Lowell, Representative Burnett. representa-
tive Seney's wife. with a party Of friends Sena-
tor sherman 8 wife, Miss Bayard, Mrs, Lamont.
and Mr.. and Miss Van Buren,, Col. Wilson in
the crowd and Mrs. Cleveland's rapid hand.
shaking proved too much for tho ColonePs
voice and he gave up the formality. twas not
a IA
people were not shaken " through in tho two
hours. She entered into the spirit Of the occa-
reception In which the people were hurried
through with rush" It Is quite certain that
Cleveland surpassed all her previous efforts in
this particular accomplishment.
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He Tells tho Story OF the Mountain Trse-
edy and Completely Breaks Down.


edy ana Completely Breaks Down.
W1LKEsBABRB, Feb. 9.-Red-nosed Mike
took the witness stand to-day in his own be-
bali. His testimony was a narration OF the
conception and execution OF the plot to waylay
and Kill Paymaster Mcclure and his oompan-
ion. Hughey Flanniean and rob them OF the
money they were carrying across the mountains s
to pay Contractor McFaddens railroad labor
ers. Mikes bearing on the stand WAS Mt times
indicative OF bravado and confidence. but when
he came to the details OF the shooting Of the
men In the mountain Businesses he completely
broke down. His swarthy complexion became
pale as DEATH bitter tears coursed down his
cheeks, and his voice was choked He man
aged to say that he took no part in the killing.
Il held back" he said. ." when Beverino and
Vilella shot the paymaster and Flannigan. /
was standing about twenty feet behind them.
Beverino said, Mike uetting out terrible
oath. II YOU do not hurry and bolp us we will
Kill you then raised my gun and fired four
or five shots in the air. This is all did"
lie said he desired to tell oil he know and he
occupied the attention Of the Court and jury
until p. NJ. When asked how he held his re-
volver when Mcclure was shot, he said he
held It pointing at the ground. and tho balls
from his pistol did not njure or kill any one.
as they were buried in the earth. He denied
shooting at Mcclure or Fannigan. and said
that be did not shoot tho horse
In his confession made to Capt. Linden he
gave this account Of the shootinR
On the morning OF the murder whom got to
asassinsl werehot there. Then went to Miners
Mills Ito Quigley's. | stayed therefor couple
Of hours. and when 1t was 10 o'clock started.
l had two or three glasses OF whiskey. and
started out pretty fast. but did not run. and
when got to the hill whore Mrs. Appel lives
forks Of The road Mcclure and FlanRigan
they got to Little Hill they went slow. and j
followed. l saw Beverino come up sand
shoot from the bushes. He shot Mcclure
twice In the back then he shot the other man.
but dout think hit him. Then yilella came
un m IN front Of them and shot at the other man
and was running nfter them. The horse ran
away and Mcclure was hanging with his feet |
under the Wheel W hen they had gone about |
twenty or thirty yards the old man fell out and
Villella ran away down the road. and Beverino |
told me to come. Invent with lin. and when |
the horse. he stopped and then .Beverno shot |
the horse and shot Mcclure again in the head.
He then shot good many times at the horse. |
w all fired. ! fired from the back. don't |
know whether hit anything or not. did not |
lire at any particular man. was on the left |
side beside Beverino. fired three or four
shots. Beverino fired about fifteen shots"
and the court adjourned until evening to listen
to the arguments OF counsel
1t is learned this afternoon that the accom-.
plices OF " "Red-nosed Mike" Beverino and
Iillella. have been captured in Italy. A private
despatch to that effect is known to have reach
Linden. The prisoners are to be brought here
as soon as possible.
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MR.. PHELPS HERE TO STAY.
Arrived Yesterday from England and Won't
Return Minister.

The Hon. Edward ]. Phelps, United States
Minister to England. arrived yesterday on the
steamship Lain OF tho North German Lloyd
line. He was accompanied by his wife and his
son. Charles P. Phelps. who is one Of the secre-
taries Of the American Legation in London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps went at once to tho Buck
iingham Hotel. leaving their son on the pier at
they had brought with them.
Many old friends visited Mr.. Phelps at the
hotel. There was n healthy color In his face
and bright flash In his eyes. He was dressed
In a plain suit of English tweed that harmon
ICED with his side whiskers and hair. which are
thickly sprinkled with gray.
81 have come home to stay" said Mr..
Phelps. BEYOND that have no plans In view,
shall remain hero week or ten days. and
til the weather grows mild. when / shall go to
my home in Vermont. am going to Washing
with the present tAdministration.and shall prob
ably stay i"
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BOSTON. Feb. 9.-The refusal Of sav.ra, o,d
oess OF the tony Eastern Yacht Club to serve another
year has compelled the Nominating Committee to prs
pare new list of officers for the coming year Most vrs
wei Known to New York yachtsmen. Commodore VIM.
=. "eu nas aeeHned to be a candidate and Vice. Com
modore Malcomb Forbes has also declined TO stsnd
'or reelection The Regatta Committee In body have
Also declined TO servo and tho valuable services Of the
veteran Judges Messrs Daniel Appleton and George A
for the coming year la AA'"ese~
rommodore, Henry s. uovey. owner of tho schoopsr
yacht Fortuna; lce-conimodore. AIanson Tucfsp
owner owner Gf ne schooner Cyue; Roar Commo6oTe r.
tary Edwapd Burgess: Treasurer Patrick JacIson, Jn
MeasursT E1wnru BURGESS; members OF the Counel Al
Larae Mesttx q @ roster and J. MaIsolm FORBES. Re-
Fsy Jn bsnns Mss so.rd H. J0y Joseph
Eorb., Ssar. ,CSs COMMITTEES on Admission .icoim
shield ApEustu. liemenway Jefferson Cooiidge Jr'.
b BnTnh.m B.ri. H. SostaIm snTnh.m hsysr W.
M2.se I c9nmittes Henry sleeper chairmapl Linsi:
ii, Buck N' -AN AAe"y
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GEN. HARRlSON,S NEW BLBLE.
The Tippecanoe Club Presents Him with .
Very Fine Specimen.

|
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 9.-Gen. Harrison has
| a new Bible to use at morning prayers when
| he gets TO Washington. 1t is alleged to be the
| finest Bible In tho country. and 1t was given to
! him to-day by the Marion County Tippecanoe
! Club. In place OF registering births, deaths.
and marriages in the Harrison family. the big
book contains tho signatures Of about 1875 liv-
ing members Of the club and the names Of 1870
other veterans OF the campaign OF II $40 who are
now dead The book was made upon the order
Of the club and for two weeks past has been on
exhibition at book store here while the vet
Grams we're getting the names signed in 1t and
all the other preiminaries to it's presentation
attended to.
This afternoon about a hundred members OF
the club met at the Mayors office. where the
book had been taken. and at o'clock they
reached Gen. Harrison's residence. the costly
volume carefully hugged in the arms OF one OF
the sturdiest OF the veterans. After forming
in line on side street they marched up to tho
house and crowded into the parlors. When
they were all In and had shaken the hand OF
the President elect the Rev. Henry Day made
speech, In which he said:
the world but one book Of infinite value. q book
without which men are ignorant and helpless.
r W and hsh
whose pages are stored with untold wealth for
time and eternity and Which therefore by
The ,Tippecanoe Club Of Marion county
which delights to honor the very name you
priceless book. General you will find many Of
our names upon certain Of these pages. Should
you notice In our penmanship some lack Of ele-
the half century since we were young may
have taken much OF cunning from our fingers.
hearts or made them one whit less loyal to the
PRINCIPLES we espoused so many years ago, and
The congregation OF 9raybeards was little
all listened motionless as Gen. Harrison re-
Piled This is what he said:
.a.on Of III. club in isss have very many
onse regard You have Witnessed to me IN not only your
aai sns
S sa u
Nh ts 'es s @ Ssy
Gst Ia sn
touching speech But the bright day without gives
vii
s1.iss @ s !, @ nd s%s.
nsa
lives.
The news the Republicans in to-day's dele
cation and other Ohio Republicans who have
come here lately brought was OF nature to
thought as some assert. Of putting ex-Gov
Foster in the Cabinet. The mere suggestion
of such thing has set the Foraker dogs to
luieted down yet after their row over the
possible taxing OF Sherman into the Cabi-
net Fosters name was suggested as that OF
q man upon whom the differences Iamong the
ohio epublicans could be compromised. but
parent that the idea was q vain one Foraker's
ire alarm will continue to ring in the night
aud daytime too whenever any other Repub-
lean is mentioned for office until there really
loes como big conflagration and sweep the
whole affair out OF existence.