Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-16

n Wsl0. AZ H8rzzsn a se=na of H.
wiices- de@Distioa ne. tssa ewes OF II.
relief y4rsy. Ihrea- fourth Of the tozr
Was mass of ruins. Bindings vess
piled toGetbsr and eatsnelss. IN isse de-.
orss ustIl /: uas..snpossibis 10 dissIn-
2aisa one from a,sosli-s. Lumber. brirs
aud otFlsr materials belonging 10 ..s
Eui.led buildings wers scattered ia con.
iusion through the town. The surround
lug So7afry Is n rsass Of wreck. aud tine
fnsng.s1 forms of people injured by the
terrible visitation lie around. Three
persons are known to have been killed
I'D us tom aud two others IN the conn
try near there. Sixty were wounded.
among whom were some - OF - vho
are s-1io1sly hGrf. Reports indicate
that sos surrounding County las sGf-
Tered greatly by tns destruction OF
ooiidIn2s. fences and croYs, hieh
were swept away by the aoods as val IS
fks wind.
81. LorIs, Nay l5.-The destruction
oy the cyclone at Macsn, Missouri. last
SUNDAY seems TO have been rau-h
srea'ef IA The country than in the city.
LA,es. adyIces from there saw that for
IL miles southwest from Macon the
sIorn wrecked everything il its track.
inclndlng farmhouses aud IN most cases
all ooiouildInas. meeting was held
a. Mason last night to consider the con-
ditioa of sufferers and devise means to
AID those IN need of help. Very little
damage seems to have been done east
OF the city. Very few reports are vet
received.
here Iaiurei Persons.
KANSAS CTR, May 1.-THE foi.oving
are additional names to the lis. OF in
Jared gathered late tonight: Mrs. c. f.
Miller And three children, G. Buster. 4.
III. Smith and family, WIN. Barnes and
wife. Stephen Sloih and wife, Mrs.
Harp. r. Banta. A. Cooley and G.. l..
Burrass. These are all in the adjoining
county, and are seriously hurt. DR..
Miller, who went into the country to
help reiiege, returned late, and reports
the destruction more widespread than
had been supposed. From observations
he esslm.tes the track of the storm
through the farming country adj leent
nearly IL miles long.
Help for the Needy.
kAssas CRY, May IA meeting of
Citizens vas held .oaieat and commit
tees appointed TO solicit Subscriptions
FOR the relief Of the needy who suffered
by TIE storm In the CITY.
ramniary Of Losses.
The journal Will publish the follow
ins summary of losses in the city: The
number of killed Is 3, dangerously in
jared 3. seriously injured Is. houses
wrecked 80. houses unroofed 81: houses
slightly damaged not computed: dam
IN kffststtnFr. nd t,,r
UC. This estimate does not inc;1de
fences, trees and shrabbery, which
would materially increase the total loss.
West of Wyandotie the loss is placed at
$1,000.
A Big Kahn
ATouIsos, Kas.. May 15.-A heavy
rai,, Eere and throughout. Northern Kan
sas occurred Sunday. No heavy blow
it.
wind and Rain.
TEor. Has, May li.-Sixtsen miles
north Of here was fine only place in this
section where much destruction was
wrought. At Troy the house of Frank
Milton was unroofed. and fences, trees
and few barns blown down. A son of
Mr.. Priyalt was bruised by flying
bolrd. The continuous rain did great
good to the growing crops throughout
Northern Kansas aud Southern Ne
braska.
A Pastor on the Chinese.
NEW York, My ii.-Dr. Thomas,
pastor of the First Baptist 'hurch of
Brooklyn, formerly of S,u Francisco.
and who has Cniaese school attached
to his church, said regarding the pres
ent excitement. that the Chinese herd
together In our cities not from choice
but from necessity. Tie
Italian and other nationalitiss do
the same. About thirty come to my
Opium smoking they have
learned at home and were 1t not for the
British interfering with them the chief
men among Chinese would hayo sup
pressed the vice. The young men who
come hare are from Canton district, hat
belong to the lower classes and are
neither better nor worse than the slne
class of European immigrants. They
have race hatred to coutend against.
MIR. Thomas thinks their exclusion
from the country mistake. Califor-
MAS wealth will eventually be her
agricultural products. The climate of
that magnificent State is like India
worry favorable to the growth of silk.
rics and tea. In producing these throe
commodities Chinese excai. Thunder
storms kill silk worms, but California
is noted for the absence of such storms.
The districts through which the Sacra-
mepto aud San Joaquin run are eJnin-
emily fitted for the produce of rice, and
there are o:her places where tea can be
grown with great success. Hero is
fiue field for the employment of Chinese.
Tho Chinese did not keep down the
price of labor in California. Employers
were glad 10 give them the same as
white men.
Coal Miners Organized.
PrrrsBuRo, May Is The inter State
convention Of coal miners assembled
this morning and effected temporary
organization.
Another Cyclone.
INDIANAPOLIS. May ia cyclone of
considerable magnitude passed south of
this city last night, damaging telegraph
wires and other property. A; South
port both the Methodist and Episcopal
churches weTa demolished. and several
farm houses were wrecked in that vi
entity.
Married q Fortune.
CIxcisSArr, May 15.-Heiene Dreels,
daughter of President Dreels, of the
Lane Seminary, was married this morn
ing to Horace L. Livermore. OF San
Francisco. who is reported TO be worth
several millions.
CiesinG the Case.
CHICAGO. May la.-Mills, the State