Show AID FOR THE STRICKEN Large Fund to be Raised for I Miners Families I MAYOR APPOINTS COMMITTEE II I I Meeting to ba Hell Today to Plan tho Work of Raising Funds in the I City for the Afflicted Nearly Five Thousand Contributed In Salt Lake Yesterday People of Provo Meet Early and Two Mining Men Make I the Largest Donations Yet Offered I I r Tho news of the terrible disaster at i I Winter Quarters coal mine at Sco f Hold has excited the unbounded sympathy sym-pathy of the people of the whole State und steps are being taken In many places to aid substantially the stricken families Thousands of dollars will be raised In a few days for the widows and fatherless Many have been left without means of support and thc I funds that will be generously contrlb uted will be of great help to thorn In their distress I The feeling prevailed yesterday that it would not be necessary to Invite subscriptions from outside the State I as It was believed that 10000 to 50000 wbuld speedily be contributed by the people of Utah I MAYORS PROCLAMATION In Salt Lake Mayor Thompson issued Is-sued a proclamation appointing a committee com-mittee to solicit and receive rsubscrlp tlons to the relief fund The proclamation procla-mation reads as follows 1 By tho Mayor of Sal Lako City a proclamation appointing a committee lo I solicit and receive funds for the benefit of Die sufferers of the mining disaster at Scoileid Utah I Whereas Tho terrible mining disaster I I I which occurred yesterday May 1 ll00 at I Scofield Utnh resulting in great ION of i life nnd thereby leaving many mothers widows and orphans In helpless circumstances circum-stances Now therefore I Ezra Thompson Mayor of Salt Lako City do hereby appoint ap-point tho followingnamed persons as a oommlllco to solicit and receive subscrip tions for the iHlef of the destitute ones In this great calamity John E Dooly A W McCune W S McCornlck 11 Halter H-alter Frank Knox L S HIPs 1 R Joncs John C Cutler A II Tarbct Thomas Kearns John J Duly A W Carlson Simon Bamberger John T Don nellnn James Clilpman O 1 Salisbury P II Lannan William Iglohearl A L I Thomas W A Nclden Nclccn Dr Theo Meyer IX J Pcery Jr EZRA THOMPSON Mayor I COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY Chairman Dooly of the subscription committee last night Issued the following follow-ing call for a meeting of the committee I commit-tee today lo arrange the details of the work to bo undertaken The committee appointed by his Honor I 1 the Mayor for the purpose of soliciting funds for llio relief of the destitute caused by the recent mining disaster at Scollold Utah Is respectfully requested to meet at the Mayors office In the Joint building on Thursday May 3rd at 1 oclock JOHN E DOOLY Chairman |