, 1888-11-29

viii venture the opinion there is nothing
In 1t, though Mr.. Gilman might be in
duced to dispose of bis interest If he got
his price. don't know, however. If he
has received an, offer from anyone, partic-
ularly the Northern Pacific. 10 is all bosh
trying t, connect Charles Francis Adams
and the recent purchase of some property
here with the rumor."
Some people here are inclined to believe
that an offer has been made for the road.
President Macdonald was TO meet the To-
cal subscribers here and make statement
OF affairs, but he changed his mind about
1t and left for Portland yesterday. In a
few days 1t will probably be developed
what the fate Of the road will be.
In response to letter of congratulation
Delegate-elect Allen has written the fol.
lowing reply;
My DEAR SIR-I was pleased to receive
your pleasant letter of congratulations.
feel that a most excellent good feeling pei.
vaded the republican party as l came in
contact with it through the canvass. The
campaign was In most respects exceeding
ly pleasant TO me, as | was at every place
met by persons displaying the kindest feel
ing to me individually, and the most de-
voted interest for party success. ! closed
my work feeling had had a succession of
pleasant association. trust we have all
worked together to the common end of es-
tablishing republican ascendency in our
territory. | have been more than gratified
with our success in the territory, and still
find myself, even when alone, hurrahing
for Harrison 1t is a pleasant anticipa-
tion that both the administration and the
congress of which | shall be member
shall be republicon. Let me thank you for
your kind wishes to me personally as well
q nnlItinnIlU
JNo. b. ALLEN.
In all their long experience with pover-
ty and suffering Mrs. j. A. Todd and Mrs.
Albert Allen, of the relief committee of the
Ladies' Benevolent Society, never had
saddsr experience than yesterday.
About four weeks ago the family Of Hans
D. Hotter. a Norwegian. came to this city
from Lincoln county, Mimi, and moved
into a small building in ShantyGown. The
family was very poor. and Mr.. Hotter at
to secure work to provide means for the
support of his wife and seven children.
Soon after his departure, the mother and
nearly all the children were stricken down
with pneumonia. brought on, no doubt, by
exposure and lack of the absolute neces.
saries of life.
The attention of the benevolent society
was called to the condition of this family
few days ago, and upon investigation the
relief committee found the mother and her
seven children in a single room I2x14 feet
in size, with just enough of the necessaries
OF life to keep body and soul together.
SUFFERING AND DEATH.
The mother and all the children were
of neighbors almost as needy as themselves,
must have perished for want OF care.
The kind ladies of the relief committee
at once began the work of rendering the
condition of the sufferers as comfortable as
possible, but the ravaRes of disease and
want had already partly performed their
terrible work of death, and Friday after
noon, Hilda, the baby girl two months Of
age, passed away. Yesterday af-
ternoon Death again knocked
a. the door Ct ths hat stricken lick n b family and
died. Half an hour afterward Christian,
the 10-year.old boy, was a corpse, and an
hour and half thereafter Inga, the 2.year.
old girl, slept the last long sleep beside
her brother and sisters.
1t was a sad scene--one child scarcely
under the ground, three others lying dead
in the little room. and the dying, broken
hearted mother and three remaining chill
dren unable to rise from their beds.
Inc motner anu SURVIVING chiiureu
were removed to the hospital. where
kind hands will minister to their wants.
and all will be done that can be done to
nurse them back to life Mrs. Aver, a
kind lady. who has only two rooms in her
own house, and who has done much to re-
lieve the sufferings of the unfortunates,
continued her ministrations even after the
survivors had been removed
from the house of sorrow and death. and
had the three dead children taken to her
own home, where they now are. Mr..
Hotter arrived from Idaho last night.
MORE POVERTY AND WANT.
Mrs. Tood and Mrs. Allen state that
there are several other families in the
same neighborhood who are as much in
need of assistance as the one mentioned
above, The ladies of the benevolent So
ciety have been caring for these unfortun.
ates of late, but the funds in the treasury
are almost exhausted, and unless the citi.
zens come to their relief it is only ques.
tion of short time when the noble work
of this still nobler band of ladies will be
forced to close for want of means.
The condition Of these unfortunate fam
lilies has not heretofore been known, and
the ladies ask for aid to help them and al
leviate the sufferines of those who are
helpless and destitute. The ladies of the
BenevOlenJ society Will 40 Tue WORK III tney
are provided with funds, and through the
columns of the REVIEW they appeal to the
public for aid. The generous hearted peo-
pie of Spokane Falls have never yet failed,
when appealed to in the cause of humanity,
aud it is believed that the appeal of the
noble women who compose the Benevolent
society of this city will not remain unan-
swered.
One Of the children taken to the hospi-
tal was very low at midnight, and the at
4 a s..<.