The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

PersOnaI. Local anu GeneraI Notes-
A large quantity of zinc Stag is being
distributed as ballast on the Vandalia.
John G.. Williams has assumed the duties
OF attorney of V. T. Malott, receiver of
the Eandalia lines.
:. Everything points to he seaboard Air
line and the Southern Railway becoming
involved In another rate war
On the Pennsylvania road New York di-
vision) there are handled daily ITO passen-
ger trains and 2S2 freight trains.
On Friday at local stations on the Phil
adelphia x Reading there were loaded g. AL
cars. This includes all classes of freights.
J. Nj. Duncan has been appointed gener-
al Southern freight agent OF the Big -Four
at Chattanooga, vice 5. d. McLeish, trans
ferred.
All the lines centering here will observe
Tomorrow holiday. Freight houses
and offices will be closed and local freight
trains annuiled.
II. r. Foxworthy has been appointed
agent of the Big Four at Easton. and w.
&. Fox succeeds w. Andrews, resigned, as
agent at Manchester.
Navigation will close Nov. o. and after
that time II is expected that cars will be
more plentiful on the Western lines. A
considerable shortage still exists.
The regular monthly meeting of the
heads of departments on the Big Four sys-
tenn. called for yesterday was postponed
until the second week in December.
Passenger officials in all parts of the
country are preparing to offer reduced rat
to Washington for March TO witness the
inauguration of President Mckinley.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois is laying
a considerable mileage OF new steel rail
between Danville and Chicago. An extra
gang of men is engaged in the work.
V. II. Malott receiver of the Vandala
lines. has asked C.. Il. Peddle. purchasing
agent. TO remove his office from St Louis
to Indianapolis, where Mr.. Malott's office
is. to be-
Chancey Yinal. one of the veteran engi-
H. n IL ,,.t1
Monday in Toledo. He died Of Bright's
djease at Highland Park, ILL.,, aged/sixty-
on years.
A Chicago lumber company is building
n road twelve miles long from Cranberry,
n. c.. to Linnville. N. c.. where there is
a heavy. and extensive growth of white
pine timber.
The hospital of the Wabash Railway
to receive patients. The building has all
modern improvements and with it's equip
mentS cost over $4,000.
Rumor has it that r. p. Buchanan, as
sistant general freight agent of the Big
Four, will sever his connection with that
road TO join the freight official roster of
the Baltimore & Ohio.
Panhandle employees are being weighed
and measured in accordance with orders
received requiring them to give height
weight. age and physical condition and
whether married or single
The paymaster Of the Ohio Southern has
ing them for the first seventeen days of
September On Dec. / two and one half
months pay will be in arrears
The Pennsylvania line is doing a very
heavy business at Toledo. To do the
switching requires six engines by day and
five at night. year ago three engines
by day and two at night did the work.
In October there were III accidents on
the railways OF this country, in which for
ty-nine persons were killed and eighty-nine
injured. This is an unusually large per-
centage of persons killed as compared
with those injured
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, was In the
city yesterday. He states that everywhere
he goes there is evidence. of revival in
business and general feeling that still fur
ther improvement is probable.
Albert ingalls,, son OF President Ingalls, of
the Big Four. Is In the city. for couple of
days informing himself as to terminal mat
right-hand man of c. E. Schaff general
manager of the Big Four lines.
e. r. Darlow, who for long series of
years has held official positions on the Van
dalia. his service dating before that of
Major Simpson general manager Is In
the city and 1t is stated will be appointed
ceiyer, with headquarters at indianapolis.
If the vandalia lines at their meeting
in Cleveland next month, carry out the
proposition Of the car-service superintend-
ents there will be in the car-service pool
cars. 1t IS not proposed, until the expert
ment has been tried, TO pool other than box
cars.
The Atchison. Topeka 6, Santa Fe receiv-
ership case after being argued two days
at Topeka. was Yesterday taken under ad-
vsement by Judge c. G. Foster, in the
United States Circuit Court A decision is
promised before Monday next at the lat
est, and it may be received as early as
Friday.
Henry Wollman whose name has been
says in an affidavit filed at Topeka yester-
day that the statement that it was part
of the alleged stock-jobbing scheme for him
to intervene in the United States Court as
bondholder is entirely false. Mr.. Wol-
man is prominent lawyer.
1t has been agreed by the Western roads
that when special round-trip tickets at
duced rates are authorized for any meet
ing. convention or special occasion, il is
understood that such authorization shall
apply only via the direct routes over which
the tickets are sold regularly at short
line one-way fares, unless otherwise spe-
officially provided.
George Knowlton. passenger conductor on
the Missouri Pacific. whose illness was
noted on Monday died at ST. Louis yester-
day morning. Sunt ring another paralytic
stroke. His remains passed through here
last night on the Knickerbicker express en-
route East for burial; He had been con-
nected with Indiana. Illinois and Missouri
roads as a passenger conductor for thirty
four years.
There is a big fight on between the Wig
gins Ferry Company and the Interstate
Ferry Company over the exclusive right of
business between St. Louis and East St
Louis. The Virgins Ferry Company
claims that the Interstate Company has
forfeited its two tugs and barges by rea-
son of attempting to do an Independent
ferry business conflicting with the charter
rights of the Virgins Company. and an
nounces it's intention to seize them. This
seizure will be met by force.
The Central Pacific Railway Company
$3.9g7 600 of first mortgage bonds maturing
Jan. l. 1897. so that the principal shall be-
come payable on JAN l. 1873. Meanwhile
interest will be payable sem-annually on
JAN and July at the rate of per cent.
The right is reserved TO redeem the bonds
est Messrs. Speyer Co. announce that
they will pay a bonus Of s. on each $1,000
bend presented for extension.
Beginning to-day the Louisville & Nash
VILE will inaugurate a new through Sleep
ing-car line. with the latest vestibucd buff
fet coaches. to run via Nashville, Mont
gomery, Thomasville. Gainesville Ocala
Fla. at p. IN. Commencing to-day. also
magnificently equipped through sleeping
cars are TO be operated between St. Louis
and Tampa and Port Tampa by the Louis
VILE & Nashville and Plant system. the
route being via Nashville. Montgomery and
the West Coast Short-line.
Several presidents and general managers
of railroads running into Washington had
Il conference with Second Assistant Post
master General Nelson yesterday concern
ing the recent departmental order prohib-
iting railroads from carrying, outside Of the
regular United States mails. letters in
government nt-stamped envelopes relating to
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