The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-03
INDT1 FAMINE RELEEF.
Important Letter from Robert II. Hume ofThis City-Neyy Haven's Aid FOnd'

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 Important Letter from Robert II. Hume ofThis City-New Haven's Aid Fond' The following letter and cablegram speak for themselves It will be re- membered that Dr. Robert H. Hume IS a New Havener and that Mr. Fee is the l United States consul at Bombay ana chairman of the Americo-Indian relief committee, through whom New Haven has already sent $3,000. Up to yester- day the New York committee, with whom the New Haven committee IS as- sociated, had sent s194,O0O to India,
 Ahmednagar, India, June P, l9oo' William F. Dodge, Esq, Chairman or Committee of One Hundred on India
 Famine Relief:
 | Dear MT. Dodge: We are all satislled that, in addition to the providing or food for the starving, the best way to save life. in the long run, is to follow the lines herein indicated
 Village relief is most effective now, at the beginning of the rainy season, when people leave the government re- lief works for their villages, in helping very many of those who have no re- sources. Village relief means giving small amounts of money and grain, and the providing of employment on needful local work, etc.
 Aid to children and deserted women reaches those who cannot otherwise take care of themselves. You would be surprised to see how, under the awful stress of famine, people desert their children and feeble relatives.
 Aid in clothing saves many lives in this indictment season. when rain comes | to drench the people and the open ground on which they sleep Aid to farmers at this season will prevent having many more orphans and other famine sufferers by and by.
 Last Friday morning at 330 o'clock rose and left for the famine districts, and was gone till 10 D. m. on Wednes- day night. |. e., six days-save part of Sunday and Sunday night, when l re- turned home for supplies and to answer tslegrams, etc In this time l arranged for aid to farmers in IF towns. Other members of our volunteer relief corps have done the same in about 400 other towns, in the last ten days.
 Subordinate government officers had previously made out lists of needy far mers. These lists were kindly placed in our hands, as the basis on which to pro- ceed. We questioned every applicant, judged of his situation, told him to get a government loan if this was possible, excluded some names, added many oth- CTS, and gave each an order for a defi- nite amount, in no case exceeding S3, according to his land and condition which money will be paid, when all is ready for the actual sowing Widows, children and poor people, received spec jal consideration.
 The subordinate officers who prepared the lists had, for the most part. omitted the names oe farmers on relief works, yet those farmers really most needed help. Accordingly, we have put such names on the list, to a onsiderabe ex tent, although we cannot do all that is necessary.
 This statement is made to show, in some detail, how the gifts from your committee Is being used, In a few days assignments of all the sums which you have remitted will be made.
 Just now we are distributing large amount of clothing in the following way: Trusty agents go to the govern ment relief works and make lists of the persons who are most nearly naked. white paper. stamped by one of our re- lief corps. is filled out by the agent with name, town, etc, of the person, and is an order for q cloth for a woman A blue paper of similar character is an order for blanket. The cloths and blankets are left with the faithful officer in charge of the relief work. When the person presents the order, he or she gets the garments. This method insures wisdom and accuracy and order in the distribution of clothing.
 Rain has begun to fall and, in this re. zion. the prospect for the sowing of fields is good.
 Tn some towns I have placed a pair of oxen with the mission agent who allows the poorest farmers to use them in turn Tn other towns we are placing light agricultural instruments to be pulled by hand II Is premature to say how largely these will be used, but we are doing all we can.
 We are under immense oblibations to the Committee of One Hundred and to all who send relief funds.
 Receipts for money are taken from those to whom money is remitted by our treasurer, and we mean to have everything done In business-like way.
 I am. sincerely yours,
 Signed: R. A. Hume.