The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-26

Several indianapolis roads have rules similar to
| those of the Boston 81 Albany, but they are
| never enforced.
| The citizens executive committee having in
charge the project of running of excursions into
the city during the summer months are greatly
| pleased at the reception accorded them by Man
| ayers henderson, of the L. b. & W. and Ham
mond, OF the l., ID. g. S. Both gentlemen ex-
lively cooperate with the committee. The ex-
cursions cannot result otherwise than beneficial
ly. and 1t is to be hoped that all the roads will
consent to run them.
AS predicted the school marms'" excursion
rates TO Topeka have brought on a general de-
morazarion in west-bound rates July 6 to the
18th were the dates fixed upon when these tick
cts could be sold at one fare for the round trip,
but an overzeaous agent on South Illinois street
could not wait that long, and on Thursday sold
four tickets to Topeka and return at $500
the agreed rate to the sschool -marms'" excur-
sion. Competitors got on to it, and there was
general howl all along the line Yesterday the
feeling became earnest that Commissioner
Daniels, to protect his passenger pool, made the
rate open all roads in the territory covered by
the Central Traffic Association.
Vice-president Hoxie, of the Missouri Pacific,
has returned TO st. Louis from his Eastern trip,
entirely recovered in health The announce
ment of this fact called out a communication
from Governor Curtin, chairman OF the con-
gressional investigating committee, in which he
1t convenient to appear before the committee
and give his testimony concerning the late
strike. and asking when he may be expected
Mr.. Hoxie responded that he had gone to ST.
Louis by his physician g orders and stated that
he hoped to be in Washington within ten days,
and would give his testimony without requiring
a subpoena to be issued to compel his attendance
Pleased with President Ingalls's Style.
Presiden. ingalls,, on his trip East, has with
him Col. Orland Smith, third vice-president of
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, in charge of the
Central Ohio, the Midland and the Cincinnati,
Washington s. Baltimore railroads. all controlled
by the Baltimore & Ohio. and w. w. Peabody.
president and general manager of the Ohio d
Mississippi. They occupied the directors car of
the "Big Four railroad. the Cincinnati, In
Gianapolis, ST. Louis & Chicago. and when on
their way to New York stopped over an hour at
Pittsburg The Pittsburg Dispatch relates an
incident so characteristic of M. E. Ingalls, that
we reproduce it: ''There goes a white man if he
has got red whiskers. remarked a big railroad
brakeman, who sat on baggage truck at the
Union Depot last night He pointed at
fiLeooking man, with full brown beard
and crushed hat who walking up and
down the platform. as he continued: That's
President ingalls,, of the Big Four railroad. an
came over on his private car from Columbus
to-day. got up pretty late this mornin', and
had to run five or six blocks to catch my train,
an didn't even have time to get my breakfast
WE'LL / the rear end of the special
when ingalls, and his party was eatin' dinner.
They had purity good lay out and it didn't help
me bit to see it through plate glass window
and then think that it would be o'clock before
l could tackle my own feed in Pittsburg. Well,
you could have knocked me right off that car
with a restaurant sandwich when the colored
steward, with white apron came out after
they were through dinner, an said Have you
had your dinner yet. brakeman
Is No. said I, L didn't have time to get it be-
fore we started
"'Well. he said. Mr.. ingalls, told me fob to
ask you, an if yo' hadn't to ak yo' ill.,
There's where he hits me- says l, I'm hun
CRY g bear
" Jes wait minnit,' says he AN TIL done call
yo' an I'm darned il he didn't go In an clear off
that table an fix np for me nice as if I'd been
Jay Gould myself Now, it wasn't SO much the
dinner that catches as the fact of him think
in of it an carn whether poor devil of a
brakeman had any dinner or not"