The San Francisco call., 1897-03-09
They Contribute Literally
With Money and Pro-
visions.
The Board of Supervisors Again
Considers the Sutro
Deed.
The WheeIm2n's Committee Will
Soon Open an Active Canvass for
Subscriptions.

The unemployed exploited portion
of Chinatown yesterday in response
to a special invitation from several
of the leading Monaghan merchants, and
were substantially rewarded for their
trouble by receiving wagon-load of pro-
visions, quantity of clothing and about
$50 in cash.
At least $50 men were in line in front OF
the wagon and among the vanguard was
the standard-b with banner in
scribed to the following effect in Chinese
characters:
There are in this city 10000 unemployed
men, hungry. destitute, almost driven 10
desperation. The white merchants have In
measure, acted literally, but cannot meet
every requirement, hence we are compelled to
apply to you folk.
The reception accorded the unemployed
by the denizens OF Chinatown was most
hospitable. Few refusals were encount-
cred and in many cases the contributions
were entirely unsolicited. Small COINS
were thrown from the windows OF the
upper stories by men, women and chill
dren and occasionally passer-by would
rush up to the line and drop % cents, 80
cents or dollar into the offertory-box.
A partial list of the donations in cash and
kind is as follows:
Wing, Sing Loong. 615 Dupont street, one
bag of -four; Lung Yo Company, ZIG Dupont
street, A pounds of tea; Hop Wo Company. 75d
Clay street, 4 bags flour; Ching King, 80
cents; Choo Foo. 25 cents; Mong Fook Tong;
25 cents; Sun Sing Lee, 721 Jackson street, 2
hogs heads; Cook Oy Guyzie, 50; Him Lin,
20 cents; Ly kee, 25 cents; Lee Kee, % cents;
Tin Wa Company, rice; sewine-machine com
pany, Stockton street, 25 cents; American
cigar company, so cents; Kwang Sing d Co.,
7l9 Sacramento street, 81; Sing Wo Chung,
Chinese
chants Association, sacks rice; Ong Wing
Lung, 716 Commercial street, so cents; B.
Yick, 729 dupont. so cents, woey Ling Low. sos
Dupont street, 10 cents; Pc Sang Tong, 81 81
Dupont street, 25 cents; 842 Dupont street,
25 cents; Choy Tong. 907 Dupont street, %
! cents; Sung Wo, 973 Dupontst 25 cents;
Tie Sang Tong 929 Dupont street, 10 cents;
Yee Chong, 739 Jackson street, pounds OF
tea; Jim Fcok, 625 Jackson street, cakes; Lun
Chong, 629 Jackson street, 25 cents and candy;
Lum Lee, 727 Jackson street, % cents; Fook
Sang Lung pounds Of tea; Tong Ling, l1ol
pont street, ST. Fung Ching, % cents; Ching
Kee. 11O7 Dupont street. II packages OF tea;
I1O9 Dupont street, tobacco; Sing Kee, Pacific
street, 10 cents; Hang Hing, I'LL Stockton
street, 40 cent is; Sun Kan Wah d Co, 71412
Dupont street. pounds OF tea; Wo Sing. 72O
pont street, 10 cents; Ii Hang Sung & Co.,
S05 Dupont street, so cents; Wing Linn On q
CO.. 925 Dupont street, so cents Chin Wo
Yung, 933 Dupont street, 80 cents; Lee Hip
Wing & Co., 1909 Dupont street, 20 pounds
meal; Ling Tong, so cents: Chez Lee How,
ISL Clay street, 2 sacks of -four; Ylck Tong &
Co., 736 Jack son street, so cents 734 Jackson
street, 6 packages of tea; Quong Hum Wah,
7O6 Jackson street, small box of tea; Gna
Lea, 63S Pacific street, 25 cents; Poy Chong,
726 Pac fic street, % cents; Man Fook e. Co..
1872 Pacific street. % cents; Quen Hop, 1119
stockton street, 2 Shirts Coy Lee, 20 cents;
Nah Fing SO cents; Quay Wo Yung, package
of tea.
The tickets for this evenings benefit are
going rather more slowly than could be
wished, and the public j., therefore, re-
minced that the box Office at the Audi
terium is now open and that plenty of
% and 80 cent seats are still available.
Several of the citizens district and
special committees were out again yes
terday, and the result Of their activity
was speedily apparent in the shape of
more than 500 additional in the hands of
Daniel Meyer. The most noteworthy sub
scriptions were from Hermann Oelrichs.
Mrs. Theresa Oelrichs and Miss Virginia
Fair, each of whom gave 500 to the fund.
Another unknown friend gave $500. The
receipts up to o'clock stood as follows:
Hartford Fire Insurance Company ny.......$ 20 90