Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23
AID FROM EVERY DIRECTION
Transportation Facilities Taxed TO Care for
the Immense Amount Offered
LOS ANGELES SENDS KITCHEN on WHEELS
Relief work is Being sytemRtised
and Best Results Possible Are
Being Obtained Under the
Circumstances.

Circumstances.
Los ANGELES. Cal, April s3-Three
hundred and five thousand dollars is the
sum total subscribed TO date in and about
Los Angeles for the San Francisco suf-
fers The individual amounts are from all
sources and classes, from the millionaire
to Chinese and Japanese menials, and
range from a few cents to thousands Of
dollars. The money thus raised is placed
in the hands of the municipal relief COM
mittee and Is expended for food shipments
under supervision OF the Chamber OF Com
merce.
W. r. Hearst, through his local bankers,
has duplicated his FIRST order for 1850
worth Of goods and several more cars were
started west last night.
Among the hundreds of carloads OF
assorted provisions that are being sent out
| from Los Angeles for the San Francisco
sufferers are several carloads Of lemons
and oranges Manager Woodford OF the
California Fruit exchange has issued an
appeal to fruit growers to send large ship
ments of both lemons and oranges at once.
The lemons, especially, are desired for use
in San Francisco with the drinking water
to purify It and lessen the danger Of any
possible epidemic from that source.
What is perhaps the largest commissary
| train in the world has been rushed north
over the Southern Pacific from here. This
huge restaurant. destined to cater to the
hungry refugees OF San Francisco, is the
Shattuck & Desmond mess" train outht,
enlarged to a guaranteed capacity Of 10000
meals a day. Supported by the local relief
committee, this mammoth commlssary is
4 eTma
of thirty cars. which are all kitchens and
pantries. This train is expected to be in
Oakland in time to serve early morning
breakfasts Monday to all comers and 1t is
expected to play an important part in the
feeding of the hungry thousands.
! A carload OF food intended for the Use
of the babies has been gathered by the
local committees and dispatched north. 1t
comprises condensed milk. baby goods Of
all sorts, medicines, etc.
Boxers TO Contribute.
| A great boxing tournament for the
! beneht of the San Francisco sufferers.
destined to eclipse anything in that line
ever held In this country. will be held
! at the Athletic club next Tuesday under
| the auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce relief committee. which will ham
die all the funds BY a coincidence prac-
ticaly all the champions OF the istic
arena are I'm training In and around Los
Angeles at the present time preparing
for a series of fights to be run on here
in May. In addition, Jim Jeffriea. retired
heavyweight champion of the world. win
appear in an exhibition bout during the
evening Battling Nelson. Aurelio and
MaurD Herreva, Abe and Monte Attell,
I Kid Herman ana Tommy Burns, aFl tsp-
notchers in their class, as well as several
other prominent pugilists. will box for
the cause of charity. They have been
paired of so as to make the most scieu-
tifc boxing possible. 1t is said over 31O,-
900 will be cleared.
Cargo of Food from Orient.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22.-The Pa
cific Mail steamer China, with a cargo
including a large quantity of foodstufrs,
arrived from the orient and was docked at
Oakland in order that the supplies might
be distributed there.
The shipping of San Francisco is at a
standstill. The United States cruisers
Chicago and Marblehead are stationed of
Meiggs' wharf and prevent every vessel,
whether foreign domestic, from sail
ing out of the harbor, The vessels are
being held here to be ready for any emer-
gency that may arise.
The federal authorities removed all the
customs restrictions from the cargo OF
the steamer China, and soon as possi-
sble the rice, tea and other foodstuffs from
the orient were taken on the vessel and
sent to the aid of the stricken Chinese
The foreign vessels will be examined
merely to pass upon the health of the
vessel.
Tacoma sends shiplOad,
TACOMA, Wash, April 22.-The
steamer Queen was dispatched for San
Francisco today with $4,000 worth OF
disinfectants, medical stores and food
supplies ordered purchased here by the
mayor of Philadelphia.
The United States cableship Burnside
will depart Monday with another big
cargo. Orders from eastern cities are
pouring in Transportation, stevedorins
and other charges are free, and in view
of the railroad freight congestion a shiI
will be dispatched daily during the week
Seattle WhRrves Piled High.
SEATTLE, April 22.-The steamer Buck.
man sailed today at noon with 800 tons OF
supplies for San Francisco. Eleven hundred
tons OF supplies are now piled up on thC
wharf.
Cash contributions received by the relief
committees 20 date total S7.22s. This amount
will be increased by $4,000 when all CON
tributions forwarded are received.
Donate Use of Steamer.
VICTORIA. B. c., April 2--The steamer
Amur has been given by the Central Pa
cihc railway free OF charge for a trip tC
San Francisco from Vancouver and Vic
toria with a cargo OF provisions for th'
relief OF sufferers The Amur will leav'
Vancouver for San Francisco tomorrow.
How 10 TrAnsfer Money.
OAKLAND. Cal, April 2.-Banks anS
bankers throughout the United States wish
ing to make telegraphic transfer to Oak
land should place the funds with the CORE
spondents of the Oakland banks In New
York and have them wire Oakland OF tn
, fact, instead OF remitting drafts
Vice President Contributes.
INDIANAPOLIS. April a.-Viee Presiden
Charles W. Fairbanks today sent an ad
ditionai contribution Of $3.50 to the saI
, Francisco relief fund being raised In In
dianapolis.
: Portland IL Liberal.
PORTLAND. ore, April 2.-Up to las
right the total subscriptions reported 70
San Francisco relief work amounted I,
$4,000 The committee says that when al
the subscriptions are secured today th
total will amount to S250.OO0. In addition
to this Pittsburg has placed SIS, 900 In tn
IN. Local cnunrnfffae fnr raIfa