Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-12


hereby appropriated out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
to carry into operation this act.
&" Section 3. That the Secretary of War
is authorized to use necessary steamers and
vessels belonging to the government to
carry into effect the purpose Of this act
If the bill becomes law, provisions.
clothing. medicine and other necessary ar
ticles will naturally be taken from the sup
plies of the army, in whole or in part and
the duty will be specifically imposed upon
the Secretary of War to provide the neces-
sary vessel
"The Secretary of War directs that your
department make all necessary prepara-
tiOnS to accomplish the provisions Of the
bill, without delay, in case 1t shall become
a law; and the Quartermaster general, sur
geon general and commissary general will
designate an officer from each department,
to hold informal meetings and arrange suit
able allotmehts of stores of their several
departments, that will best meet the needed
relief.
VERY respectfully,
III. c. CORBIN.
"Adjutant General, Major General, U. S. A."
Scheme of Distribution.
The scheme of distribution is as follows:
Three medical officers. with $4,000 in med
ical stores; one subsistence officer, with
$40, 900 in stores, consisting of rice, dried
fish, sugar, coffee, tea, canned soups, con-
densed cream, salt, pepper and vinegar;
one officer of quartermaster's department,
with $4,000 clothing supplies for men, Wo-
men and children. This distribution of the
proposed appropriation has been agreed
upon in conference between the adJutant
general, quartermaster general, commlssary
general and surgeon general.
The above distribution was approved by
Secretary Root who directed that the pur-
chases be made accordingly, ready for ship
ment in case the pending bill for relief Of
Martinique becomes law.
All the officers mentioned and the stores
will be sent on the United States ship Dixie
to be distributed at such points may be
designated by the navy officer in command
Of the Dixie, under instructions given by
the Secretary of the Navy.
The medical officers are instructed to rem
der such medical aid may be in their
power, in addition to the distribution of
medical supplies.
Getting Things in Readiness.
Commissary General Weston, upon being
duly authorized, with his usual energy, tele-
graphed Immediately to Colonel Brainard,
the commissary officer at the New York
depot, directing him to expend the allot-
ment in the purchase of tea, coffee, sugar
and canned soups, and to see that these
goods were loaded on the Dixie at once.
Captain Gallagher, one of General Wes-
toms most valued assistants, was selected
to go to New York and proceed on the
Dixie to Martinique. He will be in complete
and a fund Of $1,000 was allotted to him
for emergency expenses.
Chief Clerk Michael of the Department
of State has acted Immediately upon the
suggestion Of United States Consul Ayme
at Guadeloupe, relative to the Red Cross.
In the absence of Miss Clara Barton, Cen
eral John NJ. Wilson, late chief Of engi-
neers, United States army, in the ranking
member of the committee of the Red Cross,
and he was promptly advised Of the con-
sul's suggestion in order that he might
call a meeting of that body to decide upon
the extent to which the society shall par
ticipate in the relief work.
The Navy Department has been informed
of the departure of the ocean going tug
Potomac, from San Juan, Porto Rico, for
Martinique. She prboably will arrive there
by tomorrow night.
Action Of the House Committee.
At a meeting of the House committee on
appropriations held at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon the Presidents message was con-
sidered and the Senate resolution of Satur-
day appropriating 100000 for the relief
of the Martinique sufferers was taken up
and amended by raising the amount to
100000. The wording of the resolution
was also changed so that as presented to
the House later in the afternoon by Mr..
Hemingway it read as follows:
ITO enable the President of the United
States to procure and distribute among the
suffering and destitute people of the islands
of the French West Indies such provisions,
clothing, medicines and other necessary ar
ticles, and to take such other steps as he
shall deem desirable for the purpose Of
rescuing and succoring the people who are
in peril and threatened with starvation, the
sum of 500, 900 is hereby appropriated out
of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated
I'm the execution of this act the Presi-
dent is requested to ask and obtain the ap-
nrOv31 he
is hereby authorized to employ any vessels
of the United States navy and to charter
and employ any other suitable steamships
or vessels