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TNM ''U' 7w-if: AKRON DAIIIY VOLUME 10-KUMBEB 212 AKRON, OHIO, TUESDAY, fiVENXNG DECEMBER 24 1001. PRICE ONE CENT. DEMOCRAT 3fi i r B CARNEGIE WILL GIVE 70,000 FOR AKRON LIBRARY. The City Must Provide Site and $7,000 Yearly. Library Board of Control Has Corresponded With Him and This Result Is Now For the First Time Announced. Mr. Andrew Carnegie lias offered $70,000 to tlic City of Akron, for a freo public library building. The news of tills offer of a Christmas gift, was received by Mr. J. C. Frank, chairman of the Library Committee of the Ak ron Library Hoard, 'Monday, and was the result of a great deal of eorespond. cneo between Mr. Frank and Mr. Carnegie. The matter was taken up months ago, 'and the size of the city, the work h fVDREWCflPVEGE, of the Board and the amount that is furnished yearly out of the municipal treasury for tli(i maintenance of the library, were fully explained. Mr. Car negfe's willingness in tho matter is pleasing to tho members of tho Board, and they hope to receive the hearty co. operation of tho Akron Council and tho public, In complying with tho condi tions of tho offer, which are, that tho City furnihh tho site, and pledge Itself by resolution of Council to support a library at not less than $7,000 a year. Tho latter part of tho stipulation is not In any way a burden to be Im posed as the city has furnished that amount yearly heretofore, and with the recent growth of the city would have about ?8,000 annually, on the present basis. iJL, IF A MAN DOES THE RIGHT THING IN AMERICA THEY APPRECIATE IT." Sir' Thomas Lipton. London, Dec. 21. Sir Thomas Lip tou today received u magnilicent sil ver punch bowl and btand as a Christ mas gift from John D. Crlmmlns, J. II. Flagler, Charles Dana Gibbon, Judgo Morgan O'Brien and nineteen other Americans who wore guests on board Wio Erin, during tho raco this year for the America's cup. Sir Thomas said: "I cannot say how SETTLEMENT Of Hard Fought Fight In Sight. Chicago Machinists May Soon Return to Work. Chicago, Dec. 21. It Is stated that the Machinists' strlko In Chicago, which has Involved 100 union work men since It started, seven months ago, Is about to be settled. Conferences are now tielng held be tween leaders oh both shies and It Is expected thut un agreement will bo There are Hcveral sites under discus sion, which" would bp both available and conveniently located and it Is the hope of the members Of the Board that the matter, will be taken up and carried through to success, as they have worked hard; to secure the offer, and feci that their efforts should be supported by the people. A special meeting of the Board will consider the matter In all Its de tails, Thursday or Friday night, and It -. J3V &AJi.IBV,S. iTTaButrqtra will go before the Council at Its next meeting. The communication, which bears the news of the proposition signed by Mr. Carnegie's secretary. Is as follows: "John 0. Frank, Esq., "Akron Ohio, "Dear Sir: Responding to youjra of 'October 4. If the City; 'of Akron will furnish a suitable site and pledge it self by resolution 'of Cpuucll to sup port a library at a cost of notless than seven thousand dollars a year, Mr. Carnegie will provide seventy thousand dollara for a Free public . Library building. Respectfully 'yours, "Dec. 21, '01. (Slgued) "JA8 BERTRAM, "Secretary." delighted I am. It merely shows that If a man does the right thing in Auu-r. lea they appreciate It as no other peo ple do. I have never received .any tllng I value more than this splendid gift from my American friends." King Edward has presented Sir Thomas Lipton with n cigarettu case bearing tho Royal monogram. It Is n bepllca of tho ono the King himself uses. reached and ratified within, tho next fow days. Tho Allls-Chalincr Co. has agreed to return to tho nine-hour day, which leaves the question on wages, tho taking back of the strikers, and tho disposltlpu of tho men who took tho strikers' pnces, to bp de cided. The, union hieu have dismissed the conspiracy chnrgo recently enter ed against W. J, Chalmers. It Is said that tho strlko so far has cost; tho Allls-Olialuicrs coiupany ?30Q,000,' and tho union 30,000,- in carrying on tho fight, to say nothing of tho heavy loss In wages. ( Tho strike, whllo a local affair, has' been regarded us u test of strength between the International Association of Machinists and tiny National Metal Trades' Absoclutiom i ALGER BETTER. Soldier 'Statesman Continues to Steadily Improve. Detroit, Dec. 21. At 0:30 o'clock today the following bulletin on Gen. It. A. Alger's condition was Issued: "Gen. Alger passed a very comfortnblo night. Ills temperature this morn ing Is 00.3; pulse SO, and full and reg ular. He Is cheerful, and In vqry good spirits. This condition at tho end of tho second day after the operation Is very encouraging. ' , "C. C. JENNINGS, M. D "II. W. LONGYEAR, M. D." ROMANCE Revealed by Find ing of Papers. Child of the Duke of Orleans. Why He Made a Visit to Ohio Wilderness. Gassipolls, O., Dec. 21. Tho discov ery of a manuscript In a secret draw er of uu old clock in this city r6vcals a secret of the French court, and shows tho reason of the visit to this city In 1780, of the Duke of Orleans, Gulllpolls, O., Dec. 21. The discov Tho discovery was made by Caud L. Wall, while taking apart an old French clock that had long been stand ing in the storage room of his store. He found a secret drawer iu the clock which contalu'ed an ohlLparch-. incut manuscript written in iFrench , S - T .....1 ...1.I..1. ...... ....... r...l I., o ..l.ll.l'o aim 1111:11 1YUO Hiuirvu iu u bunug flannel skirt, richly brocaded and bearing a monogram. A piece' of line lace was also with the manuscript:. Upon .translation tho manuscript pur ported to be "a true history of Adele do Alonuuon." It bore the signature of Louis do Alouquon, was dated Oct. 15, 1780. It was addressed to "Allele," apparently to be given her wheu sho grew to maturity. The substance of It was that Adqle was the daughter of the Duke of Orleans. The mother died at the child's birth, Ignorant of the rank of Its lather. The writer was then placed In charge of the child and senUwIth It to Gal llpolls, where thcro was a Frerich coK ouy. The story ran that ho peeanic her preceptor and finally, .after the visit of the Duke pf Orleans tp Gulli polls, it was determined to send Adeu to a Catholic school In France. The., mother of Adclo not .being of royal' blood, the marriage was kept secret., Mr. Willi has sent the manuscript to the French Ambassador at Wash ington. Some portions of the papers, giving names and lineage have not' been made public. BEATS TIPS. South Bend Street Railway Men Given a Raise. South Rend, lud., Dec. 24; The Indiana Railway Company, of this city, posted an order today, clvlrtcr an increase of wages to tho moormen, conductors and all power station em ployes engaged by tho hour. Tho ralso Is the second within u few years and means an Increase In tho wages of em. ployes of about $10,000 a year. The !.......... ...Ill ..,. v..i - -. llll'll-UBU Will UlUU UllUl'l .IIIU. 4. 1 DIED TUESDAY. Mr. Samuel Hackett, Well Known Akron Man. i Mr. Samuel Hackett, a resident of Ak ron for 20 years, and well knpwn to many hundreds of Akron people, died at his home, 112 Crosby st., Tuesday morning, of kidney troubje, after an Illness of ono year. Mi'. Hackett had been engaged In working it hlu trade, as n shoemaker, iu the Christy block, on South Howard St., up to tlio time of his fatal Illness. Mr. Hackett leaves n wlfo and four children, ns follows: Charles Hackett, of Cleveland; Oliver and Julia Huekott, who reside ju Eng hind; and Mrs. A. Morley, of fills city. The funeral arrangements will be announced later, TURKEYS For All White House Attaches. Christmas Plans of the President. Roosevelt Children will Hang Up Stockings. Washington, Dec. 21. Eighty-seven big turkeys were distributed to the Whites House policemen, messengers, ushers, servants, gardeners and stable, men today, with the compliments of the President Each tuikey had on it a card bearing the season's compll ments. The distribution was the largest ever made at the AVhltc House. President McKlnloy always gave turkeys to the married employes, but the list of re' ciplcuts was never so large as that of today. The turkeys were dlstriu uted by Henry rinckney, the White House steward. Express wagons, mail carriers and messenger boys bore numerous pack ages to tho White House today, pre sented to the Roosevelt family from friends and admirers throughout the country. Many of t-e packages were for too children who will not be al lowed, however, to have them until tomorrow. The program at the White House tomorrow will follow the custom of the family in former years. There will bo no Christmas tree, as a tree has never been a part of the cele bration of Christmas in the Roosevelt family. The children, however, all hang up their stockings and they will arise early tomorrow to visit them arid ascertain what Santa Cuius has left for them. "'Later In the morning, the chlldrcu will assemble in the li brary there to recelre gifts from their futbep oud mother, j In the ufteruoon the Roosevelt Juveniles will be atMhu - . i . . , . Home or xneir uncic imu aunt, wv tuin and Mrs. Cowlcs, to see a pretty Christmas tree and receive other pres ents. -The Christmas dinner 'will be served at 7:3() and only the family will be present. , ' On Thursday If the weather permits, It Is probable that the Roosevelt fam ily, Including tho President will go down the Potomac liver on a cruise. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Is going on a lmntlng trip with Dr. Blxey and Is very anxious that his father should nccompany him. The President Is in clined to do so, If public business will permit. Even If the President cannot go It is the present Intention of Mrs. Roosevelt and some of the other chil dren to accompany Dr. Rixey and Theodore, Jr. ! CRAZY CLIENT Shot and Nearly Killed His Legal Advisor. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 21.-W. M. Little, a lawyer and former consul to rondurus, under Cleveland, shot and seriously wounded Wm. L. Dodd, picsldeut of the Southern Mu tual Aid Association, today. Little had been representing Mr. Dodd,-who Is on trial on tho charge of using tho nialla for fraudulent purposes In con nection 'With the Birmingham Deben ture Redemption Co. Ll(tle became deranged as the result of the mental strain In conducting tho case and ho entered Dodd's. room, declaring that ho (Little) was going to die. A pistol lay on a table and Little seized It and emptied every chamber at him and his brothei', James L. Dodd. Only ono bullet took effect Dodd will recover, Little comes of u promluent North Carolina family. ONE KILLED And Several Injured by Gas Ex plosion at Kokomo. ' Kokqmp, Ind Dec. 24-By',a.,gas explosion nt tho plate glass factory hero today, iZnelnuiah Chapman was killed mid several other workmen "were Injured. Tho pot house was wrecked. Struck a Gondola, A Vnley freight train collided with n. goudola on tho tracks at Howard ht, while working In tho yards last nigllt, and knocked the gondola from the track. Both the engine of the freight iind tho car wero considerably Iml.tered, but no serious damage was done, and uo one was hurt SHAW Will-Probably Accept the Treasury Portfolio. Wnshlugtou Dec. 21. Cov. Leslie M. Shaw, who has been offered the trcas ury portfolio nnd who Is now on his way to Washington, Is expected to arrive here Into tonight or early to morrow morning. Tho general Im pression among Iowa public men In this city is. that Gov. Shaw will ac cept the portfolio. Why He Resigned, Buffalo, Dee. 21. The Board of Aldermen have acopptcd the resigna tion of City Treasurer Philip deist, whose accounts ate undergoing Inves tigation. Gerst litis publicly ndmlttcd that there wa.f a shortage iu his ac counts of ?5,000. SERIOUS. Mayor and N.O.T. Co. Still at It. Letter, No Less Than an Ultimatum, Sent. "Lest We Forget," N. 0. T. Co. Mentions Something. 'A communication to the K. O. T. Co. has been prepared by Mayor Doyic, and he expected to send If today. In asmuch us the Mayor has been work ing on the document for three days or, at least, giving-It attention, off and oil, since he missed a 'car, Saturday it is anticipated 'thut the communica tion contains "hot btuff." Of course, the Mayor would say nothing definite about the letter prior to its being re ceived by the X.O..T. Co., but he did remark: "It Is In no mison reply or a request It Is an ultimatum." Erom the Interview tlio Mayor gave to the newspapers, Saturday, it 'is 'concluded by the public that tue ultimatum will embody his statement that "If, after a given tune, the N. O. T. Co. has not fully nnd particularly accommodated its service to the stipulations In the fran chise, tho franchise, will promptly uo declared forfeited." Some have declared that the Mayor has been driven to this act, almost re-, luctantly, as the result of his own enthusiasm which overflowed Satur day, when he was obliged to walk down town. He found that his utter ance had been accepted seriously, and fastened onto by sections of the pub lic so firmly that not to net would be taken to nleau a. "back-down." An official of the N. O. T. Co. said, Tuesday, "1 dt not like to think tUtt Mayor Doyl0l8 acting wholly upon the impulse felt when he had to walk down town, yet It Is apparent that he was. never heard, from until that niornlugj but be that "as If may, tho people of Akron are certainly not of such short memory. as-Jo uavo forgot ten of the kind of service existing prior to the N. O. T.'s Hiking charge of the lines. Wo believe 'wp are gUing tho very best service possible, nad have many Improvements mapped out." COUNSEL ( i - L Complimented by Jucjge Kohler. Buchtcl Case Given to , Jury at Noon, Tuesday. Judge Kohlpiy Tuesday, before cliarg. Ing the Jurj' In'the Case of Wm. Buch tcl, ct al., vs. G,pmge W. Crouse nnd Ferdinand Seliumather, bondsmen of . B. Tinker, administrator of tho es tate of John It. Buchtel, complimented tho counsel op Jioth sides for the thor ough manner iu which tho peculiar law point!) applicable' tp the case wero presented. Grant; & Bleber are counsel lor tlio plalutlffs add Tibbals j& Frank for the defense. The case was given to the Jury at noon. Tlae.'Weather: PAHTLY 0J.PUPY, WITj'i SNOW ifijnmiKS in NqnTiiEAS'p poii- TIpN NEAB liAKES; WEDNESDAY 1NCKEA81NU CJJ.OypiNES. . 'NOTHER TRUST. Hardware Company Incorporated In New Jersey. . Trenton, N. J., Dcc.,24.-Thc Pacific Hardware, and Steel 'company, capi tal $10,000,000, wus Incorporated here today. The stock is divided Into ?", 000,000 lonimoii and ?:i,000,000 prefer red, bearing six per cent comulatlvc dividend. The company is authorized to manufacture and deal In every kind of Iron steel and hardware. The In corporators are: Augusta K. Glbbs, E. A. Sclfrldgc, Charles E. Mellcr, II. J. Morton, Louis Floss, jr., A. D. Scott aud Jos. Floss, all of Sail Francisco. DEPEW WEDDING Will Take Place at Nice, This Week. New York, Dec. 21. Senator Dcpcw lias arrived at Nice, France, cables the correspondent of the World, at that place. Miss May Palmer, his bride elect, will arrive today, Tho wedding day, Friday, or Saturday of this week. announced. Jt will be cither Thurs day Friday, or Saturday of this week. Hector Adams will conduct tho mar- liago ceremony. There will be u must cul.serviec. No publication of the bans has been made at the Americau con sulate. 1 Kitchener's Report. London, Dee. 21. Lord Kitchener, In dispatch dated Johannesburg, Mon day, Dec. 23, reports the week's re sults as being 4o killed, 25. wounded, 310 made prisoners and 30 surrendered. A Negro Is Chosen as Class Orator at Harvard Boston, Dec. 21 Rosc'oe Couklln Bruce, who has Just been chosen class orator at Harvard College, Is one of the llueht . speakers that the old mil- versify has ever had within Its wijls. lip is unnatural orntoi? audj JTiUT gup4 an unviable reputation lit epifeget' lie Is. a Min of Blanche K. Bnuofll's- slslppl, for many years Uegitrur of : ati ; ' (. iiP'i!"M.H'?I " "" tlio United States Treastiry, former United States Senator frpm his stnte, and a Ieadpr of America ii negroes In all education and political' reforms. When the elder Bruce was first sent to tho Senate, the color 'line was so sharply drawn In that body that no ono would take him to tlio president's chair to Introduce him and Jinvc him sworn In, At last Hosv-ob Conkllng noticed him alone and friendless, and with great generosity tool; tho color ed man's arm, walked to tho desk with him, riul performed the Introduction. Senator Bruce was so grateful for this act of courtesy, that ho nauied his first son after tho Senator from New York. . , Young Bruce was' born III Washing ton In ISTOmud educated at' tho public schools there, Ho theifcuftred Phil- OROVER Called Upon For Many Duties That He Cannot Pos sibly Perform. tie Is Still Unable to Leave Hi? Room. Princeton, Dec. 21. MrH. Grovefl Cleveland made the following state' merit today concerning the health 06 the former President: "Tho reporta that have been published In regard to Mr. Cleveland's conuition, have ap parently been constructed as indicat ing his entire recovery. This Is shown by a renewal of all sorts oin applica tions for all sorts of things which could hardly be considered by a man in ro bust health. He has already received severe epistolary chastisement at tho hands of those who aro Impatiently, awaiting for answers to letters which should never have been written. While Mr, Cleveland's health is such as to entirely relieve his friends from any, apprehensions, he is yet far from wellr and has not been able to leave his room for nearly live weeks. zp' V The Queen Is Better. London, Dec. 21. Queen Alexandra! Is progressing favorably toward re co very. lips Exeter Academy, where he fitted for Harvard, entering in 1&0S. His ability as a speaker iu the clafes de bating club (iiiickiy attracted atten tion, and ,he was on liis class team In jcdebatTJgajnsujthvfcorjhQmores. nVtbe frtit-of l&vXhc'iUitne' out at? a candidate for the Princetdn- debate. After three -trials bo-was the first chosen to represent Harvard In tho debate, hi which lie acquitted hlmseJC with great honor. In his freshman year ho won tho Coubertln medal offered for tho first time to Harvard students by Baron Coubertln ,to stimulate intercut In the, problems of French politics. Bruco'a hviilo reading and great powers of con centration brought him through a se ries of exhausting trial debates and gavo him the prize. Ho has also considerable literary; talents, as has beeu shown by spina stories that he has written for tho co! lego papers. He Is very modest and 14 fond of hard work, As he Is not a man of ineans, in his freshman term h wus decided worthy of 0:10 of tho Prlpq Greenlcaf bchalar&hln'i, and It; wfl ' awarded to hlui.w- r ,- f TrJ. rift mkt& 'W-.1' &LV f. .! Uiifefofo EP. , of A lv