The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-20
Voluntary Relief.

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Voluntary Relief
II. +. Smith, superintendent of the Penn
sylvaDia Voluntary Relief Association west
of Pittsburg, yesterday issued the monthly
bulletin for July. which showed that dur
Ing the month sixteen death benefits were
paid, aggregating s11,750, of which sum
S., $50 was for deaths from accidents and
s. $500 for deaths from natural causes. In
accident benefits. s5.3Os.50 was disbursed; in
sickness benefits. S5,54S. making total in
disbursements for the month of s22. 6O6.e so.
Since January /, 1892, 4Oi death DEMENT'S,
IL, 299 accident benefits and 1881 sickness
benefits have been paid, making total of
B0,054 of the members of the association
who have drawn benefits this year thus
far. Since organized, thirty even montbs,
the relief department. has paid out 225.S10
in death benefits and 1864 05402 in disable
ment benefits. or grand total of S6l9, S64. or.
1t IS stated that in no month since the de-
partment was organized has the member
Bhip increased 80 rapidly as In July, 1872.
Effect of the Strike on Chicago Roada
Thus far the strike at Buffalo has not had
the effect of materially reducing the vol
nme of east-bound shipments from Chi
cago. The Michigan Central was notified
by the New York Central yesterday that it
need not hesitate to forward all the live
stock and perishable freight that was Of
fered, as there would be no trouble in
handling it east of Buffalo. Some of the
roads, however, will only accept shipments
of perlshable freight where the shipper Is
willing torrun the risk of delay. TO avoid
such risk many of the shippers are turning
the Chicago Il Grand Trunk and the Bal
timore E Ohio, and these roads are ex-
perIencing some difficulty in providing
cars enough to meet the increase in their
business. The Nickel-plat agent has re-
ceived instructions to accept no more per-
ishable freight until further orders.
Automatic Safety Gate.
Col. G. A. Reynolds, of Utica. N. Y. has
invented q railroad gate for guarding
crossings. which Is being tested with very
satisfactory results on the West Shore
road. IL is operated on the automatic prin-
clple. q twelve-volt battery furnishing the
electric power. An approaching train de-
presses the rail against an electric button
1,5O0 feet from the crossing. which rings o
gong at the crossing. At 1000 feet away a
second button is operated by the depressed
rail and the gate Is lowered. In descend
ing the gate partly turns a shaft attached
to levers which rise OH each track. the en-
CINE depresses these levers as it passes over
them and the gates are raised, clearing the
crossing. The inventor claims that these
gates can be operated at O cost of s. per an
mum. The gates can be operated by hand
power should the electricity give out.
Mr. Peck Wants tho Contract Modified.
+. A. Peck. general superintendent of the
Big Four road. has been in Chicago for sew
eral days comforting with officials of the
illinois Central with q view to improving
the facilities for handling freight business.
The Big Four's trains come into Chicago,
from Ksnkakee, over the Illinois Central
tracks, and lt is dependent on the latter
company for its terminal facilities. Under
the existing arrangement 1t cannot handle
traffic as ex peditiously as some of its COM
petitors, and Is consequently placed at q
disadvantage in the matter of securing
business. This is owing to certain condi-
tons EN- bodied in the contract-with the IL
linois Central, and il is to modify this con-
tract and to obtain q better terminal ar
rangement that General Superintendent
Peck is laboring.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
c. A. yinnedge. auditor of the Union Railway
Company, leaves to-day on his annual vacation,
20 be absent two weeks He goes East.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton announces
for next week five-dollar round trip rate TO De-
troit, on account OF the exposition now in prog
res5 there.
A grievance committee of firemen on the Pc
oria & Eastern road held a conference yesterday
with General Manager Barnard and Superin-
tendent Riley.
The rush to Kansas City set in yesterday.
Train II. over the st. Louis division of the Big
Four left the Union Station with ten cars, every
seat taken and people standing up In the aisles.
Samuel Thomas, president of the Louisville
New Albany * Chicago, announces that the
stockholders have taken al or the "a 600 shares
OF new stock offered for subscription thirty day
ago.
Daniel Janowitz. district passenger agent OF
the Northern Pacific, was yesterday notified
that the frat steamer OF the line put on by the
Northern Pacific for Hong Kong. China, would
sail September 80
On Monday next new depot will be opened
for business at Kansas. H.. and that date the
new interlocking signal at that point where the
Big -Four crosses tho Chicago * Ohio River road
will be put IN operation
Chief Engineer Kittredge. OF the Big Four
tines, was IN the city yesterday noting what
progress is making on the new freight depot,s1
advertise for bids for the building OF the new
division shops at Bellefontaine. o.
The Monon will run q lOw-rats excursion to
B, under the auspices OF indianapolis Division
No. ST. Knights OF Pythias. District Passenger
Agent Baldwin says IL Is TO be the biggest ex
rursion ever run out Of indianapolis for Chica
go. The rate will be 81, round trip.
The Railroad Mems Building and Savings As
ISOLATION OF this city Is credited with being on
OF the most prosperous In the country. DurinI
es1t Siv{iSsrds annnsIy has held u. o
Az pieces OF property. and In no case has TIL
association been Obliged to foreclose a mortgage
Chairman Caldwell has requested the roads o
the Western Passenger Association 10 send n
their votes to make a rate OF one faro for tn
round trip for the national convention OF tn
Keely Associated Bi-chloride-of gold clubs. Z
be held at Dwight. ILL.,, Sept. 3 TO TO- Tn
Chicago Alton has already announced one
fare rate for this occasion.