The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-17

which threatened for a time to dis
rlpt proceedings. The question o.
the disposition Of the Washington
delegation came up and the congress
man, raising himself from his seat
declared i'm solemn tones that the
whole nation shall be the Judge Of
the cause of the ousted Roosave
delegation from Washington, stolen
here"
Naturally the arrival Of Mr. Roose
welt on the scene of action was the
biggest event of the day. Mr.. McKin
ley, Mr. Taft's manager, declared
that his coming to Chicago is the
last bluff of a defeated candidate"
CHICAGO, June 49, - Governor
Trear reached this city this morning
from New York and has Joined the
other delegates from Hawaii, who
have been here for some days.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio June II. -
1wC people killed and countless thou.
sands of dollars worth of damage
Such is the history of a tornado that
struck GAINESVILLE yesterday afternoon
after ravishing large rortion of the
central part of the state
From Kansas City, Missouri, come
the details of an even greater dis.
asrer caused by tornado that swept
the central counties of the State
about the same time. Twenty-sevcn
persons were killed and large
amount of monetary damage was
done by the wind there
Ir Ohio the tornado broke upon
the central portions of the State
early in the afternoon and sweep
ing forward left death and destruc-
ton wherever it touched. Houses
were unroofed, churches We're de
molished, trees were uprooted and
whole areas were turned for the time
being into wilderness.
In the cities and smaller towns
struck by the cyclone, trolley cars
We're overturned, telegraph and tele-
phone poles blown down or whipped
out of their holes and whirled awai
by the force of the gale. Houses
were touched and collapsed like
structures of cards.
In GAINESVILLE the worshipers of a
Catholic church were on the verge
of completing the late service when
the gale struck the building It top
FED the steeple over on the slate
Roof that caved in, tumbling upon
the heads of the congregation. kill
ing two of them instantly and iniur-
ing score of others. In the outskirts
of the city scores of houses were
unroofed and as many completely
I
are homeless this morning.
In Missouri the conditions as re-
| ported were even worse. There the
tornado moved over a greater stretch
of territory so that some of it's force
appears to have been lost. But it cut
a clean furrow through the country
side, sweeping houses, trees, church
es and every other obstacle out Of
its path. In so doing twenty-seven
persons were killed and several hun.
dred injured more or less seriously.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma,
June l6.-Four ranchers were killed
yesterday in a tornado that cut a
wide swath through several counties
in the State. The damage done to
| property was large.
KARLUCK, Alaska, June 16. - The
eruption of the volcanoes in the Aleu-
tan range have changed the entire
face of the country for a radius of
miles. Old landmarks have vanished,
ana new bays and capes formed The
natives declare that they are unable
to recognize the most familiar places.
The restitution is terrible, although
supplies have reached here in limit
ed quantities.
NEEDLES, California, June 16 -
The Colorado river is rising rapidly
forcing many settlers in the Imperial
valley to move to higher land The
damage so far is slight, but threat
ems to increase.