Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1891-10-23 | Page 1 | Unable to Cope with the Distress in Russia

Unable to Cope With the Distress in Rnssin ST PETERsnuno Oct 22 Reports from the provinces of Sunbrisk and Samara show the local government Is unable to j cope with tho prevailing distress The authorities have forbidden the local press Ito I-to record the state of affairs Tho prbvlnji i cial assemblies are panic stricken and cll utterly unable to remedy the disorder I The military graneries have been depleted Funds for the relief of the starving people have also been dep orably managed In some districts under powerful patronage there is more than an abundance of relief I while in other districts no heed is paid to the sta1 ving peasants A passenger steamer on the Volga was destroyed by fire near Rybinsk today Seven persons perished in the flames