The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

Fellows car accountant of the /. d ST. IL. road,
were in the city yesterday on official business.
Ed Eacutt conductor on the L., n, A Sc c.
railway, has resigned, to accept position on a
Texas road, of which his brother is superintend-
eok
r A Lewis, general manager Of the Erie
fastfreight lines, who with his family has been
spending a few days at Cedar Beach, returned
last evening.
Thomas E. Newlove, stenographer to Vandalia
solicitor John G.. Williams. has resigned to take
a professorship at Omaha. and ID. Z. Buntln,
new of Paymaster Crawford's Office. will take
hss place.
AT Devon Inn. on the Pennsylvania railroad
dozen more varieties of birds have nested
IA She caves OF the porches, and come ana go
fearless of the groups Of guests who watch, Out
do not disturb them.
q meeting is to be called at an early day or
Ghe general passenger agents to take steps TO
bri8g about restoration of rates at lndianapo,
lis Never have they been more demoralized
than at the present time.
The Erie & Pittsburg railroad discharged, on
FRIDAY last, four of its Oldest and most popular
conductors They are Conductors Mcdonald
Maxwell, Diefenderfer and Kennedy The
charge is not giving slips to cash fare passen-
gars
IL is feared that Vce.Bresdent E. S. Bowen.
OF the Erie. who was recently stricken with
paralyss while at Scranton will not be able to
resume the duties of his position. His illness
has proven much more serious than at first
supposed and it is limited he will never recover.
Il Is also reported that Mr. Bowen, realizing his
condition, has handed his resignation to Presi
don't King.
If all that Mr. Field says about his conferences
wIth Robert Garrett is true. there is good excuse
for much Ill feeling between them. He talked
TO him like an uncle" telling him that he was
running the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and him
self Il knew your father we'll. Robert Garrett,
aud even in his grave he must be disturbed by
the danger of bankruptcy to which you have so
soon brought the great railroad which he spent
hiB life and strength in building up"
Robert w. WOLFE for sixteen years general
agent Of the Lehigh Valley road. at Bethlehem,
has resigned his post, and is with Il. A. Packer,
OF the general freight Office, going over the ac-
cOants. 1t was reported that Mr.. Wolfe was a
Gefaulter for several thousand dollars, but this
no denies, and the officers of the road refuse TO
dsseuss the matter Mr.. Wolfe says that If the
examination of the accounts shall develop mis-
takes through which the company has suffered
he will make up the loss, even though it may
have occurred through the fault OF subordnates.
Next Thursday General Manager Talmage of
the Wabash, will confer with the officials, and
give definite reply as to the reinstatement of
the locked out knights of Labor, and member
of che executive board of the knights believes
that this means a practical adjustment of the
Teinstated as fast as possible. According to this
Faimaee is backing ont of the fight against the
knights, but whether he ever entered into such
fight is a question still unanswered. 1t has
Seen the oldest strike that has occurred for a
long time.
President Cable of the Rock Island road has
returned from tour over the Northern Pacific.
He is said to be enthusiastic with regard to the
road, and condition and prospects OF its business;
finds the people along the line full of energy and
enterprise, and the farmers on the whole fairly
yell satisfied as to their probable profits on
crops. 1t will be remem bered that the Rock
Island was one of the Chicago roads reported to
I've interested IN securing control of the Northern
Pacific, and President Cables inspection of the
line was said to be in reference to that purpose
but this part of the story he pronounces without
foundation.
The work of examining for "coor blindness
all the conductors, engineers. fremen, brakemen.
Bwitchmen and telegraph operators on the East
ern division of the Pittsburg, Fit. Wayne &
Chicago railroad is now being conducted at the
superintendent office, on Federal street. Allie
gheny, by Mr.. w. II. Reed night yardmaster at
Alliance. 0. About l. 700 men are to be exam
insd and the work, which was begun Tuesday
will require about six weeks time. The exam
ination Of employees on the Western division is
10 commence Immediately at Fit Wayne, Ind
The tests employed are similar to those used by
the Pennsylvania Conn any on all its lines.
''Nickle plate" affairs are exciting considerable
gossip, and. West Shore now out of the way, it
is believed that Drexel Morgan & Co. will take
1t up and try to make some arrangement with
the bOndholders. Receiver Caldwell who has
been in New York for some weeks, states that so
far as he is aware nothing has been done, al
though he believes that move will be made as
soon as the railroad magnates get back to the
city from their summer vacations. Mr.. Wander
bit submitted proposition some time ago to
take up the present 8 per cent. bonds and issue
new ones at per cent The bondhoders re-
fused to accept, and there the subject rests
s. M FELTON,, first vicepresident of the Erie
road, was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on Feb. 3,
q8Ss entered railway service August, 1858 as
rodman of Chester Creek railroad; 1901,
leveer and assistant engineer Lancaster railroad;
hummer of 1872. engineer in charge of surveys
of Chester e Paoli raroad 1873 and 1874, chief
engineer Chester & Delaware River road;
August 1874, to September 1881, general
superintendent Pittsburg Cincinnati e.
ST Louis. Little Miami and Cincinnati G. Mus
kingum Valley railroads; January 1882 to 1884.
general manager New York & New England
railroad February 1884 to November 1884, as
sistant to president New York. Lake Erie e.
Western railroad in special charge New York,
PENNSYLVANIA 81 Ohio railroad; November,
1894, general manager last named road. In
January last he was elected first vice president
of The Erie road position which he seems to be
filing with marked ability.
The surroundings at the Union Depot are of
such character that amusing incidents often
oceur On Friday last an elderly lady and gen
Gle man who were obliged to wait over for train
q few hours took a stroll over the city When
they returned to the depot no trains happened
TO be there, and, approaching the depot at the
east end, they saw an immense pile of fruit
nEh empty tomato stands and reckoning to an
Adams Express man they asked him if this was
a fruit-packng house. A few days since Uncle
Billy jackson stood looking out of the southeast
window Of his Office, in front of which were sew
bqp
returned by express. when he was approached
by tall Kentuckian who remarked: "You sell
heaps of beer here" Down in our country"
ha ADDED 1--WE sell more whisky than beer 1t
Is hoped that should indianapolis ever be
favored with new Union Depot some less ex-
y>osed place will be selected for storing empty
bier kegs fruit stands egg crates and hen coops
than the one now used.
So many men who educated on Western
roads have come into prominence on Eastern