The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-04-29
FRISCO IN THRO[S.
OF A DECIDED
SENSATION
FINDS THAT MILLIONS ARE NOT
ON HAND 70 RELIEVE DEs.
TiTUTE PEOPLE.
SOMEWHAT OF A SHOCK
Only 100000 Of $2,5oo,ooo Appro-
priated By Federal Government
is Available.--Arny 81 Loot
ers Swarm City.

/ 80 ~'~'H Sssys
San Francisco, April 2s.--The
amount of money on hand for I'M
mediate relief work and continuance
! OF military control of the city, sub
ord nate TO city authority were two
OF the most important subjects dis-
cussed at the meeting of the c,t'zens'
committee today.
| The statement of James d. Phi Ian,
chairman CT the finance COMMITTEES.
| that he had been given to understand
| by Victor Fl. Metcalf. Representatives
of President Roosevelt, that On'y
100000 Of the s2,5o0,0oo appropriated
| by congress for the relief cf San
Francisco was available. and that this
sum represented the extent OF imam.
| cial assistance that nj ght be expected
from that source, caused a decided
sensation.
Phelan announced that Secretary Of
War Taft had transferred To his order
| 100000 which he said was the first
| recognition the secreiaty had made of
| relief work, ana aided he had leea
| informed BY MI Metcalf that the see
retary of war had expended the re-
| mainder Of the relief fund for supplies
| In the east
Upon corroboration Of this state
ment by Metcalf, PheIan simply re-
marked that there wa only s5l8 600
| available cash to his orde~ at the mint
and the strictest economy would be
necessary.
I'VE need money! said Phelan, .and
he country should not be led Into tire
belief that millions are on hard II
relieve the destitut. people"
| The generous appropriation OF con
gress had been counted upon by the
finance committee and the knowledge
that only a small aps8ilnt of this would
be placed innt tbssh-'hant!s was some
what Of .a,Shod&. -
l The asfestiun of the Nsm,,of the fed.
ferairToops to assist in Tie pfExerfa.
Ston of peace and good order 'of thr
city developed unanimity of opinien
smhEg civil and Military authori les.
A letter from General Greeley to
Mayor Scmitz was rad.
Greeley stated that the war depart
ment without doubt looked upon The
continued use of the army in policing
San Francisco and added that while
he personally was willing to continue
any work of relief. sanitation or other
wise. he could not sanction the use
pf Ia urf enr-
hour beyond such obvious necessity
and asked for written statement
from the mayor in order that there
might be no doubt or apprehension on
his part as 10 the need Of federal
forces
Mayor Schmitz commenting on
Greeley's letter. said tae federal
troops had given immeasuFsble as
distance TO the city ami he asked the
committee formally 10 approve mis-
action in asking the military to take
charge, and Furthermore. thai the com.
mittee request that this control b.
continued. This was adopted uuani.
mously.
Both Greeley and Funston today eV-
pressed the belief that the strong sup-
port of the military is now. and viii
for some time 10 come, continue neces-
sary for the regulation of the city and
assisting the civil authorities TO regain
a thorough grasp Of affairs.
Greater in numbers than the mil
tary forces guarding lives and prop
erty in this city Is the army OF looters
that has taken possession OF San
Francisco. From early morning until
late at night every boat IRON across
the bay brings hund-es. Of pcoals.
whose sole purpose IN visiting the city
is 10 dig among the ruin ard carry
of such articles Of value as they are
able TO find with a small amoun. of
effort
Toward nightfali they wend their
way across ths bay. carrying the
heavy profits of ther days labor.
Although strict orde~s we're given
Al the beginning Of ihe military rue
thai persons detected loot'nE should
be shot. the rigcr Of this regulst'on
has been relaxed and uow the army
Df looters Is in full posse sion Of the
biackened sruius Men. women and
children fearing neither Tor the pres
snce Of the military o. tumbling walls
swarm about the ruins with krsat
,ruft to themselves In many Of the
Chinese and Japsnese stores when tSe
ire approached. the proprletorz burief
large part Of their stock IN the base-
49, s-+~-1srr - rrfu-~ afso~ the
Ire had passed and recover what tfey
'ould. They never cane back. The ter :
ors Of the rocking earth and sweep
4 same were too much FOR Their
lrienfal minds. hut fha lorftrS cane