The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 8, 1895, Page 1

> btk Iy Lol ] s all VOLUME LXXVIIL.—N 0. 69, SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1895. ‘PRICE FIVE CENTS. ENEMIES OF SILVER Democrats of lowa Ruled in Convention by Gold Men. FREE COINAGE OPPOSED. Twice the White Metai Men Were Defeated in a Test of Strength. PLATFORM OF 1892 INDORSED. Judge W. F. Babb, a ““Sound Money” Advocate, Was Nominated for Governor. MARSHALLTOWN, Iawa, Aug. 7.— The sense of the del % in the Demo- State convention, held here to-day, n on the silver question, e is on record as ge at the ratio of 16 first test was indirect, both the ge men and the ovposition hav- es for permanent chairman. :lds of Dubuque, a champion of oney, was chosen by & vote of 651 sound io 417. Later when a direct proposition was de to substitute a free-silver plank for 'mation of the National financial of 1892 contained in the platform as n the committee on resolutions, 1en again suifered defeat by a 1to W. F. vote of € b of Mount Pleasant, a man, was nominated for acclamation, on motion of r 1. Hayes of Clin- 1 for Lieutenant- . L. Bestow, ex-Lieu- ariton, an advocate e of free sil- rmanent chairmanship. Railroad Commi nel George Jenkins .. and for State Superintendent o L. B. Parsham of Maquoketa. \didates for Supreme | al s required. G. Har- r. ex-State Senator of Burlington, was nominated, defeating E. E. Hasner of In- The sioner w nomination two c dependence. The convention was called to order by Chairman Howard at 10:20. .\'mlmniell French was made temporary chairm He addressed the convention. Nothing was ctone after the conclusion of Chairman French’s speech at the forenoon session, except routine business, An adjournment was taken until 2 o Upon reassembling J. H. Shields of Du- buque was made permanent chairman. Mr. Shields in his address avoided refer- ence 1o the financial question. After his speecb, 2s the committee on resolutions was not ready to report, the time until 3:45, when the committee appeared, was taken up by speakers, who discussed the two re- ports which were expected. Henry Vol- | mer, Mayor of Davenport, spoke for sound | money and was bitterin his references to | the “free silver-craze.” Cato Sells, United States District Attor- ade a conciliatory speech and L. R. er of Logan and J. shea of Council 1ffs spoke for free silver. J. E. E, Mark- y of Mason City presented the majority report of the committee on resolutions. It was signed by nine members and read as follows: The Democratic party of Iowa in convention mbled reaffirm the National platform of rty, adopted in Chicago in 1892, and with satisfaction to the evidences of that convention, of the results ac- ed according to its promises, to the nces of returning prosperity, the restora- s and the re-establishment of in- upon & prosperous basis—conditions ed congratulations from s of lTowa. We declare the > finances of the country from the ful effects of the Sherman law, the repeal of un-American Federal law and the uprooting of McKinleyism to be works worchy of the history and prestige of the great Democratic party and of a courageous Democratic admin- istration. We reaffirm following portion seventh plank of the last National Dem- ratic Convention: “We hold to the use of both gold and silver > standard money of the country and to | the coinage of both gold and silver without discrimination against either metal or charge for mintage, but the dollar unit of coinage of both metals must be of equal intrinsic and ex- changeable value, or be adjusted safeguards of legislation, and shallinsure the maintenance of the parity of the two metals and the equal power of every dollar at ail timesin the market and in the payment of debts, and we demand that ali paper currency shall be keptat par with and redeemable in such coin.” We insist upon this policy as especially necessary for the protection of the farmers and laboring classes, the first and most defenseless able money and & fluctuating currency. condemn the cowardice and trickery of the Republican party of lowa in failing to meet in its last State platform any of the issues important and vital to the interests of our State, and we ask upon it the sober judgment of an intelligent people. We believe that the mulct law fails to meet the requirements of a good excise statute. It is uniair as between communities and imposes hardship upen' property-owners, and it com- promises the honor of the State in declaring ine sale of liquors & crime and condoning the offense for a mpney consideration. 5, B. Evansof Ottumwa presented a mi- nority report signed by himself and S. A. Brewster of Creston, recommending the gubstitution of a financial plank demand- ing the free ceinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1. E. M. Carr of Manchester, ex-Con- gressman Fred White of Keokuk County and C. H. Mackey of Sigourney supported the minority report. No speaker was put forward to defend the majority rejort. The ballot resulted in the rejection df the minority report and the platform as|arranged by the majority was adopted. Judge Babb wis introduced and made a conservative sddress, He urged that a party platform vzs no place for legislative detail, that coinaje matters were a legisla- tive detail. He dtclared himself a bimet- ellist, as he thougyt most Democrats were. He indorsed the gatform and said that to Congress should ‘e left the work of pro- v?lnling for the cohage of both gold and silver. | that lasted any length of time. and served two years in the Union army. teturning he finished his university | course, studied law and settled down to | practice his profession at Mount Pleasant, | where he has since resided. He has been | successful at the bar, and has twice been | elected to the bench in a district strongly | Republican largely because of his personal | vopularity. He is widely known in Iowa | through his connection with the Methodist | Church. HORR AND WARNER TALK. Claims of Advocates of Rival Metals Ably Set Forth. LAKESIDE, Onmo, Aug. 7.—Hon. R. G. | Horr and General A. J. Warner debated the money question here to-day. They were greeted by a large audience. It was impossible to decide in the din in whith way the sympathies of the audience lay, | as each happy hit of each speaker was equally followed by laughter and applause. After briefly reviewing the history of | money, Mr. Horr said that the f thing | determining the value of any article is the | amount of work which it represents. Gold and silver were used because best adapted | therefor. The difficulty has been in at- | tempting to fix by law a parity of value | between the metals. The guarrel of the | ages has been over the difference between | their commercial value and their legal | value. | “But I claim,” said he, “that value in- heres in the article and is not the subject | of legislation. A gold dollar represents a dollar’s worth of human toil. A silver dollar is worth onl, ) cents now because they are making silver so cheaply that it does not represent so much labor as formerly. I admit that the Government under our constitution has a right to coin money and fix the value, just as it does fix a yardstick at thirty-six inches, but no law can make a stick of twenty-six inches as long as one of thirty-six inches. [Ap- plause.] The world has never yet been able to fix a ratio between gold and silver Since the dawn of civilization it has taken more and more silver to equal gold. Itisnow30tol where it was formerly but 5. “To-day there is not a civilizel nation which has not adopted the gold standard, because it has been discovered by the natural law of development that you can- not do the business of the world witha double measure. Gold is the natural ure of value for all nations that deal e transactions.” ral Warner then laid the following sitions ably and eloquentl, irst—The economic conditions under vhich the value of money standard in- es or under which idle money gains profit will reduce any country to poverty, gather wealth in a few hands and ulti- mately destroy all free institutions. Second—A debtor nation is affected more seriously and is more rapidly impoverished and sooner subjugated by such a money system than a nation out of debt. Third—Since 1873 the money standard of the United States has constantly been in- creasing while at the same time we have | been rapidly increasing our debt abroad, the increase in the last twelve months be- ing no less than two hundred millions of dollars. ped itisonly a stion of years when the | United States will find itself in a condition | as bad as that of Egypt. | Fifth—No debtor nation under a gold standard can make protection effective to | raise prices or to keep up wages. Sixth—No debtor nation can perma- nently maintain the single gold standard. Seventh—Sound currency is a currency that maintains stable relations of commod- | ities, and we would thus have known the | balance between debtor and creditor. | | | FRIENDS THREOWN DOWN. duit to Recover Moneys Paid Democrats for Patronage. ‘ TOPEKA, Kaxns.,, Aug. 7.—In the Dis- trict Court of Cloud County suit has been commenced by H. Choate, a prominent Democrat, against W. H. Lepperill and | the other members of the Fifth Distriet | committee to recover money paid the com- | mittee for the appointment of a Post- | master at Washington. Other disap- | pointed office - seekers have commenced similar proceedings, and still others have filed claims with attorneys. It is alleged | in the complaint that shortly aiter the | election in 1892 the Democratic State Cen- tral Committee met in Topeka and pro- ceeded to farm out all of the Federal | patronage in Kansas. It was agreed that for offices in the different districts the | recommendations of the district committee would be accepted as final. The committee then imposed a tax on all Continued on Second Page. ADE FAMOUS SONGS, Fourth—If this condition of increasing | gave instructions in the public schools of debt and appreciating money is not stop- | the city and was also director of music in | of doctor of music was conferred on him | | by the university of that city for his com- | positions and his work as a teacher in this | country. Death of the Celebrated George Frederick Root. INSPIRED THE SOLDIERS, All the Union Men Loved Such Tunes as “Tramp” and the * Battle Cry.” ENTHUSIASM AND SENTIMENT. Seldom Had a Composer Been More Honored Than the Musical Hero of the Rebelllon. CHICAGO, ILL., Aug. 7.—Dr. George F. Root, renowned throughout the United States as a music composer and the author of well-loved war songs, died yesterday afternoon.at Baileys Island, off Portland, Me., where he went last June to spend the summer. George Frederick Root was born in Shef- field, Berkshire County, Mass., August 30, 1820. While working on his father’s ranch he found opportunity to learn how to play, unaided, several musical instruments, and | Dr. George Frederick Root. in his eighteenth year he went to Boston, where he soon found empioyment as a ! teacher of music. From 1839 to 1844 he | two churches. He then went to New York and soon was occupied in teaching music in various educationsl institutions. In 1350 he went to Paris, where he spenta year in study. After his return he published in 1853 his first song, ‘“‘Hazel Dell,”” which became very popular. Itappeared as the work of “Wurzel,” the German equivalent of his family name, and the same pen name has appeared on many of his later pieces. Muny of the numerous songs that Dr. Root has written have achieved a National popu- larity. Among them are ‘‘Rosalie, the Prairie Flower,” 1855; ‘‘Battle Cry of Freedom,” 1861; ‘“Just Before the Battle,” 1863; “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching,”” 1864; “The Old Folks Are Gone”; “A Hundred Years Ago”; “Old Potomac Shore,” and the well-known quartet *‘There’s Music in the Air.”” His cantatas include “The Flower Queen,” 1852, and the “*Haymakers,” 1857. He was the originator of the mormal musical institutions, and when the first one was held at New York, in 1852, was one of the faculty, Since 1860 he had re- sided in Chicago, where in 1873 the degree | Besides his numerous songs he composed numerous sacred songs, and pub- lished many collections of vocal and in- strumental music. He was also well | known asan author, his work in that line | comprising *“methods” for the piano and | next summer. the organ, hand books on harmony and teaching, and innumerable articles for the musical press. It was no ordinary feeling that the popu- lar war-song appeals inspired. They came from the prolific pen of their author liter- ally hot with enthusiasm, and never failed to inspire the same degree of sentiment among those to whom they were ad- dressed. Many a soldier of the war recalls to-day how in a long day’s march the head company of the line would start up that best of marching songs: “Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!” The next and the next and the next company would catch the infection, and soon the whole line would be singing. All of the so-called “‘war songs’’ were not of the bellicose tone which characterize the above. One of the best-remembered is the pathetic “Vacant Chair,” of which, how- ever, only the music is of Mr. Root’s com- position: We shall meet, but we shall miss him; There will be one vacant chair; ‘We shall linger to caress him, While we breathe our evening prayer. When a year ago we gathered, Joy was in his mild blue eye, Buc a golden cord is severed, And our hopes in ruin lie. Some idea of the popularity of these war songs may be gathered from the figures of their publishers’ books. Those named, althouzh the most widely known, are not a quarter of the author’s works of the same character. In a catalogue of 114 ““National ‘War Songs” recently published by Messrs. S. Brainard’s Sons, no less than thirty-six are from the pen of Mr. Root. None of them failed of success, or at least a degree of popularity, which latter endures to the present day, at least among the members of the Grand Army. But “Tramp, Tramp!” and “The Battle Cry” achieved a phenorh- enal record. At one time the publishers had fourteen presses at work on the lat- ter, and were even then unable to fill the orders which crowded in from every direc- tion. 1t was not unusual for a single house to order 20,000 copies at once, and the aggre- gate sale of each song is estimated at from 500,000 to 750,000. A few of the other war songs are “Brother Tell Me of the Battle,” “Just After the Battle,” “‘Just Before the Battle,” *We'll Fight It Out Here on the 0ld Union Line” (inspired by General Grant’s famous utterance), “Columbia’s Call,”” and many more of lesser note. Mr. Root reared a family of two sons and four daughters, two of the latter being married. The eldest son, Krederick W. Root, is & very successful instructor of | music in Chicago; the younger, Charles T.,is in business in New York. Of the married daughters, one, Mrs. Clara Loui Burnham, has put her hand to authorship, with excellent success. Her latest novel, “Next Door,”” has been accepted by the Ticknors of Boston and will be published Others of her published stories are “No Gentleman,” “A Sane Lunatic” and “Dearly Bought.” One of the unmarried daughters is in Europe, studying pictorial art. She has already executed some creditable work in colors, besides doing illustrations for several pub- lishing houses. EX-MARSHAL MURDERED, N James Clarke Killed at Denver by an Unknown As- sassin. Had Been a Bad Man Himself and Made Many Enemies Among the Lawless. DENVER, Coro., Aug. 7.—James Clarke, ex-Town Marshal of Telluride, this State, was foully murdered at that place shortly after midnight this morning. In company with “Mexican Sam” he was passing the Warwick Restaurant on Main street when an unknown man sud- denly sprang from hiding and leveling a Winchester at Clarke stot him in the left breast. The assassin instantly disappeared. Clarke had many enemies among the law- less characters, and it is thought they are responsible for his death. Great excite- ment prevails in town to-night. Clarke was a member of the famous Quantrell band and later of Jesse James' | gang. He was employed on the Denver and Rio Grande Rallway as a detective. St Receiver for a Bank. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 7.—The Comptroller of the Currency has appointed Louis Church receiver of the Puget Sound National Bank of Everett, Wash., which suspended July 17. IVES BAINGS ACTION Suit to Oust Northern Pacific Railroad Re-" ceivers. GRAVE CHARGES MADE. Large Sums of Money From Land Sales Said to Have Been Misapplied. TO DEFEAT VILLARD'S SCHFME. The Move Taken to Prevent the Proposed Consolidation With Hill’s Great Northern, SEATTLE, WasH., Aug. 7.—In the United States Circuit Court this morning application was made for the removal of the receivers of the Northern Pacific Rail- road. The hearing was set for Friday morning. The case is entitled *The Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company vs. The Northern Pacific Railroad Company,” and the affidavit 1s made by Brayton Ives, president of the Northern Pacific. The aflidavit alleges, among other things, that in the appointment of receivers the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin did not exercise its independent judgment, and that no part of the railroad grant or property of the Northern Pacific was or ever has been in Eastern Wiscon- sin; that the receivers have not complied with the order of the court, which directed them not to pay out certain moneys. The affidavit also alleges that the re- ceivers have misapplied large sums of money from the sale of lands and other property by appropriating the same to the payment of alleged debts of the Northern Pacific in preference to interest and prin- cipal due on mortgages. The affidavit also charges C. L. Colby and Colgate Hoyt, who were directors of the Northern Pacific, with having violated their duty as directors 1n deals witn the ‘Wisconsin Central Company and the Chi- cago and Northern Pacific Railway. It is also alleged that Henry Villard dictated and influenced the appointment of re- ceivers and that E. D. Adams of New York, who represents the consolidated mortgage bondholders, and who also assumes to act for the nolders of second and third mort- gage bonds, is the-confidential adviser and director of the receivers, who accept and follow whatever line he dictates and com- municate to him full information in re- spect to their doings, but communicate nothing to the cemmittee representing the’ second and third mortgage bondholders.or to the officers of the corporation. Silas W. Pettit of New York, counsel for the Northern Pacific in the proceedings in- stituted to-day, arrived in the city late last night. The move on the part of President Ives, Mr. Pettit said, meant that the reorganization plansof the Northern Pacific, now in progress in the East, whereby James J. Hill, the Great Northern magnate, hoped to come into control of the Northern Pacific, were temporarily, at least, knocked in the head, and if the courts decided in favor of Ives Hill would never get possession of theroad. In an interview with The United Press repre- sentative Mr. Pettit said: “The insolvency of the Northern Pacific was caused, primarily, by the recklessness and the fraudulent management of Villard and his people. He controlled the road through the German interests which he represented. When the insolvency be- came evident, he worked up a scheme to go into the courts of Milwaukee, in which city he and his German people had exten- sive interests in passenger street railways. In that way they succeeded in getting re- ceivers of their own selection appointed. At the same time they started their scheme of reorganizing the road, had a reorganizing committee appointed and Edward D. Adams appointed chairman. “The German people had in the mean- while found out what sort of a man Villard was and removed him as their American representative, and named Adams as his | successor. Then they commenced on their | reorganization work, having as counsel for | the committee the same gentlemen who were acting as counsel for the receivers,' and who were the legal representatives of Mr. Villard personally. Of course, the re- ceivers and the reorganization committee were one in fact, if not in name. They were backed by German people. Every effort was made to get the American bond- holders to join hands with them in the work. In endeavoring to win over the American bondholders the Adams crew spent a good many thousands of dollars. For once they had the Americans in,it would have been an easy matter to re- organize. ‘“After much hard work they were partly successful in getting some of the American bondholders to join hands with them. At last a scheme was ‘cooked up’ in Berlin to turn the Northern Pacific over to James J. Hill and the Great Northern. The terms by which the change was to take place are beyond any doubt ruinous to the bond- holders’ interests. The guarantee was in- terest on bonds considerably less than the net profits of the road under the reckless and foolish management of the present receivers, ““This proposition to reorganize is as- sisted in every possible way by the re- organization committee, of which Mr. Adams is chairman, as well as by the re- ceivers of the road, under Mr. Adams’ direction. It is an open secret in New York that Adams has announced in circu- lars that he is introducing economy on the road and is making some changes for the better. As a matter of fact he dictates the present policy of the receivers. That is also an open secretin New York and in railroad circles of the East generally. ““The company itself and the American bondholders contend that the property of the Northern Pacific is worth a great deal more than the guarantee which Hill pro- poses. They do not consider Hill's company financially responsible, so as to make its guarantee of any value. They .do not pro- pose to let their property be consolidated with the Great Northern if they can pre- vent it, as they think they can. Conse- quently the company has appealed to the court of this circuit for relief. “Judge Hanford has jurisdiction over more of the company’s property than the Judge of any other district through which the road runs. We want the court to re- move the present receivers and appoint men of his own—men who will look after the real interests of the company and men who live along the Jine. The German peo- ple are interested in the Great Northern as well as in the Northern Pacific, and they hope to consolidate the two and make money, which otherwise they may lose out of the investment made in the Great Northern. “It is in our belief unlawful to consoli- date the two companies. The iople of the West would not stand it. They have very little idea of what consolidation would mean to them, but they would know full well what it meant once it was accomplished. The German people are not looking after the interests of people of this western country. They are looking after their own interests; and they will do anything to get their money out of their investments. " “T will state that just as soon as the Germans are willing to accept an offer the American bondholders have a plan of re- organization which will be sprung. They have morey to accomplish the work. Their plan is a good one, and they will foot all of the bills.” PAYXNE IS SILENT. Refuses to Discuss the Suit Brought by Ives. SPOKANE, Wasn.,, Aug. 7.—Receiver Payne of the Northern Pacific Railroad came in from the East late this afternoon. ‘When shown the Seattle dispatch stating that Fresident Ives had brought suit to oust the receivers, he only smiled and ap- peared to bave no fear that Ives wouid be successful. He said he did not care to ex- press himself, for he had only a private dis- patch announcing the suit, and before say- ing anything he would prefer to know more of it. Mr. Payne is accompanied by Judge Jenkins and Chief Engineer McHenry. They are on an_ inspection of the road. They leave to-night for Tacoma. When asked as to the truth of the rumor that Hill would get the Northern Pacific, he re- marked that should such a thing happen it would be a public calamity, Healy Answers McCarthy. DUBLIN, Ireranxp, Aug. 7.—Timothy Healy has addressed to Justin McCarthy in reply to the latter’s manifesto a two- column letter, in which he details minutely his position, justifies his actions, repudi- ates the charges against him and declares that what he said at Chomaugh he will fully adhere to. In the letter Mr. Healy says: ‘“Neither you nor the Irish party nor any human nm{ority will secure from me | a withdrawal of the words.” . | W. F. Babb, nominated for Governor, is an eminent attorrey. He lived in Des Moines fifty-four jears. He entered the Mount Pleasant |University in 1863 THE NEW DESIGN FOR THE FERRY DEPOT IN [t g 8 WHICH ARCHITECT PELTON AND SCULPTOR HAPPERS- [T nn IF‘I BERGER HAVE MORE ADAPTED THE BUILDING TO BUSINESS USES. [Drawn by @ “Caly? artist from & photograph of the new model.] MUCHTROUBLEAHEAD Miss Flagler Went to Jail and Surrendered Herself. HELD IN HEAVY BONDS. The Case of the Colored Boy’s Slayer to Go Before the Grand Jury. MANSLAUGHTER THE CHARGE. For This Offense the Minimum Penalty In the District of Colum- bia Is Two Years. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 7.—Miss Elizabeth M. Flagler, the daughter of Gen- eral Flagler, chief of ordnance of the United Statesarmy, who accidentally killed Ernest Green, a colored boy of this city, last week, technically surrendered herself to the warden of the district jail this after- noon to await the action of the Grand Jury. At the same time she appeared before Judge Cole of the Criminal Court and was admitted to bail in the sum of $10,000. She was accompanied in court by her father and mother, her attorney, Ross Perry, Juno Cassel and General Robert Mc- Feely. Miss Flagler has been confined to her room ever since the shooting as a result of nervous prostration, but to-day she ap- peared bright and happy and talked cneer- fully with ber friends. She was dressed in black and wore a heavy veil. ‘When court had been formally opened Assistant District Attorney Taggart stated that in view of the character of the finding of the Coroner’s jury it would be necessary to submit the case to.the Grand Jury. Miss Flagler’s attorney remarked that while the verdict of the Coroner’s jury was held to be a complete exoneration of the crime it was technically a finding for man- slaughter. He added that his client was in court, ready to furnish bail in any sum that might be demanded. Judge Cole stated that he had read the evidence taken at the inquest; that in his opinion the case was a bailable one, and that $10,000 would be sufficient. This was satisfactory to the Assistant District Attorney, whereupon Messrs. Cassel and McFeely qualified as sureties. General and Mrs. Flagler called upon Mr. Green, the father of the deceased lad; but Green preferred to say nothing about the case, and the call was.-limited to ex- pressions of regret on the part of General and Mrs. Flagler at the unfortunate occur- rence. There have been so many conflicting re- ports as to the intentions of Mr. Green that the latter has written a letter to a local paper, in which he says that he has not determined what course he shall pur- sue. One feature of the case that is attracting considerable attention is the fact that the law of the District of Columbia gives as the minimum sentence for manslaughter a term of imprisonment of two years in the penitentiary. General Flagler is much affected by the trouble that has come into his family dur- ing the past week, and has sought to avoid interviews on the subject. A large congregation assembied at the Mount Carmel Colored Baptist Church to- nightinresponse to a call issued by Colonel Perry Carson, the well-known colored Re- publican politician, to protest against the hasty action of the Coroner’s jury in rg- leasing Miss Elizabeth M. Flagler from re- sponsibility in killing young Green last week while the boy was stealing peaches on General Flagler’s premises. Colonel Carson was chosen as chairman and Dr. W. B. Johnson as secretary. A number of persons present had come prepared with addresses suitable to the occasion, but their delivery was deferred until a future date, when the Rev. J. Anderson Taylor, who is the pastor of the church attended by the Green family, re- quested that no action be taken until the Grand Jury disposes of the case. The | meeting then adjourned to meet at the call of the chairman after the Grand Jury in- vestigation. WRECK AT GRANT STATION, At~ Fatal Accident on the lantic and Pacific Railroad. It Is Reported That Twelve San Francisco People Were Killed. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Aug. 7.—At Grant station, about 100 miles west of this place, an accident occurred on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad to-night. 1t is impossible to get the details, as the nearest telegraph station is twenty miles from the point at which the wreck oc- curred. All that is positively known is that two sleeping-cars and two day coaches of the train which left San Francisco Monday evening went into the ditch at the voint named, and the railroad company sent to Albuquerque for all the physicians who would go. The relief train left here at 9 o’clock, but owing to the condition of the road on ac- count of frequent washouts, cannot get there in less than four hours. It 1s reported that twelve people were killed and twenty-five wounded. bl e Stallion and Colts Burned. FORT WAYNE, Ixp., Aug. 7.—The stock barn on R. T. McDonald’s noted Riverside farm was burned last night. Loss $12,000. The $10,000 California stallion Truman, with a record of 2:12, and five fast colts of Electric King perished in the ames. Rev. James Hughes Dead. HARTFORD, Coxx., Aug. 7.—Very Rev. James Hughes, Vicar-General of the Ro- man Catholic diocese of Hartford, died to- night of hemorrhage of the stomach. For additional Pactfic Coast news see Pages, 3and §