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or four wives, and when he has been in service with his white master suffici- ently long to acquire the amount neoes- sary to obtain the desire of his heart, he returns to his ancestral halls, and, after a brief courtship, makes his se- lection in the "KaffiF market" and pro- poses-to the father, No presents are made to the bridesmaids, for there are none to present; but that much maligned individual, the mother-in- law, Is duly recognized by the heather for she invariably receives a COW from her son-in-law-ele
 Kaffir modistes receive few commis- sions from natives for trousseaus. The bride dyes her hair for the wedding morn, not with Mrs. Aliens best, but with red clay, the symbol and badge of every married woman. The ceremony is usually very picturesque, and in that land of sunshine takes place in the open. The officiating clergy consist of terribly pompous individual called the official witness who publicly asks the woman in the presence of her assembled friends and relatives wheth- CT she gives her full and free consent to the union, and in the event of re- pentance at the last moment he in- stantly stops the marriage rites. The
 wedding breakfast is both primitive and satisfying. It consists of cattle or
 goats slaughtered for the occasion, and large calabashes of ''utywala," or Kaf- fir beer, an intoxicant brewed from a
 grain resembling millet. On the coast vile concoction of treacle and water, called "isityimilyana," is in great re- quest.
 When the marriage is announced, it produces a flutter in the neighboring kraals, and the braves of any tribe not on speaking terms with the brides peo- pie make it the occasion for a hostile demonstration, known subsequently to the averaging law as a faction fight. The uninvited generally approach the
 scene of the ceremony armed with as- segals and knobkerries, and when the ceremony Is at a most interesting point challenge the able-bodied guests to
 come forth to skirmish. Several of the
 latter who have drunk of the "uty- wala" not wisely but too well sally forth to avenge the insult, and mid | rival jeers and taunts do their level pest to Dredk edcH oLHer HeduS' IioWs | are given and taken, but the average Kaffir's head is as cast-steel. The wo- men, too, are not behindhand, and urge on the combatants with strong hints as to their degeneracy from the days | of yore, and in one case, when several | of their injured foes tried to rise, felled
 them to the ground with flat stones l When the intruders are driven off, the | wounded are brought into the kraal
 and the whole assemblage sits far into | the night, drinking beer and ''feastins | on red f1esh'' till the rude awakening 1T l the morning, when the medicine-mar
 or herbalist is called in to bind the
 broken limbs and minister to the placl
 slaves of overindulgence.-African Re view.
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A KAFFIR WEDDING.
The Preliminaries and the Ceremonies
 Brides Valued in Cows.

The Preliminaries and the Ceremonies
 Brides Valued in Cows.
 Marriage among natives of South Afica is very much a matter of pounds, shillings and pence, shorn of the glam- our of romance by the fact that the bride is estimated at so many cows or oxen by her callous and practical fath- CT. The Kaffir patriarch rejoices in a multiplicity of daughters, for they are truly the props of his old age, and each dusky damsel taken off his hands by an ardent suitor means an increase to his herds, calculated with mathemati- cal precision, according to the rank of the brides father. For instance, the hereditary chief in charge of a tribe when parting with his daugter need set no bounds to his bovine ambition, and the legend, Brides are cheap to-day is meaningless to one of such exalted rank. A mere appointed chief in charge of tribe dares not demand more than twenty head of cattle for his daughter, but ten head is the average payment made. The ordinary Kaffir has three
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MOTHERS AID SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting and Election of Off,

fcerS.
 The annual meeting of the Mothers Aid society and Leila and Hope Day nurseries was held yesterday afternoon in the chapel of the United church. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. s. Hartwell Chapman; treasurer, Miss Esther Stoddard; sec- retary, Mrs. George B. Adams; assist ant secretary, Mrs. Walter Camp Miss Winchester the vice president re- signed, but it was decided not to fill the vacancy as Miss Winchester consented to act until fall.
 The work of the organization the past year has been highly successful. By the practical method of assisting working women, for which the organi- zation exists, it is estimated that work ingwomen have been assisted in doing 1000 days work the past year at an es- timated total value of $7,000. The work of the society is dependent largely on contributions. There have been several quite large gifts the past wear.
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TRINITY PARISH, Services and Meetings Next Week.

At the Parish Church.
 wHITSUNDAY-Ma 29th 1898. 500 a. m.-Holy Communion. 10:30 a. m.-Morning Prayer and Sermon by
 the Rector.
 7:30 p. m.-Evening Prayer and Sermon by
 Rev. Mir. Scovile. Week Days.
 MONDAY, IN WHITSUN WEEK. 11:00 a. m.-Holy Communion. TUESDAY, IN WHITSUN WEEK. HOO a. m.-Holy Communion.
 WEDNESDAY-Jun 1st. 10:30 a. m.--Morning Prayer and Litany.
 THURSDAY-June 2d. HOO a. m.-Holy Communion
 FRIDAY-June Sd. 5:00 p. m.-Eyening Prayer. At the Parish House.
 Whitsunday-May 18th. Sunday School, Women's Bible Class, Mems
 Bible Class, 2:30 p. m. Office Hours for the Clergy,
 at 160 Temple Street, to D. m. The Rev. MT. Scoville-Mondays, Tuesdays.
 Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. The Rev. MT. Bispham-Fridays. Deaconess' Office Hours, 3O1 Georpe St. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, to q
 ?; m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Center Church, Rev Newman Smytb. D. D., pastor-Morning service 1o:3O Al. ternoon devotional service, o'clock If The Church of the Redeemer. Orange street, corner Wall: Watson Lyman Phil. lips, D. D., pastor; Harry E. Peabody, as- ist and r-master.--Preachng at iV.oy a. m. Sunday school at F m. Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor. Sunday school at p. m. Gospel meeting at 7:30 p. m., conducted by Mr Peabody. United Church, Rev. T. T. Munger. pas. tor.-Service at 10:30 Sunday school at noon. |. P. S. c. E. at 6:15. Plymouth Church. corner of Chapel street and sherman avenue; the Rev. Wm. w McLane, D. D., pastor-Divine worship and sermon 10:30 a. m. Sunday school i2 m Young peoples meeting 6:30 P. n. Vespel song service and a sermon on Some Ma tional Lessons Drawn from Spanish His tory," 7:30.
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YALE DEFEATS NEWTON.

111 R1 1I
 Newton, Mass, May 27.--Yale defeat ed the Newton Athletic association nine on the Newton Center grounds this af- ternoon in close and interesting game. Both teams played a tsrong fielding game, but the visitors batted out vic- tory in the eighth. Innings: Yale ..... .......0 0 1 0 3-9 Newton .... .....2 o 0 1 0 4 Is
 Batteries-Hall and Sullivan; Dowd and Cushing.
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'99, Yale; second. r. A. Bigelow 1901, Harvard. Time, 2S seconds.
 Fourth heat-Won by J. II. Rush '9S Princeton; second, J. $. Francis 1900, Pennsylvania. Time, 23 seconds.
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BIS EBALL.
National League.

At Pittsburg-Washington 8, Pitts burg 8.
 At St. Louis-Brooklyn-S Louis game postponed, rain.
 At Cincinnati-New York 4, Cincin- nati IS.
 At Cleveland-Baltimore 1, Cleve- land 4.
 At Louisville-Boston 8, Louisville 14.
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New York Cotton Exchange.
Chicago Market.

Reported over private wire by. H. C.. Friedman & Co.,, Bankers and Brokers, 10 Wall street. N. r., and 763 Chapel street, Poem ard 3, New Haven. N. A. Tanner Manager of Local Branch.
 Opening Highest Lowest Close
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CAPITAL, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL,
 S10O,000 S1,000, 900. The Union Trust Company,
NEW HAVEN

NEW HAVEN.
 CHARTERED by the State of Copnecti- cut with authority to act as Executor. Ad- ministrator, Guardian, Receiver or Trustee under will or deed
 Is legal depository of money paid into Court and all Public Trust Funds Acts as trustee for Municipalities, Corporations and kinds. Empowered to act as registrar of stocks, bonds, or other evidences of indebt- edness manage sinking funds, and do all Companies.
 It also does general Banking business. collecting checks, notes, coupons, and re, ceives deposits. The principal of each Trust is invested by itself and kept separate and apart from the general assets of the Com. pany.
 This Company is by law regularly exam ined by the Bank Examiner of the State of Connecticut.
 HENRY L. HOTCHKISS. President. EUGENE s. BRISTOL. Treasurer,
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Atcb, Top. & s. Fe gen 2 4s.... 9oaI 91 At, Top. X s. Fe adj. gen As. 647s 65 Brooklyn El Tr, Go. cts 6s. .... S4 B Brooklyn Rapid Transit g 5s.... 94& 95 Central Ky of N. J. g mtg 5s. .113 IA Chic, R. l. X Pacific ext. 5s. .1049s 105 Chesapeake & Ohio gen 41as.. S0A S1 Erie 1st Con. prior lien g 4s... 90% 91 Manhattan Ky Con- mtg g 4s... 931s 94 Mo-, Kan. & Texas 1st mtg As. S9 89A Mobne & Ohio gen mtg 4s...... IS 7SH Mo, Kan X Texas 2d mtg As. 611a 62 N. Y, Ont X West. gen mtg 4s 9S1a 99 N r., Sus. X West gen mtg 5s. 92 93A No Pacific prior gen mtg 4s. ... 95% 96 Northern Pacific gen lien g 3s.. 61 61K Oregon Short Line Con 5s.. .... .103 10315 Phila. & Reading gen mtg As. S3A 8i
 Rio Or. & West. 1st mtg g 4s.. e5 S51a Southern Ky list Con. 5s...... 92% 93 St. Louis & Soutllw. 1st mtg 5s. 72 731a Texas & Pacific 1st mtg 5s. .... .104 105 Union Pacific 4s.- 93A 94
 Wabash Ky Co. 1st mtg s.. .107la 10S Wabash Ky Go. 2d mtg 5s...... S21a S3
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations On the New York Stock Exchange, reported by Prince 6 Whitely, Brokers, 15 Center street, New Haven,.
 npau uiob o,p
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Closing Prices.

Following are the closing prices reported by Prince X Whitely, Bankers and Brokers, 40 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center st., New Haven. Bid. Asked.
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HAVEN MORNING

U. s. Leather Pfd,,...., GsA 69 6S
 Wabash Pfd. ..,.... .. 20 20B 19l West. Union Tel. Co. ... 9tH 91M 01l
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Government Bonds.
ouotntions of Active Honds.

Reported by Boody, Mcclellan & Co.,. Bankers and Brokers 57 Broadway, New York, and S7 Orange Street, New Haven.
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FLOODS ARE aEsElING.
Fall in Temperature Checked Flow Of
Headwaters Financial Losses
Enormous.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 24.-A sudden
decided fall Of temperature checked the
flow in the head-water streams this
morning. After reaching 80 feet the
water began to recede. The food was
the most destructive since the ever
memorable one of February, 1884, and
the financial loss will run into the hun
dreds Of thousands, while thousands OF
workmen have been temporarily thrown
out of employment. All low lands in
the two cities are under water. The
greater devastation is above Pittsburg
on the Allegeny river. All railroads are
crippled.
Cut or From All Railroads.
Sherrodsville. O., March 24.-Business
Is entirely suspended, there are three
feet of water over the whole town, and
great damage will result. The town is
completely cut off from railroad COM
munication.
Miami River Higher Than In 1886.
Dayton, O., March 24.-The hospitals
and other public buildings are crowded
with persons driven from home by the
flood. Not railroad train Is running
in or out Of the city. At Middleton the
Miami river is higher than in 1885, and
Is still rising.
Losses at Columbus s2SO,OOO.
Columbus, O., March 25.-The Scioto
river rose higher than was ever before
known but, is falling rapidly. The loss
es are estimated at $25O,OOO The Ma
tional Guards are assisting in getting
relief to families injured by the food.
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to pay, the fnanciers will gladly furnish
the funds The best informed diplomats
believe that the Spanish cabinet dare
not risk the wrath of the pOpulace,
which would inevitably follow any ac-
quiescence in demand from the United
States for a reparation of the loss OF
the Maine.
Startling Letter From Maine Officer.
Lima, O., March 24.-Mrs. w. II.
Jones has just received letter from
her cousin, Lieutenant Jenkins, who
lost his life in the explosion of the
Maine, which was written to his mother
in Pittsburg few days before the ex-
plosion.' He states in the letter that he
discovered the mine under the Maine.
He writes much of startling nature
The relatives refuse to make it public,
but say that it will all come ont in the
report Of the board of inquiry.
Will Not Permit Wreck to be Blown Up.
Madrid. March "a. A semi-ofiicial
note says: 'At the cabinet meeting
yesterday Senor Sagasta, the Spanish
premier, read a telegram from Captain
General Blanco, saying that the captain
Of the Maine requested permission to
blow up the wreck with dynamite, and
permission to do so had been refused.
The cabinet empowered Minister of For
eign Affairs Gullon to watch the situa-
tion with the view of seeing Justice dono
and defending the rights of Spain.
Minister of Finance Puigcerver declared
that the resources were sufficient for all
war expenses until the new chambers
meet"
warships Gathering at Key West.
Kingston, Jamaica, March 24.-The
United States cruiser Cincinnati and
United States gunboat Wilmington re-
returned to Antonio last night, and
sailed an hour later. 1t is thought the
warships have gone to Key West.
Report on Way to Washington.
Charlotte, N. c., March 24.-The re-
port Of the board Of inquiry on the Maine
disaster passed through here at i o'clock
this afternoon.
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THAT OLD FRAUD AGAIN.
Deeds for 100000 Acres Recorded in
Ohaves County Under the Celebrated
Beales Grant.

Recorder Gayle received two deeds for
record, yesterday conveying about L.
zoo, 900 acres Of land in the southeast
part OF Chaves county. One is from
Geo. r. Collins, trustee for the Inter-
state Land company, to Robert Lindsay
to Chas. Goodnight. The land is de-
scrlbed as follows: Beginning at the 8.
e. corner Of Chaves county, thence north
along the eastern boundary of the coun-
ty rs miles, thence west to Rio Pecos,
thence south along the midle Of said
river to south boundary Of Chaves
county, thence east to place Of begin
ming. II embraces part Of a grant Of
the state OF Coahuila, Mexico, to John
Charles Beals ct al. made in 1882, and
revives an old claim Of long standing.
The next thing In the program ts another
land grant contest In the United States
courts. Roswell Register.
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MARKET REPORT.

New York, March 24.-Moncy on call
nominally at ~ q 3per cent; prime mer-
camille paper, ~ @ 5H. Silver, 56.
Lead, $3.50. Copper, II.
Chicago. Wheat, March, 1865; May,
1.O4. Corn, March, 26N; May, ssss.
Oats, March, S4A; May, PAN q 2511.
Chicago Cattle, receipts, $500; mar.
ket steady to firm; beeves $3.s5 q
$3.50; cows and heifers, $2.25 @ $3.50;
Texas steers, $500 @ "a. 40; stockers and
feeders, $3.50 @ $4.60. Sheep receipts,
$4,000; market steady, natives, 1895 @
$4.75; westerns, $3.50 o $4.7O; lambs,
$3.50 q $5.65.
Kansas City.-Cattle, receipts, 1000;
market steady, firm. Texas steers,
SO. so q $4.35; Texas cows, SO. 40 q "a. 80;
native steers, $500 q $5.2 20; native cows
and heifers, $500 q $4.55; stockers and
feeders, 1915 q $4.45; bulls, $2.65 @
$3.50. Sheep, receipts, 1000, market
firm. Lambs, $4.45 q $3.50; muttons,
g. 25 "a s.. 90,
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SPEECH ON CUBA
Senator Thurston Delivered Thrill
ing Statement Of Conditions Ex-
listing on the Island.
TO AVERT WAR IF POSSIBLE
President Mckinley Hopes to Secure In
dependence Of Cuba Without Resort to
Armed Foroe-Negotiations
for That Result.

| Washington, March 2s.-An hour be
fore the senate convened today the gal
leries were crowded with people. Sen
ator Thurston was to address the senat,
upon the Cuban question. Senator AL
| lison Qowa) moved that when the sen
ate adjourned today 1t would be to mce
| Monday night. The motion prevailed
Senator Mason Qlls.,) moved that the
| vote be reconsidered. The motion was
defeated by vote of SO to 0. Those
voting in the negative were Senators
Cannon, Chandler, Foraker, Frye, Gal
lnger Harris, Mason, Mills and Petit
grew.
Appeared by Command of silent Lips.
At 1890 Mr.. Thurston was recognized
for his speech on the Cuban situation.
His first sentence, that he appeared by
''the command OF silent lips to present
his views once and for all on the Cuban
situation" containing delicate refer
ence to his recent terrible bereavement
commanded instant attention. Mr..
Thurston made most thrilling state
ment concerning the conditions he found
in Cuba, and confirming all Senators
Proctor and Gallinger had said. He
said that the time for action had come;
it was now too late to accord the insur-
gents belligerent rights or even recog-
nze the independence of the island.
The promise of the Republican platform
to restore peace and independence to
Cuba should be carried into effect at once.
The peroration OF Mr.. Thurston's
speech was brilliant. He said he was
ready to serve his country in the senate
or in the field and expressed the hope
that when death comes he would meet
it ''calmly and fearlessly as did my be-
loved in the cause of humanity under
the American flag" Mr.. Thurston sank
into his seat and buried his face in his
hands while an overwhelming wave of
applause swept through the galleries.
Tears welled to many eyes.
President Hopes to Avert War.
The president while in conference with
some of the house congressional leaders
today, stated emphatcally that he would
avert war If possible and expressed a
hope that he could do so.
Hopes to Secure Peace by Diplomatic
Measures.
Some OF the senators and members. OF
the house who visited the president to-
day gathered the impression from
his carefully guarded talk with them
that he will not Immediately make any
important recommendation to congress,
but wants more time to conduct nego-
tiations with Spain. with the hope of
securing peace by diplomatic measures.
SOmn nf the pant1eman reached the com
clusion that he is hopeful OF securing
Spain's assent to the independence of
the island, or at least q condition ap-
preaching independence by other means.
He said he did not intend to be swerved
a hairs breath in his purpose by political
considerations. No hasty action with
out the wish of the president will be
taken by the senate.
Debate Closes Tomorrow.
The house has agreed to close the gen.
eral debate on the naval appropriation
bill at o'clock tomorrow.
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IDe rear, WQ6re lQeT0 hTt lSSS lldult W
be struck because in action the guns are
supposed always to be turned towards
the enemy. The smaller turrets above,
for like reason. vary in thickness from
II to inches. To make sure no stray
shots strikes the ammunition hoists lead
| ng to the magazines to the turrets, the
former are enclosed in tubes of hardened
steel Is inches in thickness. Mounted
in this fashion the guns are almost in
vulnerable from the eight-inch rifles
mounted high In the air with good
range and capable Of piercing the walls
Of most armored ships ut fighting quar-
ters, to the big thirteen-inch guns that
can project their armor-piercing shot a
dozen miles across the sea.
The combination battery is supple
mented by numerous auxiliary battery
of smaller guns perched on every con-
venient point of the superstructure. All
are rapid-fre or machine guns, for the
navy department has profted by the
lessons taught in the China-Japanese
war of the terrible power of this type.
About four motions suffice to load, dis
charge and reload one of these guns,
and in rapidity of fire they are equal to
three of the ordinary navy breech-load-
ing guns. The largest are five-inch
calibre, IA in all, sheltered behind six
inch steel walls and separated one from
another by two-inch steel walls to mini
mize the effect of an exploding shell in
any compartment. Then there are six
Founders, one-ponnders and Gatlngs,
mainly for the warm reception OF hostile
torpedo boats or to clear deck or an
open portfolio or earthwork. 10 facili-
tate this some Of the machine guns are
placed high in the military tops where
they can rain bullets down below. To
protect the hull which carries all Of this
offensive power, 161 inches of armor is
placed along the sides, dipping four feet
below the water line, and numerous
heavy bulkheads are disposed to prevent
any shot that may enter from trayersing.
The engines, the vitals of the ship, arc
covered by an arched steel deck 2A
inches thick, placed on an angle calcu-
lated to defect and throw upward any
projectile.
Under the deck lies 10000 horse power
of boilers, engines and other machinery
capable of pushing the vast hull through
the water at the rate of at least sixteen
knots, a good speed for freight train
on land, and besides there are no less
than eighty smaller engines to hoist
anchors, pull up boats, drive dynamos
and otherwise help the crew. The big
turrets swing noiselessly and quickly by |
the largest application yet
made of electric power in this way, and
everywhere in tho ship, from winches
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Mexico Code Of Civil Procedure, bound
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Bank Forced to Close Because ofFrauds
St. Paul, March 24.-The Bank Of
Merriam Park failed to open today on
account of the time check fraud. The
banks capital Is $4,000, Of which $780,
900 was invested in the Southall govern
ment time checks.
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Register Of the Treasury Appointed
Washington, March s4.-The presi-
dent today appointed Judson W Lyons
Of Georgia, as register Of the treasury.
to succeed the late Blanche X. Bruce.
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Oysters and Fish.

Fresh oysters and fish received every
Friday by Bischoff & Muller. Prices at
;he lowest possible notch.
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Monogram Note Paper.

Monogram note paper is the correct
thing for private correspondence. The
New Mexican Printing company can
furnish the latest styles of this paper
and at very low prices. Call and see
samples,
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Death Of Philadelphia Millionaire.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 24.-Charles
B. Wright, formerly president of the
Northern Pacific railroad, and heavily
interested In real estate and industrial
enterprises in the west and northwest,
died today. He was possessed Of great
wealth.