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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NKW8-JOURNAL. FRIDAY. DEOKMHBR 2 . 1910. TO REFORM THE FOOTBALL RULES Now York , Doc. 20. Fuithcr reforms in football playing rules will occupy much of the attention of Urn educat ors and athletic authorities at the llfth annual session of the Intercolle giate Athletic aRsoclatlou of the Unit- vd States , In addition to the transac- lion of business and the discussions , many Important impart ) relating to college - lego sport generally will ho read , and addresses are on the program from the Ilov. Charles Al < cd , D. D. , of Now York , Dr. H. Talt McKonzto of the University of Pennsylvania , and Prof. W. L. Dudley of Vanderhllt university , Nashville , Tcnn. , While It Is conceded that football has boon gioatly reformed , the mom- burs of the association are working fern n more perfect cede of rules to govern the game , and Its adoption will bo ex haustively taken up. Allegations that the now rules wore not thoroughly en forced this fall , and that the students failed to live up to the letter of the now cede , will bo thoroughly Investi gated and vigorously dealt with. The ofllpors appreciate that the now rules have reached a crucial point , and urge ( hat , the players abide by thorn , and Insist that the governing bodies of col leges and universities prevent any fu ture evasion of the code. . The material collected by .Walter Camp , the Ynlo athletic advisor , on his trip to California to Investigate the rugby game , 1ms been placed be fore the Intercollegiate rules commit- too. Mr. Camp Is a warm , advocate of the main features of the revision which was JLrtcd out this season , but ho has 'suggested sqmo change of n minor naturoJ , , There are some rules which officials at games declare they coulclNnot en force and have regarded as a dead letter - tor all season. These are Incident to the 20-yard neutral zone for onslde- hicks aml forward passes. Summer Baseball. Summer baseball and the amateur law hav.o been the subject of Investi gations by the association , in conjunc tion with the Amateur .Athletic Research - search society. It is expected that some dollnlte action , will bo. taken to heal this sere spot In intercollegiate athletics. , Alonzo A < Stagg Is chairman of a committee whjou Is considering the subject of track , athletics , their proper control , uniform rules for participants , methods of preserving records and al lied topics. The report of the committee on bas ketball rules shows that some valuable work has .been accomplished. . A con siderable improvement has been made In the rules of play. A change In the constitution of the association has been proposed , so as to give representation on the execu- tivov committee to sectional college athletic conferences and leagues , such ns the Now England States , the West ern Pennsylvania , the Missouri Valley ley- the Ohio Valley and the West Virginia leaguoi It Is thought that a greater interest In the work of the na tional association could thus bo Cos tered. * SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE. A $40,000 hospital will bo erected at Sioux Falls. Mrs. A. H. Hawes died at Elk Point of heart trouble. Mrs. Susannah Sooper , tfl years old , is dead at Aberdeen. The Woonsocket opera house at Mitchell has been remodeled. Piie destroyed -the farm house of Bert Clymer , a farmer near Peever. Indians from the Rosebud reserva tion have been guilty of depredations near Colorne. The business men of Bryant have subscribed $3,000 for an electric lighting - ' ing plant. Hunters are wrought up over the .proposed bill prohibiting hunting with the use of dogs. Martin Gunderson of Yankton com mitted suicide at Trlpp because he was unable to secure work. The fedoiatton council of the churches of Christ which met at Red Held endorsed statewide prohibition. Brookings college has withdrawn from the debate with Yankton college and Huron college has been taken on. Clerks of circuit courts throughout the state will ask for the passage of a new fee bill at the next session of the legislature. The first county corn growing con test for boys at Yankton was marked by a large attendance. The visitors included Governor Vessey. New Bank at Lynch. Lynch Journal : The Bank of Lynch moved across the street Monday and are now occupying the long waited for new building. This bank is as handsome and up-to-date as any bank building that wo know of. The fix tures are , of the best golden oak finish with marble bases and tiled lloored lobby. Handsome columns each side of the windows and door break the monotony and add greatly to the ap pearance of the room. The counters and desks in the olllco are broad and plentiful and Charley Hlght has * a sat isfied smile as ho keeps his books and waits on thepublic. , Cashier Harris also has a smile that does not corao olZ when approached at his desk at the front window , where he looks after his part of the business. The double vault Is n department that will bo greatly appreciated by their custom- era. A numbers of steel drawers have been provided and these are placed where ono can enter and open their own box without disturbing the bank officials if they are busy. A new Mosher safe of the latest pattern holds the cash in the private vault , making It not only burglar but fire proof. The back room or private office is so lo cated that ono transacting business there Is Isolated from the public In a manner that Is often highly appreciat ed. Not only the bank ofilclals but Lynch Is proud of this new building. One Child In a School. Plerco Leader : C. F. W. Filter , di rector of school district No. 1 , was up from his homo near Hadar Tuesday afternoon to see County Superinten dent Pilger regarding some school matter. Mr. Filter sayn that nearly all the children in his district are goIng - Ing to the Hadar school , and for that reason ho would llko the school in district No. 1 to bo discontinued and the children transferred to the Iladar school. At present only ono child is attending the school In district No. 1 , and ho does not believe In paying $45 a month to a person teaching this child. JOTTINGS OFFASHION. _ A Fetching New Tie The Smart Satin Cloth For Tailor Mades. | A fetching new lie Iiut | gives a touch of color to ii ( lurk costume is made from bhw or velvet formed Into Inch wide foliN Tln" e are ended with'1 hunches of liny flowers and leaven , while n similar hunch holds the leaves together In front. There Is i hew cloth satin or satin clotlf ulieiul.v running a feverish heat. NEW TAIL01IED SHIRT WAIST. Those are n vast Improvement on the ordinary silk back wet looking satin which first broke the ground in the tailoring world , and these new ones are called sntlne feutre , which is a rough finished cloth ; satino Janus is smoother. Thisrefers to the woolen side. side.The The shirt waist that is cut in one with the sleeves is a new and smart one that N greatly llkod. This model Includes tucks over the shoulders thai provide becoming fullness. It can be made with or without the patch pock et. As Illustrated it Is finished with u neckband , but It can be made with u rolled over collar am' elbow sleeves. JUDIC CIIOLLET. This May Mnnton pattern Is cut In sizes fi om 34 to 41 Inches bust measure. Send ll ) cents to this olllce , giving number. tfti'J mid It \\1II bo promptly forwarded to you by mnll If In haste Bend an additional two cent stamp for letter postage , whlcli Insures moie prompt delivery. Three Slot Machines Ordered Out. Slot machines in a cigar store , res taurant and a grocery store of the city have been ordered out by Chief of Po lice Marquardt under the direction of Mayor John Friday. All three ma chines were gum machines , but they are owned by outside parties who , the authorities say , reap a harvest In * ] c profits. It is against the city laws vo maintain these machines , even though they are "no blank" machines. "When the agent of these machines comes to Norfolk , " said Chief of Po lice Marquardt , "I will' arrest him for violating the city ordinance. " The machines are run on the plan of those used several years ago called the card machines. These have the same number of reels and pay for pairs and other poker draws. Instead of the faces of cards , pictures of va rious fruits take the place a pair of peaches , etc. A stick of gum Is given the player , should he lese ; should he win he gets a "chip" worth 5 cents In trade. Monday morning when Chief Marquardt went his rounds to sco If bis orders were obeyed ho found that every machine had been taken down and put out of sight. New Orleans , Dec. 19. The former United States gunboat Hornet , report ed to have been purchased by Honduran - ran revolutionists cleared from this port at 12:30 : this afternoon for Capo Graclas with a crew of twenty men , 200 tons of coal and provisions for thirty days . Included among the crew are several men who are said to have connected with previous filibustering expeditions directed against Central American republic. MONDAY MENTIONS. W. H. Law is reported 111. Miss Helen Blehlo of Stanton was here. here.Mrs. Mrs. Henry Sharp of Pllger was In the city. Florence B. Zlnk of Stuart was In the city. Mrs. J. Blehle of Stanton was hero calling on friends. Mrs. A. J. Hargott of Pllger was a visitor in the city. Dave Hodson of Madison was a Sun day visitor in the city. Miss Agnes Motz of Warhorvllle was hero visiting with friends. Mrs. E. J. Brink and daughter of Battle Creek were hero. Mrs. Qadbois and Miss Malone of Madison wore Norfolk visitors. Mrs. llunman and Miss Ida Denser of Hoskins were visitors in the city , Mrn. A. T. Kcnnoy and Mrs. F. W. Zanders of Stanton were In the city. Robert King and William Kell re turned from a business trip at Ilattle Clock. James Thomas of Carter , S. D. , Is In the city visiting with relatives. Mr. Thomas reports everything prosperous around Carter. V. K , Labbey , traveling passenger agent of the Illinois Central railroad company of Omaha , was in the city transacting business. Frank Whitney and his son , Geotge Whitney-6f Franklin , Neb. , who wore here visiting with Judge and Mrs. C. F. Elsoley , liavu gone to Lincoln. Otto Born , a prominent farmer liv ing west of Norfolk , has just installed a private gas plant at his farm , lightIng - Ing the house and barn. There will bo a shortage of ice In the Itosobu'd country this winter ow ing to the fact that streams are dry , according to n Norfolk man. It Is said that Ponca creek is dry north of An- oka. oka.Tho The Northwestern railroad is build ing a new ice house adjoining the new one built last year. The old Ice house , which was damaged by fire , has been toni down. .Rev. Mr. Brauer of the Hadar Luth eran-church held services at the St. Pauljs Lutheran church Sunday after noon , filling the 'place of Rev. J. Wltte , who had gone to Colome , S. D.r to preach. Norfolk Is in the grip of a chickenpox - pox epidemic , according to a Norfolk physician , who declares that there are .at least 200 cases now prevailing in the city. The grown people as-well as the young are suffering from the at tack. tack.The The oldest citizen of Franklin coun ty , Pa. , celebrated his ninety-sixth birthday anniversary last week. He 8 Emmanuel Martin- , great grandfa ther of Ira M. Hamilton of this city. The celebration took place at Mr. Mar tin's hopie in Chambe.rsburg , Pa. Ten thousand pounds of elk meat has been sold at Butte , Mont. , says a letter received by a Norfolk man from friends in Montana. The heavy snow In the forests and the recent forest fires has driven the elk out of YellowStone - Stone park into the open , where they tiavo been slaughtered , John Wheolan of Butte , Neb. , paid $3 in Judge Elseley's court Monday morning for being drunk. His fine amounted to $7.50 , but the judge let Wheelan go with a reprimand. Be fore leaving the court room the pris oner declared he had a quart bottle of whiskey before he was locked up , and wanted to know where It was. Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Herman Raasch , who died at her home at Stanton last Thursday afternoon , took place at the Stanton home at 2:30 : Sunday afternoon. She leaves a husband and three grown daughters. Mrs. Raasch was a sister of W. L. Lehman of this city , who with his family attended the funeral. The Norfolk Business college bas ketball team will play the clerks' team In the Taylor building January 6. The lineup"of the school team will be : Klug and Grundmann , guards ; Me- Cauley , center ; Lelst and Steffen , for wards. The college team challenges any north Nebraska team. Letters should be written to O. J. Steffon , manager. Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Charles Casselman , who died at her home on First street and Mad ison avenue at 9:30 : Sunday morning , took place at 1 o'clock Monday after noon at the family home , where Rev. Roy J. Lucas held services , after which iho remains wore taken to War- nerville and interment made in the Allbery cemetery. Mrs. Casselman had been ailing for five or six years and death was due to liver complica tions. She was born In Michigan for ty-three years ago and when 11 years old came with her parents.to Madison county , where she resided on a farm near the town of Madison. Later her parents moved to another farm near Warnervillc , where twenty-four years ago she married Charles Casselman. With the stock season over on the Northwestern road , the working force in several branches of the system has been cut down. In Norfolk a number of dispatchers have been reduced to operators and three platform men and one clerk have been cut from the pay roll at the freight office. Three dis patchers now handle the work which recently required the work of six. Three of them formerly handled the east and. three the west points from Norfolk. Now the three remaining dispatchers handle the line from Long Pine to Fremont. At Fremont reduc tions in the working force have also been made. Harold Davey , formerly of Norfolk but now drummer in the orchestra and band of a theatrical company playing "Tho Messenger Boy , " spent the night in this city with his parents , Mr. and Mrs. James H. Davey. 610 South Fourth street. He left the show at St. Joe and joins it near Lincoln for to night. Ho says ho likes the show business very much. At the new Emll Koehn residence there is much concern over the sot tllng of the concrete chimney. For some time It was believed the house was settling. ,0110 to expansion , the chimney had grown out of proportion. The contractor says it can bo repaired. Charles Beiersdorf , M. L. Ogden , C. F. Haase , Julius Fischer , August Koch , J. Dlgnan and James Kelohor returned from a number of weeks' trip in Texas. Dr. and Mrs. Mackay and several - oral other Norfolk citizens are remain' Ing at Francltas , where they have put up tents. Preparations are being made by the Hook and Ladder company of the Nor folk flro department to entertain old members of their company , now exempt empt , and the now nctivo firemen of the city at the celebration of the q > ganl/atlon of the hook and ladder company which took place twenty-six years ago. The firemen expect every living member of tho. hook company to ho piesent at the celebration. They expect about 100 men. When the poultry association hold their annual exhibition next year It Is duclaiud there will bo twice as many birds exhibited as this year , Hoforo leaving the city Judge Hcyl , the poul try judge , vlblted several Norfolk clt- I/ens' homes , where ho scored n great number of birds which will be put up lor competition next year. Among these were the Buff Orpington pullets of Mrs. George Burton , about six In number. They were all about seven months old and scored from 90 to 91 V4i Not ono of these chickens was shipped In. They were nil raised In Norfolk by Mrs. Uurton. The movement to hold farmers' in stitute sessions In Norfolk Is causing much comment among farmers of the surrounding country. G. L. Carlson. , who Is n leading figure in this work , lins offered his services for the work to the Norfolk Commercial club , who are acting favorably In this direction. At' Beatrice Mr. Carlson created much comment when ho delivered several lectures on the scientific breeding of the horse. Mr. Carlson returned Sat urday from Beatrice and several other' ' tovyns where he delivered many lec tures , all before farmers' Institutes , which he says are greatly Interesting a large number of people. The fa/m- / ers , he says , are the most Interested In this work and ho believes It will be a success In Norfolk. Hinrlchs Will Meet a Friend. When Gustav Hinrlchs , the former grand opera leader who Is now direct or of the big orchestra In "The Prince of Pllsen , " comes to Norfolk Friday night , he will be surprised to meet here' his old friend and former musical associate , Prof. Otto A. Voget. Mr. Voget was concert master In Mndlson Square Garden , New York , eight years ago under Mr. Hinrlchs' direction. "Norfolk people will find Gustav Hinrlchs a great musician , " said Prof. Voget , "and he will give Norfolk a treat. He Is a fine man , personally , as well as very talented. " One of the features of "The Prince of Pilsen" show this year Is the com plete orchestra , under Hinrlchs' direc tion. New York Bank Falls. Wntklns , N. Y. , Dec. 19. The Farm ers and Merchants bank , a private in stitution , failed to open its doors this morning. A general assignment for the benefit of creditors has been made. White Is Made Chief Justice. Washington , Dec. 19. Edward Doug las White , for sixteen years an asso ciate justice of the supreme court of the United States , today became the ninth chief Justice of the nation. The simple public ceremonies of installa tion were held in the presence of the bench and a distinguished gathering that filled the little court room. Lorimer Report Not Unanimous. 'Chattanooga , Tenn. , Dec. 19. Unit ed States Senator James B. Frazler , who Is at home for the holidays , said today that the dispatches sent out from Washington that the report of the sub-committee in the Lorimer in vestigation was unanimous were not correct. Senator Frazier says ho had filed with the committee on privileges and election , to which the report of the sub-committee was made , a state ment of his conclusions. In this he disagreed with other members , who freed the election Senator Lorimor from the charges of corruption. Ilo stated in his report that in his judgment the evidence established the fact that four members of the Illinois legislature who voted for Mr. Lorimer were bribed to do so , they having con fessed that fact and further that they were bribed by three other members of the legislature who had voted for Lorimer and that his conclusions as stated In his report were seven votes cast for Lorimer wore corrupted or tainted. Washington , Dec. 19. The majority and minority reports of the special Ballinger-Plnchot investigating com mittee will be reported out of the house committee on agriculture with out comment. The reports were re ferred to that committee and members of the committee hava been loath to take up the question , figuring that the leports having come from a committee should have been left on the speaker's table Instead of going to another com mittee. A. O. U. W. Officers. Norfolk lodge , No. 97 , A. O. U. W. , elected olficers as follows : Master workman , D. F. Muston ; foreman , C. W. Blank ; overseer , J. H. Lough ; re corder. M. Moollck ; financier , S. T. Adams ; receiver , J. Quick ; guide , Charles Wand ; Inside watch , R. J. Mole ; outside watch. E. Detloff ; trus tee , James Jensen. Assessments may be paid the financier at his homo , 428 South Fourth , or they may be made at the Citizens National bank , if so desired , upen notice to the financier. UPPER BERTHS TO BE CUT. Interstate Commission Approves Re- ductlon Effective June 30. Washington , Dec. 19. Tentative ap proval of the interstate commerce commission has been given to the fixed charge for upper berths In Pull man cars nt 80 percent of the charge now paid for lower berths. The new charge Is to become effec tive throughout the United States on or after June 30 , 1911. Strikebreakers are Barred. St. Paul , Dec. 19. After a twenty- four hours' stay hero 200 strikebreak ers , bound for Winnipeg where a street car strike 1ms been declared , departed for points to the east and west after learning that Canadian Im- initiation officials wotnd not allow them to cioss the lino. It was claim ed that such nn entrance would bo In violation of the Canadian labor laws. It Is said the Canadian officials i were advised of the contemplated en try by Chicago labor men , Norfolk GlrlB H.id the Chance. And wasn't there n single pretty maiden In all that Norfolk audience that looked good to the eyes of hand some Henry Woodruff , America's only j bachelor star , when he played "Tho Genius" here n few nights ago ? That's the answer. The Chicago Sunday Tribune de votes an entire page , lavishly Illus trated In colors with photographs of hnntlsomo "Harry" and girls whom ho admires. The Tribune says in part : "Harry Woodruff has received a new rating In his art. He Is discovered to be the only baeholor star on the stage. He has come Into this high position through the marriage of seven of the eight matinee Idols , consecrated ns the only approved ones of their callIng - Ing by thd Now York Review : Walker Whltcslde. William Faversham. Robert - ert Edeson , James K. Hackott , Walter Hnmpden , John Mason and Jack Bar- rymore. As Is so adequately express ed by Mr. Woodruff's press agent , 'this carries with it a certain amount of distinction , ' and Is a matter on which one Is naturally , eager to get Mr , Woodruff's view , which Is as follows : " 5As 1 gaze out over the sea of faces before me , as the curtain rises nightly. I am looking longingly , anxiously , and ardently for my Ideal * woman. ' ' " 'I have waited all these years and many have wondered why I had not solved the gieat matrimonial question. It Is not that I oppose the married hlnte , for I could dearly love the right girl , but It is that , as yet , she has not come Into my life. " 'I will continue to wait and watch , and some day she will como to me , of that I am sure. She may not today , but tomorrow It Is always tomorrow I am waiting for. ' " Degree of Honor Officers. The Degree of Honor lodge elected the following officers for the ensuing year : Past chief of honor , Mrs. Em ma Keleher ; chief of honor , Mrs. Anna Koerber ; lady of honor , Mrs. Delia Case ; chief of ceremonies , Mrs. Jen nie Lynde ; recording financier. Miss Alice Holt ; receiver , Mrs. Lidla Bal- lantyne ; usher , Mrs. Jennie * Larson ; inside watch , Mrs. Sophia Bland ; out side watch , Miss Alice Barrett. WOULD ENTER POOR FARM. * Old Man Says He Can't Find Work and Won't Bep. Refusing to give his name , and de claring that he has become so old and worn out that he Is no longer wanted In this world , ' an aged man claiming Omaha as his home has left Norfolk after a few days' stay and gone to Madison , where ho says he will appeal to the board of county commissioners for admittance to the poor farm. The old man came from Wayne Thursday and has been sleeping In Iho Miles livery stable with the per mission of the proprietor. Mr. Miles and several employes of the stable have been giving him food , and Sat urday Constable A. W. Flnkhouse add ed to the donations by giving the old man a good overcoat. He says he has a sister in Omaha , the only living rel ative , but she Is also poor and is unable - able to keep him. "I am just like a wornout horse , " he said. "I was all right when I was young and strong. I could obtain plenty of work then , but now no one will give me woik. I am too old and the younger men can do it faster. My usefulness is gone and I often wish I were dead. I don't care to beg , there fore I must starve. " What the old man will get at Madi son is not known. He declared before leaving his intention was to bo ad mitted to the poor farm. * Gallagher to Plead Insanity. New York , Dec. 19. "Senile demen tia" will be pleaded in behalf of James J. Gallagher , the assailant of Mayor Gaynor , when he is brought to trial this week on the charge of atrocious assault with Intent to kill Street CleanIng - Ing Commissioner "Big Bill" Edwards , and carrying concealed weapons. Gal lagher will not be tried for his at tempt on the life of the mayor until the legal year and a day from the date of the crime have elapsed. Should Mr. Gaynor die before the expiration of this period , Gallagher , under the New Jersey laws , could be charged with murder in the first degree. Gallagher Is represented by Attor neys Jacktoff of New York and Alex ander Simpson of Jersey City. They have entered for the accused man a plea of "not guilty , " with certain res ervations in each case. The prisoner has aged rapidly since his confinement In Jail awaiting trial , and is now an aged and broken man , who affects great contrition for his crime. Prosecutor uurven nas been informed - ed by physicians that there Is no fur ther likelihood of developments from the wound inflicted upon Mayor Gay nor by the bullet of the would-bo as sassin , but ho considers it best to make the assault on Edwards the charge In the present case and to hold up the indictment based on the assault on Gaynor until August 10 next. Gallagher's attorneys , It is under stood , will conduct the defense on. the ground that their client was insane at the time of the shooting , and have named "senile dementia" as the va riety of mania with which ho was af flicted. Gallagher shot Mayor Gaynor when they were on the deck of a steamer of the North German Lloyd line at Hoboken - boken on August 9 last , as the mayor was about to start for Europe. Street Cleaning Commissioner Edwards was on the steamer at the time and after a fierce battle with Gallagher , In which it is alleged he attempted to use his Dry Your Clothes on a Wet Washday With a New Perfection Oil Heater When clothes can't be bung outside , and must be dried in a room or cellar , the New Perfection , Oil Heater quickly docs the work of sun and air. You can hang up the wet clothes , light your Perfec tion Oil Heater , open the damper top , and the heat rises and quickly dries the clothes. Do not put off washing co await a sunny day in order to avoid mildew. Dry your washing any day with hot air from a > J RFJECT1O ] SMOKELESS Absolutely smokeless and odorless It gives just as much heat as you desire. It is safe , odorless and smokeless. It has an automatlc-lockinfj flame spreader , which prevents 'he wick from being turned high enough to smoke , and is easy to remove and drop back , so the wick can be quickly cleaned , turner body or gallery cannot becofae wedged , be cause of t new device in construction , and can always be easily unscrewe for rewicking. Anind ator shows the amount of oil in the font. Filler-cap doea not need : to be scrcwc down , but is put In like n cork in a bottle , and is attucjied to the- font by a chi i. 1'inlshcd in Japan or nickel , strong and durable , well-made , bulle tor service a d yet light and ornamental. It lisa a cool handle and a damper top. ' Dealers Everywhere , / / not at yours , unite for descriptive circular to the nearest agency of the t'- ' ' . , I Standard Oil Company ( Incorporated ) revolver , succeeded In overpowering the man and turning him over to the authorities. Gallagher had boon dis charged from the dock department and believed the mayor was responsible for his "wrongs , " which ho sought to redress with a revolver. "Dummy" West Reaches Town. "Dummy" West , the Gregory pugi list scheduled to " " fight "Montana" Jack Sullivan of O'Neill at Norfolk Wednes day night , arrived In the city yester day with his trainer , B. Barker , and his manager , G. L. Cutler. They are stationed at the Oxnard hotel. West is said to be feeling cheerful and to be In good condition. Ho did &Ix miles of road work Monday morning. "Dummy" West is not dumb at all. Ho Is deaf , but he can talk. He weighs 170 , stripped ; his chest meas ures 41 , height 5 feet 10 % inches ; waist 31 ; expansion G ; reach 75 % ; neck IS. He is 23 years old. Sullivan Is expected today or tomor row. Charlton Will Put Up a Fight. New York , Dec. 19. Porter Charl ton , who Is accused of having killed his wife , Mary Scott Castle Charlton , In Italy , will not be turned over to the Italian authorities without a long and hard-fought legal battle , the first gun In which will bo fired today when the j I hearing on the writ of habeas corpus I granted to the accused man will be held. The writ was Issued by Judge Rellstab , in the United States circuit court at Trenton , N. J. , following the [ decision of the state department at j Washington that Italy Is entitled to ] I the extradition of the boy. This an nouncement was made by Secretary Knox ten days ago , and since then preparations have been going forward | to take advantage of every legal tech 1 nicality to prevent the judgment from going Into effect i Insanity is to bo tne main defense of Charltqn's % attorneys , who allege that the committing magistrate erred in refusing testimony as to the ac cused man's mental status. It is clear ly Intimated in the statement of Sec retary Knox that should a higher court decide that testimony as to Charlton's sanity should bo admitted , then the state department will again take up the case and consider it from this viewpoint. Leading attorneys of New York and Washington are of the opinion that an Insane man cannot be tried , and hence cannot be legally surrendered for trial. Thus the whole case may como again before Secretary Knox. Edwin Smith , of counsel for Charlton , declares that the case will bo carried to the United States supreme court , if necessary. The father of the prisoner , Judge Charlton of Washington , was a mem ber of the same class at Yaleas Presi dent Taft and Is Influential in govern ment circles. Sincerely believing that his son is insane , he will spare no ex pense to save him from the fate which would await him in Italy. Should the attempt to prevent Charl ton's extradition prove unavailing , there Is little doubt that the Italian courts would speedily convict him of the murder of Mary Scott Castle Charlton , the woman of checkered ca reer whom the boy had taken to wife. The strangely-assorted pair were spending their honeymoon near Lake Como , Italy , when both suddenly dis appeared. The body of the woman was found in a trunk in the lake , aid for a time it was thought that Charl- ton had also been murdered. A Rus sian with whom the couple had been familiar was arrested by the Italian authorities , but was released for lack of evidence. Meanwhile the American authorities had been watching all In coming ships , and on ono of thorn Charlton was found. Then came the remarkable confession of the young man , who calmly admitted that ho had stayed his wife , but gave no reason able explanation of his motives and Insisted that ho continued to love her. Then the question of extradition to Italy came up , and for a time , owing to the nature of the extradition trea ties existing between the United States and Italy , it seemed that the confessed murderer might go scott free. Ton days ago , however , the state department decided that Charl ton was extraditable. If taken to Italy , tried and coin-Jet- cd , Charlton will not ho executed , but his fate will be scarcely bettor than death. Those convicted of first de /1 gree murder In Italy are confined dur ing the first year in a dark and ray- less cell , deprived of all human com panionship , with nothing to read , noth ing to do and very little to eat. Un der such treatment the majority be come insane before the expiration of that year which must seem an eter nity to the doomed wretches. Prize Fighter's Condition Serious. Philadelphia. Dec. 17. Edward ( KidC Gardiner , a local lightweight pugilist who was injured in a boxing bout with John Kaln at the Nonpareil Athletic club hero last night , is still in a crit ical condition. His skull is fractured ' and physicians are doubtful of his re covery. Kaln was today committed ta V the county prison without bail. * McFarland to Fight Goodman. Now York , Dec. 19 , What the fight enthusiasts consider will be one of the fastest boxing matches of the new- year , was arranged yesterday by the managers of the Fairmont Athletic club. It is to between Packoy McFar- land of Chicago and "Jack" Goodmam of tliis city. The boys will meet for ten rounds at 135 pounds , weight to bo made at , 0 o'clock the evening of the fight , tentatively - tatively set for January 10. WIFE HELD FOR MURDER. Detroit Man Found Dead , His Head Split Open With an Axe. Detroit , Mich. , Dec. 19. Francis- Kniffen was found dead In bed early today with his head split open , at hiir home , 375 Lemay avenue. His widow Nellie Kniffen , who was taken into custody by the police , gave the neigh bors their first report of the tragedy. She said that she was occupying a room In another part of tlie house when she was awakened by her hus band's groans and found him in , a dying condition. A bloody oxo was found In a woodshed. $7,800 for Evangelist. Waterloo , la. , Dec. 19. At the con- elusion of six weeks' campaign here Billy Sunday , evangelist , was given $7,800 by citizens. This is the largest sum presented to him by any Iowa ! , city. It was announced that the meetIngs - Ings had resulted In 3.354 conversions. One Lost Barge Found. Highland Light , Mass. , Doc. 19. The barge Blnghnmpton , of the Erie Railroad company , which was lost with two other barges off Nauset In Thursday night's blizzard , was founfi off Cape Cod by the tug Underwriter of Boston. Captain J. E. Nickerson. and his crew of three men who were on the Blnghampton are safe. No trace-was found of the other barges. FOR PORTUGUESE ASSEMBLY. Constituent Assembly to Be Convened. Battleships Needed. Lisbon , Dec. 19. It is expected a- constituent assembly will bo convened ! in April. The present call is for the- creation of a single chamber legisla tive body of 200 members , which will1' elect the president of the republic for a five-year term. . The special naval commission ap pointed under the provisional govern ment recommends the acquisition of three 19,000-ton battleships with a speed of 21 knots each , carrying ten guns ; three 3,000-ton , 22 knot cruis ers ; twelve 30-knot torpedo boat , de stroyers and six submarines. American constructors will be Iri- vlted to bid for the now vessels. ' A Kansas City Fight. Kansas City , Dec. 19. "Chuck" Lar son of Chicago and Johnny McCarthy of Sun Francisco , lightweights , will meet In a ton-round boxing bout at the Hlppodromo hero. Tommy Bros- nahan of Omaha and Tbmray Dixon of Memphis , featherweights , also will box.