Show FAMINE STRICKEN RUSSIA THE empire of russia and the id republic of the united states are opposite extremes of po political M loal 6 k at the present time by the hand of oba charity rity and generosity they are brought into fraternal relations food from our pro prosperous berous and beautiful clime is being conveyed to the starving millions of russia thia will form an object lesson that cannot but be instructive to the autocratic czar as well wel I 1 as to the crushed and tiam trampled pled peasant on the dinst the united states ship hip indiana laden with pr previsions visions teamed steamed into the harbor of labad on the baltic she left philadelphia on the of february birthday her arrival at the russian port was an event of marked moment A russian man of war band played the star spangled banner P as the India indiana naPP drew near another steamship the missouri left tew new york on the just inet laden with 2500 tons of flour and meal for the famine sufferers of russia she too will make liban her destination it is true CoD congress gress has done nothing in this affair the indiana Indian alP cargo was contributed by benevolent citizens of philadelphia and other eastern cities the missouri cargo was contributed by the flour merchants of the north west the governors of minnesota I 1 low iowa and ana nebraska took tip the matter officially cialli other states followed and the railroads conveyed the donations free to new york even the services of the missouri were donated b by a large establishment t two two minneapolis men ac accompany compan lustri ibe the provisions to see that they are distributed buted to the sufferers extremes thurs meet in ia a practical and pleasant manner |