New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

..,x .,uss bread that only made the people
who ate It III.
.rord Of people, mostly women, wait at the
n.,s,,on house door for their bread tickets.
,bssa tickets are changed every Monday. and
,ho account OF the week is made up. 1t is not
usht task IN change from 700 TO 900 tickets.
Ri. the crowd fvt the lao;t part Is very patient,
though suffering fioa, TIE cold Of this severe
weather. for all are bur scantily clad. Many
one in the crowd now shivering in rags waiting
,or q dole Of bread was only a short time ago
the mistress of pleasant home surrounded with
comfort
We're il not 50 sad it would be amusing to
notice with what eagerness each recipient of
bread tickets calls thousand blessings on the
heads of the benevolent donors, and hurrles
away to the bakery to secure the portion of bread
assigned for that day. About one pound day
is issued to each person. the daily amount being
now nearly 1000 pounds. Three ovens are kept
busy. 1t is a great blessing that. the last har-
YES, being abundant. flour Is cheap. so that
bread can be furnished at less than one cent
pound. Giving dole Of one pound to each In
dvidual each dollar bill will supply 100 persons
for day. The need is so great that it is only
possible to give small ration TO each individual
city The distress is just as great in the villages
Of the plain surrounding the city. At first. 1000
persons on the plain received portion of wheat
The Fretched people having been left without
animals many came and carried the wheat away
on their backs. The number OF persons relieved
on the plain has risen to over 1000. The letter
Of appeal following shows the condition Of the
rural population:
Dear Mr. -: Our village did not escape the
troubles Of last October in which we lost all means
O.. livelihood and were deprived of all the most
necessary things Of life. We now suffering in
a most miserable condition. There are ninety y-hve
fsmilles-S20 persons-in our village OF these, the
majority able TO make a comfortable living
and even enjoy considerable wealth. But now all
ara in poverty and in need of food. The people, at
and fed TO near villages. A few days later they
returned and found every place empty and them
selves left In poverty ana wretchedness. To-day
they are hungry and naked and barefooted Being
without bedding they seek rest and protection from
the cold at night by crowding into the hay. Re-
covering from the first shock, they could only be-
wall their misery. On the one hand there the
pteous cry for food and the suffering from cold and
possibility OF obtaining anything. for that terrible
calamity had deprived us of every earthly blessing.
We have lost focks and herds. household furniture.
agricultural implements food, clothing and, in fact,
everything In that terrible storm the unprotected
people were In awful terror, and many mothers lost
their Infants and many others became sick and suf
Tered for want OF care Now with the change Of
Weather many dying.
The spring has cuiac We have no food no seed
70 nv. oxen, cows nor sheep 10 milk. With
nand folded In our bosom we bewail our miserable
tye stores TWO OF which did considerable business
These merchants lost everything. and with the rest
o. the people Of the village in need OF food
Ine church of the village was plnndered and all