Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-27
THE OLD NORTH
THE GRAND CHRISTENING OF VAN
DERBIIT-S PLACE.
A Sensation mt Haw Rivcr-Tbc nc-
cent Mine Horror-Interest in the
Railroad suit-A CoId-BIoodcd MUIR
der.

RALEIGH, y. c.. December 2o.-tSpe-
/ cial)-The grandest Christmas party ever
! known in North Carolina occurred yes
/ terday at "Biltmore House." George Van
! derbilts palace, near Ashevile. All the
/ Nanderblts, save Mrs. Willie X. and the
Duchess Of Marlborough, were there.
George made speech 20 200 Of his re-
tanners. There were gifts for all. Then
there was q Chrstmas-tree, such as one
reads Of in the fairy stories. Ten private
cars. forming two special trains, were
required TO transport the Nanderbilts, for
this christening of "Biltmore'' was made
the occasion OF a family reunion. George
Vanderbilt is modest and quiet young
man. Here is a little story about him.
Not long ago his farm manager went to
him and said he was about to build a
residence How much is 1t TO cost?'
queried George. 1.-TWO thousand dollars"
was the reply. Come and talk TO me
this afternoon" said the yound multi
millionaire. When the manfwent George
handed him a check for $4,000, saying,
Now you can build nice house
IT Haw River yesterday lot of cotton
mill operatives caused a sensation. They
got on a train and refused to pay fare
or get off The conductor. aided by
several men. put them Off They at
once drew revolvers and began firing on
the train. They were drunk and ugly.
and all were armed. Arrests will follow.
as the men are said to be known.
There was a fatal accident at Haw
River yesterday. in which a young white
man lost his life by the discharge OF q
revolver
THE MINE HORROR.
As result of the inquest on the Cum
nock-mine dead IL is found that an ex-
plosion OF gas caused the accident. the
cause of the explosion being unknown,
and that the mine was in better condi-
ton than usual, and was well ventilated.
Yet some miners testified that the mine
was dangerous; that there are no regula-
lions against open lamps. and that some
men who went to work would only stay
a day. as there was so much gas. There
are twenty-eight widows. and 100 father
less children as the result of the dis
aster.
State-Treasurer Worth was asked to-
day whether he would cash any can
celed coupons which might he presented
him by persons who in good faith might
have bought them from Lawris0n, the
tramp, or any Of his associates. Mr.
Worth replied that he would not honor
a single one Of them As was stated,
Iawrison himself "cashed-in' a SD cou-
pom. He also was paid g on another.
The Treasury people are quite sore about
this coupon business. and naturally So
since there is a good deal Of talk about
! the careless manner in which the can
ceiling and the burning of coupons were
conducted.
There is much public interest in the
action Of Attorney General Osborne in
the matter of the Alliance suit TO annul
the lease Of the North Carolina railway.
John G. Graham is the man in whose
name the suit is brought (or rather the
preliminary prOceedings). The Populists
and Alliance men are delighted at the
prospect for the suit.
Associatc-Justice Walter Clark, of the
Supreme Court. left to-day for months
tour in Mexico. in the course Of which
he will visit all the states of that re-
public.
COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
Sheriff j. VI. Smith, of Richmond
county gives me the Information that
about dusk last Saturday II. > Currie,
Of that county. left home to go TO A
neighbor's. half a mile away. AS he
did not return during the night MS
wife at daylight Sunday went i'm search
of him, and found him Inv a dying condi-
ton by the roadside, within seventy-iive
yards Of the house Of George Wilkes.
Currie had been assaulted, and died Sun
day night He was good farmer. and
il was not known that he had an enemy
in the world. The evidence in hand
points TO =. l.. Pate and his son. VIII
liam Pate, and also 10 Alex. Gibson
and Robert Gibson. as the guilty per-
sons They have been arrested and
placed in Jail TO await ths result Of the
inquest. II was one of the most cold
blooded murders ever committed in Rich
mond county Currie was Drained with
a club. and also shot through the head.
DR.. Peck a physician OF New Berne,
WAS. night before last, while riding In
his buggy near there, set upon by two
negroes, beaten into insensibility. and
robbed. Then the. negroes whipped his
horse. which dashed off. taking his mas
ter home in the buggy. DR.. Peck is
badly hurt, his face being beaten out OF
all shape.
W II. Hooten, Of New Berne. fell from
q third-story window OF a hotel at Wash
ington. y. c.. and is very seriously hurt.
Internal injuries are feared. Hooten was
sick. and had leaned out Of the window.
Miss Francis Willard Is now at Ashe-
vile.
Mrs. +. S. Giles. Of New York, yes
terday shot dead a 255-pound bear near
Hancock. She was hunting. and the
dogs chased the bear near her
Forty bales OF cotton were burned at
Enfield night before last. \ frc-cracker
started the fire.