The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-19

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the Panhandle. and on the Pittsburg, Fort
wayne & Chicago longer runs for train
crews are to be adopted.
The Leader says that as compared with
year ago, all roads running into Cleve-
land are handling increased traffic, and the
business Of this month will. without ques-
ton, be in excess of June, 1896.
Fears are now entertained that the West
ern Passenger Association will go to pieces.
| The withdrawal of the Union Pacific will,
it is said, be followed by the Chicago IL
Alton and the Chicago & Northwestern.
The Kansas City Pittsburg & Gulf will
begin at once the construction OF piers and
docks at Port Arthur. Lighters VIII be
used between Port Arthur and deep water
at Sabine pass for both export and import
traffic
A meeting of the executive committee of
the board of control of the Joint Traffic AS
ISOLATION has been called for next Wednes-
day, when it is expected the question or
east-bOund and west-bound rates VIII De
discussed.
Commencing with Sunday and continuing
through the summer season, Traveller can
leave Indianapolis on the Panhandle at I:ZO
p. M, taking a sleeping car, and be IN Re
toskey at 900 next morning, ana at Mack
inaw at 1920 a. m.
In the association which adopts the new
mileage on Sept l are twenty-five OF the
larger of the systems of railways in his
territory. The Lake Erie q western as
usual, holds aloof from the agreement ana
will sell only mileage over its own INES
The Louisville & Nashville has put on a
new train and a passenger can now leave
Indianapolis at $40 a. m. and reach Nasn-
vile at ) D. m, covering the distance IN
s hours and So minutes. heretofore III TOOK
fourteen hours to go from Indianapolis 10
Nashville
j. F. Vallery, representing the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, and w. r. Haldalne,
representing the Canadian Pacific, are IN
the city on official business The Canad ian
Pacific is said to be getting conSldsraDle
business out of this territory Tor North-
western points.
A number of damage suits are threatened
by holders of the Columbus Sandusky a.
Hooking Valley road where conductors OF
connecting lines have refused 10 dcCSPl
Columbus; sandusky & Hooking &C th ; H udl Gy
mileage, the books not being IN the hdIus VI
the original purchasers.
George w. Kittredge, chief engineer or
the Big Four. has gone to Lansing, Mich
to meetsthe railway commissioners and con-
fer with them and if possible prevent the
track of the projected St Joe Valley roau
crossing the Big Four tracks within the
city limits at Benton Harbor
An expert roadmaster who, day or two
ago, came up over the Evansville q Ierre
Haute says the present management de-
serves a great deal of credit for the manner
II put the road in repair after the recent
floods But few tracks in the state, sang
the roadmaster, are IN petIer PnyS roca
of the damage from floods lew weeks
ago.
Vice President and General Manager Nc
Doel Of the Monon, has instructed CH ne,
work or reballastjng fifty miles or the mann
line. Between indianapolis and Mohon
most of the distance has peen Thaas and u,
narty were much pleased over the eXcelient
condition of the property as SHOWN py 1leil
recent inspection trip.
A ticket scaiper from an outside town
who had bought eighteen of the mileage
books of the Columbus, Sandusky ~ hoCh-
ing Valley was in the city yesterday ~
curing of the local scalpIng fraternity
what he could do to get out OF his trouple.
He got but little comfort. one local sfealp 'I
fine nv Telephone rings 1 am worried lest
if is some one to whom / sold one OF tnese
books. asking what he shall do with IT,
Attorney General Hancock, Of New YORK
has ad4lged F cpmmissioner that under the
recent decision of the Appellate 9 ii ~, VI
the Supreme Court he may llllI aI of the
railroads and express companies IN tue
State for the purpose of ascertaln1lhs
whether Armour q 60. are snlPplLie e otIv
margarine into New York State IN Vlolauon
of the anti-oleomargarine law. Mr. SchrauD
is the special attorney for New YORK STATE
in prosecution of violations OF thls law
l. F. Loree, chairman of the advisory
committee of the Pennsylvania voluntary
Relief Association, announces as the advl9 5
DRY committee for the ensuing yea+' S SuGn
Der of votes the following: Wllnan NC
earthly, of the Eastern & Toledo DIVISION,
Patrick Duffy, of the Cleveland q PlttsouIs
vision: b f. Reaigh, of the Pittsburg ,di-
vision S. l. Milder, of the lndlanapolIs,;
Richmond and Cincinnati d1Vlslonsb ana
Hiram White, of the Chicago, LoulsVh1e q
indianapolis and the Indianapolis q VIM
cennes divisions.
John Lazarus, traffic manager OF the IN
diana Decatur & Western returned from
Chicago yesterday, where he had peeh al III
attendance at a meeting or passenger ON
Gals He says one thing is settled-LndC -
that the daVs of the issue of interchange
able mileage are passed. The lesson thdt
some of the roads have got in the Colun-
bus Sandusky & Hooking Valley mileage
are enough and no Tchangeaole mlleaBe
will he sold except where there are through
cars i'm service over more tnah one me ne
The new book will not be placed on tne
market until Sept. /, when all the mlleaSe
now out will have been closed up ny tne
roads taking that unused off the market
r F. Smith, superintendent of the Penn
svlvania Voluntary Relief Association, yes
tesrdav issued his monthly bulletin Tor May,
which shows that there was dlSbufseu IN
death benefits from accident 81 doV; Ia uea ~
henefits from natural causes. $6,oOo; IN as
abIement benefits from accldent; Sooo9.Vo,
Sickness Sc. 1876 60, making the disbursement
81 4he month 500 $50 65. During the month
$40 members drew benefits. In the mnety-
6ya months the association has existed
+bera has been disbursed in death penents
from accident $172, 1869; in death pehents
from natural causes $53l 44lfo d III 90
ment benefits from accident $4So'ZSo a. 20 300 IN
sickness. $685., S99 90 making todal ol SLsooS,-
9d1 40 T)uring that period ,lSl meInoeIs'
or in case of death, their legal IeplesSii1e'-
+i,1ae have drawn benefits.