The morning call., 1894-02-17
MODERN TORTURE.
To Shiver in Line for
Fourteen Hours.
Many of the Unemployed, With Slips,
Were. Unable to Obtain Tickets
Yesterday-Funds LOW. =

"lnthe olden days, when they used to punish
erimnals.bg putting them IN the pillory, i tell
you they had not much worse torture than
standing in fine twelve or fourteen hours. all
Through the long watches of cold uight, poorly
clad and hungry besides, and after all 70 be sent
away disa ppouted-I tell You It's totture:''
+: IT was enc OF the; most active lkers In The
e9use of hndibg work for the. unemployed who
made this remark yesterday 10 a CALL re-
porter white commenting upon tife dire need of
funds which had prevented the Citizens" Com
-nittee from redeeming all their silps yesterday.
K :. To obvlate the rush for ckets, which brought
| hundreds: of the. unemployed To EeidesdoIn
street the evening before the: distrlbniton. sps
were issued 10 Wilat were considered the most
urgent cases. These Slips: entitled the holders
TO a place in iihe.- 90
: Yesterday morning when the distribution be
gan there were $50 men with slips, and nearly
500 whe,nad bean standing most OF the night
on The CHANGE Of getting a ticket. Less than
loo were given Out, however, as the committee
fealtZe the absolute necessity for husbaHdlng
their remaining funds AT their meeting yes
terday morning Il was resolved that NOT even
The president could give out a ticket wltloDt
the consent of the committee. Twelve hupdred
men are working i'll tbe park to-day -.
In spite OF the fact that some people nave
fefratned from contributing, Otiiers have shown
remarkable: generosity. The following tetler
speaks for ITSELF: p. -.
7sGac Etecit. ESD 81 Conlsafttee TO- ASSIST UleDl-
p;oUtsf--IaRAR SIR The employees OF Buckfng ghsin
X heeDt'5 boot ana shoe factory Rave SuDSCrtUeu
about $35 per week for q period OF four weeks to
be-forwarded to your committee for the beheht OF
the unemployed They would suggest that Xon
gtHe this paolic1ty, through your committee. IN
the hope that other factories ETC., may 90 IKE
wise. Nety respectfully, -
- employees BUCKING HAM 4 HEcHT..
j. }. Valentine. president of Wells, Fargo &
CO., wrote yesterday TO Roia v. Walt, secre-
targ OF the Cgizehs' COmnHlIee; -. -
Dear. 4sfr: We acknowledge the receipt Of your
circ1ar, stating thst funds are low, and. take
pleasure in irelosing 800. We have already con-
tributed through the express and banking depart
BentE :ef the c0mDaBE II yet more funds are
necessary call on us again, as we cordially wish
you godSpecd in the good work and heartily ap-
prec ate your selfdenying lab0rs in tie cause of
the suffering poor.
.-f% j. : j. j. VALENTINE. President.
The following cash subscriptions were re-
eeived. Yesterday by the treasurer, Daniel
Never: ..sss ~
Employees of Mack & Co, S2S 90; Dolphin
Swimming and Boating Club $40; {. A. Worth.
So: Wells; FaEe1 q Co.. third Subscription,
$3.50; flymoutb Congregational Church,
$50 80; Germania Lodge Nc. 17lS, Knights OF
Honor, s25; employees of j.: j, O'Brieu & Co.,
$50; J0irD AfeLaren, 500; Mrs. Alpheus Bull.
S25i w. 5. Clark estate, Sf00; employees of
Stern, Simon & Co., 500; TWO ladies' on Pacific
avenue, $40; j. G., ii. Stur $40; j. Ca1egatlS.
S1Di David Moore, SO; Enterprise foundry,
$40; employees of ID. n. and +. Walter & Co., j
$50 so; /. v. Merle, $40; cash. S10; Carlos, a
dog. 81 595 cash. 81; friend Of the upem
Rioyeds $40; David f. Walker, $50; a young
genuemaa,sS 50 80; DT. e. g.. Kenyon. 500;
bursed. s5G3f2 70.
"A Inass-ileeilns Of the unemployed VIII be
held to-day. al . O'clock at Eighth and Howard
streets: .5.