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them are managers OF elegantly furnished
Offices in the downtown skyscrapers, where
they pose as presidents. secretaries and
treasurers OF fake mining companies. land
companies, companies that advertise
schemes for raising tobacco and silkworms,
and insurance companies which have no
backing but the paper on the Office wall.
"The majority Of these swindling con-
Germs hire lawyer to draw up their CON-
tracts. and the lawyer prepares the printed
matter In a manner that keeps the com
pany' out OF trouble. The printed matter
is 20 carefully prepared that when an arrest
is made there is always loophole through
which the swindlers are able TO escape
criminal prosecution. ...-
THE fake company swindle affords such
excellent opportunities 20 the swindler 90
carry on his game that many men who
were engaged in picking pockets and com
hitting house robberies have actually
given up their old games for the new. The
result Of this Is apparent in the fact that all
the old-time pickpockets have entirely dis
appeared from the police view. To-day
we nave a new class Of pickpockets. the
majority Of whom are young men living
east OF the Bowery below Fourteenth
street.
"A new sort Of crook in New York In the
silk CRATER. These men work the bogus
express game, calling for bundles OF silks
al the iobbing houses and removing the
same in express wagons. They wear cap
hadg ~ similar to those worn by the drivers
Of the wagons owned by the big express
companies.
They watch for sign calling fd< Adams
~.
pany, and then go into the jobbing house.
represent themselves o. the driver for ons
Of these companies, get the goods. sign
for them and drive back 10 the Fast Side.
wh.re u II an easy matter for them 10 hide
the goods until the case 10 forgotten. Than
thsy ship the stolen goods out of town.
.siiil another new game 10 that worked
by small boys, who are taught by their
par.nis lo do the sneak thief as, in the hsis
~ ths middle class. Th.se lit,ls thisyes
g. mo hs sn h sSa "nE o ss to sss
they get 40 answer 10 neIsssisd bell ringing
| or knocking upon a door they brask IA
Ahd sls al what they CAP
sfhs place ~ tbs old-tlms bunoo man
s. s .i1pr-a ,ls 1eSs.,'Ts sS the lad =,
your iosnr " taken Ny . nsv scst a buns,
man W. is no' the A,nsfiaan-bofB fellow
sl.o in forn.sf yea. iptredyosd his slain,
"a . Too,n slisfs iss s~iDdlsd him IA aaii
easas oI fake ~i.a~l ~ foruns Nut lac
. fo!elsn.', usasiiy .sp iaiian, Who
dnds hls yic,l,ns smsns ihs Immigrants
~ tho large Dfhas.
sHs iskss hls ylasim lslo Que II the tslI
ofs.as buildlHss Ia Broadway, Ii,ss iam .
rids "a tiss slsssis AZ, says 'hsiio Mi 10
. fssniilss aAsi,s 10 tbs slssais nlaA si.d
"a slals.s thsl ls a..ns = h.u ls.i .f...s IA, A.
b,illdlns fisn N Ls ass-a'i suansad W
-slhnS e,.Iss ~ hundSsi asilsIs' ss,ll
| ~ iiss bsnldlf.G Va ti,s lsifnASfani, 10 lakss
i,in Yp "a ,hs brldss and ssik ham Toe
sssss~ ln ,hsi. ~ hs msy srii hisp . y ses
] ~ ths cay Nal ~ . ssssloa ~ Csnissi
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trials from which the homogeneous wife
In free But We are not living chiefly for
this world. We therefore bear these trials
because Of the greater reward that Will
come to US In the next world.
And II we have trials - plural wives,
do not your Gentle wives have other and
far more serious trials from which We are
free? The plural wife knows what other
women share her husbands affections,
and whether he il treating all his families
know about the relations Of their husbands
with other womenf'
The aged frst wife Of . man who had
taken two moro wives said to me in quiet,
matter-of-fact way az she sat knitting by
the fireplace:
we believe that our husbands should
not desert any Of their wives
Nor is the husband Of two or more wives
free from trials. Sometimes the trials
take on an acute form.
I was told Of one case where q man with
two wives, occupying two houses . few RODS
apart. bought q new cook stove for one
OF the wives The other was 90 incensed
at this show Of partially that abe promptly
threw her own cook stove out OF doors.
with remarks appropriate to the act.
The husband compromised the case by
promising to buy his irate better fraction
an organ, whereupon she permitted him
to bring the old stove back into the house.
was also told that this woman was an out
spoken opponent Of the PRACTICE Of poayg-
amy. whatever may be her belief a. to the
principle.
There u seldom, however. any open re-
bellion on the part OF the wives. IL u
another principle Of the Mormon religion
that the husband is not only the bad and
master Of the household theoredoally. but
also practically-obviously . necessary pro-
vision where there are two OF moro wives
claiming equal rights and privileges. each
alert to any show Of favoritism.
II IL equally obvious that domestic peace
Is more easily preserved by the practice
OF putting the wives N different houses
instead Of under the same roof. learned
of several cases In which the wives lived
in different colonies. Whether this was
also for Obvious reasons. or merely Tor
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in question had been permitted to take an
other wife, but defended this exceptional
case on the ground that the mans first
wife was barren.
Gentiles residing on ranches and In
neighboring towns assert that plural
marriages are still being contracted in
Mexico by the Mormons. The Gentiles
reach this conclusion in this manner:
Mr. A, q Mormon. Ia reputed a married
man. In the course of time another woman
IL known to be a regular member Of his
household, or OF another household which he
apparently maintains. Still later one or more
children are born, and are reputed to be the
offspring OF Mr.. A and this second woman:
The evidence Is thus all circumstantial.
II plural marriages are still being CON-
tracted by the Mormons in Mexico they
are probably few, and the fear of stirring
up the Mexican authorities probably
operates as a restraint. The Mormons,
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NAVAL ADVENTURE IN JAIL.
DOWNFALL or CAPT. BRAIN OF
THE CONFEDERATE NAVY.

Captured Tive Mail Steamers ana Many
Small Craft During the War-Ouee
Accused OF Murder and Pfracy-Nsw
In Jan on Account Of . Hotd B0.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 7s.-CApt John @.
Brain, one Of the picturesque adventurers
Of the Confederacy, Ia In the city jail await
ing trial on q charge Of attempting 70 de-
fraud the Eutaw House out OF board ana
lodging TO the amount Of eii.22. This IL
a queer anti-climaX to his achievements
during the Civil War. Among other things,
the following exploits are recorded Of him
In Scharf's history OF the Confederate states
Navy:
Before daylight on the morning OF Dec
7. 1898. while the steamship Chesapeake.
Capt. Willetts. was Oh Cape Cod on the
regular trip between New York and Port
land, Me-, she was seized by John G. Brain.
purporting TO be a Lieutenant Of the Con-
federate States Navy. and fifteen men
who had gone on board the ship at New
York as passengers. In the struggles the
second engineer was shot dead and the
first mate wounded.
ITO Capt. wille,is. Brain exhibited an
order from John Parksr. Captain OF the
Confederate States steamer hetrtbution-
whose true name was v. q. Locke instruct
ing him 10 capture the vessel and naming
~ his assisting ofiic~r First Lieut.. X. A.
Parr, second Lieut.. ID. Collins and sailing
Master George Robinson.
.Brsin headed the captured vssssl for
the Island of Grand hAnsn. ~ the coast
Of Maine. where hs espsossd 70 msss Par
ker. The latter. however, who had loft
the R-,ribuiion 1t Nassau some months
previously. WAS snoounssred On . pilos
boat la tho Hay u Yundy and assumed
command OF the Chesapeake, sending
Capt. NiilssIx and tbs passsnssrs and ths
oI.s ~ the sissmes 10 81 John by tbs pilot
boal,
The Chs.sp-sks made Tor s,sIburns,
n. y, 10 eosl, end ih~aas Ia IL hAyrs
River, vi~ss Parker sud hof cargo ~
proylslons sud Aquoss 10 the psopAs on
shore. A halt dozen Federal os,aAssss had
bsss ssn, sftv tho chsssp~sks, sasd szns ~
thsM. tbs tlla ed Annis. aslss w With
LeT Ia sansiDso hpsisos, nssf hsifsS
Parker sAd hls psuy ssaspsd 10 tbs
shore, lsssins ~ th1 si&ssmss ssay hss
fossnss saglnss, vhs@ sissy Nd lsspssssd
lsss illslI sssslas. end sssps ~ ~ hAssls
Lylas nssS NJ vss Ne esislsh sahsassss
isss~slssios, ~ bassd u vtasA tts essa.
sassdss ~ ths sunhass faesd sad
s1e-,sd . sasA nsm~d wsas, sss II
psrksrs tssty,
NE ,oss ,hs ols.spssk~ lBss l1siifss
Ca ,sss i~s sse' 60 tho sssnsh en- kasssls.
fes saJudlasilos, sn1 ts~ss ws1s ~ss
siasa 10 ssasps ~ ssm'sss u s>ls>ss vss
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new GAMES OF The CROOKS.
THE OLD-TIME SWINDLES DYING
OUT IN NEW YORK.

Some ef the Operators Have Been Running
Get.nief-Quick Concerns-BuncO Men
who'll Sell You Q Share In the City Hall
or Bridge-Beggar With . Razor.
According 10 one OF the oldest detectives
m the New York Police Department. tho
swindlin6 eaines that were worked upon
countrymen. ZONE years ago are no longer
employed. by the crooks Of New York.
take for Instance the old gyp game,
said the detective. 1t has almost disap-
peared entirely. II was worked for years
around the horse marts by fakirs who
would sen .y,u any old kind Of skate II you
had money in your pockets. have seen
these fellows sell a horse for 500 and war
rant him gentle and sound and when the
Jay got the horse as far as the ferry the
animal dropped dead.
sTheee few are now in the get rich quick
games and they are probably the origina-
tors ~ this latest s~indle. They always
did have some sort Of turf swindle.
The Allsd-wstoh game Ia another one
that ssem 20 have disappeared entirely.
The fellows who worked that game just
selected sailors and countrymen for vic
tins. but once In . while they suoceeded
IN sticktng en- up-tD-date saloonkeeper
on hllsd watch by borrowing ten or twen,y
dollars apd sissving the brass watch az
security for the money.
And the old pocketbook- dropping game
b still worked la New York. Once la a
while We run across II down around the
nrtdse entrance or In the City Hall Park
vhsrs Ii Is worked by . MISUNDERSTANDING
Asgro.
'soms of the n~n Who worked the green
Goods swindls hers years ago se now
easased In the so-oslied vire-tsppihg game
Thsy ell dvs-s vol snd are .sldom without
DiSniy ~ money. Nos, % thsir victims
90 ou,-of-,ownsfs stopping TOT . vel
~ % 81 one oi ths hotsls.
'Ths svell bsnk burglar ~ to-day lie 4
6xGsSssi s0u Of chap than ths odd timol
- twenty s thiry y.aTs ago Ne W Z
No. sho has sons o,hss oonupsiion bs
~ bseskins Into hank vaults, aud 1.
sitksf . sAioonksspsf 90 ihs pfopri.,ol
81 Ssu,,llas houss.
ks eid-,ims bSSk bvJ ga u.usil,
Doesd - sssithy plssuhahi ~hsH nilhs ilns
- resps-ssiis fois fos ihs purpo..
q e~sins isfosmsiion about . tartioulal
honk 10 lstsadsd "a rob Tho i,sak b.fsi
- se-dsy -i,s Ia . ssm',hns ho.,.s uisi
ts's sssns Asssss fo' hs midsisia sorl q
vssl, sssnklns
'ths sld-sis.s bsnl sssAl has ale, ar,p,...
ess ~ s,sia he,aal ~ ihs ald-,isa
h'ssh sssssks haze found q Uaos. sss6ts,l
" follow the sIsssioss ~ o,h.s .,la ..i,,
nsaG ssssss insa tho 80 -,,s. -,al... :.
ees asiy sss ti,s.s f.ilo~s s.,,ln. .,s,..,
~ ss0-ss isdhhS oosa.sbs. iu n.sy =
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This is said without any desire TO defend
polygamy. / regard 1t as one OF the two
great blots on an otherwise superior social
and economic system. The other blot is
the clannish spirit which pervadee Mormon
communities, due partly TO. persecution
in the early days OF the Church, but chiefly
to the estimate In which the saints hold
themselves as possessors Of the only true
religion.
The manifestation of this spirit Of clannish-
ness, however, seldom goes beyond social
ostracism Of the Gentle in the Mormon
community where he happens To be. He
can always do business with the Mormons,
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in the social life Of the community until
he is ready to apologize and promise to
do better. believe the social ostracism
to which nom Mormons are subject in many
cases is due largely. IL not chiefly. to the
fact that the Mormons know they cannot
control or punish an outsider for miscon-
duct.
But what about polygamyl'
Oh, yes. There Is a great deal 1 can
say about 1t. / can say that many OF the
polygamous wives defend both the prin-
ciple and the practice quite as stoutly as
do the men. know because / discussed
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I demand isavs TO make this woman my
The decision Of the elders and IL priests
win probably be, after . season OF earnest
prayer, sGuess wen have TO lot you have
her. But he Of the now revelation will
probably be warned not to work his rgvsla-
ton factory overtime.
Nevertheless, while, a. I have said, the
Mormon Church still openly teaches the
principle Of polygamy, and while I suppose
every Mormon must assent TO 1t, the fact Is
that many Mormons believe In polygamy
merely as q principle or Bible tsnet, but re-
ject the practice as uns,1ted to this age Of
the world Moreover. with the increasing
pressure Of the struggle for existencs and
the increasing density Of population, even
among the Mormons In Mexico, the ten
dency will be to refrain from plural mar
riages, as It always has been everywhere
under similar circumstances.
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buy and sell with them, without discrimina-
ton. ,
So far from being ostrsoissd was treated
rather as o privileged guest. Peroeivins
that / had gone among them In search
Of health and not as q spy. aid that had
no special prejudice against them on 40
count Of their religious or social beliefs
or practices, they not only treated me
Hospitality. but some Of them regarded
I was Invited TO their religious services,
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A MORMON QUILTING PARTY.

their Sunday schools, their dances. dra-
mates and other forms of social amuse-
ment. And went to them all and observed
them closely.
Not once during my eight months stay
In the colonies did l witness any act or
hear any word among the young people.
where the two sexes were together, that
savored OF immortality. They pride them
selves on maintaining good order at their
social gatherings
II a young man misbehaves, as young
men sometimes will. he IL simply put under
the social ban, declared 'out OF fellow
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the matter with them. This b about what
one elderly woman. . plural wife. said to
I'VE believe that each man among Us Is
To be an Adam In the pcopling Of some
new world, and that the moro children he
besets here the higher and more honorable
viii be his place In heaven. The plural
wives Of this world win also enjoy more
honor In the next world because OF their
part In bearing children here.
sTrue, to be plural wife involves some
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Edmunds act and had served a term In
penitentiary In the United States before
removing Bis three wives and househoids
This man, the two wives whom ] met.
and the younger members Of the families
were as irreproachable In manners, speech
and general conduct as any family OF oen,
trial New York farmers with whom 1
sboarded round when taught district
school in central New York quarter OF
q century ago.
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In no one of the Mormon colonies Is there
to be found brothel. gambling house.
saloon. Neither Is there a jail nor police
man. So careful are they in regard TO
round dances are not permitted at theirsocial
gatherings. Ihave heard mothers congrat.
ulate themselves that. while their removal
TO Mexico had involved much hardship
and privation, 1t had it's compensation In
the fact that their children had been saved
from the vicious influences which the nom
Mormon element everywhere brought into
Mormon communities
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Aha. ha. |
yHe, he. he.
Cha, ha, he. b

Il hardly see(
orphan should y
the laughter %
Higheels had 81
know what the
some consolatio
Let us next Cd
Some poor orp
head a. to how =
are. They hap
Flatz was telling
circle what q q
had found.
Its the cum
them. Its ju(
little mite of q T
abe nipped a tee
hole-sbut I'd q
those great, bv
went the scissor
buttonhole. IN
we'll" j
That's what :
when she gets u
Il saw Mrs. q
this afternoon.'l
apropos OF nothy
ing along, and
course. I cut he1
A few months
may And hersel
the same way as
VIII she wounded
II de will caref4
che VII ind IN q
. short dstance3
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This 10 writer
~ and wheh (
= ths nsar.Mtv
at srs now IN !
:. Mrs.. Knesd
Lsntsn SEWING J
The father I.
.stes who viii 4
NJ amid these ]
dcubtless wond,
vIsir Immediate
are. Some son
tus them. 80
The little siri J
sfi.. Gi06
me will find II
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you know
when she was Z
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funniest thing
thst-hs, ha-.t1
Thought I'd dig
II wasn't wha!
was the way. \
70 the sewing eli
I'M impression q
diagram Of 1t;
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That's the !
Swished along. Il
kneedle Thread1
It's rather ROC
should have the |
their shoulders
among the thin(
right In the ws
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hard luoh assid
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-21

FAST WORK BY COIJMBIA-s CREW
The wind had canted 10 the southwark ana II was
TOW three mile run, with spinnakers 10 port
rom the home mark, across the Sound TO the
northern mark The Columbia's crew beat the
others in setting her spnnaker It was broken ou'
minute 81 secon6s after rounding. The Consuto-
lions was set in minutes o seconds and the crew
n the Reliance set hers in : minutes 2 secohos-
The wind had nov shifted TO about southeast by
east. and 1t fell lighter the boats crossed me
Sound The Constitution began overhauIins the
Reliance and the Columbia gained on the other Two
Srinrakers came in few minutes before reaching
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-21
LACROSSE.
Crescent H. c. Players Vim from
EngIish Team, 4 to 3.

Yesterday afternoon. in the driving rain the Ia
crosse team Of the Crescent Athletic Club, the
amateur champions of the United States defeated
bz, the score of 4 goals to the picked team OF
oxford nbridge universities, who. with the ex-
cen+ion of the Canadian team, who yearly come
across the border were the first foreign lacrosse
team to play in the United States.
The visitors were big sturdy players, who great
IL o1+weighed the American champions Iher
defence was particularly strong. The two Spicer
boys who played point and cover Were ooth over
six feet and built in proportion. while G. f. Sis
terso1 who covered Bob" Wall. was larger than
the big Crescent captain
AS the game was played under the English rules
which prohibit body checking-these men had no
ophortunity to use their great weight In fact the
lighter Crescents circles around them. on
q field which was very heavy and very slippery.
The English style of play-coverlng man Out
never checking his body-is practically unknown on
this side of the water and, while 1t does away Win
great deal of rough and dirty work. it is hardly
en- good game that to which we are accuS-
toned
In the field the Euglishmen were WonderluI run
nars and although their style seemed AWKWARD
they managed to cover the ground in most re
ma rta HE manner. Their stick work was above
the average of that of any American college team
and while they have not yet mastered the quick
sbarn nassing of their Canadian cousins. II was by
M means had They, however, had tendency 10
mass too low particularly when coming in on the
home for time and time again Dolby and Miller in
tarccntad masses which should have gon way above
their heads
The lineup and score;
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PLAY TENNIS IN RAIN.
Interclub League Championship Match Be
gins.

True 70 the appointed schedule the championship
lawn tennis tournament of the 1nter-Cluo TENNIS
League was begun yesterday afternoon on the
grass courts of the Country Club of Westchester-
The matches were in the doubles. and while they
were hotly contested the work Of the players was
hardly what II would have been had the weather
been more in keeping with the sport. What the
spectators lacked in number they made up in en-
thusiasm and they did much to keep the COM
petitors at their game At times they INDUCED
in good natured raiIlery at the expense Of the
players promising TO take good care Of them
if they
Under the existing conditions tennis that had the
slightest claim being scientific was out Of the
question The ball was leaden heavy with water.
while the racGuets Of the players appeared to be
in the class with scoop nets. for the rain took
nearly all the spring out of them The matches
were all won by that were able to keep
nePring awav at hard hitting match for two
sets for not one of the contests went beyond that
limit.
In every respect the match which resulted in
victory for the two experts of the Tuxedo Racquet
and Tennis club in the first round the best OF
the day The team was composed of Deane Miller.
a veteran and the champion court racquets player.
George I Scott. This pair overwhelmed the op-
posing team. s A. Lawton and II. Strebeigh. Of
the Apawamis Golf Club in the opening set, which
WAS won by a love score Then Lawton and Sire
befgh took their places nearly back to the base
line Of their court For a time the service proved
everything. and each side won In succession up to
deuce al all Four times the games went 10
deuce when on the game following all Miller
worked with desperation, and by getting in two
cross court shots the Tuxedo team were able 70
break through the service OF the Apawamis men
and win the and match at l0-S
Because of uOn-appearance. the preliminary
round match Of the Meadow Brook Club team,
JTerbert King and Francis 3. Stevens was declared
forfeited to the Apawamis team. Lawton and
streheigh This regarded as deplorab Die by the
gallery of spectators, as the Meadow Brook men
are considered in the light OF having some OF the
sfro1gest teams entered in the tournament.
T-he plan is to continue the tournament this week
,ntI the finals are reached. and TO play the final
contest for the challenge cup next Saturday The
summary
Mems championship doubles preliminary -uundf-
Ciouv9rneu Morris and G 7. Adse Country club Of
WesyEbeser Charles Mills and H Ii Roy Edgar,
Aris;ev club 6-3. e. J. o. Forbes and II. y Raw
inns Rorkaway Hunting club, Jordan Douglas and
iy-def Hull Tuxedo Racquet and Tennis Club 60 80.
4 Iawtan II. Strebeigh, Apawamis Golf Cub
heat Herbert and Francis r. Stevens. jr Meadow
Brook club. ny default.
First round-Deane Miller and George / Scott Tuxedo
Racquet and Tennis club. beat : A. Lawton and n
Strebeigh Apawsmis Golf Club. 60. 10-s; G. =
BatchelleT c. s Lee Country Club II WestcheSter
beat ". B. Conner and c. o. Tiffany. Apawanis efo'
Ga 6-L