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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
ANTl-SEMlTIC
FEELING IN FRANCE.
The cobIentz Affair is Becoming
an Issue There.
AN ORDER TO OFFICERS.
Those Connected with tho Fontainbleu
School Forbidden to Participate in tho
Lebaudy limits. which Involved Capt.
coblentz in Ducl--Count de cornulier
Kills His Wife, From Whom He Was
Separated, Hecauso She Visited Her
Legal Adviscr--Calied for a Priest.

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)
Paris, Nov. 1.-THE Coblentz affair
is becoming an issue likely to lead to
further antiSemitic feeling in army
circles. a few days ago NJ. Lebaudy.
the well-known turfman. issued the
usual annual invitation to the officers
or the military school at Fontainbleau
10 take part in a hunt. Captain Cob
ientz, among other officers. accepted
the invitation, but when he appeared
the Lebaudys abandoned the hunt on
account or the incident at the Auteuil
races November and it's outcome.
A DUEL RESULTED.
AS a result of this treatment on the
Coblentz sent seconds to NJ. Roger
Luzarche, and duel with swords was
fought this afternoon.
In the second assault Captain Cob
lentz received q slight laceration of the
right forearm, and in the fourth as
same arm, one of the sword thrusts
penetrating the cubital nerve, after
whlch the witnesses ended the contest.
The commanding officer OF the Fon-
tainbleau school has forbidden the off,
GERS at that institution and the schol-
ars to participate hereafter in the La
baudy hunts.
HUSBAND KILLS WIFE.
Paris, Nov. 17.-Coount de Cornulier
this afternoon surprised his wife, the
Countess de Cornuier. visiting the
apartments of a gentleman on the Rue
de Provence. The count met the coun-
tess ON the stairway and fired three
SHOTS at her, She died on her way to
hospital.
The count was arrested. The family
Is a prominent one. The counts
brother Is an army colonel and the
count is well-known in the highest Pa
risian society. He is 43 years OF age.
Ills wife was 81 years old. She was
formerly Mile. Genevieve Blneau de
Viennay A suit for separation was
pending between the count and coun-
tess.
SHOOTING CREATED CONsTER-
NATION.
The shooting OF the countess created
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
GIGANTIC RAILROAD DEAL.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC ABB.
SORBED BY THE GREAT
NORTHERN

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)
New York. Nov. 1.-THE Mail and
Express to-day prints the following:
Two gigantic railroad deals, involving
the Northern Pacific. Great Northern
and Union Pacific. on the one handS
and the Atchison and Southern Pacific
systems, on the other hand. have Just
been completed and will shortly be an
nounced.
This statement is officially made by
one of the highest executive officials OF
the Northern Pacific railway, who adj
mits his company is about to pass
ern. according to the long cherished
plan of James j. Hill
President HILL of the Great Northern.
is acting in close harmony with j.
Pierpont Morgan. who is the chief fac
tor in the management of the Northern
Pacific. and 1t is Tor the purpose OF
putting through the big combination
that the Northern Pacific voting trust
has been dissolved.
There Is to be no consolidation or
leasing of one property to another. for
AIessrs. Hill and Morgan recognize that
the laws of certain States in the West
would not permit of such thing.
MIR. Morgan and Mr.. Hill. acting
with the Deutsch Bank of Berlin. which
has always been large owner of
Northern Pacific stock, have pooled
their interests in Northern Pacific
stocks and have recently greatly add
ed to their holdings of Northern Pacific
shares. until they now have a majority
in the great pool. This is to be turned
over to the Great Northern. giving the
latter control of it's rival. The Great
Northern. 1t is believed. will pay for
the huge block of Northern Pacific
stock by the Issue OF new Great North
ern stock or by means of new securi
ties yet to be determined.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18

t. S. Garnett. r. NJ. Wilkinson, r. D.
Parrot. Jr.. II. p. Goodrich, w. r.
Baldwin, T.. II. Lamb, James w. Nc
Carrick. w. w. Gait, f. l.. Dawes and
all the members of the Board of Di-
rectors OF the Board of Trade.
These gentlemen are to assemble at
the foot of Jackson street at IL O'Clock
this morning, where they Will meet the
tug.
MIR. d. r. Creecy. for himself and
others. with Mr. Edward w Wolcott.
counsel for the new Peoples Telephone
Company, appeared before the Board of
Directors to explain the plan of an in
dependent telephone company here.
These gentlemen explained their plan
fully. and after consideration. it was
cordially endorsed by the members of
the directory.
Mr.. Creecy demonstrated the feasibil-
ity OF the plan to establish an indepen-
dent company here from information
that he had gained elsewhere. and an
swered all of the questions of the COM
mttee satisfactorily.
AS a result OF the hearing of Messrs.
Creecy and Wolcott the directors
passed a resolution as follows:
Resolved. That the prospectus sub
mitted by Mr.. d. r. Creecy and others
be referred to a special committee of
five for investigation and report to a
subsequent meeting or the Doard. The
committee Is C. A. Nash. chairman:
IT. II. Synon, w. T. Anderson. Il. w.
Shultice and C. w. Fentress
1t was explained that the committee
is chosen not so much for investigation
as for the purpose OF getting the sub
ject in a formal manner before the
Board of Trade
Mr.. Brown, of the Hill Printing Com
pany, appeared before the directors
with an ofYer to take a census OF the
population OF the city In connection
with the enumeration of the city dlrec-
tory for $3.50 to $780, The proposition
was declined.
Adjourned.
After the meeting Messrs. Creecy and
wolcott. speaking to the reporter for
the Vfrginian- Pilot. stated that the sue
cess of the new company is assured.
There are enough subscriptions and as
surances of subscriptions to obtain n
large proportion of the money required
for the new company.
On Monday they will issue 5000
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
A BIG FIRE.
A WEST VIRGINIA TOWN SWEPT
RY EI.A Al E,S

ID PI1AAi tS.
tBy Telegraph to Nuginian- Pilot)
Phillippi, w. Va. Nov. 17-At 0
o'clock this morning fire broke out in
the Valley Hotel here and destroyed a
large portion of the business area of
the city. The fire is supposed to have
originated from defective tlue in the
MOTEL. The loss will approximate 500.
u0V. The heaviest losers are Grim &
BoSworth. hotel, $4,000, no insurance.
Mrs. L. 10. Heatherly. dwelling. 81, 600
insured; Republican office, s., 900. insur.
ed: d. j. Taft's store and dwelling
s6'0o0. insured; Lewis Wilson, dwelling
$1,000, insured: j. NJ. .Woodford. Office
building. $4,000. insured: L. III. Crims &
Co. Clothing and building, $500. in
sured; G. Il. Grant x Bro. dwelling
SS.VOo, insured; Plain Dealer. s.. 600 no
insurance.; Nj. r. Hall. store, SIS 900 in.
sured: NJ. f. Church, South. sS.0oO no
insurance; w. o. Davis. druggist. 81, 600
insured; Mrs. j. w. Conner. store
building, $4,000, insured. There ara
many smaller losses of $1,000 or under
The losses above the Insurance. are
great. w. c.. Keys was the only fire.
man injured 20 any extent. He Will re-.
cover. 49,
Estimates have been asked already
ior new brick structures to replace
those burned. The two newspapers de-
stroyed Will issue next week as usual
ana be printed in the Democrat office
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE CA
TASTROPHE AT CARACAS.
(Ry Telegraph 10 VirgInian. Pllotl

(By Telegraph to Virginian Pilot
Washington. Nov. 17.-Senor Pulido,
Venezuelan charge d'afraires, has
received details of the recent disas-
trous earthquake which visited Cara
cas-. Some 800 buildings collapsed, the
tower of the university and several
church spires fell. and the govsrnnient
buildings We're more or less damaged.
large part of the population is now
living In tents. The American legation
was injured beyond repair and the
American charge d'affaires. MIR. Rus
sell, is temporarily established in q
summer house. President Castro was
in the Yellow House, corresponding
with our White House. at the time OF
the disturbance and Jumped from Il
front window, inJurinE an ankle and
sustaining shock. But the Depart
ment of State advised Mr.. Pulido that
on November 3. four days after the ca
iamity. the President practically had
recovered The towns around Caracas
also suffered severely. some of them
being almost destroyed. TIC cause of
the earthquake Is attributed in Vene-
zuela to volcanic action on the island
of st. Vincent in the West Indies. The
seismic disturbances continued for sew
eral days after the main shock and
caused great terror among the peonle.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18

fumbled his punts badly and seldom
brought them back for any gain.
Barry and Buckley played a hard and
fast game. For Virginia the best
work was done by Haskell at right
guard, and Choice at left guard played
only part of the second half Cole
man and Dabney did great ground
gaining in the first half.
Virginia kicked off to Devlin, who
failed to gain. and kicks so yards.
After several exchanges of punts, In
which Devlin outkicks Coleman each
time and Virginias backs tumble mis-
erably, the ball is in Georgetowns pos
session on Virginia's 2O-yard line. Dew
lin has fair catch and on a place kick
drops the ball squarely between the
goal posts for 5 points. During the re-
mainder of the half the ball was in
Georgetown's territory. but Devln's
fine punting prevented further scoring.
Georgetown could not gain through
Virginia's line.
During next half Virginia was pushed
down field by guards back formation.
and Lynch took ball over for touch
down just before time was called. Dew
lin failed at goal.
t-~-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
Peoples Telephone Company an
Assured Success.
BELL TELEPHONE PUT OUT.
Directors of the Board of Trade Heard
Mossrs. Creecy and woIcott Last Night
admiral Richard to BIO Invited by
Mayor Johnston and Committee, Who
VIII Leave Here at IL o'clock--com-
mittee TO Investigate New Telephone
Enterprise.
Enterprise.

There was meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Board OF Trade last
night.
On motion. the directors agreed to de-
cline to use the Southern Bell Tele-
phone instrument after the expiration
of the contract on January LIST. 1901.
Mr.. l.. Z. Lamb, of the Southern
Railway Company. donated the use OF
tug for the purpose OF sending the
representatives of the Board of Trade
and Mayor Johnston to offer the cour-
tesies of the city to Admiral Richard.
The committee will so from here to-
day at IL o'clock to invite the admiral
and the officers of the two French YES
sells. La Cecille and La Suchet, TO ac-
cept the Inequalities OF the city.
The committee appointed is as fol-
lows: Mayor c. Brooks Johnston and
Messrs. w. w. Wales. c. w. Fentress,
Fred Greenwood. j. Frank East. Judge
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
The BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR DIR. HAWTHORN'S
CHURCH.
(By Telegraph to virginian- pilot.)

(By Telegraph to virginian- Pilot)
Bristol. Va. Nov. 1.-THE work of
the Baptist General Association of
Virginia was finished at to-night's ses-
sion. Various reports were read, dis
cusssd and acted on to-day.
DR.. j. 3. Hawthorn and DR.. w. E.
Hatcher presented the needs of Grove
Avenue Church. Richmond, and in re-
Spouse to an appeal for aid in re-
building the burned church, Individual
subscriptions aggregating $3.50 were
promptly made. The sum OF $31325
was In like manner subscribed for the
second Baptist Church of Newport
News. now being built.
AN appeal was made for aid to the
Southwest Virginia Institute. the Bap-
list Female College of Bristol, and on
take up benefit collection.
On motion of DR.. Pitt, of Richmond,
resolution was adopted looking to-
ward new century celebration to be
held in Richmond next June, and
committee of Richmond gentlemen was
appointed TO consider the matter.
DIR. Pitts resolution providing for the
probable organization OF league of
the schools and colleges under Bap-
tiSt COnlTOi WAS adopted ana flcnmOnQ
College was requested to take the in
itiatiye.
The Committee on Time. Place and
Preacher fixed the time for converting
the next annual session as Thursday
preceding the third Sunday In Novem-
Der next, and named DIR. j. B. Haw-
thorn as the Minister TO preach the
annual sermon, But left the place to
be determined by the State Mission
board
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
MARITIME CONGRESS.
GEoRGIA'S GOVERNOR cA1Js
FOR ONE IN JANUARY.
(By Telegraph to virrinIan.p,,o,,

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)
Atlanta. Ca, Nov. l7.-Governor
Gambler tonight issued Il call for n
National Maritime Congress at Bruns-
wick, Ga. January 80 next. The call
is as follows:
Impressed with the Importance OF
creating an interest in the maritime
business OF the United States and a
sentiment that may tend TO restore It's
former prestige as a great carving
power, l have deemed it proper to is
sue call for National Maritime
Congress to assemble at Brunswick,
Ga, on the 30th day of january. 1901.
In the interest therefore of patriot
ism and the commercial welfare of the
citizens of the United States. trust
the object OF the call will receive that
consideration from those who feel an
interest in the promotion OF the mari
time greatness of our country. to
which its Importance entities ii.
For information as to the work pro-.
posed by this congress parties may adj
dress Hon. G, ID. Ogg. secretary of the
Board of Trade, Brunswick. Ca.
GA. d. GAMBLER.
s'Goyernor,"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18

copies of the prospectus of the Peoples
Telephone Company. for which they
bespeak careful reading and favor
able consideration by the citizens.
They call attention to the fact of the
practical endorsement of the new enter
prise by full meeting of the Board
OF Directors of the Board of Trade last
night. and they say that there is suffi-
Gent assurance of support, in money
and patronage. to render the Peoples
Telephone Company a success.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
eoers rreklng Southwark.

fBy Telegraph to Virginian-P ilot.)
London. Nov. 1.-THE northern COM
mandoes are trekking southwark to-
ward the high veldt. with their cattle"
says the Pretoria correspondent of the
Morning Post, wiring last Tuesday.
Two commanders have appeared at
Balmoral. and a force Is concentrating
to stop them. All the passes of the
Magaliesborg to the west of Pretoria
are held by the British
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
YALE. 20; pR1NcDroN. s.

Princeton, NJ. J., Nov. 17.-Princeton
wound up the most disastrous football
season in the history of the University
this evening, losing her annual game to
Yale by the score of 30 to s. There was
a crowd of $4,000 present.
Neven has any Orange and Black
eleven been so Inundated. Yale has
roIled up larger scores, but never ha .
she shown her superior strength in
such marked degree as she did this
afternoon.
There was only one department of
. . game IN which Princeton excelled,
mat was in kicking. MATHS. the
PRINCETON full back. easily outpointed
Yale. To show Princeton's utter yeals-
ness IT is but necessary to saw that
during the seventy minutes of piay the
orange and Black made only two first
downs and these were within ten min.
49, n.Is VI tne close or the game. when
! iiiieetoh TOOK temporary brace.
The Tigers linemen were beoter
back, battered down and trampled
upon In manner that must have
made the hearts of the loyal sons OF
Old Nassau bleed with sympathy
Both teams fought desperately. but
I aies superior strength and better
physical condition enabled her to score
comparatively easy victory.
NtsSiS couiu make no impress
SION on Yale's line. 1t was a veritable
Gibraltar. The Princeton backs were
frequently downed before they could
get under way. The two first downs
made by the Orange and Black were
the result of end runs. One on a
dash by McClave around Yale's left
end for Is yards and another by Reiter
around the right end for six yards.
Princeton would probably have done
much better If she had resorted to end
runs instead of line bucking.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
GEORGETOWN, 10; VIRGINIA, 0.
Especial to virginian,Pnot)

70 iIVlsI
Washington, D. c., Nov. 17.-George-
town College football team defeated
the University of Virginia at Nation
al Park to-day by n score of 10 to o.
The game was holly contested from
start to finish. The play in the first
half was almost entirely in George
towns territory, but In the second
half the tables We're turned and Vir-
ginia was on the defensive for most
of the time. Devlin. of GEORGETOWN.
was the star OF the game. His punt
ing In the first half was superb and
prevented Virginia from scoring. Time
and again the Orange and Blue work
ed the ball to Georgetown's l5-yard
line. only to lose on downs. and Devlin
each time kicked the ball back down
the feh. The HirGinia's back field
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
Capital Punishment Wanted.

icy Telegraph TO Virsiniah-Pi!otl n
Denver. Col, Nov. ia mass meet
ing has been called for Tomorrow at
terroon at the First BAPTIST Church to
protest against the work OF the Lirnou
mob. and to discuss the question OF q
restoration of capital punishment. Gov
ernor Thomas has promised to address:
the meeting,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
ON THE GRIDIR0N.
Georgetown Defeated Virginia by
a Score of 10 to O..
A Holly Contested Game From Start to
Finish University of North Carolina
Defeated Georgia University Team
Carlisle Indians Downed Other Games.

The Norfolk High School football
eleven, which has been so successful
this season, will play the Old Point
Comfort College eleven in Hampton,
wednesday. the 2lst instant, and it is
thought will carry a large number OF
"rooters."
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
The Beers Again Defeated.

Bloemfontein. Nov. 1.-THE Beers
heavily attacked the railroad at Eden
burg November 10. 1t Is reported that
the Boers were completely cut up. One
report has 1t that seventy-five of the
party were killed or wounded.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18

first to give aid to his wife after she
fell, and asked that priest be sent
for. He asserted that he did not intend
to kill his wife. but wanted to create a
scandal.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
$50 WARRANTS SERVED.
EFFECT OF BISHOP PoTTER'S
ANTI-vICE LETTER.
(By Telegraph to virglnian-Pl

(By Telegraph to Virginian-P PILOT
New York. Nov. 17SDistrlct Attor-
ney Gardiner, to whom Mayor Van
Wyck, upon the receipt OF Bishop Pot
ter's anti-vice letter. directed a COM
munication requesting that steps be
taken by the District Attorneys office
to suppress the vicious conditions ex-
listing on the East Side in the Red
Light" district. to-day secured fifty
warrants. returnable tomorrow. Colo
mel Gardeners assistants secured 100
warrants when Superintendent McCul-
Tough submitted his evidence and afli-
davits against the disorderly resorts
on the East Side, which resulted in
three arrests.
In speaking of the crusade, Colonel
Gardiner said:
I'VE will start where Bishop Potter
says things are in such a bad way on
the East Side. and then, If necessary
the reform will take In other parts of
the city. They are scared pretty badly
now on the East Side since my detec-
tives have turned their attention in
that direction"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
AgzL.zqxzasNead f02SSa yVcnayl}e21

through the form of satisfying the
guards before being admitted. No per-
son who had the money and the wish
to bet found any real difficulty in plac-
ing wagers, however. and the down
town pool rooms were more than or
dinarily busy.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
THE DAY GAMES"

The downtown gambling games.
nearly all of which are known as "day
games" and which are closed a short
time after business in the trade CEN
tres is suspended, were open in the
afternoon. In the gaming establish
ments OF the Tenderloin and hotel die
trict it was said that there was NO
idea that general closing would he
ordered and interference by the police
was not anticipated.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
GAMBLERS NOT SCARED.

The pool rooms and gambling houses
were open as usual to-day. undisturbed
by the wide advertisement of the Tam
many crusade against vice The only
seeming effect of the publicity that has
been given to MIR. Croker's declaration
was that doorkeepers in the best pat
ronized resorts for betting on the races
performed their duties in something
more than the perfunctory manner
rons who were not known had 10 ro
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
THE IMPERIAL TONES.

A dispatch from General Voyran, the
commander of the French forces in
China. said that French column, re-
turning from Poa Ting Flu, had oc-
cupied the imperial tombs. a hundred
kilometres southwest of Pekin. French
ana Russian forces, the dispatch also
said. occupied the tombs situated at
the same distance east of Pekin.
The French commander also an
nounced that n Tartar marshal and a
Chinese officer had been condemned to
death by an International commission
Tor having participated in the massa-
cres. The conditions were quieter in
the vicinity of Pao Ting Flu, though
some Boxers were still there.
Won WALDERSEE'S DEMANDS.
Pekin. Nov 15.-The commander-in-
chief of the international forces, Count
Won Wnldersee, received Prince Ching
and LII Hung Chang, the Chinese peace
commissioners. to-day at the Imperial
Palace. Won Waldersee demanded that
the chinese troops be withdrawn from
the vicinity OF the territory occupied
by the allied forces. adding that If this
was done the dispatch of military ex-
petitions by the allies would be discon-
tinued.
CHINESE OFFICIALS ARRESTED.
London, Nov. IA news agency
dispatch from Shanghai says Prince
Tuan is under arrest at Nigh STA,
province of Shan ST; that Governor
Yu Hsien. has been arrested at Pinan
near Sian Flu. and that Sheng the Di-
rector OF Telegraphs and Railroads,
has memorialized the throne, de-
nouncing Yu Hsien.
The dispatch adds that an e6ict is
expected condemning Yu Hsicn TO
death,
A ROBBER REPUBLIC.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 1.-THE Rus
sian troops are encountering a robber
churia, in the mountainous basin of
the upper Sungari. The president of
this congeries of banditti is a certain
Chaidengue. According to general
staff dispatch Lieutenant Colonel
Duroff. with two companies OF in
fantry and Sotnia and half of Co.'S
sacks, while reconnoitering recently,
colided with Chaidengue and two bat
talions of Chinese regular troops, who
were operating with him. Lieutenant
Colonel Duroff captured two guns in
the engagement.
a SECOND ENGAGEMENT.
General Fob few days later with
Il mixed Russian force, engaged 5000
of Chaidengues' followers in the same
pass in which Lieutenant Colonel Du-
rolf fought the bandits. General Fob
also took the guns.
General Rennekampf, with some
Cossacks, had sharp fight November
IL, twenty versts from Kirin, with the
Chinese troops. Twenty Cossacks
were killed and twenty wounded.
reconnaissance developed the fact
that Mogeaschan is enclosed with a
stone wall is feet high, and that the
inner city also Is walled.