The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-21
VANCE DAWN RALEIGH.
SCHOOL CETLDEEs HOAOR M EOhb
or 7HE GREfi c.iEoLIif-ft.
General Eosser and Professor "insto"
Were Present and the Late senstor's
Private sec'y Makes the Address.

RALEIGH, y. c., Dec. 2o.-Special. -
The whole city yesterday was in state
OF excitement over the terrible explosion
at the Cumnock mines. Definite news
was = rd to get. Your correspondent
wired you after midnight the latest
news up to that hour. Scarcely in the
annals OF the State is there a more dis
astrous occurrence chroncied. TWO
weeks ago Governor Carr visited the
mines. and went down TO the lowest
depth.
Yesterday was "Vance-Day' In the
city schools. AT o'clock over one thou
sand children assembled in Metropolitan
Hall. Questions relating to the life and
character of Vance, from his birth to his
death, were asked and answered by the
pupils themselves, showing that the sub
ject had been carefully studied. n
collection for the Vance monument
fund was taken up, and the pennies and
niCkles contributed by these school chill
dren amounted 10 $3.50.
General Rosser. of Virginia, and Presi-
den. Winston. of the University were
both present, and could not find words
sufficient to express their satisfaction
al the way the exercises were conducted.
Mr.. X. n. Battle, who during the war
was Governor Vance's private secretary,
addressed the audience on the life OF
Vance. The colored city schools took
up a collection OF s. for the fund.
Rev. Or. Pittinger, of the Church OF
the Good Shepherd. has addressed 10
his congregation a pastoral letter show
ing the prosperity of the church, and
calling for n hearty retun OF thanks
10 God for all His blessings upon the
members as congregation.
GENERAL KOSSER.
General Rosser's lecrure last night on
the war. and for the benefit Of the Con-
federate Battle-Abbey. and also for
making the graves OF the North Caro-
lima sollicrs at Winchester, Va, was a
fine effort, and greauv enjoyed by the
audience. s4Jsss'a .sl "a,
one of the old veterans, Mr.. &. G.
Pcarce. Of WILSON, died at the Soldiers
Home yesterday.
out at the Agricultural and Mechanical
College a fire brigade has been organ
lied among the students. They have
fine water service there. and hose-reol
team is practicng 20 perfect themselves
in handling the hose. This Will greatly
reduce the fire risks at the college. The
fact that some of the students have
been expelled COR bad behavior has had
a good effect on the others. The school
closed to-day for the holidays.
There are coupons that have been
clipped from bonds during the past year
I'm the Treasures office. amounting 10
nearly three hundred thousand dollars,
ready 10 be burned. according TO the
law. but this law requires that tho Gov
ernor shall be present at the burning, so.
a. he is away for the holidays, the bond
burning will have to be held over into the
Ncw-Year.
The young ladies here will give leap
year ball OH January 81.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Samuel Drew. ex-Register Of Deeds of
Brunswick county and member OF the
mercantile firm of r. +. Davis & Drew.
has mysteriously disappeared lie con-
veyed his property, but it is found that
the property is already mortgaged for its
full value.
Drew left home 10 go 20 Wilmington,
and has not been heard from since.
The Supreme Court afiirms the verdict
of the lower court In the notable case OF
". r. Daniels. administrator OF kee vs..
the Petersburg Railroad Company. in
which the plaintiff was awarded $1,000
damages.
The suit was brought against the rail-
road for $4,000 damages for the Killing
OF Charles Kee at Garysburg by John f.
Lifsey while the latter was depot agent
for the defendant company The case
was tried three times In the Superior
Court before a verdict could be reached,
and at the last trial the jury gave a YER
dict for $1,000.
News has reached here that a miiiiont
aire named Palmer, OF New York has
,,i,.e,, Trto,, ColIaga Sf0u 900 IL lis said Pal
mer has been thinking for some time OF
making the college a gift. but its friends
had no idea the gift would be so large