The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
4 CENTRAL
COMMITTEE
Relief Funds to Be Forwarded
to Cornelius N. Bliss
of N. Y.
The President Appoints Men
in Each City to Re-
Ceive Funds.

Washington, May 13.-The following
was issued from the White House this at
ternoon
The president has appointed committee to
receive funds for the relief of the sufferers
from the recent catastrophe in Martinique
and st. Vincent. The gentlemen appointed
from each city are asked to collect and re-
ceive the funds from their localities as eX-
peditiously possible and forward them to
Cornelius n. Bliss, treasurer of the New
York committee, which will act central
distributing point. The president directs all
postmasters and requests the presidents of
all national banks to act agents and to
forward contributions. The DostmasterS are
also directed to report to the postmaster gen.
eral within ten days any funds collected on
this account.
The president appeals to the public to con-
tribute 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 gentlemen desig-
mated on the several committees requested
to act at once. The following are the COM
mittees:
New York-CorneIius n. Bliss, treasurer;
Morris K. Jessup, John Clahin, Jacob H.
Schif, William R. Corwin.
Boston-Augustus Hemenway, DR. Henry S.
Pritchard, Henry Lee Higsinson.
elphia-Charles Emory Smith, Provost
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Clement A. Griscom. John H. Converse.
Baltimore-James A. Gary.
Washington-Charles c. Glover.
Pittsburgh. J. Logan, H. C. Prick.
Buffalo-John G. Milburn, Carlton sprague
Cleveland-Myron T. Herrick, samue
Mather.
Cincinnati-Jacob NJ Schmidlapp, Briggs S
Cunningham.
Chicago J. J. Mitchell, Marvin Hughitt
Marshall Field, Graeme Stewart.
Milwaukee,. G. Bigelow, Charles F. PTS
ter, Fred Pabst.
Observation-Disclosures Lowry, Thomas H
Shevlin
St. Paul-kenneth Clark. Theodore schur
meier.
Detroit-Don NJ. Dickinson.
st. Louis-Charlss Parsons. Adolphu
Busch, Robert S. Bookings
Louisville-Tom Bullitt.
Atlanta--Robert J. LCwrey.
Kansas City-W. B. Clark. Charles Camp
.Omaha-John G. Wharton, Victor B. Cald
well.
Denver--D. H. Moffatt .....
The plans of the commissary depart
ment contemplate the supply Of 10000 IA
tions for fourteen days. The quarter
masters department is purchasing cloth
ing supplies for 600
In the navy department to-day the care
fully planned relief measures were bein
carried forward systematically and rap
Idly. The Buffalo has been ordered put /
readiness for immediate use as food an
supply transport. Action has not yet bee
taken upon Admiral Bradford's suggestio
that water tenders be sent to Martiniqu
to relieve the pressing need for fres
water. The admiral, however. has tele
graphed to Pensacola and Norfolk to hav
the tenders at those places made ready
The admiral also has rendered the use c
his GOLFERS, as food and passenger trans
ports. The equipment bureaus OF whic
he is the head, has a small but excellen
fleet of them.
There is no lack Of indications of spo1
taneous offerings from all parts of tn
country. An original suggestion cam
from New York commission house in tn
shape of a letter proffering one millio
pounds of rice at cost price and duty ire
to the government. The owners eXplalne
that they we're able to make this offer
reason of the fact that the rice is sti
in bond.