Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-20
CHICAGO SENDS $4,000.
Relief, Independent of the Governors Work
About $4,000 Received Yesterday
The Home Fuud Sfi3621S


About $4,000 Received Yesterday
The Home Fund S636,21S.
Yesterday Treasurer William R. Thompson,
of the Johnstown Relief Committee, received
the following letter:
CHICAGO, June II.
William r. Thompson, ESQ.,, Treasurer Of Johns
town Relief Committee, Pittsburg, Pa,
DEAR Strive have your favor of the 18th inst,
saying that Governor Beaver having assumed
charge of the sanitary condition of Johnstown
and the Conemaugh Valley, your committee is en-
gagged at present in arranging details for inteli-
gently and systematically carrying out the work
of relief alone.
We therefore take pleasure in sending you for
distribution, by your committee checks for SIG, =
0l2 OF, being the amount subscribed by members
of the Board of Trade for sufferers from the food
in Johnstown and the Conemaugh Valley.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES f. RAYMOND,
EDw. s, wAsHBURN,
Committee.
Mr.. Thompson also received a letter from the
Mayor of Detroit, saying that the city had fur
nished 25 dozen chairs and five dozen rockers,
made at the House of Correction. The letter
continued: I'm addition to the $4,000 already
sent by Detroit, we will be able IN lew days TO
send you between 5000 and SSOO0"
Up to 6 O'Clock last night the contributions
amounted to $685., ,2lS "a, some $4,000 having
come in yesterday. The contributions yester-
day were rs follows:
Sixth United Presbyterian Church, East Liber-
ty S554, citizens Uniontown, Pa. (add) SOO4 66;
citizens Catula. Tex. sI7 90: Produce Exchange,
Chicago, ss47 20; commercial travellers, Peoria,
ILL., SIS 90: citizens jamestown. Pa S75 50; Rush
ford. n. Y. Sl2 citizens Hudson. n. Y, $3.50 IS;
citizens Faribault Mimi, sS66; citizens St Ignace,
S; 'Gii ChamSer Of Commerce, Milwaukee, sIo 900:
citizens Fredonia, n. y, $500; Presbyterian
cnTgsa FoH5TrH p Church.
Foxburg Pa s56 q; citizens st Louis taddl s. ooO
er Heg @ by PftsSufe GI
CommercidL Gazette. $50 IS; Monticello, Ind, s:
Chicago Board Of Trade Sadditiona sis SlG t 81;
izens of Riggsville, III, $50; Protestant Pos Post
Chapel Fort LeaEenwSrih, (addtiGna 8; Gd ~.
Christian sabbath School Homer. H., s.; Pres
byterian Sabbath School Lane City, o., .S 50;
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Evans City Pa,
lev, pa, s.: Citizens of Oakland, Md, $50;
Buffalo. n. Y, per Mayor Baker, s25; Rev. J: n.
Y tadditionai) s5O6 2s; Warren NJ. E: Church,
sIS ~ 81 sGnd1 Ct M ieSoa afEsI SsetoS
n ~ y, 'at slS g; 4: B. HOdeT. hTe depsrtment'
Castleton, n. Y, s25: proceeds. c9neert by A F.
Church. P s. PETERS ceR
Church, s67 30: citizens Larsmore, OAK, 20 50;
Presby terrain church, sewickley, 8: emplioyes s,
si5iHsns TsIGnsi Pa. ST y; school Street street
springs, Tex, $50: R. NJ NJ. S.; J. K D., IS:
citizens of New Bethlehem, Pa, s2l2 50; schools
employees Of }. o.. Schimmel Preserving Com
pany. So 50: Allegheny Fire Department; SGD;
Niagara Falls. n: y: s285 is; Central Trades
$50: Roundhill Presbyterian Church, sS5 25: en-
ployes of Elba Iron Works sc so; 70 citizens Of
sMhaoy Mass addioSa add s j. G. PeebIe prcTious
omitted, Portsmouth, o., $50.