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The News and Observer, VOL. XXXIX. NO. 71. TME LAQSffiEST ©OBBStUHLMTOKI Am KttlFirOO ©Ai&DILOIiM QMQO'. TO ASK RECOGNITION DR. CASTILLO SENT BY THE CUB INS I O THE UNITED STATES. A RECENT INSURGENT VICTORY The Revolutionists Have Conquered Puerto Principe and are now iu Full Control of Three-fourths of the Island-- They are Btell Armed and Have Over 300 American Ollicers in the Army--Two Large Filibustering Expeditions Now Being Planned. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 24-A mem ber of tne Cuban, Junta, who travels for the cigar trade, and who was a Colonel in the first Cuban revolution, reached Minneapolis to-day. While refusing to permit his name to be mentioned on the ground that the success of the Junta's operations depended upon the secrecy of his movements, be nevertheless gave to the Associated Press late news received by the Junta from Cuba. Ha has been concerned in every tff >rt of the Ameri can Junta to help the Cuban cause, in cluding the Wilmington affair. Following is a dispatch he received last night from Cuba, describing the re cent revolutionist victory which gave the control of the province of Puerto Prin cipe to the insurgents : 2“CL'neral Maceo, acting under orders from the War Minister, started to march from Santiago de Cuba to join General Sanchez m Lis Villas, in the Province of banta Clara, where they were to unite their forces and ravage ihe sugar plan tations. Tne Spanish got wind of Maceo’s intentions and immediately dispatched a formidable column cf 2,800 men under Gen. Eebanguato prevent the junction of the Cuban armies. This column found Gen. Maceo as far advanced on his way as the San Juan Valley, in the South of Cuba, between Polguim and Barajugua. Maceo had 0,000 men, of which SUO were cavalry and 2,500 infan try. Tee Spanish had 200 men less, but this difference was more than com'ien sated for by the possession of three ex cellent pieces of artiheiy. The battle began at once, and was fought by the Cubans wno great fury. After tour hoars of terrific figntiag, Gen. Echangua was driven from tne field in disorderly retreat, leaving 800 kilied and men and all his artillery tehind him. Since tne batile tne insurgents have over run Puerto Principe and nave effected a junction witn Gen. Sanchez at Las Vil las. ” The Colonel said: “We are bound to win We control thr e fourths of the island now. Our men are armed not only with mansurs captured from the Spaniards, but also with Winchesters and Remingtons from the United States. There are over 300 American officers in our army, and more are going every day. Only a few of the relief expeditions we are sending out get into the papers. We are now plan ning a couple that will put a final quietus on Spain. ‘•lne (Spaniards are fighting barbar ously,” he continued, “they give no quarter, and Kill the wounded. We are going to ask the United States for recog nition when Congress meets. Uur president, Salvador Cismoros, has sent Dr. Joaquin Castillo, well reuembered in connection with the Jeannette expedi tion, to this country to treat with Presi dent Cleveland. He has not arrived yet and is probably having trouble in getting through the lines.” Imp mant ( apt are of Filibustered. Washington, D. C., Oct. 24 -It has been due to the activity of Minister Dnpuy De L ime, the Spanish represen tative iu Washington, that the large band of Cubans charged in Delaware with being filibustered have been appre headed iu one of the Bahama Islands. Brief word of the capture has been re ceived heretofore and now has been con firmed by offi rial advices. B,nee the acquittal at Wilmington, Del, of t? e Cubans charged with being fllibasterere, the minister has not lost track of the men While the jury found them guiltless, the minister was satisfied that they iutended to conduct an expe dttion to Cuba. He received constant re ports of their movements, but took no step toward their apprehension outil they reached one of the Bahama Blands and were under the jurisdiction of the British authorities. The latter were qaicA to act on informal ion from Wash iagion, and as no British warship was at the point of the Cuban rendezvous, a ship was oid-red to proceed from Ja maica The capture was effected without difficulty, and the prisoners taken to Nassau, where they will be tried by the British. The impression among officials here is that the subj-c s will be dealt with by the British in a summary way The capture is regarded as one of the most important thus far made. TUB KUSSO-CHINA 1 BEATY. Man* Commercial Advantages Ob ta n *d by Russia. London, O t. 24 —The correspondent a! tue limes at Hong Kong learns from a reliable source that by the recently concluded Ku-soChiru trea*y, Russia obtains rights to anc ;or h< r 11 et at Port Arthur and reconstruct and work under Russian administration railway* fr<»m Nertchln k and Tsitishar to Vlad vos tock, and from Tsitishar to Port Arthur, together with several othercommerci.il advantages to which the most favored nation clause is n>t applic able. But the Chinese reserve the option to purchase the railways twenty years hence at a price to be arranged hereafter. KIDNA-PPED 111 R CHILD. A Sensation Cans d by Mrs. Thomp son’s Visit to Claremont College. Special to the News and Observer. Hickory, N. 0., Oct. 24 Something o a sensation was created in town yesterday. Several yeais ago Prof. Severio D’Ana. who, at that time, was instructor in music at Clan mont College, married Miss May Morrill, of this place, she being one of his pupils The marriage did not prove happy and the parties were divorced. Subsequent ly the lady martied Mr. O. P. Thomp son, of Washington city. Tire court had awarded to the enstody ot the wife her clildren by hor first marriage, hut she voluntarily relinquished them to Prof D’Ana. Last summer he placed h's youngest son, Hugh, aged 7 years, in care of the boy’s graudmotfier, Mrs. Alice Murrill, to be educated at Clare mont College. This morning Mrs. Thompson arrived in Hickory by the vestibule, drove to t e college and secured the boy, telling the teacher in charg i that he was going to take dinner at the notel. Mrs. Murrill being advised of this state of ass >irs hastened to consult her lawyers. But before anything could be done Mrs. Thompson and High had de parted for Newton by private convey ance. A warrant was sworn out against Mrs. Thompson before S. E. Killian, J. P , charging her with assault and kid napping. Chief of police Clement and Sheriff Hower went to Newton by the afternoon train, expecting to arrest her at the depot, as she is thought to be taking the child to Washington City. Prof. D’Ana, professor of music in the Lexington Female College, K?., has been notified by telegraph aud will probably be here to-morrow. Mr. A. A. Shuford aud family left to day for an extensive trip to Atlanta. Mr. PatricK Ransom and sister, Miss Essie, wno have been spending some time at the Hickory Inn, will return to Northampton the latter part of the week. Mr. Alex. Hall has removed to the Yadkin Valley where he will engage in mercantile business. A DISABTR US TRAIN WRECK* Two Men In-tantly Killed and Nine Others Injured. Harrisburg, Oct. 24 —A disastrous wreck occurred on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Newport, a small town a lew miles west of this city early this morning. The southwestern express, ran into a disabled freight car of an east-bound train, thß engine of the pas se oger train and four mail cars being thrown down the embankment into the canal. Fireman Haines and Engineer Wolf kill, both of Altoona, were buried beneath the engine and killed. Tae injured are: C. A. Chamberlin, Harrisburg, left arm broken and a fractured wrist. E. 8. Colville, of Pittsburg, wound ab >ve rigut ear; spra’n of rigat arm. E I. Brand, Harrisburg, contusion of the back of the head and slight cut over the nose; sprained wrist and injury to right arm A. E. Woodruff, Lewiston, Pa., sprain of left leg aud back. M 8 Gross, Mt. Joy, Pa., contusion of left shoulder and Bg. A T. Rowan, Trenton, N. J., slight injuries to shoulder and left leg. J. O. Donald, freight brakeman, Mis flio, Pa , sprained lumber muscles and sprain of left ankle. George Gilmore, contusion of the left shoulder. J. C. Campbell, ofGallitzin, Pa., scalp torn, sprain of left knee and slight abra si >n. The mail cars were piled on the top of the engine aud were soon ablaze On one of the mail ears were several employes and they were piled up in the midst of the burning debris. By heroic work they were soon libera’ed from their perilous posi tions, but some of them were badly bruised. Several houses near the burn ing cars caught fire and this city was im mediately tel.-graphcd to for aid. A special train bearing an engine, hose carriage a d the entire hospital staff was at once despatched to the scene of the wreck. Aid also came from Newport. The cause of the wreck was the break ing of a flange of a freight car wheel. The bodies of Wolfkill and Haines are still under the engine. Due Killed aud Fifteen Injured. Hyde Park, Mass., Oct 24 —The New London Express on the New York N H and II It. It. It, due in Boston at 5:40 p m , collided with an out bound passenger train near this station about 5:15 o’clock One person was killed and fifteen injured A r quest was s nt. to Boston f r medical aid and word has been received that six police ambulances are on their %ay to the scene of the wreck. A Plot in the Sultan’* Palace. London, Oct 24. — A special dispatch received here from Constantinople hays that a nlot has been discovered among tie officials f the Sultan’s palace. In consequence, he added, numerous arrest* have been made and the residences of the ministers tiro now guarded by troops. Four Seam n Lost. Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 24. — Four men are reputed missing by the scho mer Lizzie Meriden, which arrived from Grand Banks to-day. They arc Isaac Lit tic, Ed * ard Garrigan, Martin Hansen ami Carl Johnson. The men were lost while hauling trawls. Little and Garrigan were from Nova Scotia a d Hansen aud J ohnson «*vere Swedes. RALEIGH. N. C.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 25. 1895. OPPOSE ITS REMOVAL BACK FROM ATLANTA THE SYNOD 18 NOT UNANIMOUS AS TO THE SEMINARY MATTER. THE THIRD DSY'S PROCEEDINGS Reports oi Committees and Interesting A tldresses--Bvnodical Orphan's Home and the Sonth Atlantic University-- Collection for Foreign Missions— Rev. J. A. Ramsey Elected Secreta ry and Treasurer--Address by Elder McLawrin, of Wilmington. Special to the News and Observer. Fayetteville, N C , Oct. 24 The North Caroliua Presbyterian Sy nod in evening session yesterday made it the second order of this morning to hear an address by the editor of the North Carolina Presbyterian, Mr. John McLawrin. Rev C. A. Monroe gave notice for himself and others that they would submit a dissent to the action or the Synod in the matter of the removal of Union Theological Seminary. It was made the third order of the day to mor row to hear the report of the regents of the Orphan’s Home. The order of the day wa; the hearing of the report of the chairman of the foreign missionary committee. Rev. A T. Graham was called, and the chairman, after devotional exercises, read the re port. Addresses on the subject were then made by Rev. A. I). McClure, L B. Turnbull and W. D. Morton, D D and a collection taken which amounted to fifty dollars The report was then approved a d recommended accepted. The evening session w r as then ad journed with prayer by Rev J B. Shearer to meet at 9:30 o’clock to-day. The third day of the Synod convened at 9:30 o’clock and was opened with prayer by the Rev Dr II G Hill The minutes of yesterday’s ses-ion was read, corrected and approved Rev. R. A. Willis,of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was invited to sit in th* Synod as a visitor and was introduced by the moderator. The judicial com mittee submitred a repor: in the ap pealed case from the Orange presbytery, which was adopted. The committee on the minutes of the General Assembly made a report whieh was adopted. The commute: on bills and overtures made a report ou several overtures referred to it which was received and adopted. It was made the order of to morrow at 10 a. m. to hear the report of the com mittee on colored evang lization. Rev. J M Rose, D. D., R. F. Campbell, D. D., and W. B. Arrowood were appointed a committee to recommend an order for services in memory of those brethren who died during the year. It was made the order of the day to hear the report of the agent of ministe rial education at 4p. m. The order of the day, hearing the report of committee on churches and Christian education, was called and Rev I)r. J. B Shearer read the report, which was approved and its recommendation adopted. A commission was appointed to try the appealed ease from the Orange Pres bytery. The hearing of the report of the regents of the Synodical Orphan’s Home was exchanged for hearing the address of the editor of the North Carolina Pres byterian. Rev. Dr J. Rumple read the report, which was received and referred to a committee consisting of Revs. Egbert W. Smith and F. H. Johnson and Eid.r P. 0. Mcßae Rev. Dr J B Shearer, one of the re gents of the South Atlantic University, reported progress in their work. Rev R F Campbell, D. D., was appointed to till the vacancy in the board. The Synod then receded until 3o’clock p. m., and met at that hour. Rev. D. J. Craig submitted the report of the Comm.ttee on Systematic Benefi cence which was reconsidered, the order of the day beiDg the address of E litor McLawrin, of the N C. Presbyterian. Mr. McLawrin having spoke, the follow ing were appointed a committee to make a response to the address and suggest nlans to increase the circulation of rhe No ih Caralina Presbyterian. Revs L B Turnbull, H.G. Hill, D. D., E Nye Hutchison were appointed. It was ordered taat the selection of the time aud piace of the next meeting be made the second order of the day to morrow. The Treasurer’s report was read, and referred to the committee on rhe report and bo >ks of the Treasurer. Rev. J M. R «e, D D., read the report on ministerial education, which was adopted. Rev Dr. J M. Rose sub mitted a report, with reference to mem ory exercises, making to morrow, at 11 a. m., the hour to conduct the same. The following committee on nomina tions was appointed : Revs. Dr. F. H. John, W. B Arrowood, J. W. Whorry, D. I>., N. McKeehon aud W. J. Mar tin The agent, Rev. A D McClure, sub mitred the re{>ort on publication, which was adopted. Rev R. E Caldwell sub mitted the repot on the Bible cause, which was adopted also. The committee on systematic beneficence, which had been recommitted, was returned and adopted. Rev. J. A. Ramsey was elected stated clerk and treasurer. RjV. J. A. Ramsey, of the historical committee, bad nothing to report. It was made the second order to night to hear the report of the Commia ion of Synod. The Pres bytery then rec d -d until to-night. Application tor u Receiver. Nashville, Tenn , Oct. 24. -To mor row m rniug. in the United States Court, an application for the appointment of a receiver for the Tennessee Centra! Rail road will be heard. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND HIS PARTY SAFE AT HOME AGAIN. THEY REACHED THERE USI NIGHT The Party wasllnchaugHl Except That Secretary Smith Remained in At lanta—The President Especially Pleased With the Ovation rendered him by the People of North Carolina —No Untoward Incident Marred the Pleasure oi his Visit to the South. Washington, D. 0., Oct. 24.—The special train over the Southern Railway which conveyed the President and a number of tbe members of his cabinet to aud from the Atlanta Exposition reached the city ten minutes after eight to night. The members of tbe party, with the President aud Private Secretary Thurber in the lead, walked along the platform, through the public passenger waiting room aud out the front door to their car riages. Very few persons were in the waiting room at the time and but a very small portion of th«-m knew the personel ot the distinguished party. There was no pub lie demonstration, only the occasional lifting of a hat by those who recognized the President and the members of bis cabinet. Mr. W. A. Turk, tbe General Passenger Agent of the Southern Rail road, who accompanied the visitors to Atlanta and looked after their comfort, also returned with them. Tne President’s party on the return trip was unchanged except that Secre tary Hoke Smith remained in Atlanta to make arrangements to bring his family to this city for the winter. Nona of the returning travellers appear to be worse for their trip but appear ia excellent health and spirits and are delighted with what they taw and heard and express their hearty apprecia tion of the excellent service of the Southern Railway, over which the trip was made. No untoward incidents or sickness marred the pleasures of the Visit. The President and those accom panying him were particularly pleased with the ovations tendered by the people at the various points along the line of the road, the largest crowds of which ap peared at Charlotte, Salisbury, Greens boro, Danville and Lynchburg. Over I,OHO People at Salisbury. Salisbury, N. C., Oct. 24.—The special tram bearing the President and cabinet, returning from Atlanta, arrived 're Salisbury at, 11:17 a. m. Notwith standing the fact that his coming was not generally known up to an hour be fore his arrival, a crowd of a thousand people were at the station to meet him. Mr. Cleveland and cabinet appeared on the rear platform of the private car “Wildwood,” where they shook hands with those who crowded forward Mr. Clevelaad seemed to be in extremely good spirits, laughing and j iking with almost everyone he shook hands with. After seven minutes’ stay and &mid loud cheers the train left for Washington. Nearly 2,000 at Greensboro. Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 24 -The presidential party passed through Greensboro shortly after n*on to day on their return from Atlanta. The train stopped here fifteen minutes. Tbe public school children were present in a body and eheered the President lustily. Nearly two thousand people turned out to greet the party. Secretary Carlisle was the recipient of many cordial greetings. More Thau 3,080 at Danville. Danville, Va , Ocf. 24 —As the train bearing the Presidential party rolled into the Union depot at 1:45 there had as sembled more than three thousand en thusiastic people to greet the party. President Cleveland stepped onto the pla'form and shook hands with many in cluding quite a lot of ladies. As the train passed the Danville Military Institute a battery, in command of Lieut Byron, freed a salute in honor of tbe party, and the President and party waved their hats ia recognition of the honor from the rear platform The female institutes in full force were at the depot to greet the party. Tho mayor and city officials iu a body were among the crowd. Shook Hand * With the Crowd. Lynchburg, Va , Oct 24 —The special train with the Cleveland party aboard, passed through here at 3:40 p. m. A large crowd shook the President’s hand Gen Fitzhugh Lee boarded the train and was cordially greeted. Gave Him the College Y r ell. Charlottesville, Va , Oct. 24—The Presidential train passed here at 5:08 this afternoon. Only two hundred peo pie were at the stati >n, owiug to a mis understanding as to the time of arrival of the train The President shook hands with people from the car platform. Students of the Uuiversuy of Virginia gave the President the college yell. The train stayed here eight minutes. An Old Grudge Wiped Oat. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 24.—Dlbbrell Walker, of Cookeville, was shot and killed at the UnionDep ,t this afternoon by young- Terry, also of Cookeville. Some time ago, Terry’s brother killed Walker’s brother in the mountains and since then there has been bad feeling between tbe families. Middlesborough, Kv\, Oct. 24.— 1 n an et counter over Sarah C irson, near Arthur, five miles from here, Wiley Green shot and kilhd James Collins. Green escaped. A large reward is offered. THE ARGUMENT HAS BEGUN. The Assistant District Attorney Makes the Opening Speech. San Francisco. Cal., Oct. 24— Assist ant Di.-trict Attcrmy Piexotto today made the opening argument for the prosecution iu the Durrant trial. When court convened G.n. D ckirson asked that Miss Cunningham be recalled bat she was only asked a few unimport ant questions and then excused. The remainder of the day was occupied by Mr. Piexotto. He discussed the evi dence in the case from the time Durrant accompanied Miss La nont to school on the morning of April 3rd, until he ap peared before Organist. King in Emanuel ctiurch, at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, pile, trembling and excited. He closed by asking the jury to uphold the laws of the State by rendering a verdict of guilry and fixing the penalty at death. During Mr. Piexotte’s argument the court room was crowded. Rev. George Gibson, of Emanuel church and his secretary. iHobt. N. Lynch, occupied seats near the jury box and paid ciose attention to the speaker. Durrant sat stolid and indiffer ent in hisusual place beside hisHttornt-vs. surrounded by his father, mother and a number of friends. Durrant betrayed no emotion or feeling even when accused of murders that were compared with the crimes of Jack the Ripper in the White Chapel District of London. His mother, however, looked more thoughtful and depressed than she i.asat any time since the trial began. When Mr. Peixotte close l his argument at 3:30 o’clock. General Dickinson for the defense asked for a discontinuance until Monday, in order that Attorney Duprey might make the opening argument for the defense. He produced a certificate from Mr. Duprey’s physician to the effect that he was uu able to appear in court at present, but probably would be well enough to resume his duties Monday. District Attorney Barnes objected to the delay, and as the court was opposed to grantingjjtho continuance, the motion was denied. SENATOR VAN WYCK DEAD. lie Was Stricken Wilh Apoplexy Mon day Alternoon. Washington, D. C., Ojt. 24. Ex- United States Senator Charles Van Wyck, of Nebraska, died in his apart ments at the Portland Fiats, at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon. He was stricken with apoplexy Monday afternoon and his condition since has been very critical. He showed slight improvement Wednes day morning, but at night grew steadily worse and since then his death has been momentarily expected. At his bedside when the end came were Mrs. Van Wyck, a daughter, Miss Fannie, and his wife’s brother, Mr. Mark Broadhead Charles Henry Van Wyck was born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May 10, 1824. He served in the lower house of Congress two terms, from 1859 to 1863, as a Re publican. Before t e close of his last term in the House he was chosen colonel of the Tenth legion, or 56th regiment of New York volunteers. He went to tbe froDt and served with Gen. McClellan iu the Peninsula campaign. In 1865 he was breveted brigadier general. A ter the war he returned to the practice of his profession and was again elected to Congress in 1867 and again served two terms. In 1874 be removed from New York to Nebraska and engaged In farming. But he soon drifted into roli tics and was elected to the Senate, where he served until 1880. when he was elected to the United Stares Senate. He retired from the Senate in 1887 and returned to Nebraska, where he was sub sequently twice a candidate for re-elec tion, without success. Mr. Van Wyck, although a very rich man, was an implacable fee of corpora tions. HIS FINAL PROPOSITION. Corbett Says he has Done all he can to Make a Fight Possible. Hot Springs, Ark , Oct, 24 — “I gave to every newspiper representative last n’ght my final proposition in order to make a fight possible, naming ten reputa ble unbiased men Tor referee, giving -Julian until noon to day to agree to one of them or suggest others. J ulian left here this morning unceremoniously, without arranging anything. I further said I would wait until noon to morrow. Fri day, for him to deposit SIO,OOO with any reputable man, in order to make his boasts good, I claiming that noth ing further could bo done without his side stake or a referee. I will wait until noou to morrow, aud Fitzsim nous not accepting mv fair proposition, I shall leave for New York at 3 o m , and pay no further attention to Fitzsimmons (Signed.) “James J Corbett ” Fitz. Calls Corbett Name*. Corpus Chbisti, Oct. 25 —Said Fifz simraous to day: “Corbett has acted a coward and a sneak in the w hole business, and if I ever meet, him I will tell him to to his face. I intend to complete my fonr week,’ train ing at this place fight or no fight.” Grave Charges Against a Minister. Boston, Mass., Oct. 24.—1 n the United States Circuit court to day Judge Putnam presiding, the grand jury re turned another indictment against Rev. Frank Hyatt Smith, of Cambridge, for sending scurrilous postal cards through the mail. vtr. Smith was recently ar rested in Denver, on this charge and is now on his way to Boston for a hearing. Fire in Des Manes Kiev tor at Des Moino*. Io , yesterday caused a loss of SIOO,OOO. PRICE FIVE CENTB. THE RECORD SMASHED BY A SPECIAL TRAIN RUNNING FROM CHICAGO TO BUFFALO. NEARLY SIXTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR The Distance was Covered in INI Min utes and 7 Seconds, an Average Speed of 03 GO Miles an Ilnur, In cluding Slops, nr it was Made in 4?o Minutes 10 Seconds, an Average Speed of 61.98 Miles an ilnnr, Ex clusive of Stops. Buffalo, N. Y., October 24.—The Worm’s record for railroad speed over a great distance was broken to-day by a special train on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, which ran from 100 h street, Chicago, to Buffalo Creek, Buffalo, a distance of 510 1 miles, in 481 minutes and 7 second-*, an aver age speed of 63 60 miles an hour. This time includes stops. Exe usive of stops, the run was made in 470 minutes and 10 B.cot ds, an average speed ot 64 98 miles an hour. The New York Ceutral record of September 11 was an average of 63.61 miles an hour, including stops, and 64.26 miles an hour exclusive of delavs. Tne train left Chicago this morning at 3:29 27 a. m , central time, and arrived at Buffalo Creek at 11:80 Four minutes later the train came to a stop in the Cen tral Station in Buffalo. The train was made up of three coaches, engine and tender. The coaches were two Wagner drawingroom cars, .a smoker. Dr. Webb’s private car, the cunbißed weight of which is 304,500 pouuds. the weight of the engine and tender was 184,000 pounds, making the total weight of the train 488 500 pounds. Differ* nt engines were usel on each of the divisions, aud the run for the divisions wrere: Chicago to Elkhart, 87 4 mil s in 87 minutes, 26 seconds Elkhart to Tole o, 133 4 miles in 124 m nutes, 35 seconds Toledo to Cleveland, 107 8 miles in 106 minutes, 6 seconds C evelard to Erie, 95 5 miles in 85 minutes, 32 seconds Erie to Buffalo, 86 miles in 70 minu tes, 16 seconds Betwreen Chicago and Elkhart the train w r as obliged to slow dwn for rail road crossings eight times, and to scoop up water once. The engine which palled the train over this division was No. 957, Mark Floyd engineer. This engine is a stand ard Like Shore passenger engine (8 wheeler) built by the Brooks Locomotive Works at Dunkirk, N Y , ai d was de signed by Geo. W. Stevens, Superintend ent of Motive Power for the Like Shore and Michigan Southern R diroad. The diameter of her drivers is 72 inches, size of cylinders 17x24, weight of drivers 65,000 pounds, total weight exclusive of tender 104,000 pounds. The East Coast record on the Great Northern Road of Erg’and from King’s Cross to Aberdeen is 523 miles in 512 minutes, or 60 3 miles per hour. The West Coast record on the London and Northwestern is 540 miles in 512 min utes or 63 28 miles per hour. The run from Chicago to Buffalo was made for a practical object. It was neither to beat the record of the English roads nor to show what absolute speed could be attained on the road bed, but to ascertain at what rate a commercially paying train could be made to go safely. INSURANCE CASES ON TRIAL. Whole of Carteret County in a F’er ment of Excitement. Special to the News and Observer. Beaufort, N. C., Oct. 24. The insurance cases are now on trial and tbe whole county is in a perfect fer ment of excitement. The defendants are being tried in batches. Dr. T. B. Delamar, Levi T. Noe and Bill Fibher. colored, were tried yesterday and to-day for forgery, and the jury after being out an hour or two brought in a verdict of nor guilty. The Doctor and Noe aro now being tried for forgery in another case, and the pros pects are that the same verdict will be rendered in this case as in tbe other. True bills have been found in several other case 3, and the graud jury is yet at work. O H. Allen, A. P Masrey and Col. Hinsdale are assisting tbe solicitor, and the defendants are represented by W. W. Clark, L. J. Moore, O. H. Guion, of Newbern, aud 0. L Abernethy, of Beau fort. TIIE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. Piatt, Clarkson aud Carter Ufoide on Time and Place of Meeting. New York. Oct. 24 - Fellowlng the conference last night which resulted in the issuing of tbe call for the meeting of the Republican National comm’ttee on December 10th, there wr.s a dinner at the Brunswick to which Chairman Carter, Gen. J. S. Clarkson aud T. C. Platt sat down. It is alleged that it was decided a’ this din ner, so far as the will of three men may decide it, that (he National Republican Convention will be held either in Chicago or Pittsburg, and probably on June 10. It was said that seventeen members of the National Committee had expressed a preference for San Fraucisco as the convention city, v hile twenty-five votes are necessary to a choice. San Francisco, it was al'egt d, cannot obtain the requisitonught addition* ' .!• s.
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