, 1881-10-23
MICHIGAN RELIEF.

vyork-No More Cio,LIng, but Lots Of
Money feeded-Co1lectionA.
TO the Editor Of Tie Chicago Tribune
| MICHIGAN RELIEF ROOMS, CHICAGO, Oct. o.
Some severe, und, as felt, uncaliedfor, Strict
ures appearing through IL correspondent OF THE
CHICAGO T4s1nUSE in its issues Of the 18th and
18th inst, in which the work in behalf Of the
Michigan sufferers WIS stigmatizcd, addressed
a letter 10 ex-Gov. Baldwin. Ut Detroit, Chair
man Of tho gate Executive Committee or Re
licr, and author uf tiie proclunauous, mentioned
in the following tommuuicaticn lnclosins the
articles In question, and requesting his co:l-
n,ents thereou- | hand you herewith hts reuly,
lnls morning received, which needs no comment
on my part:
Iwutiiu request. through you, that all the
mctuters oil collecting contnittees, muny or
speedily possible report progress aiid If their
iabots: are ended, return their tooks to me:
Some two weeks since requested thAt 10 tnuze
ant supply has1 already neen forwarded
This request has 20 largeiy been uuhee1ed thar
goods lre constantly reaching ule. and, as they
are not wanted in Michigan, AM turning them
over TO sucA local charities ~ think viii pe
Visions ana ut,dercu,hiny ssil! needed. ,.1,
forward all I Gun yet mentioned! y few
days since, ~ case of local charlts-one ~ lhose
but was now reduced to state of extre'ue
poverty. In response. received q donation or
s. uud aIother ot SlU. which delivered III per
son, aud after cal ictu1 investigation, becatne
fully convinced that the case WIS one fully de-
sersnR-9he o. tnoSG @ to , 's ~ rnilcc
IerlnS s VIZ mas @ ~ IN rfn ',ssl ,is to tha en-
tGrance OF everything but crime aud death
Tatner M taaaa su1l & ~ naos e woi nsorf m,
much pleasure to receive further donations to1
their relief. q. W..HoTCuk1ss. Secretary-
h. Ex-Goy. RALDwIS's LETTER.
"FrnE RELlzr CoMA1ssloS OF M1cIl1oAS. ~. pE.
tn;,a1uy c. Cys:,n,ssion-DEAK SIX: The Fire Kt-
let Esmm.ssien of Michigan, in rendering
thinks It. ,ne ,.uonle Of tue Unted States for
| .,a;r ,.sern.s ,fnnntfcns for the rslicf.of suf-
~ rho ,afS. IRE. in this Stntc bt.:s to re-
| nort hat tIlev have now nhutnn,lce Of cluthtng
rsn.rif,;,ly ret,;1est that further contributions
to the Commission be made ia money. except
.,o,, ,rs;.,: ~ ,,,;1ts curnforturs and bu,,6ets
~ sfeu ,x;sG o,,snttry cnn he ussn to advantage
~ m, II, r,.ccinI of YOUR favor Ut Iath uaI1-
| ina injuries Us 10 the present condition and
Hy",n .,sn i,ri',s,t,r t,yi, articles from TIE
nIc ~, rr,,1m,S II tie 18th and 18th ult On
,,,a s.,,n.. s,t.t Tne writer's w.re eti.lcntl:
.ne sMu ~ r. r,.'. cv,sn1 Of Inc fires and
.p. ttrs.;.s NJ tug people: slsu, us to the
anounT Of lid already furnished to the
a.ts,-.rs }.rf,,re t,oricfre tho errors alluded
tr. yu,1 Will pardon me. / un sure, fer ttssc:u:
~ ti,,sinn mnf1t. IN these articles 20 the Gntr
! buttons made by tho people of Mieh:cnn 70 Chi
c ", after its great calamity of le1l. 1t is irue.
| ia stated. t:1at Michigan contributed only the
s,,1, nf Mn IL, in ,uOrcv tor rhe relief OF your
suffering city. but tie writer seems to have fo:-
l,rc sel M,r;,ixut' nc terribly sered from the sxine
t;sn,,r,,,t, element The Chic,lko tire occurred
m m rive m an1 !lit, Uf t,ctober Ou the yth tho
t:n,nrnnr u,' IF Mitnran issued a proclamation
,t-,r ra,.n:It,v rte neonit. TO take i,r;le-
KITTY. -. tnr c",l.et,rs nnI sending forward
hh ,,,,.v ,r.f suopI,ts for vsnr afflicted 1,co-
~ h't,rnci7,nTinn /, Il; ur folud On E,n1.
s @ ,r.,',I ~ r.,n,rt pf the Chicago lteiief
~ ~ - s;ut. @ n,,r i,ist ana ,;,.t had passed be-
t tan ~ 49,, t,n durr nj rha {;oyernor to issue
% .oss !. Ran (which nc did on the Itth
~ ,,1,i.t- Tor MD toward relieving our
| ~ @ oet,n' ,';s :; e In,r nw,, StMte had been
9"n ~ ~. rse same fenrful sco,1rse Of fire.
II on,,nt tf,a'sycra .,t,,,osr y11.d: Iows and
,hses m!;Is cnrchss. schooi-douses. far,n- houses
nr',;s nr's ,n rS"nt.rtr OF every icscrlp1lon had
Espp' fp, 'd,.sr;. nsu Inc aestrucuon .,i botn life
i ',nr,y h.,1 ho,n ..nnnIliI,x Three thou
a" as,,f f,,';s nrnt,o,t Ij!hs OF oar people. hail
hern rendered. no,r:ciess, u,ld were depr.!ed Of
,he nnc".s,,r..s Of life. The people OF :iichIgan,
ano WI, i'aa been nctive!y engaged in BEHALF Of
|; f,hIca,- w.re compelled at once 10 turn their
1f"mrinn and t:eir Efforts towards their nwn
s.mnrinn .,i1;yens recai these things simply
inn..,.n rra articles alluded to seen, 10 Imply
nv, Wchi,san lad not been especially liberal To
t't'ca,n nj r,,t. time of its great cal,niry-
-. as n, rhe late tires in Michigan, and tic
omn1,,t oY rrjiet nlrcud; afforded the sufferers,