The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
CHINATOWN RAISES $4,000
For the General Relief Fund-Reform AsSo'
citation and Clans subscribing.

For the General Relief Fund-ReTorm ABSos
citation and Clans subscribing.
A general committee consisting Of Eve
Of Chinatown's prominent firms was ap-
pointed here to solicit contributions for
the relief Of San Francisco. This COM
mittee is composed Of representatives OF
Sun Kwong On d Co., Quong Yuen Shing
a Co., Wing Wah Chong & Co., Tuck High
Co. ard the Och Kee Tobacco Company.
Up to last evening they had raised nearly
5000. Sunday Ia the day when China
men from all parts Of the city visit China
town, and as only 800 Of New York's
1 5000 orientals live In Chinatown proper,
1t Is expected that this sum will be greatly
swelled after the Sunday collections nave
been made.
In addition to this general relief COM
mittee, the Chinese Reform Association
has also been collecting money for the
fire victims. This fund, however, Is for
the San Francisco members Of the Reform
Association. The Chinese Reform Neue,
tho official mouthpieoe Of the association,
is in charge Of the fund. On Friday it
received from Ii Di Ming, editor OF the
Chinese World Of San Francisco, the fol-
lowing telegram: -.
San Francisco in ashes. Two thousand
of our members homeless. Send relief by
Wells Fargo to Chin Fook, s7s Ninth street,
Oakland"
The 1000 Cinnamon referred to, 1t was
explained to THE Sun reporter who visited
the Neus office, means 1000 member or
the Reform Association and has no bearing
on the total number Of homeless Cinnamon
The Neus has already sent 5000 toward the
relief Of these 1000 Cinnamon and moro
money is being received hourly.
In addition, the Netps printed a largo
number Of circulars, asking for aid These
were sent to Boston, Philadelphia and other
Eastern cities having large Chinese colonies.
All Of these cities are raising relief unds'
Boston has 5000 Chinese, Philadelphia 5000,
Chicago 5000, Oakland 10, 900, Los Angeles
5000. In all there are about So 900 Orientals
in the United States, and their total CON
trbutions will probably reach close TO
500 900. The Chinese Of Los Angeles. so
a Chinese News man said, have already
given 5000.
At least five Of the clans of Chinatown
nave sent relief to the members OF their
own clans in San Francisco. They are the
Lee, Thorn, 10y, Chin and iung clans.
that have caused 80 much trouble in emma
town. The latter are mere associations,
while the clans are what their names indi:
case, persons bound together by ties OF
blood.
The actors Of the Chinese theatre also
want to give a benefit performance. The
little Doyers street theatre, however, holds
only 400 people and the actors would like
to secure a big Broadway theatre for some
afternoon. They hesitate to hire such a
playhouse for fear all the profits would be
eaten up by the expenses.
W. j.. ~Cavanagh, the American manager
OF the theatre, said yesterday that II some
owner would allow the use Of his theatre
for such a benefit the Chinese troupe would
give one Of its finest tragedies with its "
orchestra, and he thought such a benefit
would draw a big house.
DR.. Thorn Of "a Pell street. the head OF the
Thorn clan, said yesterday; "The general
committee in Chinatown has raised about
50, 900. This is not to be sent to the Chinese
in San Francisco. but to be turned over &c
the general relief fund in charge of Mayor
Mcclellan. We feel for all humanity
the white people as much as our own kin
We do not think the American people will
let our countrymen starve, and we propose
to show our appreciation by giving our
relief fund for all"