The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23

of William Peyton. who for years had
charge or similar service on the Atlantic &
Pacific.
Immense quantities of coke from Penn
sylvania industries are coming West. IT is
stated that never before did the shipment
reach such a volume.
1t is said the directors of the Baltimore
& Ohio will declare a 2 per cent dividend
on the preferred stock Dec. 81, so salts
factory are the earnings.
The st. Louis & San Francisco is locat-
ing a new line which will greatly shorten
its route between st. Louis and Kansas
City. which is now a circuitous one
Round trip tickets at tourist rates are now
on sale via the Louisville * Nashville lines
and the Fruit Company'S steamships for all
Central American points. via New Orleans.
General Passenger Agent Stone, of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois. says they will
have through trains running from Chicago
TO Galveston by the Cotton-belt route by
Jan. !.
Richard Doyle. Who on Tuesday resigned
as on the Big Four TO go 10
the Wabash lines. will have charge OF the
Buffalo division, extending from Detroit TO
Buffalo.
The general manager of the American Ex-
press Company has issued a general order
to the effect that hereafter no new man be
employed to enter the service over thirty
five years old.
The earnings Of the Big Four the second
week In November were SIS, l13 in excess
of those Of the corresponding week of 1898,
making the increase over last year since
July l $3.50, 400.
The dining car service on the western
division Of the Peoria & Eastern is prov
ing so popular on Trains IL and IS that
similar service will be inaugurated on
Trains 9 and Il.
The Chicago & Rock Island announces
that after Dec. D for transportation of live
stock west of the Missouri river charges
will be made by the one hundred pounds in
stead OF by the carload.
A duplicate of the postal car completed
fh1S week NJ tho chnnc nf tho Rio ETOrlr 1t
Brightwood will be placed in service on
Dec. l. These cars are sixty-flve feet long
tai service.
Vice Grand Chief Maier. of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen, has organ
lied a ladies' auxiliary Of the Fort Wayne
Wayne he considerably increased the MEM
bership OF the organization.
o. III. Jackson was yesterday appointed
master mechanic of the Belt road shops. He
recently returned from California as master
mechanic Of the Santa Fe. Phoenix & Pres
colt, and was formerly master mechanic of
the Indiana. Bloomington & Western.
On Monday the fast mail on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy covered the 200 miles
from Burlington to Chicago in 99 minutes,
stops TO be deducted. 1t is stated that some
an hour. This run beat all former records.
The 5,0J0-mile book now issued by the Gen.
trail Passenger Association is good over
thirty-eight roads, including those in the
Il dSStHHtI ASSDtldllOH. HldhllS
them good over the Lake Shore. the Mich
igan Central and the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburg.
A circular has been received by Panhandle
| agents requesting that all shipments for
New England points via Harlem river, Jer-
sey City and steamship line. except perish
able live stock, dressed beef and packing
house products, be discontinued until Nov.
q on account of an accumulation of
freights.
On Jan. 1 the United States and American
EXPRESS companies will separate their of,
hces at Terre Haute. w. s. Murray. now
joint agent or the two companies, will re-
main as agent of the American company,
and Edward A Ruston. now of Evansville,
vii! be agent of the United States company
at Terre Haute.
Is nearing completion, and, although there
are larger depots and longer sheds, none Is
mere attractive in style of architecture oil
thirteen roads will arrive and depart from
the Peoria q Pekin Union train sheds when
completed, which will be in a few days. The
improvements cost $4,000.
Representatives of the trainmen of the
Wheeling 81 Lake Erie were in conference
with the officials of the company at Cleve.
land yesterday in reference to the demand
made by the men for a general advance In
wages. 1t is understood the company has
already agreed to an advance and that the
question now under consideration is merely
as to how the increase will be graded among
the men,
Col. Richard T. F1ourney, a native Of Vir
ginia. a Confederate officer under Gen. r
T. Lee, and a resident of st. Paul, MINI.
for nearly thirty years, died at his home
nine years. He was lumber agent of the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Railway Company up to seven years agC
and then accepted a similar position will
the Chicago & Northwest Railway. Thi:
he held at the time of his death. He wa.
prominent in Masonic circles in st. Paul ant