The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-05-15

ubiitNiS W lHt OnlntSc CONSUL THIS
afternoon The remaining seven thou
sand FIVE hundred dollars | am holding
and may use five thousand of it to
donation for San Francisco, and the re-
naming twenty-five hundred dollars for
my work in relieving Hawaiians and
others. In our work Of relief. we have
not as yet received any evidence of the
death or injury of anyone in whom any
residents of the islands are interested.
/ am still making further searches
through the hospitals, but think that
we Will not find any of our people in
the death or injured list
Outside of the fact that we are re-
ceiving numerous applications from
people who have friends in Hawaii and
who have heard that / am charsering
steamers to send all applicants on
trip to the islands, the applications for
returns to the islands are not very
great. | may send some passengers by
the China tomorrow, but the number
will not be more than three or four in
the steerage
In rendering assistance for return to
the islands | study the case thoroughly
and decide what | think best to be
done. There were several applications
from young Hawaiians who were sure.
that they needed n trip and had select
ed. a Honolulu journey. \ little advice
given them has shown them that this
was not the trip that | would recon-
mend, and | am happy to state that
i've of them leave on excursion to Sac
ramento tomorrow morning, where they
will take work as a tonic instead of a
sea trip. Several Hawaiian boys have
shown willingness to work and | am
getting them jobs cleaning out dam
aged buildings and working in the
ruins cleaning bricks. TO show you
the varied applications for assistance
! enclose request from one party who
wished n thousand dollars in cash and
another of manly young fellow who
simply wanted clothes for the purpose
of going to work in the brick pile. You
can imagine this request was speedily
filed. These letters are not for publ
cation.
! have made arrangements to visit
the Chinese and Japanese relief camps
tomorrow and by next mail will write
you thoroughly in regard to these
matters.
Yesterday | was very fortunate in
securing from Alexander & Baldwin IA
copy of the Western Union code and
would advise all messages sent to me
in that code.
| saw notice in the daily papers
here that a DIR. Noble wished to get
Portuguese and Italian laborers to go
to Honolulu. / investigated the mat
ter and in the conversation with the
doctor (who, by the way, is a lady who
| travelled through Honolulu some months
ago) | found that there was nothing in
| the scheme so far.
/ am debating this letter in a great
hurry, as ! have quite number of mat
ters to attend to. L am endeavoring to
get the matter of aid to Hawaiians and
others here in whom we are interested
| disposed of as soon as possible, for /
| feel that there are some hardships COM
| ing when the relief committee curtails
some of its distribution of supplies, al
though there is plenty of work in the
ruins and at other places for all men
who are willing and able to work.
/ will remain until May 30th and you
may be sure that | will clear up all
matters if possible long before that
date, but up to that time yourself and
the committee can have my services at
any time. Kindly give my personal re-
CARDS to all members of the committee.
Very respectfully yours,
JAS. +. MORGAN.
p. ST. feel very strongly that our
contribution to the general relief fund
of San Francisco should amount to at
least fifty thousand dollars.
FRAsER'S LETTER.
San Francisco, May 4, 1906.
Mr.. A. L. C.. Atkinson, Acting Cover
nor, Honolulu, H. T.
My Dear Sir Since writing to you
under date of April 20 / have little to
report.
Mr.. Morgan has arrived and taken
full charge of the relief work, al
though l have been assisting him, so
far as possible, in an advisory capacity.
Mr.. Alexander has asked me to take
charge of the $500 which he had been
holding to my credit, and / have done
so, placing it, in the form of currency,
in safe deposit. The rent of the box,
amounting to $3.50, have added to my
account, together with an entry Of
$500, being for minor, unexpected, ex-
penses in closing. These entries bring
the total of my account to $304.45, and
amount will return to you or transfer
to Mr., Morgan as you may direct.
1t was with very great regret that
learned of the death of your father.
He was one of my very first acquaint-
ances in Hawaii, and l have always ad-
mired his very great qualities.
Things are slowly beginning to as
sumo something of natural aspect in
San Francisco, although We are still
confined to walking, and limited to can
dies and cooking in the middle of the
street. The ready money question re-
mains the most awkward, credit being
of small value and coin hard to reach.
With kindest regards, / remain,
Sincerely, =
FRASER.
AN AMERICAN REMEDY.