Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-05

gratuitously to the homeless AMI stricken
army.
TROOPS ORDERED TO JoHNsTowN.
There was a scene Of considerable ac-
tlvity at the headquarters OF Adjutant
General llastings, on the east side, early
this morning. The sheriff at this placa
made reque:t on Ge..ssal iiGslitks 10
call out one regiment Of the N. G. p. He
stat 4 Ihst be did pot Yent them called
out Oh aacount OF the trouble, hut to
guard against anything that might hap
pen, General Hastings Immediately tele-
graped Colonel Parchment, of Pittsburg,
to order out the Fourteenth Regiment.
When they answer they will be sta
toned In Johnstown proper to guard the
buildings from the acts OF th ewes.
RELIEF MEASURES.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 5.-Drexel
" Co., Treasurers of the Johnstown Re-
lief Fund, yesterday received individual
contributions amounting to $40, ,S57. 63,
and tn ough Mayor Filter. S35 2l3.2l,
making the receipts for the day Si15,.
O70.ss, which, added to the Sll3, ,42S. III
previously acknowledged, makes the
grand total 10 date Sat, ,499.57. At the
Mayors office Sl9,229.4l was received.
At the Public Ledger office to date
S531.23 has been received. Yesterday
the Fourth Street National Bank re.
celved ~, ,427, total t. date OF 81 ,2s3.
Additional subscriptions sggrega eating
Sl3,0 ,025 were received yesterday at the
Office of the Cambria Iron Work.
Contributions Of the Grocers and In
porters' Exchange ioots up $7026.45. In
the fish glote in front of S. NJ. Wana-
maker g. Co, store t2l73.86 has been
deposited. The Philadelphia Hardware
Merchants and Mlnuiacturers' Asso-
citation yesterday raised S222O and adopted
relief measures. Collections yesterday
by the committee of the c. mmercial Ex-
change footed up s21sO, total to date Of
S5G05.
READING, June 5.-The committee
which had in charge the funds for last
winters cyclone sufferers donated $1,000;
Kutztown, this county, sent a car load
of potatoes, and Reading business men
sent car load of provisions to Will
Transport.
Allentown's contributors for the
Johnstown sufferers now amounts to over
$4,000.
Lancaster's fund for the Johnstown
8 ufferers is now $40, 200.
lottsto"h coutIiuu'e5 po,OVU lOr tne
sufferers.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June Sd. NJ.
Duncan, General Manager OF the South
Tredegar Iron Company, of this city,
WHO few years ago LETT Johnstown, Pa. ,
for Chattanooga as young mechanic,
sent his individul subscription OF S1OOU
to-day to the Johnstown relief fund.
Another thousand dollars will be sent
from the proceeds OF popular subscrip-
tion, thus making $4,000 from Chattanco-
ga, and more to follow If necessary.
MACON, Ga, June 5.-The City Couu-
ell tonight appropriated $500 for tie
sun, rers by the Johnstown food.
SAVANNAH, Ga, June 5.-The Savan-
nah Benevolent Association subscribed
$1,000 to-day for the Johnstown sufferers.
HARRISBURG. June 5. Governor
Beaver has received an appeal for aid
from the Mayor OF Williamsport. Thou
sands OF people are homeless and In want
ol prov sions. A supply train was start
cd for Willtamsport last night. Com
munication has again been established
with Lewistown, Pa. During the freshet
the waters rose nine feet higher than in
1877, and when they receded left piles OF
debris ten feet high In the streets. A
number of the people are sheltered and
fed in the Court House. Two-thirds OF
the town OF Newport, Pa, is submerged.
The water is seven feet deep In the streets
IN the central part OF the town. The loss
is estimated at $500, 900. There ia no
suffering In Lock Haven, Pa, although
all the houses had from to 10 feet OF
water in them. The mud still remains in
the streets and houses. One person was
drowned at Lock Haven and four persons
at Mill Hall, town about four miles
from Lock Haven.