Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-06-27

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vi.gtor co the spriag valley Mines.
Mr.. Henry D. Lloyd. Of this city. who
has just returned from visit 20 Spring
Valley. HIS, where he distributed
among the destitute miners medicine
furnished by aclsariiable New York lady.
writes long letter TO The New York
Tribune. in which he describes the
wretched condition OF the people there.
lie saws; Among other meana Of get
ing intelligent aud unbiased information
as to the exact state Of things | visited
the Catholic school and the public
school, in which together there are over
600 children. and talked with the teach
ers and many Of the children. The sis
ters who teach in the Catholic school said
that their children gave unmistakable
e, idence 81 not having sufficient food.
They were pale aud they could not study
as well.
children would frequently fall asleep
at their desks from weakness. But 81
sturdy was their pride and self respect
that il was almost impossible for their
teachers To obtain from them any
acknowledgment that they did not get
enough to rat at home. Children who were
Enthusiastically suffering for want of nour-
ishmrnt would even refuse food when
offered them by their teacher, and in
some cases. the sister superior said. when
food was taken 10y some such children.
il was Immediately rejected by the stom-
ach showing how far the exhaustion OF
hunger had gone. One Of the teachers
IN the public schools stated that ON her
way to the school in the morning she
would sometimes meet as many rs u
dozen of her class out with baskets going
to bpg ~ they saw her the little things,
ashamed would try Ia hide from sight
until SHE bad passed La both schools
numbers of the children were INSULT
cientiy cloth,7l. little boys and girls of
the teuderc-t years having on only some
/ light sack or jacket. with no under
| CLOTHING II was cold. bleak dsy. but
many were barefoot How the people
-' i.ed A AZ isamystery.
h"'r MA M 49,, four
There have been during the iass- -v---.-
weeks, ending Sept. -. five distributions
by the relief committee---all in goods,
and no money has been given out--and
the extent of this charity is sufficient
~ indicated by the statement taken from
the account of the committee that each
family OF seven. and others in proper
tion, had received for the entire period
OF four weeks flour, meal, etc. to the
value ni Sj.sS, or ~ cents worth for each
person for the whole four weeks The
mayor OF the city. the editor Of The
Spring Valley Gazette, the Congrega-
tional clergyman, Mr.. Stringer; all the
physicians of the place. every one, Ia
fact, stated without qualification that
were IL not for the relief from without
the people would be starving. To check
50 ~canly stream Of relief, 81 cents
worth of fo,'d for each person monthly,
by talk about 'exaggeration seems 10 me
nothing short of inhuman."
Mr. LLOYD declares that the death rate
is high there, and that il will be greatly
Increased as the weather grows cold
lie declares of his own knowledge, that
the sick and poor have been refused
medicines and medical advice by the
| poor authorities there.
He urges that contributions be sent To
these people. Chicago Dispatch In St.
| Louis Republic