The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-19

tS''S' IhC hiStIcSS Oh INC lfOntlCr, either
by general tax or by individual con-
trioutiOn.
IN October Il commission was oryan-
yea ny the State officers TO inquire into
The dcstitution and secure relief from
private parties. 1t was found That a
total crop failure in dozen counties
would make it necessary to supply some
2o,OOO people with aid if they were to
remain on their homestead3 through the
winter. a general appeal was sent out
TO The people Of Nebraska, and the res
ponsc was generous and immediate.
This commission distributed during the
two months following its organization
food, fuel and clothing to the value of
$GO,O0o, all contributed by the people
OF the central and eastern parts Of the
State. The Farmers Alliance also
sent out goods to the value Of about So
600, and it Is estimated that direct gifts
sent without the assistance of the com
mission amounted to SIS, 900 more.
One OF the first acts of tho Legislature
upon assembling in the first week in Jan
uary was to agree to vote public money
to the relief Of the destitute, and upon
the credit thus secured the commission
has purchased and forwarded provisions
TO the value Of $4,000. This makes q
total OF over 500, 900 that has been OK.
pended up TO date, A bill appropriat.
ing 100000 for the same purpose has
been agreed upon hy both branches OF
the Legislature, and will soon become q
law. Provision will also be made for
approprlating additional amounts irnccd-
ed.
The Rev l.. Y. l.uddcn. secretary OF
inc rcllcl commission and general dis
trlbuting agent, makes this statement
tor publication at the request of the
poSt: 1--WE are relieving at present
calls from thrty-lnur counties. but Of
course this does not mean that all the
people III those counties arc destitute.
On the extreme frontier there are COM
paratlVcly few who can yet along with
out help, while in other counties we find
only 4 family here and there that Is de-
serving OF assistance. Thc railroads
have offered free transportation to all
men who want 10 9" away and find
work. and there * Il demand for men in
the coal mines N Wyoming that has not
yet been fully supplied. We have the
names OF $4,000 people on our books
who have been helped. No worthy ap-
phcanls have yet been refused aid, and
although we have agents travelling over
the drought region all the time, we know
OF no cases Of distress that we have no;
relieved or cannot relieve Immediately.
Onc"hali of the people in some Of the
counties in the far Wcst have cmirratcd
temporarily, and those who remain arc
more ANXIOUS to get seed for the SprIn::
than immediate assistance.
ss'rlrn,,,,I,
Northwest Nebraska the cattlcmrn are
very prosperous, and they insist that
nothing should he Givcn the farmers 10
enable them to put in another crop,
claiming that the land Is useless except
as cattle range. But the settlers want
TO trY again. They have faith that the
rains Will be regular and abundant, and
they know what the soil Will do under
favorable cOnl;itiOnS. And SO. if thcy
can get seed, many ui them will eve The
land another trial. Failure next Year
VIII mean that some q! the wcs tern
counties will largely hc Ivcn over to
the cattlcmcn again.
~ severe snow storm has been prc-
Nailng over the greater part Of the State
ior several days. This will cause much
suffering. and many domestic animals
viii Inevitably die of cold and starvation.
But the l1lict commission has plenty OF
means at command. and will yet sup
plies through in time TO diminish the dis
trcss unless the roads should become
blockadCd. which does not at present
seem probable.
The Truth About the Matter
SrAETANBrEG, 5. c., Feb. T.--Some
h9En hnrn 81 81 Ia, =
they were cXaggeratiOnS. For instance,
1t has been stated that the liabilities of
the store would go aa high rs $4,000.
s statement. before he be-
gan to sell ont his stock, was that he
owed about $1,000 and the goods in
both stores were worth about $1,000.
lie now states that the liabilics are be-
tween seven and eight thousand dol
lars, some Of the claims having been
paid OF from the proceeds of his sales.
That is about all that is known by the
public in regard to the liabilities Of the
store. In the argument and anidavits
submitted last night, it was adduccd
as one evidence of fraud that Zimmer-
man had stated that he had sold the
goods and that he had thousand dol
lars in his pocket that he would like to
see any Of them get hold OF. Another
evidence OF fraud was that the goods
had been sold at night and hurried off
to the depot undor cover of darkness.
Meantime Zimmerman walks around
with his Prince Albert coat on and
ilourishes a gold-hoaded cane and seems
to be enjoying himself.
W. Zimmerman is the son of 4 Meth
odlSt preacher, who died year or two
ago. lie had fair education and, |
think. attended the Normal College at
Nashville session or two. He is now
married and has two children. Several
years ago he applied for license
&c preach in the Methodist Church
AMI he was received as licen-
tate anu assigned to Cherokee circuit
IN this county. He soon began to
teach school and gave up preaching,
and his license has lapsed, unless he
has had it renewed from year to year.
He is u ready talker on the stump, and
knows well how to appeal to the peo-
pie. 1t was by his speeches that he was
elected business agent Of the County
Alliance. The farmers believed that Il
man who could talk so well and detail
all their hardships was the very man
to lead them out of the wilderness into
the promised land, where mOnOpOliSts.
middle mon cnopulnt nrq baDlEnrs and