The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13
oH1o's DESTITUTE MINERS.
Hundreds OF Families in Need of Fooc
and Clothing.

Columbus O., Jan. 12.-To-day Gov. Nc
KinIey received telegram from Prof
T. S. Coultrap, chairman Of the relief
committee at Nelsonvlne. as follows:
"Conservative reports from represen-
tative men Of about half the places in
the district show that $50 families are
in actual want OF aid. Several places not
reported are holding meetings and win
report tomorrow. Urgent need Of imme-
date supplies Is reported from every
point"
About the same time this telegram was
received the governor received another
from Chairman Perkins Of the Cincin-
matt Chamber of Commerce, as follows
I'VE will be ready 10 ship a car load of
supplies Monday. Please wire to what
point in your judgment we had better
send it, and to whom shall it be con-
signed. 1t will consist Of two bales Of
bed clothing and provisions"
Replying 10 this the governor called
attention to the Urgent need Of supplies
at Nelsonville, and the following reply
promptly came back to him:
I'VE shall begin shipping supplies on
Monday. viii ship car load Of homlny
beans and meat TO Neisonville VIII ex-
pect you to keep US fully advised as TO
where the greatest need exists
The Columbus Board Of Trade held
special meeting tonight, and as re
suit a car load Of supplies viii be shipped
to Jacksonville from here tomorrow morn
ing.
Columbus, o., Jan. 12.-Despite the low
temperature and binding snow, the mass
meeting at Glouster this afternoon for the
purpose Of devisng means to provide for
the destitute miners was well attended by
people from all the surrounding districts
who know the conditions and realize that
the time for prompt action is at hand
Oakdale Hollister, Mine No. 10, Mudfork
Trimble, Jacksonville, and numerous other
districts were well represented.
The following plea TO the public, whicn
was read AT the meeting, graphically de-
scribes the situation: THE people are
naked and hungry, and it Is your place to
see that they have shelter and food it IS
YOUR place to do for them all that within
your power lies If one drop of the milk OF
human kindness courses through your
veins, you viii open your hearts and purses
to these distressed brethren. sympathy is
not that they need. They must have food
and clothing.
The merchants at Glouster, as in many
otl1er districts, have exhausted their re-
sources, and can do nothing more in the
wav Of relieving the distress, and are COM
pelled to listen TO touching appeals OF
hunger without being aple 70 RESPOND.
The local missionaries and religious or
gantzat,ons have exhausted all their re-
sources, and say it is absolutely impossible
for them TO do more, but they say without
hesitation that the miners must have re-
lief at once.
During the meeting this afternoon,
Mayor ]. ". Jones Of Glouster, said;
There is a great deal Of actual suffering
and distress, caused by the enforced idle
ness Of the laborlng classes. There are
in our midst plenty Of honest and in
dustrious men with large families, who
are willing TO work, and do work all the
time they can get employment but VINO
can't earn enough money under exist
ing circumstances TO pay their rent. to
say nothing Of food and clothing for them
selves and their families"
Before the meeting adjourned. appro-
pirate action was taken, and it is be-
lieved the needy Will now be cared for.