RELIEF WORK STARTED ON A HEAVY SCALE.
."VOTE BT COKGEESS AND DESPATCH OF WABSHEPS. KEW YOBK, April 20. Congress met yesterday and voted 1,000,000 .dollars (£208.000) for the ■ *&<& oi the distressed people in Ban francisco. It has been ordered that the array rations in the city are to he distributed - among the people. large supplies are being sent froic Portland and Seattle. »J Several -warships have been sent to San Francisco, and their crews are to , ffisitf; in the work of relief. President Rooserelt has appealed "or private contribntions. and the Wallet brokers suspended bruaness to arrange relief. Sir Rockefeller gave 100,000 dollars: other enormons contriLutions were received. The railways *re conveying sapplies free.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 95, 21 April 1906, Page 5
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