St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-04
II Ellie WORK,
The Government Will supply Tents
for the HonleIess--Queen Vic-
t0ria,s Sympathy,

The Government Will supply Tents
for the HomeIess--Queen VIC
toria's Sympathy.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Col. r. M.
Batcheldor, district quartermaster, has
been ordered to Charleston to issue and
distribute tents to the homeless, and to rem
der such aid as it may be within the power
of the department to extend. The follow
ing dispatch was received by cable to-day
from Queen Victoria:
BALMORAL, Sept.3.-To the President of the
United States: l desire to express my pro-
found sympathy with the sufferers by the late
earthquakes, and await with anxiety fuller
intelligence, which I hope may show the eff
fects to have been less disastrous than re-
ported. (Signed) The QUEEN.
NEW YoRK's ACTION.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The stock, pro-
duce, mining and cotton exchanges have
appointed committees to solicit Subscrip-
lions for the relief of the Charleston SUI
ferers. The total contributed il the cotton
exchange to-day is So, 375. It is announced
that the Southern Express company will
forward contributions free of charge. The
Brooklyn examiner has received the follow
lug dispatch from Vicar General P. L.
Duff:
{ Charleston, S. c., Sept. 3.-The Catholic
churches, orphanages, schools and pastoral
residences have been seriously damaged.
Miraculous were the escapes of priests,
sisters and orphans who are now camping
out. I am erecting a temporary altar in the
cathedral grounds. Our loss and suffering
are great.
The examiner has sent an appeal to thd
clergy and laity of the New York and
Brooklyn churches to aid in swelling the
fund. From Washington it is announced
that the surgeon-general of the Marine
hospital service has authorized the officers
of that bureau at Charleston to secure tents
to replace temporarily the hospital building
rendered uninhabtable by the earthquake;
also that Chief Clerk Youmans of the
treasury department, by permission of
Acting-Secretary Fairchild, issued Cir
cular to-day informing the employees that
the rule prohibiting the circulation of sub
scription papers in the department would
be suspended in the case of the Charleston
relief fund, and heads of bureaus would be
designated to receive subscriptions.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
will be given in all Washington theaters
and places of amusement for the benefit OF
the sufferers. In Philadelphia subscriptions
amounting to nearly $500 were announced.
George w. ChildS and A. j. Drexel gave
500 each. The firm of Drexel & Co. was
selected to act as bankers for the committee.
A telegram was sent to the mayor of
Charleston to draw OH that firm for $500.
Mr.. James M. Brown. president of the
New York chamber of commerce has
called special meeting on Monday next in
view of the great distress resulting from the
losses at Charleston. Mr.. Brown has sent
the following to the president of the cham
Der of commerce and cotton exchange at
Charleston:
The chamber of commerce of New York
profoundly sympathize with the people Of
overtaken their city. The chamber will
meet on Monday next to devise prompt
measures for the relief of the sufferers.
Meantime kindly furnish the chamber with
such information as you may have in regard
to their needs.
President Wilson of the petroleum ex-
change called the members together this
afternoon and announced that he had ap-
pointed committee to receive contribu-
lions for the relief of the Charleston suffer-
ers. The charity committee of the pro-
duce exchange at their meeting to-day de-
cided to telegraph the mayor of Charleston
asking if they were in need of funds, in
which event this exchange would send
sum of money at once from their funds.
Another meeting will be held tomorrow,
by which time it is hoped an answer will
have been received. Mayor O'Brien of
Boston has sent the following to a number
of prominent citizens:
A meeting of citizens will be held at thist
Office tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 4, at
II m, for the purpose of establishing sys-
TEN of relief for sufferers by the earthquake
in Charleston. You are earnestly requested
to attend the meeting.
The mayor also sent message to the
mayor of Charleston to ascertain what was
needed, but no reply has been received.
BALTIMoRE's OFFERING.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 3.-The subscription
started by the American in aid of the suf-
ferers by the Charleston disaster reached
81, 500, which amount has been forwarded.
The fund is growing rapidly.