The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15

to Toledo in 1876 minutes, slowing down
twice, meeting two passenger and six
freight trains. Every switch was spiked.
so there could be no possible chance for an
accident when passing
Charles Il. Fish for seventeen years con-
nected in an off cial capacity with the Gin
cinnau, Hamilton q Dayton, has been APP
pointed local agent of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern at Cincinnati, succeeding the
late late j. L. Kern. Mr.. Fish cyan his
railroad career on the Bee-line a section
man.
Ii Is not so sure that the first mortgage
bondholders will secure the Ohio Southern
at the foreclosure sale to-day. Abner Nc
Kinley, brother of President Mckinney. will
be present and be bidder in the interests
of the Detroit & Lima Northern, and 1t is
stated that the Columbus, Lima & Milwau-
kee will be a bidder.
Joseph Wood, second vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company who with a party
OF Pittsburg men, came west on Thursday
to hunt quail on the line of the Indian
apois q VlncenRes, returned TO Pittsburg
last night, having learned that under the
laws of Indiana and Illinois they could not
shoot quail until after Nov. l.
Six months ago the Western Freight AS
posed to be on a frmer basis than any
former association. One of the provisions
IS that any road cutting rate shall be
fined. There is now but one road in the
association that mas not violated the agree,
melt and has q fine resting against It, and
Memphis.
The frequency with which Paul Rainier,
chief of the weighing and inspection .bu-
reau, has been called to New York OF late
TO confer with George Blanchard CHAIRMAN
of the Joint Traffic Association, leads TO the
belief that some changes are contemplated
in the operation of the bureaus at the diff
ferent points. Chairman Blanchard is very
anxious, it is stated, to get the bureaus
more under his control.
Much interest is taken in passenger official
circles over the provision that is to come
up before the General Passenger Agents
Association at their meeting next week re-
gardfng sieeping-car rates. The Pullman
Company has been so arrogant in the mat
ter heretofore that ii is feared the efforts
will prove unavailing unless the Wagner
adopt lower rates. 1t is believed the Pull
man Company will consent to the charging
OF 80 cents less per night for upper than for
lower berthS.
Railroad Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons at Fort Wayne next week promises to
be record-breaker. When the Fort Wayne
ence 1t was anticipated that the total num-
Der OF. delegates would not be over 800, each
railroad association being limited to five
representatives,. Yesterday e. +. Stacy, Sec
rotary of the railroad committee of the In
diana Young Mems Christian Association,
received a telegram from the headquarters
of the international committee stating that
there was prospect of having 100 delegates
at Fort Wayne. The Fort Wayne officers
have already received the names of nearly
and representing over seventy different po-
stions in the railroad service. Mr.. r. Nixon
of London, and Mr. Thomas Ridley, of Edin-
burgh, are coming from Great Britain, eSpe-
cially to attend this conference, and will
speak concerning what is being done in the
f. line of Christian work among railway men
in their country The railroad associations
in Indiana have already reported more than
their respective quotas. Quite number of
unorganiZed fields will also be represented,
including Howell Lafayette. Peru, Kokomo,
Anderson, Huntington. Wabash and one or
two sections of this city that have not yet
branches established