The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15

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Harrisburg TO take this train viii be fur
nished free transportation on their regu-
lar trains to Harrisburg.
Vandalia on Thursday night brought in
thirty carloads of stock en- route to Jersey
CITY. which was turned over to the Van
daiia by the Evansville & Terre Haute at
Ierre Haute. The shipment was fine cattle
for export.
The Wabash passenger department claims
70 nave secured the cream of the Christian
Endeayor usine for San Francisco, but
the Wabash has not yet counted its ac-
questions in that direction with the Big
FouF' whose passenger men nave been on
the aIert Tor this business for some weeks.
Fully five hundred members of the Broth
erhood Of Railway Trainmen We're in Chi
cago yesterday on their way to the annual
convention of the order, which meets in
Toronto mex week. They came from all di-
rections. as. Chicago had been selected as
the rendezvous of the delegates on their
way to Canad From there they will go in
q body to Toronto.
The Evansville & Terre Haute manage
ment has abandoned the search for the
bodies lost IN the wreck some weeks ago
at Hazelton. The watch and chain worn
by Conductor Sears has been found and
returned to his wife. After diligent search
ing no clew has been found as to the where
abouts of the bodies known to have been
lest in this wreck.
A. j. Richter has been appointed assistant
general passenger agent of the Lima North
ern, with Headquarters at Detroit. He be-
gan his railroad career fifteen years ago
as an office boy on the Little Miami. and
Tor four years was. city passenger agent of
the pennsylvania lines at Cincinnati, going
70 the Columbus & Hooking Valley road as
district passenger agent.
Contracting agents in this city have re-
cely.ed circulars from the secretary of the
National Association of Contracting Freight
Agents asking for a vote on the proposition
TO take a trip to Mackinac and the Thou
SAND Islands the last week in June. 1t is
thought advisable to take the trip so early
In the season, as excursion business will
not then be as heavy as later.
Just after Train q, on the Panhandle,
lett Philadelphia, Ind, yesterday, the en-
glneer noticed a horse running ahead of the
train and commenced slowing down. The
horse ran on to a bridge and dropped in
between the StringerS. The engineer sue
ceeded in stopping the train before it struck
the animal, but before it could be removed
the wrecking train from indianapolis was
sent out and the derrick picked the horse
up, Loaded him on the car and cleared the
track, and the train, which had been de-
layed one hour and twenty-five minutes by
the obstruction, moved on. The horse was
not even bruised.
Justice Chester, of Albany, has granted
the application made by the attorney gen.
eral CT New York State for summonses to
issue against certain railway officials who
are alleged to be concerned in an attempt
to corner or control the sale Of coal in
New York State. The persons summoned
are required to appear before a referee,
Walter w. Webb, on May 20 to answer as
to their alleged connection with the reputed
val COIIlDlIle. lie dCllOII - taken uIlteI
the law passed at the last session Of the
Legislature, which prescribes this mode of
eltciting evidence as TO the operation of mo-
nopol1es and is a test case.
d. C. McWalters, district passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
has resigned. Colonel Samuel Moody, as
sistant general passenger agent, has taken
charge of the office temporarily. A gentle
man who is well informed says the ~reSigna-
ton of Mr.. McWalters is not a surprise, as
he was among the older of the district pas
Gppprar q o0nfC nd faIf fh0f hp Chn111 ha
been appointed assistant general passenger
agent instead of George Rockwell. One
reason for the appointment of Mr.. Rockwell
to that position was that he has for many
years been in this territory and was well
prepared to enter the work on account Of
his large acquaintance.
The conservative passenger department of
the Lake Shore road has created a surprise
by opening q fight for the suburban bust
ness now largely carried by electric lines.
1t has placed on sale at Cleveland, Paines-
vile and intermediate points unrestricted
tickets good for twenty-five round trips at
~ cents per mile. The new tickets are I'M
limited and can be used by other than the
original purchaser. The round trip at the
rate named between Cleveland and Paines-
vile is 81 cents, while by the electric line it
is 80 cents, or 40 cents each way. The dis
tance from Cleveland to gainesville is TWEEN
ty-nine miles, and the railroad claims that
it's time is so much faster as to be OF great
advantage.
President Thomas, of the Erie Railroad
Company. has written an article for the
Washington Post, in which he presents
facts and arguments to show that the rail-
road legislation of the country has been UNI
wise and inimical to a vast industry. lie
says that if the railroads were fairly pros
porous they would distribute annually over
81. 200. 900. 900, and in 1894 they distributed
within $40, 600, 600 of this amount, while the
government disbursements are only about
$500, 900, 900. The Erie Railroad, with a gross
income of about $50, 600, 900 per mum, dis
tributes in wages to thirty thousand en-
ployes over SIG, 900 600 annually and nearly
SC, 900 900 for materials. This is an average
result from about two thousand miles of the
$50, 000 miles of railroads in the United
States.
On April 26, 1891, the fast passenger train
coming east over the st. Louis division of
the Big -Four was wrecked at Eagle creek,
Just west of this city, and a number OF
passengers injured. Among them was
Emerson McMillin. The company settled
with all the injured people but him and he
refused a reasonable compromise and
brought suit against the company at Co
lumbus, o., claiming $4,000 damages. The
jury gave him $4,000. The Big Foul Com
pany appealed the case to the Appellate
Court of Ohio, and it decided in favor of
the company, reversing the verdict of the
lower court. The attorneys for Mr.. Nc
Millin then carried the case to the United
States Supreme Court. which has just af-
hrmed the decision of the Appellate Court
on the grounds tina the damages were eX-
cessiye. The case now comes back to the
original court to be fought over again.