The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

Senator w. A.. Clark ct al. have been re-
strained from interfering further with the
Oregon Short-line Uhe Hartman interests)
in building a railroad though Lincoln
county, Nevada.
A jury in Common Pleas Court at Toledo
yesterday rendered a verdict of $l0.Gol
against the Wheeling * Lake Erie Railway
for personal injuries TO Fred Suhrwiar.
Plaintiff walks on crutches as a result OF
the injuries.
A jury in the Circuit Court ut Vicksburg,
Miss, awarded Lee Richardson q Co. dam
ages to the amount of S64,gI0 against the
Yazoo % Mississippi Railroad Company.
Plaintiffs alleged that sparks from one Of
the defendants engines set fire TO their
warehouse i'm August, 1899.
The San Francisco Call says: ut was
definitely learned on Saturday that when
T.. II. Fitzhugh arrives here he will take
office in the Southern Pacific as assistant
10 President Hays. President Hays has
mapped out a great deal OF hard work, and
he is figuring on able assistance from Fftz-
hugh"
Major +. X. Huger. of Knoxville. Tenn,
has accepted the position of general super
Intendent Of construction of the Pittsburg.
McKeesport * Connellsville Railroad. ef-
eCtive Ma l. Major Huger was for years.
until January. 1890. superintendent of the
Knoxville division of the Southern Railway,
and is known all over the South.
President Samuel r.. Knott, Of the Kan
sas City Southern Railroad, denies "A re-
rorted sale TO the Standard Oil company
- wv ~ tAAhaA
Tex. The terminal property is now in the
hands of a receiver. and President Knott
states that no disposition of the property
can be made until the courts dispose of the
receiVership.
officials of the Illinois Central Railroad
Company held q conference at Chicago
yesterday. at which the demands of the
machinists were discussed. Later the Off
Gals held a joint conference with the COM
mittee of the international Association Of
Machinists, but no conclusion was reached.
1t is the expectation that the joint confer
ence will extend to the middle of next
week.
Owing to the unsatisfactory condition of
the roadbed on the recently-completed coast
division OF the Southern Pacific. the COM
pany will withdraw It's fast trains and viii
proceed to construct and ballast the track
between Santa Barbara and Saugus, laying
eighty-pound steel rails. Until this work
is completed only one train-the Sunset
express-will be run each way daily over
he track in question.
Details Of a contract that will give the
Illinois Central Railroad additional tonnage
at New Orleans and greatly increase the
agreed on yesterday. The contract is be-
tween the Illinois Central and the Leyland
line, OF Liverpool, and by its terms the lat
ter company agrees to provide four steam
ors per week out OF New Orleans for Liver
pool and other European ports.
1t is stated that President Hays, of the
Southern Pacific. is about to form a cab
met OF advisers. to be composed of the
heads Of practically all the principal de-
partments Of the road. with the single ex-
ception of the law department. The object
OF this cabinet arrangement is to centralize
the authority and responsibility. President
Hays will by this means have a firmer
grasp on the details OF operation of the
vast system. and all orders will be issued
directly by him. after consideration by the
cabinet.