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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
WOMAN CAUGHT In
A POLICE SWINDLB
Connected With Bureau That
FleeCed WOuId-Be Officers.
Claimed to Be Able to Get Men On the
Police Force on the Payment Of
-Four Hundred Dollars

NEW YORK. April 81 see that YOU
are on the civil service list for appoint
ment as a patrolman on the METROPOLITAN
police force. If you viii communicate
with me at my house OF al my once you
will learn something to your advantage. %
This bait. printed on many postal cards.
was the origin OF the trap laid for Mrs.
Mary G. Gilbert. known to her friends as
Polly" who was arrested on Monday
evening at her home. l16 East Eighty
fourth Street, on a charge Of violating
that section Of the penal code which
makes it a crime 70 accept a bride for
placing man on the police force.
Mrs. Gilbert was arraigned in the Har-
lem Police Court yesterday, and Magis-
trate Mott held her in 81, GOO bail for ex-
animation tomorrow. The bond was fur
nished by the sister Of the woman's law
yer, A G. KoebIe.
MS. Gilbert's arrest was the result Of
a trap laid for her by District Attorney
Jerome His sleuths are now searching
for John Doe No. p the man who. they
claim, was back Of Mrs. Gilbert ana con
Quoted bureau wherein men on the
civil service list were heeced OF vari 1us
amounts on the pretext that their ap-
pOint,nent could be FASTENED BY tho ju-
dicious use Of money
Mrs Gilbert is a pretty woman Of
thirty and lives in a dat at the Eighty
fourth Street address With her husband
David who is engineer for the Hamilton
Bank in l25th Street. She admitted that
she had received $500 in marked bills
from a detective and had given a receipt
for it, but said she had taken the money
or rrr0a r.Na "A
what purpose il was 20 be used.
The complainant against Mrs. Gilbert
was Conrad Schultz. a Pinkerto) detec-
tive in the employ OF the district attor-
ney- He alleged that, representing him
self as wanting a job on the police force
he had paid her 500 70 get him appointed
When Schultz. who had given Mrs Gil
bert his name as Henry W Schroeder.
paid her the marked money, he left her
house, where the transaction took place.
Immediately afterward Detective Ser
geant Rynders, who was waiting outside
went to the fat and arrested Mrs. Gilbert
She was taken to the district attorneys
office, and the marked money was found
on her person.
Schroeder, the man who Schultz imper-
sonated. is No. S. on the civil service
list. Schultz had several interviews with
Mrs. Gilbert and declares she told him
she could get men appointed TO the police
force for $500 Mrs. Gilbert said after her
arrest that she received the money for
policeman named Becker and was to turn
II over to him Assistant District Attor-
ney ThOrne said Becker was working with
Schultz on the case against Mrs. Gilbert.
One Of the postal cards mentioned fell
into the hands of Willis Ogden. chief OF
the civil service bureau. and led 20 the
investigation. which resulted n Mrs. Gil
beTts arrest.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
AMERICANS ENJOY 4
GOOD TONE IN LONDON
Speculative Sentiment There
by Strengthened.
MONETARY OUTLOOK BETTER
Strong and Active Features of Market at
Opening Were ST. Paul, Louisville and
Nashville, Missouri Pacific, Atchison,
and Wisconsin Central Preferred.

NEW YORK. April g.-There was again
an absence OF any novel developments OF
Importance in this mornings news. but
TO some extent speculative sentiment was
strengthened by the general Improvement
in the London market, where American
stocks had better tone thon they have
enjoyed there for long time.
Persistent rumors Of the satisfactory
progress OF peace negotiations in South
Africa attended the strength in the Lon
don stock market.
There seemed this morning also to be
less uneasiness respecting the monetary
outlook. although it was stin felt that
active conditions would continue there
during the spring months.
Strong and active features Of the Stock
Market at the opening Of business were
St. Paul, Louisville and Nashville, Mis-
souri, Pacific. the Atchison shares, Wis
consin Central preferred and st. Louis
and Southwestern.
Louisville and Nash lie was somewhat
heavy on the belief that the large short
interests in the stock had covered. but
otherwise advances were common in the
stocks named.
Among the miscellaneous stocks fur
Their advances were scored in General
Electric and Westinghouse Electric, while
Amalgamated Copper was strong and Col
orado Fuel and Iron recovered quite
sharply
Sugar Refining opened materially higher
and the United States steel issues were
firm on comparatively light dealings
In the local traction group, Manhattan
was conspicuous in a further material ad-
vance.
Active dealings throughout the morning
were confined TO some Of the misceIlane-
Gus stocks such as North American. New
York Air Brake. Westinghouse and General
Electric. and all Of these issues advanced
very sharply.
In the railway list, the firm features
were Wisconsin Central, St Louis and
Southwestern preferred. the Wabash Sc
curities, Louisville and Nashville and KeO-
kuk and Des Names. ST. Paul and the
other usually active stocks were neglect
ed and rather heavy.
The local traction and industrial stocks
were also dull.
Money on call ranged between and 81
per cent Sterling exchange was weak
and no further exports Of gold seem to
be probable this week.
London was not a factor Of Importance
in the local dealings.
Sales of stocks TO / p. N. were $50 500
shares; bonds, SS77 COO
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
CONVERTED TO MACHINERY.
A Member of Parliament Experiences a
Change Of Faith by American Tour.

LONDON, April 9.-Mr William Abra-
ham. who represents the Rhondda Valley
division Of Glamorganshire in the House
Of Commons, and who is president OF the
South Wales Miners Federation and
treasurer Of the International Miners
Congress, again addressed his coustitu-
ents today on the fruits Of his recent
American tour.
He admitted that ne had been thorough
ly cured Of his anJi-ma -hinery prejudice.
and said he was resolved 10 advocate in
the future the use Of mach merry where
ever II was possible as necessary to Great
Britain s competition with the world He
declared that il was the duty of cap
italists 10 Introduce machinery and teach
the workers 20 use 70.
He himself was prepared to 90 his Ut
most 10 dispel the prejudice sgasnst ma
chinerv
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
DINNER TO Mr.. HOGG.
Social Courtesy Shown the Texas Ex-
Governor in London

LONDON, April Sex Governor HOgg
Of Texas. will sail for New York on the
steamer Teutonic today. A dinner In his
honor was given last night at the Carlton
Hotel, at which Ambassador Choate.
Count Metternich, the German Ambassa-
dor Viscount Dearhurst Messrs. Burke
Roche and Stuart and ex-Assistant Dis
tTict Attorney Osborne, Of New York.
were present
Mr.. Hogg says he is delighted with the
treatment accorded him in England He
has met with uniform courtesy and kind
ness. from the Chancellor to the crossing
sweep.
When asked If he would attend the coro-
nation, Mr.. Hogg replied that he would
not. adding that he would then be fishing
IN Texas He would not swap two hours
under the shade OF a dogwOOd bush. CATCH
ing sun1sh, for all the show OF royalty in
the world
Mr.. Hogg will carry back with him an
album Of autographs Of prominent men
In II Ambassador Choate has written.
May your shadow never grow less"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
FOR VERMONT GOVERNORSHlP
PeTcival W. Clement Decides to An
nounce His Candidacy.

BURLINGTON. Vt. April .e.-President
PeroivsI " Clement, of the Rutland
Railroad, and the principal owner OF the
Rutland Herald" has decided to form
ally announce his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for the gOvernOrship
OF NermC1t on d hiEh license and local
option platform.
Several weeks ago the Vermont press
published interviews concerning Mr..
Clements possible candidacy. IL being
claimed by many hat Mr. Clement would
become the candidate Of the State Local
Option League, followed by a possible ir-
dorsement by the Democratic party IN
convention.
Mr. Clements determination TO seek the
nomination. II is understood, is due 10
the entrance into the canvass OF Fletcher
D. Proctor
The candidacy Of Mr.. Clement seems
likely 10 divide the friends OF local op-
ton. as many such IN the Republican
party are already committed to McCuI-
Tough or Proctor
Leading Democrats deny that Mr. Glen
ent will receive an Endorsement at their
hands, but instead say they viii nOmi-
nate a complete ticket and make an ag-
grcssive fight
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
UNITED MINE WORKERS MEET.
Effort to Be Made to Settle Several
Small Strikes.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. April 9.-The ex-
ecutivo committee OF the United Mine
Workers met here and decided that
there was no immediate prospect Of set
thing the eight months strike Of the Malt
by colliery OF the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company, recent negotiations having been
futile Six hundred men are idle there.
An effort will be made to effect settle
ment OF the strike at the AyimlaIr. Petite
bone. and Woodward collieries, D. L. & ".
Co, six weeks on strike. and negotiations
will be reOpened with the officials. The
board members left this evening for Der
nice to make an effort 10 settle the STRIKE
Of 700 men there, which has been on sOr
thirteen months.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
PRIESTS OFF FOR ROME
Bearers Of $4,000 for the Pope From
BIooklyn's Catholic Laitv.

NEW YORK. April s.-Forty priests Of
Brooklyn diocese. headed by Bishop
Charles +. Mcdonnell. started on a pill
grimage 70 Rome yesterday in honor Of
the completion Of fifty years service as
bishop and pontih Of Pope Leo XIII The
reception room Of the steamer was con-
verted into a veritable flower garden by
offerings OF the parishiOners.
As the principal object OF the pilgrim
age. Bishop Mcdonnell has a check for
$40 900 which he will present TO His Holt
ness in behalf Of the Catholic laity OF
Brooklyn. The party VIII spend ten days
in Rome.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
MAN LAY ON LADDER
SENSELESS IN MID-AIR
How TO Get Him Down Was the Problem
an Old Lady Solved.

NEW YORK. April "a crowd gathered
in front Of the house OF Daniel C. Dunn
phey. No 1864 East One Hundred ard
Eightieth street. the Bronx. yesterday
Mr. Dumphey has been painting his
three-story house He lay perfectly still
on the platform ladder hanging from the
roof No one from below could see his
face. and ne had lain still for two hours
A child had discovered him and had given
the alarm.
There was no soultle in the roof Of the
house The only ladder in the neighbor-
hood had been borrowed in the morning
by Mr.. Dumphey. and he was now lying
upon IT, He failed 10 answer to the calls
OF his friends from below 4 boy crawled
UP to the roof and peeped over.
Hes dead he called. Two women
tainted
Other men crawIed up They agreed
that the man was unconscious. When
ten men had climbed up they pulled up
the ladder and Mr.. Dumphey TO the roof
Then doctor arrived and climbed up the
f. ladder. RE said Mr.. Dumphey had a para
lytic shock and must be taken down at
once and put TO bed
Men ran about the neighbOrhOod for
70 = Jul came u@ck Without lheul-
-Four hundred people had collected. None
could suggest way to get the man down
There were no ropes long enough TO lower
him.
Al this juncture a stout gray-haired
old aunty in the neighborhOOd ambled over
20 a lamppost and sent in a fire alarm.
What do We have a fire department
for, anyway she asked.
There was a changing Of bells and the
crowd made way for the apparatus Of the
West Farms fire department.
Where is it, demanded the captain,
looking around
There's a man up on that roof He Is
in fit, and can't be got down. Get your
ladders out and bring him down for US. %
the old lady ordered
The captain in jiffy had his ladders
cut and the unfortunate Mr. Dumphey was
rescued and put TO bed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
CUT IN MANY SALARIES.
New York OficehoIders Must Lose Ten
Per Cent of Income.

NEW YORK. April 9.-The board Of
estimate has sent orders 10 all heads OF
departments 70 revise their salary esJi-
mates and make a uniform cut OF 10 per
cent in all salaries.
The cut VIII not affect the uniformed
forces-that is. police. fire department,
and street cleaners nor school teachers
The clerical forces Of those departments
VIII. however. have 10 submit TO the re-
ductiOu. Commissioners and chiefs OF
bureaus need not necessarily reduce sal
aries. They are left frcest0 decide
whether they want TO cut salaries or re-
duce the number Of places.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
ARTIFICIAL DIAMONDS.
Remarkable Results Said to Have Re
Gently Been Obtained.

LONDON, April 9.-The Manchester
Guardian today proDhesles an early re-
ducuon in the price Of diamonds and
rubies, and hints that the long sought for
process OF manufacturing these precious
stones has at last been discovered.
The paper says.
There ought TO be a heavy fall in the
De Beers shares shortly. making artificial
diamonds and rubies not so far from
realization as imagined.
During the past month remarkable re-
suits have been obtained with electrical
furnaces"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
CUPID MADE QUICK TIME.
Elderly Couple Married Without Much
Waiting.

OCEAN GROVE, y. j., April 9.-With
no thought OF ma rimony. Taylor Johnson,
q prosperous farmer living near Toms
River, and Mrs. Florence d. Maple, Of
Bradley Beach, both elderly persons, met
last Sunday al the latter place
In the course Of their conversation the
subject Of marriage was brought Up. and
IN a few minutes the couple made up
their mirds that they were intended for
each ether Without further ado they
sealed the compact The happy pair
forthwith proceeded across the lake 20
Ocean Grove and we're married al the
Lutheran Church parsonage
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
DEUTSCHLAND PASSENGERS.
Santos-Dumont and Miss Stone OF Boat
Which Arrives Tomorrow.

NEW YORK April s-The Deutsch-
land, which took Prince Henry home ar
rives tomorrow with two passengers who
were almost equal with him as parsonage
OF the hour-Santos-Du mont. the aero
maui. and Miss Ellen Stone. the mission
airy Who was captured by Bulgarian brig
ands
The visit OF VI. Santos-D umout is for the
purpose Of getting a line on things at the
coming ST. Louis Exposition.
The directors OF the exposition want
the King Of the Air" 10 take charge of
the balloon and airship part OF the uig
show, and 10 act as the head Of q commit
tee which will arrange exhibits and ex-
periments.
NJ. Santos-Dumont, it is said. has not
yet definitely decided on his course Of ac-
ton, and his present visit viii no doubt
determine IL.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
WEDDING RING SAVED His LIFE
Bullet From Jail Keepers Pistol Cut Cir
clst N Half.

NEWARK. y. j.. April 9.-Kecpers
William Simpson and Martin DaIuca. Of
the county Jail. were examining "a new
revolver when the weapon was accideu-
tally discharged Deluca put up his left
hand iuvolunJariIy bra front Of his breast
to ward of the bullet. and the missile
struck a gold wedding ring on the third
finger Of his left hand. The bullet cut
the ring in half. went through the mans
knuckles and dropped 70 the floor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
HUG COSTS ONE CENT.
jury Fixes the Price Of SurreptitiOus
Lovemaking in Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE KY, April "A jury has
decided that an unwelcome hug consti-
tutes damages to the sum OF one cent.
and accordingly rendered judgment in that
amount against Richard Langan. who was
sued by Mrs. Lizzie Cecil for forcing his
affections upon her
Langan IS the landlord Of Mr.. and Mr..
Cecil. He vent to the Cecil home and
made himself agreeable. He placed his
arm around Mrs Cecil's waist Langan
swore that he merely brushed by her.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
Marriage Licenses Issued

william Daniel Mclaughlin AMI Mary
Claire Keane.
Costanzo CerimeIe and Mary Massino.
Joseph Pillman and Eva Levi
Walter r. Harland and Cora B. Elliott
Arthur y. Kellogg, Benson, VI. and
Marie c. Coleman, Alexandra, Va
James A. Garland and Hattie l. Hen
dersOn.
Oscar NJ. Johnson. Harnette county. y
C.. and Rosa Bell Bergman. District OF
Columbia
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-Tracticn. buyer 8. 215Gl141k %
e114A. 220dl14h, 40d1141k, 4Od114:
Washington Loan and Trust, 3dl95; IN
ion Trust, 5G1061k; Second National
Bari. 1OhI93 Washington Gas, 50G87,
25dS67s, 25Gs5%, 75GS65k; Mergenthaler.
3G1S2A. 10d1S2lz; LaEston. 20Od12;
GraphOphOne. common. 100U31z. After
call-Washington Gas, 3Sd 1864. 25dS6h (;
Traction, 3SG1l37s. 4OGn3& Traction 4
per cents. S.000G1071z; Greene Copper,
InnEnI
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09

TRIED ELECTRIC BED WARNER.
Man Who Was Chilled Narrowly Es-
capped a Roasting.

TAMAQUA, Pa, April s.-When going
70 bed early yesterday morning George
MoElwee placed in It an electric light
bulb, attached TO a long insulated wire. to
warm his chilled body.
The heat from the light made him
orowsy and &c fell asleep When he
swoke some time later he found that tho
bed covers were abIaze. The FIRE had also
ienited the n.ght-TObe which he wore He
succeeded in eXtinguishing the flames. but
was painfully burned about the face and
nrrue
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
FARMERS SWlNDLED.

Compelled to Meet Notes on a Patent
Hay Fork Scheme.
swindlers are plying their operations
among the farmers OF Frederick county
again on an extensive scale on what was
supposed 70 have been an obsolete game.
Approaching a farmer, they appoint
him agent for q patent hay fork and agree
10 give him a fork If ne viii show il TO
his neighbor and devote one day Of the
month to taking orders. The farmer
signs a contract agreeing to the terms.
When the contract Is cut In two the sig
nature end is q note, which the gUliibIe
granger is forced 20 pay at a bank A
number OF farmers have been forced TO
pay from SIS TO 500 each.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-09
Movements Of Naval YesseIs.

The Nashville sailed yesterday from
Niiieiranehe for Genoa, arriving there
the same day. The Farragut left San
Diego for San Francisco yesterday The
Kentucky sailed today from Cavite fer
Yokohama The North Atlantic squad
ron arrived tins morning AT ST. Thomas
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FINANCIAL.

OAbIC arc made rcpaya5le monthly.
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tere@t Is only PAID loan
for the time il is held b. Jh-
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facility % return .osIs AID paT
To- their property
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the ofhce
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TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS

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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-06
CANNIBALS IN AMERICA.
Savage Tribes that Eat Their Own
Kind Exist Along Amazon.

Savage Tribes that Eat Their Own
Kind Exist Along Amazon.
1t may not be generally known that
eannibalism was once prevalent over
large areas of the American continent.
Such was the case. however; In fact,
the word cannibal is but another form
of Gambia or Carba, the proper name
of the Carib Indians, the dreaded
scourge of the Antilles three centuries
ago, among whom the Spaniards, on
Srst landing, found human limbs hung
up TO dry in the sun for food. Many of
the tribes of South America were can
nibals, and some of the unconquered
savages in the dark forests of the up
per Amazon still feast upon human
flesh. The practice existed in Central
America and Mexico, as readers Of
Prescott are well aware, but rather as
q sacrifice to the god of war than from
any depraved taste for such food. AS
a war ceremony it was found also
among nearly all the tribes of the east
ern United States and Canada.
= The Miamis had cannibal society.
whose members were under obligation
to eat any captives delivered to them
FOR that purpose; and the Kiowas, with
whom l lived for some time, had only
a few years ago a secret brotherhood
each member of which was pledged to
rat the heart Of the first energy killed
by him in battle. The old war chief in
whose family stayed was one of this
society.
All the tribes of the Texas coast and
back country were reputed cannibals
and with good reason. One of these was
she Attakapa, from whom the Louisi-
Rna parish get its name, which signifies
'man-eaters." Another was the Karan-
kawa tribe on Matagdrda bay, with
whom the French captives from In
Sales expedition witnessed many a
barbarous feast. In 176O the priests Of
the old San Antonio mission drew I'D a
catechisn ,or the use of their Indian
converts, and among the questions to
be asked in confession the first one
vas, "Ha e you eaten human fieshr
But the worst cannlbals Of all were