The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-15

delphia, passed through the city yesterday
en- route TO the southern part or the state
to visit relatives.
With the taking effect OF the Pennsyl-
vania's winter time card, Trains IA and 10,
on the Louisville division. will be taken off;
They are run only between Louisville and
Columbus EACH way.
Coal traffic with the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois is at its maximum. The earnings
of the road the first week in November
were Sac, 700 in excess of those of the cor
responding week last year.
Passenger conductors on the Baltimore &
Ohio have received instructions to watch
mileage tickets more closely, being more
careful in the identification of passengers
travelling on such mileage
e. L. Teneycke, who has been with the
Big -Four at Kankakee for several years,
mas resigned on account of i'll health and
will go to the Pacific coast, hoping to be
benefited by the change of climate.
The actual surplus of the New York
Central for the three months ending Sept.
30 was 1,04l, against SOB in the CORE
spending period last year, the net earnings
increasing in the three months $64S,294.
The Grand Trunk is delivering at Port
land, Me. the largest tonnage in the his
toy of the road. Fourteen trains day has
peen the average number of freight trains
arriving at that point for some time past.
A. b. Luce, former chief clerk of NJ B.
Cutter, who remained with William Gibson,
general superintendent of the Baltimore &
Ohio after Mr.. Cutter left the road. has
resigned and goes with Mr.. Cutter on the
Lehigh Valley.
glneers on the Vandalia, was severely in
Jured a day or two ago by the kick of a
young young h horse he was driving The blow
he may lose the sight.
1t is stated that reorganization of the
Baltimore & Ohio is still regarded by both
committees as impracticable for some time,
yet the committees are accommodating
knowledge of the real state of the present
affairs of the company.
1t is said that the position of second vice
president of the New York, New Haven Ss
Hartford, made vacant by C. S. Mellen taxi
ing the presidency of the Northern Pacific.
will be filled by General SUPERINTENDENT
Platt, of the New Haven.
A telegram from Pine Bluff Ark, states
that Edward B.. Garter, for many years an
south for his health, is doubtless fatally
III. he is being cared for by the Knights
OF Pythias lodge at Pine Bluff
The Chicago & Southeastern is now doing
the best business at any time since con-
structed, and would do even more could
IT secure cars. From sixty to eighty cars
OF grain and coal are loaded on its line
daily and good deal of live stock.
1t is stated that the travel via st. Louis
between the East and West is now the
heaviest in the history of the through lines
and 1t is believed that the faster service
by the Midland routes has drawn most of
the business from the Chicago lines.
The roads centering at Toledo have is
sued notice to shippers and consignees
stating that, commencing to-day, the car
service rules will be strictly enforced and
81 day charged for every car held over the
time the rules of the association permit.
The official report of Chairman Donald.
or the Central Passenger Association
SHOWS that in October 12,146 interchangea>-
pie mileage books were sold by the Gem
tral Traffic Association lines, 1000 of which
We're sold in the last ten days of the month
In the near. future the free chair cars
the Wabash is running between Chicago
and New York city bid fair to be disturb
ing element, as competitors are of opinion
that 1t is not good policy to operate chair
cars free, making them common to all
classes OF passengers.
President Ashley is experiencing some
trouble with his eyes, and from that fact
arose the rumor that he was seriously ILL.,
nash' saw him on Thursday. the day he
remained at home, and the report of his Sc
rious illness was sent out.
The practice of suing railroad companies
rop damages becomes more and more COM
mon. Edward Hamlet, a fireman on the
chicago division of the Erie lines, has sued
Tor $zO,OOO on account of injuries received
IN wreck, alleging that it was caused by
d wrong display of signals
The Central Traffic Passenger 'Assoc,a-
ton has had a detective in the city for
several days past endeavorng to learn
w wnat roads; If any in the association are
ing after other matters in connection with
the new interchangeable mileage.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
indianapolis last week 4,033 loaded cars
tne largest number of any, week since the
TOUR lines were included in one interest
The Panhandle proper took out of here
for the East last week 1,1S6 loaded cars
an unprecedented east-bound movement.
The Wabash passenger department has
selected G.. N. Clayton to look after their
northwestern business. he to spend much
or ms time in Utah. from which territory
the wabash is now securing a good deal
or business, claiming to have twelve hours
st. Louis. ~
Nearly every paper which published the
report that the Vanderbilts were likely TO
secure control of the Toledo, ST. Louis &,
Kansas City, headed the item 'Will end
rate troubles" There is not a st. Louis
road which is not cutting rates deeper and
carrying larger tonnage than is the Glover
Leaf. if renOrtS are half true -