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RAXGE OFTHEnMOMETEB The n_r_g__ of tho _hermotn?_er at The ______ office yesterday ____ _s follows: 9 A. M., 4S; 12 __..*.7: 3 P. M.. 47; G P. M.. 46. * T. &__, 48; 12 ;M., 46; avcrago, ?__. WEATHER FOI-ECAST Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday: Virginia?Fair Tuesday and Wednesday. fr?h west to northwest winds. North Carollna-Generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday. fresh west to nortfc VOL. 15. KO. 234. RICHMOND. VA. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1900. PKICE TWO CENTS. SHOT TO KILL HIS SWEEIHEART A Nuise Dangerously Wounded by Her Lover. the man Arrested. Had Beeft Drinking Heavily and Re fused to Talk. TRAGEDY OF UNREQUITED LOVE, Charles Williamson Had JOo?S "Loved Miss Bessie Stuckey, aud Crazcd by Her liefusal to Many ?iin? He Attempted Her Life at Vire'uia Hospital Liast liveu???;. A tregedy *was enacted in the main liall ol the Virginia Hospital last evening about 8:25 o'ciock. when Miss Bessie Stuckey, one of the KUises at the insti? tution, was shot and dangerously wound? ed hy Charles S. "WilUamsoii, of Spains ville, Notto.vay county, Va., formerly a etudeiit at the University Coilege of Med? icine in this city. A Jittle after b o'ciock Wilhamson rang tho belt at the main entrance of the hos piaal and *was met ar. the door by Dr. Chew*a4ng, the res.dent physician. They being ciuh-maies at college and knowmg eadn other well, "Willramson greeted him, saving: "HelUo, old man, I want to see "Miss Stuickey." He having been at lhe (hospital several -times recently on tlus miss'on Br. Chew-nJing asked him into the parlor, but he declined. saying he wouid just wait ln tbe hall, and stationed him? self e-rainst'the wall to the right of tne ptrlor" door. Miss Stuckey -was on duty with a special case in No. C, a room di ?rectlv opposite the parlor. * Dr Chewning knocked on the door and told her that Mr. -Winiamson wlshed to j=ee her. She came out at once, and Dr. Chewning turned to walk away. SHOT TO KTDD. \a Miss Stuckey advanned Williamson-, without saying a word, drew a-? uibre revolver from Ws overcoat pockw- and ?red dirccily at her heart, the ball taking effect ln the left fore-arm. Dr. Oiewn.r.g, who was only a few steps away sprang It the woulci-be assassin, but before he could reach him Willlamson took deliberate X at the nutt-e, who -was then^tanams ta front of Wm, ecarccly five feet away, and nred a second time, the ball entenng the left tide below the heart. PrChe,*ninE knocked down .the hand which held the smoking revol\er and ??S the Pistol. Aviolenyc^eensued ln wh'ch Williamson tried to turn-tne wUnon on the physician. Chewn-^ho^ ever succeeded in wrenchlr.g ffie pistol from his grip. and with tne ^ of Dr White al-=o a resident physician at xne hoStal. who reached the scene atte time threw the maddened man to the lloor'and tied him securely. REMiAl'NED STAXDING. Through all this time Miss Stuckey re mained standlng* ana re^kl;?D"t f? phydcians during the struggle,-_JDont-JWt him shoot himself." After Williamson ?? been secured. she walkedl mo the office of the Superintendent. vsh^ie h-.t wounds were examOned ana found to he not neeessarily fatal She ^^^^ moved to the operating romn, where Drs. Hugh Taylor. Edward McGuire and V. 11 liam Dunn, who were in the hospital at the linie. made a careful cxami.iation. nndir.g one wound to he ln the left arm nnd the second in the left side a little be low the lune. She was resting easily at a late hour last night. and it is not thought her wounds will prove fatal. KBFUSBD TO TALK. Immediately after the oceurrenee the ^cTnd Police Station was lioUf.ed. and Of 1S?? V' Schlelf and Charles Clarkson were sent at once to the scene. William sonfS taken to the Second Station where he was locked up and spent the SS! On bis way to the station he had 'tiie to say. only remarktag something irtth being what whlskey had ?&?*?& to He said if he had killed fex he wantc-d to die. and made several such sJtc-ments. On being placed ln the cell he was soon in a stupor. lt is knowr. that Williamson has been much ln love with Miss Stuckey S?.<ev?nl vears. lt seetns to have begun when she wa* in the training school at tne Virgtaia Hospital. and he a student at the Unlver sitv College of Medicine. four or five years ajro l^e has -shown her much attention all these vears and it is stated that the tragedv last night grew out of the fact that she had declined to marry mm. STRIK1XG BRCX^T-TS. Mlss Stuckey, who Is a most attractive Uttle brunette. was. graduated from the Virginia Hospital training school In the class or "99. and was for a short while ln charge as superintendent of the l.r-.pilal. Since graduating she har made ter home ln this city, doing special nursing. aud when not on duty, resid'.T*: ai Pr. John r. "Winn's nurse-home, on Fifth Street. She has a sister, Miss "Dorothy Stuckey. who is also nursing in this city. HAD BEEN DRINKING. Charies S. Williams is about 22 years old, good looklng and popular among the Ptudents. He is not attending the college this session, but has been in tho city fre Quc-ntly this fall. Since being in the city on this trip, he is lmown to have been drinking heavily. and on Sunday night was hitoxicated and taken to the Retreat for the Sick. whero he rcihalhed until yesterday morning a little after 11 o'ciock, when he went on the street vr'Mi a friend. This friend said k-st night, after the shoot? lng. ihBt he had been with Williamson ?most of ihe day, and he had been drink? ing considerably. They took dinner to? gether at Ruoger's about 3 o'ciock. after wfiich they parted until about 0:Z0 o'ciock, when they met at Murphy's. He sa'd he noticod then that William? son appeared to have been drhiklng. About* 7 o"cio**-k. when they parted. Williamson said ho was going to the Bijou. "Willlamson ls highly connecteti through? out the State. ICs parents are dead, but he Has a brother and sister Iiving in Bpalnville. whe were telegraphed last (night and will arrive -this morning. THE LADY AND THE COAT. AbaeHi-Mlisdeduejfcj Causes Kmbai t-assnient fit Rroad-Streot Store. There wa? a most embarrasslag scene in a Broad-^treet dry goods house yesterday afternoon when the wife of a prominent citizen started to walk out of'the place with a handsome coat for wbich she had not paid. The lady had entered the cloak deptrttttsnt of ths establUhm-mt** and ??**?? tt fc* ?b?vn loaii of tht l?t??t styls coats. These were shown her, and she tried on one of the handsomeat of the lot. She then turned to look at some other ar ticles, and shortly afterward started out of the store. As the lady got near the door she was called and informed that she had neither paid for the coat nor rec?u.sted that It be charged. At first the woman seemed puzzled, then, easting her eyes <jown at the garment, she remarked: "Oh, I declnrc. I quite forgot. I made a mistake. I do not want the coat." She removed it and it was placed in Us former place in the cloak department. The lady went her way, but seemed much confused over the incident. CORNER ON CORN. The Ccreal Hijrher Than lt Has Been Since 1894. (By Associated I'ress.) CHICAGO. Nov. 2C?Corn for Novernber d.llvcry sold to-day on the Board of Trade at 50 cents per bushel?the highest price since 1S94, when, owing to a protracted drought, the market advanced close to the sixty cent mark. Since that time the ccarse cereal has sold almost down to 20 cents per bushel. That there are vast quantities of corn in the country is well known, but George H. Phillips to-day apparently showed that he has effected the most perfect "corner" ln tiie recent history of thc board. Prac? tically no contract corn^is coming to market. Phillips did little to advance the market to-day. It advanced on the efforts of shorts to cover. When fifty cents was b"d Philips sold 100,0-0 bushels or so, and check? ed the advance. The market opened one cent higher than Saturday at 46, rose to 50 and closed at 45, a net galn of 4 cents. RESOLUTION REJECTED. General I_ee*s Friends Decided Not to Press the UiaJtr-r. / (By Associated TroR..) HLAVANA, Xov. 2G.?At the opening of to-day's session of the Cuban Constitu? tionai Convention, Senor De Quesada moved the rejection of the resolution in? troduced Saturday by Senors Rivera, Cis neros and Yllluandas, expressing the sor row of the convention at tlie departure of General Fitzhugh Lee. The resolution was thereupon rejected unanimously. Senor Rivera said after the session thaj some pf the delegates intended to attaek General Lee on the ground that he had not always been a friend to the Cubans, and that in view of this General Lee's friends thought it would be better not to press the resolution of regret. Senor Gaulberto Gomez notified the con? vention that he would present for conside? ration a motion in answer to General Wood's address to the convention. General Sanguilly Immediately objected on the ground that sueh a proposal would be entirely out of place, as thc adlress was in tbe form of a miiitary order, which could not be answered by the convention. Senor D._ Quesada moved that in the judgment of the convention General Wood's address should not under and con? sideration be answered by the convention, ani this was earried unanimously. BIG DEFALCATI0N. Seaboard Ai_ Lino- Cler4-- Ar_estetl on Ch.-.rjre oi' Pecul-itioii. (By Associated I_._S3.) NEW YORK, Nov. 20.?AVord was re? ceived at police headquarters to-da"y to the effec-t that a clerk of the Seaboard Air Line had been arrested at Fernandina, Fla., for peculation of a very large sum of money from that line. The clerk's name wns not given. lt is said that the money taken by the clerk was lost through speculation' with the fir;n of Chester B. Lawrence, Jr., & Company, which failed last week. The amount taken was reporte.. to be s~o 000. At the city office of the Seaboard Ai:- r.inc here it was said that no one there had heard of this arrest. They were certain that no one in the New York city depart? ment had run away or been caught. DEFAULTING RAILROAD CLERK. Mannj. >r St. John Says They Are In vesi 'gatin?_r i he Matter. ' (SpeciEl Dispateh to The Tlmes.) NORFOLK, VA., Novernber 2C?Vice Presldent and General Alanager of the Seaboard Air Line Everett St. John to night refused to make, for publication, any statement reg.rding the story that a clerk of the Seaboard. at Fernandina. who has been arrested, is a defaulter to the ex? tent of fifty thousand dollars. _\Ir. St. John said: "I can only say that we are inve.stigating the matter; to say more might defeat the ends of justice." u ON THE WAR PATH The Domalis Have Risen in Jubuland Province of British East Africa. (By Associated Tress.) ZANZIBA1., Novernber 2_.?The Domalis have risen in Jubuland, a province of British East Africa. About four thousand well armed men are on l.ie -war path. Sub Commlssioner Jcnner, ivho has been on a tour inland with a small force, is said to have been attacked. His position is grave. lt is doubtful whetiher he wlll be able to return safely to the seaport, Kismay. aVelnforcements from -.lambuza ha\_ been sent to IClsmay. Joniirr _.Iui-dered. (By Associateil Press.) LOXDOX, Novernber ___.?It was ofiicially eonfir med to-duy that sub-Commlssioner Jenncr was murdered about Novernber l_t_. during a night attaek made on his camp by professedly friendiy natives. S-t.leil Aiter Lord Roberts. (Br Assoc'pt e<. Tn-ss *: CAPB TOWIX, 'Xov. __.-The British eieamer Canada, Captain Maddox. sailed to-day for Durban, presumably to em b_.rk__.ord Roberts. MAY W!N HIS CASE. The Umplro Allows His CUairu of ^ 1 .O.OOO. v 03y Associated Press.. ?WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-It is unoffl. cially but reliably reported to the State Department that Mr, Jenner, the British umpire in the arbitratlon ot the case of ftobort H. May, an American citizen, against the Government of Guatemala. has rendered ajudgment ln favor Of tha claimant tp the amount of $140,000,-Ameri? can _ old. (May*? claim was for sub,_ntlo__**___ a railway contract with th* Goverusnenu HAS BEEN REACHED No Detaiied Information is Given Out. FRENCH NOTE BASIS Agreement Stands Very Poor Chance of Proving Acceptable. EXCESSIVE INDEMNITY ASKED, United States Government May Make Active Efforts to Have thc De mands Moderated, and There Are Indications That it Will HavePu werfnl Support, i (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTC. N, Nov. 26.?The State De? partment has been informed of the agree? ment, or understanding, or preliminary treaty (it is not possible now to learn in just what form the matter stands), reaehed by the foreign ministers at Pekin. It is not r.egarded as proper to give out for publication at this time any detaiied information respecting the agreement. It may be stated, however, that the agreement stands a very poor chance of receiving the sanction of all the Powers represented in the Pekin eonference, un? less some material amendments are per mitted. Just what the objectibnable fea? tures are can be only surmised, in view of the adverse deeision ot the authorities respecting publication. But, accepting as accurate the deeision from Pekin that the basis of the agreement is to be found in the Freneh note, it is easy to perceive that there are no less than two points which, if concluded in their original shape. would not meet with the unciualilied ap? proval of our own Government. .THE TAKU FOP-TS. For instance. the President expressly re? served his opinlon as to the proposition that the Taku forts be dismantled: he also withhel.-l his approval of the Freneh propo? sition that there be a permanent miiitary occupation at two or three points on the road between Tien Tsin and Pekin. Unless the ministers at Pekin have made a very substantial change in thc require ments of the Freneh note, therefore, lt may be predicted that our Government wili feel obliged tb seek to make some alterations in the arrangement before it gives its adherenee. There is some reason to believe that the indemnity proposition had taken sueh an excessive form as to make it imposs'We for the Chinese Gov? ernment to mee the demand. and this fact. taken in connectlon with the unrea sonable demands of some of the Powers respecting punlshments. may requ're our Government to make active efforts tb have the demands nioderated. There are indications. too. that in these efforts our Government i.s to receive the support of one of the m'ost powerful ot the Governments represented at the Pekin conference. and one which generally has been supposed of late to have favored an extreme position. THE GERMAN FLAG. It Now Fiics io Eastern Breezo on Great Wall pf China. (By Associatcd Press.) BERLIX, Xov. 2o.?A dispateh received here rfom Field Marshal Count von Wal dersee. dated iXovember 2-lth. says Colonel ..Liehlenfel's expedition has hoisted the German flag over the great wall, which was reaehed Novernber 22d by way of Hey-he-ling-cheng after a difficult moun? tain march. The dispateh adds that the Freneh have had a severe- fight with Boxers thirty kilometers south of Pao Ting Fu. WAR TAX BILL. Former Speaker Reed Was at _>Ieciing of CommiUee. (By Associated Fr.ss.) WASHINGTON, Xov. 20.?Thc sub-Com mitteo on W'ays and Means coutipjued its preparation of the war rcvenaa redrrctlon bill to-day. Former Speaker Reed .was present as a visutor. The Democratic members thus far have taken_ no action as to their programme. lf the Repubiicans bring the bill into the House with a rule preventing amend? ments, it is probable the Democrats will prepare ar.d offer a substitute; otherwlse amendments will be offered in committee of the whole. 1MPQSSIBLE TO CONVICT. Sheriff of I.ineolii County llcplics to District Attorney. (By. As__.-l_.ti.. Press.) - DENVER, COL., iXov. 2_.?The Rocky Mountain Xews to-day prints the reply of Sheriff Freeman, of Lincoln county. to the letter of District Attorney MeAllister, of Colorado Springs. concernlng the prose cution of the persons who lynched Pres ton Porter at Limon. Col., recently. After alleging that he was influenced into taking Porter from Denver to Limon bv- the assurance of leading citizens of Lin? coln that ho would be unmolested, Sheriff Freeman deelar.es that lt would be impos sible to get a jury in Lincoln or any ad? joining county that would convict any one .charged with participation in the burning et Porter. _??-!-? RIVERS AND HARBORS Xo Hrarin^s .Vill Be Granted Savc in Spee-':?1 Cases. (By Associated PrcsS;) WASHIXGTOX, Nov. 2_.-The Rivers and H-arbors Committee of the House met to-day and began Che preparation of its appropriation bill. lt was decided that nc hearings will be granted except in special cases. The impression among the mem ben. is that the estima.te of the engineers apnro.ed bv tho Secretary of War. wil! be closely fo'tlowed in making the bill. SENATOR DAVIS SINKING. Pbysieians Admit That Doath ls Certain. (By Associated Press.) ST. PAUL, MI'NC. .. Nov. 2_?lt now seems to be a question of honrs until United Btates Senator Cushman K. Davis passes away, the reports from his b _d slde this afternoon being that his strength was.alowly ebbing. His pbysieians admit that death ls certain. To _lay he was notieeably weaker, ar.d as the day advanced the weakness became n_ar.e pfbnounced. He was unble to take TriUch nourt-hment, and' when not delir ioua sank into a itupor. ? A HOT TIME IN MARSHALL WARD Mass-Meetiiig at Corcoran Hall. FOR THE TRACTION CO. Resolutions Passed Instructing Mem? bers, THE COMMITTEE CONDEMNED. Chairman Curtis Refuses to Allow Mr. Julian Bryant vo Speak. but He and Mr. Mercdith Are Both Finally Heard ? 31 a u y Advocates for tho Traction Company There was a hot time in Marshall Ward last night. A mass-meeting was held at Corcoran Hall for the purpose of discussing the street car situation and to pass resolutions in? structing the members of the City Council from that ward how to east their votes at the meeting of that body to-night. It lobked at one time as if there would be troubie und that the meeting would break up in a general row, but oil was poured on j the troubled waters. i Captain John A. Curtis, in his capaclty | as chairman, made some rulings to which < there was vigorous objection, and a hot | wrangle ensued, in which the advocates ot both companies were clamoring on all sides for recognition, and ?pandemonium reigned throughout the large hall, which was crowded. After a number of speeches, all of which, save two, were favorable to the Traction Company, the meeting passed resolutions j criticislhg the Street Committ-e for its rcc.nt action in refi;-ing to allow thc Traction Company to operate its cars on '..luin Street, and instructing the members from llarshail Ward to vote against the recommendatiori of the Committee on Streets at the Council meeting to-night. The last speech in favor of the resolu? tions, just prior to their adoption, was a warm one, and was delivered by Captain Curtis from the chair. WHEBE TH'E FUX STARTED. Captain John A. Curtis1 called tbe meet? ing to order and was unanimously chosen permanent chairman. Mr. XV. M. Bickers was elected secretary. Captain Curtis read thet&iU and stated that paid counsel for neither of the street car companies would be allowed to speak. (Continued on Seeond Page.) IS DENIED AS WILD Ri-MOR Reports of Horrible Disaster Near' Hinton Place Death .List at Two H und red. (13y Assoclateti Press.) CINCINNATI, OHIO, Nov. _..?A spec? ial to the Commercial Trlbune irom Charleston. W. Va., says: "it is renorted here that a Chesapeake end Ohio Railway train went through the Greenbi-Sr River bridge which had been damaged by the prevading tloods, It is supposed that there were about 200 people on the train, and that all were lost. All wires are down at aud near the crossing of this river, und it is impossible to get. any sort of cohfirmation of the disaster. Even the railway ofllcials are unable to secure communl-cation with ppints on either side ot" the river." Many niessages have been sent by those who had friends on that road to-day, as it was not known what train, if any, went through the bridge, but no response to any messa ges have been received and they are accepted only subject to delay. Charles E. Ryan, assistant general passenger agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, is here to-night, and he discredits the story entirely. Another Veision! (By Associated Piess.) PAP-IvEESl-C'RG, W. VA., Xov. 26.?The passenger train reported wrecked on the Chesapeake and Ohio is said to be west bound, cohslstihg ot seven passenger coaches, baggage, express and mail cars. It isjsaid that among the passengers were ex-C. overnor MeCorkle, State Auditor Elect Sherill and State Senator Alexander M. Miller. Denied at Hiiiion. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON * Nov. 2..?The Post has received a message from the railway teie? graph operator at Hinton. saying that there is no foundat'.on for the story of a wreck on the Chesapeage and Ohio ncar that place. DENIED ABSOLUTELY. C, & O. Offlcials I-eelare No Truth in Ilcpor.ed Wrrcfc'. "There has been no wrcclcs at Hinton or in that local. ty, ali reports to the con trary notwifhstandlng," said Mr. Meade T. Spicer. chief clerk to the, President of the Cheasapeake and Ohio, when seen late last night- "We have had com munkation with Hinton at various times during the day, and no wreck has been reported. I can d_ny any repor.s thut the disaster has occurred." At 1:15 o'clock this morning (Tuesday') it was announced at the Chesapeake and Ohio O-Tic-.s that as nieissage had been received from -Mr. J. _?I. Gill, superintend? ent of the Western Diyisioa, denying uncqulyocuUy 'hc truth ot" the rei_o>_ed Mr. Gill is at Aitegh. ny direeting the work of repairlng the damage caused by the* sUdes at Lewis and Alleghany tunne's.* He reports the work as progresslng satis faetor'ily. and expects to have trains run? ning by" this morning. The trafiic department here .states that all tho west-bound trains havo been held at Clifton Forge, the last train going through Sunday-. afternoon. That train reaehed Cincinnati. Ail east-bound trains have been held at Alderson. W. Va., none hav'ng left there since later than Sunday afternoon. Thcu_.h no comrhunieation has been had with Alderron from the east, uo accident is reported from the west. From all offiees along the llno _here communication i. possible the story o<* fb<. awf_l. disaster ls denied. A HARD BLOW AND HIGH WATER A Terrible Storm Sweeps Over Virginia. TUNNEL WAS BLOCKED Chesapeake and Ohio Suffers From the Storm. DESTRUCTION AT WEST POINT. Koof Blown OtT the Malo Acatlcmy and Buildings Demolished?Tho Teiegraph Service Sutters. The Storm Also Pre vuilcd i? North \ Carolina. (Special Dispatch to The Times.) LTXCHBUBG, VA., Nov. ?6.?A big landslide occurred some time last night or early this morning on the main line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, near Alle ghany tunnel, and from present reports the road will not be open for traffic until to-morrow or Wednesday. The agent here was notified to-day not to s?ll tickets for points west of Clifton Forge until Wed? nesday. The slide was diseovered ln time to pre vent any accident to trains. The river has been rising all of to-day, and it was feared that the Chesapeake and Ohio train that left here this afternoon would not be ab'.e to get through to Clifton Forge on account of high water. The river to-night is fifteen feet about low water, and is still rising. IN HAMPTON ROADS. Heavy Wind at Newport News?Many Woather-Rouml Yi-ssi 1-*. (Special Dispatch to The Times.) NEWPORT NEWS, VA., Nov. 26.?One of the worst gales ever experienced in j Newport Xews was that whieh came up i from the west early this morning. accom pahied by Iightning and a torrent of rai::. >No damage to shipping has been reported ! yet, but to-morrow or next clay it is ex- j pected that reports of disaster will come I in in quick succession. A four-masted | schooner went aground off the Casino last night, but was puilecl 01T this morning. Hampton Roads and this h.irbor are sheltering quite a ileet of weather-bound vessels, most pf them schooners aud barges. At Old Point this morning the wind was reported as the hardest ever expe? rienced there. A number of signs were blown down here, and some small out hou'ses show the effects of the wind] but as far as known little damage was done to residences. The firein the cargo of the British steamship Hemisphere has been extin guished by turning .steam from the boilers of lhe vessel into the ho'd. There were about six hundred bales of tiie cargo of cotton taken out before the steam was turned on The vessel will relead th: partly burnt bales and take bunker coal before she sail.s frcm this port. Tiii-nado in Weil Point. (Special Dispatch to The Times.) "WEST POINT, VA., Xovember 26.? About 2 o'ciock in the night a tornadJ struck this town, coming in a south wc-st direction and foilowing a zigzag ccursc. The lirst building of prominence injured was the colored public school building, then there were several smaller houses blown down, fences, etc. Mr. Wm. H. Bell. of Bland Bell & Brother, had his house entirely destroyed, furniture splintered and curtains. etc, are up trees. Mr. and Mrs. Bell were out of town fortunately. Three servant girls slceping ih a new out house, were turn? ed ever in the house. They madc cheir way unhurt through the hole in the roof broken by theafalling chirahey. The torna'do kept on ftjuring the v.iiite public school and everything in its track until lt struck the Aeademy. There the roof and upper porc.h were car j rkd away and the sides blown in or, the t wind side. Some of the boys were waked by the bed failing and the headboards breaking off. Xheets, etc, were blown away up the river; not a soui was hurt in the slightestv The school building used for recitation rrxvms was half blown over. The town ha;; offered rooms in the public school building to Prof. Waiker to continue his school, and the people in town have kind ly opened their houses to the school. The wind is still very high and weather threatenlng, and more damage ls feared. There was no insurance so far as known against wind. The town is cpnsiderably stirred up with excitement. The Stcirm at Tavuorb. (Special Disoatch to The Times.) TARBOF.O, N. C, Xov. 26.?One of the most destructive wind tind rain storms passed over this place last night at 12 o'ciock. 'Roystler's g-uano factory was uhrOofed, one end of the Centra! tobaceo warehouse was blown out. Hussey's coac'a shop and Carlile's furniture shop were badly damaged. Th*5 smokestneks of Barnhiii's lumber mill and Shackelford's knitt'.ng miil were blov.-rii down. Several small houses were badly wreuked. The country people report many stables ar.d gir.-ho"ses totai'y wrecked. Portunatelly about all the cotton har been gathered, so there is but little dam? age to the crops. We are. niiikin.-r a much better cotton crop in this section than was exneeted. The. increased price puts the farmers in fhe be.rt condition for years. IMMENSE DAMAGE. Uivei'S Out of TJicfi*-' Banks ai:d Iiuin tlijtiiitr thi*- V:il"C3-s. ffiv As?.vr!i>fMl Press.) MIDDLSSBORO. KY., Nov. 26.?Cum? berland, Powell and Cilneh Kivers have overflowed their banks. doing Immense damage to farmers. The lower portion of Poweil Valley is inundated, and those Itvlng along its bank3 have been com? pelled to rnovc to higher grcund. t Benjamih Turner, cf Middlesboro, wis drowned in the flood while trylng to swim his horse across Yellow Creek. TORNADOIN GEORGIA. Considerable Pauia-se Done in Town of SUpam. (By Associated Pres?.) AUGUSTA, GA., Nov*. 26.?A tornado ^ struck.the .village of S3oam, near Union Pclnt last night. Considerable damage was done to property. but there was no loss of life. _ . . j B Dollvar, a large farmer and stock rcise*- __- his house and barn blown down',' and many head of stock killed. The school-house in the village was blown down. FLOODS IN WEST VIRGINIA. Tlie Imss Kstimatc"! at from 1.20,000 to $65,000. (By Associated I'ress.) GUYANDOTTE, XV. VA.. Nov. 2?.-Con tlnuous rains for the past 4S hours have produced unprecedented iloods in Guyan dotte Valley. The river and its tributaries are overilowlng their banks and are bear? ing away quantties of cross ties, lumber and other property. Some '..000 logs have gone out. taking with them the falsework of the two railroad bridges south of Bar boursville. Loss estimated at S-0,000 to $63.00.. Tlie tracks of the New Guyandotte Val? ley Railroad. just completed to Salt Rock. a distance of IS miles. have been almost ruined. The river is ri. ing above and still more damage is expected. -*-.? - GOULDTRUSTEESRESTRAINED. London Creditor of Castellanes Brinss Iiijnuctioii Suit. (By Associated Fross.) iXEW YORK, Xov. 2..?oamuel Unter myer applled to and obuuned to-day from Justice Fitzgerald, si'ttlng in the Supreme Court, an injun-ction order returnuble on Mon_ay next. against the Cc unt and Coun? tess CasteUane and the w.U of the late Jay Goukl, restraining tC-.em frc-m paying to Anna Gould (Countess de Castellane) uny part of the estate in the hands of the trustees until the further direction of the court. The p'laintlfT in the _rtiit is Anton J- DUt rnar. who sues as assignee of Archer Worthe'.mer, a London brie-a-brac dealer. The complaint. which is a long printed doctiment. contains copies of urafts drawn by Wortheirner and accepted in, writlng by the Count j_nd Countess do Castellane. amounting to upwards of S.S..O0O. of Whlcli $235,000 and upward. are past due. It is alleged that Anna Gould ha.. S1S.- j 00O.OCO heid ln tru_t for her by her brothers j ?an.l s'ster, and that her income ls aoout j JOOO.OCO. FITZ LEE IN WASHINGTON. Kcceivetl I _n_l Instructions Before I_cavii.__ for the AVest. (By Asso einted Press.) WAStUXGTON, Xov. 26.?General Fit2 hugh Lee, who recently was relleved troin duty as commander of the Divisi.n ot Havana and Sunta Clara and ordered tc take oommand of the Department of the Mlssourl, relle.Iiig General Merriam. was at the \Var Department to-day receiving his final instruction?. He wili proceed to the C.eadquarters qt" the Depo.rtm.Tit ?>:' th. Mlssourl at Omaha, within a few days to as.-ume his new duties. General Merrlam will retuin his posi tion as commander of the Department of ?the CoJorado. with headquarters at Den? ver. Later In the day General Lee cstlied '?_ tho President and discussed Cuban affairs with him. BRYAN TO SPEAK. Will Probnl>ly i-cuinra Himseff e.u Future of the Party. (By Associated Press.) QELICAGO, Xov. 26.?Wlliiam J. Bryan has given a33ur___ceS that ho will be present at the Jackson Day ban.piet to be held in this city on January Sth. It is thought that on this occas on Mr. Bryan wili declare himself on the future oi the party. STANDARD OIL CO. ABROAD. Hasa3Iot.opoIyofC.il Wells in K<;u- i liia'uia. (By Assoelatctl Press.) LOXDCX. Xov. 21.?"The Standard O'.l j Company." says the Bucharest correspon- j dent of the Daily Express, "has obtam.d ebneessions for mining and erecting plpe ! lines on all the Government tracts, as well j rs almost a raonoply m s'.r.king oil wells | in Roumania. The price of the concesslon was _.!.o,.._.'" ___-? _?-; Wili Suceeeil Hiehbori*. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Xov- -..?The President has decided to appoint Francts T. Bowles. naval constructeir in charge of the -Xew York Xavy-Yard. chief of the ________ of C_n__.ructi.-n ar.d Repair of the Ntvy De? partment upon the retiremen. from: active serviee next March of Rear-Admiral Philip Hichborn, the present incumbent. STREEKAR MILL BEFORE COUNCIL Battie of the Two Companies for Takes Righis on ./lain Street Place To-Night. Xothing has so aroused the masses of the people of Richmond as th:- war that ls being waged oy the two lueai street car companies is regard to right* on Main Street, which question will be considered by the Common Council at a special ses slon to-night. At this meeting thc report of the sub-Committee on Streets. urgin? the rejection of the Richmond Traction Company's petition for the priviieg--- ot running its cars on the Main Street tracks of tha Richmond Passenger and Power Company. which course was rati fled by the Committee on Stre.ts, witf come up for aeuon, and here the right wUl take place. The iido-ptlon or rejection of ?the report of th? aub-committee carrie.s with it the adoption or rejection of the Traction Corapar.y's petition and ordin? ance. The meeting will ur.questionably be a lively one?probably the most liv_ly tha Common Council of this city has ever h_id?ar.d as much bitterness is being dis played in the contest. barsh language may be used fn some of the debates. As far a3 the Councllmen are con cerned most of those who have not al readv had a vote on the quest:^n at is-ne in the Committee on Streets are not dls posed to air their views on the pro ?po=als of the two companies. They de? clare that th. v will do their taiking when th? prop;r time comes. Many Council men say they have not made up their minds how they wlll vote. Hundreds of citizens are expected to attend to-n'ghf s meeting and a ?,h_s_ old" time is promised, S^n.f-c*fBe'ft?l*- P_>__*d_ (By Associated Press.) BERLIN. N_v. 28.?The'National Zeitung to day semf-ontc'ally denies tiiat Germany . ia aeeking to acquir? the Island of Cura_ao. : Dntch West Indiea. ?-?--,- _ j STUDENTS BORN MAYOR \!i EFFIGY Arrested While Celebrat ing Football Victory. D1SORDERLYCOXDUCT Was the Charge Brought by the Officer. A MASS-MEETING OF STUDENTS Protest Against tlio Annoyar.ce9 ot Town Ofiicers?The Case Prtimptly Dismissctl "W h e n Brought Before the Police Justice. A Hearty Reception to the Team. (Special Dispatch to The Tltnos.) UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. Xov. 28. "When the news of Virginia" s victory over North ^Carolina, in Norfoik on Saturday. reached the University. the students marched down to the city ln force. sing ing. thelr songs, giving their yells and ln other similar ways manlfesting thelr de? light. The police ordered them to d'.s perse and an arrest was made. The de tails of what followed are given ln the appended statement, drawn up by the students. A STATEMENT. "Immediately after the report of the defeat of Carolina by the Virginia team. on Saturday, about two hundred students gathered at the University w'th conslder able enthuslaam to celebrate the victory and proceeded to march through the town in a gentlemanly manner, with anproprl ate college songs. While returning to the University the processlon waa accosted by members of the police force. who, uvvon instructions from the mayor of the town. ordered the ssndehts to disperse, .1111 shprtly a.'tervvards publlcly arrested one of the students on the charge of dlsorder ly -.-? u la -:. Aa the sote grountl toe any songs, while the processfon was bt-imr _:?.'. ! with approval by the citizen.; a:-..l merchants of tbe t ?wn, and. as it appeared that the cna*! ?r had order <i the police f.ir.-.- : ? dlsperse the students against the advii - ? :" ?.? ::;-.,' Itlzens*, the studerjt .-'I" * I >ENT 3d ASS-34K ET! Xi'.. "A mass-me ting waa it once calte* Speeches rrere made settlng forth tho numerous petty annoyances to which th? students are subjecteti bv the town au thorltles. courscl for the irr ..??'. stmlerti, and it attend the trial. Th6 tn ettng then ip pruvd ??;' :i !--tt.-:- addres-*..-! to the c!ti disctaim approval of the arbltrary action 61 the mayor ::::d the p Itc-e for .-. and ordered that it be published and wiuel-f "Considerable excitement prevalted throughout the meeting. and at the closo the whole b dy o" students gathered out sl :?? of the EXnivi raity and fcurned tn* ?;? tyor In efflgy. ami-i greal enthuslaam, ln ?< eerdati'-e with a. motion prevtoosty ad rpted by acclamatlon.'' LISMI33SD. Tiie arrested student appeared this morning before the police Justice, who prumptly dlsmlssed the case. ARRIVAL, HOME. Yirginla's football team arrived home at ff:S0 last evening, over the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; and. despite the heavy d iwn-pdur of run. was met at t!te depot by several htmdred enthuaiastfc studenta. The player-*- were given a 'hearty welcome. each member o* the oleven being cheered as he allghted from the car. The den*mn stratlon lasted for several minutes. Col? lege songs and yeQa were given with a vim as the students returned to col'ege PRACTICE. The Virginia team appeared on the campus this afternoon for practice ln preparatlon for the great Thanksgiv'lng Day contest in Richmond with Sewanee. Nearly all of the playere who took part ln the Xorth Carolina gime practiced in tho practice game. which conslsted mainly of signal wjrk. Will Swear to Their Statcments. <nr Asaaeiatod Press. 1 Xr.W YORK. Xov. 28L?Mayor Van "Wyck received a. letter from Bishop Potter to day saying that the statements made by the Rev. Messrs. Paddoek and George re gazdlng insultlng language used to tfiem by certain police officials would be sworn to and forwarded to the Mayor. These .-*tatt-ment3 were reciuested by the Police Board several days ago. presumably for use in connection with the triala of In? spector Cross ar.d Captain Herlihy. SUMMARY OF TO-DAY'S NEWS I.ocal. / ?'Rumored w.-eck is denicd by Chesa? peake and Ohio offlciais. ?Ho: meeting in Marshuil Ward. ?ritreet car question ln Council to night. ?Tragedy enacted in Virginia Hospital. ?Police officer assauited. ?Richmond cuught ln the storm. ?Police make important arrest. Scntc. ?University students burn the Mayor of Ch;trl3ttesville in effigy. ?The atorm sweeps over Hampton Roads. West Polnt and eisewhere. doing damage. ?High water and landslides in the west? ern part of the State. ?A marine at Norfolk flres on harmless people. ?A negro in New Kent tries to klll his mother and then kilh* himself. tiener l. ?C. and O. passenger train. with two hundred souls abcard. reported to bave plunged Into Oreenbrier River near Hin? ton. W. Va. ?Price of corn goes higher than for years past. ?Tornado does much damage in a Geor? gia town. ?Streams out oi! banks in various ?Bryan to speak ia Chicago on Jackson Day. Fogflflgn. ?Czar's condition distfnctly improved. ?Agreement reached by Miniatars in Pekin probably based on Preaeh note. ?Indemnlty demanaed from China ls. at the lowest computation, placed at itSOi ?vJO,00O. ?German flag fiomts ever Great "Wall of China. 4 ?P.;*lng of naUves ia Provlacs o? BQkr iah East Africa. ,