The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-24
USE OF MILLIONS How the San Francisco FL nance Committee Will Expend Great Wealth
 Pouring In.
TO WORK THROUGH ARMY
CONFERENCE BETWEEN OPTIC
 IALs TO BE HELD TO-DAY.

All Persons Who Have Homes I,eft
 Must Pay For Their Provisions
 Only Actual Sufferers to Be Given
 Food Free-Hundreds of Thousands
 Subscribed Yesterday Adolubns
 Busch Gives s1OO,OOO-New York Leg
 islature Votes Quarter of Million
 --odd Fellows Will Raise ssoo,OoO.
 San Francisco, April 2S.-The finance committee, whose duty is to expend the millions of dollars subscribed for the re- lief of the homeless sufferers, met in San Francisco this afternoon to 5eter- mine how to use the contributions irn- partially for the relief of those who are deserving.
 The committee will do its work through the regular army, and d con- ference will be held at Fort Mason to- morrow on the matter The state will be represented by Governor Pardee. the army by Generals Funston and Greedy and the finance committee by James D. Phelan and others.
 At the meeting this arrernoon it was proposed that all persons that hava homes left shall be forced to pay foD their provisions, and that only the ac- tual sufferers shall be given free food.
 The finance committee of the general relief committee reported to-day that 1t had received contributions amounting to $,724,536, of which $172,OOO is the lb- cal subscription.
 Albany, April 23.-The legislature, acting upon a special message from Governor Higgins, tonight passed bill appropriating $2B0,0OO for the relief of the afflicted people of San Francisco and California
 Baltimore, April 23.-From the offices Iof the sovereign grand lodge, I. O. O. F.. in this city, has gone out an appeal to every grand lodge and grand encanp- ment of the order in North America for laid for those who suffered from the California disaster. The fund is ex- peeted to reach s8OO,OOO at least.
 Boston, April 2S-The students of Harvard university will hold a mass meeting tomorrow evening in Harvard union to take measures in aid of the people of San Francisco
 St. Louis, April 23--A contribution If $lOOO was tonight telegraphed to the Red Cross society by Adolphls Busch. St Louis millionaire brewer MT. Musch and family were in San Francisco at the time of the earthquake.
 New York, Apri. 2S.-That the contri. buttons of New York state for the re- lief of the victims of the great catas- trophe on the Pacific coast will ex- ceed $S,5O0,OO0 is now assured. In New York city it is estimated that $S, ,o00OO has been gathered and contributions continue to pour in with undiminished volume. Not city or town in the state has failed flo add it's quota.
 Hartford, April 2S..-The people of Hartford at mass meeting tonight called by Mayor Henney appointed a committee of sixty to conduct the work of relief for sufferers in California. It was voted to send the funds through the agency of the Red Cross. Subscrip- tions already made here exceed $9e,- 900. Contributions throughout the state thus far are estimated at $1O0,O0O.
 Boston April 23.-To-day's response by the citizens of Massachusetts to Cal ifornia's cry for help included more more than $1O00OO in cash subscriptions, making the total of the general fund to date $424OOO, as announced by the treasurers, Kidder, Peabody & Co.
 New York, April 29.-Jacob H. Sehiff. treasurer of the committee appointed by Mayor Mcclellan to receive contri- buttons for the San Francisco sufferers, reported a grand total of contributions of $SS1, ,OS2, "A. A call was sent out by Tammany hall to-day requesting each of the thirty-six assembly district or ganizations to contribute $500 to the San Francisco relief fund.