Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-16

men appointed from each city are asked to
collect and receive the funds from their
localities and neighborhoods as expedi-
tiously as possible and forward them TIC
Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss. treasurer of the
New York committee. which committee
Will act as central distributing point for
the country. The president directs all the
postmasters throughout the country and
requests the presidents Of all the national
banks, to act as agents for the collection
Of contributions and to forward the same
at once to Mr.. Bliss at New York. The post
masters are also directed to report to the
postmaster general, within ten days, any
funds collected on this account.
1.-THE president appeals to the public to
contribute generously for the relief of those
upon whom this appalling calamity has
fallen. and asks that the contributions be
sent in as speedily as possible. The gentle
men designated on the several committees
are requested to act at once. The following
are the committees:
New York-Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss.
t1saeurer; Morris K. Jessup, John CAfitl.
Jacob II. Sehtff, William r. Corwine.
Observation-Disclosures Hemenway. Dr.. Hen
~ 8. Pntchett, Henry Lee Higginspn.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Emory Smith,
provost: Charles c. Harrison, Joseph C.
| Darlington. Clement A. Grtscom, John H
| Converse.
observation-disclosures A. Gary.
Notwithstanding C. Glover,
Pittsburgh ]. Logan. H. c. Prick.
"Buralo-John G. Milburn. Carlton
| 6prague.
"cleveland-Myron T. Hersick, Samuel
Nather.
Northumberland M. Schmidlapp,
Briggs S. Cunningham.
"ChicageJ. ]. Mitchell, Marvin Hughitt.
| Marshall Field. Graeme Stewart
milwaukee,. G. Bigelow, Charles F..
Pfster, Fred Pabst.
Observation-Disclosures Lowry J. s. Shev-
e4AF gt. pau,-Ksnnetn Clark, Theodore
schurmeir.
"Detroit-Don NJ Dickinson.
"St Louis-Charles Parsons, Adolphus
Busch, Robert S. Bookings.
"Lou1sville-Thomas Bullitt.
"Atlanta-Robert j. Lowry.
kansas City-W. B. Clark, Charles
Homaha-John c. Wharton. Victor B.
Caldwell.
| 'Denver-D H. Moffatt"
Rushing Relief Measures.
| Washington, May 14.-So compre-
hepsively laid were the plans of the
war department Monday, even before
the passage of the Joint resolution
| providing for the relief of the vol
cano sufferers, that there was really
very little remaining for the officials
to do Tuesday.
The plans Of the commissary de-
partment, made after careful consider
alton of the news dispatches from the
Antilles, contemplate the supply of 49,
900 rations for IA days. The quar-
termaster's department is purchasing
clothing supplies for 10000 people,
and the medical department is work
ing in proportion in it's purchases.
In the navy department the care
fully planned relief measures were
being carried forward Systematically
and rapidly The Buffalo has been
ordered TO be put in readiness fol-
Immediate use as q food and supply
transport in case 1t should be de-
cided to send more supplies than the
Dixie will carry.
| Secretary Hay telcgraphed to Con
sui Ayme to ascertain the conditions
on Martinique with regard to the
fresh water supply, and II It be
found that such water is needed, the
tenders at Norfolk and at Key West
which are already being loaded by or
ders from Admiral Bradford in an
ticipation of need for them, will i'm
mediately make for the little island