Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1902 — CARNEGIE’S BIG DAY. [ARTICLE]

CARNEGIE’S BIG DAY.

GIVES AWAY 38 LIBRARIES 84 HOURS. P- AH Part* trf the Country Are Represented in List of Towns to Be i Benefited—United States May Fight to Protect Cable Communication. Andrew Carnegie recently announced at a dinner tliat that day had been his “library day" and said he had just given . thirty -eight new- libraries.--A list of towns where the libraries are to be placed, with the amount allotted to each, has been compiled. Forty-two towns are mentioned. Mr. Carnegie since the dinner has added four other towns to his list, which is as follows: New Brunswick, N. J., $50,000; Reno, Nev., $15,000; Baraboo, Wis., $12,000; Greensburg, Mo.. $15,000; London, Ohio, $10,000; Blue Island. IIL, $15,000; Littleton, N. 11., "" $15,000; Paris, 111., $18,000; Msqtroketa, lowa, $10,000; Redfield, S. D., $10,000; Denver, Colo., $200,000; Las Vegas, N. H., $10,000; Goodrich. Ont, $10,000; Bozeman. Mont., $15,000; Saratoga, N. Y., $10,000; San Bernardino, N, M.. $15.000; Danville, Ind., $10,000; Kokomo. Ind., $20,000; Santa Rosa, Onl., $20,000; Charlotte, Mich., $10,000; Brazil, Ind., $20,000; Fulton, N. Y.. $15,000; Oskaloosa, lowa. $20,000; Yankton, S. D.. $10,000; Berlin, Ont., $15,000; Benton Harbor, $15,000; Victoria, B. C.,* $50,000; Little Falls, Minn., $10,000; Newton, Kan., $10,000; Atlantic, lowa, $12,500; St. Thomas,.Ont., $15,000; lowa City, lowa, $25,000; Beatrice, Neb., $20,000; Cedar Falls, lowa. $15,000; Dennison. lowa, $10,000; Hampton, lowa, $10,000; Athol, Mass.. $15,000; New Albany, Ind., $35,000; Tipton, Ind., $lO,000: Mount Clemens, Mich., $15,000; Chicago Heights, 111., $10,000; Waukesha, Wis., $15,00(1 UNITED STATES MAY FIGHT. Likely to Resist Colombia's Order to Censor Official Cablegrams. The State and Navy Departments in Washington have been informed of the purpose of the government of Colombia to censor all cablegrams _ between all diplomatic and consular officers on the Isthmus of Panama and their home governments. The notice came from Captain Reisinger of the cruiser Philadelphia, now at Panama. The American government being under obligation to protect isthmian transit, undoubtedly would hold that the free use of the cables and telegraphs is necessary to the exercise of that power and would not permit any interference with it. PAIR PRESIDENT IN RUNAW AY. Head of St. Louis Exposition Has Accident During Formal Inspection. While making his first formal inspection of the progress of the work on the world’s fair site in St. Louis, President Francis, accompanied by Director of Works Isaac M. Taylor, in an open carriage drove by a traction engine. The horses became frightened and ran away •t breakneck speed over the pitfalls of the site, finally plunging over the embankment of the River Despores into the bed of the muddy stream twelve feet below. Francis and Taylor were partly Stunned and bruised, but sustained no broken bones. . STONED TO DEATH BY BOYS. Charge in Case of Ead Who Expired After Row with Playmates. Francis Matlock, 12 years old. died suddenly at his home in Liudenwald, Ohio, and the police say he was stoned to death by playmates in a quarrel, lie had been playing in a barn with Joseph Oarr, Allie Stillwaugh, Frank Bartell and Edwin Henderson. Neighbors heard cries and went to the barn. The - boys went homo. Matlock told his parents that the other boys had stoned him. A few hours later he became sick and died. His body shows •rreral bruises.

Oil Macnate’s ll| Health. Joi&n D. Rockefeller bas"l>eeu so trails- ' formed by tlie recent affliction, which has rendered him totally bald and robbed him of his mustache, eyebrows and eyelashes, that his friends barely recognise him. He has become as emaciated ns an eastern famine sufferer and as white as the proverbial ghost. — ~ l Fast Destroyer Launched. The Barry, the third of the series of torpedo-boat destroyers which have been built for the United States government by Neafle & Levy, was launched at Philadelphia. Miss Charlotte Barnes," a descendant of Commodore Barry, after whom the craft is named, christened the boat. Ricli Widow Found Dead. Mrs. Julia B. French, widow of Benjamin French, millionaire dealer in photographers’ supplies, of Boston, was found dead by the police on the top of an elevator in her home. She is supposed to have stepped through the doorway on the top floor and to have fallen forty feet to the basement. • mm____ mmmm Convicted of Killing Mis* Cropscy. In Elisabeth City, N. C., James Wilcox was found guilty of the murder of Nellie Cropsey. He was sentenced to be hanged April 25. No Evidence Against Miss Barns. Justice Mayer of New York has released Miss Florence Burns, saying there is no evidence connecting her with the death of Walter Brooks. Fire in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Fire broke out in the Canadian Pacific Railway freight office at Winnipeg. Man., ABd the flames burned steadily until after midnight, when the entire building, occupied by offices, was demolished. All freight records of the last twenty-two years were destroyed. f Oirl Dies En Route to Colorado. Miss Florence McCoy, aged P.l, of Frewabnrg, N. Y., died on an Erie train . a few miles east of Kent, Ohio. The swung woman was afflicted with tuberculosis, and was on her way to Colorado.