Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-12
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, June 11.-spe-
cial dispatches gives the particulars Of a
terrible tornado that swept through the
southeastern part Of Pottawamil county.
on Wednesday evening. The track Of the
storm was about half q mile wide, and
swept everything before it, demolishing
farm houses, barns, and other buildings,
carrying some Of them bodily for hun
dreds OF feet, and then dashing them to
the ground and to pieces. In one place a
farm house, surrounded by a frail fence,
was picked up and then dashed to pieces
in the yard, leaving every board Of the
fence remaining in its place. There were
from IS to 90 persons killed outright. and
many wounded, while others cannot be
found. Alex. Osler, his wife and child
were carried in the air almost q hundred
feet and severely injured. the child fatally.
A hired man, employed by Osler, name
carried away and had not been found at
last accounts. The scene, after the storm
had spent its force, is described as heart
/ rending in the extreme. Not o house in
the track of the tornado was left standing,
and the boards were ground to finder. The
storm did lot last Is minutes, and was not
accompanied by rain. Doctors from this
city, Red Oak, and other points, have gone
to assist in taking care Of the injured, and
bury the dead. There are no railway or
telegraph facilities to the scene Of the dis
aster, and the reports are meager as yet.
It is thought that the storm struck other
points, but not with so great force as OF
Wheeler's Grove.
Tinkering with the Mining Laws.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE bill reported
from the House Committee on Mines and
Mining yesterday afternoon, to provide fol
the survey aud disposal Of mineral lands
is the bill on that subject which was framed
and sent to Congress by the Public Land
Commission, amended only in q few par
t~iculars of no Importance. Stevens was
authorized to report it by o bare majority
Of the Committee yesterday, and itsbeine
placed upon the House calendar is consid.
cred by the Pacific Coast representative
to amount to nothing. The short bill
agreed upon by them, at the meeting al
Senator Jones' residence, and reported
from the same Committee nearly two
months ago, has the precedence on the cal
endar, and will be passed if any action a
all be taken by this Congress concerning
mineral lands, long before the Public
Land Commissioners measure can b.
reached, and it is conceded by the friends
Of the latter that the passage Of the former
1 Mill I'LL thosa oaoaxnaa nln 01oak Iii
above referred to, as agreed upon by al
the representatives Of the mining States
and Territories, including Bedford, Of Col
orado, prescribes a general system o.
square locations, with the very importan'
exception Of all lodes which have q dip o.
more than Is degrees from the horizon
and also allows and protects location.
Of t'~prospectors' claims" namely, wher.
there are no surface indications, BY givinf
citizens the right to hold q blind ledge by
doing $500 worth Of work upon it pei
, annum.
Pacific Coast Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Pacific
Coast items, in the River and Harbor Ap
preparation bill, as finally agreed upon by
the Committee on Conference, and passed
by both Houses yesterday, are as follows
For improving Oakland harbor. $50, 900
together with the reappropriation Of thu
sum OF money heretofore a~ppropro.
priated but not yet expended, sometime
over $50, 900, provided that no money shall
be expended until the right Of the United
States to the bed Of the estuary and train.
ing walls Of this work Is secured, free oil
expense to the Government, in Q manner
satisfactory to the Secretary Of War; for con.
tinuing the improvement Of the Sacramento
river, $46, 1000; for the San Joaquin river,
ton harbor, $50, 900; canal around the cas-.
cades Of Columbia river, 100, 900; Lower
Willamette and Columbia rivers, from
Portland to the sea, including the Bar al
the mouth OF the Columbia river, S45, 900
Upper Willamette and Yamhill rivers, S12,.
600; Upper Columbia and Snake rivers,
$15, ZOO; Lower Clear Water river, Idaho,
$4,000; Oowlitz river, w. r., 50, 1000; mouth
Of the Coquille river, Oregon, $40, 900; IA
quinn bay, Oregon, $4,000.
MI. Tilden In the Fight and Conn.
dent Of Success.
New YoRx, june H.. Daniel Manning,
Of Albany, the editor Of the Argus and
Secretary Of the Democratic State Conven.
ton. and also Tilden'a confidential adviser
during his Gubernatorial term, had q lone
interview with Mr.. Tilden last night. He
has authorized the positive statement that
Mr.. Tilden has no substitute In view; his
name will be presented at Cincinnati. and
he and his friends are entirely confident
that he will be nominated.
Grant Interviewed.
NEW York, June 1.-THE Worlds re-
pQcter, ct Milwaukee. interviewed Grant.
The General said Garfield would not prob
ably carry any Southern State. There is
no chance for the Republicans to make a
combination with tina Malone men In vir-
ginia, and carry that State, but Garfield
can not very well expect to carry any other.
Grant believes that Seymour viii receive the
Democratic nomination.
The Weakness Of Garfield and
Arthur.
OHAHA, June 1.-THE Democratic dele
gates. who passed through here yesterday.
expressed themselves freely about the Obi
cago nominations. They think them very
weak, and that the Pacific Coasters will not
be satisfed with the Chinese plank in the Re-
publican platform. regarding IL as an eva
sion Of the question and IN insult TO the
Pacific Coast, which will destroy all pros
poet OF carrying the Coast for the Republic
can party.
Illinois Democratic Convention.
S~pRISoTrELD. June 10.-The Democratic
State Convention met at 1880 4. H., with
afull attendance Of delegates. II was called
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