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WANTS HIS PRESENTS BACK.
Loary Gained q Young wife by q Deed or Real
Estate-New Hos Sorry.

Loary Gained . Young wife by q Deed OF Real
Estato-New He's Sorry.
John Leary, who is 60 years old, is seeking to
have the New jersey Court of Chancery set
aside q deed conveying property to Catharine,
his 22-year-old vito. They live in Railway and
their marriage In 1896 caused no end of talk
because of the difference In their ages. They
lived together only six months. Since then Mr..
Leary has caused his wife's arrest for calling
him vile names, and she has had him arrested
for non.support.
Their most serious conflict since separation,
however, is the present ono over tho Leary
property in Railway. 1t was decided by Leary
to his wife on condition that the conveyance
should not DO recorded until after his death.
The deed was given into the care Of the Rev.
Father McCosker Of RAILWAY. Soon after she
left Leary, Mrs. Leary consulted q lawyer and
on his advice obtained the document from tho
priest and had 1t placed OF record. These facts
were brought out yesterday when Chancellor
Reed, sitting in Newark, hoard testimony In the
case. ..s
Mrs. Leary testified that she left her husband
because he did not give her enough to eat and
was continually reproaching her for not emu
lating his first wife. She said she first met Mr..
Leary in the Children's Home in Railway. She
was employed there and he delivered milk there
first meeting he proposed marriage and for
seven months thereafter he renewed his pro-
posal two or three times q week. She finally
consented when he agreed to give her half Of
his rents during, his lfeLimo and to decd the
property to her. ... .
Leary testified that he always treated his
wife well, and several tradesmen Of Railway
testified that he bought lamb chops and cake"
of beer q day.
Tho Yice-Chancellor reserved his decision.
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OFFER THEIR SERVICES.
Retired omoers Of tho Army and Navy Ready
d for Duty.

Retired Omcers or the Army and Navy Ready
for Duty.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Many off
GERS of the army and navy offered their SER
vices to tho Government to-day. The Navy
Department lis so seriously hampered for want
of sufficient compliments for ships, and is SO
much embarrassed in finding enough officers
for the Minneapolis and the Columbia, that
serious consideration has been given to the re-
quests of those on the retired list to DO i'm
pressed into service. It was discovered, how
ever. that retired officers could not be EN-.
ployed unless war were actually declared, but a
list of those who have offered their services
has been prepared for use in a hostile emergency,
The orders sent yesterday by the Navy De
pnrtment for putting the Minneapolis and the
Columbia in commission Immediately, mention
Of which was made in The Sun today, have
been followed by directions to the commandments
Of the navy yards at Brooklyn, Boston, and
League Island to enlist 600 men. The two
cruisers each require 4O3 men, and tho vacan-
cies In the complement after the 600 enlist.
ments are completed will DO filled by appren-
ticc boys from tho training ship Essex, now at
Tompkinsvillc, Staten Island. Capt. Sands
will ommand the Columbia, and Capt. Jewell
the Minneapolis. A number of officers on duty
at the Navy Department will be assigned to
the vessels. Nearly every officer of nina
rank on shore duty has asked for q shin, land a
list has been prepared of those available for
commanding tho cruisers Of the auxiliary
feet.
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ExooH PnArrs EXECUTORS SUED
Litigation About the Disposition or the Iii.
lionaire,s Property.

LITIGATION About the Disposition or the Iii.
lionaire's Property.
BALTIMORE. March 7.-The trustees Of the
Sheppard and Enooh Pratt Hospital to-day took
legal steps to OBTAIN possession of tho requests
left to the Sheppard Asylum by the will of the
late Enoch Pratt. Ex-Gov. William Pinknoy
Whyte. George R. Willis, and Charles c. Honor,
Jr.. filed to-day q bill in the Circuit Court No. 2
against James A. Gary and Arnold 8. Hyde,
executors of the will. to recover the resi-
duo of the estate which Mr.. Pratt left
to the Sheppard Aylum, on condition
that the name of tho corporation should
ne changed by an act of tho Legislature from
the trustees of the Sheppard Asylum to the trus-
tees of the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital,
II is asserted that the whole estate is worth 81
10000, and that the executors have been
asked to turn over the property to tho asylum,
and have received certified copies of the bills
providing for the change OF name. They have
that they account, under order of the court, for
the residue of the estate.
1t has been learned that the Pratt heirs are
extremely active in the matter. 1t was ru-
mored that they had already had counsel pre-
pairing papers In a suit against the executors to
get possession Of the property. 1t Is said, too,
that Mr.. Abner Mckinley, brother of the Presi.
dent. is taking q very active interest. He repro
sents the Pratt heirs and. 1t Is said, was using
strong pressure upon Mr.. James 4. Gary to take
action In anticipation of the action of the trus-
tees of the Sheppard. Asylum. For that reason
the present suit will be a means of relief to the
executors.
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HUSTLE At LEAGUE ISLAND.
Active Preparations for War M~aking-Enlist
ment Going On.

PHILADELPHIA, March Tho startling news
from Washington. coupled with the hurry or.
ders, caused increased actiy lty at League
Island to-day. Commandant Casey, who was
too busy to submit to an interview of any
length, said:
The reports from Washington as published,
are true. Our design now is to hurry up the
work so as to get the vessels here ready to 20
into service as fast as possible"
The ships of war now being made ready al
League Island are the monitor Miantonomoh,
the ram Katahdin and the cruisers Minneapolis
and Columbia. Eight old monitors, which were
used In the civil war, are also being inspected.
In the event of hostilities 1t Is the intention to
use them in river defence.
1t vas said at the navy yard to-day that sO6
men are wanted to complete the crews of the
Minneapolis and Columbia. The Columbia is
now on the dry dock at League Island. She
has eighty men on board. Her complement is
$50 men. The Minneapolis, which is lying at
the wharf not a hundred yards from her, is still
taking on coal. The Minneapolis will also
carry $50 men,. Her crew now numbers about
eignty-two men.
At .9:45 o'clock last night orders were re-
ceiyed by, Capt. Sheppard Of the receiving ship
and the Columbia. Men with som sea experi.
The mechanical force at League Island was
also increased to-day. Ordinarily the force OF
workmen consists sOf about 800. To-day
there are twice that number at work in the
yard. For the first time In over a year steam
was made in the ram Katahdin to-day. Her
engines are said to be in perfect condition. In
iday or two she will be ready to go to sea. Her
gun mountings, which were placed in position
yesterday, are ready TO receive the guns. They
were removed from the Ordnance Department
to-day and will be mounted tomorrow. They
consist of four rapid firing guns of light cali
bre. Two will be mounted forward and two
aft.
The Miantonomoh Is ready for service. II
was said NJ the yard to-day that the monitor.
which is intended for the defence of the port OF
Philadelphia, will be the last vessel to leave
Work on tho Columbia Is to be pushed with Mi
possible haste. The painters began work on
her this morning. In compliance with the or
ders from Washington the cruisers are to be
ready for service by March 10. Commandment
Casey says they will be ready by that time.
Tho news that 800 men were wanted to make
up the crews of the cruisers Minneapolis and
Columbia spread like wildfire over philadelphia.
board the Richmond, beginning when the gates
were opened at 8 O'Clock. They kept coming in
{. steady stream until late In the afternoon.
Most of them were rejected, because they did
not have any experience at sea. About a dozen
frst-class machinists and fremen, however,
were secured.
Ammunition for the ships is now stored Mt
Fort Mifiin:. They will go there to take it on
Commander George f. F. Wilde. who will
the ram Katahdin, which will.9osinto
commission next Thursday, arrived at League
Island to-day.
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OBITUARY p.

Thomas J. Callahan, one of the best-knowr
telegraph operators in the country. died in Bos
iahan began work under +. O.. j. smith. who wa,
associated with Prof. Morse in the introduction
% Tf s,ttGago.NMb Morse Eon system n Us, used first BY the Union
a brother of Z. A. Callahan OF New York. in,
yentor Of several well.known electrical appli
ances. During the war Mr.. Callahan was sl.
perintcndent Of the Boston office. and was nc.
lively employed up to three months ago. He
fact that no could receive equally well by either
the Balm or the Morse. system. Mr.. Callahan
o tSsghs p; N i, Oak osKs t IeeEsd Y, through Msy Oh which
Presidency of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Gen. Nelson B; sweitzer. u. s. A. retired. died
at his home In Washington yesterday, aged IS.
nated, from tho Military Academy In 1853. in
the class with sheridan. Mcpherson, schoiold.
war he saw much service in the cavalry branch,
being at one time Colonel of tho Sixteenth New
York Provisional Cavalry. and was brevetted
five times for meritorious service. His last
Which was rs conferred in 1868 FOR enli"nt nadi
meritorious services during The war. After the
war he served as Major OF the Second Cavalry,
the rank OF Colonel.
Thomas w. Reynolds OF Railway. n. T.. ons
Of the first shcriffs OF Union county, died yester.
fonght,in the battle Of Monmouth IN TVS. and
messed the battle. His grandfatherfs brother.
John Reynolds. was in the famous Light Horse
Cavalry. Thomas w. Reynolds was Sherif of
Union county from 1860 to 1863. Forty.three
years of his life were spent in political office. lie
was Commissioner of Deeds FOR fifteen years. a
Freebooter for ten years. and a Magistrate for
several years: He kept the Wheatsheaf Hotel
from 1888 to 1888, and the Springfield Hotel for
twenty'one years. He was a Jacksonian Demo.
crat.
Mrs. Harriet NJ. Dunning. a well.known
Phllant5bEE bro died on Saturday night at her
seventy-second Year. She had an attack Of
pleurisy about n week ago and 1t de yeloped in.
to pneumonia. Mrs. Dunning was the widow
the Home of the Homeless, and had aIways
taken an active part in Its management. SHo
was also actively interested In other charitable
Institutions. and the greater part OF her life had
son, Cornelius NJ. Dunning. and a daughter.
Mrs. j. ID. Higham.
The Rev. DIR. Charles s. Colt, a well.known
Methodist minister. died suddenly on Sundaynt
the home of his daughter. Miss Nettie Colt, I'm
Silnton avenue, iryington; NJ; DR.; Colt was
OF tho Paterson district. For the last ten wears
he had had no church. lie will be buried on
thursday from the Centenary NJ. 4, Church In
Newark.
John S. Hayes. city librarian of somerviIIo
Mass. for four years; died yesterday morning,
for nearly forty years ana principal of many
large schools In Massachusetts. He was aisSo
prominent in the Masonic order. "''
Mrs. Ter yiah Gould Mitchell Is dead at North
Abingdon, Mass. aged Of. Sho was o descend.
ant In the seventh generation Of the old Indian
King Massasoit. 0"A
Jacob Flanders 10 dead at Amesbury. Mas.
He was an intimate friend OF Henry WWaSSi
Beecher and q pioneer merchant In the oil trade
In Brooklyn. A"uo
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MoRTARs FOR DEFENCE.
Practically Impossible for n Hostile Ship to
Get by Them.


Get by Them.
NORFOLK. Va, March Zone OF the officers
at Fort Monroe. talking to-day of tho new NOR.
tar batteries which will be ready for operation
as soon as tho remainder OF the barrels arrive.
spoke In the most confident terms of their eff.
cscy In repellinR an invading fleet.
II believe they are the most efficient defend
ers we have" he said, land no fleet could pass
them, properly operated. The hypothetical do.
fence OF New York harbor has been much dis
cussed. and In every instance tho mortars are
described as being discharged into hundred
yard squares into which the enemy's vessels are
supposed to be coming. That method will not
be adhered to. Tho plan now adopted has been
proved far better. The mortars will be operat-
ed. to n certain extent, very much as the big
guns are; that is. instead Of being fired at an
imaginary square. they will DO discharged at
the vcsselo r vessels, and no attention will be
paid to the squares. That method was devised
before the days of our wonderful little range
finder.
SHOULD q vessel attack us now. we would get
her range. approximate almost exactly her
speed, know just how long it would take q
mortar projectile to traverse the distance. and
elevate the mortar so that the projectile would
fall at a calculated distance in front of where
the vessel was located by the range finder. Tho
vessel and tho projectile should reach the spot
at the same time. In action the batteries would
probably be fired in sets OF four. ono quartet
right after the other. II a vessel succeeded in
Guiding the first four, ono or moro of our other
twelve would almost certainly reach her. In
any event, the discharged batteries would DO
loading while the others were firing. and the
fire could be made practically continuous"
The fort will be equipped as soon as possible
with rapid fire guns as a protection against
torpedo boats that might slip in.
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WORK OF CUBAN RELIEF.
Consul Hyatt OF Santiago on the Good Tina
Has Already Been Accomplished

So1bu AASAtt ob DANttNbo On tuo eOou ln0I
Has Alrendy Bsen Accomplished.
Tho Central Cuban Relief Committee received
a cable despatch yesterday from Miss Clara Bar.
ton saying that Clenfuegos. sagua, Matanzas,
and other places had been visited; that the dis.
tributions were being we'll made and that sew.
eral hospitals had been established. Pulaski
F. Hyatt. United States !onsul at Santiago,
writes:
Your second supply of medicines has reached
here. with practically no trouble from the Gus
tom House. nor will there be any. This second
arrival Is most opportune. The death rate
dropped off one-nfth the first week. All oppo-
sition to the distribution has vanished and
hosannas to the United States are freely sung.
81 have n joint committee appointed by tho
Governor and myself to look after the business
end of the work, and a COMMITTEES Of twenty
ladies to do hOuse.to-houso work.
UNLESS money is abundant | would not ad-
wise that much money be spent for clothing, as
the climate demands but little, AMI tho conven-
tionalities of society are very tolerant of defects
III this line. Nevertheless, some linen or cotton
clothing would be very acceptable.
1.-The Issuing of food and clothing will be done
near the CONSULATE. but will be Obliged to keep
a man at the door OF the Consulate 10 answer
questions and keep back tho crowds, which are
already 30 great as TO almost prevent proper at
tention to business"
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CLOTHES 0 DESTITUTE oUBays.

workreoms I'm Astor Place Opened by the
Order or the Kings Daughters and Soma.
The international Order of the Kings DauRh,
tors and Sons has opened at IT Astor place
workrooms in which to make clothes for desti.
tute women and children in Cuba. Miss Bar.
ton says that great numbers of them are In
rags and many have practically no clothes. and
that Americas sowing girls can never ply their
nnRers in a more NEEDY or more grateful cause
faced little girls in rags" p"'o'
The Chairman OF the committee in cbaroe 10
Miss Margaret p. Barker. treasurer Of the or'
der; The rooms are furnished with CUTTING
tables and sewing machines, and IL ia honed
to forward hundreds of garments by everv
weeks steamer. Contributions are requested Of
can be made into summer clothing. '""'
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AnLRarp roReEn AnREsrEp.
NE Deposited n vTorthiess Cheek mr. os.oso
In tire Mechanics nna Trnderr' HANK.

NE Deposited n worthless cheek mr. ss. oso
In tire Mechanics nnd Traders BanE.
Detectives Hahn and Cunningham OF the Oak
street police station arrested yesterday Stewart
N. Bunker, "a years old. who said he lived at IL
East Blymen street, Montclair. N. j. He 10
charged with forgery. The complainant 10
Max KatzenberRer, q printer and stationer, do
ing business at AGA Broome street.
According 10 Katzenberger, Bunker came TO
him yesterday and represented himself TO DO tho
European agent Of Mandel & Co., merchants of
"a Howard street. After winning his confidence
Bunker said he had a check for 5000. drawn
on the Garfield National Bank OF this city
by ~. o. Kipp.' payable to Stewart N.
Bunker. Bunker said that he would like
to deposit It, and Katzenberger suggested tho
Mechanics and Traders Bank at 1876 Broadway.
Bunker appeared glad of the opportunity, and
katEenbergor went around to the bank with
5 ANN 70 R inakS the m a e ssIPspsn; c hSsken PoeE az int tho
bank and told Peck that Bunker was =" all right"
Peck took the check without question. entered
It and gave Bunker a bank book and a check
book OF the bank.
After the deposits had been made, Katzenbor-
he suggested to bunker that they go downtown
and have a talk with Kipp. the man by whom
the check was supposed 70 DO drawn.
stopped and said to Katzenberger that he would
s ssfRa lai ielio TO s0S and It BstnRi M9 rsu tS oSs Of t ks' rssr
Detective Hahn caught Bunker. He was taken
on the Joliet. National Bank. ILL.,. were found
on him. together with u check for $40 and am
ether for $9: drawn on the Mechanics and
Detective Allen and Katzenborger went to
the Mechanics and Traders Bank and resur-
posted. The Garfield Bank stamped It bad"
and 1t will DO used as evidence against Bunker.
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TO BUILD Il RAILROAD IN ME11oo.

Nassau Construction Company Contracts with
tho chihuahua and Pacific.
What is stated to be the largest contract made
In this country since 1893 for steam railroad
construction was signed yesterday by President
Almeric II. Paget of the Chihuahua and Pacific
Railroad Company with the Nassau Construc-
ton Company Of this city. 1t is for the con.
struction of a steam railroad In Mexico. from
the silver mining regions of Chihuahua to the
Gulf or California, a distance of $50 miles. I'm
der the terms OF the contract 100 miles are 10
be completed before Nov. l next. Col. Oliver III.
Payne, Moore & Schley. and Mr.. Pagot are the
struction Company was organized last year BY
Col; g. I. M; Harvey. 1t did a large part of the
Street Railway, and absorbed subsequently, the
iirm 81 Moore, Dudley & Hodge. contractors of
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TWO NEW ARTILLERY REGIMENTS
Tho House Passes the Senate Bill with Only
Three Dissenting Votes,

Three Dissenting Votes.
WARRINGTON, March Under an agreement
reached by the Republican leaders of the House
last night. Mr.. Hull rep. Ia.). Chairman of the
Committee on Military Affairs, Immediately
after the reading OF tho journal to day moved
20 suspend the rules and pass the Hawley bill
increasing the artillery by two regiments. The
rules provided for only twenty minutes of de-
bate on a side. and MIR. Bailey Dem, Tex)
vainly endeavored to secure an extension to
forty minutes.
Chairman Hull opened the debate with a brief
explanation Of the provisions of the bill, and
gavo statistics regarding tho coast defences of
tho country. BY July l next there would be
mounted on the coast pa large defence guns
and 233 mortars. 1t had been demonstrated
that 1t required 10 men to man each gun. In
time OF war 1t would require 60 men to properly
manage each of the disappearing guns. There
wore 4.O23 men in tho artillery branch at
present. and on the first of July 1000 men
would be needed to meet the requirements
or tho Government. 1t was necessary that
these guns should be manned by n corps OF men
educated In their management. Tho charge had
poem made on the other side of the House that
this increase in the standing army would be
used for overawing tho people OF the United
States. He thought this was absurd, IL for no
other reason than the fact that these big guns
could not be dismountcd and dragged around
the streets to be turned on the people.
Mr.. Cox tDem.,T Tenn opposed the bill. II
there was any necessity for the increase in tho
army. either In time OF peace or war, he would
not hesitate TO support IL, but he did not think
the occasion demanded 1t. Besides, the Prcsl.
dent. as Commander-in.Chic OF the army, had
the power 20 Ill mp from the cavalry or infantry
the skeleton regiments of artillery. This would
provide the men necessary to man the coast de.
FENCES, II u were necessary to man them, with
OUT the extra expense of $500. 900 IA year,
Ahother objection was that tho increase IL tho
number OF officers would cause an unuue amount
before July ]. so why. he asked. was there such
great haste in passing it.
MI. Hull denied the interference with promo
lions. The only branch of the service affected
py promotions was that Immediately concerned
Ltne artillery. Ho controvertcd the assertion
4. ~ look citoct Immediately II was signed By
the President.
Z Mr.. Belknap dtop. Ill brought down consid.
cradle applause by. "A short. patriotic speech In
advocacy OF the bill.
Mr.. Hay Dem. NnD said he did not believe
shouln place any obstacle in the way OF fortify.
ing me country TO meet any emergency that
might arise. ~
Mr.; Jones tDcni.. Yal thought the promotions
pLoVlued IN the hill were tho incentive OF tho
oIicers OF the army in urging its passage Is
$50 objected to the increase OF The army in
time of peace. "
Mr.. White Htcp.. n. ca the only co,ored Ron.
sosenIeuVe, hoped one OF The new regiment{
"2nlo 20 made up OF men of his race.
s~As sVsR enc Voieo Shsuld b raised against he