The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-09

The Big Four is placing in service its new
| furniture cars as fast as built.
The report Is revived that the Southern
| Indiana will build a branch to Brazil.
George Lowell, general superintendent of
| the Monon. was In the city yesterday and
| will remain until this afternoon.
The run from Boston and New York to
Kansas City. via indianapolis and st.
| Louis. is now made four hours quicker
than by the northern route.
Fl. Reynolds, late general yardmaster Of
the Panhandle, at Chicago. was buried yes
| terday at Alliance, o. He was formerly
with the Panhandle at Indianapolis.
The Chicago Great Western. the st. Louis
e. San Francisco, and possibly the st.
Joseph & Grand Island will establish a
union ticket office at Kansas City, May 10.
Fishing on the Picturesque Erie is the
title Of a booklet issued by the passenger
| department of the Erie. 1t is illustrated
and replete with information concerning
famous fishing places.
The annual election for members of the
advisory board of the Pennsylvania Volun-
tary Relief Association CWest) will be held
May 10. One member for each of the six
divisions Is TO be chosen.
The improved condition of the Baltimore
& Ohio is shown In the fact
that one of it's fast trains of seven cars
was hauled. a day or two ago, from Park
ersburg to Cincinnati. 1919 miles. in 252 min
utes.
lie IOHOn I'LL Wtth, t0ClN lWO VI
it's large passenger locomotives and they
are now being fitted for service on the La
fayette division. They are the heaviest pas
senger locomotives running or Indiana
roads.
Fernando Diaz de Mendoza, son of the
President of the republic of Mexico, with
a party of seventeen. Will pass through
the city tomorrow. over the Big Four. ex-
| pecting to reach Niagara Falls on Friday
morning.
The Illinois Central has made arrange
ments for daily through car service be-
tween st. Louis and Petoskey. Charievoix
route, leaving st. Louis at 1880 noon. COM
mencing June IS.
The Mystic Shriners of Chicago. Milwau-
kee, st. Paul. Minneapolis and several 9TH
er points have arranged 10
go to Washington TO their annual convoca-
ton. May 10, over the Big Four and the
Chesapeake & Ohio.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul has
issued a neat little booklet descriptive Of
the city OF Milwaukee. for the benefit OF
v%ention, General Conference OF Women's
Clubs, at that city. on June 4 TO s.
The Wabash & Lackawanna Dispatch is
now In full operation. Frederick f. Singer
has been appointed agent at Chicago, will
Z. II. George as contracting agent. c. ID.
Will succeeds Mr.. George as contracting
agent OF the Wabash road at that point.
The Railway Signaling Club met. yester-
1 DAY, IN 1nlCdkO, anu dLlONS OlltISs a pa
per was read by Prof. II. A. Smart. son Of
the late President Smart, OF Purdue Uni
versity. his subject being Technical In
struction in Railway Signaling and Inter-
l~ockings."
Official circulars have been received an
nouncing some Grand Trunk appointments.
John Pullen is made general freight agent,
with office at Montreal: w. Z. Fitzsim-
mons, division freight agent at Detroit
and Port Huron; Charles Clarke. division
freight agent at Detroit. I'm charge of east
bound traffic.
The railroad branch OF the Young Mems
Christian Association. at Columbus. o.,
on Sunday. celebrated its twenty-fourth
anniversary. The branch now has 2T men,
beers and Is steadily increasing In member
ship. The roads centering at Columbus
contribute annually about 5000 to support
the association
Charles Rockwell. traffic manage of the
Monon lines. was in the city yesterday,
and notified other lines that the MCnon
would not comply with the agreement TO
close its outside ticket office at noon on
Saturdays. as the local passenger men
voted 10 do. commencing with Saturday
mex. and extending TO the last Saturday
In September. Inquiry last night showed