The Indianapolis journal., 1891-01-29

T. N. Jarvis, general manager of the
Traders Dispatch. Is in the city on official
business. He says that while there has
been falling of in east-bound business OF
and in excess of January. 1880.
The citizens of Crawfordsvllle are quite
indignant that Superintendent Stafford pro-
poses to repair the depot at that point.
They take the position that Crawfordsvilie
is an important station and is entitled to
new and modern style of depot.
A Big Four official states that the COM
pany is handling more loaded cars. when
both local and through business are in
cluded. on the division between Indianapo-
lis and Gallon than at any time in the his
tory of that division. The company is
short of power.
The decrease in shipments of corn since
Jan. ! has convinced freight men that for
once the shippers were right when they
said that the advance in rates on Dec. 20
would lead to such n result, and some are
advocating dropping the rates back to
those prevailing prior to Jan. 20.
The jurisdiction of ID. C.. Beyard. superin-
tendent of the Kansas division of the Union
Pacific, is to be largely extended on the 1st
of February, taking in the Kansas Central.
the Leavenworth. Topeka * Southwestern
and the Leavenworth and Lawrence divis-
ions. His Headquarters will be removed
from Kansas City to Junction City.
"A ClTCulaI las DeeQ sent Out DF tQc lOlnb
committee OF the Trunk Line aud Central
Traffic Associations notifying all ticket
agents of the lines in those associations
that on and after Feb they are strictly
prohibited from receiving any commission,
salary, side-cut or other consideration from
other companies in connection with the
sale of tickets.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton e. Dayton and
the Big Four have Withdrawn the restric-
tions existing against the five-thousand-
mile tickets of the Lake Shore road, and
these mileage books will be good on all di-
visions of the two systems named. and the
Louisville. New Albany e. Chicago road
has been added to the list on which Lake
Shore tickets will be honored.
The Northwestern committee of the
Western Passenger Association met yester-
day to consider protest of the Wisconsin
central road against an order of the arbi-
traitors to turn over a portion Of it's east
bound emigrant business to the Chicago &
Northwestern and the BURLINGTON roads.
The protest Of the Wisconsin Central peo-
pie was taken under advisement.
Railway attorneys in different parts of
the Pennsylvania Company has filed a pc
tition for rehearing before the Supreme
Court of oflndiana in what Is known as the
Blackboard case.n One of the attorneys
in the case says that some grave questions
will be brought before the Supreme Court
on the rehearing. which it is expected will
be granted.
A meeting of the lines interested in Iowa
traffic will be held at Chicago Friday to
consider the order of the Railraid Commits
sioners of that State lowering the freight
classification as pm blished by the roads. It
will then be decided whether the order
shall be carried out or be resisted. If car
rled ont q reduction of from 10 to 20 per
cent In the rates on various commodities
will be the result.
On his way East ID. b. Martin. general
passenger agent of the Big Four, stopped at
that point instructions to sell tickets to In
dianapolis and return for s.. On learning
this the Cleveland & Canton. the Erie and
the Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton with
sequently the Big Four will bring the
knights of Pythias and their friends from
Cleveland to this city tomorrow.
The sharp break in stock of the Big Four
Is exciting comment, as there seems to be
no good reason for it. The raid on the
stock is attributed to two leading stock
brokers. for the purpose of reaching long
stop" orders as it was afterwa wards shown
that both houses sold .'longv stock on the
same day that the raid was inaugurated.
President Ingalls, says there is not the least
reason that the stock should not move up
steadily until it reaches par. The earnings
are highly satisfactory and operating ex-
penses down to q minimum, and prospects
for business for some time to come are ex-
cellent.
Shippers are not pleased with the treat
ment some of them receiving from the
inspectors employed by the Indianapolis
Weighing and Inspection Bureau. The
chief trouble is that they misclassify
articles shipped without first knowing the
character of the shipment. Several times
OF late common rough or planed lumber has
been reclassified as veneering because the
shipper cnanced to be manufacturer of
veneering. Other cases of misclassifca-
tion are reported and the shippers are de-
termined to take the matter up and have it
rectifed. they feeling indignant over the
filling the position of inspector are giving
them.
Publis-school Methods In Southern Indiana.
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal.
1t is reported on what seems to be re-
liable authority that in one of the leading
towns of southern Indiana no pupil is al
lowed, under any circumstances, to attend
the public schools of the place unless he be
able to attend both the morning and the
afternoon sessions, and to take all the
prescribed studies of his grade The pupil
may be in poor health and unable, in the
judgment of his parents and physician, to
attend all day or to take full work; his
I0Ot0of may 10 u poor WaSlerWOma0 ana
need his services for part of the day ever
so badly to obtain bread for her hungry
children-it makes NO difference The
doors of the school are closed against him,
and he is denied the advantages of the
school altogether. because unable, through
no fault of his. to comply with this iron
clad rule of the superintendent. / ask, is
this truef Ii so, is it not an outrage upon
the parent. Who is taxed to support that
school, and a serious injustice to the pupil,
who is in no wise, perhaps, responsible for
his inability to conform to rule so un
justf
But again. understand that in this same
school the pupils are required each quarter
to pass a written examination. This is not
strange. Some other schools do the same
But is il true, as reported, that pupils in
this school and under the directions of this
same superintendent are met at the door as
they enter for examination and are sub
jected to q rigid inspection of person and
clothing even to untying, unrolilng and
spreading out their roll of blank paper foI
open inspection in order to find out whether
these pupils are intending to cheat or steal
In the examinationf IL true, what a novel
way of developing in boy true and noble
manhood. Place him under the ban of sus.
picion and let him know that you think he
is thief in order to draw out, exercise and
strengthen all the better qualities of hii
nature.
There are some other strange things re
ported of this school, but, perhaps, these
are enough to mention at present until we
find out whether these already named bt
true. JUSTICE.
An Army Change.
Capfain Alfred Morton Of tha Ninth