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eAsneins locomotives. The run from Albany
30 Syracuse. las miles. also without . stop.
THE TRAIN STARTING OUT,

eAsneins locomotives. The run from Albany
30 Syracuse. las miles. also without stop.
tVas covered In lag minutes. At Syracuse 1t
book only two and one-half minutes to change
locomotives, and the train set out over tho
$50 mile stretch to East Buffalo. One hundred
Ind nfty minutes would have been lne trip
without any stopsS but $50 miles Ia 14S
minutes. with stop OF seven minutes and
nfty seconds thrown IN for doctoring the
locomotive. 10 phenomenal run. and It
proves the ability Of Engineer Hogan. The
actual running time for the 15O miles was
40 minutes and 10 seconds. This record
means that q continuous speed Of $3.50 miles
IN hour was maintained for the entire dis
tsnce from New York to Buffalo. making no
allowance for stops or slow.downs In order to
SCOOP water from the track tanks. Allowing
for 9 minutes and 2s seconds to change en-
zines st Albany. az minutes for the same at
Byrscuse. and Z minutes and 80 seconds for
repairing the hot journal at Fairport. or 10
minutes and AZ seconds in oil. tho actual rum
hing time for the 1861 miles was 428 minutes,
Or 6l44 miles an hour for the entire distance.
here are the previous records for long dis
lance runs:
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a hn"snG sol chsss
In locomotive $40, backed down a siding
and coupled on. THE SuNyeporter. who caugh!
barely time to lenvs tho .p!a holder with a
messenger, returning 70 New York from Al
cusr. il Is o. tho same pattern as S07. except
that 1t Inns foot . inch drivers instead Of G,i
feet. The reporter rode in tho cab from Al
got there thai they burned soft coal Ia the fur
naces.
best running ground ON the whole line. En-
glne s7B had made u line run, with many dis.
advantages OF cur yes 10 contend against. But
west OF ALBANY there we're many miles OF steel
ms straight rs a no. line. inviting tho engine to
try Its mettlo All schenecta adv was out TO SEQ
schenecta adv was not ths only town that turned
out 10 cheer the spsedine train. They had
At Syracuse where they changed engines,
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CLOSING HAIys's TRIAL.
Mr.. Lirscombe Begins HIs Argument for
tho Prosecution.

HAMPTON. Va. Sept. 14.-JudGe Hunter
opened court at 0>s o'clock this morning for
tho continuation OF the Hams case. Tho
room was crowded with spectators.
Mr. Lipscomb opened his argument at 10
o'clock. Whose sheddeth man 8 blood. by man
shall his blood DO she'd" he said was the law
OF God and man: and 1t was this point that
the Jurors wero called upon to decide. He
then teforred to the dead boy. whom he know
intimately, and paid n glowing tribute to his
memory. III you want further evidence on
this point" DO said to the jury. you had It In
the tears OF the hcartbroken mother OF the do.
PENDANT whom giving hor testimony"
Tho only thing said against tho dead boy
was that ho had a pistol in his possession
which tho prisoner himself testified he had
testimony before tue court.
On what did the defence depend? On the
neck. and nonadio die" shining o negro. o'Hu N''
fully The tms T the poat
was laid on the !aet that after the shooting the
eoat was turned out from shore. and no effort
Mr.. 1.inscombe explained to the Jury tho fact
that ths testimony Of CO..; Bird had eorrobo.
na hSSs sn to s
IN oar to strike without one OF them observ-
Why" asked Mr.. Lipscomte. ibid tho
prisoner. after shooting his. bosom. friend.
scnll the boat out In tho roads TO Keep his
At this point Mrs. llains was 40 mnch af-
fcrted that she almost tainted. She became
pale. and was supported by friends.
In closing his argument Of two hours Mr..
Jipscombe ca led the attent lon of the jury 10
the iact that the prisoner had preferred 10 XIII
to put him ashore. ns he desired. because 1t
would end anger tho sn'ety Of tho canoe.
At ~ o'clock Mr.. Shtllineton Of tina counsel
for defence nrOse and addressed the Jury on
the prisoner behalf lie eXrIainod the fun.-
ttons q tho Coroner's inquest and the indict-
mont by the Grand Jury.
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London and Northwes stern train. in August.

y, MAP OF THE ROUTE.
!StJ. made trip from London to EdinburRh.
400 miles. 10 seven hours and hfty-two min
etes' which 10 gross speed Of 800 miles 40
hour. II made three stops, and the actual
running time was seven hours and thirteen
minutes. or 654 miles an hour There wore
Tour cars. and the engine. tender. and cars
Weighed less than 1870 tons.
A West Shore train. In July. 1885. soon after
sae rosd was opened. made run from East
bunalo to Weehawken. 4226 miles. In nine
hours and thirty three minutes at a speed OF
iofty.hvs miles an hour. not counting stops.
allowing for twelve stops the time was soven
hours and thirteen minutes. giving speed OF
nHy'one miles An hour The weight OF tho
vain, with four cars. was 1853 tons. At the time
snis Was considered phenomenal run. and at
points on the Buffalo division 1t was said
that the people along the way could mako
out only shadow 40 the train few pns!.
Anewspsper train on the New York Genital
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OVER A MILE A MINUTE.
TIE FASTEST LONG-DIsTiNCE run
EyER MADE ON A RAILROAD.

a., rxperimental Trip Over the New York
Ceutrai from New York to East HUFF
f.io, = Distance OF Ane lie Miles, Made
4, Iss 50 Minutes-e1.AAM Miles an Hour
Allowing for stops-This Heats All Pre-.
,,ou, Reeords-The Train Delayed n err.
- Eight Minutes at rairport by . Hot
Journsi on tho Ensine.
prrrAIo. Sept. 14.-Tt Is q luxury In which
,sllroad oflcials indulge when they make n
trp over their own road to travel in II little
moro style and at . little better speed than tho
publlc are used to. Third Vtce-fresident ii.
waiter Webb OF the New York Central md
Hudson River Railroad Company made q trip
to-day from New York to Buffalo that not only
breaks the record for long-distancc running.
outleaves previous records way out OF sight. 1t
has been conclusively demonstrated for the
arst time that "a train cannot only make 60
miles an hour. but 1t can keep 1t up for A4O
miles at q stretch. without counting tho time
iost By stops. Tho trip OF 43Gh miles
rom New York to East Buffalo was made
IN ls9ii minutes. with no allowance for stops.
Nit hadn't been for . hot journal on the loco
motive, causing q delay OF eight minutes ut
rsirpor.. the trim would have been made In as
many minutes as there wero miles. rs Mr..
webb had intended. Tho train had COW
end the 961 miles from New York to
Tsirport In 361 minutes under worry favora.
bio conditions. It had run esveral min
vtss ahead OF the schedule which General SUI
Y,rintendspt Theodore Voorhees, prepared
.Iir voorhees, calculated To bring tho train in
Nt,islo. $40 miles. In 435 minutes. and bis cal
eulations were carried out to dot until they
struck the hot box at Fairpors
The run Of 14s miles from New York to Al
tsuy. which was without stop. was made In
40 minutes. At Albany three min utes and
tVssty.sight seconds were consumed in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-15
The Meathcr.

The high pressure 0veries the country generally
east OF the Mississippi and south OF the lakes having
caused fall or from CO TO ~ in temperature In the
lake regions and the middle Atlantic and New England
States and brisk northwest winds.
Tho low pressure stretches the northern
part Of the country from Montana to eastern Canada
1t setting more TO the southwark and caused warm
sr weather generally west OF the Mississippi showers
In Minnesota Wisconsin. Michigan. and along tho Dor
der Of tho New England coast and light sprnlles In
northern New York aud on tho Gulf coast
In this city tho day fair aud cool; highest ocIa,
temperature. MS lowest, 81; average humidity 90
per cent; wind brisk northwest; average velocity IL
miles an hour.
The thsrmometsr at Perry's pharmacy in TuK srN
building recorded the temperature yesterday AZ fol.
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HEAKNESs or DIG COMPANY
Its 81. 100000 Liabilities Cause II to A 81
Creditors for an Extension,

PITTsBuEGH, Sept 14.-Tho Moorhead Nc
Clcane Company iron manufacturers. will 10
Obliged tomorrow to ask their creditors for
an extension OF time. 1t Is understood that
their reIucs, will DO granted. and their nttor-
Icy drew M the phrris to-day.
This Ia one u the Oldest Pittsburgh manu.
fac uring establishments. This liabilities nre
about sl,lOO.Opo, lhc princlpai item In which
100000. held by tho Bank OF Pittsburgh.
The FIRMS assets. men familiar with lis
Affairs say. will reach sa5O.OUO above thor
liabilities. The works nlon" ARE valued nj
sl,oOU0DO. Ill.bcHlih Of tho leading members
OI the Il m ami outs lido interests nrs said t.
Lave led TO tho picscn; embarrassment
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Look On. for the -nurlou. Expre.smnn.

Last Friday morning man with thin ince.
sandy hair. and q light mousincho. who wore
blue clothes. entered the Wholesale Jewery
house OF $, +. Myers & Co., 4S and 30 Maidon
lano. From bunhIo Of papers. apparently
orders he drew out ono and handed 1t to
Ernest Wolf. credit clerk. Tho order was
jeweer OF NswhuIgF and called for SIX gold
watches. two OF them ladies' watches. No
and MS Of s "a e w sye sSsas
the moyemsnts ordered were r. s. i. s, which
flt mems cases only, The credit clerk told tho
man to call again in tho afternoon. The fell
low said "All right" and departed. lie did not
call again. The order was forgery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-15
Big Storm In wisconsin.

ASHLAND Wis.,. Sept, IA heavy rain and
hail storm foil this morning. Great damage
has been done to crops throughout the dis
trict. A heavy wind prevailed. and several
boats on the bay were capsizsd. No lives were
lost.
A special from Iron River says q tornado
ragged there this morning at 10 O'Clock A
number OF trees were torn m by the roots and
the roof OF Pettingl's Hotel was smashed In
BY falling trees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-15
EFFORTS TO SHIELD CURTIS
The Comedians Friend. Trying to Provo
He Did Not XIII the Policeman.

CHICAGO. Sept IA special from San Fran
cisco says that remarkable change OF public
sentiment has developed about tho killing Of
Policeman Grant. AMI half OF the people now
believe that M. ,. Curtis. the comedian. is an
INNOCENT man. The theory OF Curtis, s friends.
support from q story told by Ell Denison. who
has charge OF news matter distributed on
trains OF he southern Pacific Company. Dem
ison says that he met an acuuaintance yester-
day. who said that man told him that he saw
the shooting and Is positive that Grant and
Curtis were accompanied by a third man. who
fired tue shot aud then ran away.
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New Route to Boston and New England
Points.

On and after Sept 81 tho Long Island and Eastern
States line, comprising the Long Island Railroad, New
England Terminal Co. HousatOnc Rairoad system and
tho New YORK and New England faIroad will run
through solid vestlhuo trains consisting OF ele gan
coaches aud ruinan serpers built expressly for IN.
swisyyiil Coma: to Boston aud intermei iate points
leaving BROOKLYN. Long Island city nt n NJ. dai,y
including SUNDAYS arriving At TO A. NJ Day train
will be advertised Iatsr-Ada
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OTTAWA Sept l4.-Prenier Abbott has tele.
graphed all his absentee supporters to return
to Ottawn this week. Members will hasten
from British Columbia. tho Northwest Terri.
tories. and the lower provinces The sum
mons is imperative. and was made in view OF a
vote on tho report OF the Privileges and Elec-
tion Committee,
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travelling West via New York Central ron can stop
over al Niagara Falls wilLvu! extra charge -,Ldn
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21

AS India is strong competitor with
the United States in the production of
wheat, the Ne,o York Times maintains
that any trustworthy statistics in regard
to Its agriculture are interesting. A re-
cent census, carefully taken, shows the
population of that Heterogeneous country
to be S6,000,000 persons, while the
total area of the country is less than
300, ,O0o'square miles. Comparing these
figures with those relating to the United
States, we $4,000, 900 of population on
an area of 3,600,00 square miles, or
less than one-fourth OF the population on
four times the area-a ratio of one to
sixteen as compared with populous India.
In the Province of Bengal there are
5000, 900 more people than in the
United States upon one twenty-third of
our area. The number per square mile
is 474 persons. but taking the cultivated
land only there are 715 to each square
mile. In the United States we have but
one inhabitant to thirty-six acres, and
to about five of cultivated land. Ben
gal is almost wholly agricultural, and
yet supports this vast population. An
other agricultural province, the most
productive in wheat in all the Indian
Empire, has Az persons to the square
mile, which, as compared with Germany,
is equivalent to more than twice the
number of people on less than half the
area, or ratio of more than four to one.
The increase of the Indian population is
about eleven per cent. in ten years, and
at present the increase is larger in the
towns and cities, where manufactures
are being established in the railroad
centres, than in the agricultural districts
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21

The Hartford Times has ascertained an
interesting fact illustrative of the mar
velous development of the country. 1t has
found an aged couple who have returned
to Connecticut after an absence of fifty
three years. 1t took them, in 1888, to go
from Glastonbury to their new western
home in wild Illinois, three weeks and
two days. They have come back in one
day and two nights.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21
IN THE CLOVER.

Butterfly,
Flutter by,
Over the clover,
Under the sky.
Sail and falter and fail,
And cling to the fragrant spray;
Shift and shirk,
No weather for work
Falls on summer day.
Bumblebee,
Tumble free
Into the bloom of the tulip tree,
Cease your hustle and boom,
Swing on stamen and sing,
Or clutch aflagon frail and fine,
And drowsily drink the wine,
And rest your rumbling wing.
Meadowlark,
GLOW like spark
That will set the fields aflre;
Tenderly whistle
On top of a thistle
A 'turilee" to your mate up higher
In dusky locust tree.
There. There.
Away goes care,
And a dream comes over me.
A boy tired out with play,
On a summer holiday,
In the grass so cool and deep
While the butterfly goes huttering over,
Between blue sky and purple clover,
And the bumblebee BUNDLES
And whirls and tumbles,
Where the meadowlark's nest
And her golden breast
Have clover
All over
For cover
-Maurice Thompson, in st. Nicholas.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21

Trustworthy authorities state that in
eastern New Mexico nearly 100000
of fruit and farm lands have been re-
claimed by the construction of storage
reservoirs and irrigating canals during
the past two years. Several corpora
tions organized for such work are now
seeking capital in the East. The above
shows that private capital can be secured
for irrigation schemes that promise good
results
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21
Fishing With a Club.

Here is fish story that is absolutely
true. On last Friday E. NJ. Terrill and
Zadoc Bethards, two farmers living a
short distance east of this place, went
down on the creek bottom where the
water had overhowed to catch or kill
fish. There is deep ravine running
from the creek up in the bottom, dug
there to drain the water off, and beside
this deep ravine burrows had been plowed
in many directions up the bottom to at
tract the water to the ravine. The water
was all over this bottom on Thursday
and large fish from the creek went uf
this ravine and many of them went out
in the plow burrows in quest, we sup
pose, of something to eat. On Friday
the waters began falling, and of course
the fish began drifting back to the creek
so as not to be left out in the bottom.
Mr.. Terrill and Mr.. Bethards situated
themselves along the burrows and watched
for the fish to pass by. The first one
killed was a large German carp, weigh.
ing eight pounds. They killed in all
seven fish-four German carp and three
buffalo, all of them together weighing
thirty pounds. We believe there are
more large fish in the creek near this
place thar in any other stream in the
county. 1t has overflowed its banks per-
haps half dozen times during the spring
when other streams would only be filed
half bank full and high water attracts
fish upstream. Many more large fish
were seen by Messrs. Terrill and Beth
ards that they we're unable to kill. They
used sticks or clubs in killing them,
striking them across the back.-Shst5g'
0ille NO. Herald.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21

Many English manufacturers are said
TO actually regard an English degree in
the light of a disqualification, so that
most of the posts of "word chemists
are held by non-graduates. Apparently,
says the New York Time, they prefer to
train their own men-tnat is, to give
them such an education in researches as
bears on particular problems which they
themselves have TO solye-or to take
them from the laboratories Of general
analysts, where new problems present
themselves from time to time.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21
ARTFUL CUPID.

As1'went went walking down the dale,
Master Cupid ran beside me,
And with many a winsome tale
Laughingly the trickster Piled me,
Seeking with his subtle art
Entrance to my guarded heart.
"Nay," said ], "tis no avail"
Yet the little rogue defied me;
"Ah," said he, II never fail;
None hath ever yet denied me-
Thou shalt see what cunning art
can practice on the heart"
''Braggart boy! / pass unharmed;
Boosting hath undone thee, stupid"
On walked, forewarned, forarmed,
Smiling back at Master Cupid,
Vainly with his vaunted art
Seeking entrance to my heart.
As looked / saw he wept
Ger the sad defeat before him.
All, my sentries must have slept
As bent in pity DER him,
For the imp Of wondrous art
Leaped into my open heart.
= Wills b. HdWkins, in Detroit Free Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21
A SUMMER IDYL.
BY AGNES CLIFFORD.

Gwendoline met her aunt, Mrs New.
combe, at the little station and drove
her up in her own phaeton.
SIS any one herc9" asked Mrs. New.
combe as they rolled along the hard
white road between low green fields Oh
either hand.
81 mean any one NICE specified
Mrs. Newcombe with her soft little
laugh.
"Warfleld is here-Edgar Warfield, >
said Gwendolinc, fecking fly off Jcr-
rvs shining coat with her whip.
"Ah! That is pleasant for YOU"
PLEASANT" cried the younger lady,
with note of petulance in her voice.
81 don't think so. It's bore"
Miss Ventnor's dark, handsome face
settled in moody lines She looked like
her mother. She had not taken after
her father, who was a blonde. But her
fathers youngest sister, the little widow,
was very like him. Mrs Newcombe had
charming fairness and liquid eyes. She
never looked worldly.
''Isn't he thought good parti9" she
inquired.
Gwendoline made another bruscue
movement with her whip.
"Oh, I suppose so. He's rich, if
that's what you mean. And he has no
incumberance. No mother or sisters. {"
Miss Ventnor laughed. "That ought to
be a recommendation. A fellows fam
lily is dreadfully tiresome-an awful
bore"
A dog-cart, with a powerful horse
harnessed to it, appeared ahead of them.
AS the gentleman who was driving it
came abreast of the phaeton he raised
his hat.
"That's Edgar Warfeld," said Gwen
doline n moment later.
'He is good looking. You are hard
to please, Gwen"
"Oh, don't know. I might like
him we'll enough as friend if he would
stop annoying me-"
Annoying you2"
"Oh, hanging around"
Mrs. Ventnor was on the piazza of the
cottage as they drove up. She followed
her sister-in-law to her room.
''I'm awfully glad you have come,
Phoebe. 1t will be boon to Gwendo.
line to have you. wish you would talk
sensibly to her, by the way. She is trihing
with an excellent chance of settling in
life."
"Do you mean Mr. Warfeld!" asked
Mrs. Newcombe, removing her dainty
close travelling hat and long gauzc veil
before the toilet table. "Gwendoline
has been telling me about him."
"What did she say9"
''She said he bored her."
"Nonsense! He's only too fond of
her. He's a very affectionate fellow,
and he's been desperately blue since the
death of his mother, to whom he was
devoted. He looks for sympathy from
Gwendolinc, and he does not get it.
Silly girl that she isl You're looking
,ery we'll, Phoebe. Gray Is so becoming
90 you. Now, Gwendoline can't wear
gray at ell. Vivid, rich colors suit her
atyle. Well, win leave you to dress.
We dine at 80. Probably Mr.. War
seld will drop in this evening. asked
aim. At dinner Mrs. Newcombe was in
gray again, the most delicate, pearly
gray, against which her throat and face
looked fair us q sea she'll. Gwendoline,
who was dressed in transparent black,
had a bunch of rcd gcraniums at her
breast.
''You make pretty contrast" smiled
Mr.. Ventnor, slancing from his young
sister to his daughter.
Whcr they rose from table, where they
had fingered, Gwendoline passed her
hand through her aant's arm.
"rhe:e knew he would appear be-
fore the day was ovo.," Miss Yentnor
nNrmursa isNGssisas.,
":yhsrfF
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21

There are eighteen counties in Penn.
sylvania that have no debt. They are
Lehigh, Beaver, Cameron, Center, Co.
lumbia, Erie, Forest, Franklin, Green,
Lawrence, Mercer, DIontour, Perry,
Pike, Sullivan, Susquchanna, Wyoming
and York. The combined debt of all
the other counties combined is S58, ,979,-
972
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21
Pennsylvania coal sells cheaper in Italy
than Welsh coal.

In one part of Mexico soap is used as
currency. "When their relations with
the United States become little more
Intimate" predicts the CourierJournal,
''these Mexicans may leaIn what soap
was really made for"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21

Says the Pittsburg Commercial Bulle.
tin: "The discussion as to the means
of remcdying our immigration evils
seems to fall short of the gist of the mat.
ter. The remedy that must cure the
evils is one that will be applied not Oh
this side of the waters, but on the Euro.
pcan side"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21

A western Kansas man says that Sec
tion of the State has a great future be-
fore it. There is nothing that grows in
the temperate zone that does not flourish
there. Nothing is lacking but water,
and that is being supplied by irrigation.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21

The total consumption of pork pro-
ducts, exclusive of lard, in the United
States last year, is estimated at 3,653,-
900, 900 pounds, which would make an
average annual consumption per capita
of about fifty eight pounds.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21
"There's Many Slip 'Twixt the Cup
and the Lip"

Anc@us, King of the Leleges in Sa-
mos ian island in the Grecian Archipel-
ago), planted vineyard; and so heavily
did he Cypress his slaves, that one of
them, 1t is said, prophesied to him that
be would never live to taste the wine
thereof. When the wine was made, he
sent for his slave and said: "What do
you think of your prophecy now9" The
slave made answer: ''There's many
slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" The
words were scarcely uttered when An
ceus was informed that wild boar had
broken into his vineyard, and was laying
it waste. Anceus, setting down the cup
untasted, fastened to attack and drive
out the boar; but he was killed in the
encounter.-Detroit Free Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-08-21

Why is mercurial temperament con-
sidered drawback in student2 1t
certaiuly should help him in taking his
degrees. Baltimore Americaa.