The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13


Wood, third vice president of the Pennsyl-
vania Company, were in the city yesterday
afternoon, en- route home from the Van
dalia meetings, held in Greenville, ILL.,, on
tuesday. E. o. Standard, of st. Louis, and
j. L. Brook, of Pittsburg two of the drec-
tors elected. were made defendants in a suit
MED In the Circuit Court to-day by Vandalia
ana Bear Grove townships. Thirty years
ago. when the road was built these town
ships issued bonds to the amount of $50 900
which have been running ever since, and no
dividend having ever been declared they
bring suit for $2,000.000 against each of
these men for the purpose of ascertaining If
their stock IS worth anything. In speaking
or TINS suit, Mr.. Brooks said yesterday that
were the plaintiff to win his suit he would
not get enough money to purchase good
meal at second-rate hotel. He owns but
three shares, and has held these so long
that he thinks they must have some value.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
" William n. Jackson. secretary of the
Union Railway Company, is seriously ILL.,
On Jan. 10 the Pennsylvania established
Pullman buffet sleeping service between
New York and Charleston, S. c.
In 1897 the. Chicago & Eastern Illinois de-
Hvered at the stock yards at Chicago 5134
carloads of live stock, $50 more than in 1886
Joseph S. Odiorne, formerly general pas
senger agent of the Louisville, Evansville
St Louis, died at Louisville on Tuesday
night.
The common stock of the Panhandle Is
now selling at double what it was two
months ago, and the preferred stock is near
ing par.
The two thousand new cars President In
gals ordered for the Big Four and the
Chesapeake & Ohio cost in round numbers
Sl,Oec 600.
OF the $780, 900 the courts authorized the
receiver of the Baltimore & Ohio to borrow
May Il, 1886, the receivers have expended
$49S ,466.47.
Thomas Noonan, general manager of the
Central States IlaCnof0h xU,o hoc he 81,
the city for a couple of days, has returned
to Cincinnati.
Commissioner Blanchard is quoted as say
ing that his advices were that rates of all
east-bound business, which went into effect
jan ], are being strictly maintained.
II. G. McMicken goes to London, England.
TO represent the Great Northern road; Will
liam Harden goes to Toronto, and Robert
Martin to Pittsburg to represent the same
line.
S. b. Liggett, secretary of the Pennsyl-
yania Company is attending. the annual
meetings of the roads composing the Van
dalia system. The voting is all done by
proxy.
A special train on the Michigan Central
Monday made the run from Detroit to Chi
cago in five hours and forty-seven minutes
beating the record of the Vanderbilt fast
special.
The car accountant of the Indiana. De-
catur & Western will, on Feb l, transfer
his office to Cincinnati, to come under the
direction of Car Service Superintendent
Waldo.
The Knickerbocker express, on the Big
Four night or two ago made the run from
Greencastle to a standstill in the Union
Station In thirty-six minutes; distance
thirty-nine miles
The net earnings of the Pennsylvania
lines west OF Pittshurg for 1897 will. it is
stated, reach $11, SIG. 226, and it is predicted
that 1898 will show at least g. 900 900 more
than those of 1897.
James Webster chief clerk in the office
Of General Freight Agent Spriggs, OF the
Nickel-plate, has been appointed CONNER
cial agent of the Nickel-plate at Chicago,
TO assume his duties Feb. /.
Edward Leach, who has been in the en-
poy of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chi
cago at the companys shops at Fort Wayne
for forty years, is lying at the point OF
death at his home in Fort Wayne.
The West Shore and the Fitchburg roads
have Withdrawn from the Canada South
ern line, and the line resumes its relations
as regards traffic matters with the New
York Central and the Boston q Albany.
The New York Central earned in Decem-
Der 1851 SOP, an Increase over December,
earned $24 .302 274, an increase over the cor
responding six months of 1896 of 81 36S. $40
The Indiana Car Service Association held
its annual meeting yesterday and reelected
ID. I. Bacon general manager for the ninth
time. The operations of this bureau last
year We're the most satisfactory since the
| bureau was established, and nea~ly 1000
more cars were handled in 1897 than in 1896.