Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-13
AMERICAN AID
FOR MARTINIQUE
Work Of Loading the Dixie with
Supplies Progresses Rapidly.
PRESIDENT Is INTERESTED.
Turns Isis Attention TO Quesiion OF
HeIlcf-Governmcnt VIII Send sci"
entists To Make Observations.

New YorkMay lS.--The work Of load
ing the Dixie with clothing, rations
and medicines for the relief OF the suf-
ierers in Martinique will be finished
before noon tomorrow and the Dixie
viii leave for the scene of the volcanic
,ruptions tomorrow night The work
Of securing supplies So proceeding with
all possible speed ana before the army
building closed last night every oetail
had been attended TO and nothing re-
mained but TO deliver the supplies at
the pier and load them aboard The Dix
lie.
AS soon as the quartermastcrs de-
partment board received word from
Washington, a number Of merchants
were called up on the telephone and
asked 20 submit bids Immediately. In
side Of an hour Maj Branard had
awarded contracts for four hundred
thousand rations, consisting OF rice,
Goldfish, bacon, hard bread, coffee,
roasted and ground tea, sugar, vnes
gar, salt, evaporated milk, and canned
chicken soup The goods are ordered
TO be delivered before noon Wednes.
cay.
Mai. Won Shrader Of the commissary
department has large supply Of cioth-
ing on hand, and there will be no de-
lay in forwarding II to the Dixie so
that II can be placed on board the Dixie
before the other goods arrive. The
clothing is mostly women's and
children's apparel, such as shoes,
calico dresses suitable for the
tropics, ard hats. a large supply Of
clothing has been ordered from Phil
adelphIa and will be at the pier be-
fore noon Wednesday.
PRESIDENT INTERESTS HIMSELF.
Washington, May l2.-The president
himself turned his attention today to
The question of relief Of the sufferers
from the terrible catastrophe in the
Lesser Antilles. Although Congress had
not at that time finally appropriated
the funds necessary for the purchase Of
supplies, the president proceeded with
the greatest energy to give shape to the
relief measures.
Secy. Hay was called in, and
brought with him the dispatch from
United State Sonul Ayme, Which
served as official confirmation, of the
worst reports of the extent of the
disaster, and In the opinion Of the
president fully justified emergency
measures.
Secy. Hay was requested TO acquaint
secy. Root and secy. Moody with the
presidents wishes, and they were
charged 10 carry out the details OF the
arrangements. The treasury DEPART
ment was instructed TO cooperate,
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crgani1ed snnniv danortman,s e.
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that She can ha coaled ana nro,,,sin,eG
ana gotter n,dor ,voy NO. yyaaorsdor
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ssngors nv ohsarvers .Yn nroso. 80
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massage ~ wa
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omo,aI ordars wora d,o,o+od Tor ,ha
eridanca of tbo ,broo sn,arI,, dsnart
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u,,th sS aoo w"r,h 80 ,eod1o e stnro o' oto
ono s',hsistanca oe,nar ,yt,h "a coo a.
storas cons,stInS ~ ,ice dr,ed Nsb
sugar cofree tas carned so,,ns Con-
daneed cream salt nenner and yinagar,
az" oeoar 81 ,ho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a.
nar,n,ant with ,oo odo uorth 80 oiotbtns
s,,nnIies Tor mon women and cbI,dren
me- ordors dIrao,a1 ,hat naoars and
s,oros ha cant on ,he niy,a to ne Ale
,r,hr,aS a, suob ,oin,s 90 NOV he Sos.
,e ,W nv me pevy ot,icars In com.
,nand % Inc D,xie under instrnctions
given nv The aecretary 81 he navy
NJ a5,oai oeoors ars b, randor s,,ch
medical aid as may be In their power,
In addition to the distribution Of medi-
cal supplies,
Gen. Weston, commlssary tele-
graphed Immediately TO Col Blainerd,
the commssary officer al the New York
depot, directing him TO eypend the al
lotment in the purchase Of tea, coffee,
sugar and other foods as agreed upon,