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SITE OF VANDERBILT MANSION.

side should be pleasing to the eye. Active
operat ons hoTe were begun early in October
OF last year. Tho extent OF the work to DO
people OF this country their first apprehensio
Of the vastnesa OF tho riches Of n millionaire.
They are well nigh APP allod by the lavishness
OF The outlay in preparing TO do the work in
hand. Even New NorkorS who SEQ tho begin
nings here are astoniShed.
When operations were begun a commodiouS
country store, standing at what was then
called Ashoyillo junction, but now Biltmoro
Station, on the northeast corner OF the estate.
was cleaned out and the interior cut uU by five
partitions into a central hall, with a row OF
offices on each side, On ono side Of the hall
with force OF bookEeepcrs large enough. il
seemed to the people here. to run railroad.
On the other side OF tho hall James CAL.
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would do With q sword. Move your hand as
much and W quickly ms, y3u please, hut kenp
tho 20 MT dp ectly toward your adversary. The
Moxican-. aud guess they know moro about
han ling knives lht4, any other people on
earth keen the uont directly toward the other
mans eygs. They k"ep it circling about like a
Hash Of Are. cympelliuR the man TO keep his
eyes on II. They work around quicker and
0uickernntil they SEQ a chance and then down
goes ths knife quicker than the eve can 500 it,"
Yes, but II ] kcepmy knife ready now can
you hph running onto IT,
Wdl, lust Try. and III show YOU
The two took thor positions with wooden
knives and Ohuimuss knife point began. 10
dance before tho reporters eyes. After few
seconds, during which Ohnimus constantly
shifted his position, the man who understood
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lighting. the are and lncandesccnt, by which
the streets are lighted. and also business
houses. public buildii KS. and private dWclI-
ipgs., In addition to these there are Gasworks
which share largely in such uses
There arc three graded schools for white
pupils and one for cOloIed nupils. educating
altogether 100 children. There are more
over, Two male academies, two female COLLEGES
one female high school, and one theological
school.
There are sixteen churches for all denomina-
lions aud both races. ono public library three
club houses and Young Mems Christian AS
There are two fire companies, a Gamowell
fire alarm system, ana telephone system
There are two daily, Sly weekly and one
monthly periodicals..
In fact, the people havo all the booming ways
Of Kansas county scat, not eXrlndinG, I tho
Kansas disposition TO eXaggerateth things y little
when real estate doal is on and there Is but
one feature OF the country that they TAI 10
showing stranger about town is to drive him
to COUGHS Peak, n mountain 500 ieet above
the city Reaching the summit tho native Will
put down the carriage top. polnt TO AsheNlllo
on its knobs and table land lar below, 10 the
winding river still further down. to tho foot
mountain ranges. ana finally TO, tho peaks 0!
tho Cumberland. rising dim and haZy beyond
the boundares of tho state. A.. ..,..
"Thah, sab look nj that" says the native
that's what call pretty"
Prices OF real estate in the city are what
might De bexEeeted in booming ION Land OF the
less he be able to get good hold OF tho boom:
That Il Is place liked by the rich Is apnaIen6t
people the last season for want Of room to ac-
comm9date them. and 10 ono wants more
hotels 6Hil! SO much as he mGn&gers 81 Inc
making home hero to which the SOLD people
OF New York will he invited, the citizep of
line In tho good old Methodist hymn. Heaven
on earth has Just beGgn" The booms Of The
West are as naught In comparison Win the
boom Among the Greut Smokes.
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down on its smooth back. Tho odR Of the
dagger was dcuted again, but it SLIPPED right
out of the bowie.
You hold your knife like tho stage aveng-
ers," said Ohnmus. That's wrom for half
dozen reasons. You sh uld take v lust as you
would q sword In the first plSce you lose
reach, and in the second place. can grab
your wrist or get my hand over yours. You are
helpless. and If | am strong enoWh can force
knife That's the wav Poriirif Gomez killed
an Italian gambler at Culebrg Pass. Gomez
was entirely unarmed. and the faro dealer
and as quick as cat. and before the Italian
knew What was UP, his knhe. with his own
hand still grasping the handle, was into him
UP to the hit.
Besides, you can't throw a knife from that
position. and in a row ycu always want to be
ready to do that. AnothoL thing you must not
do is TO waye your knte or fence as you
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knives dashed hiS hat into his opponents face.
and at the same instant brought his knife
Ihat Is an old trick" hs said: "A man
must do Ii awhllly quick, His adversary must
not see his hand move to his hat. That hand
must go eyea faster Than the one that holds
'N' H low would you avoid that it some one
tried II on youf
ing Fighting with knives is like boxing and
everything else. Each attack has It's defence.
but tho quickest and, coolest man can, OF
other man knows how 1t ought to DO stopped
like LIZ Blauches swing that knocked Demp-
sey out ramomber case. Lightning Jake
was about as good knileman as / ever saw.
Well one day a young follow got into dispute
with hun, aud both drew their knives. Jake
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At O(an, in Hungary. q curious figure has
u maiden lady, VINO for more than thirty years
had not been out Of doors. has late!y left the
house for the churchyard. Disea'e killed her,
home. On the eve of feast day, thirty years
ago. when she was young and pretty GIrl,
would not walk abroad 10 see or take part in
the approaching fate; The account says tha!
the nbrYo home plor did this 10 try her love
and obedienco. Tho day came and the girl
broke her promise. Straightway the offended
swain called upon her. and. remarking that a
lady who could not make 80 small sacrifice
her from her engagement Thereupon Frau
lein Lima vowed never 10 leave the house 50
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CUTTING AWAY HILL FOR THE SITE OF THE
MANSION.

liminary work has astonished them already.
But that Is not all. Stock to rouse tho envy II
ltanChman Theodore Roosevelt and Cowboy
the, Marquis dc MQres is going to be the grand
specially of MIR Vandorbt's plantation. while
dairy products uneuualed outside OF Farmer
W. Bayard Cuttings 100000 cowshed at Oak
dale will be shipped regularly to tho one market
Of the cOuntry-the metropolis.
As already said, Mr. vanderbilt was here the
other day. He came In his private car, which
was attached to a 30 called through express on
the Richmond and Danville. The through eX-
presses on North Carolina railroads arc so
called because they do not stop for passengers
save where. stations have been erected.
Although Mr.. Vanderbilt didn't say So he
must have wished for one Of Mr.. Depew's loco
motives. Just to show people down this way
how to travel. When heirode up on the site OF
his tennis court next morning he talked for
few minutes with TIE SuN reporter
! lad often heard Of the, climate here" he
said ana from what i could learn thought
the country would SUR mo very well, so | came
here 70 see II and was delighted with t.. ] do.
termlned TO buy an estate and build home
here. You sec ] have a mound here between
the Great Smokes on the west and the Black
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penetrate easily, and yet so strong as to 60
through an inch board without breaking.
Such knife is easily worth $40 or $50. and no
gold or silver flliEree on it. either'
"A double edge Is the best isn't it 2"
Not to my notion. I'll show you why"
He produced q couple OF common knives.
ono double edged and one bowie.
Now lunge at NO." said Mr.. Ohnimus. The
reporter with tho two edged weapon. did as
he was BID.
Cling.
The two knives came together, edge to edge.
Each cut notch in the other that Locked them
fast.
Now I'll thrust, and you try the same
thing"
Whom the bowie came tho other knife went
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WAYS looking for fancy work, and the young
fellow poked out like a farmer and got him.
Now ~ show you how to meet thrust
Let driver
Out went the reporters blade. ,,,
Ohnimus caught his arm on his knite, ana
with tho left hand Knocked tho blow down, ana
the reporters weapon flew to tho tloor
That would have disabled your lighting
arm" said Ohnimus. besides disarm Ing you.
this" This time, lust ms the knife touched
Ohnimus's body, he brought his own down full
on the others wrist Almost the same moment
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Broad. stand the hay blue peaks OF tho
Smoky Ridge; on the other tho well-namcd
Black Mountains rise like thunder clouds
against tho sky. Below lies tho valley with its
fields its stretches of woodland. and its shin
ing stream. while beyond It are the foothills
swelling In folds and knobs that are gorgeous
with the hues Of southland summer
With such natural advantages as mountain
and hill peak and gorge. tablcland and valley
afford for Il foundation for such work. Mr..
Vanderbilt employed frederick Law Olmstead,
who designed Contra! Park to lay out his North
CaTo ina, plantation IN su SUCH, form that every
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cool man with knife In that position is awful
hard to get at. The only thing to do Is to get
down too, and fight II out on The ground"
You smoke OF knife against q revolver.
Do you mean to say you could get away with
me II | wanted to shoot you ~
Try it," said OhnimuS.
The reporter strapped on revolver
Now draw and snap it,
Almost before the pistol was ont of the scab-
bard Ohnimus's knife struck gently on tho re-
rorters armpit. Before the trigger WAS pulled
Ohnimus had caught the pistol
III Is not much OF n trick 10 throw knife,
but 1t s dangerous. You part with your
weapon, and ifyou don't win on the one throw
you arc gone. Still, in many cases that Is the
only chance. and It has won lots OF times
There is Mexican over In San Quentin
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THE Land OF the Sky" as tho country has
been called. is not lifting appellatlon.
The weather report OF Dr.. Karl Won Ruck,
observer United States Signal Service station,
for the year ending Oct. 81, 1889. was;
Mean annual Temperature 5i52o F. mean maximum
temperature 6a1"5 F., me IN minimum temperature,
A iO' F: absOlut" maximum temperature. 7IbIo 4;
absolute minimum temperature, 5Uhh' mean daily
range Of empcra ure 2O0:o F.; mean daily variation
of temperature 3un' mean relative humidity 10.
mean absolute humidity. .54o grains
Average number clear aud fair days in each month,
"a 5.lu
Average number Of cloudy and rainy days in each
month, : $40
There wore only ten days in the year in which there
was no sunshine
Average number = days on which 100 Of an inch
moro OF rain fcil in each month. I.lu
Average monthly rainfall, including melted snow, in
inches, 3 lIl0l
Totai rainfall for III" wear in inches 81 6SlOO.
Mean annual barometer cOrrectcd for temperature
and reduced to sea .evel 3ul7.
Prevailing winds north and northwest 40,
Average amount OF ozone present OF possible lON 81
per cent.
Asheville itself is n city OF nearly 10000 in
habitants. OF whom 1000 arc Northern people.
with property assessed at s4393,2Si. In 1850
shO had 2.6lO people and less than million Of
properly. She now boasts debt OF S2iOOOU in
waterworks and sewer bonds at q per cent. in
terest. The city, county. and State taxes
amount to $l.73 on 500.
There are four miles of electric street rail-
way running 10 the most prominent points in
the city There are two systems of electric
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and know lots OF them who, at distance In
sido Of twenty feet, could boat any man, except
an expert. with pistol. and even the expert
would find 1t hard work to get away with thom.
As to tho question OF skill there Is as great q
difference between men in handling knives rs
there is in foncinE. You can Judge how sklful
men may become when yon know that some Of
the celebrated knife duels lasted for hours
and the men trying to cut each other all tho
time-boforc one VOLT under I'm not an OK
pert. but IL you like I'll show sou little OF the
science of the knife
Tho first thing. OF course, is to have knife
you can depend on. 1t must be Just the right
weight perfectly balanced, slender enough to
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" Oh yes. That Is caser to heat with knife
than pistol nt Close, rangc, In room. Tor
ndvantage Of n man with u rife. A quick man
would not then ma TO throw his l;niio. Be.
fore the follow viii the rifle could aim and fro
he could dodge and come M under the rifle
barrel and throw i W.
Don't you 10, am ody to, you that knife
is no good. A Clryer man will do moro with 1t
than with pistol, ard 1t never misses fire."
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In n dusty corner OF the oflco at Woodward's
Gardens hangs IN old bowie knife The blade
IL long and heavy. and the rough handle is
weighted to balance it. 1t has boon there for
years and years, and II there IL any story con-
nectod with it 1t has been forgotten long ago.
A reporter, looking at tho old relic, suggested
that the time for such weapons had passed:
that they would not be OF much use in these
days OF double action six-shooters. and that
there is little to be learned about knife
II don't know about that" said Mr.. Ohni-
mus. :" More men carry knives than you think,
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cat1n your adversary's arm between your arm
anSyour body, and, while you pinion him in
this shape. drive your knife in between
ltck or the armpit nearest you, where there
IRE no bones, to interfere. The stomach is
6i course yrs the best place to reach man to end
adversary as possible, go YOU attack the near
est spot.
Another trick that has caught many good
man is this: You retreat before your adversa-
rvs attack, and ut last start to run. II he
you are sure he cannot stop Then you drop
directly In his path, and either hold your nile
SO he will run into IT or let him fal over you.
and as he turns stab him in the back
" Getting down on the floor is pretty safe
thing to do in knife fight if you are on the
defensive. You can pivot on one knee. and
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Handy WITH 4 Bow1E KNIFE.

A Weapon that Never Misses Fire In tho
Hands OF - Clever Mnn-There are Times
When IL IL Not wise to Throw it-Points
on Attack and DeTence,wIth Neat Tricks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26
GENERAL srcxLrs AND THE sHERJFF's BILL

General sickle's counsel Daniel T.. Hays. returned
from Albany yesterday, having succeeded In his mis-
sion Of prevailing upon the senate judiciary Commit
tee 10 put back into the Shcrns bin the provision,
which General Slcklcs desired. These include the
following changes: Section authorize, the appoint
mcnt Of twelve deputies instead Of ten. Section Il
requires that the sheriff shall have notice OF the with
drawal Of money deposited with trust company .
section 10 gives to the Governor instead Of the Con
trollcr the power to decide II the sheriff la, vacated
his Office by failure to file a new bond. section II
authorizes the present Sheriff Ia appoint twelve
deputies at 5000 year. n clerk for
each deputy AT ~ 900 year. and an
attorney AT s"OOo year section
~ directs the Board Of Estimate 10 provide
for the payment OF these salaries by the transfer Of
uuexpcnded balance, In the budget OF 1880, and If
none exists to make good ulc deficiency III the
nrnvislOnal c,timatcs Of 1901.
senator Fassct reserved the right To object t. thee
change, when the bill before the senate If he
finds that the shcrin's receipt, would cover the
amounts required and leave the sheriff an annual
income OF S&o.OOVO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26
yPTyCrT0V,S LOSS is MANHATTAN'S GAIN.

Princeton. y. j.. April % lspecial.-Ihe students
and alumni Of Princeton College Will regret Ia learn
that jim Robinson, who has been athletic TRAINER
in the college for the last seven years, has signed q
five wear agreement with the Manhattan Athletic
Ch - general trainer and director Of athctics III"
cons dcraiious upon which Robinson goes To the Man
haitian club have not been made public, but IL j.
known that he will receive the largest salary that has
ever been paid an athletic trainer. In the llst seven
wear, the athletics Of the college have had steady
growth and development under KObnson's care MANY
record, have been broken. and at III" present tuc
princeton Is stronger in general athletic, than ever
before a fact which /, largely due to tile fAthiui
.ud earnest work Of Trainer Robinson II" viii enter
mon his new duties In september next ana j, PRIV
Iced 10 come 10 Princeton 10 train IN" football team
i'm the fall and look after any other athletic Interests
II the college when desired.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26
40 EscApED KTRDERER CAPTrREE

", from sheriff Page. Of this Clark county
.,a..,r that he had captured "sam' Allen at What
com. WASH, and will bring him back Aliens crime
80 committed i'm the town Of Loyal, this county, on
Nav 10. 1856 Allen. who was well TODD farmer
VIZ, a wife and family, became enamorcd OF MIS-.
Wright nclghboring farmers whc. MIS-. "reh'
,sfana a,oa suddenly Mrs. Wright made
fess,on MAT Allen had poisoned Wright She said that
Allen had promised to marry her as soon as ne could
make way with his wife and Mrs. Wright could XIII
her husband lie had tried TO poison his WE
Aliens trial and conviction followed by monoh
for a new trial II overruled and Allen was III
iail awaiting sentence when he escaped MIS- "rsh'
ste,s tbs key " the prison door, slid 1t down wafer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26
TWO PRESBYTERIAN Clutches UNITE

At meeting held "wednesday evening The
Wet Twenty third Street Presbyterian Church.
and the Westminster Presbyterian church
Of West Twenty second street formally united
under the name Of the Westminster pr,sbt
terrain Church Of West Twenty Third street. The Rev.
Or Robert u. sample was elected 10 the permanent
Ia -toratc Of The united congregations. The union
movement was begun moro than Year ago. when ava
agreement made that the West Twenty thri IT,
church 10 be used as the place ~ worship hy Tie
jont congrcgations and that DR.. sample Of the Wcs.
Twenty third Z. church. and Mr.. Deems, Of the West
Minister church OF West Twenty second street with he
boards OF trustees elders and dcacons Of both con
grcgations. should be retained for year. AT the end
Of which a pastor and new officers should be-
che. en-. The resignation Ia January OF MI Deem.
who accepted call 10 lIOrncll~, He y. Y. ,mpltci
Affairs and made DR.. sample the unaniInous and uu
opposed choice for pastor Of the united congregations
on the roll Of the We,mn ter PRESBYTERIAN Church Of
West Iwcnty.third street there are 90 names. Tho
membership il Increasing. the finances IN ~
ccllcnt condition aud there can bee no doubt that tn,
churclis future will be- Of constant and growing
usefulness and prosperity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26
JOSEPH 7. GILBERT.

Joseph T. Gilbert prominent citizen Of Milwaukee,
age seventy seven, died at the Murray Hill Hotel
Thursday. Mr.. Gilbert had just come from the
SOUTH where he had been spending the winter on
account Of poor health lie had been at his hotel
about week. His death unexpected. Mr..
Gilbert born at Gilbertsville, Otsego County,
village which founded by his ancestors over 100
years ago. After being graduated from college no
came TO New-York. where he engaged in mercantile
pursuits. About 1850 he went West and settled in
Milwaukee, where he married Lucy Als, who died last
November. shs well known in Milwaukee for
her charities and erected statue there to the memory
OF Lief Erickson. Mr. Gilbert was one Of the founders
Of the Eau Claire Lumber Company, Of Eau Claire,
Wis, and of its largest stockholders. He
had not been actively engaged in business for ten
years. The funeral services will be held at Gberts
vile tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock Mrs. George
\. Gilbert who died at Gilbertsvile on wednesday.
was his sister-in law.
Mr. Gilbert leaves a son, Joseph T. Gilbert Of
Milwaukee,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26
coLUxBIA BOYS DEBATE FOX HoyoRS

colunblas fair admirers crowded the largest loctur,
hill Of Columbia College lat night u listen u the
iol,t debate between the three literary >orlc,. ~ tho
o,c the Pholexi ian the Iritholo-n: and The Barnard
The societies each sent two representative, cOmrcte
r, and second honorable mentions. and each > akrr
,sorkh not for mis- glory but for the houOr 81
ht. .orctv Hammond Odril 80 u the fstfnafd who
r.cof,.d the first honor IN last years DEBATE. presided
mud the Judges were prcta 80 Low. Professor John " .
pu,ocs. and Professor II, inlond Smith. Tho question
sea, Rc-ov.d That tn negro Should DE D-ff4nchi,,d
The Affirmative was supported by e.. II. HaJt>. 90,
p.-,,-d. H. NJ. Powell. 90. Peithologian. and If H.
ciIdersleeye IT, 30 PhloeAan 1Jr defenders Of the
NEGATIVE were j. ". Gerard Jr.. ~" pholcyan: W j.
w,rhurton go Barnard. and Charles Hood '9l P.iih-
ologian While the judges were comforting the college
,,.,doo club entertained the audience and then thu
i,,,.- announced that William JOIN Narbuf:on II tho
uarnard had Won tn first honor and Henry NJ Powell
~ the Pcitologisn. second honor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26
~ an OF THE CHARITIES OF DETROIT.

Dctroit April o5-The second annual floral and
musical festival held in the interests Of the twenty
three charities Of the city came 70 successful Close
this evening The several charities were repreeehi
by booths illustrative Of the architecture OF various
nations and ages. Women prominent In De'ro'
society were in charge Of the booths, with young
women as their assistants. They were all s'ur''i III
he national costumes Of the countries their various
booths rcprcscntcd The attendance has been large
from the beginning and the sales In proportion 10
the crowds The floral exhibit was especially hhc.
The display Of orchids said to he the hnest %
II, kind ever seen in the West. unique led'"Ic VA
Inc festival was the Golden Book, when was en-
bcllishcd by sketches from the hands OF wei Known
artists and contained pledges on each alternate pa
for 81 900 10 Ice devoted 10 charity. MANY su.h
oletc, were procured The musical part Oh the leu
val was good. the feature being the chOuscs Oh "oV
school children and of the Detroit MUSICAL Sooic's'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26

JacksCx vile. Fla. April % (spccan.-A dispatch
from Fernandina SAYS: The hasty forced marriage
OF George Y. Hubby and Mrs. Thorpe. Young Nlho"
has raised a tempest in that staid old town. Mr''
Thorpe alleges that in the morning che went Hd'hS
with Hubby. lie after a violent outburst Of loVc
making. drew pistol and threatened 10 XII her II
She did not promise % marry him at once III"
finally promised. lie repeatedly told hcr t'a1 ''
would kill her at the altar II sic backed ""V y"
arriving home Hubby drove t. his house ana caI"d
In the Rev Mr. Cross. The minister READ the service
MIR, Thorpe half standing by the sofa. half supported
Lv Hubby. Bcfoi>. it Wa all finished She tainted
Hubby putting "a ring on her finger a. she dropped
lie then warned her parents VINO were hluoh a.
toni he'd. Late the afternoon MIS- Thorpe escape.
from IIuibv's house and fled 10 her parents. y
warrant has been asked for the arrest Of Hubby lie
is agent for the Mallory Line and Is member OF inc
CITY COnncll1