Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-15

hands in May, the Legislature does not
meet until the succeeding January Aside
from what the Legislature might do when it
meets, my successor might not relieve me
OF the responsibility, should advance the
money, and
The Whole Matter in Nutshell
is simply this, that I would be defaulter.
I told the Governor this when the subject
was broached to me. That is why the plan
was changed"
THE DISPATCH correspondent called on
Mayor Filter to-day, and found that gen.
tleman on the point of departing for his
home, to take much needed rest. Since
the disastrous floods he has been hard at
work with the Relief Committee of Phila-
delphia receiving contributions and sending
supplies to various points.
''Whose plan is the one adopted at the
meeting of the commission yesterday" in
quired the correspondent.
"The suggestion" said Mayor Filter,
''came from the Governor. He seemed to
have the plan well arranged in his mind.
| He consulted me concerning it, and 1 in
dorsed it at once. 1t seemed to me an excel
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better plan than the first proposed"
A Good Word for the Governor.
Mayor Filter spoke in very complimenta-
ry terms of Governor Beaver, and when
asked when the commission would go to
Johnstown, replied "We will leave here on
Monday. The arrangements for our trip are
in the hands of Mr.. Latta, General Agent of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. We will first
visit Williamsport and Johnstown will
probably be the last point reached. The
reason for that is that we desire to make our
trip no longer than is absolutely necessary.
Should we go to Johnstown first we would
have to retraverse portion of the ground"
"What will be the relation of the COM
mission to General Hastings ?"
General Hastings is subject to the Gov
ernor, and under him will have charge of
the expenditure of the money of the State.
The commission will have charge of the
charitable work. What we may do is yet
in the future. Our first meeting will proba-
bly, be on the special train that takes US out
on Monday. We will then discuss our pre-
liminary plans, and after we have looked
over the situation will determine just what
is necessary"
Question He Can't Answer.
Chow far will relief extend?"
Lhdb 10 q QuCotlOA OduuOb duSHcTs L
have not made up my own mind on the sub
ject, and have not talked with the other
members of the commission. General
Hastings has established system of relief
for the immediate wants of the people and
there will now be regularity of supply. 1t
will not be too much of one thing to-day
and too little of something else, with the
conditions reversed tomorrow. General
Hastings knows Just exactly where he
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will probably continue to- be the channels
through which the relief will flow to the
people of Johnstown. The object of the
commission will be to put the people on
their feet again; to start the wheels of busi-
ness in Johnstown. will meet on Monday
at noon with the General Relief Committee
of Philadelphia, and in the afternoon or
evening the Governors commission will
leave here"
Backers of Forsaken Scheme.
Mayor Filter gave The DISPATCH corre-
spondent list of the persons who were will |
ing to guarantee the amount of the money
it had been proposed to borrow from the |
State Treasury. Mayor Filter at the time
made no reference to State Treasurer Hart's |
position, and seemed not to be aware that |
the Governors first plan had been stopped |
by that gentleman. 1t was after the meet |
ing with the Mayor that Captain Hart was |
seen. There are So names on the list, and |
they are as follows:
Edwin H. Filter. E. Y. Townsend, Cambria |
Iron Company, Thomas Dolan, j. Lowber |
Walsh. Samuel v Walsh, A r., J. Drexel William
Childs, Ed. H. 7. Stokesberry, George Myers, |
John r. Fell, James w. Paul, Jr.. the Times
Publishing Company, Henry D. Welsh, Brown
Lewis of Lewis Brothers & Co: Josiah S.
Bacon, George d. McGeary, Proyident Life
and Trust Company, Max Liveright, Alex. Z.
Elkins, Clement A.. Griscom, John P.
World. E W. Clark & Co, John
Wanamaker, Roberto. Ogden, Dallas Sanders
Fitzgerald Sons, Henry G. Terry, Joseph G.
Darlington, Jacob Reid Sons. Robert Glen
pany Limited, John Y. Huber. William Nell
vain. James F. Sullivan, John G. Croxton,
Charles h. Balnes, Joseph D. Potts, Seth B.
R. Corson, Peter s. Dooner John H. Converse.
William P. Henszey and William G. Stroud, of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works: Joseph /.
Keefe, Samuel Josephs, Francis Kennedy,
b. Cornell, of New York; Thomas v. Cooper,
NJ. E. Mcdowell Co. Thomas R. Patton, John
pany the Union Trust Company. ]. Simpson
Africa, President Edwin S. Stuart, Colonel
Thomas Potter. Jr.. DR.. William Thomson,
Joseph F. Tobias, James Spear, George s. Har-
Cassels, Washington, D. c.; Sharp & Alleman,
DR.. ]. K. Weaver, Norristown; Wetherell &
Brother, Hamilton Disston, John II. Gather
wood, William Massey, Lewis Roger, Norris
town. and E. ]. Matthews.
Not So Funny as IL Was.
Hon. John Fow recently advanced the
idea that the losses of the Johnstown peo-
pie and the insurance on their property
should be ascertained and pro rata divis-
ion of the relief money be made on that
basis. cat first" said he, ''the idea was
laughed at, but gradually they seem to be
coming around to my idea. gather that
from the report of the meeting of the Cover
nor and the commission yesterday"
SIMPSON.