The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-28
Personal, Local and General Notes.

w. F. Bruner, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Vandalia, was in the city
yesterday on official business.
The new union passenger station at
Cedar Rapids, erected at a total cost of
$225. 900. was dedicated last evening.
The earnings of the Lake Erie & Western
the third week of January were Sl2, 963 less
than in the corresponding week of 1896.
Walter E. Brown Will on Feb. / become
the travelling freight agent Of the st. Louis
K San Francisco. with headquarters at
St Louis
George Lowell. general Superintendent of
the Monon lines. arrived in the city last
evening and will be here the greater part
Of to-day.
All the st. Louis lines have announced
the inauguration of President Mckinley at
Washington.
Col. S. III. Church. chief of the car serv-
Ice on the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg, has been in the city for q day or two
on official business.
Most of the trunk lines are running heavy
fast express trains during this severe
cold weather. in two sections. and as a
result are making very good time.
on Sunday a new train schedule will take
effect on the Wabash and the time of
train No. .. east-bound. between ST. Louis
and New York, will be shortened one
hour.
Some forty clerks in the freight offices
OF the Big Four were handsomely enter
tanned on Tuesday evening at the residence
or WIN. GafStanS Dy MS son, VINO Is an
associate clerk.
John S. Matson. who has been connected
with the Erie for some years, has been APP
pointed superintendent of transportation
of the Pittsburg. Bessemer * Lake Erie,
Mr.. Carnegle's new line.
The court has consented that the re-
ceiver Of the Cincinnati. Jackson g. Macki-
nav may use the terminals of the Toledo
K Ann Arbor at Toledo after Feb. l. in
stead of those of the Wheeling * Lake
Erie.
Friends of d. ]. Mackey say that the
charges against him regarding the affairs
of the Peoria. Decatur " Evansville are
trumped UP in order that certain parties
may get out of paying some just obliga-
tons
Albert Byrkit. one of the veteran engi-
neers on the Vandalia. has obtained a
three weeks leave of absence. and yester-
day. accompanied by his wife. started or
an Eastern trip, including Washington and
Baltimore
ant general freight agent of the Wisconsin
Central lines. the appointment to become
effective Feb !. I. a. Price VINO mas been
an assistant general freight agent of the
same company for some time. remains as
such.
The Big Four earned in the third week
Of January S2S5,10l.0S. a decrease as com,
pared with the corresponding week of lS9'
of $l9. 266.6S. The first three weeks OF Jan
uary the road earned S699,2'AS6. a decrease
as compared with corresponding period las
year, of $63,S2S.0.
The Columbus. Sandusky & Hooking
Railroad has obtained an injunction TO pre-
vent Il. l.. Sleeper. Morris Donahue. ii
r. Butler. George w. Saul, S. j. Flickin-
ger. r.. NJ. PostOn and Anna Bonebrak,
from taking further steps 10 have a re-
ceiver appointed.
Robert Rodebaugh. baggage master run
ning between Richmond and indianapolis
on the Panhandle. yesterday morning. jus
| after arriving, was taken with ~COnVulsv'
| fits and was removed at once 10 ST. Vim
cents Hospital. Last evening he was re
ported To be- very Ill.
The Peoria * Eastern lines earned in TIT
third week of January S26.2i9.SS. "A decreas,
as compared with the corresponding weel
1895 OF ~$9,412.32. The lines earned in tn,
first three weeks OF January $S3,147.S9.
decrease as compared with correspondent.
period 1896 of s24.0lS.f1.
The record presented in Congress by Rep
resentative Hubbard, OF Missouri, i'm al
bill to provide the death penalty for tn
crime of train robbery shows that I'm tn,
past six years there have been 1S3 stop
pages OF trains for criminal purposes, as
] result OF which eighty-stx persons wer