The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22


On Sunday the Big Four handled on its
system 5,40I excursionists.
The Monon on Sunday carried $50 excur-
sionists off its lines to Cedar lake.
Tie Ohio Falls car works are building coal
cars for the Rio Grande & Eagle Pass road.
Frank Hughes and E. G. Fox, passenger
conductors on the Evansville & Terre Haute
have resigned.
D; F. Jennings, general manager of the
Nickel-plate fast freight line. was in the
city yesterday
The Vandalia on Monday naugurated its
fast pa senger service to Lake Maxinkuckee
and st. Joseph, Mich.
r. B. Turner, general superintendent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton lines
was in the city yesterday.
William Garstang. superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Big Four lines, is expected
home from the Fest to-day.
G. F. Diekroeger has been appointed con-
tracing agent of the Canadian Pacific at
s.. Louis, newly created position with that
line
The Nashville. Chattanooga & ST Louis
year. the improvements including a new
passenger station.
Train 2. over the Panhandle on Monday
night. had three sleeping cars, every berth
taken, for its new line to Michigan pleasure
resorts and Toledo.
Commencing with Sunday, Train g. over
the pennsylvania lines, will make the run
to New York thirty-iive minutes quicker
than under the present schedule.
The Nickel-plate has resumed discharging
employees who visit saloons. Railroad en-
ployes must now do one of two things-steer
clear of saloons or lose their jobs
W. F. Wilson. general manager OF the
West Shore fast freight line. was in the
city yesterday. He is of opinion that east
bound rates are now held at tariff.
Harry Kuhn, a passenger engineer on the
Vandalia, was married on Monday to Mrs.
Julia Brasket. at Walton. Ind. They ex-
pect to make their home at Logansport.
News has been received of the death of
Edward n. McDade In the Klondike region.
He was for some years superintendent of
bridges on the Lake Shore. and left for the
Klondike in 1897.
w. c. Arp, superintendent of motive
power OF the Vandalia lines. has returned
from the master mechanics convention.
His recent stay at Hot Springs, Ark. has
greatly improved his health.
On June % ]. A. Hanley. formerly freight
traftc manager of the Santa Fe lines, will
become freight traffic manager of the Port
his present position of general freight agent.
Columbus. o.. which has been a paradise
for the ticket scalpers, now has but two in
business: When the Interchangeable mile
seven ticket brokers in business at that
point.
The Monon -Roachdale and Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton day express trains be-
tween Chicago and Cincinnati are on a pay
ing basis. Yesterday west bound the train
carried twenty-seven passengers and east
bound fifty-fve.
The trunk lines have revised the rules
for storage of freights at New York The
free term for flour under these rules was
twenty days. but under the revision only
four days is allowed. and Western millers
were good deal disturbed over the matter
Frederic Frazee. who for some years was
agent of the United States Express Com
psny at Frankfort. Ind. was buried on
Monday at that place. The funeral was
he'd under the auspices OF the knights of
Pythas, of which organization he was an
active member.
on the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
Trains 4S and AZ are hauled from ST Louis
to Rock Island without change OF engines
until the round trip is made. $50 miles On
June one of the company's Class A pas
senger engines made three consecutive
round trips 1.560 miles.
Thirty new consolidated freight locomo-
tives have been ordered during the past
week by the Baltimore & Ohio. and the or
der has been divided as follows: The Bald
win locomotive works. fifteen, with 21x26-
inch cylinders and five with 22x2S-inch. cylin-
ders; the Pittsburg locomotive works ten
with 22xzS-ineh cylinders
The Monon earned in the second week OF
June $629H. an increase over the corre-
spending week Of last year Of s3ll This in