The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-29

brokerage business in railroad tickets In
violation of the State law. The worlds
fair officials. who are pushing the cases.
hope to have better success than they had
afcw months ago. when a NUMBER OF In
dlcted brokers were discharged by the
States attorney. Persistent efforts are to
be made to drive the Chicago brokers out
of business before the opening of the expo
sitiOn, IN which event the railroad compan-
les have promised to make lower rates in
and out of Chicago than they otherwise
would.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
There is some friction between the Of
ficers of the proprietary lines which form
the Union Railway Company.
Belt road engines last week handled S9S
carloads of stock. against Lap carloads in
the corresponding week of 1851.
In the week ending Nov. % there were
transferred over the Belt road 1902 cars,
against l4,S2S in the preceding week.
Superintendent Mansfield. of the India
napolis IL Vincennes. stated yesterday that
1t had been decided to continue the Sun.
day trains on that line.
The Pennsylvania Company turned over
to the Vandalia yesterday an entire train of
immigrants. eIgnt carloads. They are Hol-
lsnders en- route to San Louis, COL
Trains IL and IS on the Big Four. known
as the south western Limited, lave now
been on three years, and have become the
best paying trains run on the Big -Four
system.
w. K. Bells, secretary and treasurer of
the Railway Officials and Employees Asso-
citation, writes from Hot Springs. Ark.
that his rheumatism is gradually yielding
to the treatment. and that he will likely
remain there some weeks longer.
Ticket collectors on such roads as the
Peoria IL Eastern and the Whitewater
Valley are proving more expensive to the
cOmnan1ea Than the refnrua iuarifu mn in
crease IN receipts being shown from their
service, and 1t is on such roads their terms
of ser vice will be short-Iived. says an Off
cial.
The rate war IN lumber from Michigan
City to this point the past season has been
of q good deal of benefit to Indianapolis
lumber-dealers. Both the Monon and the
Lake Erie II Western have been handling
the business at 4 to 4le cents per 100 pounds
against she regular rate of 71s cents per
100 pounds.
Master Mechanic Berry, of the Cincin-
natl division of the Big Four. has had his
jurisdiction extended TO cover the San
dusky division, his headquarters still be-
ing in Delaware. Tho arrangement Is tenn
porary, as eventually the work done mt
these shops will be lone at the new shops
IN Bellefontaine.
Trains II and is. on the Big Four's Chi.
cago division, are equipped with new
coaches just out of the shops of Barney *
Smith. They have hIgh-baoked seats and
are as comfortable to ride in as a parlor
car. and as agreeable In every respect. ex-
cept the freedom from intrusion o seat in q
parlor car gives the occupant.
The Illinois Central. through it's connecs
ton at Effingham with the Vandalia. i
for the latter. The number of carloads of
bananas and other fruits which the illinois
Central brings from New Orleans and other
Southern points forms . very large figure
in the earnings of the Vandslia.
The funeral services of engineer Meyer.
who died from injuries received in the
wreck last Friday. at Harveys. on the
Pennsy wanna lines, will take place this
morning. and this afternoon the remains
will be taken TO Cambridge City for
Engineers will attend the funeral. and a
number will go to the burial place.
Edward Perry, recently promoted from a
freight conductor on the Cincinnati, Ham,
Ilton az Dayton, has been given the rims
which George Clements formerly made.
For years he was a freight conductor on
the Big Four. Within the last year eleven
freight conductors on the Cincinnati. Ham,
ilton x Dayton have been promoted TO
passenger conductors. and all are proving
very efficient men In their new positions.
The report that CALVIN S. Brice has be-
come interested in the Findlay. Fort Wayne
* Western il leading to some speculation
as to what 1t means. and IL Is believed that
when completed it will become n part of
the LAX Erie ~ Western system. The
Lake Erie IL Western now extends from
Sandusky. o., to Peoria. ILL.,. from indian
apolis to Michigan City. and from Fort
Wayne to Connersville. with a spur to
Rushviile.
Engineer Mack. on the Michigan Central.
on Saturday last lost a valuable gold watch
under singular circumstances. Between
Kensington and Hammond he was endeav-
oring To make ND some lost time, and, turn
ing round suddenly, his chain caught in a
lever and tho watch was thrown out OF the
cab window. It was useless to stop the
train. so far had IT gone before he realized
the situation. and the prospects of his re-
covering il are very slim.
1t was a mistake connecting the name of
Lewo Williams. general manager of the
Nickel-plate. with the changes on the
West Shore and the Nickel-piate. J. w.
Mussen Is to be appointed general manager
OF the Nickei-plate fast-freight line. not
the Nickel-plate road. and on the West
| Shore ne is TO be succeeded by Perry Todd.
Charles Tappen. present manage of the
Niekelplate fast-freight line. who is n
veteran in service on the Vanderbilt lines,
Is to be retired on O pension.
The case of j.. Kennedy Tod * Co.
against the Kentucky Union Railway Com
pany, involving abOut 8. 800 600, came ND
in the federal court at Louisville. yester-
day, on motion of the COMPLIMENTS for a
sale of the railroad property. Attorneys
for the second mortgage bondholders filed
n demurrer to the com plsinants' bill. but
this was overruled. The overthrow of the
demurrer practically defeats the second
mortgage bondholders. in the case. Judge
Barr passed the case until Dec. 20.
Traffic managers and general freight
agents at this point were yesterday mott
fled by the trunk lines that, commencing
with yesterday. all west bound freights
would be billed from Eastern points AT full
tariff rates and after Dec. l the trunk
lines would not participate IN any rate be-
low full tariff billed from any Western
point. Not In many years has the action
of the trunk lines been more fully set ont
and pronounced than in the notices re-
ceived yesterday. and. as a traffic manager
puts nc. the trunk lines are unquestIonably
in earnest in the matter.
In the locomotive department OF the
Pennsylvania shops at Columbus a num-
Der of improvements are being made To one
of the large class ~" ten-wEeel engines
winch were buiIt recently at tbs Fort
Wayne shops. the improvements being of
an experimental character. suggested by
r. p. Walls. superintendent of motive
power of the lines west of Pittsbnrg. This
engine. exclusive OF tho tender. weighs