Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-03
EEsRAsKA SUFFERERS.
County Becoming Aroused 70 the
Necessity Of Relief

laway Central Relief C0mmil'ee D.
C4lIaway, Nebraska, 10 Mrs. ] A.
King Of this city l. ~ fOllD9E
DEAR MADAg:-I was yery pleased
10 rccsiye yours " the l3.h inst. We
are iust IN the ,rst Of the drought
belt. The above heading will largelS
explain our organization. We act foT
a territory covering nearly 1000 fquarf
miles, but sparsely ~ pied ~ ~ leas
one third have LEFT. w organized be-
fore the state relief commission wa
formed under the Rev. l.. =. Lnddsr
Of Lincoln, but We subsequently pa
ourselves under bin. We are undeno
minatiOnaI, but our three lady mem
bers represent the principle cEurches
here, Episcopal, Methodist and Evan
ge,icsl Methodist 30 that we kno"
what II going on, aud thus avoid du-
picaiions u relief, we began to relieve
distress four months ago by means o.
local Donation, t'is pn1siple being tn"
Galloway Mlll co, which gives iiiti
sicks Of -four a inpnib. but what could
the few remaining storekeepors or re-.
puted capitalists do; here rent, inter
est, profit, borrowing and lending had
ceased? We are all 10 the same boat,
the socialist millInlum has cone.
We have had one car Of provisions
from indiana, aud several cbusigp'
msnls OF second hand clothing from
other places, but ou' supplies have been
entirely exhausted fJr the last two
weeks. We have agents out collecting,
but the stuff does not come aud am
getting nervous aud anxious.
But I think the country is getting
reused at last. Their apathy has made
me think very hardly Of people wAo
could relieve starving Russians or
Coreans and neglect their own, but
suppose they did not really realize the
situation.
] enclose you hand-bill that we
have circulated, for we could not get
the newspapers TO print our letters at
first, though now they print them
freely enough. Some have sent out
special reporters aud their statements
confirm ours.
The facts are as bad as they can be,
and II were compiling some 10 make
a sensation, could string few to-
gether that would startle the world.
Fortunately the weather Il very beau
tiful, and II the billiards and snow
storms will only hold OH few weeks,
l feel sure we shall pull through, as the
country IL getting aroused, though |
fear II may be too late. The relief we
have hitherto given has been dlstTibut-
cd by the members Of our central com
mlttees, personally In Galloway, on the
recommendation Of our local township
committees. but NJ the distances are
80 great for some. and the winter
storms, may endanger tho lives of ap-
plloants for aid, we propose la the
future 10 apportlon the aid we may re-
oeiYe, among the townships under care
Of supervisors, whom We have appointed
our agents, assisted by the before men
toned local committees We have per
formed 6l2 acts of reliei, applied 10
something oyer 200 families since We
began 10 keep accounts, The eases will
increase M The winter adYanocs,
II you are fortunate enough Ia
secure ~ oaf, please got u to us ~
speedily AZ possible, ~ that ws may
tide over this lutefegnum ! ieul sure
the country Will protect us later,
hAYe warned all ouf committees 30 kpep
applicants back untll they hear fom
us, bot sone Will Keep oomiug in, aud
~ secretary ! Ain Iesiefed io death
With seeplng women
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cams Rnd lnfofmed me that some ohlt
dgon had heeu travelling all night aud
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ihe moIulpg nsarly ffufgu. Thsy had
oams fof rellsf lhsir father had gans
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