The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-27
FEEDING THE HUNGRY
Generous Responses 10 The Appeal Of
Mayor Swift Of Chicago.
FEW SUFFERED LAST NIGHT
Pabst ErewIng Company and the
Pope Bicycle Company Each
Subscribe 81, ,ooo-Ihe Gen.
erai Weather Conditions.

Chicago. Jan. eG-Thc quick response
of the citizens to Mayor Swlft's appeal
has resulted In the relief of suffering
In Chicago with rapidity and TO an cx-
tent far beyond expectations Through
Nh. systematic canvass oi the police
and the prompt attention 10 the cases
rcpOrted by N" officers, Il is safe to
say that hut Few persons suffered to-
nlght IA Chicago from cold or hunger.
During the past ~ hours not less than
|. 900 families were supplied through
the pulicc with food and fuel. Thc
work of the police was to-day rcin-
forced by that of the letter carriers.
who. acting on Postmaster Hcslngs
orders, gathered the names NJ the un-
fnrtunatos on their routes aud turned
them into the suh-stations the super
intcndents Of which then reported 10
the police,
Mayor swift was busy all day receiv-
Ing subscriptions To the relief fund.
The Pabst Brewing company of Mil
WAulNcc tslrgraphcd Mayor Swift that
IL had sent $1,000 To help feed the hun
gTy. The largest contribution made TO
the public relief fund was ny the Off
cials and employees ~ the Postal Tsle-
graph 4 Cable company, who raised
s. Oun. The lumber dealers of the city
raised 81 800 In y minutes to-day and
promised that by Tomorrow the
amount would be $3.50. a large fund
was raised among the exhibitors ~
cycles gt the national exposition now
being held here, The list was headed
10y the Pope Manufacturing company
with contribution of $i0o0, and VIII
amount to a large sum when com-
pleted, Fully SSS.ooo has been raised
for relief work In the last two days by
voluntary responses To Mayor Swifts
proclamation,
Chicago, Jan. &-At o'clock this
morning the government thermometer
showed temperature OF - degrees below
zero. three degrees warmer than the same
time yesterday. but there was little CON-
fort derived from that fact, It being one
degree colder than AZ a. m.
The signal service to-day reports the
cold area extending all over the west
and northwest and no prospect OF n mate
rial ict-up In the Intensity OF the cold for
at least q hours. All trains to-day wer.
delayed by anowdrifts and Inability To
make steam.
The proclamation OF Mayor swift met
with n hearty Response. Besides NOR.
IMAM $500 IA cash hundreds Of tons OF
coal aud almost an unllmlied supply OF
provisions have bccn sent In and prompt
~ distributed. Seven hundred Of the more
desperate eases OF dcstitutlon have al
ready been relieved and the work Is being
carried on without cessation.
Fully g,co people were given shelter
last night NJ police stations aud salvation
Army barracks. The now Isolation hospl-
tai was thrown open to-day. the council
aI The
pose. and Will be used FOR cases Of con-
tagious diseases among the poor. II will
also relieve the congcatcd condition OF
the city and county hospitals. which ara
81 crowded that not a case OF contagious
disease has been taken In since Friday.
Eight hundred new eases of families re-
uulring Immediate aid were reported 10
the police to-day.
At II o'clock the government thcrmom-
ctcr registered liis degrees below zero.
An unknown man was found frozen 10
death near Finley Park. ON the Rock ISL
aud road. Several cases of severe freezing
are reported some OF which viii probably
result In the loss OF hands or feet. Fires
kept the nrcmon busy an day and nearly
every man IN the department. i almost
! exhausted ny the constant battle with
the namca In the bitter weather.
Washington, Jan. sG-rhr weather hu-
reau udVicrs show - to ~ degrees hriow
zero In the northwest and freezing wealth.
CT extends tn the gulf coast In the mid-
| die and South Atlantic states the lndica-
tions are that the sun viii materially aid
to-day and tomorrow In mitigating tho
| effects Of the cold blasts from the west.
I The high barometer out west Is thought,
/ however. TO prcsagc another drop IN tenn
pcrature later In IN. week.
| New York, Jan. G-Therc was "A slight
/ but not apprcclable moderation OF tenn
/ peraturc here to-day AZ go Il was 5.0s
I degrees above zero. the wind being -
miles an hour. A. o'clock the mercury
/ had risen to : degrees. the wind supslding
/ somewhat. In the Interior there has been
a more marked rise IN temperature. tho
/ moderation being also quite marked In
/ New England and Ctnada. Snow II re-
| ported In many places.
/ Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. 8-tast night the
mercury In the signal service thermome-
ter dropped 10 degrees below zero. but
/ more exposed Thermometers registered ~
| degrees lower. The cold rauscd great sut-
| fcring among the poor Mrs. Mary Nor
/ ris coloTnd was overcome on the street.
/ hands. feet and ears were frequent
among tho traln men.
| Buffalo. n. Y. Jan. ss.-This city was
swept all nlghi by U-mlle breeze which
made ia. weather seem more severe al
though the cold moderated. A. ; a. m.
to-day th" thcrmomctcr was Y degrees
above. Buffalo h again experiencing a
water famine owing TO the slush bee OF
Niagara river. which i sucked In at tho
inlet pier and clogs the pumps.
| Niagara Falls. y. v. Jan. s6-The coil
/ Is Intense here and a glttertns Ice bridge
/ has formed IN the gorge. The frozen spray
I rpon the trees of the parks and the faces
OF the cliffs present dazzling sPc"tacls
and tho tr,.ns are bringing many sight
/ sgcrs.
4 Detective FINED.
san FranolscO. Jan. N-Prtyate Dctec-
tive Caiiendnn was hncd tl0o to-day for
malicious mischief Callcndun was hired
by the local ch!n"ss consul to destroy the
meeting places OF the See Ngp society.