The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-10

II DcdTc 0dQ deem unable 10 I'M Out HIS
whereabouts, At recess MIR: Boutelle tele-
graphed TO the marshaPs office at Chicago
70 ask whether they had ever served such
a paper. A telegram signed j. c. Donnellyr
deputy marshal, received in reply, stated
that no papers whatever had been made
out for him Mr.. Boutelle read this to the
master and counsel, Mr.. Petit grinned and
remarked that his subpoena had been served
by by a ds ePESt sh 6f5nf and RDaw that n6;,bS Of co OF e
The hearing will be continued to-day.
After the Three '.I's" Road.
AT a meeting at Walkerton, Porter coun-
t., last week, a committee was appointed
to aid in securing the three "Ts" road
through Lincoln township. This committee
is circulating a petition asking for the call
Ing OF a special election TO vote a tax or
l per cent. TO aid the building Of the road.
All feel quite confident that IL the voters
OF Lincoln and Davis and Starke county
townships vote the aid the railroad will be
built and cars cunning over the line from
Personal, Local and General Notes.
In April there were handled at the Union
Station baggage rooms 29.6S4 pieces OF bag
gage.
The sixteenth annual convention Of the
American Ticket Brokers Association Is in
session at Washington.
Edward Vernon, founder of the Travel
ers' Oficial Railway Guide, died in East
Orange, n. j., recently.
Next Monday the Cleveland, Akron &
COLUMBUS Will remove It's EcQerdl Offices
from Akron to Cleveland. o.
w. ]. Webb, ticket broker, has gone to
Washington to attend the annual meeting
Of the American Ticket Brokers Associa-
ton.
Earnings Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul for the first week in May were
1886. 945, a decrease of s109,17S compared with
the same week of last year.
r. b. F. Peirce, trustee and general man
ager of the Indianapolis, Decatur e. West
ern, has gone to Network to be present
at the foreclosure sale of the road.
D.. F. Whitcomb's health is. such that
time. 1t Is hardly probable he will resume
service with the Union Railway Company.
H. p. Taylor. auditor and assistant
lumbus, has resigned, to take effect June
/. He has been with the road fifteen years.
On Monday the Vandalia closed the
the men employed in them have scattered,
but few going to the main shops at Terre
Haute.
S. K. Hooper, general passenger agent of
the Denver & Rio Grande. has notified
ticket agents in this section that the
Florence & Cripple. Creek extension has
been opened for business.
The Elkhart & Western management has
contracted with the Pullman works for
some freight and passenger equipment and
Lake Shore road at Elkhart.
The shops of the Belt road company have
been undergoing general repairs and pre-
SsnS a IN much iSa more inviting appearance ran than a n
the Belt are being reprinted.
1t is said there is 10 foundation for the
report that 1000 employees at Pullman, who
American Railway Union, are to strike on
June l for a restoration Of wages.
The receivers OF the Louisville, Evansville
g. St. Louis are putting in thousands Of
new ties. laying twenty miles OF new steei
rails. and making extensive improvements
to the bridges and t~restles on the line.
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stock of the Ohio Southern road by II. ).
Ives. deceased, and his friends, were great
~ oversstimated, and that he really had
the road.
The Missouri Pacific has given notice
that its conductors have been instructed
burg, Akron & Western. because that road
has failed to report revenue received from
sales of Missouri Pacific tickets.
The Chicago & Southeastern has re-
sumed work on the line in Clay county
and expects to have It's track into Brazil
to- ty B hay 20 the ehs road Som MPiii be l is5 m Manc in
length, and will pass through several good
towns.
Traffic Association. is said to be engaged
IN a vain attempt to save something OF the
uniform bill of lading; OF which he was the
by the roads, so much opposition did ship
pers manifest toward IL.
Theodore Voorhees,, general manager of
the IeQlS0 valley, mas CTedleu quite a sur
prise In railway circles by rendering his
resignation, to take effect June 10. II is
stated that on his retirement the office
will be abolished. He will continue as first
vice president of the Philadelphia & Read
ing.
VI. e. Ingalls,. president Of the Big Four.
positively declines. 1t Is stated, to become
a member of the proposed east-bound pas
senger pool out of Chicago. Although only
ness, it is absolutely essential that the Big
Four become a member OF the organiza-
ton.
One of the moves the Indiana
murrage Charges of the indianapolis roads.
Is proving q very satisfactory arrangement
to the roads. the shippers and the con-
signees.
With the taking effect of the summer time
over the Peoria & Eastern will haul a COM
bination chair and sleeping car, the car,
Cleveland on the night train, which is
again to be put on between Indianapolis
and Cleveland over the Bee-line division
The decision of the Supreme Court of
Illinois on the understanding question is
worrying the ticket scalpers not only of
alrnSis = e s5mii Sr i HtHeT viii S1b be sas as t bS ot aee
States, and eventually by Congress-, so
strong are the railway COMPANIES which are
feeling toward the scalpers.
Indianapolis has become so important a
point for manufacturing products from
corn that the action of the Central Traffic
| Association and the Trunk lines in modi-
flying the order for an advance in rates
will be appreciated. The rates on table
cereals in cases will be advanced. Starch
cereals in boxes and barrels will take the
same rate that other milling products do,
sixth class.
Harry Miller, the new superintendent Of
the Vandalia line, is already introducing
Pennsylvania ideas. The position of road
master has been abolished and supervisors
appointed, NJ. Richey retiring as roadmas-
ter, and VIM. Byrkit and j. A. Jones have
been appointed supervisors. BY this
change the company gets two men to look
after the tracks for the same salary that
a general lima gets.
Rates to Colorado points have gone to
pieces. Tariff rates from Chicago TO Col
orado points on fifth-class freight are 20
cents per 100; now the roads are naming
% cents per 100 on this class Of freights.
From the Mississippi river to Colorado
points 90 cents per 100 pounds Is tariff rates,
and the roads are carrying the business
at 20 cents per 100 pounds. On some other
classes OF freights the cut amounts to Sc
per cent. of regular tariff.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
road was held at Chicago yesterday, and
all the officers and directors were re-elect-
ed. The annual report, figures of which
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