Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-24
PRACTICAL SYMPATHY
SAN FRANCISCO RELIEF FUNDS
GROWING.

The finance committee of, the general
committee at San Francisco has reported
that It had received contributions amount
ing to $l,724. $50. OF which ti72.0o0 is the
local subscription In addition. $3e6000 has
been promised locally. The committee Is
not satisfied with the local subscriptions,
and urges the citizens Of San Francisco TO
subscribe more literally.
1t was ascertained yesterday that pro-
visions have been hauled from along the
water front to various distributing stations
at the rate of 1890 tons day. Several
hundred bluejackets from the cruiser Bos-
ton are unloading arriving vessels and
loading the endless procession of wagons
at the wharves. Ships that do not carry
provisions for the relief of suffering Sam
Francisco are not permitted to dock. We
hicles of every description are used to
carry the food.
New York Fund $3, soc, 600.
A dispatch from New York says that the
contributions of New York state for the
relief of the victims of the great catas-
trophe on the Pacific coast will exceed
s.. 5000 is now assured. The state legis-
lature in response to special message
from Gov Higgins passed bill appro-
priating 100000 to the relief fund yester-
day. In New York city 1t Is estimated
that the sum already gathered approxf-
mates 100000 and contributions continue
to pour in in undffninished volume. The
city of Buffalo has appropriated the sum
Of $4,000. and not city or town In the
state has failed to add its quota TO 1ne
cause of relief. Among the contributions
received yesterday were the followfnB:
Consul General Uchida, as chairman OF the
Japanese committee, $500; George II. Sar-
gent & Co., 10000: Edwin Gould, ShooO.
William F. Cody, telegraphed from Turin,
NzNa fnf., mint rC1
chamber of commerce is now $611 .OSo.
A dispatch from Pittsburg says: About
$4,000 was added to the Greater P1ttsburg
relief fund for the San Francisco earth
quake sufferers, making the totai amount
raised up to date S240,ooo.
Massachusetts Raises $424,ooO.
dispatch from Boston says: Yester-
days response by the citizens of Massach
sets to Californas cry for help included
more than 100000 in cash subscriptions,
making the total of the general fund to
date s424,000
The amount of money collected in Phila-
delphia up to last night aggregated more
than S3JO,o0o. In addition to this, several
train loads of supplies have been donated
At Augusta, Ga. the city council APP
propriated $1,000 and the amount was at
once forwarded. The public SUBSCRIPTION
list last night was over 5000.
The American Sugar Refining Company
contributed ten carloads of sugar to the
Red Cross Society for the relief of San
Francisco The sugar will be sent via the
Union Pacific Railroad from Chicago.
The San Francisco earthquake relief fund
being raised by Americans in London is
approaching ST. 500. Sir Thomas Upton
has cabled to Mayor Schmtz OF San Fran
CISCO offering to contribute 5000 to the
relief fund.
An appeal has been issued to University
of Pennsylvania alumni throughout the
country asking aid for their unfortunate
brethren who were rendered practically
penniless as the result of the San Fran
cisco calamity. 1t is proposed to secure
as minimum one hundred subscriptions
of 500 each, but to include also amounts
of any size.
1t is feared that the French consul NJ.
vice consul of France, Pierre la Gaze. has
made every effort to find his chief and has
been unsuccessful. -.-,-.-=--.
Gov. Pardee received word that Ecuar-
dorean Consul General Santos Elias Santos
Is missing The report was sent in by the
consul's secretary who says Mr.. Santos
has not been seen by friends since the
earthquake
The entire receipts of all games In the
South Atlantic League Friday are to be
donated to the San FRANCISCO relief fund.