The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-24

apoiis. ST Louis q Chicago CT; Cincinnati
Hamilton e Indianapolis, f. /; Ohio. Indiana d
Western. 6. / 1t VIII be noticed tnat IN aeao
ing into prominence as an eastern line out or
Indianapolis The decrease with the Bee line IS
due &c the light export business going forward
Personal, Local and state Notes.
It is stated that G. W. Coddington. superin-
tendent OF the Visiala division of the Southern
Pacific, will retire on the lst of May.
The c., L., st. L. e. G. base ball train is pay
ing institution. On Friday last it carried 300
people; on Saturday 4so. and yesterday 422.
The Central Trust Company has commenced
delivering the NEGOTIABLE certihcates Tor the
Wabash refunded debt bonds, another impor-
tant step toward reoreanizing the company.
The New York, Mahoning g. Western road.
If built according the present survey, the con-
trac. for which has been closed. will parallel
tbs Niskel-plate road for nearly one hundred
miles.
Charles Gray, assistant general passenger
agent Of the Queen e. Crescent route. died In
Cincinnati, Sunday night quite unexpectedly.
He was Official well thought of by the passsn-
ger mems fraternity.
G. T. Waldo, the retiring superintendent of
the Wisconsin Central road, was. last week,
presented gold watch and chain, set with dia-
monds, valued at $500, and his wife was the re-
cipient of valuable silver water service.
General Manager Bradbury. of the Lake Erie
& Western, isinspecting the property this week.
and will be present tomorrow to witness the
Peoria extern sion. President Brice will be West
this weeE.
In spite of all the eroakipes about diminished
railroad earnings the number of roads reporting
o decrease has not vet in any week this year
exceeded the number of those showing an in
crease. The proportion Of roads which show
gains is about three to two.
TIE Chesapeake q Ohio shows disposition to
abandon the field for export business, the line OF
steamers which has been run In connection with
this road between the ports of Newport, News
and Liverpool having been Withdrawn. The
assigned is that it didn't pay.
The foreclosure proceedings looking to the re-
organization of the Wabash to be COM
menced at once. There are foreclosures to be-
made under fifteen different mortgages. and it
will necessarily require good deal OF time to
give new organization a good title.
The Pennsylvania railroad voluntary relief
department has issued pocket pamphlet after
formation about the nature, the objects and the
advantages of the organization. 1t explains all
points which an employe would naturally in
qnire about.
Edgar Fill, general freight agent of the Bee
line. who had intended to accompany President
Laying and party, yesterday. to st. Louis, was
Obliged to leave them and start for Washington,
going hrst TO Cleveland for papers, TO appear be-
fore the House committee on manufactures,
which is Investigating trusts
The Sunday train out of Indianapolis over the
louisville. New Albany 81 Chicago (Air-line)
road viii he a very popular one, and as the
season advances will likely be one of the best
laying trains the company runs. The morning
week days is also highly appreciated by
the business men and the travelling public gen.
orally.
w Woodland. general superintendent of
the Louisville New Albany & Chicago road, has
jussconpleted a careful inspection or the entire
'syssem. for the purpose OF ascertalnipe what
further improvements are needed to place the
property in the best condition. He has instruc-
tions to spend such sums OF money as he thinks
necessary.
A grain elevator firm in Toledo has been de-
tected in sending ont carloads of grain the
underbillinR of which 1000 pounds to the
car. more than % per cent The Michigan
Central, which took the freight, has demanded
pay to cover the shortage and weighs every car
load of grain which is loaded at Toledo on it's
own scales. not even trusting to the neweweigh-
ing ard inspection bureau.
The LackAwanDa, which inaucurated the fight
emigrant husineas, will doubtless be sick of it
in short time. The Pennsylvania. which has
bean adhearing to tariff rates, is likely TO take
hand any day. and there 10 not . road out of
New York that does not remem Der with sorrow
what fight the Pennayluauia can make when
Ii begins on emigrant traffic. In the last siege,
long after tha other roads tried to advance rates.
the PennpyIyania rslentlessly con tiuued t0carry
passengers at 81 q head from New York to
Chicago.
quarter of column in stating that the Wa
bash WAS to be given the preference over the
Decline on the Lake Shore and New YORK Cen
trial roads. The article stated that all the Wa
bash through trains for New York were to be
run over these roads. Investigation shows that
the New York Central has consented TO haul one
OF the Wabash through sleeping coaches. which
leaves St. Louis in the morning. over their road
into New York. instead of over the West Shore.
The coach will be hauled to Buffalo over the
Michigan Central, as heretofore.
The refunding operations OF the Philadelphia
g Erie illustrate in forcible manner the value
of credit so high as that of the Pennsvlvania
Railroad Company: The per cent. loan
turing the LIST of July, is Go be refunded in a
per cent loan, and the holders of the present
bonds have the option of accepting the new
bonds at par without any bonus. There are
81 000. 000 of these bonds to place. and the COM
pany has assumed the responsibility of the en-
tire amounb without the intervention of any
bankers or any syndicate of fnanciers.
Joseph Sanger secretary Of the Yardm asters'
Mutual Benefit Association Of the United States
and Canada, yesterday received telegram from
Wilmington. Del, stating that Edwin Carter,
president of The association, died very suddenly.
on Sunday, of typhoid pneumonia. This will be
aerious loss to the association, as he was very
genial officer and man of considerable execu-
live ability Mr. Carter WAS to have gone West
this week TO confer with Secretary Sanger re-
garding the ARRANGEMENT for their coming anpu-
al convention, in Richmond, Va, June ID
A very important decision rendered last
week. by Judge Sage, of the United States Dis
trict Court. Cincinnati. O. Fourteen months
ago. Thomas and John Kinselia, brothers. were
standing on the O., l., St. L. 81 O. track at the
ing are several sIdetracks and double main
line tracks. They were standing OF the
main line tracks and were struck by g.. l.. St.
l. & G. train. train of the Cincinnati
Southern. the trains passing on this crossing GO
Inc in opposite directions. One of the men was
killed outright. the other seriously injured
There WAS no evidence 10 show which of the trains
killed the one man or injured the other The
friends of the decease,. sued the c. l. St L, &
@. for 100000 the injured party sued for 800
000 Both cases have been tried in the last two
weeks. and in both cases Judge Sage ruled that
the mDany was n OF liable. basinR his decision
on the grounds that the accident was due to con-
tribntory negligence the part Of the plaintiffs
in both cases.
Miscellaneous Items
Chicago capitalists have contracted to build a
road from Dallas TO Archer City, Tex, dis
lance of 40 miles.
Since the Atehison. Topeka & Santa Fee peo-
pie struck Chicago they have expended $4,000