Show RELIEF FUND OF DOLLARS POURING INTO THE FUND washington dec 21 adjutant general the head of the committee charged with the of funds for the benefit of flie family of the late general lawton Is in receipt ot expressions pres of sympathy and of willingness to operate cooperate co from all quarters of the country some of these are accod by contributions of money and altogether there Is of a generous response to the committees appeal issued yesterday gen charles king telegraphed from milwaukee that the might count on a proper from that caty to the appeal the brokerage firm of co of new york has voluntarily under ahen to collect funds on the stock exchange the plan is to collect at least the first contribution in washington came from a clerk in the war depart mn who contributed his acal MY to start the list of contributions gen corban received a telegram from gen R A alger 1 I send top the lawton fund siaa gen shatter at san francisco telegraphed that he will do everything in his power to help mrs lawton A telegram was received from sir C H hamilton of s lying that tho citizens ot that city authorized him to offer 1000 as a nucleus of a fund for tho widow aad family of gen lawton oen corann received a telegram from a gentleman aft who doos nol wish his name made pul lic contributing 1000 to the lawton fund other contributions received this morning are as follows secretary john hay assistant sec e ary H C taylor addelson porter mccosky bruff ot new york aleut col clarence edwards who was temporarily acting as gon law tons chief ot staff has been instructed by the secretary ot war to superintend the transportation 0 gen law tons remains and accompany them to this country |