The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-12

shown L believe that the place will rap
idly come up. On taking charge of the
relief bureau / decided to discontinue
the free cable service to Honolulu and
sent but one message of names, omit
ting addresses.
This list was sent, as Mr.. Fraser
thought it best to fill out and complete
the names you had asked for. Since
then i am still registering names and
will send you lists by each mail. / find,
as | expected, that Mr.. Fraser has done
great amount of good work for rs
and can say that in-this his greatest
helper was Mrs. Fraser. / shall arrange
to reward them both for their service.
L will also give some token to Mr.. Nc
Kenna and his assistants in the cable
hut, and hope that in doing this I am
not breaking any rules of the cable
company.
1 received the fifteen thousand dol
lars in drafts Immediately after the ar
rival of the steamer and turned it over
to the relief committee of San Fran
cisco, through Mr. Phelan, as l wished
to get Honolulu s contribution to them
as soon as possible. I have cabled to
you to send me thirty thousand dollars
more, which I hope to be able to turn
know that they are greatly in need of
funds, and other cities do not thorough
ly understand how great and urgent
San Francisco s needs really are.
These two sums amount to forUy-fiye
thousand dollars and / think that from
the funds | have on hand now [ can de-
vote five thousand dollars more, which
will make a total of fifty thousand
dollars to a city with whose calamities
we have great sympathy. !
Of the thirty thousand dollars sent |
have spent a great deal of time in en-
to get the fifteen thousand
dollars you sent in coin and received it
but about an hour ago. The delay has
simply been due to the fact of the con-
gested nature of the postofhce business
in San Francisco and here. | have
turned over thirty-seven hundred and
fifty dollars to the Japanese consul and
will turn over thirty-seven hundred and
ifty dollars to the Chinese consul this $
afternoon. The remaining seven thou
and FIVE hundred dollars l am holding
md may use five thousand of it to
donation for San Francisco, and the re- {
naming, twenty-five hundred dollars for I
ny wosk in relieving Hawaiians and :.
thers. u In our work of relief, we have
lot as vet received any evidence of the +
eath or injury of anyone in whom any Is
esidents of the islands are interestedHI
am still making further searches /
Trough the hospitals, but think that G
re will not find any of our people IN
he death or injured list. 1t
Outside of the fact that we are re- h
ewing numerous applications from f
eople who have friends in Hawaii and b
Tho have heard that I am chartcring s
reamers to send all applicants on a
-ip to the islands. the applications for t
,turns to the islands are not very il
reat | may send some passengers by t
he China tomorrow. but the number "
i'll not be more than three or four In 81
he steerage.
In rendering assistance for return tol o
lie islands l study the case thoroughly B
nd decide what | think best to be- t.
1ne There were several applications fe
ON young Hawaiians who were sure Il
at they needed a trip and had select | h
| Honolulu journey. A little advice fc
ven them has shown them that this
as not the trip that | would recon- er
end. and l am happy to state that o7
-e of them leave on excursion to Sac Sc
mento tomorrow morning, where they Sc
i'll take work as a tonic instead of
a trip. Several Hawaiian boys have tt
own a willingness to work and l am or
tting them Jobs cleaning out dam "
ed buildings and working in the OF
ms cleaning bricks To show you or
@ varied applications for assistance hi
enclose a request from one party who tn
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