The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18

eral manager of the Downing 81 Co. Trans
portation Company, with headquarters at
New York.
The passenger department. of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas q Texas road yesterday no.
tilted the general passenger agents of In
dIanapolis lines That the road was now
open 10 Houston. Tex.
The Nickel-plate has leased rooms for
Offices at FortW ayne the Odd Fellows
building. Superintendent GOrham, hls
train master and train dispatchers. are to
be located OF Fort Wayne.
Judge Psrdee. OF the United States Cir
cult Court OF New Orleans. has appointed
X. j. Lowery and II. NJ. Conner receivers or
tho Savannah 81 Western railroad. Suit
was brought by the Central Trust Com
pany OF New YORK.
Secretary LiQgett. of the Pennsylvania
Company. telegraphed last evening TO have
eight rooms reserved at the DE nison for
President Roberts and party. who will ar
rive here Friday afternoon and 60 on to
Chicago on Saturday.
George S. Richards general agent Of the
Northern Pacific. yesterday brought
through here fourteen carloads of fruit jars
manufactured at Muncie. Ind. and con-
signed 10 parties in eastern Washington. on
the Northern Pacific road.
The Big Four has settled with all the
passengers injured in the Lafayette wreck.
the highest claim paid being $780, Con-
CcfHiuk tuOsc klilou, Wuilo "A ltRbl qucotiOu
isInvolyed. the company is disposed to adj
just claims on O reasonable basis.
Train II. over the Big Four. yesterday
left Cincinnati forty minutes late. The
time of this train from Cincinnati to In
dianapolis Is three hours and five minutes.
aud yesterday, with six cars, the run WAS
made in two hours and thirty-three MIN
utes. making three stops.
n. w. Taylor. chief clerk in the office of
General Freight Agent Hibbard, OF the
Nandalia. is to succeed j. III. Sessions as as
sistant general freight agent of the Peoria
division of the Vandalia, which Is said to
be doing an excellent business out of Peoria
as well as from points along the line.
Charles Nelson. general superintendent
OF the Cincinnati Hamilton * Day ton. was
In the city yesterday. He states that the
company is in excellent shape to handle
worlds fair business. and that under the
now schedule the trains will be run at very
convenient hours in connection with the
Monon for Chicago.
1t begins to took as if the new road to
the Southwest from Terre Haute would be
built. The Terre Haute Gazette gives an
interesting account of an enthusiastic
meeting held in that city on Monday night,
and in looking over the names of those
present and who took part it Is evident
that something Is to be done.
S. III. Hazard. assistant chief en- gineer of
the Big -Four. was in the city yesterday
planning for division of the second and
third stories of the new depot on South
Delaware street into Offices. Not only the
offices now In the Union Station, but q
number at Cincinnati and those In the In
the new building.
The case wherein ID. ID. Dykeman. one of
the stockholders of the Eel river road. is
asking for receiver, was called in Roches-
ter on Tuesday. After the appointment of
Dennis Uhi as receiver the case was taken
q 49, Co.
ground of insutiiciency of notice. TIE case
was reopeDed two weeks ago by the proper
notice that action looking to the appoint
ment OF receiver would be begun In
Rochester on May IL. The grounds on
which receiver 10 asked are violation of
its charter In several ways by the Wabash
company.
At the annual meeting of the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne IL Chicago Railroad Company,
held in PIttsburg yesterday. Charles T..
speer OF Pittsburg; Edward Z. Williams.
of Fort Wayne. and John s. Kennedy. of
New York. were reelected directors. The
presidents report showed that many i'm
provements had been made on the line dur-
ing the past year. The income was S12,-
760 222 So. and the operating expenses So
193O93.99. The lessee paid as rental SO, 273.-
S94 The profits were 1898, 234.S6. Thirty
million dollars of stock were represented at
the meeting.
A model chapel car. built by Barney &
Smith, went north yesterday on the MOnon.
The car is seventy four feet in length. rests
on six-wheeled trucks and in the chapel
ninety-four people can be seated. The pull
pit is constructed of hammered brass. In
the car there Is an organ and library. On
o3e end is a we'll provided kitchen. a neat
little bedroom. and all about the construc.
ton OF the car Is simple get very elegant
IN front of the desk appears the follow In q:
"A Sisters Memorial to Miss Henrietta Ca
pen. whose entire life was devoted to the
work of the Master" The cor w hich is
sent out by the American Baptist Publica-
ton Society, will be dedicated at Denver.
Col, on Sunday next and will be nsed at
points on the railways of Colorado where
there are no churches. The car bears the
name Emmanuel"