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THE GRANT-REILLY MARRIAGE.
Rome Declared 1t Legal, but Drs. Burtseu
and McGlynn Say 1t Was Invalid.

BRIDGEPORT. Sept. 25.-The famous Grant.
Reilly marriage contest. in which decision
was recently rendered by tho Holy See at
Rome declaring legal William +. Grants first
marriage to Mary Reilly is again tho thcmo OF
discussion among Catholics. Mr.. Grant has
made public a number OF letters. among them
being one from the Rev. DR.. II. L. Burtscll Of
New York. In this letter DR.. Burtsell says
You certainly are not bound to give DR..
Makers letter. in its present shape. any at
tention. even though it DO countcrsigncd by
Father Hughes. the administrator. Before any
such notice can be binding on you. Father
Hughes. first. should authenticate his claim to
act as delegate of the Holy Sec. There is no
need OF a delegate OF tho Holy Sec
to notify you OF the decision OF some Roman
congregation. At any rate. any one claiming
proof OF it. Second. he must state what tri.
bunal gave tho decision. Tho use OF the cx-
preston Decision Of Rome is ridiculous In
brought to tho Roman tribunal. Certainly it
Ho o tho good t ne h a 1
nor were notified that tho case was brought
before any trbnHnl KIT I'll if yon have aye tho pa,
OF n Roman canonist as lawyer tho wholp ca 20
can, am confident. be rcopened. and he will
POND p That m Slhs out Win
Mary Reilly certainly was invalid from tho be-
ginning because s6e was baptized and You
unbnptized and no disp.nsatlon granted, and
Besides this letter, Mr.. Grant has given for
publication ono from the, Rev. DR.. Edward No
satisfied that Mr.. Grants first marriage was
Illegal, and that he was q FREQ man when ho
was married = second time in st Stephens
that the former marriage had been annulci
BY the state. and. according TO the law Of tho
Catholic Church. was never u true and binding
marriage. Tho opinion Of II. Gabricls. theo-
Logan, to- the effect that tho first marriage is
null also forms part Of Mr.. Grants evidence.
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importance was about to take place. Fifty or
moro sailors. armed with carbincs. were lined
UP on tho port side. with drummer. trum-
peter. and an officer at their head. Standing
near the starboard ladder were oil tho petty
officers OF the vessel. with looks OF expectancy
on their faces. On tho poop deck brass band
were awaiting the signal from their chief. and
in front of the door. which apparently led to
tho officers quarters. there paced one in a
sailors uniform; bearing medieval battle
over tho upper rail in silent expectation.
. The reporter was ySry much awed at all
President Carnot was about to appear before
him. he stepped up to O. quartermaster, who
t 10 sS csH p%a Sa lbs hs t fnd Sa h
this remark and shrugged his SHOULDERS.
Admiral was going out to make some calls
and could not at present receive hs1y one
tranae Of the himself " inc
deef ' The t man with the bpttls axe saated
the a i the b Sls s
jackets came to present and thS band On
tho the lead leader stood on tiptoe beating time With
$ssE WY h{5 sssSsd hat r RI, lis Tsh. SsiHS:
handkerchief in return; He wore the full uni:
medals and gold braid. white gloves and pat
ent leather shoes Behind him came Commo-
dore lie Garrec. who bowed to those whom his
superior officer had overlooked in his haste.
The Admira! and his companion then ran
down the ladder like young sailors and went
them. The band stopped short in the midst Of
the chorus. the tars d sbanded and disappeared
in all directions. and the. only vestige left Of
deck. who still waved her handkerchief to the
departing Admiral.
The French officers visited Capt. H. B. Robe
son on the Chicago and Lieut.. Seaton Schroeder
on the Vcsuvius. Some OF the officers OF the
Vesuvius also came aboard of the. Nafade.
yille's visit to-day.
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COMMISSIONER LYMfNs SUCCESSOR.
Tho Record or Marsh II. DunnclI, Who, II
In Said, Will Re Appointed.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-Ex- Representative
Mark II. Dunnell OF Minnesota, whom. 1t Is re-
ported. tho President hos selected to BIO tho
successor Of Civil Service Commissioner Ly-
man, Is 10 years OF age and has had a long
and somewhat varied public career. He was
born In Maine. md was member OF the Legls-
lature Of that State. He was lawyer in Port
land when tho war broke out. and entered
tho service as Colonel OF the Fifth Maine
Infantry Ho was Consul at Vera Cruz
under Lincoln. and on his return from Mexico
became citizen Of Minnesota. He was
member Of the Legislature and State Superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction there. as he had
been in Maine. and was elected to tho Forty
second and five succeeding Congresses.
He was defeated for election to the Forty
eighth Congress. and thinking that there was
no political future for him in tho North
west no Joined tho great army OF claim
agents in Washington. After few years
struggle he gave up hope Of success.
and went back to Minnesota. where
in 1888 the Republican tidal wave sent
him back to Washington as Representative in
Congress from his old First district The
Democratic tidal wave OF 1890 stranded him
again; and now he pops up in his old age for
os IN several Sc WaSs
Chairman Of the Census Committee, In which
place he was influential in sitting tho appeal
population.
Mr.. Dunnel has never been regarded. either
by his friends or his enemies. as civil scr:
vfce reformcr. but rather has been looked
upon always ns a. genuine. dyed-in-the, wool.
radical Force bill Republican, such as 1t Is UNI
to tho Mugwump Mr.. Lyman. At the begin
ming Of President Harrison's Administration
ment Of William Window. as Secretary OF tho
Treasury, on the ground that he was not q res
ident OF Minnesota. 4 strong protest was
President had definitely decided to take Mr.
Window into his Cabinet rs ncitizen OF Mime;
his friends withdrew their opposition and were
tho loudest shouters in behalf 2f tho Presi.
Proctor lie Mr.. Dunnelrs chief hacker for the
Civil Service CommiSSionerBhip.
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THE FIGHT TO SAVE TARPY.
Children Called to school and Questioned by
Tarpy and Gleason

There Is lively affidavit contest on in Long
Island City. 1t Is being waged for and against
the reputation of Peter T. Tarpy, the principal
of tho First Ward School in TINT city. and
editor OF tho Harlem Eagle. One sidc is being
led by Mr.. Tarpy himself. On the other sdo
are marshalcd the Citizens Committee Of
Long Island City.
Each side accuses tho other of having done
some tall swearing in tho contest. Tho hunt
for afiidavits started some timc ago when GER
tain citizens Of Long Island City petitoned
state Superintendent OF Public Instruction A.
s. Draper at Albany to revoke Mr.. Tarpy's
license to teach. As ground for their demand
The, submitted aflldavits which set forth that
mr. Ta a was tsS n na OF Incorporate habits
No school has becn held in tho First ward
orening Of the term. Mayor Gleason has. mn
Board Of heath Sas cond " tho Fs
w WARTIME sch m en and sI tho a md
Hickeys class. Grammar n'f 4. received we'd postal
room in tho condemned school building on
Thursday for school. There are about nifty
ssi j. ss ee Wien and ha hs hsn T IN
sISned; tSey wsSs FSssI%sa y ,%eis tSaS$Sr
Clarity, who teach In the same ward
The children say that after they were all u.s.
scmbled Miss Hickey informed them that thcy
were brought together. for tho purpose "
Kidding the school OF bnl boy. Then Mayor
Gleason. !lroppcd in accidentally.
Then Mr.. Tarpy dropped In accidentally. A
l2-ycar-ed Thomas McGough. ~ son Of School
TrustcH Miles McGouEh OF ia Eighth street.
was called up and taken to an adjoining room
1.-THE Mayor and Mr. Tarpy.
Tho boy says no was put through q series OF
questions by both. but he apparently stood tho
ordeal well. llc says he was first asked II he
made affidavit that he saw Mr. Tarpy drunk In
school. also that he saw him asleep in tho as
semhly room. and further that he saw beer
carried into the school.
The boy says he owned to havin made such
an ni'ldnvit. Then he was asked II ho did
answered in tho affirmative In reply to other
questions he also said he saw Mr.. Tarpy
asleep in the assembly room. and that ho saw
Charles Cotton carry beer into the school
from lIayslips saloon. The boy was then al
lowed to 20.
He returned to his class room. Then. It il
sald tho other pupils in tho room wero all
called in by the teachers to sign statement
Of some kind. None was able to tell exactly
what 1t was. The boy told the story as given
above when he was seen yesterday. Two pu-
pills. Frederick 1Inrmer and George Ewcrs.
were reluctant about nttac hing their names to
tho statement. Miss Grady is alleged to have
said the Hammer boy when he hung back:
Finally all the pupils signed the paper. They
were then dismissed and told there would be
no school.
Mr.. Tarpy was not in Long Island City last
night and his version of this latest phase in
the affidavit hunt could not be learned.
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An Attempt to Arrest Her for Libel in tho
Gleason Divorce suit Frustrated.

An Attempt to Arrest Her for Libel in the
Gleason Divorce suit Frustrated.
SoMERs. Conn. Sept. 25.-Another move in
the suit for divorce Of the Rev. c. H. Gleason
was made yesterday. The clergyman named
DR.. Hiram H. Pomeroy Of Boston as the CO.
respondent In his suit against his wife. To
retaliate. DR.. Pomeroy few days ago brought
suit for libel against Mr.. Gleason in New
Hampshire. and arrested tho minister's body
DR.. Pomeroy then offered to release him from
arrest on the attachment. provided the min
lister would withdraw the charge Of adultery
made against him in the petition for divorce.
Mr. Gleason spurned the offer and gave bail.
The principal witness in the divorce suit Is
Miss Laura Root. the organist Of the Consre
gational Church here; where the. Rev. Mr.:
family and highest reputation.
After Dr. Pomeroy had failed to brighten the
minister by n libel suit. he began a similar
proceeding against Miss Root. The process
was directed against the lady's body. and yes
terdaX DR., Pomeroy and a Sheriff appeared at
to arrest her Some friend had warned Miss
Root. and when they arrived she retired to her
private apartment, locked the door, and told
them that they could not enter. She said that
Of bail. but would never submit to thS indigni.
ty Of an arrest. She dared them at their peril
70 break the privacy OF her apartments. DR..
Pomeroy tried to persuade her to como out.
saying that he wanted to see her and have her
consent to take back what she had said about
Miss Root said she should stand by all she had
said After a long parloy the Doctor and sher-
If retired. baflled in the attempt to arrest the
plucky girl or Brighten her.
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INDEPENDENT NETTIE SPENCER.
Not Liking the Way she was Treated, She
started or ON Her Own Hook.

Ten-year Nettie Spencer and her three
year-old sister Gertrude. who disappeared
from their home at 255 Greene avenue Brook
Ign. ON Wednesday. were found yesterday at the
house OF Mrs. Rudd. at 20 Bank street, in this
city. and after brief detention at the Charles
street police station were turned over to the
Brooklyn detectives. who had been searching
for them. They were not kidnapped and no
mystery envelops their adventure. Nettie's tenn
per had become rufled because Mrs. Purinton.
with whom she and her sister had been living
since the death Of their mother. two years ago.
had spoken GROSSLY to her. and she made up
her mind to change her surroundings. She
thought she was old enough to make her own
started from the house on her travels in Mrs.
Purinton's absence. taking Gertrude along
which Grandpa Herrick Ind given to, her hp-
fore his departure for the West several months
taxing n Beecser street car went to the house
Of Mrs. German. at 80 Bank street. Their
mother had formerly boarded with Mrs. Cor
as tS shs exsseteta To- ED a she Rud a
house close BY Mrs. RHdd had bee been "a &C;
Settie that she and Gertrude could. stop with
that had left her sc6sS bsp
chair She. enthusiastically declared: II can
cook and clean aGd d. emRroiId{,ery and there %E
aansss the ss howeyer Was ds
ment. and both were restored to Mrs. Purinton
'!N ettie said that after all. she was very glad
Mrs; Rudd ssys that Mrs PSrinton Is not n the the
their mothers DEATH
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Not Dr. Little OF Gouverneur.

Several east side tradesmon have been swim
died recently by q plausible. wcl-dressed
stranger. who got goods or cash for worthless
checks. On Monday week ago man an
swcrng this description called at Mann Bros
clothing store. ut Grand and Orchard streets.
and ordered u suit of clothes md q fall over
coat. IIo said he was DIR. Little OF the Gouver-
ncur, Hospital. md gave instructions to have
thcclothcs sent to him there ON Wednesday.
the clothes and met DIR. Little" coming out.
Tho Doctor gave him a check signed Charles
W. Little" Tho check proved To be worthless,
and yesterday Little was arrested.
At the Essex Market Police Court he said no
was Charles W. Little, Of bt. Louis. Mo. He
was held for examination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-26
On. Explosion at Pratrs OIL Works.

An explosion OF gas started fro at Pratt's
oil works at tho foot OF North Twelfth street.
Williamsburgh. yesterday. and seriously in
jurcd two workmen. Tho explosion occurred
in tho boiler room. brick structure about
thirty feet square. and the flames were
threatening the tanks near by when tho fire.
men arrived Tho ilreboat Seth Low and the
company's corps Of ilrcmen aided the city Fire
Department and tho flames We're soon OK.
tinguished. Foreman Patrick Hoey Of the oil
works and Gustav Wpest, Q boilermaker. en-.
were taken to their homes In an ambulanee.
Six months ago four employees OF Neil q Nc
Iachlan were, mortally injured In an explosion
day will recover. Tho fro did $1,000 damage
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The Barns and Stock OF Lawyer Read aud
George sand Burned.

M1DpLETowN, n Y. Sept. 25.-Lawycr Theron
A. Read OF this city cultivatesa fne farm Just
outside OF the city limits and In tho town OF
Waikiki. and up to last night no had 1ne
and well-stocked group OF farm buildings
there. The buildings consisted Of barn. wagon
house. stables. granary. and loo house. oil con-
nected. His hired man. a young German who
slept in the wagon house. was awakened at
midnight by the roar OF flames. and mado
inss He saved four horses out OF the
stables. Four horned cattle were burned.
Tho buildings were destroyed. along with
most OF their contents Of hay and grain and
wagons and farming implements. While this
~ ie @ Sand. about huff a mile distant, and
those buildings and contents were also de-
cendiary. and spspisi9n, pointed e q young
Mr.. Head had discharged from his service
yesterday. Harding drinks to excess at timos,
and when on q spree is known to DO ugly and
revengeful. Hcwas drinking last evening and
had threatened to do damage to both Read and
Sand. He was arrested this morning on tho
charge OF arson in the first degroe in i'm
perillinR tho life q tho young German who
was sleeping In the wagon house. He will
have q hearing Tomorrow.
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The following table shows the vacant public
lands in acres In euch Of the public land States
tai. .57y. 6b4.BS3

On the subject OF irrigation Mr.. Carter says
good soil Witch may be reclaimed through oue q
system 6 q storage RESERVOIRS at more than
81 acres na the OF the
practical importance, how the thousands Of
al rpnb h p snd
e sssR &ss5 s SsssSs ISs sha Ss$
Etss s Of ~. Ehat may be termed the arid region.
the o s fsasen thsa f Be-
sesa %sn
clement BY the President's proclamation there
tory. This unusual demand did not arise be-
q veFs i'm
ssn raise eFiHRs wthout artfa grsstion
ss%na SCH nIT ssss5$s g Ct IT, r.
desirable %pon which no one atte@ epsatS y
settle, for the reason that a water supply for
FsatlnG pnbrposfs; eannot be secured at snGh
an individual settler might reclaim small
tract Of land situated on the first bottom. and
plish the same result on the bench or upIands.
i Is. therefore. clear that persons con
my s mind that censf saaay can clear neyeP
public t. res .me
yoirs and canals. Congress will not pass any
law likely to result in tFansferrag title to such
lions as would induce private capital to en-
bark in this ,Stupendous underta king as an
stands In stubborn opposition to the acquis-
ton q title to extensive tracts OF land by cor
But we have reached point where settle
ment on the public domain has been checked
hys great natural difficulty. with which the
apd the general Government may not ap praS
pirate money to overcome: Theirs g are twoWays
poeg N act Fs o
ssPa 1s ss
.nd. conseauentiy The Control Of tie Y land. 70
generations, A wiser plan; It seems to me.
ss the %p o Of ss sna spa w 70 t !.
fsss%stiSn 4 liz isnS S.%tss $aS
Instance to actual settlers in quantity not ex-
Ssetling. say. 100 acres OF land to each settler.
s the anS here
Any apprehension Of danger from the action Of
t ths settlers rna IN disposing Of their h9mes On
uaL!e to tho family owning and living
upon 1t than to any ono else. Hence
the general Government will have carried into
asa condition Of the grant that no State shall
convey more than u limited area Of the land to
any onc person. and further that such
conveyed to him or her. and shall be possessed
q such other qualifications as the wisdom OF
suggested might be made effective by provid-
ING that any violation thereof should operate
as Forfeiture Of tho land to tho Govern
The Commissioner concludes his report with
fstrnng plea for the erection OF q suitable
guiding owned by tho Government. In which
We General Land OlIlce may bo provided with
auel'Ia'" accommodations. and that proper
rr"slsl"ns 'ho made therein for the greater
SECURITY Of its records.
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TOO EXCITED TO TELL HIS STORY.
Tailor Rehan's Attempt to Report His
sons Suicide.

New BRUNSWICK. Sept. pa German about
90 years old was arrested this afternoon be-
cause OF his queer actions. and Overseer Of
the Poor Wright was called upon to care for
him. Tho man had an impedimentin his speech
and it was difficult to understand him. but It
was finally ascertained no lived about flvo
miles In the country. Mr.. Wright took the man
40 his home in a carriage and. on entering the
house. found man lying dahgeroantsLly Mound,
shot through the mouth. the bullet having en-
tered at the base Of the brain; a physician
Rehn1. Who sold out his tailoring business at
l33 Eighth avenue, New York. about six
months ago. and. with his wife and son VIII
he now lives
Yesterday morning his son took 2 pistol md,
self In tho mouth. He lay there until Mr..
Wright arrived The old man cahie sero
self understood. Hs acted like ~ crazy
man. Tho cause Of the shooting Is unknown.
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Lying among tho hills at Esorus-on the
Hudson il field dotted with large golden
pumpkins. Tho owner of the farm devotes
his whole time to raising this vegetable. The
species is known as the Mammoth Chill. He
has no fear OF thieves. for tho smallest pump
kin weighs over 300 pounds. A fcw days ago
a ear load of fifty was shipped TO this city. and
street. Tho largest, which bears the title "A
Regular buster" weighs :i42 polnds. and is
two next in size weigh 3l7 and 207 pounds
each Tho largest ono still remains at the
farm. and weighs 425 pounds Last year one
mounds
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Thomas Reilly has but one arm. one eye. and
a game foot. He is an enthusiastic politician
and has been celebrating Silver Dollar Smiths
outing ever since Tuesday. Yesterday morning
when he went into Barney Rourke's saloon. at
35 Forsyth street. he was very drunk. He got
n glass Of whiskey and started to leave the bar
Watcher gon' to do about it I" he said to
Paddy Alasterson. the bartender. Paddy showed
him. He sent Reilly flying through the bar
room doors into tho street. Reilly boiled with
rage when he picked himself out Of tho gutter.
He seized trickhat and sent it crashing
ncy sa loon. Then he Strengthened himself
M. and ilourishng his ono arm, demanded
Justice. Justice for n poor old devl!' He got
1t at ESsex Market Court yesterday when JUS
tice Ryan held him In $500 bail for trial.
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WANTED TO BLUFF A MAN OUTSIDE
Forgot to Return with tho $3.50 Roll He
Had borrowed,

James Marshall. whose picture is numbered
345 in the Rogues' Gallery. and who says no is
Il race track Spectator. was prisoner in
Jefferson Market Court yesterday charged
with stealing $500 from John Dunlap OF
Albany. Marshall became acquainted with
Dunlap on the train from Albany. They put
up at tho Brewer House. On Wednesday they
visited n saloon In West Fourth street. whore
dunlap and Marshall compared the size Of
their "wadS." .
which amounted to $500. to make bluff to
man outside. Marshall went out and did not
come buck. Dunlap waited three hours. and
Mciianus and Lang caught Marshall at the
Browcr House on Thursday night. Marshall
saws Dunlap gave him the money to gamble
with. Tho prisoner was remanded until to-day.
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THE ADMIRAL.
Naval Etiquette on French Ship Beats Our
Form MOllOM.

To n landsmana man-of-war is very curious
and wonderful thing. but to an American
landsman French man-of.war is an object
which. when once seen and appreciated, can
never DO forgotten. Yesterday afternoon q re-
porter rowcd over to tho NaYade. tho French
flagship which is now lying of West Forty
second street, with the intention Of conversing
with Admiral de Cuverville on the various po-
liticul and social questions which are Mt
present racking tho brains OF Cars and EN-.
pcrors. Ho was disappointed. however. in his
anticipatlons. for he had no sooner SGT foot
on the spotless deck OF tho vessel than no be-
came aware that some ceremony Of unusual
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Five OF His 10 ch,ldre. In .. Institution.

Isaac Freeman. 81 years old. a colored long
shorcman. entered Jefferson Market Court
yesterday with flvo small children troopng
after him. He wanted Justice Kelly to commit
them to some institution. Freeman said he
was the father OF nineteen children. His wife
died year ago: Her aunt kept house for him
when shc became insane and was sent to tho
asylum. He agreed to pay $l5 mouth toward
their support
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THRILLING WITH HEALTH,

Most people consider ailments like hoarseness cough
throat, &c, not worth their while to look AFTER
and they ought to pass away without any further
ee being taken Of of them This neglect is very oftcu
the OF severe and protracted sickness which un
dernnes tho constitute of tho patient and his gem
srAl happiness Use the soDES MINERAL PASTlLLEs
n time; they will ensetuay eradicate all the above
diseases.
The genuine" must have the signature Of "EIsNER
4 MENDELsoN co." Sole Agents. New York. around
each box.
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Agent Moore OF the Gerry society caught
Seth Moylc aged II years. Of 1856 East 111th
street. going into tho Harlem Theatre on
Thursday night without guardian. and ar
rested John Mitchell of AL Grand street, who
tho hoy to enter In the Harlem Court yester.
day Justice Meade told Agent Moore that he
would have To prove rnat the boys morals
discharged Mitchell because Agent Moore was
not prepared 10 provo any such thing.