Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 1

Decator FfiB ERAJLB TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR. DECATUR, ILLINOIS. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1C03. NUMBER 88. PAGES 1-1G only regulars who close of the game.

down the field to the 6-yard Hne, where they were penalized for holding. Hard BRANCH FOUGHT Era for mo LICE MATRON F0RJECAT1 CONFIDENT remained to the WelBht Cut Jfo Flfarr. Bloomlngton. Nov. 11.

The In diana university football team defeat ed Notre Dame on Jordan field this afternoon, score 22 to S. With nearly 200 pounds weight to their advantage Notre Dame was out played at the crit ical stages of the game, the contest being won by the speed, aggressiveness and team work of Indiana. Three three goals and a droD kick from field Is the story of Indiana's ictory. Prlaee Laala geea Came. West Point, Nov.

11. Failure to kick goal caused West Point to lose today to the Carlisle Indian football eleven. The score was to 6 In the Indians' favor and the goal which would have tied the score was missed by less than six Inches. Priuce Louis of Battenberg was spectator of the game. He watched Intently throughout, taking nis gaze oil the play.

Prlacetoa Has Close Call. Princeton. N. Nov. 11.

Princeton rose to the occasion todav and defeated Cornell In a splendid exhibition of foot ball by a score of 16 to The game was fiercely contested throughout. In the early part of the half the game stood to 5 In favor of Cornell. Princeton then took a brace and scored twice wining the game In the last fifteen minutes' play. Redaklaa Lose This. Dcs Moines, Nov.

11. Drake Uni versity won from Haskell Indians 10 to today. Drake scored on a dace kick In the first half, and on a klckoff In the second half Taylor of Drake ran through the whole Haskell team for a touchdown. H. Hauser scored for Haskell, running thirty-five yards on a fumble.

These Kasy for Gophers. Minneapolis. Nov. 11. Minnesota to day had no trouble in defeating South Dakota Agricultural college by a score or si to o.

The visitors welched al least twenty pounds lighter to the man than the heavy team of the Minnesota squad. St. Lonla Wins Title, Columbia, Nov. 11. PL Louis university defeated the University of Missouri today, 17 to 0, In the deciding game or me state Intercollegiate chain plonshlp.

Cera Hankers Wla Game. Lincoln. Nov. 11. In a football game between teams well matched as to weight and speed Nebraska today aeieateu Colorado 18 to 0.

The Colo rado men played a strong defense but could not gain when they had the batL lowa'a Bl- Score. Iowa City. Nov. 11. Iowa unl verslty defeated Des Moines college at rootball today, winning 72 to 0.

Iowa excelled In the end. running and re turning punts, scoring nineteen points Yoaag Roosevelt Figaros. Cambridge, Nov. 11. Harvard fresh men, 12; Cushlng academy.

0. Theo dore Roosevelt. played an excellent game la the Crlaia and made a number of good tackles and twice fell en the ball after a fumble. ANNIES STATE LICENSE New York Life Is Accused of Impairing Capital Stock ACTION IS UNKNOWN. St.

Louts, Nov. 11. The head of the legal department of the New Tork Life insurance company. J. M- Mcintosh of New York, spent today in con ference with the local counsel of the company concerning the recent order of state superintendent of insurance.

Vandiver. annulling the company's state licenses. In an interview tonight Mcintosh expressed the opinion that the company could obtain Judgment aanlnst Vandiver for substantial dam aires for charging in effect that the comDanv's capital had been impaired. No one questioned the company's strength, said Mcintosh, and added that Vandiver" charge tend to Injure the company. He would not, nowever.

say what action the company wm taae in the matter. STRIKE ES JAILED FOR ASSAULT Oa Sana Ft Attaesa a Strike Breaker. Topeka. Nov. 11.

The supreme court today affirmed tne sentence ot the lower court, sending A. ire- land, the striking machinist, wno was mnloved bv the Santa Fe railroad, to Jail for six months, because of assault upon J. D. Harrlty, a sirine oreaiicr. M'KINNEY HAD PLURALITY OF 5040 Sneeeasor to Marsh Had Easy Sailing Taesday.

Springfield. Nov. 11. The of the vote for congress man of the fourteenth Illinois district shows 5.040 plurality for McKlnney, re publican. POSTAL RECEIPTS SHOW AN INCREASE Plgnrea Take from Fifty Largest CI fen.

Washington. Nov. 11. The postal receipts during October In fifty of tho ritioB aa-zreKate $46,925,438, a net Increase over the same month last year of $718,140 or 12 per cent. FOtJsD DEAD IX THE, WOODS.

Peter Ebheafell Aecldeatally Killed By An at her Hnater. Nov. 11. Peter Bb Knfn of Morrill. was found a-a in the woods today.

It is supposed KEEPS UP THE SPIRIT Jail Broken Open Early This Morning and Officers Overpowered. THREE BLACKS ARE HANGED Lynching Took'. Place On Public Square at Henderson. Henderson, Texas, Nov. am.

A mob of 200 men broke Into the Jala here and overpowering the officer took therefrom John Reece. Robert As kew and one other negro, whom they hanged In the public square. The negroes were charged with the murler of a farmer. PEACE AT ST. PETERSBURG The Rumors of a Black Sunday Prove Entirely Groundless QUIET IN THE CAPITAL.

6t Petersburg, Nov. 12. The groundless nature ot the alarmist reports that a St. Bartholomew massacre would tak place last night (Saturday) was demonstrated when the hours passed with out the slightest development of mob spirit The only sight of anything oat of the ordinary was that the Jewish stores were shuttered up earllei than usual. Students In uniform avoided these quarters and frequent military patrols Indicated that the authorities realized the necessity of preventing any outbreak In the capital Prince Ljoff, the Moscow Zemstvolst and one of the leaders of the comtitu-tlonal democrats, has issued a reassnr lng announcement declaring that rumors of organized "black hundreds' were almost entirely mytha, LOST ONLY GOV.

HERRICK Ohio Republicans Elected Remainder of The-ir Ticket. rmr ASSEMBLY IN DOUBT. Columbus. Ohio, Nov. 11.

-Today'! developments have cleared up the post election situation in Ohio consldera My. Practically complete returns of the entire state ticket show all repub lican candidates except governor elected by substantial pluralities. The fig ures given out by Chairman Dick snow a range from 27,000 plurality on Lleu tenant governor to $9,000 on treasurer. Iewls liouck, democratic candidate fos lieutenant governor, this evening ad mitted bis defeat. Both parties continue to claim s.

majority In both branches of legisla ture, ine majority in either brancttk. will be very small, probably not morev than two or three tor the party that. oontroUs. SMALL BROTHERS IN A FIGHT. Injures tha One Stabs and Faulty Other.

Booneville, Nov. 11. In a fight over the branding of a pet horse, Or vine Rhoadea, years old. living earlier 1 mo n. this county, fatally stabbed his brother, Clarence, 11 years old, this afternoon.

Clarence died two-hours after being wounded. THREE CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH Were Playing In Barn With Soma-Matches. Alpena, Mictu Nov. 11. Three children of August Pell, aged 2, 4 and f-years, were burned to death at their-parents' home near Mets today.

Ths-chlldren were in the barn and It Is believed were playing with matches- ThS-barn and all buildings on the farm ex cept the house, were destroyed. THIS WEATHER. Washington. 11 Illinois Fat Sunday and Monday fresh south weL winds. THE LOCAL WEATHER.

The local weather for the If hour; ended at 7 p. m. Saturday, as reported by J. II. Coonradt, government observer, follows: 1 a.

ft Noon p. tt Highest 4 Lowest IX TEXAS MOB fought losses finally resulted in forc ing the team back to the 82-yard line. Here Powers took possession the ball and by one of the prettiest drop kicks ever seen on the field kicked goal. Dur ing the past week Power has had con structed a special patent toe which is broader and firmer than an ordinary too, and which helped him very much in performing the difficult feat. The game closed with the ball on Normal's 20-yard line and in their possession.

The nne-uD of the teams was as follows: Mllllkln. Charleston. McDavId L.F Housel Waddell L.T Sargent Richmond L.Q- Chapman Redmon Barkley Kaeuper. R.O Jones Powers DeWolf Cope R.B Perisho Crea Blddle Moeller R.H.... Montgomery Beatty Bradford Moses1 F.B Baker Time of halves 26 and 20 minutes.

Umpire Markel of Terre Haute. Referee Thomas of Areola High school. Time Keepers E. L. Aeur and Pro fessor Blair.

Head Linesman Haun. VIOLATE THE GAME LAW Long List of Prosecutions Recorded During the Past Week. OUR RECORD CLEAR. Springfield, I1L Nov. 10.

Convictions for violations ot the Illinois game law have been reported to State Game Commissioner Wueelor in the last week as follows: John Pitt. Rlvervlew, Cook county; prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden A. T. Cuidley; fined and costs (or hunting without a license. James Berrlman, Edgar coun ty; prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden B.

r. Baals; fined 126 and costs for hunting without a license. Edward B. Brown, Parts, Edgar county; prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden U. F.

Beals; fined f2S and coats for hunting without a license. Frltl Kulner, ML Olive. Macoupin county-; prosecuted by Game Warden B. H. Battels; fined 140 and costs for shooting at prairie chickens and hunt ing without license.

Charles Llndow, ML Olive, Macoupin county; prosecuted by Game Warden E. H. Bartels; fined 140 and costs for shooting at prairie chickens and hunt ing without license. Dick Muagatroyd. Jacksonville, Morgan county, prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden James A.

Groves; fined and costs for killing a meadow lark. Taylor Crane and Joseph Bates, Ver-gennes. Jackson county; prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden A. T. McClure; each fined fit and costs for killing quail; unable to pay fines and were commlted to JalL Albert Mertz.

Mound City, Pulaski county; prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden J. Spencer; fined fIS aud costs for killing a qualL Lincoln Graves, Kinmundy, Marlon county; prosecuted by Game Warden W. T. Fossett; fined l0 and costs for killing four quail. Gaerge Mci.ee, Kinmundy, Marlon county; prosecuted by Game Warden V7.

T. Fossett; fined SZS for soiling qualL Ben Phillips, Kinmundy, Marlon county; prosecuted by Gam Warden W. T. Fossett; filed 150 and costs for selling qualL Frank Blerbaum, Pawnee. Sangamon county; prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden H.

T. Rogers; fined IIS and costs for hunting without license. Henry Lambkin. Kinmundy, Marlon county; prosecuted by Gams Warden W. T.

Fossett; fined US and fine re-mlted on condition that he turn state's evidence against quail buyera John Qiesler, Fayetteville. St Clair county; prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden William H. Wagner; fined II and costs for killing a meadow lark. Arthur Clutter, Rlnard, Wayne county; prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden W. D.

Mllner, fined fl and costs for hunting on lands of another without permit. Roy Owen. Clsne, Wayne county: prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden W. D. Mllner; fined fl and costs for hunting on lands of another without permit.

Frank Guadagnl, Chicago, Cook county; prosecuted by Deputy Game Warden J. N. Pltts; fined 125 land costs for hunting without lloese. DAN PATCH GETS RECORD Wrests Title From Star Pointer In a Great Un-paced Mile. FAST TIME OF 1:58.

Memphis. Nov. 11. Dan Tatch. In an exhibition mile today on the track ot tha Memphis Trotting association, lowered the world's pacing record without a wind shield, covering the mile in flat.

The former rerord, 1:6. was held by Star Pointer, made several vears ago at Readvllle track. The weather and trai-k were ideal. Hereoy sent the black pacer away at the first attempt. The first quarter waa stepped In thirty seconds.

Straight ned.out down the back stretch Dan Patch never faltered and passed the half mile post In fifty-nine seconds. Al three quarters the timers showed l.il and after the drive down the stretch the wire was reached In Two runners accompanied the pacer and he was apparently very tired at t.ie fin ish. The rules of the National Trotting board was observed and it was ac. ed the record will be allowed though tne attempt was not made at a race meeting. A HARD BATTLE Investigation Him Challenger and Seemingly Better Man.

COURT MARTIAL ORDERED But Request Made to With hold Judgment For the Present. Washington, November, 11. In connection with the order for the court martial of Midshipman Meriwether, Secretary Bonaparte has issued lengthy statement covering the circumstances of the death of Branch follow ing a fight between the two midship men. Included In the secretary'" statement is the report of the naval academy board, which Investigated the affair. This report says: "Some personal hostility has existed for some time past between Midship men Branch and Meriwether.

Branch In the discharge of his duty. Inspect ed the quarters of Meriwether, and is alleged to have discovered there a suit of civilian clothes. Possession or tne clothing of this character by a Is a serious offense, under the regulations of the United States naval academy. No report of this al leged discovery, however, appeared, to have been made by Branch. Merl wether subsequently visited the quar ters of Branch and became engnged in an angry altercation with the subject of his inspection of Meriwether a quar.

ters. Fighting Terms. In the course of this dispute Meri wether Is alleged to have Insulted Branch, applying to him the epithets. "sneak and "coward." After consulta tion with other midshipmen. Branch challenged Meriwether to a fist fight, and the latter accepted the challenge The fight took place on the evening of Sunday, Novmber 6.

It lasted between an hour and an hour and a quarter, and waa finally declared a draw by the referee, having been interrupted by reason of the reporte dapprooch of one of the officers. Meriwether Punished. At the conclusion of the encounter Meriwether appeared to be the more seriously injured of the two combat' ants and went to the UopJtALw bile Branch, whose Injuries seeemed at first sight superficial, went to his quarters. A report was made to the superintend ent of the academy by the senior mea leal doctor, and also evidence taken by the board of inquest. Indicated that Branch received severe Injuries to the brain as a result pf either the blows on the head Inflicted during the con flit, or of falls, of which several are said to have occurred while It was in suspension of Judgment.

CTosfng' his statement. Bonaparte says Meriwether has had no oppor tunlty to give his version of the af fair, and that "In view of the very serious condition In which he Is plac ed, he Vllt not have auch opportunity until ha. makes Ms defense Detore tne court martial hereby ordered. The de partment therefore asks, as an act or Justice, suspension of judgment re spectlng his conduct until he nas been heard in his own defense. PRINCE AT WEST POINT Evolutions of Cadets and Football Game Earn Royal Praise.

RETURN TO NEW YORK New Tork. Nov. 11. Prince Louis of Battenberg. and officers of his squad ron and of Rear Admiral Evans' fleet visited West Point today.

The party waa received by the officers of the military academy and under the es cort of a detachment of cavalry pro ceeded to the academy. The rear ad mlrals salute was fired and the cadet corns paraded. Later the prince in spected the corps, closely scrutinizing enrh cadet. The corps then passed by the prince In column of fours at quick and then at double time. He was quite entnu slastlc In his praises of the cadets After the review the prince was es ported to the erand stand where he witnessed the game of football between the army and Carlisle.

He was one oi tho most Interested spectators pres ent. The party returned to New Tork this evening. Mine Manager Quits. ren .1 wood. S.

Nov. 11. After owl no- na eeneral manager of the Gol Reward Mining company for wK vears. Harris Franklin, multl millionaire mine owner and cattleman, ho. resigned, and Henry Schnitzel, ol Lead, a well known assuyer and mining mnn nnnalnted to nis Piace.

me mum in bv E. H. Harrlman Interest and Is one of the greatest properties In the west. Adlai Makes Speech. rw-lnirsvllle.

Ky.i Nov. 11. Former Print Adlol E. Stevenson Dimitirtnii. delivered the dedl oriV.ress at the Mathew T.

Scott vtiieHate Institution. West Liberty, 9 jjjroons Did Nothing But Straight Football Playing. ECKERULL'S DROP KICKS fare a Feature Gridiron Fans Interested In Games CMesflO, Wisconsin, 44; Bloit, 0. WhMota! 81; South Dakota. 0.

Michigan, 40; Ohio State Univers- rterton. 16; Cornell. 6. Pennsylvania. 12; Harvard, 6.

Ysls, 111 Brown, 0. Ysls Freshmen, 18; Princeton Fresh. "Srlisla, S. West Point, 5 Bueknell. 0.

Amhsrst, Dartmouth, 0. Washington and Jefferson, 0 West- Ohio Medical University, 51 Antioch a. University of Virginia, 56; George Washington. Waxlavan. 0: Cincinnati, 24.

Lawrence University, 33; Northwest- arn College, watertown. u. nubiMan. 18: Lehiah. 0 Kansas University, 18; Washburn, 11.

Washington University, Drury Cellege, Springfield, Mo, 6. Stanford, 12; California, 5. Heidilberg, 21; Michigan Freshmen It Nebraska, 18; Colorado, 0. i-Calcafo. ni.

Nor. 11. Using only straight football, with only one trick play, and that a quarieroacK run oy EckersaH which made no difference In tk. final score, the University of Chi cago eleven today scored a clean victory over Purdue, scoring two touch-lawns and two drop kicks and suc cessfully defending their own goal line. The final score was.

Chicago, 19; Purine, I. Barry missing the trial for goal ftM h. econd touchdown- Were Close Twice. Twice Purdue got within scoring dls. twee of the Maroon goal line.

This was hi the first half. Purdue, coached IT Hcrrosteln, the former Michigan aica. used a tandem play off tackle that Chicago had difficulty In solving wr some time, and these plays with tt.UMll4 1 ti K.ifT. Tninv tnd Conville carried the ball down Am field one to Ohleaao a 24-vard Dae. Chicago always braced when brace was vital.

A Hard Struggle. The game during the first half was hard struggle, with honors perhaps a Utile 1n favor of Purdue as the In- (Ulna backs tore through the holes first down time and again. Chicago was unable to score a touchdown dur half, but EckersaJU stand-tag on the 44-yard line, drop kicked goal sqoarely over the center of the sir. Following this, one of the pret nest straggles ever seen on Marshall FM4 took place. Chicago, determined to test the work of her forwards to -rtfee atmcst, always tried for distance en third down, although the ball was well into Chicago territory, Second Half.

As a result the ball went over on oowds three times between Chicago's ana 40-yard line. In the second Chicago started in to use the re veivinf mass on tackle, and the Purdue raonen were utterly unable to stop It. Tnm the. center of the field Chicago tarried the ball straight to Purdue's goal une. Bexdek going over for touchdown.

Shortly faterwards Ecker- mU drop kicked another goal from the n-yara line, and then DeTray made nnai score by getting around Pur. ws left end for 6 yards and a touch own. Purdue tried desperately for a "twwn after this, but was never hie to get within the danger line. uncago started the rame with one ubstnute In the back field, and in the second half tried out several more substitutes. Much time waa taken out In the second half on acount of minor Injuries to players, and It was almost when the referee's whistle blew tor the end of the game.

Okie Was No Match. Chicago, Nov. 11. Ohio Northern VnlTerslty was no match for the Northwestern University today, and went wn to defeat by a score of 34 to 0. The score might have Seen greater Malnst the Ohio team, but Coach Mc-voraack of the Northwestern, declared tr thirty-five minutes' play, that his men had as large a score as was sry and asked that the game be Ue4 The Ohio men seemed to be in oor condition; and after a few mln Wes play in the flrst haij tney seemed heart and did not offer effective resistance to Northwestern in Prt of the game.

Ahlllry Wl Thla Game. Anpolli, Nov. 11. The navy acad-y eleven by brilliant football defeat- the much heavier team of Bueknell score of 31 to 0. This was one of "largest scores made by the mid-alDmen thi.

c.inuii 1 1 ia di. "confidence here that Annapolis has TT" 'hn a good chance of winning West Point. In the first half points were scored. In the sec- a the mldshtninen nlavaH fail anil de- ball and scored four touch Long runs by Spencer and "oaerty were features. Laytag for Michigan.

Aiiison, Nov. 11. In an easy game iernoon Wisconsin won from Be oy a score of 44 to 0. The Badger fi was made up today of substitutes only thlrty-slx minutes of football Wed. It was simply a case of getting the ball and going down 'tia on short runs, long runs, short It Woman's Club Probably Will Ask Fcr One For This City.

SPEAKS TO PSALEMAS. Miss Broad Will Present Claim of Y.W.C. A. It is quite likely that the members of the woman's club will ask the city to do something In the way of taking steps toward maintaining a police matron In Decotur. The question Is one which the club members have been investigating.

With an Idea of learning something further on the question they will have Mrs. the police matron of Peoria, in the city to talk. She was to have come tomorrow but her visit Is postponed until Monday, Nov. 20. She will address the Sorosis division that after noon and will talk to the city council that night and some of the club mem bers will ask for an audience on that subject.

Another Visitor. Miss Broad, the state secretary of the T. W. C. Is to be here to addrws the Psalemas division.

She will talk about starting a local young woman's christian association in this city. Miss Broad will also talk before the ladles of the Congregational church Friday afternoon. Division Meetings. The Art and Literature division will meet Tuesday afternoon and will study Revolutionary literature. Mrs.

Bow. man ami Mrs, Deck will lead the discussion- In the study of history the event of 1779 will be taken up and Mrs. Oscar J. Danselsen will read a paper on "Customs and Fashions of Colonial Hays." The So reals division will have a magazine review at the meeting Monday afternoon. The civic committee will meet Saturday afternoon and the subject will be "The Evolution of the Home," Dy Mrs.

A. T. Whitsel. Shakespeare Division. The Shakespeare Class will meet on Wednesday at 2:30 p.

Mrs. J. W. Evans chairman. Program: "Love Labors Iost." Mrs- Eugene Terry, lead er.

Complete Act topics, -i-ostara. Dull and Moth." Miss Lillian Cormon; Halsfernes and Nathaniel." Mrs. Ham- man; "Lonngavtlle and uunuun, airs-Allce Pltner. Under the study of American authors Whlttier will be taken up. The leaders wm be Mr.

Mrs. McMlllln. The topics will be follows: His Character as a Christian Mrs. White. His Place as a Poet, Mrs.

Eliza Creary. Selections from His roems, airs. D. C. Corley.

His Prose Work," Mrs. Hamman-Whittler as a Ouaker. the Quaker Religion. Description of 'Eternal Mrs. Bacon.

DOWN TO "A SYSTEM Bean Pritctiett Adding to Their Growing Business All the Time. SIMPLIFIES THE WORK Bean Pritchett have Just complet ed Improvements In their grocery store that avstematlzes their business In a way that Is well nign perfect in every detail. For some time past their teiepnone system has been inadequate io me handling of their Immense trad and their change In this respect Is probably the most important of all. They have Installed two or the old pnones a no one of the new in the rear of the store on the upper deck, where Mr. Bean flee Is located, and these phones duplicates on the lower rioor.

who has charge of these irwii nothing else but look after If it so happens that any special ciera la to tsKe mo oroer. iircwcs a button and the duplicate phone rings, i The girl is also so suuaieo iimi nue .1 can see wnen iiuh uh.c. front or Is waiting in tne rront or me store. She then presses anoiner uui- ton and the clerk or clerks wno nap-pen to be at leisure at once goes to the front. There are bells in tne base ment which are also manipulated wun the buttons.

The bakery department, by the way, has also been enlarged to an extent that makes it possible for their customers to obtain an entire meal. Meat cooked to suit the taste can be procured at a moment's notice. Handsome new fixtures have been added. Another Improvement Is the addition of a man who does nothing but route orders and the four wagons are thus kept on the go all the time and customers are able to get their groceries In a much less space of time than heretofore. A special billing clerk Is another addition.

Tha fih and poultry department Is located In the basement and here It Is systematized wun tne same pretisiun that marks the business upstairs. Thf-re are now twenty people employed In the store, which Is fast becoming the big Mrore of the city. BELOIT RAISES TUITION. Fee Increased From $36 to 50 Per Ytar. Relolt.

Nov. 11. The trustees of Beloit college today announced that the tuition at Reloit will be Increased from $36 to $50 a year, beginning next Almost Lost the Game to Charleston Eastern Normal Yesterday. CAPT. POWERS THE HERO Wins the Kick Gome By From the Drop 32 Yard Line.

Special to The Herald. Charleston. 111.. Nov. 11.

Tn the hardest fought tattle of the season Mllllkln won from Eastern Illinois Normul at. Charleston, today by the score of 4 to 0. The score was made near the cloe of the second half as a result of a beautiful drop kick from the 32-yard line by Captain Powers. Milllkin went Into the game overconfident, feeling jure that they would be able to pile ui a score equally as large as the score' by which they won earlier In the aeatbn, while Charleston entered the game with the determina tion either to win or to die In the at tempt. They showed, great fighting spirit by holding to so low a score, a team which only a month earlier won from them by a soa-e of 33 to 0.

Mill! kin played a game and lacked her usual tenm work-and She was In the throes of one of those slumps which str ke a football team occasionally, and result disss trously. This mr.y be partially ex llutr.ed by the fart that the team has rot played together for two weeks, and consequently were Secldedly in a poor. er condition to put up a good article of ball than tey would have, had thfy been playing regularly. Also the fefUn-j which existed pretty generally among the indi vidual members of the team that Charleston would easily disposed of contributed Its shir to the general dls nnler which strur'c the squad when they saw the pel-tgogues going into the game to t'cM It out with their old time vigor. The enly wonder la that MUlikln did not loso the game entirely.

As It It wa beginning to look as though It would rsult in a tie score and the University, boys barely won by the stnalloK nrirgln and at that. must thank the eiirated toe of Cap. tain Powers for the victory. Looked Like Charleston. The fimt Ainlf.Joued.

decidedly fav onitle to Ctvirltston and the pedagogue TMH.le several rood plays- Near Millikin's Eckertall, won ester-day's game by a beautiful drop kick from 32-yard line. the close of the ha'f Millik'n wed a flash of real spirit, ur.J a steady rrirch toward Chain m'e goal, and it looked vrry iivjcIi a touchdown for them, but the was fumbled a foot from Hie line. M.id a Charleston man fell upon It. Ch 'j-leg-ton Immediately kicked out of 0 jignr. Crea had a chance of muk'nir fair catch but ai Interfered with.

Then Millik'n was given the ball fivo yards In advance and a kick for the foul. 'Jt a do' was ciml mid the officials ne ln- v-w-H In a lcnsthv as to whether Mtllikin be allowed kick on account of time bein cured up for the close or the fir't hi'f. After a great lot of wrangling In ivlt'ch the umpire claimed that M.Ulkln tbi dd not he allowed the kick, but In the r. lin! the best of the arriment. it was finally decided to all.

the kick Powers essayed the kit and it seemed to be good, bat tie Ticluls AAii otherwise. This was ttu close of the flrbt half. Second Half. wnrnl half was inarke I by a om.i lot of kicking cn both M- a but iiiihlim cBi.erlallv resorted kicks fir lime, ami la mak lng some big gains in this way. Crea was the great man in this half Bid by hi.

lioottntr did very to- winniiMT the came. He mtide one fnr over 70 yard Millik'n fin rfx tin ally look a brace and carried Ui ball h. wan accidentally shot by another this evening. year. CllhMh and Runs wora the hunter.

Jong bucks and kicks..