, 1881-09-29
.FIRE-SUFEERERS.
A misunderstanding Prompts the
Detroit Relief Committee
to Resign.
The Port Huron Committee Ke.
fuses tn Cooperate
with Them.
4 Letter Of Explanation aud Defense
Of Gov. Jerome, Of Mich
igan.


rafusR! Of tho Port Huron Relief Committee to
join with tho Detroit Committee in n consol.
a,. a,t p," ,,'at III ~. ~ 't.1 ~
uois & fitr 'ee s . ~ IEa'3ntu
Gov. jerome: ~
IN lffs E,1ee,{tpcu D, II. jerome, Governor Of
alichtqn1-DEAn sfn: ,LssFo PORTIONS OF Tho
i,ay rsra dcySst"to by Sfas u tbo 5,b o iSis
ninth. MT IT, n ia " tic u sth i int. ii ~ ctixens
HSelax ~; ho'a ,,. n ast strS at "e!Sh eai
icei suuscript;ons and SUPPLIES and to .lavlso
measures far iGC rolici Of liz susicrcrs by tho
iaIur and he aUsoi.ito iii necessty Of systesl. O.
pccaity rs sumo Ut tho inotnbcfs Of this CUM
1,,itteo f Iii. tbo tirst ncasurcs wU Instituted
wcro tl,o division of the burnt country into dis
tricta and lid appointment Of retpon.ib!e local
prSmj}icnt citIxens resilient In tho bsirnt cum.
try, The work Of reiof was prt,sccused by
ja,smant IL a Nv No u eaa % nslnR to p tho &c solution
uf tls probc,n Of relieving tno Immediate wnuts
oi se s fa,n!!tss and Of nlHspg ~ hem at!
tnin!nv mls!ton, IN Inc ltttl tust, YOU issued u
prociaina.ion in which you reviewed. tho Vroat
tiir stsite, atid cunci,i,ie Wit tho recn,oil'la.
lou that contributions Of money and supplies
9s ssst n; sy"s naxs s1
orSd faithfully to administer tho Gounty
S of tho charitable TINT daily ilowud
Inst, YOU Issued another proclamation, one
effect of which waa K, ticccutra,!zu aud divlae
f of ro'eY to 'aS mogo 1c.o
sIbllIty Of rxianlipr which sou hud in yo,tr pre-
| yIol,s proclamation largely liked upot II In tho
minds Of tic pcoplo. Thc practical operation
Vi hastnR scycF1si rciicf companies in tho iicld
soliciting subscriptions without the p!an af co.
wporkne tbso,,Th Iffsrsns I'LL % of aeents II sho
burnt country, soon convinced us Of tho ncccssl
y o. united action, and Of the ar, r.,
n,nonK tho yorEo,,s commtttaos that
were Operating among Tho sufferers to tho end
10 sconomcally md etYectiyely utlu,iiIslere.l,
! osnecisily SC as It was prohabir that oven With
nnitHd ntminIstra.toa the a,aonnI contributed
eg esnSa sanaa sappart se W @ o
ap or q sr vs. sn
tho l{eIIcf Committees Of Port Huron. saainaw
ss sy o aGs Fnt Sa tns
bero On tho a;,h ,nst. This meeting WIS
hei,l yest ertIay and attended oy delegates from
@ eash o th
He owing ss.e tes sSsanens Ga as III
d!i au unw'llluguess to cooperate. nc
can Ge successfully innugnfated. Tho
panl,c efforts Of sho several foiIef comrn,t.
~ nnneais to tha Siarors Of cities ind to the
ciizetn nj the fI1itcI 3tntcs reucrnliy ia ,ltdiR-
| ntics and calculated to reflect diacredit OF, the
| Htnto and fha cMlIse The nbseitce OF coi1perA-
| Iiun ai11onr thp comMIttcce must lend tn the
dtstrlbntnia Of excessive supplies In solus quar-.
ters 10 tho detrlmcnt Of othors. The presence q
and lawns viii Inevitably facilitate people
vim ara #, anmo t.naes sufferers and others i'm.
40 urce. thereby throwing vide opun tho door I,
imnnsftlnn rent.raIr Htt1 will Icud to waste ant
! nnnTirsniicv an6 in. khnrt ia Tim fr!ttcrIt,x a
p~hot sarh'ns ,n,ui,t harc bccn rnm mup1cncy 70,
| fhn sitfnrcrs rontrib,Ited Ny The ecusrosity OF
NHtinn al ail t{mns rf1a rit ahp DliL gspeGtay st
rn.s ~ ti,k nnr ~ fs t,hnsrrnr and nfl!Tctjon
~" T., r. tho and r. novor,v want mai iesttutton
III ~ vi,ir 1,,i, i,r nrt'senfst w c,tt,gcntratet