Wichita eagle., 1889-06-08
TIE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Different Ways of Using Them Favored
by the Governor and Mayor McCollin.

NEW YORK, June 7.-Contributions for
Johnstown continued to pour in during
the day. Among the contributions re-
ceived by the chamber of commerce was
81, 900 from the London and Brazilian
bank of London. The chamber Of COM
merce's collections, including today,
amount to So 166.
At the mayors Office today a number of
men out of employment offered their SER
vices to go to Johnstown. They were told
that they were not needed.
Some difference of opinion appears in
the following dispatches received by the
mayor from Governor Beaver and from
Mayor McCollin, of Pittsburg:
The governor says: Following out your
suggestion Of first communication in re-
gard TO holding my funds for later
exigences, | have been exceedingly eau
tious and in the estimation of many,
whose feelings are much involed, crimi-
nally conservative, My thought had been
to have funds contributed by our people
first, trusting to have ell funds coming
from out the state expended under au
thority of general committee which /
prOsed to have organized at n conference
between the mayor Of Philadelphia, rep
reSentativeS of the JOhnstoWn committee
and myself in Philadelphia tomorrow l
perhaps am too sensitive about spending
other peoples money, but so long as our
own lasts did not wish to eXpend dollar
of the trust funds given me for such
a sacred purpose, without the authority of
the tribunal whose dignity and integrity
should be recognized by the world. In
this am in harmony with YOUR committee
and people elsewhere. Ii it is possible send
me an estimate of the funds you collect
before go to Philadelphia tomorrow.
ISIgned JAMES a. BEAVER"
A oh 5
Pittsburg, to Mayor Grant reads: I'VE
expect TO be at the end of our funds by
Saturday night. l will keep you posted on
our wants.
[SignedI w. MCCoLLIN, Mayor"
Governor Beaver during the day tele-
graphed that disinfectants were badly
needed. Telegram was sent Governor
Beaver by Mayor Grant inQuiring the
position taken by the former as given
above. ut should be the aim and work
OF US all" the dispatch continues,
Ito concentrate the use of the money TO a
substantial committee such as you pro-
pose. Twill help you to do this. The time
viii come when money can be wisely used
IN advancing sums TO mechanics and work
men who have lost their tools. This was
done in Chicago after the great fire with
great success. Please advise the mayor of
PittsburG as | have done, that our COM
mittee are working through YOU"
y StcOuU UlSpAtCu was received from
PittsburC 1t was addresses to Treasurer
Simmons. signed Thomas Hackett and j.
{. Morley, Of the committee of relief
board. After stating that that body had
wired the governor asking for
funds, the dispatch goes on: Pitts
burg is the only point of
access to the scenes Of disaster from which
contributions and supplies can be for
warded. Therefore they order and depend
almost entirely upon US for all supplies
We have been at enormous expense, and
are now most out of funds We must
have more money at once. New York has
contributed generously, but as yet not
cent has reached here.
Mr.. Simmons replied by replied by re-
ferriug the committee TO Governor Beaver
This statement of the relief fund was
given out this evening: Paid through
Mayor Grant 10 Treasurer Simmons, S2il,-
l12; received by treasurer from other
sources, So. SIS. Total, $50, 097.