The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-25

man of his train who refused TO pay. his
fare. and in the encounter was badly bitten
on the hand by the unruly passenger.
Blood poison has set in and II is feared 1t
may. become necessary 10 amputate the
hand.
The Chesapeake & Ohio night express
from the East yesterday was three hours
late in reaching Cincinnati, and the Big
-Four made up special TO take the pas
sengers for the West, running through 10
ST. Louis. for which point and Western
connection there We're thirty-seven pas
sengers.
1t is stated that the railway employees
will press more strongly than ever on the
next Congress the passage OF Dill pro-
tecting employees in belonging TO secret
societies, which failed to pass the last
Congress. Already steps are being taken
to bring the matter before Congress early
in the session.
The Knickerbocker express over the Big
Four has now been in operation eleven
months. and but five times has the train
been turned over to the Lake shore at
Cleveland late. Since put on, three times
has the speed between st. Louis and In
dianapols been quicl1ened, and in each
case fifteen minutes.
The fact that the, Santa, Fe should cut
Pacific coast rates at the time when travel
TO California sets IN Is much of surprise
to passenger men, as no road can be nuri
in IT'S business more than can the santa Re
in a rate war which viii surely. come unless
reports of what its representatives have
been doing are exaggerated.
p. A Bonenrake, superintendent of the
Louisville dirisioa of the Pennsylvania
line. is devoting three days this week to
going over the nne,' accompanied by sub
ordinate officials, to see what further must
be done this fall TO put the track In good
condition for winter and for the fall IN
spectson of the higher officials OF the
Pennsylvania.
A one-fare rate for the round trip has
been announced by a number of the West
ern roads for the general triennial con-
vention of the Episcopal Church, which
will be opened in Minneapolis on Oct 2.
The original rate was fare and third,
but the Southwestern lines made one
fare rate through st, Louis and the West
ern roads were compelled TO make the
same rate. Not all of them have put In
the cheap rate. but they viii do so.
Next month two robber- proof mail cars
now building will be put in service on the
New York. New Haven & Hartford. These
and vestiouled into the train, thus prevent
ing robbers getting foothold. There are
double doors at the end Of the car fer use
enter by a trap door which shuts down and
thus seals up the end of. the car. Hand
brakes, to be used in case of an emergency,
are located inside.
.sThe old wooden freight depots OF the
Bec-line on South Alabama street are GER
tainly fire proof said one of the Big Four
officials "else when the elevator near by
burned on Thursday last these depots
would have burned In this connection II
is stated that Robert Geiger, when agent
of the Bee-line at this point. issued an
order that in case either OF these depots
caught fire, If any empioye aid anything
to prevent their burning the employe
would be discharged. Several times bultd-
ings near by have been burned, but these
depots always have escaped serious dam
age.
r. NJ. Pierson, assistant grand Nchef of
the order of Railway Telegraphers. Is In
New England organizing new lodges. When
he was at Philadelphia, on Sept. IL a'second
lodge was instituted with 400 charter MEM
bers, the most of whom are telegraphers
on the Pennsylvania system. General Man,
ager 5. NJ. Provost came out plainly ana
said that he was pot opposed to the organi.
of subordinate officials was not sanctioned
by him and would not be tolerated III
brought to his office. In this ne agrees
with the views of John G.. Williams, or
the Vandalia system.
All details have been completed by the
Chicago & Alton for the opening or It's
Chicago-Peorja line on Sept %. The road
will be opened for both freight and pas
seneer traffic on that day. The passenger
service will consist of three soid fast
through trains in each direction every
week day,sand two trains in eacn direcu 9 o.,
on Sunday Through freight rates Will be
quoted and through bills of lad.ng VIII be
issued from all points on the Alton and
points west, and Chicago and points east
the service from Peoria To Springfield St
Louis, Jacksonville and Kansas City.
c. T. Muir. general freight agent OF the
Southern Pacific company, arao' noes tnat
the transcontinental railways have prac-
tically agreed TO cOnsumrnate IN arrange
ment for the making of west-bound freight
rates from what IS known as the central
traffic territory on the basis of the same
York city. subject to a minimum of 70 cents.
This means a reduction in west-bopnd rates
to the amount of the local rate nrN apply
New York or Chicago, and will be shared
by all the roads forming the through lines
between points in the Central traffic terri
tory and California
Michael Higgins. the founder of what is
now known as the brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, died at Windsor. Ont,
last week. II is stated that he was the
originator of the idea and years ago went
idea TO Robinson, the best educated en-
gineer on the Grand Trunk system. Rob-
inson was then the recognized leader OF
grasped Higginss idea. and with two or
three others held a meeting In an old
freight car, where the brotherhood of the
Footboard." as 1t was then called, was
ideas were carried out by the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, wh.cn sprung up
shortly after and absorbed the older or
ganizat.on.
In forming new passenger anu lfelsut
lines the question of distance, unless Ii be
marked, cuts but little figure. as in the case
of the Big Four's new Louisville and Chica-
go line via indianapolis. From Louisville TO
Chicago. over the Pennsyiyania lines. II Is
500 miles; over the Louisville, New Albany
q Chicago main line, s24 miles: over the
Big Four 326 miles. The Big Four's line
from Indianapolis TO Chicago is 1874 miles,
the Panhandle 1913 miles, and the Monon 1888
miles Singular as 1t may seem, the Big
Four, In connection with the Peoria &
Eastern, has the shortest lire between
Charlottesville and Louisville, the L., y. A.
& c. being 176 miles and the Big Four It's
miles, For points in Northern Michigan the
Big Four, from Louisville, will have much
the advantage in mileage. being twenty
miles shorter TO Benton Harbor than any