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New York Cott on Ex,

Now York Cott on Exchange, Reported over private wire by H. c. Frled. man X Co.,. baukers and brokers, 10 Wall Street, N Y., and 763 Chapel Street. New Haven. N. A. Tanner. Manager Of Local Branch.
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LADIES' AUXILIiRY'S MEETING. Address by Secretary FennO of Railroad Branch, \. M, c. A.

The monthly meeting of the Ladies' auxiliary to the Y. M. c. A. was held in the rooms of the association yesterday afternoon at o'clock. After the regu- lar business of the meeting an address by Secretary Fenno of the Railroad branch of the Y. M. c. A. was listened to. In it he told the women of the real worth of the work which they are car- rying on. He said that were it not for the attraction and homelikeness which they give to the Y. M. c. A. many a young man, stranger in the city, with nothing but hall bedroom for house, would seek the attractions of the saloon in preference to the Christian life which they now lead.
 Continuing, the speaker said that the women engaged in this kind of work deserved, and probably received, the thanks of all mothers, and in ending he implored them to carry it on as they had started. His words made deep impression upon his hearers and at the close of his remarks he was loudly ap- Dlauded
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and Mrs. John Weeks, Mrs. Mary Der germester, Mrs. Kate Koehler, Miss Iida Caffrey, Charles F. Otis and J. J. Morgan ir.
 The o. E. Maltby mentioned in the following from the Philadelphia Record is from New Haven and is a brother in-laW of ex-Postmaster Benjamin R. English: "There is a very valuable collection of curios, the relies of two wars, in the possession of o. E. Maltby of the Continental hotel. Most of the curios were obtained by MT. Maltby when he was at the head of the Ma tional Wreclzing company, and they in- clude pieces of timber from vessels sunk during the Revolution and the civil war, which were subsequently raised by divers, and also several pieces of ordnance of ancient make, The collec- tion of timbers includes portion Of the cutWater of the British ship Charon, which was sunk in the York river op- posite Yorktown There is also walk ing-stick made from piece of planking from the Confederate ram Merrimac, the ferule of which was fashioned from the brasswork taken from the federal frigate Congress, while the handle, which is a perfectly carved swivel gun, was from the ill-fated frigate Cumber- land. MT. Maltby also has rusty iron safe, which went down with the Cum berland when she was sunk by the Mer- rinac It contained $l50,00O in gold, but when the safe was being recovered the rusty bottom broke out and the treas ure was lost.''
 Thomas H. Cox of the town clerks office will be married this morning in St. Mary's church, Bridgeport, to Miss Adelaide A. Quinn, daughter of MT. and Mrs. P. w. Quinn of 34 Revere street. The officiating priest will be the Rev. Father Dunn of Bridgeport. The best man will be Attorney Matthew A. Key holds of this city, and the bridesmaid will be Miss Anna Dunne of Bridgeport. The ushers are pr. V. F. Quinn of Bridgeport and Melville R. Edwards of this city. After their bridal tour MT. and Mrs. Cox will reside at 337 Sher- man avenue, this city. Many handsome gifts have been received by the young couple, including check for $500 from the brides father.
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NEW HAVEN MoRNNG

of the Meriden high school and would have graduated in June. She studied very hard and about two months ago there was a general breaking down of her system. This was followed by pneu monia last week, and she died yesterday morning.
 c. S. Lupton, a member of the Bridge port Business Mems association, is in Meriden for day or two with intent to establish in that city a business mems association similar to that which exists in Bridgeport, New Haven, Hart ford, Stamford and other cities of the state.
 Yesterdays Meriden Journal says: Jake Mann, who sold out his Orange street cafe in New Haven to MT. Tip betts, was introducing his successor in Meriden friends to-day. On account of the city election the saloons in the Elm City were closed to-day.
 The proposed new library building in Wallingford to be erected by the Ladies Library association, planned by Archi- tect Wilson Potter, will be 45xS0 feet, of cream Roman brick, granite underpln- ming, with Indiana stone or terra cotta trimmings and red tile roof. The main
 
 entranceis through an Ionic portico. The vestibule, which will have Mosaic floor and tiled wainscot, opens into pubic hall twenty-two feet square, from which access is obtained to all parts of the building, with reception room, llbrari- ans room, etc., adjoining. An impor- tant feature of the building is the read- ing and stack room. This will be 2Sx76 feet, of fireproof construction, with large fireplace. Accommodations will be provided for about 10000 volumes. There will be an assembly hall on the second floor, 35x37 feet, seating about 225 persons, with an unfinished room suitable for an art museum or histori- cal room. The building will have steam heat, electric lights, electric bells and speaking tubes, and will be complete in all it's appointments The cost will be about S25, ,000
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Govern neMt B0nug,

*EA- dividend.
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VARIOUS ITEMS.

The April meeting of the Congrega- tional club takes place next Monday evening at Plymouth church. This is ladies' night with the club. The speak CT will be Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd of Amherst, Mass. Her subject will be "The Cruise of the Coronet" Musical selections will be rendered by the Ply mouth church quartette. The speaker is the wife of Professor Todd, the well known astronomer. Her reputation as a public speaker has been well earned by her addresses before many audiences in the leading cities of our country. She was a member of the party which went on the famous Eclipse expedition recently sent to northern Japan by D. Willis James of New York. The ad- dress will touch upon the most interest ing points of the trip, including ae- counts of the sea voyage across the Pa cific in the Coronet, the Hawaiian Isl- ands, Japan, Ainu Land, the Total Solar Eclipse, etc., etc.
 The Pail Mall Magazine for May has arrived and is for sale by T. H. Pease X Son. Tn this issue this splendid maga zine surpasses itself. It is very fine number in all respects.
 At the annual meeting of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Massachu- setts, held but a short time ago, the Rev. pr. William K. Hall of Newburgh, N Y, was elected chaplain and also se- lected to preach the annual sermon to the artillery next June in Boston. Dr. Hall Is well known in Bridgeport and Stratford having formerly been pastor of church in Stratford and also serv ing as chaplain of the Seventeenth regi ment, Connecticut Volunteers, through the civil war.
 Dr. Earle Terry Smith, son of Orlando Smith, was married yesterday in New York city to Miss Georgine Munger, the daughter of the late Judge George G. Munger of Rochester, N. r., graduate of Yale in the class of 1S4S. pr. and Mrs. Smith sailed for Germany on the Lahn yesterday immediately after the wedding.
 In Seymour yesterday Edward O'Keefe, aged thirty-five years, an em- ploye of the Seymour Manufacturing company, was instantly killed at the mills of the company at 7:30 a. m. His hand became caught in a coil of wire and he was hurled violently against machine.
 Miss Bessie Linda Smith, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Samuel D. Smith, who reside in Tracy near Archer's corner, Meriden, died at o'clock yesterday morning, aged eighteen years. Miss Smith was member of the senior class
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TitlanciaI.
The stock Market.

New York, April 1S.--Stock prices ad- sional dealings. The abandonment of the tunnel scheme by Metropolitan was reflected in a loss of 3 points in the stock and gain of over 3 in Man. hattan Tennessee and Iron gained 31a on an expectation of a change in it's finances in connection with a sale of the company's railroad. Colorado Fuel and Iron also advanced nearly 3 points The decision by the court of appeals in fa- vor of Brooklyn Transit left that stock nearly } points above yesterdays fig urea. What was said to be covering of shorts raised Burlington points, CO., incident with an easier tone in the wheat market A demand appeared for Louisville and Southern pref, which benefited each point. The anthracite coalers were stronger, the oft-mooted better regulation of trade possibility again doing service. There was talk that a reorganizat tion of the capitaliza ton of North American was being ar ranged and the stock was strong. Call money rates ranged from down to 4, the quotation of the last loan. London sold stock purchased yesterday St Paul rose about point on it's hand some statement of earnings for the sec ond week in April, but profit taking de- prived it of half it's gain. The market closed strong.
 Dullness prevailed in the bond de- partment, but there was no abatement of it's recent strength in any issues re- spending to sem-investment inquiry. Total sales, S2,o97 GOO
 United States 3s registered declined N and the new 4s registered and the old As 1s in the bid price. New As coupons advanced ss ard the 3s B.
 NEW iOHh STOCK N.if.EhT Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations on the New York Stock Exrbange, reported
 by Prince S Whiteiy, Brokers, b Center
 New Haven,
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 Mo, Kan. X Texas 2d mtg 4s.. 6S 6S1s Mobile X Ohio gen mtg As. ..... ST14 S7M N. Y., Ont. & West. gen mtg 4s 1O3% 1O4
 N. T., Sus X West gen mtg 5s 97 D7h Nor Pacific prior gen mtg 0s. .103h 1O3& Northern Pacific gen lien 3s. . 6Tib G7M Oregon Short Line Con- Js. ..... III 111b Phila. X Reading gen mtg 4s... S9ls S015 Rio Grande X West. 1st mtg 4s 07I4 971b Southern Ky 1st Con- z 5s ... 10S 1OSM St. Louis X Southw. list mtg 5s. 94 941a reXas Paclhc lst mtg os. .113 113ia l. nnion Pacihc 4s;........,......10 Is; .106 1061a Wabash Ry Co.,, 1st mtg 5s. .... .116 118h Wabash Ky Co. 2d mtg 5s. 96% 97G
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aettsysburg, Luray, and Washington.

The Pennsylvania Railroad company has arranged for a five-day personally conducted tour to Gettysburg, Luray and Washington on May 6. A full day will be spent at Gettysburg. three hours at Luray, affording ample time to make the tour of the wonderful caverns, and two days at Washington.
 The party will be under the guidance of one of the companys experienced tourist agents. A 'chaperon, whose es- pecial charge will be unescorted ladies, will also accompany the party through out. Round-trip tickets, including transportation for the round trip, hotel accommodations at Gettysburg and car riage drive over the battlefield, lun- cheon, transfer and admission to the Luray Caverns, luncheon, transfer and hotel accommodations at Washington, and dinner going and supper returning, at Broad street station in connection with tickets from Trenton and points east thereof will be sold at the ex- tremely low rate of $25 from New York, s24 from Trenton, S22 from Philadelphia and proportionate rates from other points.
 For itineraries and full information apply to ticket agents; tourist agent, 1196 Broadway, New York 7S9 Broad street, Newark, N. J.; or address George w. Boyd, assistant general passenger agent, Broad street station Piladel- phia
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- - FOR PTJBLTC SAFETY,

The following are the regulations pre- scribed by the railroad commissioners in accordance with the recent act of the general assembly, under which ex- plosives may be carried by steam rail- roads:
 Nitro-glycerine shall under no cir cumstances be transported by any steam railroad.
 Pulverized gun-cotton in compress ed form and in a moist state and all dry explosive powders, commonly known as high explosives, as dua'in, giant powder, rend-rock dynamite etc., made in part of itro-glycerine, may be trans ported by steam railroad companies upon freight trains only in wooden cases holding not exceeding 100 pounds nor less than five pounds of explosives and packed in dry sawdust between the powder and the inside surface of the case, When in cartridges each cartridge shall be surrounded on all sides with dry sawdust and all interstices between such cartridges, and space of at least one inch between the outer side of such cartridges and the inside surface of the case shall be filled with dry saw dust. Each of such cases shall be plain 1y marked on at least three of it's sides with the names of it's contents and "E plosiVe- Dangerous, so as to be ree 1ily seen by those who are to handle i'.
 All explosives of the illuminate class may be transported on trains not used for the carriage of passengers in wood en- water-tight kegs, in wet state; provided that such water-tight kegs are in ao1.a cras .j11p6 in with sawdust, which shall be marked in the method prescribed in the case of dry explosives in the foregoing rule, No. g.
 Large percussion caps or exploders, or other substances, the explosion of which by fire will explode the powders referred to in the foregoing rules, shall in no case be transported in the same railroad car with such powders.
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 There are others, but you don't want them When you need a plaster you need it, and there's no time for experi- menting and finding out mistakes after ward
 A1LoooKs PoRoUs PLAsTERs are quick and sure, and acknowledged by the high est medical authorities and everybody else to be the best remedy for pains and aches of every description
 Do not be persuaded to accept sub stitute. Allcock's have no equal.
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Dld Asked

Quotations of Active Bonds.
 Reported by Boody. Mcclellan X Co.,, Bankers and Brokers, 57 Broadway. New York, and ST Orange Street, New Haven.
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Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations on the New York Stock Exchange, reported by Prince < Whteiy, Brokers. b Center street. New Haven
 Open High Low T,nst
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Chicago Mnl Iret.

Reported over private wire by H. c. Friedman X Co. Bankers and Brokers 10 Wall Street. N. T.. and TG3 Chapel Street. Room and 3, New Ha qen. N A. Tanner Manager of Local Branch.
 Opening HigheSt Lowest CIoso
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CInsIIru Prices.

Following are the closing prices reported by Prince & Whitcly, Bankers and Brokers, 52 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center st., New Haven. Bid. Asked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-05
NEW NOISELESS MOTOR.
1t VIII Extract More Power from
Stea an than other Mechanfsms.

CHICAGO July 4-The Record says:
Forty horse power, or about ten times as
much as the best engines develop at present
with a half-inch feed, will, according to the
claims of the inventor, be extracted from the
same quantity of steam by motor which
will be inspected by Admiral Melville, chief
Of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, u. s. N,
some time this month in this city. The
motor is twenty-four inches high and oc-
cupies a space about thirty inches square on
the floor. 1t is practically noiseless and has
no packing in any Of the parts. With slight
variations 1T Is modelled after a smaller one,
which has been successfully operated by
both steam and liquid air, and through which
the attention of Lieutenant Zalinski, u. 5.
n. retired, was enlisted. Through him the
Bureau of Engineering became interested
1.-The machine is composed of two disks, one
revolving within the other on a separate
axle In an opposite direction and all incased
in a metal box of circular shape. Each disk
is forged into alternate spa->s and partitions
The spaces are three-s.Xteenthsr of an inch
wide and have parallel sides. The blades or
partitions are three-eghths of an inch thick.
These alternating spaces and partitions are
cut on the disk at such an angle that the
steam which is fed through the axle or
shaft. passes through the spaces on the disk
nearest the axle 10 the partitions of the next
disk at a right angle, thus propelling the
second disk in the opposite direction. BY
this arrangement one of the disks revolves
i'm one direction and the other in the OPP
posite the power of both being harmonized
on the power shaft by reversing gear con-
nected with one Of them. The force Of the
steam utilized is that Of pressure and not
of impact. The motor extracts approx
imately all of the power in the steam before
IL reaches the circumference of the disk; ard
therein, according to the inventor, j. +.
Brady, of this city, lies its superiority over
other mechanisms. The machine is adapta-
BILE TO either high low pressure. the fric-
ton is reduced to the minimum and the ad
justment of feed IS automatic"
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met were impelled TO do Moreover. some OF
them. in an excess of patriotism, had pro-
cured bombs which they exploded in public
places without fear of meeting the fate of
compatriot who discharged a giant cracker
In Antwerp on Independence day, and short
ly thereafter found himself IN the lookup.
On every hand were the evidences of ma
tional sympathy. The too exuberant AmeTi-
can-who has not met him when abroad
found encoura cement and not reproof in his
efforts to make an American Fourth OF
July in Geneva.
In the evening they told me there
would be the annual moonlight excursion
down the lake in honor of Independence
day. Think Of IT.! A Fourth of July ex-
i went-of course. The steamer, too, was
beautifully hung with Swiss and Amer
lean flags and with bunting of red. white
tional colors were swung from the avn
ing. About One-sixth of the passengers
were American tourists. the remaining ex-
classes. The well-to-do residents of Geneva
don't stay in Switzerland during the warm
season.
There was a band on board-a very bad
band, / must admit, but its enthusiasm
atoned in some measure for Its lack of
harmony. 1t played almost necessarily from
the hour of our departures oclock-until
Wharf Sesan t With
Banner and wound up with Hail Column
bia"-the American contingent. with some
modest exceptions, singing words OF the ma
tional hymn with more vigor than accuracy.
and yells, which highly entertained the more
stolid natives. / half suspect the Swiss
goes upon this Fourth of July excursion
mainly to see the American visitor perform.
There were fireworks along the shore
another important reminder OF dear old
America. We wound up the evening at
lated cracker or two and drank the health
OF Uncle Sam In good Swiss brew.
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DEATH OF KAPIOLANI.
Widow of the Late King Kalau-Kaua,
of the Hawaiian Islands.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 4.-The
steamship Coptic arrived late last night
from Hong-Kong and Yokohama, via Homo
lulu. She brings news of the death at
Honolulu on June "a OF dowager Queen
Kapiolani. widow of the late King Kalau-
kaua. Her death had been expected for
some time. She was sixty-five years of
age and was sufferer from cancer and re-
Gently had stroke of paralysis. She was
much esteemed in the islands and her death
was sincerely mourned. Her remains lay in
state for eight days and were buried with
impressive ceremonies. She left no chill
dren, and during her life devoted much of
her time to charitable work, the Kapiolani
Home for Leper Girls and other institu-
tons having been founded by her She Wis
tied San Francisco in state in 1887 with her
sister-in-law, then Princess Liliuokalani
and was given royal welcome
There was no sickness on the steamer
Coptic, and her passengers report that fear
Of the bubonic plague had abated at Homo
lulu. Among those on the vessel were Col
Ames, of the First Minnesota Volunteers
who is on furlough, and DR.. Sheldon, u. s.
A, who is returning from Manila. The
Coptic brought ninety-five cabin and 517
steerage passengers
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SWISS HONOR OUR FOURTH.
Streets OF Geneva Brilliant and Fire
works Encouraged.
A. c. Mcdonald, in Baltimore Herald

a. -. McDOudlu, III DdltlmOrc 0eTdiu
of July by the people of Switzerland is one
of the unexpected things which an Ameri-
can traveller sees. If he has spent INDIE
pendence day in England or France or Ger
many. where the only recognition of the
day comes from resident or visiting Amer
leans, he will be surprised the more.
on the evening of the Sd of July. Geneva
was warm and sticky-something like New
York or Boston, as have known them on
hotel-it was not one affected by American
tourists-for a stroll through the city. From
the upper window of one OF the shops which
looked on the narrow cobble-paved street
hung an American flag beside the flag of
Switzerland. / was puzzled for minute:
one sees the stars and stripes a great deal
and sometimes in the large cities, even
shopkeepers will use them to attract the at
tention of possible American customers.
But here in Geneva, on side street. the
And just beyond it was another, and then
another.
GLORIOUS Fourth" and that in my home in
the States at that minute hundreds OF thou
sands of flags were flying and millions or
crackers exploding to celebrate the anniver-
sary. 1t was odd to be reminded OF the oc-
casion by the people of another land so far
from my own-a people speaking another
language and alien TO me In everything but
their love Of freedom. Ii came upon me like
an INSPIRATION that this was the tribute of
the people OF lesser republic to the greatest
and most successful example OF popular gov
eminent which the world has seen.
Turning into another street ! saw more
decorations and as II neared the business
center of the city they grew still more pro-
fuse The big hotels showed the blended
colors from many windows and from the
Flagstaff of the National Hotel. which is the
most frequented by Americans, flew the
It was inspiring. felt like throwing my
hat into the air and crying: Hurrah." That
Il what good many Americans whom ]
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COLORED ROAD RACE.
Fourth Annual Event Of Seesaw
Cycle Club.

The fourth annual road race Of the See
saw Cycle Club took place yesterday morn
ing. the start and finish being at the grove
ut Twenty-sixth and Meridian streets. The
race was over what is known as the Broad
Ripple course" The Seesaw Cycle Club Is
composed entirely of colored men, The start
was witnessed by about thousand men
and women. Jap Clemens was referee
and started the races promptly at 10 o'clock.
In the six-minute class there were five
contestants, and the same number took
part In the hve-minute handicap. Ten men
raced In the four-minute class, four In the
three-minute, three in the two-minute and
two in the e-minute. Carter Temple, Tay-
lor Styles, Edward Warfeld, II. d. Robin
son and James Vincent were the scratch
men. .
Rufus Schee, a minute man, fell
from his wheel shortly after the start and
returned. Bert Ward, one-minute man,
came back within twenty minutes after the
start, having also fallen from his wheel.
Richard johnson, of the four-minute class,
was the first man to finish. Homer Lake,
another four-minute man, was second and
Click Brown was third. Hylie Taylor, a
six-minute man, finished fourth. Carter
Temple was the first scratch man In, and
won the time prize He rode the course In
1870 Part of the way the riders faced a
strong wind which, with the flying dust and
hot sun made the contest a hard one