Show THE WORLD AROUND A Colombian Gunboat Monkey lug with American Interests Wild Excitement in Canada Over the Manitoba Rebellion Englands First Naval Reserve Ordered Heady for Service Distress in West Virginia ChARLESTON W VA March 28 Information In-formation received from the suffering districts says the people are in a very bad condition and on the verge of starvation People are asking for bread and animals are starving to death In many places strong men are begging for corn to keep soul and body together The condition is distressng in many parts of the suffering section Many gain a livlihood by running run-ning timber but for months there has been no rise in the rivers or mountain streams hence the people are suffering for woodbecause no timber can be run Unless the rise comes soon there will yet be months suffering The people hold out well and are trying to keepthe suffering from going abroad but the time has come when hunger pinches them and they ask for food In the northern part of the county great suffering is experienced ex-perienced among mountain farmers and lumbermen Matters are truly distressing distress-ing j children and women eat parched corn when they can get it and are thankful thank-ful The winter is severe the people are poor and there is no work In many places the stock died in large numbers from starvation I |