The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-14

OF testing air brakes which win greatly
facilitate. the work. He has constructed a
rack which will accommodate i've cylin-
is readily discovered.
Within twenty-four hours after Il was
announced that the national Republican
convention was to be held at st. Louis,
Passenger Traffic Manager Mccormick, Of
the Big Four. and E. A Ford. general
passenger pass asent Of the Psnnsylvsnia Lines
Of the business for that occasion
The December number OF Baldwin's ON
cial Railway Guide Is received Each month
shows an Improvement In the
1t gives. Mr.. Baldwin was Obliged to give
up the position OF general PASSENGER agent
OF OF the ar.o LOUISVILLE W E, New Ss,,b Ais asnay a. q C f,sso
will be pleased TO know hat his new ven-
ture Is proving a successful one financial
The Eastern passenger men, q Chicago
dispatch says. are awaiting anxiously 10
hear more OF the alleged excursion Of the
unless they receive within q short tme sat-
isfactory assurances that no such excur-
sion will be run. they viii take measures
western may put In or such rates as they
consider it likely TO make.
About six months ago John Hugo. who
gagemaster Of the Panhandle az Pitts
burg, retired, he being seventy-five years
of age. Wednesday morning he left bis
Pennsylvania tracks when the third Sec
ton OF the Western express engine struck
him., threw him into the ditch. and he died
before he could be removed TO his home.
A dispatch from San Francisco says IN
the case OF Richard Collier. arrested at
the instance of the Southern Pacific for
William ii. McPhes. Police Judge coniand
reduced the charge to q misdemeanor. ana
Collier pleaded guilty and paid a fine OF
sold to Collier by a local scalper. Collier
was elected from the train at Port Costa
and arrested for falsely ~personating an
other.
A sweeping reduction In rates has been
announced by the Southern Railway Com
pany to the Atlanta exposition from Wash
good 1--WE days from Slate of sale. the rate
from T M%ase dissaOce G is n,Sos s1 m,le sor These ins s0s srs
the lowest rates ever authorized for any
| similar occasion and great crowds are ex-
pected to 60 to the exposition during the
The American palace car. which waa On
exhibition yesterday forenoon. on ne Ter
nessee-strees spur tracks OF the Union hs.s-
the. vandalia- While here the car was vis-
tied by a number of railroad men. who
ner or the Pullman car. but expect It Win
be slow In coming into general use unless
It Is put in service at reduced berth rates:
done. as the car. although as comfortable,
is much less expensive than the. Wagner or
the car is that 1t is easily Converted from
q comfortable sleeping car TO a cheerful.
well-lightsd parior car.
1t is stated that the Vanderbilt people
have decided that with the taking eject OF
the spring time table they viii put on. In
both directions. between New YORK and
Chicago, trains to cover the distance IN
eighteen hours. running these trains only
six months in the year. while travel Is
at itf largest volume: further, IL Is stated
OF the train turned over tu II by the Lake
shore at Cleveland and will mako pro-
portionatsiy fast time 10 Cincinnati. Indian
| apolis and ST. Louis. This Is the present
| plan OF Passenger Traffic Managers Dan
iels, Of the New York Central: Smith. OF the
Lake Shore, and Mccormick, OF the Big
Four.
r. c. Smiley. chief clerk OF Ford Woods,
| general freight agent OF the Peoria & East
ern, became indignant over the equipments
Of Mr.. Woods's ONCE and dropped o line to
Oscar Murray, freight traf1c manage Of
the Big Four and the Peoria & Eastern,
asking permission TO get a complete new
outfit for the general freight agents once.
This was granted and the furniture and q
good carpet purchased at once. and on 60
Ing 70 his duties yesterday morning. Mr..
Woods was surprised at the change n
outfit OF the ONCE consists Of a large new
desk. large table. book case. hat rack. car
the pleasantest things about the surprise
was that the shippers had supplied his deck
with a new and very compiete OUTFIT, even
TO the baskets and weights. On the elegant
cut-glass inkstand the recipients name In
i neatly cut.