Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-14
The Senate Appropriates That
Much More For Sufferers of
Volcanic Eruptions.
PRESIDENT ASKS CONT RI JUTIOkS
Appoints Committees In Different
cities-Red Cross Appeals For
contrlbutions-Plans For Relief
Work Well Under Way Yesterday.

Washington, Mar I4-An addi-
honal appropriation of 100000 was
made by the senate yesterday for the
stricken people of the French West
Indies, in accordance with the recon-
mendation of the president that $780,
900 be appropriated.
Washington, May IA statement
was issued from the White House
yesterday afternoon, which said in
part:
The president has appointed a com.
mittee to receive funds for the relief
of the sufferers from the recent ca
tastrophes in Martinique and ST. Vim
cent. The gentlemen appointed from
each city are asked to collect and re-
ceive the funds from their localities
and neighborhoods as expeditiously as
possible and forward them to Hon.
Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the
New York committee, which commit
tee will act as central distributing
point for the country. The president
directs all the postmastefs through.
out 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 postmasters are also directed to
report to the postmaster general,
within 10 days, any funds collected
on this account
Asks Generous Contributions.
The president appeals to the pub
lie to contribute generously for the
relief of those upon whom this ap.
palling calamity has fallen, and asks
that the contributions be sent in as
speedily as possible. The gentlemen
designated on the several committees
are requested to act at once.
Among the committees for the diff.
ferent cities were these:
Philadelphia Charles Emory
Smith, Provost Charles C. Harrison,
Joseph G. Darlington, Clement A.
Griscom, John II. Converse.
Baltimore-James A. Gary.
Pittsburgh ]. Logan, H. C. Frick.
Buffalo-John G. Milburn, Carlton
Sprague.
Cleveland Myron T. Herriek,
Samuel Mather.
Cineinnati-Jaeob G. Schmidlapp,
Briggs S. Cunningham.
1t appeared by noon yesterday that
SO rapidly had the governments
agents worked that already the war
department alone had spent over
100000 Of the relief appropriation.
II was realized that considerable
heavy items of expenditure remained
to be made and it was the opinion
of the president and his cabinet that
the 100000 appropriated Monday
could not be sufficient to meet the
needs of the case 1t was decided
that an effort should be made to have
accept the estimate of $500
900 submitted In the presidents mes
sage OF Monday. This decision was
communicated to some of the indi-
vidual leaders in the senate and
house.
France Made Request.
It appears that part of the joint
resolution adopted Monday request
Ing the president to ascertain whether
the extension of our aid would be
acceptable to France had been an
tioipated BY the French government.
The presidents statement that that
government had requested that ships
be supplied to carry away the sur
viyors OF the catastrophe in Martin
que was at first supposed to be based
upon the statement of the governor
II Martinique to United States Con-
sui Ayme. 1t appears, however, that
The request came directly from the
French government through Ambassa-
Tor Cambon. who personally present
I'd the matter to the president.
So comprehensively laid were the
plans Of the war department Monday,
sven before the passage of the Joint
providing for the relief of
he volcano sufferers, that there was
'eally very little remaining for the
officials to do yesterday.
The plans of the commissary de-
'artment, made after careful consid.
sration Of the news dispatches from
he Antilles, contemplate the supply
If 10000 rations for IA days. The
luartermaster's department is pur-
chasing clothing supplies for 10000
people and the medical department is
working in proportion in it's pur-
,hases.
Systematic Work In Navy.
In the navy department the care
ully planned relief measures were
'eing carried forward Systematically
md rapidly The Buffalo has been
ordered to be put in readiness for i'm
mediate use as food and supply
transport in case 1t should be decided
o send more supplies than the Dixie
will carry.
There were no lack of indications
" spontaneous offerings from all
PARTS of the country. Yesterday a
elegram was received from the
'ittsburg chamber of commerce ask
ng the state department If private
would be received and
low they should be addressed. The
mayor Of Detroit sent a similar mes
age and like kilograms came from
,ther points. An original suggestion
Wanted.
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