The morning call., 1894-02-06

The subscription 10 the fund for the re-
lief of the unemployed slightly exceeded
the disbursements yesterday. The balance
of cash on hand was raised from $4,000 TO
somewhat over S21, 900. Out of this 1881
was used to pay off the men who are now
at work, so that a net cash balance of
$50, SIS Go is in the hands of Treasurer
Daniel Meyer this morning.
The committee is struggling hard to
Nd sintain the net balance at this figure,
but it reports that it is very hard work
10 do so. Many of the pursestrings in the
city are yet tied tight, and gifts are COM
ing largely from persons whe have already
contributed. Yesterday Alfred Borel.
Mrs. Parrot and Miller & Lux added
large subscriptions to their original dona-
tions. The employees OF the Board Of
Harbor Commissioners contributed over
$500. while the result Of Arch bishop Rior-
dams appeal of Sunday night was evil
denced by gift OF S496 from St. Mary's
Cathedral. The Sacred Heart Church
sent in S72 10, and other organ izations and
individuals contributed as follows:
Napthaly, Freidenreich Il Alderman
$50. McNume So. Frank Garcia So. Joseph
Gutheret So, Hirsch, Kahn & Co. So, j.
w. Stern 81 Co. So 90. Occidental restau-
rant So, cash 81. cash So. Joseph Straub
So. Mrs. Abby NJ. Parrott Second pay
menO $3.50. employees Harbor Commits
siOners 1922 cash SO. Miller & Lux (ad-
ditionaD $500. F. A. Reichling $50. Macon
dray & Co. $40. H. & L. Block SIC, cas- h
S25 Hotel RichelIen 500 Robert Smile
$50 3. c. Wright $40, Dr. McNutt $40, E.
Peterson $40. Miss Elizabeth Woods "a
little girD 50, Alfred Borel & Co. (addi-
tionaD 500. ST. Mary's Cathedral 1896,
Sacred Heart Church S72 10. friend 81.
To tile totaf OF these is TO be added the
subscription of 500 received from ST.
Hleua as announced in The CALL of
Sunday. The amount now on hand of
course does not begin to be adequate to
the necessities Of the committees work
As has been reported before men are being
laid off every day to make places for others
who have had no work at all. Employ
ment is given to less than fourth of those
who are out of work. and what is given
has to be SO far shared and divided up
among all applicants that ii makes scarcely
any impression on the general relief of
misery.
Whenever it is announced that tickets
are TO be given out the men will come and
stand In line before the relief committees
office from midnight of the day preceding.
Last Saturday some of them stood from
midnight Friday until 2:30 In the after
noon.
In the face OF the undimiDished distress
and the increasing difficulty In raising sub
scriptions the relief committee was much
encouraged by the gift from ST. Helena. 1t
took its member by surprise. None had as
yet looked 10 sources outside the city for
support. out the reasona bleness of doing
so was at once apparent to them when the
matter was given thought.
AS Father Blake said in his letter, the
unemployed from the small towns and VIII
lagos have for the most part congregai ed
in San Francisco, so that there is really
little call upon them for charity at home.
They Can we'll spare money for the relief
OF the thousands here, and indeed Ii Is
their duty In common humanity to do So
Some OF the members of the COMMITTEES
favored following the matter mp and urg-
ing 1t upon the interior towns. Some one
should be put in charge of the matter.
they suggested, and either make personal
canvass OF the Towns or see to it that some
de1 Unite action was taken In each of them
by local committees.
Another matter suggested by the BUSH
ness mems committee yesterday was to
the effect that II should furnish men as
labOrers for odd jobs in the way of garden.
ing, work about houses, sta bles or sbops.
or even classified labor in the way of clerks
bOOkkeepers, etc. Each applicant for
work would be obliged to present letter
OF recommendation from some reliabla
person, so that in furnishing men to those
vino wish them the committee is able to
exercise some care and judgment. Already
a uum Der of men have been given EN- loy.
ment in this way. Il is hoped that all
who have need of such labor will make
knnwn their wants to the committee. 10
Merchants Exchange.