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yerous degree and destroy the Insulation

gerous degree and destroy the insulation,
possibly setting il on fire; and IL rs 10 pre-
vent this occurrence, whether due 10 care,
less handling of the car or to unexpected
causes that the fuses are used. A Iuse II
simply short piece of wire OF such size
that ii will be melted by current which,
If allowed to flow through the motor Tor
any time, will damage it, When fuse
blows. then ii simply means that one OF
the safety devices on the car has operated
to prevent damage to the motor. The melt
ing OF the fuse opens the circuit and cuts
OF the current from the motor. To protect
the car the fuse is incloSed in fre-prooi
box.
There is another device for accomplish
ing this purpose. which is known as the
circuit-breaker. This is switch controlled
by an electromagnetic, which opens Wheh-
ever the current reaches certain danger
Gus value. This mechanism is now gener-
ally installed upon electric cars in addition
TO the fuse. 1t is often placed on the roof
of the platform over the motorman heau,
where il is easily reached, and IL Is set 10
operate at higher current value than
the fuse. because the circuit-breaker acts
almost simultaneously. while II takes a
little time for the fuse to be melted. Now,
a motor can stand for a second or two
a current that would destroy IL II applied
for longer period. The circuit-preaKer.
then, takes care OF heavy overloads ana
the fuse protects the motor against those
smaller currents which dangerous II
applied for a considerable time.
When the fuse blows there is generally
a rehabilitation of the metal of the fuse
and a slight explosion. These explosions
usually cause a report and some smoke.
When the circuit-breaker is opened IL
draws an electric arc in breaking the cir
cult, and as in this arc considerable
amount OF energy is dissipated in heating
the air, there may be here also something
of an explosion hut in neither case is
there any danger to the passengers when
the apparatus is properly installed The
fuse and the circuit-breaker are SAFETY
devices the operation of which indicates,
hot III ic do
car. but that danger 10 the motors has
haen ayertpd.
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TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR.

The Cedar Falls Hub Clothing Company.
one of the largest clothing firms in Cedar
Falls, Ia, has been placed i'm the hands of
a receiver on the request of creditors in
Chicago
The Farmers National Bank, Henrietta
Tex, has been closed by direction of the
controller of the currency. Miller Weir
national bank examiner, has been appoint
ed temporary receiver. The liabilities are
$780,
The Portvue plant of the McKeesport
Pa.) Tin Plate Company, an independent
concern closed Monday night for repairs,
after a years continuous work About $50
men are temporarily thrown out of en-
ployment.
The acquisition of the Manufacturers
National Bank by the First National Bank
was consummated at Baltimore yesterday
The First National Bank agrees to pay s122
a share for the stock of the Manufacturers
the deal involving $625Vo IL all the stock
holders accept the terms.
Announcements are being made for the
early resumption OF operations at the
Eleanor Steel Company's plant, Irwin, Pa
after a shutdown of six months. A billet
mill rail mill and two open-hearth fur
naces will be added to the plant and 1t is
said, will be running within thirty days.
The rod mill of the Pittsburg Steel Com
pany's works at Monessen will resume OPP
CREATIONS on Monday next and the following
day the other mills of the big plant will be
started up in full. The works have been
closed for two weeks and 1000 men have
been idle Twelve additional hot mills of
the American Tin Plate Companys plant at
Monessen will also be put in operation next
week.
The general manager of the Westphalian
steel works announced at a general meet
ing of the shareholders at Bochum yester-
day that he was unable TO recommend them
TO join the proposed steel trust, owing to
the failure to take certain works into ac-
count The general manager added that he
hoped a modus vivendi would be reached
or, in the contrary event. that the present
special syndicates would be prolonged
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Detectives as Walters.


Not long ago the story leaked out that,
from certain detective agency a number
OF "shadowers' were employed at a prince
ly salary. The duties of these shadowers
consisted of hiring out walters at one of
the various downtown cafes frequented by
Wall street powers, railroad magnates and
other men of affairs.
In waiting upon their table these detect
i've walters managed to be particularly at
tentive and humble, apparently working for
liberal tip, but really lingering around
and incidentally serving their paymaster
and his patrons by absorbing the CONVEX
sation, in which now and then was dropped
a hint as to which way the wind was blow
ing in the financial world. Many a bust
ness talk held in seeming privacy across
the luncheon table has in this way resulted
in the other fellow getting the first move,
and consequently a grand fiasco on the
stock market, and of the first mans we'll
laid plans.
The stupid-looking waiter, with his apron
and napkin, appears the quintessence of
innocence. He is generally regarded in the
light OF human automaton, but it has re-
Gently been discovered that the automaton
has a splendidly working photographic at
tachment, hence his disfavor with men who
have been once smitten but refuse to turn
the other cheek. AS an outcome of the
shadowers" the midday luncheon of the
Wall street men of affairs has become a
very exclusive and quiet hour. The meal
is now eaten in the office. 1t is not brought
over by caterer, but is prepared in a
chafing dish by the financier himself.
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POCKETS FILLED WITH BONDS.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENSBURG, Ind, Nov. 19.-An aged
man caused the attaches of the De Almond
Hotel considerable annoyance last night
by refusing to go to bed, and the police
were finally called i'm. The old man in
dulged in lot of foolish ramblngs and
could give no connected account of himself.
When placed in Jail $1,000 worth of Van
Vert, o., Natural Gas Company bonds
were found on his person, made payable
to William Bruce, and signed by
y. G. Bradley. president, and also a rail-
road ticket issued to William Bruce by
the Il. * o. Railroad, good for a passage
from Columbus. Ga, to Washington, ID. g.
In addition TO this he had notes on Eastern
firms and individuals that aggregated over
$33,000
Bruce was released from custody this
morning after promising to proceed on his
journey, but instead he remained in town
and his queer actions caused him TO be
again placed in Jail this afternoon. Among
other things found on his person is a let
ter from his daughter and clippings from a
Norfolk, Va, paper which tell of the death
OF his wife at Norfolk while undergoing an
operation, and saying the remains would
be taken to Columbus. Ca, for burial
The bonds which Bruce carried were
carefully wrapped in oilskin and old pa
pers. Bruce Is about sixty years old. He
will be held until his mental condition can
be ascertained and his relatives communi-
Gated with.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
Hndiana-Fair and warmer on Friday.
Saturday warmer with probably rain;
he ut to fresh variable winds, shifting to
east.
IIlinois-Fair and warmer on Friday. Sat
urday rain or snow; winds shifting TO
fresh east.
Ohio-Fair on Friday, with rising tenn
perature. Saturday rain OF snow and
warmer; light TO fresh variable winds,
shifting to east
kentucky-Fair and warmer on Friday;
warmer. with rain, Saturday
Western Pennsylvania-Cloudy on Fri
day. increasing cloudinesS and warmer
on Saturday; fresh west winds.
Lower Michigan and WiScOnsln-Fair on
Friday: increasing cloudiness and warmer
Saturday; fresh west winds, becoming
variable.
Tennessee-Fair and warmer on Friday.
Saturday rain.
West Virginia-Fair on Friday. with
warmer in west portion. Saturday warmer,
with increasing cloudiness.
Friday and Saturday
iAfinnesota-Fair and warmer on Friday.
Warmer with rain or snow on Saturday;
light winds, shifting to fresh east.
sIowa-Fair Friday. with warmer in
east portion. Increasing ciOudiness and
warmer on Saturday.
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona-Fair in
s5uth and rain in north portions on Friday
aud Saturday.
sOklahoma and Indian Territory-Rain and
warmer on Friday. Saturday partly cloudy.
North and South Dakota-Partly cloudy.
with rain in east portion on Friday. Prob
ably rain on Saturday.
Kansas-Rain and warmer on Friday
saturday partly cloudy. with rain in east
PORTION.
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Obituary.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Charles Oakley
Morris. one of the founders and once presi
dent of the Consolidated Mining Stock Ex
change, and before the civil war presidents
of the gold board i'm this city. is dead at
his home in Elizabeth. n. j. He was a son
of Gen. William T. Morris, who served i'm
the Mexican war.
FREEPORT, ILL.,, Nov 19-Dexter A
Knowlton, one of the most prominent men
i'm this section, well known in banking and
religious circles throughout the West. is
dead. He was sixty years old
ROME, Nov. 19.-Pietro Saccardo, the
architect who restored st. Marks at Ven
ice, and who had acquired considerable
prominence as supervisor of monuments
there, is dead
sLONDON, Nov. 19.-Henry Sexton Mer-
riman (Hugh Stowell Scott, the novelist.
is dead. He had been suffering from an
pendicitis for a week.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Nov. 19.-Arrived: Patricia.
from Hamburg; Carpathia. from Liverpool.
Sailed: Main. for Bremen: La Savoe, for
Havre; Fuerst Bismarck. for Algiers.
QUEENSTOWN. Nov. 19.-Sailed: Noord-
land, from Liverpool for Philadelphia;
Cedric. from Liverpool for New York.
CHERBOURG. Nov. 19.-Arrived; Fried
rich der Crosse. from New York for
Bremen. and proceeded.
LONDON. Nov. 1S-Arrived: Menominee
from New York. Sailed: Mesaba, for New
York.
BUTTE OF LEWIS. Nov 19-Passed:
Island. from New York for Christiana.
GIBRALTAR. Nov. 19.-Passed Nepoli-
tan Prince, from Naples for New York
ST. MICHAELS, Nov l9-Passed: Prin-
cess Irene. from Genoa for New York.
LIZARD, Nov. ID. AIS a. m.-Passed: La
Gascogne, from New York for Havre.
HAMBURG. Nov. 19.-Arrived: Moltke
and Deutschland, from New York.
BROwHEAD, Nov. 19.-Passed: Ceyic
from New York for Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 19-Sailed: Romantic
Gate New England), for Boston.
NAPLES. Nov. 19.-Sailed: Palatia, for
New York.
GENOA. Nov. 19--Arrived: Lain. from
New York
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Other state Neurology.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Nov. 19.-The
funeral of Sister Katherine Cecile, of the
order of Sisters of Providence, who died
at st. Agnes's Academy, in Indianapolis.
on Wednesday. was held this morning in
the marble church at st. Marys of the
Woods. Sister Katherine Cecile was Grace
Cronin. of this city, when she entered the
order ten years ago. She was then eighteen
years OF age. She was a sister of Father
Walter Cronin, of Clinton, Will Cronin.
city editor of the Terre Haute Tribune.
Miss Mayme Cronin, society editor of the
Terre Haute Star. and Mr. John Cronin.
The services were conducted by Father
Chartrand of indianapolis, and Father
Lohner. of Terre Haute.
JEFFERSONVILLE.I Ind, Nov. 19.-Miss
Emma Mccain. daughter of Mrs. NJ. ".
Mccain, one of the most prominent young
women of this city, died yesterday of a
complication of diseases. She was thirty
five years old and was born at Charlestown,
Ind. She was a sister of Mrs. Frank
Burke, of Indianapolis, and Mrs Frank
Griffith, of Columbus. Ind. The funeral
will be held Saturday afternoon.
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Development of Railroads.
Leslie's Weekly.


There are single rails (sixty feet long and
one hundred pounds to the yard) on the
railroads of to-day as heavy as Peter Coop
er'S old-time locomotive. Before the civil
war trainload of 200 tons was considered
great Now some freight engines haul
loads of $500 tons. The first locomotives
used in the United States had to be OBJ
tanned in England. To-day United States
locomotives are found the railways of
Europe, Asia, Africa and the islands of
the sea- One concern in Philadelphia. the
Baldwin works. has made over 10000 loco
motives since it was founded. 1t will turn
out in 1898 half a dozen every working day.
or 800 in all.
When the United States, seventy years
ago. began to follow in England's lead in
the adoption of the railway nobody sup
posed We would catch up with that coun-
try. Between 1880 and 1890 the United States
built 10000 miles of raiway-more than
England, France and Germany had con-
structed in fifty years. To-day there are
2O5, 900 miles of railway in the United States
as compared with 10000 in the whole of
Europe, and England is not the leading
country in Europe, either, in the number of
miles of road.
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HOLY CROSS FAIR.
1t VIII Be Given i'm Masonic Hall, BE-
ginning Monday Night.

Great preparations are being made for
the fair to be given by the Holy Cross
Church of this city. of which the Rev.
James A. Wade is pastor. Masonic Hall.
in which the fair will be held. has been
engaged for the entire week. commencing
Monday evening, Nov. %. The ladies con-
nected with the church will serve dinner
throughout the week The fair will be an
elaborate display There will be coun-
Try store, under the direction of the young
ladies of the parish. who will also look
after the doll booths, fancy tables. fortune
telling and other attractions. Several con-
tests will be held. the chief one being that
between the master mechanics of the Big
Four and the Panhandle roads for a gold
headed cane
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Six citizens of the Republic Of Colombia
were at the Grand yesterday. They were
Allejandro Urdaneta. Francesca Paz. Emile
and Francisco Gaiteau and Francisco Quin-
tana and Louis Quintana, OF Bogota. The
latter two are brothers-in-law of General
Reyes, of Colombia. All were much inter-
ested I'm the situation in Panama and not a
little concerned that war might be declared
by their government against the United
States They came to the United States
about seven weeks ago to buy machinery
and are in Indianapolis to deal with the
Nordyke & Marmon Company. They will
leave for Washington in a few days.
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TWO MEN KILLED.
Others Injured, One Fatally, in COlli-
sion ON Brooklyn Road.

NEW YORK. Nov. 19-As a result OF
rear-end collision late this afternoon be-
tween a Bay Ridge train, consisting of
about one hundred passengers, and train
of five empty cars, both of which were
bound for Brooklyn bridge on the Fifth
avenue branch of the Brooklyn Elevated
Railroad, two men were killed, one was
fatally hurt and a number of others re-
ceived severe injuries.
The accident was due to the Bay Ridge
train running into the empty cars. Imme-
diately after the crash two cars of each
train caught fire from the electric connec-
tons on the IL" structure. Many of the
passengers on the Bay Ridge. train were
panic stricken and made frantic attempts
10 escape from the cars. Some of them
jumped into the street.
The bodies of the motorman and conduc-
tor of the Bad Ridge train were found in
the first car. Both had been burned to a
crisp.
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MAY SUFFER DEATH.
Alleged Train Wreckcrs Liable to the
Extreme Penalty i'm Colorado.

DENVER, Col, Nov. 19.-Should Charles
Mckinney. Patrick Mullaney and Thomas
Foster be convicted on the charge of at
tempted train wrecking, on which they have
been arrested at Cripple Creek. they will
be liable to the death penalty under the
Colorado statute. Adjutant General Sher-
man Bell says these men with others were
Swallowed by soldiers in citizens clothes,
who saw them in the act of removing spikes
and fish plates from a rail on the Florence
& Cripple Greek Railroad, the apparent OBJ
jecT being to wreck a train carrying hun
dredS OF miners home from work.
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SURE POP NOT SURE.
James A. GarfieId's Jumper Jumped
Short and Threw Rider.

NEW YORK. Nov. 19.-Society folk were
out in force at the horse show tonight,
and the promenade was so crowded at all
times that walking was difficult. Reginald
Vanderbilt took third place in the class for
harness~horses in pairs, while Harry Payne
Whitney Jared even worse, his reward for
exhibiting Kitchener and Kopelia being a
white ribbon. Allan Forbes, of Boston,
won the first prize in the polo pony class
with Battledore. In this connection horse
show attendants noticed the absence of the
two sons of George Gould, who had ponies
in the polo class last year.
ripple of excitement was caused late
this afternoon when Sure Pop, James A
Garfield's jumper, jumped short and
brought hurdle and rider to the ground
George Meredith, the rider, narrowly missed
serious injury by being kicked.
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FREDERICK POLSTER DEAD.
Father of Charles PoIster Expires
from Heart Failure.

Frederick Polster died at his farm north
of Riverside Park, yesterday morning, at
II o'clock, at the age OF seventy-eight. Mr..
Polster ran a saloon on Indiana avenue
for a number of years. but retired recently
to live on his farm. He left two sons sur
viving him, Philip and Charles, the latter
well-known Democratic politician. Mr..
Polster appeared to be in the best of health
earlier in the morning when he was talk
ing over the telephone To his son Charles,
but at IL o'clock one of the farm hands
telephoned the son that his father was
dying. His death was due to heart failure.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Frederick Geiger, a Patriotic Miller
of TippecanOe County.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Nov. 19.-Frederick
Geiger one of the pioneer settlers of Tip
pecanoe county, died to-day at his home
on Columbia street. after brief illness.
Mr.. Geiger was one of the oldest millers
in Indiana, and until last Saturday had
been at his mill I'm Clinton county, every
day for nearly a half century. He was
born in Germany in 1928 and came to this
city in 1S49 He was original director
of the Lake Erie & Western Railway and
with Adams Earl was a prime mover in
building the road Mr.. Geiger the
heaviest stakeholder in the Grand Opera
House. which was built in 1878. During the
war Mr.. Geiger sent six men from his mill
to join the army, paying their salaries
while they were absent.
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W. C. T. U. EDITORS.
Mrs. Cornelia Jewett and Miss Crimble
Placed An Charge of Papers.

CINCINNATI. Nov. 19-The executive
committee of the National women's Chris
tian Union held an executive session here
to-day. They elected Mrs. Cornelia Jewett, OF
Chicago. managing editor of the Union Sig
nal and Miss Crimble. OF Chicago associate
editor Miss CrimbIe was also elected ed
itor OF the monthly Crusader. the children's
paper. aud Miss Margaret Wintringer as
soc1ate editor of the monthly Crusader.
Fifty thousand copies OF the reply TO the
committee CT fifty" which has attacked
temperance education in the public schools.
were ordered to be printed in leaflet form
for general distribution. Some pressure
was used to hasten the selection of the
place for the next convention, but this de-
cision will be made later.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE
steam laundry owned by Thomas f. New
ton caught fire last night and was partly
destroyed. The machinery was slightly
damaged by water and the engine. belts,
pulleys and line-shafts, together with a
small amount of laundry, were destroyed
by the flames. Mr.. Newton estimates the
damage to his machinery at about $500.
covered by an insurance policy in the Home
of New York, for 81 900, and a policy in the
Milwaukee Mechanics for $500. The build
ing, which is owned by Charles Cheney,
was damaged about $500. with $500 insur-
ance. The building adjoining is also slightly
damaged. This is occupied by Charles Nj.
Barnes as a meat market.
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1900 PERSONS HOMELESS.
Seven Blocks of Dwellings mt Vera
Cruz Destroyed by Fire.

MEXICO CITY. Nov 19.-The fire which
started at Vera Cruz yesterday at noon
totally destroyed seven blocks of dwellings.
leaving 1900 persons homeless. Nearly all
the victims of the fire are poor people. the
commercial interests of the port not being
affected. There is estimate of the loss
sustained, but the aggregate will not reach
a great sum, as practically all the buildings
destroyed were little better than huts. To
the people burned out, however IL will be
a terrible blow, as they lost all their world
ly possessions. Within four hours after
the fire starlSi seven squares had been
RACED, despite the united efforts of the fire.
men, citizens, troops and crews of the YES
sells I'm the harbor. The fire swept across
the section traversed by the railway lines.
a gale continues to blow, forcing steam
ers to come into port.
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TEN NEW DOUBLE STARS.
Discovery of Prof. Hussey, Who II
Camping in New south Wales.

LONDON, Nov 20.-The correspondent
of the Daily Mail at Sydney, n. s. W.,
says That Professor Hussey, of the Lick
Observatory, who has been camping for
several weeks at Canoblas, has discovered
ten new double stars. Professor Hussey
regards the discovery as of the greatest
Importance. He has now removed his camp
to the Blue mountains.
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school,. Are Badly Crowded.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, Ind, Nov. 19.-As a result
of orders from the State building inspector
necessitating the vacating OF the third story
of the Third ward school building, the city
schools are badly crowded. The pupils from
four rooms have been moved to other quar-
tiers. One class will occupy the mayors
office. During the coming year the Third
ward building VIII be remodeed and an
additional building erected. making three
for the city. The rapid growth of the city
has made more room needed for year
past.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19.-John Fowl
err, United States consul at Chez Foo.
China, since 1896, has arrived here on the
steamer Gaelic. Mr.. Fowler, who has been
i'm the consular service ia China since 1850.
played an important part in the troubles
that attended the Boxer uprising. The IN
fiuence he exercised is said 10 have been
largely instrumental in preventing the
allies from operating about Chez Foo.
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Set EN- Up to ,Pos.um.
the InlIanapolIs IournaI

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG. Ind. Nov. 19-Henry c.
Durbin. OF Anderson. and his two sons c.
T. and c. L. Durbin, have been on a hunt
near New Philadelphia. Washington county,
the home OF the Durbin family. and on their
return to Scottsburg Postmaster John w.
Martin entertained them with an old-fash-
Toned 'possum supper at the Bank Hotel.