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son, whom the grandmother had power
to make illegitimate by declaring the
fact that she had never consented To
the marriage. The situations was de-
clared to be impossible, but M. Stoc-
quart quotes article 148 of the civil
code, which figures effectively in the
ercond act of the play.
M. Stocquart has compiled briefly the
marriage and divorce laws Of Spain,
France, Belgium and Holland, which,
have much the same law, Italy, Ger
many, Austria Hungary and Switzer-
land; and under each country he gives
cases, some Of which are imaginary,
while others are actual. These cases
impress the necessity of an American
marrying abroad, even in Great Britain.
or even marrying a foreigner at home,
consulting counsel learned in the law
before contracting marriage, or going
through the form of contracting at.
Most Of the states named have codifled
their marriage laws. Spain, especially.
says M. Stocquart, has good code but
it has traps for the unwary. Roman
Catholics are governed by one law,
Professionals, and Catholics marrying
Professionals, by another. The canon
law as laid down by the council Of
Trent more than three hundred years
ago, is still in force in Spain to SONS
extent. France, Holland and Belgium,
as said, have much the same laws on
marriage. A new code Of marriages
laws went into effect in Germany on
January ! Of this year.
1t thus seems apparent that in cons
tracing a marriage with a foreigner III
this country, an American must ascer-
tain if the foreigner is legally capable
of contracting marriage. and then IN
what manner the ceremony must be
performed TO make the marriage bind
Ing in the foreign country; In a for
eign country the American must show
his or her capacity for making a con-
tract. and must learn what laws gov
ern the ceremony. There are 50 many
details of law that no sensible person
will act as his own lawyer in such q
case but will consult some local coun-
sell One can depend too much even on
the American minister. For instance,
two Americans may marry at am
American legation in foreign country
without regard to the law of the landy
and the marriage will be legal in that
land because OF the principle OF extra
territoriality applying to the Legations;
but foreigner and an American mars
rying there, unless the laws of the for
eigners domicile We're observed, would
not be legally married in that country. b
Thus it appears that marriage abroad
Is much more important matter in it's
details than here.
1t Is curious that Miss Genevieve
Ward, the actress who created the
leading part in Forget Me Not" had
herself been the victim Of foreign
and had been rescued from
the position in which her husbands Il
perfidy and her own ignorance of the
Russian laws had placed her, only by
the personal interposition of the car,
who compelled the husband to repeat 4
the ceremony with proper rites.-New
York Sun.
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WILLING FORD

Collector r. H. Cowles received a
| telephone message from Hartford early
last evening that his son, F. M. Cowles,
under treatment at DR.. Johnsons sani-
tarum for appendicitis, was getting
along finely.
A telephone dispatch from Hartford
early last evening stated that Mrs. c.
J. Morse was alive, but was not expect
ed to survive but a short time at the
most.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to Paul Sodowski, Russian, and
Miss Ruzzy Scepamyk, an Austrian.
Stephen Morse former resident of
this town, died yesteday at the home
of his son, Elliott S. Morse in New
Britain, aged eighty-two years. The
body will be brought here for burial on
the 1:47 train Sunday.
r. S. Austin returned home yesterday
on the 147 train FROM his place of
business In Berlin, suffering from a
severe attack of the grip.
G. M. Hallenbeck is home from the
White mountains.
Miss Emma Hodkipson of New York
is the guest of Miss Mary Mansfield.
The rainfall here of Wednesday night
and Thursday was only one and one
quarter inches, but it did lots of good.
Rev. E. q. Ellis of Danbury will
preach in the Advent church at both
services tomorrow.
Mrs. Frank Russell is home from a
visit in New Bedford
The ball game between the Jeffer-
sons of Waterbury and the Walling-
fords on the South Colony street
grounds this afternoon promises to be
an interesting one, as the local team is
determined to get even from the defeat
here early this season.
Company KS members will have a
practice shoot to-day.
Henry zimmerman of Hamden in
tends to start up a large cider mill on
the property purchased from Isaac w.
Bull on Ward street, near Cherry street.
James Morse has sold to Charles w.
Cook A 1-2x75 feet of land on Cottage
street, Yalesville.
Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Hull are home
from Little Falls, N. Y
H. w. Davis and daughters, Miss
Lille and Marion, Miss Eva Lobb and
Mis-. c. X. Todd leave to-day for Clam
Island, off Indian Neck.
The Waterbury and Wallingford golf
clubs will have a contest on the East
Center street links this afternoon.
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CLEVELAND CIRCUIT RACES.
Defeat of Dare Devil, Prohibitive Fave

Defeat of Dare Devil, a Prohibitive Favor
Cleveland, O., July s7.-This was the bio
day Mt the Grand Circuit races and there
was large crowd present. The feature
OF the days racing was the defeat of Dare
Devil, the Black Sea Lion Of the Village
was the prohibitive fayorite. There were
eight starters In the first heat Charley
Herr and Precision fought to the distance
gate, wren Gecrs brought Dare Devil at Il
fnSt clip and took the heat In driving fin
ish. In the second heat Charley Herr and
- tle threecuartcr pole,
when Dare Devil took fright, holding it al.
most to the wire. Then Clayton was push
Ell afead under the whip and won by a
lose. In the third heat Charley Herr and
PRECISION led to the half, Clayton and Dare
Devil lying back. Both came up very fast
with tnree-quarters and passed the two
leaders, hghtlng 1t out to the wire Dare
Devil made three bad skips In that heat,
which spoiled his chances.
at S75, with 500 for the field. In the first
tnree heats Midway broke badly. Rennick
his driver. then asked that Geers be put
up. That was done and Midway easily
who had begun to hedge by this time, lost
heavily at both ends.
In the ZIP trot, Boralma carried the
Lawson ys1 colors to victory for the first time
which was won by Ebert, the chestnut gel
ding was never headed.
Donnie Direct won his second victory of
the week by taking the 2:20 pace with
ease. The summarizes
223 Glass. Pacing Purse $500, g In s.
Midway, b g, by Tom Web
Ster, QRennick and GeeTs) 8 ) 1 1 !
Cobbett b s, (MereditD... 2 3 G 4 2 !
George c, b g, (Townley)... 3 3 70
Dolly Brown, br IN, (R. Mil
Ter? ,....:1:..,. ;......7 4 gro
Straight Ticket, blk &,
(Nlchos) .... 80. ..... ! 6 3 8 6 70 |
Beauty Spotty, b IN, (Shoc-
kencey) 80. -. -. -. 3 Z 4 3 10 |
Pussy Willow, ID IN, Gull
,ye!J go. go. -. -. . 1 1 9 DIS
Maiden Queen, CHI IN, Mum
som 49,. -. ..... .... 8 7 DIS
2:13
z:lo Glass, Trotting, Purse $1,000, e in 80
Clayton, b S, by Allerton (McHenry) G / II
Dare Devil, b h b $, (Geers). ....... 2 -
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WON BY THE POLICEMEN.
The Ball Game at Savin Rock Yester-
day Afternoon.

The Ball Game at Savin Rock Yester-
day Afternoon.
The ball game at Savin Rock yester-
day between the police baseball nine
and the Edward Malley Co., resulted in
a victory for the former team by score
of u to 4. About 400 persons witnessed
the game. The police team was made
up as follows: Carey p, Doherty SIS,
Lautenbach 3b, Doughan 1b, Dunn CT,
Connolly CT, st. Clair 2b, and McQuee-
ney RI,
: The Edward Malley company team
was made up as follows: Buchanan c,
Baum p, Crown 1b, Mccartney 2b, Tyr
rell 3D. Spencer IS, Manning IF, Reilly
CT, Maloney IF. The pitching of Baum
TO rthe dry goods men bothered some
of the police very much, and ten of the
latter were struck out Carey Of the
police team struck out nine. Baum
gave two bases on balls and Carey one.
Monday the police nine will begin
practicing on the lot at the corner of
Chapel street and Winthrop avenue, and
later 1t is probable that games with
other police mines in the state will be
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INTERESTING EVENT YESTER
DAY.
Mrs. Sylvia Langdon Dunham's One
Hundredth Birthday.

Mrs. Sylvia Langdon Dunham's One
Hundredth Birthday.
The beautiful weather of yesterday
afternoon brought a large number of
relatives and friends to the old Dun
ham homestead in Southington, former
ly known as the Durham tavern. First
among the arrivals was her son George
from Unionville, with his children and
grandchildren, the Rev. Samuel Dun
ham, the youngest son son, from Bing-
hamton N. Y, having arrived the day
before. A grandson, George Durham,
also was present from Herkimer N Y,
and a nephew, William Giles, son of
the late DR.. Giles N. Langdon Of New
Haven, was also there. At 2:45 a dele
cation of about twenty-five members
from Ruth Hart chapter of Meriden, of
which Mrs. Durham is a member, ar
rived the officers of which were Mrs
Benjamin C. Kennard, regent; Mrs. w.
H. Catlin vice regent and Miss Han
nah X. Peck, historian; and a quar-
tette consisting Of Mrs. J. Perry Platt,
Mrs. It. B. Granniss, Mrs. Frank Hall
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! have already been badly hit; immedi-
ately after, with terrific crash shell
| hit an ammunition wagon fair-those
around held their breath for still
greater explosion. but, wonderful to
say, the ammunition was not exploded.
When the dust had cleared, however,
the wheel of the wagon was found
smashed to matchwood, and the vehi-
Gle lay helpless and useless on its side.
But still steady as rocks sit these dri-
vers facing the music. This Is courage
the real article-and the market price
of this kind of British pluck is one and
twopence day!
Three days later | was photograph
ing these boys behind their guns on the
hill at Reitfontein, standing just as
quietly under hot rifle fire at twelve
hundred yards range, which the enemy
kept UP persistently although we had
silenced their guns and actually set fire
to long line Of grass ON the hill from
which they were firing. An innocent,
Misunderstanding hill it seemed with
not a Boer visible on it, yet the bright
summer air simply sang with the notes
of Mauser bulets-clear and musical
notes when they pass high overhead,
but with a sharp and bitter ping when
they pass close.
But the best sight of all is to see our
gunners going out of action. They go
in at gallop and retired at walk.
There is something so delightfully."- con-
temptuous of the enemy's markham
ship in this. One day outside Lady
smith was typical. A couple Of batter
les went out with some cavalry for a
small reconnaissance In force. located
the Boer gun, and quickly drove the
gunners to cover. The vultures had
gathered as usual at the sound Of their
dnner-gong. but there was no fight, and
soon the guns llmbered up and turned
back across the plain. Immediately
the Boer gunners We're back at their
gun, and, serving it with wonderful ra-
pidity, sent shell after shell at our re-
firing batteries. The first was Just
short, then the two next went over;
but on they went quietly, never break
ing out of the walk. Then a shell fell
between a gun and timber, and did
not burst. The great vultures wheeled
and circled lower, waving their shad-
ows below them on the parched plain
day--not even horse was hit. And so
always, when these field guns stop
barking and timber up, it reminds one
of pulling dog out of a fight by the
tail as they are dragged slowly as If
away; while the drivers
don't bother to look round, and don't
look bit like heroes full of courage at
the magnificent price of one shilling
twopence aday.-Elandslaagte Cores
pondence Of the Westminster Gazette.
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THE LAW OF FOREIGN MAR
RAGE

Precautions Americans Should Observe
in Wedding in Continental Coun-
tries.
An active publicist of Belgium M
Emile Stocquart, has published recently
in Brussels, In the English language, a
short monograph, Studies in Private
International Law" which he dedicates
to the American bar association "in to-
ken of gratitude for thereceptiona at Buff
falo IN. " in 1899" M. Stocquart is a
constant writer on international law,
and this monograph is both important
and interesting. 1t contains, too, ma
terial for a dozen nlelodramas and
farces.
Public international law governing
the relations of ore country with ali
other becomes more or less familiar to
every intelligent reader of the papers.
Private international law is less famil-
lar, unless it has been brought to ones
knowledge through some personal APP
plication. Another and more accurate
name than private international law is
that of the conflict of laws. For this
form of international law deals with
the question whether the courts of a
state are to apply their own municipal
law or that of another country In the
decision of a given cause. Because
this form of law is. called private, it
does not follow that it Is of little appli-
cation or narrow use 1t affects mat
tiers of everyday 'life, of commercial
routine, and in many instances, ques-
tons governing the validity of mar
riage between foreigners and citizens
contracted in foreign countries
The laws of marriage differ in every
country. In the United States the rule
Is that marriage contracted according
to the laws of the place of contract is
valid here, whether as between two
Americans, two foreigners, or an Amer
lean and u foreigner, Some foreign
countries require that marriage to
which one of their subjects is a party
be contracted in accordance with their
own especial laws. Hence arises the
interest in private International law as
it relates to marriage.
Herman Merivale, in his play For
get Me Not" used with great theatre
cal effect provision of the French civ
il code that requires the consent of a
father or mother to sons marriage.
until the son has attained the age of
twenty-five. The story. tells how the
mail an English family, because the
son had married into the family with |
out her consent, and dying, had left
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day school at 1890 a. M; children S
meeting ('Sunshine Band'D, to p.
m Preaching in Italian, Rev. Marco
Mazucca, o'clock p. M; the people S
service Gone hour) at 7:45 o'clock.
The address tomorrow evening will be
by Rev. Dryden w. Phelps. Meetings
also every evening of the week. Mems
club on Wednesday evening. King S
Daughters on Friday evenings. Mission
Rescue band on Saturday evenings. All
are welcome. The City Mission Rescue
band also hold an open air service at
$3.50 every Sunday afternoon in the
Crescent street grove, corner of Cres-
cent and Goffe streets.
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BRITISH ARTILLERY IN ACTION.
Our guns had to go up a Sloping de-
preston at right angles to the Boer fire
before getting into position for open
ing. Every instant was of value, as
the Boer shells were now dropping
amongst the Imperial Light Horse and
the infantry, who were just beginning
to deploy Under whip and spur they
galloped up the slope-Gad. 1t was
sight to see how these artillery horses
pulled; there was no taxpayers money
wasted there. One drops down, and the
sharpness with which he is replaced by
one of the spare horses would have
drawn ringing rounds of applause at an
1slington Tournament. They take UP
position at the top of the rising ground,
monopolizing the attention of the Boer
gunners as they unimber.
The gunnerS jump from their seats
sharp as sailors, unlock the limbers,
leaving the guns pointed towards the
enemy. Then the drivers trot off about
fifteen yards, wheel round and sit mo-
tionless on their horses facing the fire
One cannot but admire the courage re-
quired to sit coolly like that with Moth
ing to do but watch the enemy firing
deliberately at them-See the discharge,
and then await the arrival of the she'll
as they come whlrring and hurtling
through the air, With what critical in
terest they must watch improvement In
the enemy's shell-bowling! One was
forcibly reminded of cricket bowling at
Elandslaagte. Many of the shells did
not burst and those that We're not full
pitched came in the manner of swift
bowling along the rounded, almost fiat
topped surface of the rising ground:
and these gunners sat as steady as if
they We're the wickets just stuck in the
ground, with never a duck of the head
or a blink of the eye. The men work.
ing the guns are kept busy all the
time, and have no time to think Of or
watch the enemy's shells: but the driv-
ers HAYES nothing to do but wait and
watch. The horses. with still heaving
foam streaked sides, stand painting and
tossing their heads. The Beers have
got the range of our batteries accurate
ly, as it must have been previously OBJ
vious that it was the one we would
have taken UP. Three of the gunners
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and Miss Helen Kennard. The follow
ing programme was then carried out;
Introductory exercises by the regent
ending with repeating the twenty
third psalm.
Selection-Glee club.
Remarks by the regent.
Selection-Old Oaken Bucket-Glee
club.
Historical paper by the historian Miss
Peck.
Then there was the presentation OF
large cake, ornamented in gilt, appro-
pirate for the occasion, and presented
with the following words and poem:
In addition to our congratulations
and warmest good wishes, the chapter
to which you belong bring a more sub
stantial gift as an expression of their
appreciation and good will
A token of our love and pride,
We bring for old times sake;
IT'S of the very same old kind
That mother used to make
With many spice and many plum,
With sugar frosted DER;
We always ate 1t, every crumb,
And always longed for more.
With love Of comrades, old and new,
We ask you to partake;
Our daughter true we know that you
Will surely take the cake.
Next was the presentation of one
hundred roses from Hannah Woodruff
chapter of Southington by Mrs. e. w.
TWitchell, regent. Then came selec-
tlon by the glee club, "Auld Lang
Syne;" reading Of a letter from Rev.
Joseph H. Twichell Of Hartford by Rev.
Samuel Durham; song, Dixie by the
glee club; letter Of congratulation and
presentation of souvenir book from
Katharine Gaylord chapter of Bristol
by Mrs. Wilbur F. Brainard, regent.
Remarks We're made by Rev Samuel
Durham, in behalf Of his mother,
thanking the chapters and friends for
their kind remembranees and at his
request prayer was then offered by his
old classmate and friend, Rev. Mr..
Boardman Of New Britain. The dox-
ology was then. sung by all present, the
exercises being closed with the benedic-
tion by Rev. Samuel Durham.
Among the numerous callers were the
selectmen Of Southington, A. M. Lewis,
l.. Il. Southworth and J. r. Fay, who
presented the old lady with basket of
fruit. She was also the recipient of an
almost endless variety of gifts. Will
liam Berry lodge, X. of P, of South
ington, kindly remembered her with
bouquet of one hundred carnations.
Among the names on the register of
callers We're noticed Morton Judd Of
Wallingford, aged ninety-two; Archi-
bald Murray Richmond of East orange,
N. j.. aged seventy eight, and wife; r.
K Vibbert of the Hartford Times, Lou
is G. Woodruff and Mrs. J. c. st. John
of New York city Many callers were
from adjoining towns.
Many letters of congratulations were
received and also a telegram from Pro-
fessor and Mrs. Aaron c. Blakeslee of
Lansing, Mich.
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TO SPRINGFIELD AND BACK.
Two Well Known Local Riders Will
Mako tho Trim To-Morrow

Two Well Known Local Riders Will
Mako the Trip Tomorrow.
Tomorrow superintendent Grant of
the fire alarm telegraph service of the
fire department and Janitor j. W.
Schappa of city hall, will ride their
wheels to Springfield and back, dist
ance Of about $50 miles by road. They
will leave New Haven about O'clock
Tomorrow morning. and expect to reach
Hartford in time for breakfast, and
Springfield in time for lunch. They ex-
pect to get back to New Haven in time
for dinner. Both men are practiced
long distance riders, and anticipate no
difficulty in making the run in the time
they have scheduled.
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SOLDIER DECEASED.
j, Fl. McNerney Passed Away on His

j, H. McNerney Passed Away on His
Way to China from Manila Z
News of the death of J. r. McNer-
ney, son of Michael McNerney of &c
Market street. was received in this city
yesterday afternoon. Young McNerney
was member of CO. D Of the Ninth
Infantry and was on of his way to
China McNerney died at sea from
malarial sever on June 30, and it was
only yesterday that his father heard
of the sad WIS through the depot quar-
termaster at san francisco. His body
will be brought on and the funeral
will be held in this city shortly after 1t
arrives.
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AT GRACE M. E. CHURCH.

At Grace M. Z. church. corner Of
Howard avenue and Portsea street. to-
morrow the pastor, Rev. A. j. Smith,
will preach at both morning and even
ing services. In the morning Rev. Mr..
Smiths subject will be The Great
Physician" and in the evening he will
preach on THE Pearly Gates"
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SMALL FIRE ON CONGRESS AVE-
NTJE

Engine Co No. l of Howard avenue
yesterday afternoon received still
alarm for fire at the house of John
Lynch, 213 Congress avenue. The fire
was in some papers in back of a fire
board and was eXtinguished before any
damage was done.CE
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CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.

The closing services for the season
will be held tomorrow at the Church
of the Messiah. In the morning at 1890
o'clock the pastor, Rev. W. F. Dcker-
man, will preach. Sunday school at
noon. This church will reopen In Sep
TENDER.
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AT PARK CHAPEI.

Rev. Addison r. Moore will preach in
Park chapel, Ocean View street. Morris
Cove, tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
Preaching in the evening at 1880 o'clock
by Rev. Frederick Collett. Every one
welcome.
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FIRST M n CHJRCH

Owing to the fact that the First M.
E. church is being renovated and repair
ed there will be no services held there
tomorrow.
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A CRICKET MATCH TO-DAY

To be Played by Members of the Sons of
st. George.
A cricket match will be played by
members Of The Sons of St George this
afternoon, All cricketers, whether mem
bers of the order or not, are invited to
attend The rendezvous will be at st.
Georges hall corner of Church and
Chapel streets, and the 2:15 car will be
taken to the field.
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ATT SpRINGSTDF HOMIE,

There will be a service at Springside
home tomorrow morning under the di-
rection of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew
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THE CITY MISSIONS.

At the CITY Mission hall, corner of
Court and State streets, the Sunday
services are as follows: English Sunday
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Rev. DR. Chalmers at Saginaw. Mich,

Rev. DR.. Chalmers af Saginaw, Mich,
pastor of one Of the largest Congrega-
tional churches in Michigan, who has
been supplying the pulpit of the Grand
avenue Congregational church during
the month Of July, will preach his last
sermon there tomorrow forenoon. AS
this will be the last opportunity to hear
him, and as he is very able and elo-
quent preacher, there will doubtless be
a large audience present. The church
will be closed during the month of Au-
gust.