The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-28

two months. He has been given a six
months leave OF absence that he may fully
recover his health.
officials Of the Big Four. the Pennsyl-
vanla, the Lake Shore the Wabash. and
conductors of Pullman and Wagner sleep
in cars report east-bound travel tais
month the heaviest IL has been In any
June of the last five years.
The Chicago Great Western has been
beaten in its fight for short line rates TO
points west Of St Paul TO apply through
Kansas City, on the basis OF Sioux City
rates. and 1t is expected the c. G. W. VIII
now commence 10 cut rates.
Eugene V. Ibis is arranging to go to
France TO attend an international meeting
OF railway organizations. ORGANIZATIONS OF
railway men similar TO that Of the Amer
lean Railway Union have been formed IN
England, France and Australia
The shops of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
& Chicago are now running but four hours
i've days Of the week. and are IDLE ,, on
July 1 the number of working hours will
be increased to eight hours day
Big Four Train 49, which comes out of
Chicago over. the Illinois Central tracks,
delayed I'm getting out OF Chicago Yes
terday morning one hour and ten minutes
and although it's time is fast IL reached
indianapolis but twenty minutes late and
went into Cincinnati on time.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie management
has won favor with its employees by restor-
ing the wages of all employees to those prior
thority for stating that the threats of the
agitators in the American Railway Union
had nothing to do with this restoration
Henry Santo, who for twenty-eight years
was one of the porters at the Union sta
ton, and was discharged a few months
ago. has been declared insane. 1t Is said
me and tbe fact That thf he eou4 d
nothing TO do that Ii unbalanced his mind
George w. Saul. president. and other
persons interested in the Ohio Southern
are this week inspecting the property ana
considering
President Saul says that any further steps
will await the result or efforts now making
to secure an entrance into Cleveland.
A railway official who is in close touch with
Nj. L. ingalls,, president of the Big -Four.
pleased to have business improve and the
roads under him making satisfactory earn
ings than will be Mr.. ingalls, and among
shape to restore the old scale of wages to
the employees.
Button, Ind, is likely to lose the c.. u.
c. & c. railway. although some grading
has been done near that city. Three years
ago Bluffton voted $4,000 TO aid the road,
and succeeded In diverting the line from
Warren. The election was illegal and 1t is
now very likely that Montpelier and War
rem will get the road, as they are willing
to vote the aid and outbid Bluffton.
Under the new McMaken law, which has
passed the legislative bodies of Ohio, the
railroad companies must pay the expenses
or the Commissioner OF Railways, and are
this year assessed 5000 for that purpose
Under the assessment the Big Four will
pay $9S557 of the sum; the Panhandle
lines, $1,727; the Lake Shore, 81, 43S: AZ the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, 81, 40e. 80 (;
the rest of the sum is divided among the
smaller roads of that State.
The appointment of a receiver for the
Eel River road by Judge Capron, Of the
Fulton county Circuit Court, was not
much of a surprise, 1T is stated. to those
who understood the situation. The atror-
neyS of the Wabash Immediately filed
notice OF appeal and were given ten days
TO perfect the appeal The surprise is that
the Wabash further 1itigates to keep pos
session of the road, as 1t has been bur
den for 1t to carry for some years.
Robert Hill was yesterday appointed
auditor of the Lake Shore. vice c. p. Lee
land. deceased. Mr.. Hill commenced serv-
Ice with the Lake Shore in 1863 as a clerk
at West Detroit; in 1865 he appointed
agent at Detroit OF this company; in 1866
he was made contracting agent at Chicago;
in 1869 chief clerk of the freight depart
from which position he is made auditor.
Mr.. Hill is sixty-two years of age.
statement OF the earnings and expenses
of the Milwaukee & ST. Paul road for the
month of May was issued yesterday. 1t
contains the following figures: Gross earn
ings for the month, $2,259.714, as compared
last year, a decrease OF sal. S61; operating
expenses, $,534241, against $685. 49, a de-
crease of S56S, sos; net earnings, S25 .472,
against $79S,25. a decrease of $73053. For
the eleven months ending May 81, gross
| a decrease of 49, Sg4, 44S; operating expenses,
s1s 500 s55. against $21, s66. 81, decrease of
| $3,176,022; net earnings, S10.253, 1853, against
| $10971,579. decrease of $7lS,426.