, 1874-11-28
CRASSHOPPERS.
The Destitution in Kansas and
Nebraska.
4 Sad State Of Affairs In The Ar
kansas Valley aud Else
where.
Starvation Imminent Unless Help Ge
Speedily Given.


Wly contradictory STORIES 1ro lleceASe"
NJ ia f1,e Siain Of At1i1frs In tho
n.....,.,, n,,j,,o4s.
"''"e'"s'"
TITO Suffering in tho Grnssz,oppcx-
D,stricts-Why Contradictory stortos
Arc Akccclvcs III 1erghrd 70 H.. INV,
MosnoE' ME-, N''' e'' 1'''
70 he hdior OF 9"e t"'sa'o s.st., .,,,, nv IN
sth' Ms ~ ,nsr"rt,nr thn actunl
op'a'n ie''ap.o ~. ~ s,x..shorno, .d,a.
~ -. n1 Nah,..,.o + NAV 1a uoll TO
tfe's OF Annsas aaa -. - Ssa. ~ nor,o;, ,rn,ha
cal soos ae-','~sn ~ .,.s.n ,,,n,r,o. E,u,.
tl@'e' 'e'3 s'o". .tu ,,ortha s,,,o, no,r,v
ward. IL ~ DOW "ea'ts 'o", @ 'o's ~ ~.,.s.'a n,
ali OF Kansas. at least hall OF NeptSsAs' ANU
smaller portions Of othor S:ntes,
NAVE HEsN uEsotATEp
~ Tin o,oan rcanora of tic dosert md stlll no
~ ~ @'o"" r. H., ond,,,, ~ t,,n ,,oaun;1od
xeiiablc report " suu eo"u''p" - WV u'0roN'
inhabitants has 5ot reached tho most entor~
prisine OF our Eastern dailicsl When
rh;caro wns t,ostroyed bY fire, tho tele-
, n..,.1 ,,,o .tnrv nf ifs hnmn,css md
s1"rn aao'eu ~ 81 .,ox lin land .u, t,,o r.,-
turning currents OF tho w'ros gave promise OF
both food mud shelter for all tho destitute.
1y,.,o ..o. m ;,;,}rnlhy in cou,r,rel,eni;,r tho
.,.',a,,o,, - o,,cn bcconso It vns a calamity viz.
sl'!a''o'' w o' ~ ~ ,;,n, - .,,...,,.,,,..s
!ted upon tnousa''a ~ 'no nno. ~ aa.aos
plenty, aud thcro were no parttcs Interested III
rouccalins tho truth. Tln situation Of those
v,xita bv The graesboppor-pIaeuo Ia ditccklY tho
ravo,ao ~ thIs. Thoy are scattered over conn.
reverse u .n'7 -oa nv, o,a ss ~ soa
Try o1 ~ least o'o'o"" ei."'o u"!c' :" oA'u"t'
with their homcs on tho inhosptablo nlane that
can furnuh thctn moi .hcr tooa uor shelter; and
Ill fo1 u /. fsr trcir ;,,t crest Ia sav as litee
'no' - w.. ,,.a,,1,a IN H.. ,,,,.,,
aooa. 'hoiF coua!''''. no poa''0.o 'sss '.o' t.s
fngllton awav tho incoming Immigration, Will
Which they lopo to bargain for an oxchaugo of
places,
o,,o ,o,c;.t,, .tor7,e reanoctin1 thc;r f,oet,.
ano sonA'e.'as ,,o."'.,," .s,s'
tuition aroHo from inc oilAeultlca OF the'f altua-
eion. Quo c:aas o! storlos Is for tho enr OF the
incoming Immigrant: another Is for tho car Ut
sympathy, and il debiG1led to bo kept Hoparnto
sought to bo m7do upon tlio n'nh Of tia public.
TINT ouy fow improvlt'en: and shlftless sot-
tera are suffering; TINT tue masa OF tho sottters
h1o not in distress through lho calam!tos OF tho
country. Thus tho Governor Of Kansas gives
put that "Ilo reople Of kansas can provide FOR
fhcir own desli,ute;" anl tho legslatura ia
convened, aud makcs provision to loan taw
western cot1htca, eloo.ooo for t!io purchase
% started in Topeka, nnder the SHADOW OF
Tho Capitol, for tue purpose o Ro!iciting ard for
Earalng suppliea to tho desl!tu'e from other
6tatcs. Tho laca VIII ny ami ny begin 10 come
hopper plague has
knT YET nnEH HALF TOLD.
| can speak Of kn.tBae from nctunl knowl-
edge OF facts. hnynE dono buBiueHs In the
State for ueasly tive yeats and ~ toems to ME
!hat nelr for that plngue-curaed country CALI
not 70 forward too Hoop, or III tho great qnal-
thousands, who aro now taking their first lessons
4he Ss ans oss ss " " Ssos assss Ss IN til. o
nebs Of Tho spring, resulting IN to total eonsunp-
aonot all tho hay grains OF tho country,
together with tho loss q great nlHlbcra oF cat-
tle from lack Of food. Tho spring was otherwise
favorable for tho farmer, and larger breadth OF
crops WIS upon tho ground than llad evor ecen
IN The State but al that "as harvested wns
slmr1y light crop OF wheat aud onts. Tho
sorl,-crop. the e cl!et !t depe.donce O. tho now
lottlers, anu really the great crop OF Aansas wns
Utmost total lallMre t5gethor with MI vcgstnblo
lnu root crops. Win these also went the hay
crop. which vas beginning to 10 Of Frcat I'M
portance to the older settlements OF Tho State.
It must be borne u mind that nearly tho wholo
State was thus desolatcd. a nofilon u SDlsh-
sastesn Kansas was not visited with Tho grass-
aoppers but the drought dld not leave t oven
that portion OF Tue State unscoureod. With
iueh state OF facts. .
IT IS FOLLY ..
to say that Kansas can care ior her oWn dostttu'
hon.' Se has nell her supplies nor nloney with
Ell!ch She cal 90 tho WORK. 1t must ho borne 1T
mlnd that hansas 1s mostly Fraifle country,
md That fuel, ns well az food, tnuat 20 classsa
havo OF porlBh. 1t is mt tho warm country TINT
fose.cologed adves"lae: N ha'o pictured It..
lattio need noth hav una sFalh. anu elso good
sh"ltof Tor wih'ef ahu tug peopio heea aB warm
oouses' aIu nuaI5 ~ H!utn ins'' tof 4"e "'usef'
Tl,o n, des.ttutia,, Of Kansas will bo con.
6nrd mostly tn the nav couutfcn 1viur
vest Of tho Sixth Principal Meridian,
unnhs through Nlculea Newton, anu
nual"o; !Ais sestuu l. " 'nu otuso aa euastl'
iii Within two yoars: and. sinco t,eu. ". has re-.
;eiyod t!Io lurGost share Of tic Immigration to
sho slato. Tne grcat Valley Of Tho Aikansas is
compressed within thus desolatod tlisttict. The
auo %o s t,o ~ ,roa ~ o
rront nr;rut;ons Id cood crnna ham t,nrvostaI
Whauce then, caa como food md fuol for those
thousands in tlto Wilderness? il
THE GREAT QUESTION