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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19
The Pass Question.

The determination of the Chicago roads and
Missouri lines to put stop to the issuing of
passes to influence business is exertng wide
spread and favorable comment that they have
determined SO to do, and indications are now
that with the coming of the new year there will
be a general reform in this matter Of issuing
passes In the issuing Of passes to influence
business thousands of dollars are lost to the
railroad companies annually, which may as well
be saved. The custom of giving every division
passenger and freight agent books or the
privilege Of granting 1O0Omle tickets on his
own discretion has come to be greatly abused
1t is said that within the last
twelve months some of the division freight
agents of indianapolis roads have granted
hundreds Of passes where the business they
cured by so doing hardly paid for hauling the
freight, as the man who gets a pass also wants
a cut rate. If every shipper must receive pass
for a certain quantity of freight it amounts to
rebate or commission. If one company pays it
another must do the same; and in the brisk
competition for business the practice is carried
out to greater extent than was ever intended
In commenting on the abuses of the pass system
the Railway Register closes lengthy article by
saying
The pass question narrows itself down to one
of policy altogether Every railway company is
under the necessity of giving out a certain guam
tity of free transportation; it cannot well be
avoided. 1t has been, and always will be-
sdered wise to give passes to people who are
able to benefit the road or to those who have
been of service to it The list is further aug
mented by the exchange of courtesies with other
roads Now, if the issue of passes could be con
fined to these classes no complaints could arise
AS far as the exchange of passes goes it is gen
orally an equal thing, except in the of trunk
lines, which give infinitely more than they re-
ceiVa.N
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THIRTEENTH pIsTRIcF-sHoRT r.
sahm Wants ostermeyer's Seat.

Yesterday afternoon, the rumor being abroad
that Albert Sahm, Democrat, county commits
sioner- elect from this district had made dis
covery that would enable him to succeed Com
missioner Ostermeyer Immediately and, without
waiting eleven months, a Journal reporter went
to see about it.
Mr. Sahm said: "The original law is that ev-
cry commissioner holds his office for three
years. The time then for holding the election
vas in October. Afterwards, as you know, the
time was changed to November When the
change was made the term of one commissioner
expired efore the election, leaving term of
eleven months for which there was no one
elected This change took place in
he time Of Commissioner Joseph
< English, and he served about
aleven months longer than he was elected for
MIR English served from November, 1866 to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

Patroman Hines was married last night.
Sheriff-elect Carter yesterday filed S., 900
bond, with Reese H hammond, John J. Cooper and
Sias A. Lee as securities,
Fayette county was the first to make the semi
annual settlement for December with the Au-
ditor of State, paying into the treasury, yester
day, the sum of $40, 96765
The November meeting of the Marion County
Agricultural and horticultural Society will be
held on Saturday, November %, at 130 P. NJ, at
the Agricultural rooms corner Tennessee and
Market streets.
The slaughter house and ice-houses of Essigke
e Co, near the intersection of Meridian and
Palmer streets. were partially destroyed by fire
between and Z O'Clock last evening, involving
loss of about 500, fully covered by insurance
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
George Sheets and Sarah Il. Casey, James D.
SpragGe and Matte Admier, c. A. Hine and
Lulu Y. Moore, George Taylor and Mary King
Jasper James Stevens and Emma Reinken
Lawrence P Mulvey and Ella Logan.
The last will of Nancy f. Bake has been ad-
mitted TO probate. 1t bequeaths all her property.
which amounts to considerable, to her friend
Mary A. Bailer, who has cared for her for sew
eral years, with the provision that she attends
to the proper burial of the decedent and the
pacing OF an appropriate monument over her
grave.
In the Circuit Court Cynthia Resner is trying
to connect Samuel Regel with the paternity of
old, has been married twice, and has two chill
dren. He is sixteen years old, and was brought
here from the House of Refuge. where he is
serving time, for trial. When brought into
court yesterday he was suffering so badly from
the mumps that he had to be taken back to Jail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19
Base BAH Prosnects.

The directors of the indianapolis ball club
have been scooping in all the loose material that
has appeared in sight since the close of the sea
son, and now have reserved and under contract,
nineteen players. Those who have been re-
reserved, but who have not yet signed contracts,
are keenan,, Robinson, Collins, Phillips, Don
nelly, Peltz, Morrison and Barr; and those who
have already signed are McKeon, McQueery,
who is to succeed Kerins Crane, as second base
man; Poorman, right fielder, of the Toledos,
Moriarity, who finished out the season with
indianapolis; Miller, pitcher of last years Prov
idence team; Casey, of the Binghamtons, a
left-handed pitcher Ramsey, another left
handed twirler; Thompson, hard batting
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well-Managed Corporations.

One of the busiest places in this part of the
country is in the vicinity of the stOekyards. For
some time past an average of 80 carloads of
hogs and cattle have arrived at the yards daily.
about one half of which are shipped to Eastern
markets. Yesterday, being sample DAY, thirty
four carloads of hogs were shipped to New En-
gland points thirty to Pittsburg, Philadelphia
and Buffalo; eighteen car loads to
Louisville, KY. and fifteen to Cincinnati
Then the transfers over the Belt
road are varying from l,4O0 to 16O0 cars daily
1t is really encouraging these so-called depressed
times. that only in two months have the earn
ngs of the Belt road or the receipts at the stock
yards, this year, fallen behind those of the cor
responding months of 1883 and the earnings for
the year promise to show a handsome excess
over any former twelve months. Few if any,
business interests are handled with more ability
or more successfully than are these.
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The Wabash Showing It's Hand.

The steps taken by the bondholders Of the
northern division of the indianapolis, Peru
Il Chicago road to place the property
in the hands of receiver has hast
ened the Wabash people in showing their
hand, and they now ask the court to allow them
to pay interest certain of the l.. P. & G.
bonds. The bonds that they wish to pay inter
est on are of course those on the division be-
tween indianapolis and Peru The scheme evil
IDENTIFY is under the protection of a receiver, to
unload the northern division-the non paying
portion of the road-pay the interest on the
bonds of the southern division, and retain it in
the Wabash system. 1t is believed. however,
that before this is carried out there will
be extended litigation. as the L, p. & C. south
ern division bondholders guaranteed the pay
ment of the interest upon the bonds resting on
the northern division. AT best matters are
badly mixed up, and the belief is gaining ground
that the Wabash has outgeneraled the innocent
l., p. & c. bondholders, and that William Cut
ting has within the last few days disposed of his
interest in the road
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. John F. Wildman, editor of the Muncie
Times, is in the city.
Rev Myron w. Reed, of Denver, is expected
to visit Indianapolis next week. The latch string
is out
Rev. Alfred Runner, of Terre Haute, will oc-
cupy the pulpit of Central-avenue Church next
Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Colfelt the pastor-elect of the First
Presbyterian Church will be here week from
next Sunday
Col. II. Fl. Hamlin, one of the most expe
rienced and best known hotel men in the coun-
try, has taken services with the Denison House.
Mrs. George H. Wheelock of Kansas City,
Mo, arrived in the city last evening, and is the
guest of Mrs. L. S. Ayres, No. 656 North Della
ware street
Senator Harrison has gone to the.Kankakee
for little rest in the congenial sport of hunting
the voant duck in the marshes of that stream.
He is the guest of George B. Williams.
Wayne MacVeagh the Attorney general of
President Garfelds Cabinet. with his wife, is in
the city, and they the guests of Mrs. Cathe-
rine c. Bobbs on East Georgia street Mrs Mac
Veagh, who is the daughter of Simon Cameron,
is the niece of Mrs. Bobbs. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Veagh arrived in the city Monday evening, from
Chicago and leave to-day for Philadelphia The
ex-Attorney general says that he is out of poll
tics, that he intends to stay out, and that he has
nothing to say about those who are in or out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19

Hotel English: ]. B. Blessinger, W. J. Fitch,
Bluffton WV Wells, Vincennes; J. j. Bragens,
VIM. Bradshaw, Delphi; Frank r. Wooley, VIM.
J. Potter, Bloomington; John B. Elliott Henry
Hundson New Harmony; H e. Hudley. Win
chester; C. d. Shaub, Vernon NJ. H. Belknap
Frankfort; John G. Marvin, Vincennes; w. L.
Fare, Liberty; L. NJ. Wainwright Nobesville.
Bates House: Mrs. J. c. Fisher Mrs. Daniel
Hunt and son, Brazil Fl. A. Meyer, Kendall
vile; A. n. Aldrich, Butler; J. G. RaRstan, j. A
FuIlen, Ladoga; c. c. Binkley, Richmond; D. B.
Norcross, C. F. Mueller, Evansville; DR.. G. w.
Bruce, L. A. Stelwagon and wife, Greencastle
j. D. Conner, Wabash; Jas. A New, Greenfield
S. Zorn, Chas, L. Hinde, Mrs. John Streight
Louisville: A. d. HUM, F. A Weatherwax,
Chas. 7. Pease, Elkhart; E. U. Burk, L. j. Rit
tenhouse ConnersUlle.
Grand Hotel: Samuel B. Street, Fort Wayne;
S. M. Day, Huntington; j. r. Duncan, Crawfords
vile; F. j. Phillips, Wingate; George Niehol
Anderson; S. A. Barnett, Danville; M. A. Bar
nett, Madison; j. f. Saunderson Kentland;
Mrs. j. E. Scully, Miss Scully, Fort Wayne
John G. Overton, Charlottesville; c. B. Cooper
Anderson NJ. N. DIAL, Terre Haute; John NJ.
Preston, Lagrange; P NJ. Martin, Gosport
Samuel Banee, Lafayette; C. W. Woods, W. c.
Wilson, Michigan City, w. J. Riley LaPerte;
A r. Varnas, Huntington.
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Comments on NIaclsey's Report.

Although the Evansville & Terre Haute road
is not trunk line, the annual report of Presi-
dent Mackey is exciting more comment with the
press than does the annual report of some of the
trunk lines, as his great hobby seems to be to off
set the lower rates of transportation by cutting
down operating expenses. In commenting on
his report the Railway Register says: THE
truest economy is not found in reducing the
wages paid to workmen. who earn all they re-
ceive, nor in cutting down forces at shops 1t is
in the use of every labor-savlng appliance, every
improvement in machinery, and the best and
the strongest equipment that the great saving
must be effected. 1t is in patching and repair
ing bridges and cars that the most money is
wasted, for work as you will upon an old car or
bridge it is still old and more repairs will soon
be necessary. Economy is good thing and was
never needed more than now; but when carried
to too great an extent it is as injurious as Law
iSh eXtrayagancen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19
Miscellaneous Notes.

The number of crossings of railroads by other
railroads in Massachusetts is 50, of which 40 are
at grade, and 10 over or under.
The Atlantic 81 Pacific will next year lay $50
miles of new track extending from the central
division, in Indian Territory. toward Albu-
querque
1t is stated that formal demand has been
made by the Texas Pacific bondholders for
the retirement of the Missouri Pacific interest
from the road
The Railroad Commissioners of Massachusetts
have issued an order permitting the st. Louis
express, which carries the Fries sleeper to run
through the Hoosac tunnel Sundays as well as
week days.
The extension of the Baltimore & Ohio road
to Philadelphia is progressing rapidly. The
earliest date at which this new line can be put
IN operation will be about June !, 1885, and or
ders have been issued to push the work.
The latest argument in favor of the substitu-
lion of the Mann fer Pullman and other
sleepers, is that berths arranged lengthwise Of
the car cause constant irritation of the spinal
column and the internal organs, and are a most
active cause of Brights disease while those eX-
tending across the ear are said TO be much more
healthful. Whether not this latter conclu-
sion is true, there can be no doubt of the former
The Chicago & Alton have thrown a bomb
shell into the ranks of the passenger circles by
assessing two cent per-miie rate on their lines
after Dec. L. This involves a greater uni
versal change in passenger rates than any action
that has been taken for many years. Nearly
every line in the country will be compelled AT
once to make complete revision of its through
rate sheets, and tits only a question of a short
time when all fares east Of the Missouri river
will be placed on the same basis-about two
cents per mile. The immediate change on Dee
will be reduction of the through prorating
tariff, Chicago to St Louis and vice versa from
Is 20 to $3.50; and Chicago to Kansas City and
vice versa, from $l450 to $40
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19

October, 1870. l believe, when he should have
gone out in October, 1869. The law says one
shall be elected each year, but as it is now, one
comes In one year, and each alternate year two
come in. The fact that Mr.. Ostermeyer is serv-
ing on time not legally his is not recent dis
covery, and it has been known to number of
persons. heard a rumor to the effect that it
was the intention of the Republicans to let Mr..
Ostermeyer serve year which would be on my
time, as they intended to call halt on me when
the three years for which am elected shall eX-
pire, thus cutting off one year of my time l
want to be positive that everything is straight
l do not wish to be abrupt but if Mr.. Oster
meyer is sitting in my seat | want it.
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elder. of last years LouisviIIes,

fielder, of last years Louisviles, and
Manager Watkins. In addition to
these a conditional contract has been made with
Gardner the celebrated right-feder of the Bal
timores to whose reinstatement in the Assoca
now pending with two or three others. Jack
Remsen is anxious to come; so is Lewis, of St
Louis, Whitney, of Pittsburg, and Mcclure and
Walker, of Toledo. Morrison and Barr will
probably be released, and are not expected to re
turn in the spring The directors are now par
ticularly after a catcher, but would not let any
thing escape that might show itself. The club
has positive assurances that it will be continued
as a member of the American Association
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19

Room Ne. l-Hon. Napoleon B. Taylor, Judge.
Esther Borenstein VS. James w. Hess ct al
damage suit On trial by jury.
Room No. 2-Hon. d. W. Howe. Judge.
George E. Hubbard VS.. Edwin r. Rowland Ell
al; suit on note Judgment for plaintiff fol
$64 TO-
Ernest Bleniker VS.. BENZ. Young ct al; suit OF
note. Judgment for $357.
Mary j. Billings, 7orth vs. Benjamin Germa
mon ct al; suit to quiet On trial by court
William Spence VS.. Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. Dismissed.
Mary E. Vanarsdel VS.. J. Benson Vanarsdel
divorce suit. Decree granted plaintiff with Gus
tody of children
Room No sc. W. Smith Judge pro. ten.
Robert Carson VS.. Emma Carson; suit for d
vorce On trial by the court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19
Two Kinds of temperance Republicans.

To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal:
received to-day an anonymous postal note
written after the manner of a blackguard call
ing me ugly names, and charging defeat to such
persons as L am. l have uniformly voted the
Republican ticket since 1854, and never did it
more heartily than this year If to be tenn
perance man and always working for the Repub
lcan party gives offense, 1t certainly will not be
to men who have any decency or manhood The
temperance Republicans who voted ff5F St John
deserve the contempt and Indignation of all pa
triots, and will so receve but the temperance
Republicans who voted for Blaine will not re
ceive abuse from any honorable man,
3. L. SPENCER.
VERSAILLES, Ind, Nov IT,
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VIII the Plan Succeed?

A years trial has shown that a differential rate
of dollar or two will not draw travel from al
old-established line to new parallel or com
peting line, and this is the chief obstacle to form
ing any passenger combination which viii be a
success With a road that has the disadvantage
of being new line, or possibly is a few miles
longer, theonly way to secure business seems to
be through personal effort, and this person
al effort means the paying of commissions
either to scalpers or to the agents of connectins
roads; and the joint executive committee of the
trunk lines have for weeks, been CONSIDERING
now this stumbling block to a maintenance OF
rates can be. removed and they propose to sub
stltute. for the irregular payment through ire
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19

a regular payment, when facts have shown that
the route does not get it's agreed share without
it, to responsible persons in the service of the
cooperating railroads themselves land controlled
by them by the joint executive committee
which will fix the amount, the manner and the
time so as to secure the object aimed at, and
which will be likely to so adjust it that regu-
lar commission will always be paid on the tick
cts by these specially disadvantageous routes.
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West-Bound Passenger Rates.

NEW York, Nov, 1S.-The West Shore road
to-day reduced the rate to Chicago to SO The
rate by the Lackawanna road is $40 80, and un-
der no circumstances will any further reductions
be made. The Pennsylvania road remains firm
at $40, and the New York Central road asks
$40 80. In the brokers' Offices the price by ali
roads except the Pennsylvania is 49, but the
brokers. with one exception, do not sell tickets
by the West Shore road
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19
Commissioner Fink Crosses Swords with
President TnoaIIs.

HreS1denC Ingalls,.
! Mention made some time since that the
chicago roads east had complained to Commits
sioner Fink that the c., l., St L. g. c. road was
making inrosds on their business through its
Seneca connection with the Chicago & Rock
Island, and in its connection with the Illinois
Central, which has resulted in Commissioner
Fink giving official notice that at meeting of the
Joint executive committee, held on Friday, Nov
a. 1884, it was agreed that on all business origi-
hating at Seneca H., or coming thereto on an
arbitrary rate from the West, 1903 per cent of
the Chicago rate shall be charged. In ac-
cordapce with that action on and after
Tuesday, Nov %, 1884 the rates
from Seneca, Ill, will be on the above basis
Up to the present time the Big -Four has
charged the same rate from Seneca as was in
force from Chicago. If that road can find an
independent outlet to the Eastern seaboard tits
mot likely that it will comply with the action OF
the joint executive committee, but will continue
to make the same rates from Seneca as are
charged from Chicago. President Ingas's sud
den departure to New York is said to be that he
may cross swords with Commissioner Pink
The C., l., St L. & @. people, il forced to it. can
work with the Chesapeake G. Ohio, and the
feeling of the Baltimore 81 Ohio toward the
trunk-line pool will tend to induce them rs
well, to work with the Big Four
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19
VERSAILLES. Ind, Nov. II

RUSSELL JAMES, Darlington, s. c., says he had
been sufferer from rheumatism for many years,
and had tried many kinds of medicines, but got
little relief, until he used Athlophoros, which
did him more good than any medicine he ever
tpia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19
TILE COURT RECORD.
Supreme Court Decision

Henrietta jackson VS.. Jacob Weaver, admin
istrator, etc. Ohio c. G, Reversed. Elliott,
C. j.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19
CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.
Result by Districts of the Vote on Congress
men in the State.

The revised official table of the votes cast for
congressman at the recent election has been com
pleted and is as follows:
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Marion Circuit Court.

Hon. Alexander G. Ayres, Judge.
State ex rel. Cynthia Reasner VS.. Samuel
Regel bastardy suit. On trial by jury.
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Marion Criminal Court.

Hon. Pierce Norton, Judge
Charles Van Camp; petit larceny. Sentenced
to one years Imprisonment on plea of guilty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-19

HAVE you taken a coldl You can cure ii
promptly by using Ayers Cherry Pictorial
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Smiths Chemical Dye Works,
No 3 Martirdale's Block near PostofNce.

Clean dye and repair centlemens clohng also ladief
dresses shawis saeques and silk and wooden goods OF
every description, dyed and refnished; kid gloves
neatly cleaned 10 cents per pair. VIII do more
rstclass work for less money than any house of the
kind in the State JOHN b. SMITH.
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r DDEDVODO Solicitor of Ameri. DATFM1II
y. BRADFURD, can and foreign. PAlbNIA
Office, 16 and Is Hubbard block, cornse
Washington and Meridian streets, Indianapolis, Ind
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-07-23
FROM VIENNA.
The Town Quiet, but No Idle Men
Around.

Mike Rose is down from Vienna, to
see what arrangements can be made
for shipping his ore. He says that he
has from Is to "a inches of ruby sill
yer ore in the Silver Circle, from which
he is extracting about ton per day.
He reports Vienna quiet but pros
porous. A new strike was made in
the Vienna mine about a week ago,
and there is not now one idle man in
town. Additional men are being put
to work every day.
Mr.. lessen, who is managing Smi-
ley's Emma for the new owners has
just put half dozen men to work,
and will erect buildings and lay in
supplies for permanent working.
Superintendent Childs, Of the So
lace, is in Vienna, but not doing any
thing. He seems to be trying to make
arrangements to lease the Vienna
mill for run of his ore.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-07-23

turn. The opportune arrival of Con-
ductor John McMannis, who has been
on an extended trip through Oregon
and Washington Territory, rendered
it convenient to relieve MIR. Goss, who
left to-day for Salt Lake. johnny
Mack, as he is popularity known, will
handle the pas:eboards on the Branch
for the present.
About 5 o'clock this afternoon Cen
eral John B. Winters and Captain
Settle, of Rocky Bar, had few words
in front of the new urt-house, and
were about to have rough and tum-
BILE fight, when Deputy Sheriff Pat.
Furey interfered. The parties are on
opposite sides in the Vishnu case, in
volving $4,000 and the group OF
mines named, at Rocky Bar.