The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-14
MINERS MAD WITH HUNGER.
The DeStitutiOn in Ohio Beyond Power
OF Pen 10 Picture.

Gov. Mckinley Issues Another Appeal
for Assistanoe-The Onoers of the
Order of United Mine Workers Ae-
oused of Ignoring the Suffering of
Their Followers The Drinking Habit
Largely Responsible for the Destitu-
tion, But the Starving Wives and Chill
dren Not Responsible FOR the Present
State of Affairs.
Columbus. o. Jan. 13.-To-night Gov.
Mckinley received a telegram from Chair
man coultrap. of the relief committee at
Nelsonvlle. urging that supplies be sent
Co Shawnee and Glouster at once as well
as TO Jacksonville.
Immediately the governor sent Mayor
Blee OF Cleveland the following telegrams
There Is much suffering for provisions
and clothing among the miners OF tho
Hooking Valley and Sunday Creek Valley
of this state. II is of such a character
that / feel constrained to call upon the
generous people OF Ohio to render as
sistance. The car load OF supplies sent
last week has been already exhausted.
Columbus viii send a car load tonight
and Cincinnati viii commence shipping
her contributions tomorrow. Contrbu-
tions can be either money. provisions or
clothing. Can Cleveland be ready 20 shin
supplies by Wednesday. or otherwise con-
tribute as it may deem best by that time?
VIII later indicate TO what points the
shipments should be made"
The car load Of provisions that was To
leave here this morning was not sent, but
VIII go 10 Glouster tomorrow morning
a gentleman, who resides In the Hook
ing valley and is pretty familiar with the
condition Of the miners there, was here
to-day lie says the miners have been
in destitute circumstances for some time
and that the matter was reported 10 the
officials OF the United Mine Workers but
they practically ignored the matter. prob
ably because they did not comprehend the
real truth
When they failed 10 take action the
miners themselves appointed COMMITTEES.
who for the last two months have been
going quietly about the country soliciting
ala, which they claimed for Hooking VAL
ley railroad men who lost their situations
by reason of the strike on that road last
summer. This. the gentleman claimed.
was done In order that the public might
not know that the miners we're In impov-
erlshed circumstances The gentleman
| said he had heard II charged that the
! United Mine Workers officials had advised
| that the matter Doe kept from the public,
bat he doubted tho truth Of this How
ever, those officials are now being critlcis-
ed for not taking an active interest in the
matter since the condition Of affairs has
been made public. So far as known they
have not attempted TO do anything for the
benefit Of the sufferers
He further says the desttution in the
Sunday Greek valley completely over
shadows that IN the Hooking Valley. or
In about Nelsonville where the first ap-
peal came from. lie thinks the destitute
there VIII have to be cared for till spring,
az least
A newspaper man who has Just ar
rived from the scene says the destitution
is widespread. and that no writer could
draw picture horrible enough 10 do
the matter justice He says it Is i'm
possible 70 conceive how such conditions
could exist in civilized country and
that It is disgrace to the state OF Ohio
which VIII not soon be blotted out. In
view Of this fact he thinks Il is well tho
real conditions cannot be presented to the
public.
When he asked the miners how they
would guard against such circumstances
in the future, they almost invariably
answered that they would work more and
strike less.
The well-to-do citizens in the impover-
ished district charge that much Of the
suffering there can be traced to the drink
Ing habit They say many of the miners
in prosperous times seem to have no
other desire than to enrich the saloon
keepers, and make no attempt to prepare
for adversity.
The better class Of miners admit this Is
true in great many instances, but ths
wives and children Of such men-who are
the real sufferers noW-are not responslbles
for this condition.
But while these charges are made.
those making them proclaim that this
Is not a time to inquire after the cause.
The effect alone must be considered.