The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-24

potent rage. half despair. The men went
to feed the starving cattle their tiny al
sowssnces in clothes that enabled the wind
10 turn their bodies red ami then blue
with cold. The women shivered In the
houses, where fuel was as scarce as flour.
and where flour was sometimes as scarce
as diamonds.
The cry for aid was heard everywhere.
The people of a dozen states responded
in a lavish way and almost at once. A
relief commission was appointed by Gov
Holconlb at Lincoln TO receive the sup
plies an distribute them to the people IN
want. The railroad companies granted
transportation to the cars that came IN
loaded with coal and -four from Iowa and
Minnesota. fruit from California, gro
ceFies and clothing from New York and
Ohio. ana almost everything possible from
Georgia and Louisiana. The relief COM
mission became involved in a mighty
tangte. IL Was obliged 10 contend with
enormous difficulties.
Sometimes car arrives In Lincoln
practically in pawn. II has accumulated
she freight charges Of perhaps half a
dozen railroads. The commission then
corresponds and corresponds with rail-
roads TO get The charges RENTED Ii Is
usually the fault OF the people sending
The car. who can arrange for free and
qatck transportation 10y telegra palng the
commission IN Lincoln ast OF what their
ear or cars contains The comsnlSsio viii
then arrange all transportation.
facetioas freight agent in the East
labeled one ear load OF food ''0u;ft for
emlgrants." This car reached the necss..
who needed Il only after the most extra
ordinary delays and after many mistakes
and explaEsa lions aad rc-explanatlons
MeanS hiio a certain minority began 10
make war upon the commission at Ia,
expense % the aoasSt and needy majority.
Men fesortei 10 all manner of tricks in
orsicr 80 scdace he commizSIo:, into xiv
Ing them supplies whfch they d.l sz,t
nee.k Also various uaacrupuA5ss persons
received doaa lions 81 provisions from The
East asid then sold them 10 the fsoKse a..
- very how rate. L IS true. but certainly
! AZ the u>sst obvious profits TIE cs.r,,-
mission detected enc man selling a DO.
| aascl car sead OF coal a, the pri.se ~ "A
cents per ton, Taey discovered arotae-
| man WHO bad collected some {. co fr,,n
| olsA<itaaae folk IN other st&tos. ana Of
ga
/ $50. The commission vas obliged - maxi
ions wars us'51 all these men who wished
/ 10 practice upga the misery OF t6a
! farmers.
/ As is mentioned above. thts strokes,
! District does sot incl.sde IN any ,,,s.~,er
| the eatlre state o. Nebraska. bs... sex.r.
| 6aeiess. certain counties THAI are ma, IN
/ tbs strouta pSfg.os had 40 aps,a~sn, he@i-
( tS5scn about yoseiferousiy shouting Tor 70.
/ lief When the STATE seglsatgre afsgyn.
/ printed Stjae@ I0 help she starving DIS
/ 4t3cfs. Cso0 uT 100 couaiiss III she east a,
essce seat delegations 10 ths capital "a an.
! ply for PARK OK Il. They said. snxeru.
| oasay. thas Il was tba states 1u,s.usy an,
they wanted saesr share Of H.
To- ere tes@ IN abe northern gar; % tha
/ state fsege was sent sgom TIE Has A car
}oass cf cesd- Ths cjt5xuas stngssy amer
! isonet = on the basis oG So uas-h per
| eag.tA. Thsg appointed a committee 20
| transport sis@ coas grun Sgse car 90 each
/ mans Fessseace. It vas sac Torture %
tsss cssnnatsee anAi}s - gei .n<a the a.
ftce u 3 cst5xsA vac sas fairly pres
| porous
w here 80 sch Want yer coal put~.
tasy SID. visa clever ard SIS wank.
| 'tWAAt coalTs'
WAY, eur casl, Year eezll. The coal
| MIA aas scot hsFe
''tili oat a hevs. X yoa qua any coal Il.
ny cellar rG ksli serae o. yta."
| Thcy arSac4 for a aoNg slr,se. They q
saet s@Te to ,save any oae sns Of the son-
| slssg&cz. He eeela thsa ,s3g of ~ msvsszx
faties. wlth htsst. tAey Weas - aas xgfe azsa
| tried - ges her 10 allow tAesg 70 PAT the
ezssI "a she e~ssG2v. Ia sAls as@o taey wSrs
| Ees s-sS<wssgas.
/ These ers a Part q the 9 ffs-sfssfsa uxss
| wAA2s sAs sosansssxsna fights rs sss,Itra-
ssea - - shxeSt al S1ssaes feoaa sae gsa-
eF1as aas gSsytRg seaaets&sfs ~ ether
states tstO cerr@cs rasas - Fssea fne
suffering To 10 iass ever ssrFseoFy