The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-04
NO USE TO ASK AID
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND LOUIS
IANANS ARE DESTITUTE.
Drouth Last Season Was So Severe on the
Harvested Representative Roatner
Gays He VIII Not Ask Congress for a
Relief Appropriation, Because Cleve-
land Would Veto 1t as Soon ~ 1t Got to
Him-Mayor Swift Declines Nebraska's
OfYer of Aid for Chicago's Destitute.

New York, Feb. 3.-Congressman c. ]
Boatner of Louisiana who is in this city
said today that about 100000 people are
destitute in the northwestern part of his
state, owing TO bad crops. He had just
received dispatch from Colonel Baker
editor OF a New Orleans paper, telling
him that the people needed seeds tc
plant their crops and asking whether he
could not get congress 10 appropriate
something for seed.
II shall not ask congress 10 appro-
pirate anything for Seeds said the con-
gresham, because feel sure that Pres
ident Cleveland would veto any bill OF
that nature. He vetoed bill of A SINH
lar kind for the sufferers in Texas some
years ago. 1t gives me pleasure to say
that many congressman besides myself
are sending seeds and 10 is a great help.
Whatever they get is helpful and will
assist them 20 plant small crops al
least"
He explained the reason for the fear
full condition there as follows:
Last year We had drouth OF four
months. 1t not only killed the growing
crops but the streams dried up. cattle
died and those that survived became
very poor. The drouth was confined 10
the billy or sandy soil and not to the
rich alluviaI lands OF the Mississippi.
Red and Ouachita rivers. These alluvial
lands, however. can stand longer drouths
than the hill lands. There are abou;
100, 900 people affected by this failure 70
make crops and we are doing all we can
10 help them. They are in actual need,
FOR they do not get enough OF the crops
when they raise them 10 have any sur
plus money on hand. BESIDES the help
they receive now they will, as / said
have to have seed 10 plant their crops.
1t is fearful drouth that kills even a
seed crop
WESTERN AID DECLINED.
Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 3.-The senate this
morning killed The Canadian resolution
presented last week. and adopted. TO
send corn 10 Chicago free OF cost 70 the
city Il it would be accepted by the
mayor. Mayor Swift had been advised
OF the action OF the Nebraska legisiat-
ure. ard sent the following telegram:
Chicago. Feb. 3.-Hon. James Z. Har-
ris. state house. Lincoln. Neb.: Answer
ing your message. We sincerely thank
the generous people % Nebraska for
their proffered donation OF corn. but re-
specially decline, as the response Of our
own citizens has been 50 a5undantiy
generous as to give all the aid that viii
Be required 20 meet the wants OF the
suffering. GEO. y. SWIFT, Mayor"
ELECTRIC BITTERs.
Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season. but perhaps more gen
orally needed. when the ianguid ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the liver
Is torpid and sluggish and the need OF
q tonic and Alternative Is felt A prompt
use Of this medicine has often averted
long and perhaps fatal bilious feveTs.
No medicine will act more surely IN
countcracting and freeing the system
from the mzlsrial poison Headache.
Indigestion. Constipation, Dizziness
yield 10 Electric Bitte-<- 51c- and 100
per bottle al Geo. Van Werden's Phsr-
macy. SO " Main street and G. Gch-
rings drug store. northeast corner To-
peka and Douglas avenues
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