Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-20
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FREE TRANsPoRTATIo
GRAMS OF SYMPATHY.

| NEW YORK, April 19.-Wells Fargo q
Co. announced today that they will trans
| port free of charge supplies for the suffer-
| ers from the San Francisco disaster which
| are addressed to any San Francisco relief
| association or public officia who may have
charge of the distribution of 1t.
| SYDNEY, n. S. w. April 19.-The pre-
miers of New South Wales and Victoria
have conformity cabled to President Roose-
welt their sympathy with the United States
| in the disaster at San Francisco.
| CHICAGO, April 19-Mayor Dunno re-
| turned from his eastern trip today, and
| Immediately upon reaching his office sent
| the following message TO Mayor Schmitz OF
! San Francisco
| Accept Chicagos profound sympathy in
| your great afhiction. How can We best
give you relief?
NEW YORK. April 19-President Clowry
| of the Western Union Telegraph Company
made the following announcement today:
The Western Union Telegraph Company
| will transmit free domestic messages reiat-
! ing to the relief of sufferers at San Fran
| cisco when offered by duly constituted re-
| lief organizations or public officers IN their
official capacity.
when destined to San Francisco such
messages will be subject to such delay as
| the conditions at that point impose.
! HARRISBURG, Pa. April 10-Governor
Pennypacker today sent the following tel
egraIn 20 Governor Pardee of California:
IF any help is needed in San Francisco
| that Pennsylvania can render let me know.
PARIS, April 19.-President Falleres has
telegraphed President Roosevelt an express
sion of Frances most profound sympathy
with the United States in the distress re-
sulting from the earthquake in California.
The ministerial council today discussed
the catastrophe at San Francisco and de-
ciGed to forward condolences.
NJ Morand, chief of the protocol or the
foreign Office called at the American en-
bassy during the day and personally con-
veyed to Ambassador Mccormick an ex-
preston of sorrow for the sister republic.
There are many San Franciscans here,
including a number of the Spreckels fam
ily and they are in state or intense anx-
iety as repeated kilograms bring no re-
sponse concerning the fate of relatives.
The presence of the Spreckels here is pre-
paratory to the marriage of Miss Luriine
Spreckels to Spencer T. Eddy, secretary Of
the American embassy at st. Petersburg.
F,-nperor William directed Foreign Secre-
tary Tschirsky to telegraph the American
government his sorrow and sympathy In
the disaster caused by the earthquake in
California.
After a consultation with a number of
business men of Indianapolis, Mayor Book
walter sent the following telegram to
Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco:
THE people of Indianapolis authorize you
to make a draft upon me for $4,000 for the
relief of the suffering people of your city.
Let us know if further assistance will
be needed"
A general call for relief has been issued
and any sum in excess of the $4,000 will be
forwarded to the Red Cross Society.
An offer of free transportation for all
supplies intended to relieve the distress In
San Francisco was made to representatives
of the Chicago Commercial Association by
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific rail-
roads.