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lnnmenseConspiraCy
Is Alleged to Exist
MONEY WIDELY DISTRIBUTED
Parties to Investigation Are
Very Secretive.

Dean covers Fell and Oak streets. be-
tween Steiner and Stanyan.
THE NEWS SPREADS.
Tuesday evening news was spread
through the tenderloin that Hutton was
abroad. Women ceased to solicit,
music was shut off in the saloons all
along the Barbary Coast and the half
world assumed a quiet appearance.
The embargo had not been raised again
last night and the inhabitants of the
lower social levels are awaiting for
something to happen before resuming
activities.
Policemen Reade and O'Connell sue
ceeded Dean and Higgins on the detail
at Bacon place Tuesday night and
Hammill and Hostetter had the watch
yesterday The four officers last
named had all received word of the
Investigation by Hutton, Special Chief
they were surprised to find that there
was corruption. in the red light dis
trict
Hutton declined to speak of the mat
ter last evening although he admitted
that there were ''doings'' in Bacon
place twenty-four hours before. Dean
was wildly alarmed over the erroneous
story that ran through the Police De-
partment to the effect that he had been
ing marked coin from some of the in
mates of the alley. He said Hutton
would clear him of any such charge,
but refused to tell about the arrange
ment he had made with the Commits
sioner to uncover the graft. Dean re-
flected sadly that Higgins had fam
lily. but could not trust himself to tell
anything about his brother policeman.
Higgins denied that he had done any
wrong and evinced great willingness to
answer any and all questions that the
Police Commissioners might choose to
ask him. He denied absolutely that he
had seen Hutton in Bacon place Tues
day night. Both policemen reported off
at the usual time and were on their
regular beats yesterday. No money
was collected from the fallen women
last night. 1t is alleged that Hutton
has positive evidence against certain
members of the force who have been
engaged in the big graft.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-15
HUNGRY WOLVES ATTACK
A STAGE IN MINNESOTA
Driver and Passengers Have Thrilling
Experience in Broad
DAYLIGHT

TWO HARBORs. Mimi. Dec. IA
With pack of hungry wolves jump
ing into the vehicle in an endeavor to
secure the carcass of a deer, swapping
at the horses necks and threatening
the occupants in broad daylight. the
driver and passengers on a stage ex-
perienced a thrilling adventure in
driving from Grand Marais to Two
Harbors yesterday. Early on the trip
a pack of wolves was seen at a dis
tance, following the stage. They kept
up the chase for four hours, until a
house was reached, where the pas
sengers put up for the night.
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PAY FIXED
BY SIZE OF
FAMILIES
Race Suicide Dis
COuraged in
Kansas.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 14.-In order
to encourage the raising of big fam
lilies. the Commissioners of Shawnee
County have voted to increase the
salary of every employe in the court
house So per month for each baby born
in his family.
I'm placing premium on babies,''
said Commissioner Sterne, I'VE are
simply carrying out the Republican
policy of encouragement to infant in
dustries and the Roosevelt idea of big
families. In case of twins. the clerk
will get raise of $40 per month and
if there be triplets, $15 The county
board has no way of offering a bounty
to the people generally as an induce
ment to raise big families, but it can
reach employees of the county through
salary increase. and We propose to do
It."
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-15
BODY FULL
Of WOUNDS
FROM KNIFE
Man Supposed to Be
7. J. Feeney Is
Murdered.

What looks like a case Of cold -blooded
murder was unearthed at the City and
County Hospital early this morning.
when a man, supposed to be T. j.
Feeney, was taken there in dying
condition from the home of Thomas
Christall, 426 Twenty-seventh street.
Death was at first supposed to have been
caused from a bullet wound in the
head. A later examination disclosed
eight knife wounds over the heart and
several small cuts and abrasions on
various parts of the body.
The man was found shortly before
midnight and as he still breathed he
was rushed to the City and County
Hospital, but died on the operating
table. At first it was thought to be
a clear case of suicide, as a revolver
with one chamber discharged was
found lying near the unconscious form
of the man. But the finding of the
knife wounds over the heart of the
unfortunate man leads the police TO
believe that murder has been done.
No clew TO the identity of the man
could be ascertained other than the
name given above, which was on the
shirt. The deceased was about five feet
eight inches in height. 40 years old and
of dark complexion. He was attired in
dark coat and vest and striped trousers.
with gray socks. and wore two suits of
gray underwear.
No one in the neighborhood where
the man was found heard the shot or
any disturbance. The people in the
house were unaware of the presence of
the dying man until informed by the
police. A search for the knife proved
unavailing. Detectives will be detailed
on the case to-day.
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TELEGRAM
TESTS GRIT
OF LAWSON
Joker Signs Name
Of Greene to q
Message.
Warns Boston Man to Pre-
pare for Visit From
WeSterDer..
Answer Comes Back Promptly, Naming
Public Street as Meeting
Place
Special Dispatch to The Call.


NEW YORK, Dec. IA practical
joker sent the following telegram to
Thomas w. Lawson to-day to test the
Boston mans nerve:
Thomas w. Lawson, State street,
Boston-Leave for Boston on 10 a. m.
train from New York. Will be at your
State street office at $3.50 .. m.
wv. c. GREENE"
Within a few minutes back came
message from Lawson, selecting as the
place of meeting the scene of the Bos-
ton massacre of revolutionary times.
Here is Lawsons telegram:
wv. c. Greene, on board 10 a. m.
train to Boston-As you seem anxious
to do your business out in public and
as my office is for other purposes than
your loud mouthings, ! will meet you
at the time stated on State street, in
front of the Old State House. and as I
have had sufficient OF your loud bleat-
ings / herewith notify you will do all
the denouncing that will be done.
THOMAS w. LAWSON"
III. III. Rogers, chief stock market
agent for the Standard Oil party, came
publicly to the rescue of Colonel Greene
to-day in his fight with Lawson. 1t
"oS dAihooiASSN tildl oldnQarQ Oll
money would take care of the stock of
the Greene Consolidated Copper Com
pany and the bears were invited to sell
1t without fear that Colonel Greene
would threaten to call at their offices
The stock rose from s25 TO s27 so.
1t was officially reported that the
control of the company had been hand
ed over to Rogers by Colonel Greene
during his visit to 26 Broadway on
Monday, while the raid on his stock
whom Greene named as the largest
stockholder outside of himself, is be-
lieved to have acted for Rogers in
buying the stock.
Safe from further financial storms.
Colonel Greene announced that he was
sorry he had entered into a competitive
Lawson.
Lawson can write better than
can." said he, as he stroked his curly
hair with the big fat hand that has
dug copper ore in the West and made
nOtcheS on his pistol in Mexico Il
was mad. You would be mad, too. if
two days. | don't intend to make any
gun plays. The Lawson incident is
closed
Lawson alone, doubtless felt that one
fight on his hands is enough. To-day
he swore out warrant for the arrest
of Frank w. Goodman, who went gun
ming for him last year. Goodman has
been writing more threatening letters
to Greene.
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BRILLIANT BALL
FOR Her DEBUT
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt of
New York Makes Her Bow
to Society of Metropolis

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-To Introduce
20 society her daughter Miss Gladys
Vanderbilt, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
tonight threw open the family man
sion al Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh
street. and gave a brilliant dance for
her daughter. The entertainment was
notable, not only from its social i'm
pOrtances but also from the fact that
Il was the first large entertainment
given by Mrs. Vanderbilt in five years
or more. While in reality il was the
debut Of Miss Vanderbilt, IL was not
the only entertainment that viii be
given 10 her, for Mrs. Vanderbilt will
give a grand ball 10 mark her daugh-
ter's presentation to society on jan
uary l3.
Although STYLED small dance. ]"
to-night's entertainment was TO all in
tents and purposes a ball, and by no
means informal. as il would be out of
the question 10 50 style so splendid
an entertainment. Miss Vanderbilt.
while yet at her studies, is quite as
much out in society as the other young
women Of her age. as she has been
frequently at the opera this winter and
also at other entertainments.
While IL was the intention of the
hostess 10 cOnfine her invitations TO the
younger married people and to those of
the young dancing set. there We're not
a few Of the older members of society
present. Many elegant costumes were
seen
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DIR. HADLEY
SURPRISES
MENDICANT.
YalG'S President in
an Exciting
Struggle.
Special Dispatch to IN. cAll.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 14-Dr. Arthur
T. Hadley, president OF Yale Univer-
sity, detained visitor to-day until de-
tectives arrived, and in the interval
was In the thick OF an exciting strug-
gle between several men and his quar-
ry. Three students whom Dr. Hadley
summoned TO his assistance also knew
they had been in a tussle. Charles F.
Porter. the visitor. was so exhausted
and breathless that he had to be sup
ported by detectives when placed under
arrest.
Porter. a man Of heavy frame. drove
to Woodbridge Hall in a hack He Is
tall and weighs about 22O pounds. He
went to DR.. Hadley's office. and. al
though rather poorly dressed. was able
by dint of excellent manners to be ad-
mitted. He told DR.. Hadley he was
from Denver and that for some time
he had been travelling in this part OF
the country. Just now ne was on his
way from Boston to Syracuse. Porter
added that his father. now dead. was
graduated from Yale sixty-five or more
years ago.
Soon Porter remarked that he found
himself short Of funds and hoped that
DR. Hadley could lend him SO or so
DR.. Hadley excused himself to consult
the university record as to POrter's
fathers Yale antecedents. Not finding
that the mans story tailed with the
alumni record. DR.. Hadley again ques-
toned Porter and then telephoned to
detective headquarters for aid. Porter
decided il was time to go. but in the
hall DR.. Hadley caught and held him
Porter fought viciOusly. Three students
came to DR.. Hadley's aid. and finally
they overpowered him. Porter was ar
rested for vagrancy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-15

CLEVELAND, Dec. 14-Five times
indicted by the United States Grand
jury at the exact minute her train
rolled into the station, Mrs. Chadwick
came home to@Cleveland this afternoon.
She was greeted with jeers, boots and
Kisses by the crowds that gathered in
the station when her train arrived;
howled at by hundreds gathered in
front of the Federal building. The last
sound that reached her from the out
side world as she passed into the stuff
fY, ill-smelIing office of Sheriff Barry
IN the County Jail was the hoot of de-
rision from the people nassed in front
Of the doorway. She made no attempt
to give bail, and after aybrief stop in
the office of the clerk of the United
States court was taken to jail. She is
held tonight in a cell in the wonnans
department. of the Jail. and her palatiaI
residence on Euclid avenue, Of which
the furnishings alone are valued at
$500, ,000 is occupied by her maid.
Mrs. Chadwick's courage held to the
last, but her body failed her, and when
she mounted the three flights of stairs
leading to the tier of cells where she
fell in a faint But for the aid of a
Deputy United States Marshal. who
held her up and almost carried her
along as she mounted the stairs she
never would have been able TO reach
her cell. Breatkless, pale and stagger-
ing, she was barely able to reach a
chair as the steel door of the women's
She sank feebly into the chair. her
head fell backward. and but for the
marshals she would have rolled to the
floor.
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MUST REMAIN IN JAIL.

Water was quickly brought to her
and in a few seconds she revived and
was again a woman of business. Her
first request was that her lawyer. Shell
don @. Kerruish, be sent for and she
soon engaged in conference with him
concerning her defense.
There is small chance that she will
be able TO leave the Jail before her
trial. There are now seven indictments
against her-five additional charges
having been laid against her in the
Federal Court this afternoon. 1t would
require surety to the amount of at
least 100000 to give her freedom, and
there is nobody in Cleveland who will
advance that amount. She has her
self no idea of giving bail and will
remain in jail She has the best cell in
the place, but it is not a nice cell, nor
is the county Jail of Cuyahoga County
nice jail, even as jails go.
Mrs. Chadwick's train was scheduled
to arrive at 11:10 o'clock in the morn
ing. but 1t was three hours later be-
fore it reached Cleveland. The delay
of the train served but one purpose
that of increasing the crowd of the
curious at the station. When the train
had passed Collinwood. a suburb about
six miles out. the police cleared the
platforms, drove the crowd back from
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BIG SCANDAL ARISES IN POLICE DEPARTMENT
DOLCE COMMISSIONER HUTTON dis

DOLINE NOMNIooIONEK HUI ION ulS-
L covers that women of the half world
tibuting enormous of money to officers
in uniform at the entrances to their brothels Pa
uolman John Dean collects one days toll and
turns the coin to his superior Pacific street,
Hinckley alley, Belden place, II2o Dupont street
and Bacon place are said to pay more than $4,000
month for protection" Some of the guilty
public servants alleged to be known, and for
NAL investigation of the wholesale corruption
in the red light district is promised
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Must Return to Face TrioI.

LONDON, Dec. 14.-At the Bow
street Police Court to-day James Wal
lace of Marquette. Mich, was COM
mitted for extradition on the charge
of having stolen stock certificates
valued at $4,000 from Edward Brei-
tung, a banker of Marquette. Wallace
was arrested at Liverpool upon his ar
rival there November 4 on the steam-
ship Saxonia from Boston.
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Roosevelt Aids Ar Proiect.

PARIS, Dec. 14-7President Roose-
Welt was one Of the first subscribers to
the proposed museum of Arlfs. which
will collect provincial relics. His SUBJ
scription was accompanied oy an auto
graph letter TO EdouaFd Leon, the Or
Rsnizer OF the project
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THE rHEArrRs.

ALCAZAR-.-Caprice
CALIFORNIA-.-Sis Hockins-'
COLUMBIA-"A Chinese Honeymoon "
cENTRAL-'Lost In Siberia"
CHUTES-vaudeviIle
FISCHER R's-VaudeviIle
GRAND-"In Dahomey."
MAJESTTC-''Mr- Potter Of Texas-"
) Matinee to-day.
ORPHEUM-vaudevfl Matinee to
day.
TTvOLI-"King Dodo."
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FnrsnAz zusas s9 sAn F111r4sus FIR
thirty haun ending mdnirht Dsrem-
cenner La
san FznGznD and yac.nity-Gzzty
EhuxazS= hight north Etn1z, changing
10 westerly A c. NeADIE.
District FnrHcarer
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Local M alters

APPOINTMENTS OF REV. ]. NJ. WHITE
Unity, lst and Sd Sabbath.
Gills Creek, 2lani 4th Sapbatb II
a. m.
Pleasant Hill, 81 and 4th Sabbath.
4p. m.
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Program Of Teachers Asso-

Program Of Teachers Asso-
cia,ion.
The next regular meeting Of
the Lancaster County Teachers
Association will be held at Tab
ernacl. High School on Saturday
morning, March 26th, at l 80.
The following program has been
arranged
L. Primary language and COM
position-Miss Jerusha Mitche ell.
2. The training of the pupil
for citizsnship-Rev. R e Mood.
3. The teachers attitude to
pupils on the play ground-Miss
Gertrude Sherer.
4. The teachers work in the
com munity-Prof. r E Sharpe.
5. The Incorrigible pupil
Col. A. R. Banks.
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Accidental Homicide

Minnie Anderson, a negro
woman on the Springs "Green
place." was shot last Friday eve
ming by John Jackson, col, and
died from the wound on Sunday.
Jackson had a pistol and playful-
ly told the woman he was going
to shoot her when she grabbed the
weapon and it was discharged, the
ball passing into the abdomen and
through the bladder. The coro-
ner's jury returned a verdict of
accidental homicide
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Closing Exercises Of Taber.
nacie Graded School,.

The school at Tabernacle will
close with exercises on the fol-.
lowing days: March "a, 25, and
81. On Toursday night at 500
o'clock will be the graduating
exercises by the young ladies of
the 10th grade Prof. w. H.
Hand of Chester will deliver the
Literary address on Friday at
1O.3O o'clock. Friday night will
be given to the exercises by the
entire school. On Sabbath Rev.
w. II. Hodges Of Lancaster will
preach the annual sermon. The
public is cordially invited to all
these exercises.
r.. E. Sharp, Principal.
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TO BE GIVEN AWAY
$50 IN GOLD.

TO the purchaser of each 81
worth of goods for the next three
months will give 4 guesses for each
81 worth of goods purchased.
The one nearest to the number of
beans in jar will receive 800 in
gold, second nearest $40 in gold;
third So in gold. Remember the
time and the gold.
j. B. Mackorell.
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The jury in the case of Spain
Kelly charged with the murder
of w. +. Creech which was tried
at Blshopville last week, returned
verdict of "Not guilty" last
Sunday morning. The cold
olooded act it was allie ged was
caused by the ruin of Kelly's sis
ter by the victim.
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State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF LANCASTER


PYJ E. STEWMAN, ESQUIRE,
- Probate Judge.
WHEREAS. w. M. Morri 8
made suit to me, to grant him Letters
Of Administration of the Estate of and
effects of ]. NJ Richardson deed.
THE ARE THEREFORE, to
cite and admonIsh all and singular the
kindr. d and Creditors of the said J. M
Richardson, deceased. that they be
and appear before me, in the Court of
Pre- bate, to be held at Lancaster G.. II. !,
sc. onWednesday Mch. Is, after pub.
licatjon thereof. at11o'clock i'm the fOre-
neon, to show cause. IF any they have
why the said Administration should
not be granted
Given under my Hand, this 3rd day
of March Ammo Domini. 1904.
T. STEWMAN.
Probate Judpe
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The Southern railroad people
are doing lot of work on their
roa6bed bet ween Yorkville aud
Blacksburg, especially in the mat,
ter of replacing old ties with new
ones. Nearly one half of the ties
have been renewed within the past
year. -Yorkville Enquirer.
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Meeting of County Board OF
EuualiZation.

The county board of equallza-
ton, composed of the Chairmen
of the Township and Special
Boards of Assessors, will meet on
the 4th Tuesday in March, 22nd
inst, at the office of the County
Auditor, to equalize the valua-
tions of personal property of the
county, aud to hear grievances
and appeals from the Valuations
and assessments fixed by the
Township and Special Boards of
Assessors.
Respectfully,
Jno. A. Cook,
Co. Auditor.
March Sth, 1904.
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church will have an Easter egg
hunt this year. The public gen.
orally and especially the children
are invited to attend.
Burglars entered the store of
shute & Sons ut Monroe Thurs
day night, broke open rafe and
got only little change and some
papers belonging to j. j. Crow.
They also opened the safe at Skies
livery stables and got out some
papers.
The business portion of the
town of Pineville was practically
destroyed by fire bout 4 a. M. 8,
Monday. The fire was caused by
lightning striking the drug store
of W. X. Reid. Six buildings
we're burned occupied by the fol-
lowing concerns: DR.. w. X.
Reid, drugs, w. X. Harkey,
furniture and beef market-two
buildings, S. l.. Hoover, general
merchandise, w. w. Coltrane,
fancy groceries, j. j. Morrow &
Co., general merchandise.
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Much Complaint of Blind Tiger.
In Lancaster County.

Ill LahcaStcT county.
a Special to The State from
Lancaster, March 13, says:
Sheriff John P. Hunter says that
he hears many complaints from
different sections of the county of
whiskey selling and that he would
be glad if be could always appre-
bend TIE violators of the dispeno
sary law and bring them to jus,
tice, but that he cannot neglect
his other work in the sherlff's Of
flee. But he says he is perfectly
willing to give his spare time to
looking after the violations of this
as well as all other laws. He
says that if 4 good, active man
was appointed State constable in
this county whose duty it would
be to look after blind tigers and
nothing else they would soon be
run out of business and many
other violations of The law would
cease.
We have not seen nor heard of
a State constable being in this
county in quite while, but we
have been informed that the ap-
pointment of a most excellent
man of our county as State con
stable has been asked though the
appointment has not been made.
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Notice to Road Overseers.

All overseers. who have not worked their
sections of the public road, are hereby
nouhed to work the same before April 18th,
next, MS will begin an inspection of the
public roads about that time.
III there is any section OF road without
an overseer, the vacancy will be filled upon
application to the County Board Of Com
missioners.
l.. j. PERRY,
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CHURCH NOTICE,

L am very sorry the rain pre-
vented my filling my last two ap-
polntments at Douglas, but hope
to preach there next Sabbath as
usual. All are cordially invited
to attend this service.
Jos. L. Dendy, Pastor.