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Show AX Al'VtfAl. FOR All). The News is in receipt of circulars from the "Committee of One Hundred on India Famine Relief," of New York, in which aid is solicited for the sufferers. suffer-ers. The circular says in part: "Our literature, our direct and constant con-stant communication with India, and the treasuresrhip of Messrs. Brown Bros & Co., 59 Wall Sc., are freely at the command of any one who finds them available: while, at the same time, we suggest that funds raised in any locality lo-cality be sent to the nearest relief committee." An appeal is, further, made to the papers of the country to receive donations, do-nations, and to forward them to this committee or to the nearest relief committee. The following are the officers of the committee: William E. Dodge, chairman; chair-man; L. T. Chamberhmi, chairman executive committee: Elgin R. L. Gould, secretary; Arthur W. Milbury, assistant secretary; Frederick D. Greene, assistant secretary; John Crosby Cros-by Brown, treasurer.. Headquartol's is at 73 Bible House, New York. In this country. where plenty abounds, no conception of the awful suffering -of millions of people thru famine and disease can be conveyed by print. Au immense uumber of people, about sixty millions, nearly equal to the total population of the United States, are threatened with annihilation, the death-ratelieiug death-ratelieiug appaliug. Great Britiau, the ruler of part of the stricken districts, is doing her best to alleviate the suffering; suffer-ing; a large portion of the area effected is ruled over by native princes; and the aid needed raiiM be ou a very extensive scale, calling for the united philau-throyic philau-throyic efforts of the civilized world. "Thousands are dyiug every day. The heavens are as brass and the earth as a parchment. Eye-witnesses say the birds are dropping lifeless from the burning sky. aud the beasts of the field lie down to die side by side. Men. women wo-men and children fall dead, mere skeletons, skele-tons, for lack of food and water. And it is believed the distress has not yet reached its climax." |