The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-20
RELIEVING THE SUFFERING.
Nearly $4,000 Already Collected by the
mmittee-Yesterday Work.

| Nearly PzUUVU AlItduy Collected ny GHe
COmmittee-Yesterdays Work.
Up to last night, Albert E. Fletcher, treasurer
of the relief committee reported cash contribu-
tons amounting to $40 1904. 1t is thought
that the total amount collected will not greatly
exceed this, as the contributions of money are
coming in slowly. Liberal donations of food
and clothing are still being made, however.
The following additional contributions were
made yesterday: Employees of the Insane Asy
lum part collection), $36; NJ E. Church, Dan
| vile, $2738; Western Furniture Manufacturing
| Company $50 employees Of same, $31. 81; citi-
zens of Bloomfield, $135; students and teachers
OF Central Normal College, Danville, $53; citi-
zens of Clayton, $32 So; N E. Noble, Green
! wood So; Republican mass meeting at Mobiles
vile, $273 employees of Ewald Over, $40 A.
L. Wright q Co. s employees, 81; Manufacturers
and Carpenters Union $1S employees of Tucker
& Dorsey 5000: H. r. Allen, $25 cash, from
various sources, $11.50 Peter Forsland, one bar
rel of crackers; carload of supplies from Rock
vile, forwarded to Jetfersonvile.
The following dispatches were received yes
terday
LAwRENoEBURG, Feb 49,
| Supplies of provisions hand and ordered suffi-
Gent for present use, WIN advise you Of future
needs. Replacing and repairing houses will be
greatest difficulty. SAMUEL DICKINSON, Trustee.
AURORA Feb. 10.
Our homeless people are. utterly helpless. They
have no means with which to rebuild their homes
swept away in the food Ask your citizens to render
us some pecuniary aid Remit to E. H. Davis.
L. E. BEINKANP Mayor.
Posts of the G. A. R. have contributed to
the food sufferers as follows:
indianapolis $1l; Richmond, $15; Kokomo,
$lL25; Brownstown, $4.05; j. H. Gorham,
Waterloo S.; Sheridan, $40; Huntington, $685.
Te1re Haute $25; Macy, $40; Centerville, So
Gibson, 1925; Faulkner 81 Gentryvie, ST.
Giarks Hill So; Rockport $25; Fort Branch $50
Elkhart Post No. 1913, So; Hagerstown, 81; Sey-
mour, 50; Bristol, $40; Newport, 500; Eugene,
50; Kentland $3.50; Versailles, 500 u; Matamo
IA, $25. %; Albion. So.
Total since last report, $415.5 So making grand
total of over 81, 100.
The following contributions were received yes
terday by B. F. Foster, grand secretary l. o. o.
F. from various lodges; Frankfort, SOL. %; La
Porte, $l5; Clarksburg. $780, Angola, $25; Craw-
Rochester, 500; Flat Rock, So; Ringgold, $40:
Russiaville, $l0 Arcadia, $l5 Coal City, S.;
Eagle, So; Star City, $l5; Veedersburg 3d. Ter
rell, $40; Lawrence, $5 Walnut Level, $40; Nix
erville, $40; Beechwood, So; Bringhurst, $4; Wal
dron, So; Lynn, So; Bunker Hill, 3d. Argos, $40;
Selma, $3.50; New Waverly, $780, Dufour, 500;
Spartansburg $40; Trenton So; Mulberry $40;
Bloomingsbury $20 Miami Reserve So; Milan,
$40; Loogootee, $40; Morton, $40; Ben Adhem,
$l5; New Marion, So Total days receipts,
$462. 10. Total contributions to date, s., 207 60.
Contributions from the Masonic lodges of the
State were received by William H. Smythe,
Grand Secretary, yesterday: Pendleton Chap
ter No. 81, of Pendleton, $25 90; Willis r. Miner,
of indianapolis, S.. 90; Keystone Lodge No PSI,
of Castleton, $1,000; Brookston Lodge No. &c, of
BrookstOn. $40 90; Catlin Lodge No 402 of Cat
lin, $1,000 the Masons of Catlin and vicinity,
So. co. Howard Lodge No SO, of Kokomo, $40. 80;
John B. Ellis, of Koxomo, So co.; Waterloo City
Lodge No. 3O7, Of Waterloo, $1,000; Mechanics
burg Lodge No 1902, of Mechanicsburg, $40 90;
n. R. Elliott of fredericksburg $1,000 John
Swain of Mechanicsburg $780, Samuel
Houston, of fredericksburg $100;
Vesta Lodge No. 136, of Jefferson, $25. 60;
De Kalb Lodge No. pa, of Auburn. $25; Forest
Lodge No. 239, of Butler. $149O; Members of
Harmony Lodge No II, of Brookville 81; Win
chester Lodge No. So, of Winchester, $780, Bos-
well Lodge No. 486. of Boswell $40; Roseville
Lodge No. 259, of Roseville, So; Bicknell Lodge
No 535 of Bicknell So; Asbury Lodge No $40,
of Dana, $40; Union Mills Lodge No 532, of
Union Mills $40; Nineveh Lodge No 81, of
Nineveh, So; Paris Lodge No. 22l, of Paris, $40;
Charity Lodge No. so, of Washington, $50;
Washington Lodge No. Is, of Brownstown, $l5;
New Waverly Lodge No. 484, of New Waverly,
$10-$408
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION.
Hon. E. L. Chittenden, member of the last
Legislature from Allen county, has written
letter to Governor Porter, in which he suggests
that the power which turned the residue of the
appropriation made by the Legislature for the
flood sufferers, last year back into the treasury
can now take it for the purpose contemplated by
the act for the preservation of life and property
Mr. Chittenden adds:
81 believe that if your committee of last February
would the balance of the funds appropriated for
the and purposes in the laws above referred
provided, the next General Assembly would unani-
mousy legaze the proceedings. matter what the
political complexion of that body might be- and accord
you vote of thanks for your prompt action in this
distressing emergency"
To this Governor Porter responded as follows:
Hon. e. L. Chittendeu, Fort Wayne, Ind:
My Dear Sr-Your letter of the 18th inst. has
been received The acts to which you refer manifesty
apply to the food of 1888 Nearly all of the appro-
priation made by the first act exhausted, and,
though large part of the appropriation under the
ond act not disbursed that act particularly pro-
vides that any remaining unexpended the first
day of April 1883, shall be covered back into the
State treasury Long before the present food occurred
the balance of both appropriations covered into
the general fund for the relief Of the present food suf
ferers than neither of these had been
passed. The prospect is that the generous pri-
waite gifts that being made for the relief of the suf
ferers will provide for their necessities far
spects food clothing and bedding and will probably be
sufficient to furnish to help the sufferers very
much in replacing their houses their foundations
and repairing them. Yours very truly,
A G. PORTER.
RELIEF NOTES.
Division No. 2, Ancient Order of Hibernians,
has donated $50 to the flood sufferers fund
Citizens of Spceland yesterday made large
shipment of provisions and clothing to Jefferson
vile.
The people Of Monticello, White county, have
contributed about 5000 for the relief of flood suf