The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
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sho said he had family of FIVE 10 sup
port; had been soldier in the war, and did
not think he ought TO be put under ground
yet awhile, in a coal mine, and that he had
got enough to stand it out yet swhile.
Perry Miller, q man about thirty year
of age, said he bsd bought lot in Wyan
dO;te, aud was going to remain.
Andrew Jackson IRON Louisi an said: 81
amt gwiue TO no Missury. | done come
from de Souf, an amt goIn' back again il
It's only two fat. rm goiu' the other way
If have 10 walk il and 60 naked" Wm.
Lawrence had sick family ard did not
know what to do. Rev. Ir. Tunnel. OF
the committee. said that that the city had
just paid go for medicine, and could not
afford TO pay much more. Lawrence said
he did not know then what he should do
Mr.. J. l.. Conklin, member OF
the board of education, during ar
interview, afIer the committee had
found their work of no avail, said
he thought the whole affair looked gloomy.
''lt seems to me-" he said, that they will
do nothing SO long "a We give them food.
All ihey say is, We want 10 be in Kansas
Everything wears q dangerous aspect; bus
iusss Is dropping off and the outlook il
more serious every day. IL We ship these
people away We are liable to be prosecuted
for sending psupers away TO other towns
The stesmer DgTf:s will bring 800 more
10 he landed here Sunday, Lui / don't
think it will land.
J. NJ Willisms, one OF the colored men
who arrived from Mississippi last Angus,
during al interview "a to the wants and
future OF the refugees, said, They all
seem 10 want TO 60 to some government
land probably in Hodgeman county
Nothing but Government land will suit
them; they sre not disposed to separate in
small squads, but want to remain together
in p body. That idea c,nnot be removed
from their minds Msps of Kansas have
been so freely circulated through the South
that the name is by-word in every fami-
". Those m-ps described Government
land SO clearly ihat they all became pos
sessed OF q mania to see the place where |
each man could have farm of his own |
They have come here poor / have had |
much correspondence with them and have |
told tteu in every instance
To BRING MONEY.
Think that to some extent there ia a |
foolish mania among them; feeling that |
they we're opprt seed they are willing to do |
any thiDg or go anywhere 80 they get on /
government land. There ia no organize
ton, but there is a private understanding |
among all of them. When one Is pressed |
be tells that they will go together and stick
together. and he tells the truth. They fiud
DO fault with the committee here except
lhst they want to separate them. They
think that tho 70 |
Them or help to serd them to the govern
nent lands" They prefer Hodgeu,an
county, becsuse Of The climste.
They hsve no assurance that they will
be able TO get there.
Some have mofey enough to go there
out is hard to tell who they are, for they
ire naturally
SUSPICIOUS OF STRANGERS.
They are ignorant and it cannot be sup
,osed they can lesson like intelligent men
They know how to care for themselves; bat
he cold climate is one of the diawbacks
hey will have to look out for.
They believe that they will have to stand
ONE hardships, but think the people will
lot permit them to suffer-"
E l. Bartlett, a prominent member of
be Wyandotte bar, stated during . short
that the white people of Wy-l:
ndotte county think the refugees should
OF go where they wish to, in Hodgemsn
oun,y, as a clsss. There j. nothing there
Or them but starvation. They will find
othipg to live on but grass. They would
e better Of to die here IL would be more
umane to shoot Them before they leave
meeting Of the City Council viii be held
,-night, when q
QUARANTINE ORDNANCE
i'll b passsd, owing 10 . growing suspi-
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