Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-18
TOR A RUINED CITY.
lpD,,l 10 tho Mexican Congress IN
B,hslt Of Ia Psz Sufferers.
,r,Irr MEASURE PASSED AT ONCE.
None, ApprOprlsied-All Properly In
ana stricken Region Temporarily
Exempted from TaIs''

r,,v or MEXICO, Oct. ls.-Flnance
un,sler Llmantour addressed the
a,s,nber Of deputies, advocating n
,s.olu,Iou for relief OF La Pee, Lower
c.,,,orpia. sufferers. The miuisiar
aid he appeared before the congress
:, ,hs request Of President Diaz, and
80 An, details which had only just
In received by the executive,
,,s,c,,be the situation OF tho victims
in mos, sombre colors. Fortunately
IN, number Of persons who Loaf their
live. Il not large, only four being 90
a., ,,ported; but there are persons
r,i.,ing and II u not yet known
sh.ihs, they have teen killed or
whs,her they may eIill be Alive,as The
'n,ns of houses which once formed the
city Of La PaE have not yer D.oh re-
moved. Tho number inlursu IL very
lares and thelr suiierings are great.
Win RECORD 10 material losses
,uslained, the catastrophe coulu
moi have btep more destructive.
The fields have been completely
de,tfoytd; crops orchards anu uees
bsys ali alsappeAfe1, not "A vestlge re-
manning. Tns city OF La Psz IN u
city Of ruins; entire wards have ceased
Exist: houses OF the most solid con-
,truetlon have been leveled 10 the
gfound and only foundations built Into
IN. earth show where they once stood.
Not ons Of the few buildings which
ssespsd the fury OF the elements have
a roof. In fact the city 10 dsstroyoj
and our cOuntfymen are homeless aud
without resources. Then there IN
fearful dest fuetion and loss on the sea.
Every ship In tho bay, with one cx-
eepli0n was driven from it, mOOrings
and hurled against the shore where
mefelless wave. aud terrible gales soon
dashed them 10 pleces and not one ~ In
condition to be- rescued anu repaired.
The president considers that the ext Gu.
tive aud this honorable house cannot
Trifain ifUm aiding theoo sufferers.
This PRESIDENT nctusied by those feel
tugs promptly resolved " dictate auoh
measures for their relief ns are within
Tue cibit OF bis attributes ana at once
teut orders 10 tue project OF the district
to 10 everything within his means 10
alleviate tue pressing necessities OF
these Victims OF the cruel tempest.
But the presldent could not limit his
action ~ these measures alone. 1t
IA now your turn 10 cooperate ~
toe legislative power, anu ior this puf-
pnte be has sent Inc TO solicit your hu-
ihonIa,lon 10 provide at once IS, 900 to
alleviate the necessities OF these unfor-
luoals sufferers aud also assign duties
which may DO collected until tho 3let
Of December to this purpose, apd the
president further proposes 10 you 10
exempt from taxes nil the properties In
the southern district Of Lower Caliior.
MIA during the rest OF the current
year.
The bill was referred Immediately b
the finance committee, which reported
iayofably aud extended the period
Of exemption from taxes to four
mouths.
The house passed the measure unan.
imously and sent II " tue senate.
The local branch OF the Young
Mems Christian association 10 to be
wound up owing TO financial dlflleul.
ties.