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Show RELIEF FOR MARTINIQUE. Washington, Mny 12 The President himself turned his intention todav to the question of relief of the sufferers from the tertlblc catastrophe In the Leser Antilles Although Congress hid not at that time finally nppmprlaled tho funds necessary for the purchase nf supplies the President proceeded with tha greitest eneigy to give shape to tho telief measiiies Secretary liny was called In, nnd brought with him the dispatch from fulled Slates Consul A) me, which served ns nfllclal eonllriiiallon of the worst reports of the extent of the disaster, und In ilm opinion of the Pustdcut fully Justllled emergency measures. Seirttnr) Hay wna requested to acquaint ac-quaint Secretary Hoot nnd Secretary Moody with tho President s wishes and they were charged tn rarr) out the details de-tails of the nriangeiueiits The Treasury dennrtnicnt was Insliuctcd to co-oie-rate. WAIl DEPARTMENT IN CONTROL The War department, with Its well organized suppl) deiui Intents, wus reeognljed ns being In hettir position Ihnti uny other Institution to tnko charge nf the relief measures, except thnt It hnd no means of Irunsportnlloii Secrctuiy Moo I) Immediately ti le-graphed le-graphed orders to Capt iterr) iiim-nuiider iiim-nuiider of the Dixie now nt New aork, to ship nny supplies tn be offered him, nnd to sail nt the em Heat possible moment mo-ment for Martinique He wns nutlio-rlred nutlio-rlred tn extind relief to other Islands If he found nny net easily for so doing Nnv Ignllnn bureau office rs etlmnte that she ian be inileil mid provision! d nnd gotten undo! way by Wdii"sdn. SCIENTISTS TO CIO. The sclrntllle department of tho Government Gov-ernment will avail Itself of the opportunity oppor-tunity to semi (in the Dixie, ns pns-sengers pns-sengers or nbscrvcts, two professois fioni th" geological survey. A llaivard volunlcir specialist also will bo given passage . The U 8. S. Iliirfnlo. will bo used ni a lelltf ship If the Dixie does not sulllce. Offlclnl orders wero dictated for the guidance nf thn thice supply depart-ments. depart-ments. giving the sch'mc of illsltlbii-tlon illsltlbii-tlon ns follow a Thre medical odlcers, with 50oo worth nf med'inl mores, etc , one subsistence ntllcer, with $70 000 In stolen, lonslstlng of rice, drlel llsh, sugnr, coffee, ten, canned soups, con-denred con-denred cream, salt, pepper nnd vinegar, one olllcer of the Quartermaster's da-pnitmint, da-pnitmint, with tJOOOO worth of clothing supplies for men, women nnd children. distributing: supplies. The orders dltecled that olllcera nnd stores he sent on the Dixie, to bo distributed dis-tributed nt such points as may be designated desig-nated by the navy olllcers In tonimand of the Dixie, under Instructions given by tho Secretary of the Navy, 'iho medical olhceis urc to lender such medical medi-cal aid as may be In their power. In nd-dltlon nd-dltlon to the distribution of medical supplies, (3ALLAGHEH IN C1IARCE. Oen Weston, commissary, telegraphed tele-graphed Immediately to Col. lllalnerd, the commissary olllcer nt the New York depot, directing him to expend tho allotment al-lotment In the purchnse- of ten, coffee, sugnr nnd other foods nx ngreed upon, nnd tn see that these goods were loade i on the Dixie Cnpt Oallarhpr, one of Oen. Weston's moat valued assistants, was selected to go to New York ami proteed on the Dixie to Mnrtlnlquo, Ho will bo In complete charge of the distribution dis-tribution of the stores, nnd a fund nf PiOOO was allotted him for emergency expenses. INSTRUCTIONS ARE IIROAD. The chntocter of the President's Instructions In-structions lo the departments concerned con-cerned In the relief inenniires mny be gathered from the following letter, Svhlch was sent to Secretary Moody to-da). to-da). Tho President directs me to express to )ou his wish that vour department go to tho furtherest limits of ixccutlve dlsiri -Hon for the rescue und iclut of the nf-fltctcd nf-fltctcd Islands In tho Cnrlbbcnn sen JOHN HAY. ARMY OFFICERS ASSIONED. The army olllcers assigned to th" lilt a, of distributing tho food, clothing nnd medlcnl supplies to tho survivors of the calamity nt Martinique nie Cnpt Robert Hew all of the quartermaster's quartermas-ter's department. First Lleuls J, 11 Clayton, Jnmea It Church and John J Rellly nf the medical department The medical einieera will bo accompanied hy six members of the hospital torps from the school of Instruction at Washington Wash-ington Darracks, and will be provided w Ith n large quantity nf medical stores nnd supplies. TENTS AND CAMP EQUIPMENT The quartermaster's supplies to bo transported on tho Dixie will Include nliout 100 tents, suitable clothing for men, women nni" children, and camp equipment, such us axes, sKBvels, ket-ties, ket-ties, frying pans nnd cooking utensils The subalstencn supplies Include about SCO 000 rations. Chief Clerk Michael of the Department Depart-ment of State ucted Immediately upoi the suggestion of United States Consul A) mo at Guadeloupe relative to the Red Cross In the ubsence of Miss Ilarton Gen John M Wilson, ute chief of engineers, USA Is th ninklng member of the committee nf tho Red Cross, nnd was promptly utilised of Iho Consul's suggestion In order that he might call a meeting of that body lo decide on the extent to whhh the society shall partlilpute In tho relief wot It, |