The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
L'ITALIA MAKES
OFFER Of AID
Will Help Raise Money
for the Mckinley
Monument.
Numerous Subscriptions Are
Reported by the Com
mittee.

Mayor Phelan, chairman of the COM
miItee having in charge the raising of
funds for the Mckinley monument re-
ceiKed a letter yesterday stating that the
Italians felt deep sorrow for the untimely
death of the beloved President Of the
United States and that Il Italia in
tends TO open its columns for subscrip-
tiOns toward the erection Of the Mckinley
monument. The letter reads as follows:
Dear Sir: When President Mckinley paid a
visit 10 our city last May, 10 one Of the editors
or the daily lItalia who went TO greet him
IN the name OF the Italian colony, the beloved
Chief Of the nation said:
= accept very heartily the salute of the
Italians. whom I know are among the best
and most loyal citizens Of this cosmopolitan
We shall never forget the high compliment
paid 20 the Italians by the late President, and
as token Of homage to the memory OF the
great dead we are going TO open in the col
urlns OF our paper a subscription TO contribute
70 the fund that the committee Of which you
are chairman is raising for the erection OF d
monument to William Mckinley The money
received through our paper Will be turned over
10 the treasurer Of your committee
In opening this subscription we feel sure
that the interpreters Of the feelings Of
our countrynlen in this city as well as of those
living in Italy, where the sorrow for the tragic
end of the President of the United States and
the eXecratiOn against the murderous cham
pions of anarchism is felt more than in any
other country in the world. AS a demonstra-
tion OF what assert beg TO call your
attention 10 the facts that the Italian rovaI
family ordered the court in mourning for two
weeks, while King Victor Emanuel, his mother.
Queen Dowager Marguerite, all the Princes of
the royal family. the Prime Minister and the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs sent kilograms OF
coincidence 10 the widow of the late President
and 10 the new Chief of the nation; and by
admission OF the correspondent of the Associat-
ed Press, the most beautiful floral piece that
adorned the bier Of the dead Chief Executive
N canton was the one which bore the ltallan
colOrs and the name Of the King of Italy. Be
sides this the Italian newspapers unanimously
denounced the awful crime at Buffalo, utterins
most bitter words against anarchlSm.
Kindly send US some subscription lists, which
Will be promptly returned. Respectfully yours,
ALMAGIA & PATRIZL
Editors and Publishers of the Daily FItalia.
The monument committee announced
yesterday the receipt of the following sub
sor;ptions:
Previously reported. S62S 50. Mrs. William
Kohl, $500; Miss Mary Kohl, $500; George w.
McNesr 500: California Cotton Mills Company,
$50; John BOllman Company, $50; DR.. J. o..
Hirschfelder. $50; Lachman jacob, $50: Nor
B F. Davis & Co., SIS; Occidental Hotel, SIS;
Dr. Julius ROsenstirn, SIS; Paraffne Paint
Company SIS; Christian Frohlich. SIS; Alphonse
Judis, SO; Alex G. Hawes, $40; TREY L. Ford,
s.; Benjamin Healey, SO; Hickmott Asparagus
can Company, SO; J. S Dinkelspiel Company,
SO; Dan Mcleod, SO; Kutner, Goldstein & Co.,
SO; AnglO-American Crockery Company. SO;
A Ferren, IS; Oney & Goetling, s.; Meyerheld-
Mitchell Company, s.; Mitsin & Co, $40; G. G.
Moore & Co, SIS; John Herman. IS; E. S. Hell
Marye Jr $50: Mrs G. ". Kingsbury' 81;
ner-Ullman Company, $40; Irving F. Moultoh,
SO; Mrs. Irving F. MOulton, SO; Miss Har-
riette " Moulton. IS; S. H. Daniels. SO; j.
L Hawks. $40; ". o. Cullen. 81 50; W. c. Da-
wilson. s.; c. Schachtebeck, & 80; H. D. Cut
rel. s. 50; A J. Pettee. 81 50; Thomas G. Spill
lane. s. so; A. NJ. Hickox, 81 so; William A.
Day, 50 so; c. 3. Wheaton, 81 80: A. D. Lock-
wood, $; J: N. Rugg. 81 50; Harry L Clapp,
s. 30; E. Rhine, 81; Frank c. Mortimer, 81;
Grace Goodrich Mortimer, 81; R. c. Band S.;
]. L. Calkins. 81 so: ThornhilI Carmany, s2 80;
W H Beanston, 81 50; A. Dieckmann. 81; R.
=. schlingheyde, 81; g F. Wakeman, 50 so; ].
SO; G. H. Stipp. s2 50: w NJ Roberts, 81 So;
William Ritter, S2 50; J. D. Ruggles, g 80: John
W. Rourze, $; Theodore H. Michels. 81 30; G.
howard thompson = %; James Rolph, S.;
James H. Lyons. 81 so; Miss z. II. Lyons, 81 30;
John ". Parkhurst, 81 so W. A Searles, 50 so;
G B. Church, 50 50: Charles A. White 81 So:
Miss Ethel Keeney, s.; Miss Innes S. Keeney,
z so; Miss Mary A Keeney, 81 50; Charles c.
Aeeney. s. 80; Miss Helen Keeney, 81 so. Total
10 date, SS275 So