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Texas Comes 60 the Front.
HOUSTON, Tex. April E.-Texans are
giving to the San Francisco sufferers with
a will In Houston the Post has already
raised $500. and other funds will swell
the total to $1,000, with further contribu-
lions to come. General calls for contribu-
tons have been made by secret societies
and the Catholic bishops, several thou
san dollars having already been sent The
city Of Galveston has wired 81 900 and has
raised $500 toward a fund Of $4,000. Every
city and most Of the towns have raised
funds and reports show that Texans have
already raised nearly or quite $4,000 for
the sufferers.
EmperOr's sympathy Causes Comment
BERLIN, April H.-Emperor williams
promptness in cabling to President Roose-
welt his sympathes with the unfortunate
people OF San Francisco had caused some
comment I'm that section Of the press where
tho emperor's dilatoriness in communion
ting his condolences to the king OF Italy
has been unfavorably mentioned. News
paper organs in accord with the govern
ing gravity of the California disaster,
which has put the vesuvius calamity in the
shade.
Many Of the newspapers here continue
10 discuss the earthquake and to express
the deepest sympathy with America.
In German financial circles some concern
is felt as to the possible effects Of the San
Francisco disaster on the international
money market. One newspaper here esti-
mates the amount of German fire insurance
in California at over $3.50, 100000, including
the risks of one Austrian company; but
this estimate probably is excessive Never
thless, gold exports from London and
probably from Germany are looked for, as
New York exchange is rising, cable trans
fers today reaching 422, which permits
profitable gold exports. Various American
railway stocks and bonds were sold heavily
yesterday on the Bourse and the shares
Of several fire insurance companies doing
business in California scored big drops on
prospective losses.
Work at Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES, April 21.-Another relief
train Of seventeen cars loaded with miscel-
laneous provisions for the San Francisco
earthquake sufferers left Los Angeles to-
night. 1t has been learned here that the
| first relief train sent out arrived in San
Francisco twenty-three hours after its de-
parture.
All of the ministers of this city deter
| mined today TO offer to open their church
buildings for the shelter of the destitute
| women and children who may arrive here
! from San Francisco. The idea OF the min
listers in excluding men from their shelter
plan is that all abie-bodied men are needed
in rescue work in the devastated districts.
Boston Buys Food in Tacoma.
! TACOMA, Wash, April H.-The Chamber
| of Commerce has wired to Washington for
permission to send the cableship Burnside,
! now in this port. to San Francisco with
supplies The state of Massachusetts, has
| placed $4,000 in the hands of Stone &
! Webster, extensive owners of electric rail-
ways in the state of Washington, to dis
tribute for the relief Of California suffer
ers. 1t is being placed in order for supplies
in Tacoma, Seattle, Portland and Salt Lake
City. About $4,000 worth of the Massachu-
sets supplies went forward today.
Steamer Queen takes 700 tons of supplies
from Tacoma tomorrow and is due to ar
rive in San Francisco Tuesday night A
purchasing agency has been established by
the Chamber OF Commerce and funds are
now being expended for supplies
DIES MONIES, April 21.-Cspecial) Sub
scriptions for the relief of the people OF
San Francisco are growing rapidly in this
city and today had reached 5000. The
Cudahy Packing company offered the city
a carload of meat today, which was ac-
cepted and shipped at once for San Fran
cisco from Omaha. kilograms pertaining
to relief funds are sent by both the Postal
and Western Union free.