The record-union., 1896-06-03

ST. LOUIS, June 1.-The lower house
Of the Municipal Assembly to-day
passed the bill appropriating 100000
for the relief of the tornado sufferers.
The bill provides for a commission of
five. with the Mayor as Chairman. The
objection to the bill on the grounds that
it was illegal because it did not pro-
vide that those given relief should rem
der some service in return was over
come by City Counselor Marshall, who
inserted an amendment to the effect
that those receiving aid should render
such return as was within their capa-
bilities.
H. N. King, President of the Chicago
Relief Committee, arrived here this
morning. He conferred with the heads
of the VARIOUS relief associations here
in order to learn what was the great
est need and how best to apply aid.
Mayor Walbridge has not refused to
accept money from outside cities, and
has turned over $4,000 thus secured
to the relief committee. The Mayor,
however, believes ST. Louis should be
equal to the task of caring for the af-
hicted, and is opposed to soliciting aid
from outside channels.
The st. Louis Fair Association turned
into the fund the net profits of yester-
days racing, about 81 800. The gem
era1 fund foots up tonight $4,000.
OF this a large part has already been
disbursed.
James Campbell, Dan Catlin, W. j.
Lemp, Charles Parsons and other cap
italists to-day took initial steps to raise
$3.50 900 to lend to tornado sufferers at
low rates of interest to rebuild their
homes. No interest will be charged for
twelve months. At the MONDAY Club
$4,000 was raised to-day for this pur-
pose.
Ten District Assessors and fifteen
SCISSORS to make an official estimate of
the losses caused by the storm.
All indications tonight go to show
that William Hartigan, wealthy iron
miner of Birmingham, Ala, is beneath
the debris of some wrecked building.
The sun shone but ten minutes to-day,
and frequent recurring showers and
falling temperature kept up the misery
among the unfortunates. At all the re-
lief stations long lines of men and
women stood waiting their turn to re-
ceive the daily allotment of food. AS
fast as quarters can be procured the
homeless are housed and work OBJ
tanned for those able to do it.
There was considerable excitement in
East st. Louis to-day. The County
Supervisors, in response to an appeal
from the City Council, arrived to take
action towards giving assistance to the
sufferers. It was whispered about that
relief could not be given owing to a le
gal technicality, and excited citizens
crowded around the new library build
ing. One of the Commissioners moved
to defer action until next Saturday.
when the legal point of giving an appro-
priation could have been considered.
There was considerable wrangling, and
prominent citizens delivered orations.
Finally the Commissioners voted an
appropriation of $4,000 to relieve the
immediate suffering.
The destitution in East st. Louis is
hourly increasing. People who at first
refused assistance have found their
own resources inadequate. Prices of
clothing, furniture and edibles are
double what they were before the
storm The relief committee is strain
ing every resource to get supplies and
are doing noble work. Two ladies made
tour of the ruined territory to-day
and report that there are seventy fami-
lies absolutely homeless and destitute