The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-09
THE WORST STORIES CONFIRMED.
Report Concerning the A1mo,t In.
credible Suffering In the Cars
Realm - Fourteen Millions
starvins-Pestiienee Rag
ing Cacheeked.

WAsHISGToN, Feb. The horrors Of
the Russian famine have been brought 10
the attention of the department of state
in a report from Minister Smith at st.
Petersburg. He says in part: Gold as
well as hunger causes terrible suffer-
ing. In some ncighborhoOds large
numbers of persons huiilc together
in some houses most conducive TO
warmth. Barns have been torn down
and the boards used for firrF-Ood.
Even thached roofs are torn of and the
straw made 10 feed the dying en- lers.
Clothing is given away for bread. II rises
and cattle are sacrificed At a 1.-THE OF their
value Fodder IS as scarce rs human food
and in some cases horse flesh has been sac
rificed for sustenance. During the winter
there is no work and frequently fathers
have left their wives and children TO fight
the battles of want alo because
they could do nothing and their
absence would leave frwer
mouths 10 feed at home. Tie bread
which many are eating Is composed OF
wild arrock potatoes, chat and leaves, and
these terrible conditions inevitably pro-
duce disease. Within the rad US of one
mile there are 100 cases of typhus fever.
j
ground and pestilence is decimating the
people. An official estimate of tho
number Of those without food or means
of support who require aid is given
as IA, 90 20 o persons and this is probably
below the true number The loss 10 Russia
by the famine is estimated at 800, o o, 900.
Up to the present time there have been
few contributions from abroad, but the
government and the people Of Russia are
deeply grateful for the spontaneous offers
that have been made in the various parts
of the United States"
LONDON, Feb. 2.-Russian advices show
that large numbers Of starving peasants
are daily arriving at Samara. capitol OF
the government Of that name. q city OF
about 5000 inhabitants. They are unable
to find work or procure food and many OF
them are being made desperate by the
pangs of hunger. The robbery OF
shops, houses, etc. is being frequent
and instances where personal violence
is used TO procure food or money
are often reported. The suffering
poor steal nyLnIng on which they ca1 lay
their hands or that Will bring them money,
even brass plates taken from the doors OF
houses and door handles. Many Of the
stfiCAcu "tCtehCS SSSH nv
tackled by typhus fever and they are dy-
ing in large numbers.
Ssmara is one Of the governments in
which it is reported that the car is about
to re-establish the system Of serfdom. II
was said few days ago that the Russian
government with a view TO averting q
repetition Of the famine had decided to
make experiments in cooperative farm
ing 1t was proposed TO allot grounds
for this purpose in the communities
Of Samara and Saratof and, IL the
experiment proved successful, to the
other privinces. These plots will be cult.
waited by all the inhabitants while they
could well be devoted to reflling the COM
munal stocks and the proceeds Of the sur
plus will be applied TO the repayment OF
local public debts. 1t was night by
some persons that this is the basis Of the
reports Of q re-establishment of serfdom
| as 1t existed prior 10 1861 when Car Alex
ander III made the serfs free men.