The San Francisco call., 1906-05-01

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hundred thousand dollars was for
warded by wire by The American Red
Cross today TO James D. Phelan. chair
ran Of The Red Cross and relief COM
lri,tee in san Francisco, and he was
advised mat 81. 100000 more was at the
dispose! Of the committee.
Judge W W. Morrow, president OF
the california branch Of the Red Cross,
advised the National Red Cross today
that il would be better from this time
for The society TO send money to Cali
fo.uia rather than food and provisions,
Is the Immediate needs are provided
FOR.
Edward T. DeVine, special represen-
tative Of the Red Cross at san Fran
cisco. made the following report today
on supplies sent to earthquake suffer
ers.
. Have tabulation from Quartermas-
/. ter Dev9I OF supplies reported 10 have
keen received TO April IS. and Of sup
plies en route or ordered 1t shows on
The whole remarkable discrimination
and intelligent purchases Supplies re-
soeived: Five carloads Of stoves, 1850
. stove pipe joints. 28 carloads Of forage,
1900 tons and % carloads Of tentage,
tow cars and 100000 feet Of lumber,
l69 tons OF lime, 10 tons Of medical
supplies. two carloads Of acid and
% chemicals. : carloads of wood, 241 cars
and ! steamer loads Of subsistence
stores: 1870 tons Of -four, five cars Of
fresh meat. IS5 cars Of miscellaneous
stores, ! car of oranges, cars Of
clothing. > cars salt; camp outfit from
Los Angeles, IS cars.
Supplies en route or ordered: Eight
cars Of tentage. 9 cars and / steamer
load Of medical supplies, 3 cars closets
and troughs, 2 cars OF blankets. ? cars
OF telegraph and telephone supplies, Is
cars Of lumber, : cars Of odorless ex-
tank wagons, IS cars of subsistence
stores. : cars and 1873 barrels Of flour.
7e00 pounds OF coffee, $500 pounds of
tobacco. coo boxes Of chocolate, ? cars
Of ics. 3s cars and 100 tons Of miscel-
aaneous supplies. Have now ample sup
rljes Of tents and mems shoes"
Commenting on the dispatch from San
Francisco expressing the surprise Of
Tho citizens committee that only $780,,
Oo5 Of the 81, SOC, 900 relief fund appro-
-. rria.ed by Congress is still available
for relief work, Acting Secretary Oliver
OF the War Department tonight con-
tended that it was never contemplated
that the appropriation should be spent
b. the citizens Of san Francisco. The
money. according to the resolution Of
Congress. was TO be expended by the
. War Department and was to reimburse
that department for rations, tents.
blankets, etc, belonging to the army
which were shipped to San Francisco
and 10 purchase other relief supplies.
The appropriation, General Oliver ex-
piained. was allotted among the vari-
oue supply bureaus Of the army, GER
tain amounts going TO the commissaTy
bureau. the quartermaster's bureau
and the Signal Corps. the money al
lotted TO the latter being for the pur-
pose Of restoring telephone and tele-
er7ph communication, etc.
General Greedy, reporting to the War
Department on conditions in San Fran
cisco. states that order is being well
maintained drunkenness. is entirely ab-
sent, owing TO restrictions on liquor
'BeEing; water conditions are inlprov-
ing. the general public health is ex-
ceIent and electric railways gre grad
.ually renewing q. limited service.
The House bin appropriating $4,000
for the emergency needs. Of the Navy
Department at Mare Island and for
the postal service at san Francisco
made necessary by the earthquake was
passed by the Senate when It convened
TO-DAY.
a resolution was presented in the
House by Representative Hearst of
New York appropriating s2,50o.0oe ad
ditional for the California earthquake
and fire sufferers. The wording of the
resolution is as follows:
THAT the Secretary Of War be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to
procure in the open market or other
wise additional supplies for the relief
Of the destitute persons and sufferers
from the recent earthquake and IRE in
the State Of California and to issue the
same to such persons as are in needy
circumstances as a result OF the earth
quake ard fire. and in executing this
resolution the Secretary of War is di-