The San Francisco call., 1906-04-22
Cars and Ships Loaded With
Provisions on Way to San
Francisco.
Citizens of United States Con-
tribute Literally to Fund
for the Sufferers.
Canada Votes 100000 and
Five Hundred Americans in
London Raise S12,500,

PORTLAND. April 21.-Almost every
town in the Northwest is giving liber-
ally toward the relief of San Francisco.
Portland has $4,000 on hand. Anoth-
er trainload of supplies started last
night. The railroads are refusing TO
touch commercial business. The hos
pital corps of the Oregon National
Guard is on the way to San Francisco.
Spokane, Wash, has raised $4,000 and
sent four cars of provisions, which will
be followed by twenty five cars of -four
tomorrow. H. H. Rogers of the Anal
gamated Company has wired to Butte
ordering $4,000 worth of provisions.
TACOMA, April 21.-Tacoma today
shipped $4,000 worth of supplies 20
San Francisco on order of the Gov
ernor of Massachusetts and the Mayor
of Boston.
YREkA is GENEROUS.
YREKA, April 21.-Yreka, with a
population of 1900, has contributed
$4,000 to the relief fund for the benefit
of the earthquake sufferers. The Bank
| of Siskiyou has given $500, fourteen
lodges 500 each, and more is COM
ing in.
DENVER, April 21.-A train of sew
enteen cars loaded with supplies Cor
the people of San Francisco was dis
patched from this city last night and
another will be sent tonight.
SALT LAKE CITY, April 21.-Salt
Lake yesterday added about 100000 in
money and SIX carloads of cooked pro-
visions to the contributions for San
Francisco.
PHILADELPHIA, April 21.-Citi-
zens of Philadelphia have already con-
tributed more than S100,0O0 to the
fund being raised in this city for the
California sunerer
VcToRtANS GIVE NoBLY.
VICTORIA, B. c., April 21- The
steamship Tellus sailed at midnight,
carrying provisions valued at $4,000,
collected by Victorians. Last night
Premier Mcbride telegraphed a dona-
tion Of $4,000 to Governor Pardee IN
behalf of the people of British Colum-
bia.
SEATTLE. April 21-Seattle sent its
first shipment TO San Francisco yester-
day in special train of fifty tons of
provisions. The subscription is near
ing 100000.
The Pacific Coast Lumbermen's AS
| soc.ation will meet tomorrow and give
$4,000 to the fund. The lodges of the
s. te CAV, $3.50.
KANSAS CITY, April 21-Twenty-
five thousand dollars was subscribed
here yesterday for the San Francisco
sufferers and plans made to send west
by fast freight a trainload (sixte.n
cars) of provisions, bottled water and
bed clothing.
PLEDGE HALF A MILLION.
BOSTON, Mass, April 21.-Replyine
to Governor Wilds appeal, representa-
tive citizens of Boston and Massachu
setts have pledged half million 70
! the sufferers of the California earth
quake and confiagration.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 21.-A. R.
Talbot of this city, head consul of the
| Modern Woodmen of America, an
nounced yesterday that he would make
a check for 100000 for the San Fran
cisco sufferers from the Modern Wood
men camps of the country.
JEFFERSONVILLE Ind, April 21.-
The Jeffersonville army supply depot
today sent 35 carloads of supplies TO
San Francisco.
CRUISERS CARRY FUoD.
LOS ANGELES, April 21.-Carrying
four carloads of provisions for the
earthquake victims, the United States
cruiser Boston departed from San Pc
dro harbor last night, and this after
noon the Princeton, similarly loaded,
lef. the harbor on it's way north.
HELENA, April 21.-The relief COM
mittee today purchased 10000 pounds
of Montana tiour and will forward it to
San Francisco at once. Two thousand
dollars more was raised here today.
LONDON, April 21.-At a meeting Of
500 Americans at the Hotel Cecil last
evening. presided over by ambassador
Reid, $12.500 was subscribed for the
relief of the earthquake sufferers. This
will be greatly increased. Prominent
British subjects will meet tomorrow
and start a similar fund.
CANADA GIVES 100000.
OTTAWA, Ont, April 21.-The Do
minion Government has voted 100000
for the earthquake and fire sufferers IN
San Francisco.
CHICAGO, April 21.-The Governors
of Illinois, Ohio and Minnesota have
called upon the citizens of their re-
spective states for p. ompt aid for Call
ifornia.