Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20

they hal contributed $500. for the
relief Of the san Fran, iscn sufferers.
New York. Arril 1G-The National
I ark Bank today Transferred to san
Francisco through the SUB treasury
between $3,000,G00 and 4.G00. .OUO iu
sold.
Denver, Col, April 19.-C;ov. Jesse
H. Mcdonald will appoint u committee
'IhutSahy to start Il relief fInd on be-
h:lf of Colorado for the sufferers in
san Francisco. The governor tclc-
GrlrhCd Gov. Piud"c OF california; to
that eff ct Wednesday night
Mayor Spcycr and \. j. Spcneel of
the Chamber of Conl:mt rec will cu-op-
'rJt" With the governor i'll The move
lnCnt in Denver. The governor ANA the
HHE"r nave sent messages t" Mayor
Sc.Imidj .t"ndcring the sympathy Of
CoI"rIdo i'll the hour of distress
Sydney. \. :. W., April 18th"
rr"micrs of New South Wales and
Nictori1 have conjointly telcgra phcd
I" President Roosevelt their synI,a-
thy with the United States in the dis
ast"r ut san Francisco.
Rome, April 19.-Thc news Of the
c;;l tiluuahr in San Francisco and It's.
vicinity caused Il SIcat deal of sor-
rcW here. 1t is estimated that there
aIc over 2Q00 CaliIornians now visit
ing Italy.
Washington, april IA telegram
received i, the Navy Department
Thursday morning from The COM
i;aandcr Of the Pacific squadron sent
SINCE tn" earthquake reports that ali
is well with his squadron. The Chica :
80 AMI Marblehcad are enroute from
Long Beach to san Francisco ana will
probably reach there some time Fri
Gay. The Boston ana Princeton are ut
Long Beach.
Washington, April ia telegram
received 1T the Navy department
Thursday from the comandana at Mare
Is land navy yard, reports that $1,000
Will cover the damage done there. No
mention is made of any injuries; to amy
of lie people of the yard.
New York, April 19.-Thn Now York
i'uilding Trades Thion voted Wcdncs-
day to send an army of their unem-
| t''oyed members to san Francisco to
aid in tn" work OF clearing the city
and To help i'll its rebuilding
| I'rcS. Morris K. JCsup Of the cham
Ter of commerce has called Il meeting
| Of that body FOR Thursday afternoon
when plans will be formulated for the
relief OF san Francisco. No action can
u" taken in such matters without the
| sanction of TIL" full organization. Pres.
| J' sup hopes that hy Friday il will be
known definitely to what extent the
city has been damaged ana what as
siStancc may be required.
Detroit. Mich. April 19.--Tha Detroit
board Of commerce. held i special dircc-
| tors meeting last night to take steps
| toward offer ing aS sistancc 10 san Fran
cisco. Within ten minutes $500 was
| raised ana ii is expected trat during
| today th" fund of from $4,000 to SIP
600 will be ready to be forwarded to
| san Francisco.
Chicago. April 19.-That relief sup
| plies for san Francisco will be carried
ton companies was indicated Yesterday
when within q few hours after the
news Cf the catastrophe had arrived
the Export Shipping co. announced
through its president. +. G. Bailey, that
| il would agree to take supplies to the
suffering municipality free of cost. Mr..
| i;til"v said that clothing and food sup
| plies would be transported as fast as
| received
| Chicago, April II. Chicago packers
may suffer q property loss of apprcXi-
| matcIy 5000. 900 in the San Francisco
! fire. THE Armour. Swift and Morris
| iirins have branch houses there. from
which the export trade in the Orient
| is managed.
| Chicago. April 19.-At the weekly
| meeting of the executive board of the
Chicago Federation of Labor. re9ou-
| tions Of sympathy were adopted for the
| trade unionists of San Francisco and
steps will be taken to render them IL
| nancial assistance at once.
San Ira ncisco ArriI 19-Thc South
| crn Pacific hospital at Fourteenth and
|
| the raticn:s having hccn removed to
| lac"s Of safety.
| Ti.. Linda Vista and the Pl"asanton.
| wa Of he large family hotels on Jones'
street in the better part Of the city.
| haV" Iccn blown up to stay the pro-
| Ercsa cf the ConfiaGratinn.
| The three morning newspapers Of
san Francisco. the Can. the Chronicle
| and til" Examiner, Will combine in an
! iseI:e tomorrow morning from the plant
| Of the Oakland Tribune.
| President Hartman Of tn" southern
! Pacific Co, has wired orders to place
tht conpany's freight dcpots ut the dis
| l.nsal of the san Francisco municipal
| authorities.
| N"w York April 19.-At . o'clock, Pa
| ciho coast time, the Western Union re-
| celvcd from one Of its operators in san
| r2nciSco. who had just returned to
| his instrument after six mile walk
about the city, the following telegram
TN To n half hour ago the fire had