The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-25
FRISCO BRAvELY
BEGINNING TASK

I lied and orderly endeavor which are be-
| Nond all praise. have already met the
need through committees appointed by
| the mayor OF the city. ex-Mayor James
| ID. Phelan being chairman OF tho finance
committee The work OF these comittees
has been astonishing IN its range. prompt.
ness and efficiency.
LAS I am Informed by Major General
| Greely. although all local transportation
was destroyed, as well as practically
every supply store I'm the city. these local
! committees. with the help OF the army,
have succeeded In caring for 10000 home
less people I'm the last five days Thanks
To their efforts, no individual Is now suf-
fering severely for food. water or tempor-
airy shelter.
"This work has been done with the min
imum OF waste and under conditions
which would have appalled, men less
trained In business methods, endowed
With less ability or inspired with any but
the highest motive OF humanity and help
fulness.
"The need OF employing the Red Cross.
save as an auxiliary. has passed. and l
urge that hereafter all contributions from
any source be sent direct to James ID.
Phelan. chairman OF the finance commit
tee. San Francisco. DR.. Devine OF the
Red Cross will dishursc any contributions
sent 20 him through ex-Mayor Phelan and
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
THE White House, April Is. 1906"
In connection with the proclamation the
president authorized the publication OF
a telegram which he had sent to Mayor
Schmitz of San Francisco acknowledging
the receipt OF n telegram signed by the
mayor. Judge Morrow, ex-Mayor Phelan
and others IN the telegram the presi-
dent quotes the proclamation he had is
sued and then adds TO it as follows:
There was of course, absolutely no
question that every sufferer would be
helped simply as a sufferer by your COM
mittee as soon as they were organized
and action through the Red Cross was
simply TO All the gap until your organi-
zation was perfected and II would OF
course have been a dereliction OF duty on
our part III we had no' at once taken
steps 10 see that the gap was filed at a
Time when IL was impossible for us 10
know how soon YOU would be organized.
have sent message TO congress
urging an Immediate appropriation for
work at tho Mare Island navy yard and
for an immediate appropriation for the
Uullding asked for by the war depart-
ment In few days / shall send in a
furtner communication for the rebuilding
OF the other public buildings, but / am
not yet able TO get details 10 the amount
needed for these
AiifpbONf hOOOSENEIT."
CONDITIONS AT SANTA ROSA
Washington. April 25.-Gen. Grecly
IN dispatch received at the war de-
partment today reports the condition
or anairs In Santa Rosa as follows.
CoL Pratt Just returned from thor
oueh inspection OF Santa Rosa There
are no homeless persons unprovided
for Provisions from outside sources
itary conditions good excellent order
prevails spirits OF people high. al
though about 100 were killed and as
many more Injured. The entire busi-
MeS,o esS Part OF tho city Is destroyked.
have ordred forwarded today" """'N"
SAILS WITH SUPPLIES.
Tacoma. Wash. April G.-The United
States cable ship Burnside sailed from
Tacoma last night for san Francisco with
full cargo ~ 1900 tons OF supplies pur-
chased by tho Chamber of Commerce re-
lief committee from local contributions
and from funds telesraphed from Phila-
delphia, Boston and other cities.
LOST VALUABLE PAPERS.
Sacramento. Cal, April 25--R 4. Croth-
crs, proprietor Of tho San Francisco Rulle-
tin. arrived In Sacramento last night. lie
said that he lost everything I'm his home
az 1850 Bush street whore were collected
valuable mass 81 manuscripts and other
articles belonging 10 the late Joring Pick
ering
Among these was the unpublished manu-
script OF n history " Journalism by Mr.
Pickering The account books. circula-
iion and advertising lists of tho Bulletin
were rescued from the flames
NEARING STRICKEN CITY.
! Sacramento. Cal, April S.--secroiary