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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-12
GENERAL NEWS.
A New and Cheaper Method of Constructing
Railroads.

New and Cheaper Method of Constructing
Railroads.
John M. Reid, Of Allegheny City, has patented
a design for laying steel or iron railroad rails
that he claims will forever bar accidents caused
by the dtching of trains through the expansion
or contraction OF rails by heat or cold The OBJ
ject of the invention is to produce better rail-
way, more reliable and safer than heretofore,
and without lateral or vertical motion. Instead
of wasting so much timber in ties, Mr.. Reid pro.
poses TO have only 900 ties per mile of single
track, and these need not be more than seven
feet long by five inches square He then lays tim
Der cushions or beams under both rails, length
wise, twelve inches deep by six inches thick the
beams having lengthwi groove TO receive the
diaphragm of the rails, completing both ties and
cnsbions with not more than $500 feet of pre-
served wood. The crown or upper part of the
rail, which is shbje ed To friction, is made much
heavier than usual, the base Ia made broader
with a lengthwise diaphragm below to resist
lateral pressure. A safety stay coupling, made
of cast steel, is fitted and inserted 10 the abut-
ting ends of the rails. These are held down by
heavy screws in the wood cushion beneath. In
addition to the safety guarantee in this inven-
tiOn, it is claimed that 1t Is cheaper and can be
kept IN repair for much less cost than any other
method in operation. II will be noticed that
Mr. Reid's device is much the same as that OF
Thomas johnson. vice-president OF the Indian
apOlis street-railway. The track laid about one
year ago on North Illinois street. is similar 10
that which Mr.. Reid has secured his patent on.
After Its Percentage of Live Stock Traffic.
CHICAGO, July 1.-Two months ago, when
the Columbus, Chicago q Indiana Central, ope-
rated by the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & st. Louis
was transformed into the Chicago, St. Louis &
Pittsburg, and made independent of that road
Commissioner Fink was informed by President
Scott, Of the new company, that it would soon
make application for percentage of the East
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EXCURSION BUSINESS,

The Grand Trunk Carrying the Unprofita-
= BILE Blu siness to Extremes. '''
/, s. F. Pierson, vice-pool commissioner of the
trunk lines is now busying himself in an at
tempt to put a check upon the Grand Trunk,
which is doing an immense excursion business
at the expense Of its competitors. The Grand
Trunk has secured the bulk OF this class OF
business because it has made lower rates in con.
nection with the Western lines than have the
New York trunk lines. 1t could not be pre-
vented from making such rates as 1t liked, be-
cause it has never joined the Eastern passen ger
pool. The other eastern lines, being in the pool,
could take no action dvidually, and cOnse-
quently joint action had to be taken in the mat
ter. The trunk lines evidently do not know
what rates the Grand Trunk has made or is
now making, on the east-bound excursion husi
ness, and for this reason they request the West
tern lines in competition with the Grand Trunk
to advise The commission of the rates made by
the Grand Trunk ana its Western connections
so that they may be able to meet the competi.
tiOn. To say that the prospects are excellent
that this will lead to trouble, is not speaking too
strongly, as the trunk lines cannot afford TO be
lockers on, 44
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RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Prospects Good for Large Earnings During
the Fan Months

Prospects Good for Large Earnings During
the Fall Months.
June earnings are now being published and
with but few exceptions show an increase over
those of the corresponding month Of 1882, not
outstanding the talk of light traffic, and the
railroad earnings for months past certainly are
encouraging signs of the times; and as ordi-
narily reported, they have made an impressive
showing, but in great many cases If increased
mileage had been considered the result
would have been very different. 1t is
true that new roads cannot be expected
to earn as much as old, but it is not proper to
leave 1t entirely out of the account. The Rail-
road Gazette has compiled figures for May from
"a roads having 50,264 miles of track-over
half the total Of the cOuntry-and finds a de-
crease of average earnings per mile from 1857
to 1913, or 2l9 per cent, as compared with the
same month of last year. The 10.4 per cent. of
new road yielded 7.6 per cont. increase of earn
lngs. There was Il decided increase per mile in
the South and Southwest, in the East where
there is comparatively little new mileage) but
slight change, and In the West decline. For
the five months ending with May there was,
however, gain in earnings of 7-l0 Of per
cent. on 70 roads. The railroads may therefore
be said TO be doing well. While the outlook
for heavy traffic in the next
twenty days is not fattering. the business of
the fall and early winter promises to be heavy.
The wheat crop may not cut so large figure in
the tonnage carried as last year, yet the time
has come when freight men do not place wheat
as the chief article in traffic. The corn, oats and
hay crop, and live stock movement, now figure
prominently in freight business, and at present
writing this class of traffic promises to be much
heavier. than in any year since 1880. 1t is
also quite evident that west-bound business this
fall is TO be in excess of any former year, and If
the pools manage to hold rates, railroad earn
ings for the six months TO come will be highly
satisfactory without doubt 'all Ds1
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Views of the, Presbyterian Ministers.

Views of the Presby terrain Ministers. :
With reference to the communication of "An
Elder" in yesterdays issue of the journal,
member of the Presbyterian Ministers Associa-
ton stated TO a reporter of the journal that
elders" statements were without warrant of
facts and that no elder is in a position to know
what occurs at the meetings of the ministers or
to represent their views. Said the reporters in
formant, further
1.-THE association met, as usual, on Monday
morning, had occasion to meet again in the af-
ternoon, and at both gatherings discussed va
rious matters of interest to the churches of the
order in The city. They had large attic ndance,
and IL is sufficient now to state that their most
important conclusion was reached with but one
dissentieDt voice. The religious public may rest
assured that not one of their number is opposed
TO the tabernacle movement, as such, and that
all efforts put forth in Chris
tian spirit TO evangeze the masses
Will command their warmest support
II they refrain from giving public expression to
their views touching the location of the pro-
posed tabernacle, or the proselyting methods, so
offensive to The spirit of the age with which the
movement has been furthered thus far, 1t is not
because they lack the courage of their opinions
but because they do not wish to put straw in
the pathway of DIR. Persons accepting or re-
jectlng the same. II the occasion calls for it
they will speak in no uncertain voice"
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Miscellaneous Notes,

The earnings of the New York and New Eng
land for June were $293,9I9, showing an in
crease of $8,527 over June, 1882, or 3 per cent.
The rumor is again current that the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy is about to issue $15, OO0,-
600 more stock for some purpose not stated.
Probably for that Pacific extension a..
An exciting railroad election occurred in Cen
ter township, Marshall county, yesterday ON a
proposition to vote S25, 900 in aid of the Van
dalia extension. 1t was carried by majority
of POI.
The connection of the Storm King Bridge road
is intended to be made with the Pennsylvania,
Slatington New England road at Goshen, N.
" ana with the New York & New England road
at Matteawan, N. Y.
An Ohio & Mississippi express train on Monday
made the run from Cincinnati to St. Louis IN
eight hours, making fifteen stops, twice to
change engines. This was a speed, exclusive
OF stops, of forty-five miles per hour.
A special train containing Dr. Hamilton, of
New York, bound for Montreal, made the dis
lance between New York and Albany, 15S miles,
Oh Monday, IN three hours and two minutes, the
fastest time ever recorded on the Hudson River
road.
Boston capitalists are interested in the an
nouncement that the Union Pacific road has
contracted to carry 10000 tons of rails from
Chicago TO Denver for the New Mexico Central
d Northern, a narrow-gauge road which is to
give the Denver q New Orleans a connection
from Pueblo to the Gulf.
The Baltimore & Ohio and the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad Companies purpose, it lie
thought, to get into New England over the New
York d New England road. The Pennsylvania,
Slatingtun q New England road is nearly COM
pleted from Slatington, Pa, to Pine Island. N.
Y, whence it proposes to the Eries Pine
Island branch to Newburg until the Storm King
Bridge road is completed.
The specifications of the Storm King bridge,
which is now exciting much comment, pro
vide that the weight of the superstructnre VII
be as follows: Steel, 2.306,600 pounds;
iron, 2,315.505 pounds; timber, 521 800 pounds;
total, 5,l44,o25 pounds, or 2.296 tons, 985
pounds. The greatest load to pass over the
bridge is Ia ton per foot. The bridge will carry
2ls tons per foot, with safety factor of 8.
The Erie fast express trains are no longer sub
jected TO delay by hot boxes. They have adopted
novel arrangement for cooling boxes. II con-
sists of bucket filed with seven or eight gallons
OF water, which is fastened to the step of the
To it is attached slender hose, from which a
small stream flows on to the heated journal, and
keeps it cooled down until some point is reached
where the lubricating fluid can DO conveniently
introduced, XXI rf,.lt sa,}
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bound live stock traffic from this city The mat
ter was treated lightly by the executive commit
tee, as the new company had not added a mile
percentage was included in that OF the Pennsyl-
vania company. 1t is declared that the new
company is imperative, however, in its demands
Tor a percentage. ana the letter of President
scott, published this morning, makes a claim for
10 per cent. of the live stock business.
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Excursion Via L, B. 9 W. Railway,


On sunday,aJuy Is; 1888, to visit the Cover
nor's Guards, of Ohio, Assistant Adjutant-gen-
eral Fl. H. Axlne in command; now in camp at
Ludlow Falls. Governor Foster of Ohio, viii be
present. Religious services. Inspection, re-
view and parade. Round trip tickets only So.
Tickets on sale at the Union Depot, union ticket
office and on train. Excursion train will leave
Union Depot at 4:55 A. NJ, reach Ludlow Falls
at 800 A. NJ; returning, leave Ludlow Falls ut
6:52 p. NJ. and reach Indianapolis at 1l05 P. NJ.
An excursion from Columbus will meet this one
from Indianapolis
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REDUCTIONS!


We have just marked down
20 New York cost all those
beautiful Ginghams and Cham
bray Wash Dresses for Chill
dren and Misses. They will
be sold quickly.
We still have a large and
handsome stock of Ladies'
White Dresses at lower prices
than they can be made for.
Bargains in Lace Curtains.
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New Suits Begun.

Linda E. Allison has begun suit for divorce
from Thomas 8. Allison. to whom she was mar
RI ed in 1872, alleging abandonment and failure
TO provide for more than three years past.
Algernon 8. Patterson has filed a complaint to
foreclose mortgage for ~, 900 against Law
renee A. Geise.
Isaac Lanfesty, of Fort Wayne, has begun sniJ
on note against Nicholas schwab for $500, and a
similar suit against Nicholas Kern for a like
amount.
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In the May Court, yesterday, william Lacy
icolored) was fined $25 and sent jail for thirty
days for assaulting Charles DarIer with brick
and Lincoln Reid, who arrested on the
same charge was acquitted
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A Singular Accident.

Day before yesterday, at 5 o'clock in the
morning, Jacob Goldman, living at No. PIT
South Delaware street, went out into his back
yard to split wood Mr.. Goldman is near-sight-
ed and wears spectacles, aud, by missick, a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-12
The New JERSEY Central Lease.

TRENTON, N j., July 11.-Leave was granted
to the counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to fle a stipulation providing that
William B. Dnsmore's motion for preliminary
injunction to annul the lease of the New Jersey
Central to the Philadelphia q Reading company
should go over without detriment to either
party in the suit TO the fourth Tuesday of Sep
TENDER,
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Last evening about half past 6, while lady
was standing in front of large dry goods house,
she was approached by a man, who struck her
in the face, at the same time grabbing her pock-
et-book, He was seen bya man who buys his
hats of Ryan, the halter, who caught the rascal
and turned him over to the police.
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stick of wood flew up and struck him in the face,
breaking his spectacles, the fragments of glass
penetrating both his eyes Drs Wright and
Pink were called, and examined his injuries.
They can probably save the sight of one eye, but
the other is doubtful
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WHAT IS A DUDE2

A too-too glove,
or yellow hue;
A stove-pipe plug
Set over his mug;
A tooth-pick shoe
Win always do;
A cigarette
Always his pet;
A languid walk,
But up to chalk;
A watch OF brass,
He thinks, will pass
A cane-rattan,
A two cent fan,
A light mustaohe,
And out of cash,
clearinghouse trusted,
clearinghouse busted,
A musk-rat smell
A Pompadore,
A dude" is this
And nothing more,
Is the opinion of
]. A. MCKENZIE,
The Atwood Clothier.
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CoNoLAvE.
RaPer Commandery's Preparations for the
Journey-Lisu of Knights and La
dies Who Win Co.

Raper Commandery will start for San Fran
cisco at o'clock A. M, August IL The COM
mandery will be provided with a hotel range
with all culinary appliances, full supply of pro-
visions and irst-class cook, who will cook for
the knights and the ladies accompanying them
during their pilgrimage The following is a list of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-12
The Rec Line

Will commence The sale of tickets TO Buffalo and
return, July IA and Is, So round trip. Palace
sleeping on all trains. This route is via
Cleveland and the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern railway. Everybody should attend the
great S8ngerfest festival, which begins July l6
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So 90. 70 Buffalo and Return.
$500.

Via Wabash and Canada Southern Railway,
July IA and 15. Special train p. NJ, July 1b,
tor Sangerfest and friends Tickets good until
July %. Secure your sleeping-car berths at once.
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Weinbergef, Herman.
The following ladies will accompany them:
Mrs. A. n. Branham, Mrs. India Brink, Mrs.
Mary E. Dryer, Mrs. Agnes ". DeVay, Mrs. Kiz
zie Fowler. Mrs. Louisa iaili Mrs. Sue A. Holiness
Mrs. Florence A. KerwoOd, MRS T.yJ. Morse
Mrs. NJ. B. Nicholson, MRS. Ellen NJ Pfaffiin,
Miss Sadie E. PfaffiIn. Mrs. Emma A. Reynolds,
Mrs. Anna NJ. Smith, Mrs Clare B. Woollen
Mrs. Jessie L. Williams, Mrs. Fannie Woodward,
Mrs. j.. Q. Walk, Mrs, Anna Weinberger, Mrs. N.
r. Rnokla. ---Hl-.. ~. - -. -
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KING & ELDER show you fifty new styles Of
bedroom sets 10 select from.
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THE CONTINENTAL GUARDS.
"A Cordial Reception at the Board of Trade
The Entertainment Last Night.

The Continental Guards, of New Orleans, who
arrived in the city on Tuesday night, had pub
Tic reception at the noon meeting of the Board
OF Trade yesterday, They were escorted by the
Light Infantry aud drum corps from their hotel,
ana In their march along the streets many COM
plimentary remarks were heard -egarding their
picturesque appearance and soldierly bearing.
The company is composed of fne-looking men,
many Of them advanced in years, and who haG
participated in more than one war. At
the Board of Trade they were re-
ceived by several hundred business men,
and Governor Porter, upon being introduced by
General Carnahan, appropriately welcomed the
visitors in short speech, and was followed by
Rev. Myron W. Reed. who was unusually felic.
itous in his remarks. For the Guards, Judge
Brown, the first lieutenant. responded. He said:
'By the words of friendship and fraternity
with Which you have addressed have
simply been overwhelmed Our desire has been
TO see this capital city, noted for its progress
ana philanthropy. We scarcely expected any
ceptiOn; you have received us as brethren. II
my recollection does not mistake we can go
BACK TO 1907, when what now constitutes I1di-
ana was also part of Louisiana. Through the
foresight of Thomas Jefferson this vast Missis-
slpl valley was taken from France and annexed
to the United States. When we went against
each other we had greater cause to respect one
another, for we knew then that we were meeting
foeInen worthy of our steel.
"In our ranks You find soldiers who wore the
niue, also soldiers who wore the gray. We pro-
pose to erect monument to commemorate both
parties IN the great fight. In Boston one of the
GROWERS who stayed at home and enriched him
self during the war, recently said: This is
strange, you Bostonians are showing respect to
men who tried TO lick you.' He was answered
with: If you had been there and found how
hard It was to lick them you would respect them
too There are no GROWERS now, except those
OF that class. We come to you as middle-aged
men, representing every department of mercan
tile life. There is only one lawyer among u.s.
and that is myself. This is good for the COM
pany, but rather hard ON me. As merchants, we
reciprocate the sentiments of friendship and
TEEN. We are now more closely allied than ever
to you, and give you the best assurance of our
deep-felt thanks"
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A Daring Foot-pad.

THOSE laced-front shirts at Parker's are lust
the thing for summering.
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THE ENTERTAINMENT LAST NIGHT.

The Guards gave an entertainment at the
Grand last night, which was largely attended
Gov. Porter and several members of his staff,
and their ladies, occupied the proscenum boxes
and the audience otherwise was composed of
representative people. The entertainment con-
sisted of series OF Revolutionary tableaux
which were given with every attention to scenic
surroundings, cOstuming and historical fidelity.
terestiDR, those of "Moil Pitcher at Monmouth"
washington Crossing the Delaware" and oval
ley Forge" being particularly so. The enter
tainment, as whole. was strikingly good and
was received with enthusiastic favor by the au-
dienee. The Guards will appear again at the
Grand tonight, in a new programme. They
should be generously patronized.
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the knights who will 90:

Adams, Fl. @. Never, Chas. F.
Bannister, Sam. N Mckee, Will ].
Branham, Geo. f.. Morse. Thos. J.
Brink, Chris. McCarer, G. H.
Browning, r. l.. Nicholson, David.
Brown, Chalmers. Pfaff1n Theo
Bigelow. James K. Pendergast, John g,
Crane, s. ID. Ruckle, N. r.
DeVay, w .. Reynolds, e. Fl.
DePuy, K. l.. Smith, Joseph w.
Dryer, James W. Schmidt, Aug
Fowler, HaHy. Scarlet, r. i.
Gordon, Robert. Smythe, W. a.,
Gall, Albert. Van Tilburgh, ]. B.
Holmes, H. F. Woollen, f. r. 17
KenwoOd, W. R. Wait, b, T.
Lowe, r. II. Williams, Ed L.
McGaffey, H. n. Woodward, v. W.
Morrison, Sam. l.. Walk, Julius C, Dc
, 1883-03-10
What Lent is For.
Spectstor-t

- tSpeetstorl
Lent. After ten months OF great deal
of the world, some Of the nesh, and our
fa,r allowance Of the devil, We viii CONE
to six weeks Of all snch penitentiai de-
vises as paying our bills and our party
calls. makirs over our black silks, gong
regularly TO our clubs. and ripping up our
party dresses for The cleaners We VIII
also attend 10 cur plain white sewing Tor
the sprine. and TO some unintsresting peo-
ple that we fee. we ought 20 ask to dine
with We are going 10 SGraw the line
somew here in the matter OF amusemen's,
and while i. will not be ON this side at 60
iug 10 see Z ,ath, or the isr, We VII oe
firm about depriyins ourselves OF every
thing IN rhe theatrical hne that IS strictly
uninterest.ng. After abcn; three weeks
of this, We begin 20 think of what We Wall
wear On Easter, and Of private tbs airicals.
None Of Us wait 70 have them at our
houses, because II necessltates our being
unselish. and Ie:ting the others have all
the beet para Pat We WI sSS s"ale
simple soul with b;g pariors, II they dom
thiak that theatricals would be fun, to
which they si!l iatuOusly say yes; be-
cause, like the man with his hrst i'm
jams, .hey never had them before Then
the last three weeks of Lent will be spent
la having rehearsais, and dumps, and
firtations, aud the principal actors VIII
hold out DIRE threats OF backing out al the
last mUmen, over every ones head, aGd
they will finally consent to play only as
great consideration and accommodation
and finally, and at last, lille while al
ter Easter, there will be performance
that will show the entire strength OF tie
company in forge;fulness and stage irigh:,
supplemented by the entire capab'iity d
the audience in the production aad appL-
,.atiou nf taffy. Such is Lent.