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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
FREIGHT TRAFFIC.

A Squirt of Cleveland Trade-Inexplicable
Dizziness Reported by the Agents.
The train records for the week, ending April 5,
show some increase in business, yet as in the
preceding week, an unusually large number of
empty are moving westward 1t will be
noticed that large per cent. of the increase is
made by the Bee Limo and the 1. & St. L., which
Is having sharp squirt of Cleveland business.
With all Eastern lines, However, more grain
aud provisions are going forward than
in any week of either March or
April, but still there is room for Improvement.
Many empty line cars are idle, standing on side
tracks or being used in local business. Fast
freight line men say that west-bOund business is
lighter than at the corresponding period last
year, and at present there arc no indications OF
an Improvement. Over north and south lines
shipments seldom are lighter and freight men
are loss to understand the cause. General
Freight Agent Geiger remarked, Saturday last,
that in the several years he had held this posi-
ton never before had he felt like apOlogiZing for
their light traffic. Local business continues
good, but is hardly MS heavy thirty days ago;
yet the revenue from This source is running
abe ad of that of the corresponding period of
1882, and has for sixty days past. Below is
given the number of cars received and for
warded at this point in the week ending at IL NJ.
May 5, as compared with that of the week pre-
eeding
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
RUMORs REVIVED.

Important Changes Coming on the Bee
Line, if Gossip Is True.
The surprise of Friday last, the reorganiza-
ton of the arrangements of the Vanderbilt lines,
has revived the rumor that important changes
are to be made on the Bee Line system, and
that all the general officers, including President
Devereux, except General Manager Thomas
and Lucien Hills, are to be set to one side. That
o. B. Skinner, general traffic manager, will 60,
to hear the knowing ones tell it, is fixed
fact, and il is fact that the man
agement of the White Line are
making it warm for friend Skinner: but it is
quite safe to set IL down that so long as j. II.
DevereuX is president of the Bee Line system,
so long will Mr.. Skinner occupy his present posi-
ton. Parties who have recently conversed with
the powers that be on all lines In which the Van
derbIlts are interested say such officials express
themselves quite freely in favor of e, b. Thomas,
and speak OF his management as having been eX-
cellenu. The road, they say, has been operated
with marked economy, road-hed and equipments
have been greatly improved, and the earnings
quite satisfactory, when the disadvantages I'M
der which he has labored are considered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Chicago 81 Alton are to build S75, 900
depot at Bloomington, ILL.,, this season.
The annual meeting of the Fort Wayne COM
pany will be held in Pittsburg on the 9th inst.
TIE Pennsylvania railroad intends making its
station flower gardens more attractive than ever
this year.
creased $164,O00 as compared with the same
month of 1882.
The work OF removing the general offices of
the Chicago & Atlantic road from Lima, o., to
Chicago was completed on Saturday.
The Fort Scott & Wichita has been completed
to point 80 miles west of Fort Scott Thirty
miles more it will bring the road to Wichita
W. F. White, general passenger agent of the
Atchlson, Topeka q Santa Fe road, gives notice
that round-trlp tickets have been placed on sale
to Las Vegas hot springs, N. M.
The Great Eastern fast-freight line took a
number of cars of dressed beef to Boston in their
new Tiffany refrigerator cars last week. via the
Grand Trunk and Central Vermont railways, the
run from Chicago to Boston being made in l27
hours, which is regarded as fast time.
Tillinghast, of the New York Central, and
Newell of the Lake Shore, say the trunk-line
ened il is at present. The heavy penalties for
violating the new traffic arrangements are ex-
pected to prevent all cutting of rates.
The skeleton in tine closet of the railroad super
intendent, says the Railway Record, is the fear
of neglect or violation of train orders. Did he
know his orders would be understood and obeyed
by conductors, engineers, trainmen and switch
men, he would not fear casualties, for there would
be none.
The Boston & Albany has just put in service
hauling one of their fast express trains, an en-
CINE which weighs forty tons, has all the modern
improvements IN the way of steel tire-box, boiler,
smOke-stack, air-brake, ETC., and the most re-
markable feature in Its construction Is that 1t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
A DISSATISFIED COMMISSIONER.
The Resignation of George w. Haynie, One
of the Evansville metropolitan Po-
lice Commissioners.

The Evansville metropolitan police commits
sion is not very happy family, 1t seems. The
sweet serenity and perfect unanimity of the In
dianapolis board cannot be assumed for even
holiday wear in Evansville and with o sigh
drawn from the depths of the oppressive re-
sponsbilities of the position, the youngest of
the commissioners has slipped the cord that
binds, Auditor of State Rice having received the
following telegram last Saturday evening from
George w. Haynie:
EVANSVILLE, May 5, 1888.
Hon. James II. Rice, Auditor Of State;
"Y0u will please accept my resignation as po-
lice commissioner for the city of Evansville, to
take effect Immediately.
GEORGE W. HAYNIE."
1t is reported that the cause of Mr.. Haynes
resignation is general dissatisfaction with the
position. He was chosen for the short term of
one year, and 1t would seem has been regarded
by the commissioners somewhat in the light of an
appendage. He complains that the responsibilities
were too irksOme, and that he could not afford
to spare the time from his business (SIr. Haynie
is a druggist) which the duties of the office re-
CURED The statement is also made tnat his
of the other two members of the board, besides
considering the many friends from whom he
would obtain enmity in the event of their not
being appointed on thc fOrce," Mr.. Haynie is
one OF the Democratic members of the board.
His resignation has not yet been formally pre-
sented to the State board, tut there will prOOa-
bly, be action upon il this week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
Personal AND LOCAL.
MIR. Geiger's Extended Service as Freigh
Agent of the j., NJ. g. L.

MIR. Geiger's Extended Service Freight
Agent of the j., NJ. g. L.
NJ. G. Connolly has been promoted TO the posi-.
ton of chief clerk in the Office of Robert Geiger,
general freight agent OF the j., NJ. & l. road
John Chesborough, of the Vandalia, and II. R.
Dering, of the j., NJ. & l., left last evening for
New York, to attend the general passenger
agents meeting, which convenes there this
week.
There is no truth in the statement of a Sunday
paper that Joshua Staples is to succeed John
Macleod as superintendent of the Louisville,
New Albany & Chicaso road. Mr. Staples says
he has never been offered tho position, nor has
the matter been even mentioned TO him.
Robert Geger, general freight agent OF the JEFF
fersOnville, Madison & Indianapolis, on Saturday
last commenced his twenty seventh year in rail
road service In 1857 he assumed the agency of
qhe Bee Line Marion. In 1860 he came TO Indi-
annapolis, accepted the position Of chief clerk
In the local agents office, and two years after
ward was made agent, which position he held UNI
til some eight years ago, when he was appointed
general freight agent of the Jeffersonville Madi-
son & Indianapolis road position which he is
filling with marked ability.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
A PERILOUs POLICY.
The Pennsylvania Watering Its Stock

The Pennsylvania Watering Its Stock
Bears on the Property Jubilant.
The recent dividend declared by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company represents an increase
OF over $4,000, 900 in the capital stock, so per
cent. of which is water. Since the dividend was
declared the stock has, declined 10 per cent,
which indicates that stockholders would be bet.
ter satisfied with less profit paper and more
in actual cash. The scrip and stock
dividend is said to be amply justified
by the extensions and improvements
undertaken by the Pennsylvania railroad. But
the form which the policy is taking bears peril
GUS resemblance to the old fashion of stock
watering, which was so universally condemned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
OUTSIDE OFFICES.
Mr.. John Egan Explains Mr.. Martins Ticket
Selling.

Mr.. John Egan Explains MIR. Martins Ticket
Selling.
The article published in Fridays Journal as
regards outside offices, has drawn the following
reply from the general ticket and passenger
agents office of the Cincinnati indianapolis, St.
Louis & Chicago road:
To the Editor of the Indianapolis journal:
In your paper of fridays issue you have an
article in your columns headed ''DishOnOraDle
Competition" wherein you charge our man
Martin, of the c., l., ST. l.. & c. Railway Com
pany, under the garb of selling tickets only to
local points, has opened office for the pur-
pose of selling coupon tickets, etc. You qualify
it by saying IL is said. Now, this Is not so. Mr..
Martin has nothing to do withthis office, nor has
he any authority to sell tickets of any descrip
ton at Indianapolis from this company. It is a
superintendent, TO better supply our local custo-
mediation or the Indianapolis public only. We
closed our outside Office in good faith and will
continue to keep 1t closed until such time as our
president shall determine, and don't you for
get IL. When we do open il again We shall do it,,
anu IL viii he done with due notice 10 all in liz
terest. We ask nothing but what is just
and right and shall continue to treat our
competitors In fair and honorable
manner letting the merits of the popular Kan
kakee line decdesthe issue. l will thank you in
your brief manner to correct this statement, and
set us right before the public in this matter.
JOHN EGAN,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
CINCINNATI, May 5.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
STILL ON THE WAR PATH.


Western Passenger Men, who Want Com
missions, Fighting the Pennsylvania.
Passenger men in the West, more especially
west OF the Missouri river. who paid com
missions. are making a vigorous fight against
the Pennsylvania lines, so bold stand have
General Passenger Agents Woods and Ford
taken against the paying Of commissions. While
doubtless they take the right ground in the
matter, whether it was policy for them
before the movement became more gen
eral to adopt such arbitrary measures
Is questioned by some friends of the
Pennsylvania system, these friends, claiming
that while the revenue from passenger service
in 1882 shows handsome increase over that of
1881, the increase would have been still larger
had the Pennsylvania paid commissions at East
ern points aud all through the West and North
west have their competitors. Western pas
senger men claim that E. A. Ford, when on the
tain ana Vandalia was one of the foremost in
favor of paying commissions but on
taking the general passenger agency of the Pitts
burg, Cincinnati & st. Louis lines he Topped over
and has gone back on his old ideas as regards
paying commissions, and has thus made enemies
of his old associates in the West who could have
done his lines much service. 1t is intimated that
General Passenger A gent Wood, OF the Pennsyl-
mistake, and is seeking method to
quietly return to the paying of
commissions at points where competitors
do, while L. A. Ford, general passenger agent of
all lines west of Pittsburg, opposes such action,
and still believes that the general managers will
yet take this matter up, and all leading roads of
the country will step upon This expensive
method of securing business; and 1t is further
stated that the rumor that Mr.. Ford was to re-
sign originated with previous rumor that Gem
eral Passenger Agents Wood and Ford were not
this was one of the questions on which they diff
fered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
PROTECTED IMPROVEMENTS.
The Pennsylvania to DOuDle-Track Their I'm
pOrtant Western Lines.

The Pennsylvania to Double Track Their Inn
pOrtant Western Lines.
The Pennsylvania Company, 1t is stated, by an
official high in authority, have fully decided TO at
once commence doubling their tracks on their
more important lines west of Pittsburg and IL is
proposed this season to double their tracks be-
tween Crestline, o., and Chicago, and add some
twenty miles of double track west to the Pitts
burg Cincinnati & st. Louis. He states that
without doubt five years from now the Pennsyl-
vania Company will have a double track from
Pittsburg to Chicago and from Pittsburg to
Indianapolis. 1t was a big undertaking, and
therefore would require several years to do It,.
1t was quite evident, he stated, that should the
business of their lines west of Pittsburg i'm
prove as rapidly for five years to come as it had
In the past five years, their business between
the points above named could not well be
moved over a single track. The official added
that doubtless the Vandalia people would make
a similar Improvement within the next five
years; in fact considerable portion of the way
grading had been done for a second track. This
would give a double track road from St. Louis
to Pittsburg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
GENERAL NEWS.
Final Settlement of Differences Concerning
Coal Traffic.

Final Settlement of Differences Concerning
Coal Traffic.
George S. Brecount, assistant general freight
agent of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
road, returned from Chicago on Saturday, and
from him it is learned that representatives OF the
roads which haul coal from The Brazil and Carbon
mines and coal operators at said mines met in
Chicago on Friday and harmonized all their
troubles. Traffic Manager Stahlman acted
as chairman of the meeting Rates were
agreed upon for the delivery of the coal
from the respective mines to the
several roads, and n tariff was agreed upon
for the shipment of coal from the different mines
TO all points in the North and Northwest where
carbon and block coal is used. The agreement
was signed by Traffic Manager Stahlman, of the
L., N. A. & c.; II. W. Gays, of the L. d St. L j.,
X. Kendall, of the Vandalia; Colonel Robert For
sytne, of the Chicago e. Eastern Illinois, on the
one side, and representatives of the respective
mining interests the other, thus settling ques-
lions which have created considerable i-feeing
and which have tended to demoralize rates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

treasury In making the semiahnual settlement.
The Tecumseh Rifles will enter the COM
petitIve drill at the forthcoming State encamp-
ment.
II. Shelton and T. Colbert. private watchmen,
have been granted police powers by the police
commissioners.
John W. Richardson. accused of violating the
postal laws, has been discharged from custody
by the Federal grand jury.
The North Noble-street Saving and Loan Asso-
citation. with capital stock OF 100000, has
filed articles OF incorporation.
The wife Of Rev. W. f. Parker, pastor of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, died on Saturday
from blood poisoning, after lingering for nearly a
month. A post norton examination of the re-
mains was held last night, and they Will to-day
be shipped to Kentucky.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

The road between Columbus and Newark, o.,
Jointly owned by the Panhandle and Baltimore
& Ohio, is to be improved
The stockholders of the Indiana, Bloomington
& Western road will hold their annual meeting
in this city on Tuesday the Stb, ana the stock
holders of the Indianapolis e. Vineennes on
Thursday the 10th.
The heavy shipments of grain to Cleveland the
past week cause freight men to question whether
the skinner Silent Line has really passed out OF
existence. While miles of White Line cars are
idle, the Bee Line has all Its own cars busy
On Saturday, at one OF the outside offices which
claims to he only an information bureau. three
tickets for Topeka, Kan, were sold at $l3 per
ticket, a cut of 81 on each. The ticket was of "a
skeletou character, was filled out at the office,
paid for there, and the agent says he sold them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
st, Louis Dispatch.


As this order is published in the railroad
columns of the daily papers as an item of or
binary news there is no reason to suspect its
genuineness, and the experiment will attract
deep and deserved interest. While we re-
spect the honesty and sincerity of the mo-
tiyes which control the management, we are
afraid that through passengers who have inn
portant business beyond the ends of the
line on Monday morning will not appreciate
the situation, and through freight, in which
time is quite a consideration, will be apt to
go by some other road. For these natural
losses of business we see no compensation
unless the higher moral tone of the manage
ment will induce Sabbatarians to settle
along the line and thus build up enough
business six days in the week to make good
the losses of the day of rest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
Amusement Matters,

The only theatrical attraction announced for
this week is the performances of Fra Diavolo"
at the Grand Friday and Saturday next by the
Indianapolis Opera Company, which includes
all the representative local talent of the city.
Interesting performances are expected as the
opera has been in active rehearsal all winter
W4lliam Castle, the well-known TENOR VIII APP
pear in the leading role.
The work OF remodeling the Park Tbeater is
progressing rapidly, and the opening will be
juno 4. At the Zoo this week Minnie Oscar
Gray and W. T. Stephens, with their trained
dogs, continue the attraction in "swlft and
Sure"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
A Lesson in Propriety.

St. Louis Post Dispatch.
We are panied to note that the Cincinnati
Enquirer, in mentioning the names of the
prominent people who attended the dramatic
festival, mars the aesthetic refinement of its
report by giving several names OF gentlemen
as accompanied by their ladifriends In
st. Louis reporter who would descend to
the yulgarity of calling one of our social
queens a ladifriend would be either tabooed
or ostracised, according to the gravity of his
Offense.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
Singular Stupidity of the Massachusetts
Rustic.


Probably no feature Of the investigation
into the management of the State almshouse
has so impressed itself on the rural mind as
the testimony regarding the tanning OF
human skin. The vague impression here in
the country is that the tanning was part OF
the misdoings OF the Tewksbury officials. It
is not understood that it was only a mad
freak OF idiotic medical students, quite on a
par with the conversion of skulls into ink
stands. 1t seems to be believed in some
quart that Captain Marsh wears slippers
made OF choice bits OF human skin, and
spends his unhallowed nights in rifling
gravesl The love of the horrible and the
grotesque is very strong in human nature,
and who can wonder that in the quiet coun-
try where theaters are unknown, the Terri
bic tale of Tewksbury'' is repeated with
many curious establishment?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
A Language Mangler.
Boston Herald.

The newest and worst thing in the way OF
new words is proifered by the indianapolis
News, which says a certain man cards
New York paper, meaning that he has in
that paper printed a card. Some of these
newspaper chaps twist the English language
about as if they were having wrestling
match with it. If they were, the English
language would throw them, SO little do
they know of it's power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
A sTATEsMAN's TRIALS.
The WEAKNESS of Heart and Flesh to Which |
Senator Is Subjected.
National Republican.

a Senator Is Subjected,
National Republican.
There is very little comfort to be extracted
from politics." said a distinguished United
States senator the other evening "You are
harassed from one years end to another by
office hunters, and you have to leg it through
the departments and scheme continually to
slip some hungry constituent into a ST. 200
clerkship. | have done things for my friends
during my term in the United States Senate
] would never think of doing for myself
have asked favors, nay begged for them
almost, of men whom | would not ask the
slightest consideration for myself.
And what does it all amount to? When
you do succeed in getting a place for some
body hundred others who were after the
same thing and expected you to get it for
them, become bitterly incensed, and the
chances are they will be your enemies for the
rest of your life When you have gone the
limit, and obtained all the offices it Is posi-
bic for one man to secure, what a little
crumb it is compared to the great loaf that is
expected. There is nothing in politics to at
tract a man with sense enough to earn a liv-
ing outside Get place for q friend, and
hundreds of fellows who do not care a nickel
for you will chorus, There it is. told YOU
he was BANKED hog; always keeping every.
thing worth having among ring of time
serving friends. What does he care for the
boysH On the other hand, if you find place
for one of the boys your friends kick, and
say that a man who will not stand by those
who stand by him is no good and they will
go back on you. Where you make one
friend you are certain to make q hun
dred enemies. | am heartily sick of the
whole business | may be fool enough to
stand for reelection, but don't think | shall
be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

few years ago in the light of she panic of 1873.
About five years ago the management of the
PennsyvaniR railroad adopted the policy of re-
dueing Its capitalization by seuting aside flxed
sum from its earnings for the purchase of securi-
Ties guaranteed by the company, But with re-
tlrement OF obligations at the rate of S6OO,0O0
year, and an expansion of capital of IS, 900, 900
by semi-anuual dividend, the process of reduc-
ton appears to be progressing very rapidly in
the wrong direction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

had time to be sociable with his wife, and
that lady, if Mr. Johnsons suspicious are
correct, has been afIectonate with hand
somer and wealthier man. Why do they
have 50 many scandals in the city of churches,
and why is it that professional reformers
are so unfortunate either personally or by
marriage?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
Strange Facts Side sy Side.

Boston Herald.
Only last week a Methodist conference
here in New England voted that the use of
tobacco is a sin against God, and Tuesday
1000 900 pounds of tobacco were started from
Norfolk for New England.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
Has Killed His Eight Men.


Peru KenuDIlCan.
Phil. Thompson was pointed out to us in
Washington as the congressman who had
killed seven men. He is a slender, gentle
manly appearing man, apparently under
thirty-fve, of military bearing and affable
manners. His personal courage is never
called in question and he is always ready to
resent an insult and protect his honor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

Hereafter all persons guilty OF fast driving
within the city limits will be prosecuted. Two
policemen were stationed on North Meridian and
North Tennessee streets yesterday for the pur-
pose of taking the names of offenders.