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Show FLEET WILL REACH MESSINASATUflDAY American Relief Ship Heavy Laden With Supplies Most Needed for Refugees. AMERICA'S GENEROSITY GREATLY APPRECIATED Italian Officials Pledge That Every Dollar Given Shall Be Rightly Used. HOME, Jan. 6. Embassador Griscom will lcavo here tomorrow for Messina to moot tho American squadron, which it is expected will arrive thcro on Saturday, Sat-urday, under Rear Admiral Spcrry. The steamer Baj'crn, the American relief ship, flying tho Red Cross em-blom, em-blom, will sail for Messina tomorrow. This steamer, with its great cargo of supplies, will bo ablo to tako care of thousands of sufferers. Thero aro three plrysicians on board and fifty nurses, three of whom aro Americans. Eight thousand dollars has been spent for the medical outfit, provisions and clothes. In tho last forty-eight hours $15,000 has boon spent in Rome and $10,000 in Geuoa for clothing alone. Tho cargo includes 1450 blankots, 4350 underclothes, 1110 pairs of shoes, 1100 hats, 600 heavv overcoats. 250 capes, 1110 shawls, 700 suits of clothes, 300 extra trousers aud a great quantity of shirts, stockings aud handkerchiefs. Practical Belief. A ton of candles and 5000 boxes of matches aro among tho supplies, together to-gether with all kinds of implements for digging and repairing, lanterns, sowing sow-ing cotton, scissors, nails, hammers and kitchen utensils. Thero are also medical supplies sufficient, suf-ficient, for the establishment of three eomplcto camp hospitals. Those in charge 'of tho oxpedition havo $20,000 in small bills for careful distribution. Word received from Naples says that "hoodlums" during lho night ran through various quarters of tho city, en'ing "Earthquake. earthquake.' Their cries aroused thousands of people, peo-ple, who rushed out of their houses, thus giving thieves an opportunity to work. Tho frightened population gathered gath-ered in tho squares and crowded tho churches. Some of them took crucifixes and imaces of saints and carried thorn through the streets in procession, amid wailintr aud weeping. Lumber Is Urgently Needed. Signor Bcrtinoli, minister of public pub-lic works, who is now iu Rcggio, has telegraphed Premier Giplotti that tho people thero are beginning to be more calm, and for that reason thcro is no present uccd for ships, for tho transportation transpor-tation of tho refugees. Tho minister adds that efforts, should now be directed toward tho bending of a great quantity of buildinf material for the construction construc-tion of huts along tho Sicilian and Ca-labriau Ca-labriau coasts. The generosity of the American people peo-ple in coining to tho aid of the oarth-quako oarth-quako sufferers is tho predominating feature- that is now attracting atteution here. Tho feeling of gratitudo extends from tho king dowu to the most lowly subject. In accepting in behalf of the Italian nation tho ship which the American people, through the Red Cross fund, fitted up lo mitigate- the distress of the sufferers, tho king snid to Embassador Griscom: King Pays Tribute "Our people will be delighted to hear of this mark of international humani-tariauism humani-tariauism and will follow with the keenest keen-est interest tho work of mercv that will be nerfunnod bv the Baycrn." Tho king further informed the American Amer-ican embassador that, ho had just read with the greatest appreciation u telegram tele-gram notifying the government of tho appropriation of $300,000 in behalf of the victims. Premier Giolotti, in spcakiDg of this gonerositv. said: "What tho United States has dono on this occasion is magnificent and shall not be forgotten. The United States stands first, outdistancing all others in sympathy and generosity. Our gratitude grati-tude is so great that wo cannot find words in which to express it." Deep Appreciation. Signor Tittoni, lho foreign ministor, said: "Never before on any occasion has occurred such dpmonstration of sympathy sympa-thy as that of America." Count Tavernia, the president of the Italian Red Cross, declnred that, the of- ferings coining from America wore unprecedented. un-precedented. . ! "Tho Americans must be convinced," ho said, "that the amount they send, mo will be entirely devoted to the prompt relief of tho buficrers. T am per- . sonallv pledging myself that this shall j be done. "Certainly tho disaster has been immense, im-mense, but it has brought forth a manifestation mani-festation of intermit ioual brotherhood that has been remarkable on, the pari, of the United Stales." Wliat Nation May Do. The government has decided to propose pro-pose to parliament a 5 per cent additional addi-tional land, house and income tax for two years, aud a tax of I per cent on each railway ticket sold, ll is estimated esti-mated that this will brine in $7,000,000. which, added to more than $7,000,000 surplus in tlio Italian budget, will enable en-able the government to face tho financial finan-cial crisis without imperi'liug the treas-urv. treas-urv. The government also will ask for full powers iu I he earthquake zone, look- ' ing to its regulati'iu throughout, royal i decrees lo havo the forco of law in all judicial and administrative qnostious. The officials who havo met death as a result of tho earthquake will bo considered con-sidered as having died for the service, aud their families will enjoy full pro- j lection. |