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THE NORFOLK NWWS : FRIDAY , AUGUST20.1005. DOWNPOUR OF AN HOUR BRINGS QUANTITIES OF WATER , ATMOSPHERE DARK A3 NIQHT No HAll Here Dut There Was to the North and West of Norfolk Corporation - ration Gulch Mnkes Rivers of Resi dence Streets of the City. During n terrific ruin Htorm which burnt over Norfolk last evening nt 4:30 : nml conlliiuoil for nn hour , 1.72 of nn Inch of water foil. Tlio Blnrm minent the close of n hot , mil try af ternoon , with the tliorinniuolcr up to 01. For nn hour lioforo It broke , lilnclc ugly looking clouds conhl lie neon banking up nliovo tlio northern horl- roil , nml then when the Rlonn cmuo II was with n whirl nml u fury. The water - tor cnnio down In great quantities nml WIIH blown across the country In Bbcotn , the force of the wind vapor I/- Ing the , niolHturo until It looked like snow. Whllo the Btorm WIIH raging the ntimiBphc-ro was HO dnrk ( lint It wns necessary to linvo lights Inside biillilltigB to sec nt nil , while out doors It was Illto twilight. Whllo the oncoming cloudft hnd ov- cry nppcnrnnco of currying hull , none foil In the vicinity of Norfolk , al though other polnlB report hull lu greater or loss quantities. Sharp Btrealcn of lightning with heavy thun der claps kept up during the Htorm. Very little damage waH done to grow ing crops In the Immediate vicinity of Norfolk. The corn stood up through the storm remarkably well , the Htnlks now being so strong and Hturdy that very llltlo of It was oven bent over. During the night there was another Bhower , making the total rnlnfall 1.75. Corporation Gulch. An hour and a half nftor the ntorm had passed , n tiny stream poked IIH iioso down from Corporation gulch , pushed on by a heavier body of water In the rear , and soon the gulch , Thir teenth street , Norfolk and Madison av enues wore raging streams of water This not unusual , but wrath-provoking episode , brought forth a large number of residents of the west side , who viewed the roaring Hoods and made bad remarks about n condition that would allow some of the prlclpal resi dence streets of the city to be cut and torn In such a shameful manner every time there Is a little rain. A quartette of west-alders wandered up the street to view the wreck that the water was making , consisting of 0. S. Hrldge , John 11. Hays , Dr. Hear and old man lluse. It Is said that the remarks made by the llrst two were not overly complimentary while the street Is oven yet said to be lined with brim stone where It settled under the trees after the passage of the last two. Hut It Is like the railroad proposition. Kor many years west slders have begged , cajoled and threatened In their efforts to have something done that would take care of the waters of the gulch , but today the situation Is worse than It has over been. Hut what are you going to do about It ? The Storm Elsewhere. A telephone message from Crolgh- ton this morning says that the storm was very severe In that locality. There was considerable hall there and south of town the leaves of the corn wcro cut somewhat , but It Is not thought much damage resulted. The storm wns accompanied by thunder and lightning. At Hattlo Creek there was hall and a heavy shower. Lightning struck and burned one barn In that locality. Between Emerson and Wakellcld the storm assumed cyclonic proportions. The wind was fierce , hall and rain fell In abundance. Considerable dam- ngo wns done to corn fields , and In Emerson window panes were broken on the north sldo of buildings. Western Union wires to the east 01 Norfolk were badly down this morning and It was almost Impossible to get anything through , Indicating that the storm was qulto extensive in that dl rectlon. Telephone wires are working badly but It was possible to get somt reports through that way. A United States Wall Map , well adapted tor use In office , library or school , substantially mounted , edg es bound In cloth , printed In full col ors , showing the United States , Alas ha , Cuba and our Island possessions The original thirteen states , the Louis Inna purchase , the Oregon territory etc. , nro shown In outline , with dates when territory was acquired , and ether or valuable Information. Sent to any address on receipt o fifteen cents to cover postage , by B W. Knlskorn , P. T. M. , C. & N-W. R'y. . Chicago. IS JOHN D. SEEKING POVERTY ? Rockefeller May be Trying to Emulnt Carnegie's Example and Die Poor. Is John D. Rockefeller trying to en ulate the example of Andrew Carnegl In trying to avoid dying rich ? The Standard Oil company declare n dividend of $0 a share yostenla > says a New York report. Th amounts to a distribution of $0.000.00 of which Mr. Rockefeller's portion wl be a miserly $2,400,000. In the past three months bo ha given away nt least $11,500,000 , or $9 000,000 more than bo will receive fron Standard Oil. He Is also conslderln n $50,000,000 gift to the Chicago un verslty If he has not already decide upon the gift. In all , Mr. Rockefeller will probably ecelvo $10,000.000 thin year an his hare of Standard Oil. If bin other In- estmentn yield him $10,000,000 bin teal - al will ho $20,000.000. Within three months ho ban given wny $11,500,000. In the preceding vo months ho gave away about $2- 00.000. or a total of $ H,000,000 no far n 1J105. If ho makes the $50.000,000 Ift to the University of Chicago , the otal will bo $01,000,000 at leant , for ho year , or about two-and-a-half Union IR ( Income. Should thin como to pann , Mr. Hock- feller for the nrnt tlmo In bin life vlll ho poorer at the year'fl end than 10 was nt Itn beginning , Saloon nt Junction , Henry HaHoiipdug In arranging to pen a million at the Junction IIH HOOII H hlH application for llcomio In grant- d by the city council. Ho nays ho uoposes to hoop a place that will be trlctly up to date In every particular. LOVE MAY DE DOWNFALL OF ES CAPED CONVICT. MAY LOCATE HIM AT CRAWFORD William Henderson , n Colored Convict Who Escaped From the Nebraska Penitentiary , IB Being Looked for by Means of Sweetheart. Crawford , Nob. , Aug. in. The Cupid f Dnrktown IH being employed by do- octlvoH from the Nebraska state pen- out lary In an effort to locate William lendoi-Kon , the darky who recently OH- aped from the prison and nil trace of horn has been utterly lost. A llttlo olored sweetheart who belongs all o Henderson , lives In thin town , and t Is by moans of the love thnt exists etween them thnt the prison author- los hope to finally locate Henderson. Henderson , whoso prison number an1181 , Is a colored lad of twenty- wo yenrs. lie bnd boon HO faithful round the penitentiary that ho bo- nine endowed with the privileges of trusty and It wns In thin capacity int ho gained the opportunity to es- ipo. Acting na a waiter In ( bo dining ) om of Warden Heomer , himself , [ enderson was sent to the kitchen , bleb Is In the basement , for n pie. 'be dining room Is on the second oor. The family of Warden Heomer red of waiting for the waiter and be an Investigating. They found that o bad gono. Two beautiful diamond Ings , belonging to Miss Marie Room- r , daughter of the warden , together 1th a panania bnt , were gono. One lerk In the ollleo missed n watch and pair of trousers. Turnkey Dnuinan est his watch. Trains out of Lincoln a half hour ater wore searched fruitlessly. No race has been found of the negro. It s hoped that he may write or nttcmpt 0 visit his sweothcnrt , Miss Gordon , 1 Crawford. WILL PASS THROUGH NORFOLK BEFORE SUNDAY NIGHT. ARE 1,000 CAR LOADS IN ALL The Northwestern Railroad Secured the Contract by Bidding to Make But One Feed Enroute The Milwau kee Wanted the Haul. One thousand carloads of cattle will > ass through Norfolk between no\\ mil Sunday night over the Northwest ern , bound for Chicago. They will nako forty trains , probably. After a contest , the Northwestern secured the haul. The Milwaukee igreed to haul the stock with two feedings. The Northwestern , which ind tlrst thought three wouldb o nec essary , made a bid to haul nhe trains with but one feed. They got the con tract on thnt account. HYDE IS VILLAGE CUT-UP. From the Equitable Life to the "Sim ple" Life of Newport Society. James Hazcii Hyde has assumed the part of the village cutup and hns been loader of a band of hilarious spirits at Newport. R. I. , who , for the last few nights , have been serenading so ciety men and women. In tnio modern minstrel style Hyde and his llttlo band have appeared In burnt cork with red swallow-tall coats , largo pointed collars and largo glitter ing stones blazing from multi-colored shirt bosoms. Late into the night they have roamed in this garish makeup propell ing themselves from place to place In their automobiles and as their voices were wafted on gentle summer breez es to the accompaniment of guitars and mandolins , society realized thntn now genius hnd been found to dispel the monotony of existence. Miss Cynthia Roche , Miss Gertrude Pell , Miss Deacon and Miss Gilbert are among the most recent objects of the serenaders. The young women had retired for the night when the procession drew up In front of their homes. "I'd Leave My Happy Home for Yon , ' seemed to bo n favorite tune , and before anyone could discover who had done the singing tbo serenaders had gono. MARSHALL FIELD OF CHICAGO IS IMMENSELY RICH. HEAVIEST TAX PAYER IN CITY He Is Variously Estimated to be Worth Between One and Two Hundred Mil lions Fair and Square In Taxation. News of Merchant Prince. Marshall Mold's assessment , made public In Chicago by the board of re view , Is on $3,000,000 worth of real es tate and $10.000,000 worth of personal property. Ho will pay over $500,000 Into the county treasury. This sum far exceeds that pnld by nny other Individual - dividual taxpayer In Chicago , and Is larger than any Mr. Field has over boon assosod before. Besides his tax es In Chicago , the merchant prince ev ery year pays millions of dollars on railroad and Industrial holdings In other states and on property In all parts of the world. Never In the memory of the men on the board of review hns Mr. Field asked to have the assescd value of his property reduced Promptly anil quietly ho hns paid millions of dollars Into the public treasury. Marshall Field himself , It IB said , cannot count his wealth. Ono hun dred million dollars Is the most con servative estimate placed mien his riches , while many declare $200,000- 000 Is a moro correct figure. "It Is n pleasure to deal with Mar- sbnll Field , " said one of the county officials today. "His complaints arc few , and when ho does utter one It Is just. Ho Is fair and square and does Ills full duty to the people. " FRIDAY FACTS. Sheriff Clements was In the city last evening. Fred Powell of Brunswick Is In the city today. M. O. Joldor of Scrlbner was In town over night. Clmrllo Pohfcldt of Alton , Iowa , was in tbo city this morning. Goo. D. Huttorfiold returned last ovonlng from a business trip to Crolgb- ton. Miss Ololla Pllger left this morning for Ma'dlKon to participate In the Snen- gerfcst. Rev. Mr. Roberts , who was visiting friends in Norfolk , left for his homo In St Paul yesterday. D. Bnuin leaves for New York to morrow to purchase winter goods for tbo Bnum Bros , storo. Miss Margaret Barnes , Miss Edith Sterner and Miss Edith Estabrook went to Madison yesterday. P. II. Simons of the firm of Cnspary & Simons lumber company , Butte , Nob. , wns In the city this morning. Miss Cora Lulkart went to ISanton this morning , where she will take the examination as a teacher. She will teach In that county this coming win ter. Mrs. 13. O. Mount and daughter Ger trude loft today for Lake Mtnnotonka , whore they will join Misses Laura Dur- land and Nina Walker. Mrs. Clark of Wcstbrook , Minn. , ar rived nt the homo of Mrs. Pllgor yes terday , and today went to Madison to attend tbo snengorfest. Max Asinus and Will Ahlman re turned yesterday from Kearney , whore they bad been playing with the First regiment band at the encamp ment. Manager Sprecber and Lineman An- dcrson wont to Brunswick yesterday to change the location of the central office , but were unable to secure an other location more suitable than the present one. Miss Minnie Maas , Mrs. Maas and Miss Lena Kern , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kern , have returned from a visit to Mount Clements , Mich. , and Chicago. Miss Minnie Maas has now gone to Bloomfleld for a visit ol two weeks. II. M. Olmstead made a business trip to Pllger. Ho says that some of the crops between hero and Stnnton along the railroad track , looked prctt > i badly beaten out and that cattle bad i been turned Into some of the fields Beyond Stnnton the crops looked verj tine. tine.The The city council did not meet lasl night on account of a lack of a quo rum. rum.Hugo Hugo Paul , wagon maker with Hen ry King , has a badly mashed finger as the result of some work ho was doing yesterday. The now Krug building which Is be Ing built on the site where that dos stroycd by flro formerly stood , will bo completed , according to Contractor John Hermann , about October 1. The front wall Is now within four feet o the top. The heavy rain of Inst evening hns softened up the rnco track consider nbly and It will take some work to pu It in condition again. There is plentj of tlmo to do this , bnt the committee may bo assisted materially if people who own driving horses will use the track freely during the next few days Tbreo carloads of brick arrived yes terday for use on the new west wing at the Nebraska hospital for the In sane , which Is to bo rebuilt by John Hermann of this city. Mr. Hermann hnd planned to have the brick banlet to the hospital grounds yesterday al tornoon but deferred on account o the storm. The material was hanlci out today and work has been begun. Jack Schrlder , a machinist In the Northwestern shops at South Norfolk and Jack nines , a fireman on a loco motive , Ho at their homes with badly scalded faces and necks as the result of an accident that occurred at mld-i night. The two men wore on an en-1 glno which was starting out with n Hpc.clal stock train when the lubricator burstcd and spread boiling water over tholr faces , scalding them badly. Dr. Snltor , the company surgeon , dressed the wounds and the men are resting ns comfortably as could bo expected. Dr. .1. M. Aldcn , superintendent of the Norfolk hospital for the Insane , wont to Lincoln this morning. He will return tomorrow noon and will bring with him thirty-five women pn- tlonts , transferred from the Lincoln hospital , whoso home will hereafter by the Norfolk Institution. OthoY pa tients will bo tarnsferrcd ns rapidly as the cottngcs can bo got ready for oc cupancy. Many of the larger places of the Htato arc enacting anti-spitting laws , which exnct n penalty from anyone arrested for spitting on tbo sidewalks , and n person so doing Is ordered ar rested If the policeman happens to see him oxpcctorato unlawfully. A view of some of the sidewalks of Norfolk would Indicate thnt such n law could ) o worked bore to very good effect. The filth thnt accumulates upon the sidewalks from the tobacco habit Is llBgustlng and shameful and measures hould bo taken to have It stopped. Olllcers and policy holders In the Olkhorn Life Insurance company of Norfolk have reason to fool proud of ho record that tbo company has made luring Its first year of existence , 'here has been but one death thus ar , that of Joseph Sovora of Battle Crook. There have been three acci- lent losses. The state examiner of nsiiranco companies , who recently ox- imlned the company's condition here , eported that tbo company was in the icst shape of any tlrst year company hat bo had yet examined. The com- > any has now $5,000 on hand and a urpltis of nearly $2,000. Pierce Lender : Whllo hauling bun- lies for Frank McWhortor last week Vnlt Brown discovered a rnttlo snnke n one of the shocks , just In tlmo prob ably to save him from being bitten. The old rattler had nine young ones ml when they were found the mother opened her mouth and the children an down her throat , which they al- vays do when In danger. Acting can- lously , Walt put nn end to the life of the snakes and found that the old nako hnd five rattles and a button , vhlch indicates she was five nnd n inlf yenrs old. There are differences of opinion omet lines even among horsemen , 'hursday W. B. Vail bad a heavy float er built which ho Intended to use on ho race track yesterday morning for he purpose of smoothing it down. Mils process of treating the track did lot meet with the approvnl of the rest of the horsemen who nro Interested in t. As a result , when Mr. Vail started out to do bis floating yesterday morn- ng the "floater" was nowhere to be seen , and could not bo located until ate In the day , when it was found In bo river. Not one of those other lorsomen could Imagine how the thing got in the river not they. Dnkota City Kaglo : A law , the en forcement of which should bo looked after about this tlmo of the year. Is the one requiring land owners to cut lown the weeds along the highway ad- lolnlng their Innd. The law requires : bnt the weeds shall bo cut to the mid dle of the road , between the 15th of Tuly nnd the 15th of August , and If not attended to by the land owner , the road overseer shall go on and do the work , the expense of which shall bo assessed against the land , and paid the same as taxes. A strict enforcement of this law would greatly enhance the general appearance of the country. Doyen yon catch on ? Lincoln Journal : If the building of the Great Northern Into Lincoln does nothing else for Lincoln than force a hotter and more satisfactory train ser vice on tbo Northwestern , that much will be regarded ns clear gain. Lin coln Is demanding of the Northwestern a through evening service to the east with Pullman accommodations , nnr tbo visit of n pnrty of officials to Lin coin n few days ago , making a specla trip over the Lincoln line , may be taken as evidence that the demand has been heard and that something maybe bo granted. The Great Northern Is In vadlng rich territory of the Northwest orn nnd n fight for business may re suit In which better train service wll bo gained by the public. Tbo body of Charles II. von Mans feldo is reported to have been fount In tbo Platte river near Ashland , seven miles from the spot where he wns last seen on Tuesday , when he was drowned. Mr. von Mansfeldo was n nephew of Mrs. .T. H. HulfC of Norfolk Dr. von Mansfelde of Ashland being her brother. Ever since the news o the affair wns received hero , efforts hnvo been made to ronch the fnmll ) nt Ashland by telephone or telegraph but without success. Mrs. Bushnell of the state federation of woman's clubs , who Is a guest of Mrs. A. .T Durland , was for many years a neigh bor to the von Mansfeldo family nn < was deeply affected by the news o the sudden death of the young mm who hnd spent part of his boyhooc playing In her yard. Charles von Mansfeldo wns one of the most popn Inr students In the Nebraska unlver sity. Tall , handsome and clean cut ho wns a fnvorlto all over Lincoln. Ho was a member of the Phi Delta Theta academic fraternity , and was n mem her of the Phi Delta Phi legal frater nlty. Among the party camping n Ashland were Miss Tthel Tukey o Omaha , Miss Fannie Cole of Omaha and Miss Margaret Honeywell of Lin coin. Four sisters of the von Mans fclde family mourn the loss of thel only brother. DAUGHTER RESTORED TO MIKE SCHEINOST AT GROSS. AFTER EIGHTEEN LONG YEARS MRS. HERMAN WIPPERN ARRIVED IN BUTTE SATURDAY NIGHT. TRAVELED WITH CIRCUS WOMAN Until Five Years Ago She Believed Her Mother Was Mrs. Beard , a Cir cus Performer With Whom She Had Traveled Since Childhood , Unite , Neb. , Aug. 21. Special to The News : Mrs. Herman Wlppernof St. Louis arrived hero Saturday night ind proved to be , as had been be loved , tbo daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scholnost of Gross , Neb. , from whom sbo hnd been kidnapped eighteen years ago , when n child two years of ige. She left bore Sunday morning or Gross and arrived there yesterday loforo noon , where shb met the moth er and father from whom she had been stolen so long ago nud who were , see o speak , perfect strangers to her vhen sbo arrived. Mrs. Wlppern Is a niece of Anton Schelnuost instead of Mlku who wns icr father. She remained hero over tight and started in the morning for Gross. Two Others Were Kidnapped. Mrs. WIpperu Is not tbo only child stolen by tbo party who kidnapped icr. At least two others are known of nud there may bo more. At the line Mrs. Wlppern was kidnapped , icr parents live ou a farm in Brown county , Neb. , not far from Alnsworth. A neighbor named Ormsby was much nttnched to the child and when the baby a tot of two years disappeared ono night , followed by the sudden dc- mrtiiro within n few days of the anchman Ormsby , It was supposed hat be bad taken bor away. All trace of her was lost until a few days ago vhen a newspaper story of the efforts of tbo St. Louis woman to find her pa- cuts In a small Nebraska town , from vboni she was stolen , attracted the attention of the Scheinost family nnd , localise It resembled their case so nuch , it wns Investigated. Pictures vero exchanged and In the photograph of Mrs. Wlppern , the Schoinosts saw a likeness of their child. Traveled With Circus Woman. Until five years ago Mrs. Wlppern jcllovcd her mother was Mrs. Beard , a circus performer with whom she hnd : raveletl since she was a small child. Mrs. Beard , on her death bed , told Mrs. Wlppern that her true name was Lelah Franklin and that she hnd been stolen from her parents in a smnll Nebraska own. It wns then that Mrs. Wlppern jegan a search for her parents In Ne- jraska and a letter that she wrote tea a state paper reached the home In Gross. Cousin of Roosevelt on Stage. Miss Gertrude Roosevelt , who says she Is a cousin of President Roosevelt velt , will make her vaudeville debut In New York on September 1 In a short sketch called "Kitty Clive. " Miss Roosevelt is a woman of oxcep tlonal beauty and refinement. She lives in Boston , with her mother , who is said to be averse to her daughter appearing on the vaudeville stage. It Is understood that members of the Roosevelt family deny thnt any rela tionship exists , but when the young woman was appearing In "Why Smith Left Home , ' she was generally known as a cousin of Theodore Roosevelt. There was no denial at thnt time. Want to Kick the Dog. Becnnse the heavy rain of Thurs day night wasn't predicted the wcatb or bureau folks will be put on tbo spit by their loving friends nnd roasted tea a deep rich brown for several days to come. As the forecasters explain it , they were looking for the storm but didn't think It would come so soon. A storm nrea wns loafing out west , am ] In the ordinary course of events would have arrived hero on Wednesday Showers were predicted , but didn't come that day because the "low" wns struck somewhere out in Cherry coun ty. When these storm areas become stationary they often remain anchored for two or three days hence all the forecasters figured on another day ol fair weather. Then the "low" was jarred loose by some mysterious influence once and It rained moro than three Inches in Lincoln on a fair prediction These are the things that make the weather man want to go out and kick tbo dog. Lincoln Journal. CALLS ROCKEFELLER INSANE. Bishop Fallows Says He Is Morally Color Blind. Princeton , 111. , Aug 71. Preaching yesterday before the Chautauqua here on "Judge Not , " Bishop Samuel Fol lows , of Chicago , referred to tbo op portunlty of .T. D. Rockefeller to win the respect of the American people. "Gov. La Folletto. my fellow nnlver slty student , has declared according to report , Rockefeller Is the gieatesl criminal of the age , " said the bishop "Miss Tarbell has said bo Is 'money mad. ' Taking It for granted that his conduct has been correctly Btate < 3 there Is not a doubt that money mad ness has seized him through and through. "In that madness ho has bitten tens JL | l of thousands of youth and grownup | | I mon. I cannot help believing thnt the Jj graft madness so widely prevailing , hns nn Intimate relationship to the baleful Influence ho has so widely ex erted. "Thero are Insane persons nnd crim inally Insane characters. We make a fundamental distinction between the two. To which class of money mad people does Mr. Rockefeller belong ? The ordinary Insane person hns lost the faculty of Judgment. He cannot discern correctly. He cannot dis tinguish between right and wrong. "I believe him to bo morally defec tive and color-blind In his makeup. Ho Is a religious man. Ho Is a mem ber In good standing In the Baptist * church. But he has put religion In M ono compartment of his being nnd business In nnother. Ho hns seen no moral connection between them. " BEATS HIS WIFE. Brutal Outrage Committed by a Spen cer Husband. On Sunday morning the people of Spencer were shocked to hear of a most brutnl outrnge committed by Joe Hnmllng on the person of bis wife the pervious night. Hnmllng returned liomo , from all accounts , nnd was pre paring to go out again , notwithstand ing It was then quite late , and his wife questioned him as to where bo was colnc. Ho renlied. savlne that it was none of her d n business , and when she remonstrated with him he brutally assaulted her with his fist , the first blow being sufficient to ren der her unconscious. Not satisfied with this ho continued striking nnd [ ticking her in her unconscious and lielpless condition , then taking her by the hair , forcibly pulling her out of the bed and stamping her on the breast. The blow on the breast was the most severe and painful , and her cries were heard at midnight by Ed- tor Coombs at his homo three blocks away. In our estimation , nothing could be any more dastardly than an assault of this kind , especially to one's own wife , besides being almost an In valid nnd quite helpless. The cow- nrdly cur didn't have the manhood to face her brothers In open day , but re mained all night nnd Sunday at the Irug store pleading sickness. Messrs. Skelton Mothersead promptly dis charged him on Monday and he Is ildlng a fugitive from the outraged relatives and from tlio law. The whip- [ ilng post law of Massachusetts would 1)0 just punishment for such brutality , nit equally as severe will be the scorn of all who have known him and be friended him in the past In Spencer , and the haunting sense of bis own lowness and contemptible meanness. Mrs. Hamllng is still reported quite 111 from the severity of the punishment and from nervousness. The people of Spencer are unanimous in their sym pathy with her. Spencer Reporter. SECRET ROOMS OF S. J. TILDEN. V Workmen Find Strange Places While Remodelling Old Home. Subterranean passages , leading from a secret staircase to stone vaulted chambers beneath the old Tilden man sion in Gramercy park , have been brought to light by contractors en gaged In tearing out and remodelling the structure , which Is now under course of transformation Into a homo for the National Arts club. Many oth er peculiarities exist In the mansion which must have been the conception of Samuel J. Tilden himself and which v have remained undiscovered up to / - this day , although the famous old dwelling has boused many .tenants since his removal to Graystone In 1879 , where he died in August , 1880. There Is a legend among the old- time residents of the neighborhood that Tilden , who aroused a host of en emies by the part he took In the Tweed ring , had a fear of secret assassina tion and built bis house accordingly. The interior of the mansion wns a work of art in its day and is scarcely equaled In some respects oven now by the palaces of upper Fifth avenue. In the work of remodeling , now under wny , the secret staircases and under ground passages were discovered. As the builders , like Mr. Tilden. long since Joined their fathers , no explana tion can be given for the mysterious passages other than that mentioned by old neighbors. It was found thnt the building had three roofs Instead of one , and that a tiny staircase led to a secret passage from the second floor. Entrance to It was Dallied by pressing a knob on a beautifully carved walnut panel. f In the cellar a puzzling labyrinth of ' " \ vaults and passages was found leading to a bricked tunnel , the walls of which was otherwise perfectly dry. The tunnel - nel , so far as It could bo explored , led straight south from the mansion , but Its terminus evidently had been closed for many years and the air was found so bad that the wreckers have not ventured moro than twenty-flvo feet Into the passage. .Sudden Attack of Dysentery Cured. . A prominent lady of Brooklyn , N. Y. , writes to inquire where slio can obtain Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera nnd Diarrhoea Remedy. She says : " ' "While stopping at a ranch In South' Dakota I was taken 111 of what seemed to be cholera. They gave me some of this medicine nnd it cured me ' I brought a bottle homo and have used the last of It today. Mother was taken suddenly 111 Of dysentery and t helped her " Immediately. For sale by Leonard the Druggist.