The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-17

poiHlS NuDd, EOTLO RICO ana OIneT points OF
interest In connection with the late war.
The report that there is a grain blockade
at Baltimore Is denied by officials of lines
terminating there.
Over Is per cent. of the equipment of the
Pennsylvania road is now provided with air
brakes and automatic couplers.
The Baltimore & Ohio is considering the
putting on of two new passenger trains on
Iast schedules between Chicago and the
Atlantic coast.
The Detroit & Lima Northern on Tues
day opened ticket office at Columbus, O..
ana has appointed G. w MorGon its city
ticket and passenger agent.
Fl. NJ. Bronson assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four lines and of the
Peoria & Eastern, left last night for Peoria
and other Western points on an ofncial trip.
On Sunday last, between a. m. and p.
m, thirty eaStbound and tWenty-four west
bound through frieghts passed over the
Panhandle between Columbus and Pitts
burg.
fireman. Reuben King. who run the fast
express on the Panhandle. have obtained ten
days leave of absence, and have gone on
hunting trip.
p. c. Leggett who enlisted in the late war,
has been honorably discharged. ana will to-
day go to Fort Wayne in charge of ticket
and passenger business for the Lake Shore
in that territory.
William B. Wheeler, Of Buffalo, travelling
passenger agent of the Lehigh Valley road,
is in the city. He states that since the COM
business has doubled.
The rate war of the Toledo & Ohio Central
and the Columbus & Hooking Valley road
between Columbus and Chicago is still in
progress, and if it continues much longer
the direct lines will take hand.
r. B. Smith, the brakeman killed at
Hoopseton, on the Lake Erie & Western,
Monday, was buried at Upton yesterday.
His was the third death of trainmen on the
Lake Erie & Western lines in the last few
days.
President Blackstone. of the Chicago &
Alton, denies that the controlling interest
of the road of which he is president. has
been bought or contracted for by the Kan
sas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Company, or by
any other financial concern.
Frank Thomson, president of the Pennsyl-
vania lines; Joseph Wood vice president of
the Pennsylvania lines west, and the party
Of friends with them who have for the last
ten days been hunting in southwestern In
diana. will this evening return East.
Carl Zinck who left the engineering de-
partment of the Pennsylvania lines few
weeks ago TO take service on the Pittsburg
& Lake Erie. has been appointed assistant
engineer of maintenance of way and con-
struction on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie.
George w. Lishawa. auditor of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines, was in
the city yesterday inspecting the outside Of
flee, He spoke in very complimentary terms
Haylor is conducting the company affairs.
Since 1892 the Louisville & Nashville has
expended for new equipment $3,O52,17S. The
it's roadbed is said to be in the best condi-
ton at any time since the line was built. 1t
is now being operated on 6734 per cent. Of
its gross earnings.
On Dec. 10, if living, Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks,
of Lebanon. Ind, will celebrate the fftieth
anniversary of their marriage, and j. q.
Hicks, their son, superintendent of the Big
-Four yards at TINS point mas arranged Tor
them to come to Indianapolis on that day,
he purposing to give them a reception.
The Vandalia is bringing in from thirty
tlve TO forty carloads OF coai per DAY for
local manufacturers. With each year the
demand for block coal is increasing. When
natural gas was first brought to the city
the road did not. for two or three years,
bring in five coarloads of coal per week.
The Big Four pay cars reached Indian
apoliS yesterday, paying for October, 1T re-
month in the history of the lines, so many
extra train crews were employed and SO
many of the train crews made extra time.
In the yards and city freight depoJs the pay
rolls were much larger than usual.
The Pennsylvania has put on a new train
between Pittsburg and New York, known as
the 'Pittsburg limited" and it is sched-
uled the fastest of any train run between
Pittsburg and New York. No extra fare is
charged on the train. number of trains
of Western connections will reach Pitts
burg in time to catch this fast train.
The Haskell & Baker car works at Michi-
gan City is now doing the largest business
since the plant was established. The com
pany is so crowded for room that 1t has
asked the city authorities for the privilege
of using part of some of the streets near
the works in which to pile lumber. The COM
pany contemplates further charging it's
plant.
viii r. Conversion, for the last ten years
chief clerk to the superintendent o. the
Michigan division of the Big Four at Wa
bash has resigned and been appointed agent
of the same line at Rushville. Mr.. Cow
erston began service when 0. w. Lamport
was superintendent of the Cincinnati Wa
bash & Michigan, and held the position
under Superintendent Stedwell and Superin-
tendent BLIZZARD He will commence work at
Rushville Monday
Cornelius Burgess passenger conductor
on the Decline division of the Big -Four.
was buried at Cleveland on Tuesday, under
the auspices of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors, of which association he was one OF
the founders The services were conducted
by Rev. A. w. Clokey pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church at Gallon, and Rev r.
Kennedy pastor of the CaSe-avenue Pres
byterien Church, Cleveland. Six cousins of
the deceased acted as pallbearers.
Local freight men are somewhat discour-
aged over the prospect Of securing cars to
handle their business as a blockade is on
al Buffalo at the elevators. ana there is
more tonnage in Buffalo river than was ever
congfegated there at one time before Fiji
teen crafts are awaiting to unload in the
elevators, and before the week closes the
Bessmer fleet will reach that city with
grain from Duluth to further swell the re-
ceipts. This will keep the cars Or the trunk
lines in service between the lakes and the