Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-16
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More Terrible Cyclones and Storms
in The East Yesterday.
MORE DESTRUCTION OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY IN OHIO.
Forests Leveled and Houses Torn to
Fragments in Michigan.
A PORTION OF MERIDEN. KANSAS,
SWEPT AWAY.
The Knights Of Labor and
Foreign immigration.
BARLEY CAMPBELL AD-
JUDGED INSANE.
hartley CAMPBELL AD-
JUDGED INSANE.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

PrrTsBURaH, May 15.-The Chicago ex-
press. which passed through q tornado, at
Forest, Ohio. last night, arrived here this
morning two hours late. Almost every
window in the train was broken, and 8
number of passengers were slightly hurt
from flying glass. One man had his right
eye destroyed by a piece OF glass. The
trainmen and passengers report the storm
the worst they ever experienced.
FOREST, Ohio, May 15.-This place and
vicinity was visited by a tornado last night
at about IL o'clock. The air was filled
with a loud, swapping sound. Full par
ticulars, except those brought by farmers
living near the track of the storm, cannot
be obtained. There are known to be five
persons killed. and q number injured. The
residence OF W. l.. McElroy was totally
destroyed, killing McElroy and his moth
er-in-law. A house near by was destroyed,
killing q man. The house of Thomas
Moore was RACED to the ground, injuring
three persons seriously. A schoolhouse
and church two miles northeast we're de-
stroyed. Samuel Packard was fatally hurt,
and his wife was injured by the blowing
down of his residence. The center of 6
schoolhouse one mile away was laid to the
ground. Ia the Blanchard river valley
fences, telegraph poles, trees and many
houses were laid down. The Forest Meth
| odist Protestant Church building was de-
molished. Three deaths are just reported
from the south Of Dun Kirk.
Coal Miners Regulating Wages.
CLEVELAND, May ia Delegate Con-
vention. representing all the coal mines in
the Mahoning Valley, was held at Youngs-
town to-day. After discussing the refusal
OF operators to grant the advance of 10
cents per ton they demanded, the following
| resolutions were adopted:
Resolved. That WI adopt the scale OF
prices as adopted at the joint convention
| Of miners and mine operators at Columbus
last February.
Resolved, That we favor an arbitration
OF the question of an advance to correspond
with the scale. but should the operators
refuse to al bitrate, then we shall inaugu.
rate a strike to enforce our demands.
Resolved, That a board of five miners be
selected to meet q like number Of operators
at Youngstown on Thursday. May 20. at II
A.. NJ. for the purpose Of arbisrating the
question, and should the operators refuse
or fail to meet with this board, then said
board shall take steps to enforce a settle
ment of the question.
Cyclone and WhfrIwfnd I'm Mich.
gan.
LANSING. Mich, May ia cyclone
formed a mile north of Lansing at the
edge OF Jones Lake last night. and swept
in q northeast direction, leveling fences
aud woods. and tearing buildings into
fragments. So far as heard from. no one
was seriously injured. A whirlwind passed
across the big Chandler marsh, four miles
from here, nearly in the middle, striking
the Michigan Central freight train, I'M
roofing the cars and hurting the conductor
into q ditch.
Taxing Foreign Immigration.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 15.-The knights
OF Labor of Cleveland and other labor
organizations are working up a scheme for
taxing all foreign emigration, and will
soon forward a petition to Congress. ask
ing that such a law be passed. The movers
in the matter request every person inter
ested to write to his Congressman, asking
that such a bill be presented and passed
before the Adjournment OF the present
session.
San FranciscO's Seal Rocks.
WAsHISGToN, May Ex-senator Stan
ford introduced in the Senate to-day a bill
to grant the right and title Of the United
States in the Seal Rocks and the right to
the seals resorting there to the city Of San
Francisco in trust for the United States,
on condition that the city shall hold said
rocks inalienable for all time, and shall
| commit to the Commissioner of the Golden
Gate Park the custody and care thereof.
Another Cyclone In Kansas.
TOPEKA, Ks, May ia destructive cy-
clone struck the northern part of this
county yesterday. and swept away a por-
ton of the town OF Meriden. About 10
| o'clock in the morning q black cloud came
up suddenly from the southeast, and,
sweeping through the eastern portion of
the town. did fearful work. In almost Q
moment a large number OF buildings were
destroyed. Eighteen or 20 people, more
or less, are badly injured.
Gas Employees Striking.
ST.. LOUIS. May 15.-The employees Of the
Laciede Gas Company. which furnishes a
large portion OF the residents Of this city
with gas. struck to-day for the adoption of
the eighthour system. The strike in
cludes all those engaged in the msnufac-
ture OF gas. The city is to be affected by