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declaration that the structure is "a univer-
sity for the people," The organic act OF
the library proclaims 1t to be "a supple
ment of the public educational system of
the District
This educationa function Of the public H.
brary has been recognized by Washington
from the outset. The progressive COM
munity." said the Board of Trade declara-
ton Of 1894, needs the public library as
1t does the telegraph and telephone. 1t is
-on the same footing with the common
school; 1t is the free university Of the peo-
pie. The school imparts the ability
to educate ones self by the intelligent use
Of books. The library supplements this
instruction by providing the means and op-
portunity for such sef-education.
Universities are founded in rapid success
sion within the capitals limits But the
great free library university for those whom
Lincoln lovingly called the common people
is yet to be created
This lack Is now supplied. We dedicate
here today great free library university
for the people,
A study OF Its rooms and its books will
disclose systematic efforts to perfect 1t
children and for learners whether young
or old Here may be found a carefully Sc
lected juvenile library, rich in the enter
tanning and wholesome literature nowadays
prepared for children's use; and an attract
i've. spacious. special reading room, lined
with book shelves, accessible to youthful
readers on the open-shelf principle, and
equipped with assistant librarians skilled
In the work to guide the children to right
reading.
All the signs indicate that with the
change from the crowded quarters of the
old building will come a wonderful expan-
sion of the most characteristic branch OF
| the iibrary's exclusive work along the lines
OF the main purpose of it's foundation, as
announced in its organic act and in the in
scription on its granite exedra.
The library demands in 1894 Of the Wash
ington school children and of the q, O0O
| local workingmen, and the appeal of the
10000 government clerks for a general de-
| partmental library. have now in substance
been met and satisfied.
Indeed the whole people of the District
will profit for all time Ny the benefits which
i How from this institution, an educating, up
| lifting and refining influence in the ccm-
munity.
Assembled in this room are representa-
| tives not only of the beneficiaries of the
| library. but OF those who have contributed
| to its existence and growth. Here in per-
| son or by proxy are those men-notably
Mr. Carnegie-who have given money books
| or time. thought and energy to promote the
| library; here are representatives OF the
Washington taxpayers, who contribute to
| its maintenance and to stock il with books:
| here, comforting an appreciated honor on the
! library. Is the executive head OF the capita
| and of the nation: here are influential mem
bers OF the Districts legislature on Capitol
Hill, who by general statute and appropria.
| tion have created and sustained the library
| and provided the new building site, and
who are now wisely applying an adequate
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shelf room. The latter and the two read.
ing rooms will be provided with wall shelv-
ing all around within easy reach of readers.
There is considerable fiexibidty in the area
available for the open-shelf and children's
rooms, which are among the notable fea-
lures Of the new building. Ample provision
is made for future expansion in these two
directions.
In the second story the central pavilion
contains memorial or exhibition hall, sew
eral private study rooms and the trustees
room. The east wing in this story contains
the pubic reading room for periodicals and
newspapers and the west wing may also
be used as a reading room, but is designed
as a lecture or class room.
There are altogether thirty-six rooms and
halls, of which seventeen are in the base
ment, ten in the first story. and eight In
the second story. besides the main book
room. or book stack, occupying the north
end of the central pavilion. and. as stated.
extending from the first-story floor to the
roof.
Plan of Park Treatment.
The architects of the library, in consider
ing the effect upon the building of it's ap-
proaches and environment, designed plan
Of treatment of Mount Vernon Square
adapted to the architectural character and
practical purpose of the structure while
preserving the characteristics Of the reser-
walton as a public park. In pursuance of
the general policy of park development In
Washington the location of the library
building in the square is permitted to with
draw an absolute minimum of park surface
from public use, and the attractiveness of
the remainder CT the park is to be enhanced
and it's public benefits increased in COM
pensation, with the result of furnishing an
attractive setting OF green for the marble
Of the library and of returning to the peo-
pie a more beautiful and beneficial, IL less
ened. park area.
Mount Vernon Square contains 130. 219
square feet. The area occupied by the
library building is 1907 square feet. The
location of the library upon less than one
CONTINUED on Seventh Page)
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.uhscrint1on-su libraries for public
use, beginning early In Washingtons MS
tory and covering In the aggregate many
| years OF the citys life, bore continuous
testimony to the strength and persistency
of the capitals library aspirations.
In January. 1891, a Washington news
paper commenting on Mr.. Carnegte's Edin-
burg library donation, said: washington
now has the Edinburg conditions OF vast
and rich Accommodations of reading matter.
unavailable to the mass OF the people. NOW
1t needs Carnegie. free library act, or
both"
The community at once began a campaign
for a public library actor the privilege
Of taxing itself for a contribution toward
such an institutions maintenance; ana IN
the end 1t has not only secured tax-sus-
tanned library as the result of several year,
of struggle, but it has also later gained
not a Carnegie but the Carnegie himself.
with the consequences OF this felicitous
In March. 1894, the Board Of Trade OF
this city unanimously adopted the report OF
it's public library committee which pictured
the library necessities of that date, and
which committed the Board and Washing
ton to policy of meeting and satisfying
that need, which has been persistently fol-
lowed. In June. 1896, Congress created the
first appropriation for the institutions
maintenance.
To the library thus created. sustained by
Washington taxpayers, local and national.
municipal building of the future. came in
1899 Mr.. Carnegie's offer, based on condi-
tions which were, except in reference to
site. practically fulfilled in advance. In
March. 1899. Congress provided the required
site and appointed a commission to erect
the building which has now completed it's
task. Congress as the local legislature has
also appropriated from Washington's rev.
enues under the organic act $4,000 for
books, thus materially Strengthening the
library created almost entirely by the con-
tributions of private citizens.
No other of Santa Carnegie's marriages
of capital to municipal energy (and he
has solemnized nearly a thousand such
unions) is more promising of good results.
Nowhere else has library benefaction been
more needed: nowhere else has it been more
deserved; and nowhere else, it may be
added. could this strikngly beautiful and
artistic product Of the architects skill have
found a more effective environment than
it's setting of green in the city of parks, the
national capital, the Greater Washington,
itself fast becoming a leader among the
worlds most attractive cities.
The Peoples Free University.
Cut into the imperishable granite of the
exedra in front Of this building is the
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allotment from t4isl local revenues under
the organic act eeuits' needs in books and
administrative equfPment.

allotment from t4isl local revenues under
the organic act eenfs7 needs in books and
administrative equipment.
An Inspirataoa to Other Gifts.
Mr.. Carnegie has exhausted the possfbili-
ties 1.-The matter 81 main building dona-
ton, but in that respect alone: and his gift
is an inspiration to ether donations and not
deterrent. Branch libraries are to be es-
tablished to render the books collected here
accessible to the remoter sections. Pedes-
tails at the ENTRANCE ITO this building are to
support suitable statues; its interior is to
be embeilished by the artist and the sculp-
that of special and endowed collections of
books and newspapers, to which the names
of donors may be ATTACHED. keeping them
forever in the grateful remembrance of the
public In the newspaper room of the Bos-
ton Public Library the visitor Immediately
on entering sees this inscription in gilt
letters: The newspapers subscribed for
are the gift of VIM. C. Todd of Atkin-
posal Of the library a fund of $4,000
for that PURPOSE In the other wing
of this building. corresponding in size
and arrangement to the hall in which
newspaper and periodicals room, ready to
be stocked and suitably equipped for the
benefit OF the people of the capital. Who.
after the fashion Of VIM. C. Todd of New
AAN-AAAPS'AiiS Will dltdCu " thiS
room and its useful contents in perpetual
memorial? Who will similarly endow the
children's library? Who will honor himself
by supplying with books "of permanent
value and authority" a Bates Hall for
Washington, like that in the Boston Ii
brary?
While the invitation to meet the library
needs Of the capital, to develop it intellect
ually as well as in physical attractiveness,
appeals with especial force to the Wash
ingtonian, the permanent resident Of the
District, 1t Is by no means confined with
in ordinary local bounds. but extends to all
Americans, proud Of the nations city and
DESTROYS Of identifying themselves with its
life history by conspicuously participating
in its upbuilding and advancement. No
American. whether from Pennsylvania or
California. Montana or Ohio, is foreign to
the national capital, the city created, large
ly owned and exclusively controlled by the
nation itself.
The Obligation on Congress.
A special library obligation rests upon
Congress. which as both local and national
legislature under the Constitution has COM
plete control of the capitals and the gov
erninent's library resources. Upon it falls
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
REVOLT or coNvlcTs.


prlsonsrs In Colorado penltentIary
Make Desperate Dash for Freedom
Kifsoh Kuykcndall, convict At the
Colorado state ponltouuary, located At
Canon city. was shot and killed carly
Monday while attempting 10 escape
with dvo other desperate prisoners.
Az Dr. r. D. Palmer and the hospital
steward wero making tho morning
rounds. Kuykondall complained OF be.
lug 300. aud the doctor prepared for
an examination. Tho prisoner drew
bottle supposed TO contain nitrogly-
corlno and ordered the two men To
throw mp their hands. They did, and
nyo other conyicts then oycrpowercd
Cen Ilousckocpcr Clarence Cleghorn
and Steward John y Kocfc. Tho four
prison officials thus made prlBonorH
we're stripped Of their clothing, which
the conylcts donncd Taking the dIc-
tor and the steward with them. they
proceeded toward the gates.
on the way the mutInoors captured
Warden John @. cloghorn'a wife and
forced her TO go along using her o. a
shield 20 prevent the guards from FIR
Ing at thom. The inner and o1tor
gates woro blown on Utolr hinges with
dynamite. which tho conyic,B nad
somehow secured. but an attempt 10
forco tho armory was follod. Mean.
whllo Warden Clcghorn had arrived
from town. and collecting the guards
ordered thom 10 shoot the fugiuyos
Whenever an opportunity presented
itself. but 10 do SO without lnIurinF
Mrs Clcghorn. Holding knives over
the woman. the mutlnoers shouted
that they would KIN her n the guards
arod
Mrs Cleghon tainted and the con.
victs then took 10 their hools, pursued
by the guards. Kuykendall was killed
by Yardmastor John Clark after
shouting: "tll never be takon allyol
fll not 30 back TO that --- hole"
James Armstrong was oyoriakon by
WIN Clcghorn. son Of the warden. and
was severely beaten over the head
with a revolver. but was not fatally
wounded. The other fugitlyoa were
taken alive
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
FEupIsTs FIGHT.
Vlrolnlsns Put Up Flight That Would
Make Cowboys Ashamed.


A party OF mountainoors. led by
Floyd Mccoy. a momber OF tho Nc
Coy'llatnold foudlsts, created dis.
turbanco at tho mining town OF Key.
stone, Mcdowell county. West Wiz.
ginla, Monday night. Their dlsorderly
conduct was resented by John Roy.
nolds, whoroupon Mccoy's crowd
opened ere on Reynolds. A large
crowd gathered and tho entire police
force was In pursuit
Mccoy and party opened nrc on the
officers and a pitched baltic onned In
tho darkness. One OF McCoy's mon
was killed and another fatally wound
cd, others being also injured. The DO
lice escaped Injury.
Tho Mccoy crowd escaped 10 the
MOUNTAINS, taking their dead and
wounded with them. Tho names arc
unknown.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
RaIIroad For centraI AIaska.

Tho gold output Of Alaska IS NOW
t30.O0OO0O per year and will be great
ly increased by tho early building Of a
new railroad from the southern coast
OF Resurrection bay northward TO III,
Tanana river definite announcement
OF which was made In Chicago Sntur
day. Tho Reward Construction com
pany OF Chicago has secured tho con
tract for the building and oqulppinf
OF AS miles OF Alaska Central railway
from Resurrection bay northwart
through the Cook inlet country and NJ
the sussitna valley to the Tanani
river. 100 miles above It's junction
with the Yukon.
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crlmo has caused grea, excitement
and indignation among Dc farmers OF
the American bottoms, vhero II oc'
Cured.
one OF tho victims, Mrs. Annie
Green. a oolored woman, lgod 20, was
dubbed about the head her skull
fractured and left arm hoken. Just
before relapslng into unonsclousness
she told Of the assault nd described
light yellow negro, agci 20 years
as her assailant. She MS evidently
tho first victim OF the heid. who later
proceeded 10 the home Of John Bruno
a welltodo farmer llyhg between
East st. Louis and ndloEllle, and
committed the second camc.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE.
Northern Mob Executes a Negro for
Murder Of Girl.

wv NfNfH WV EHHNNNNA - NNAHNN UT
Murder Of Girl.
A northern mob led by a virglnlan.
burned a negro at the stage Monday
night within a few miles above the
Mason and Dixon line at Wilmington.
Delaware. Tho victim was George y.
White, a negro. Just out OF tho work
house, who was accused OF having 10.
lonlously assaulted and stabbed 10
death Miss Helen 8. Bishop. the n.
yearold daughter Of Rev. DR.. ", A.
Bishop.
The prison authorities attempted 10
prevent the lynching. aud. when the
mob came for tho man. poured a volloy
Into the crowd, several being injured
Tho mob finally overpoworod tho
TALLER however, and took the negro to
the scene OF HIS crime. whore no was
burned at tho stake, after having con
foHsod hla crime. There woro many
negroes conhnod In tho prison whor,
White was secured. hut none OF then
were molcatod by the mob.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
CUBA WAMITREATY
FEAR THAT RHesocrrY WILL
DC mlep.
News Of Renewesseestoo Of Pro.
tsetlonis,s In veso states is
Most Unwele',, ! cubans.

News received hsa, ana Of renew
cd opposition OF n ptoteciionifts IN
the United States confirmation
Of the Cuban recint,j treaty is par.
ticularly unwelcom cuba at this
Iuncture. AZ It ha ,p hoped that
tho Cuban senate b,,,s ,he adjourn.
ment Of the presemna ION would rat.
ify an the treaties rhdnr with the
United States Ahoarb cuba is
bound. under the phH nmordmont. 10
carry out all the oisr psndlng treat.
les, It is feared au Bone senator's
may make the additional difficulties
that the reciprocity lren,y b encoun.
tering at Washingla an 0cuse TO-
letting the rauncaton Of Cher troa.
ties go over until a. visier session
OF the Cuban congras
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
sho, by Hlohwaymsn

NJ. calof was shot aud perhaps NOR.
tally wounded by two hlghwaymen
IN his barn at Portland Monday night.
Calors son was in the barn whom the
highwaynien entered and attempted to
rob him. Young Calof resisted and
made an outcry when tho robbers
fired a shot at him. Tho shot aroused
hts fathor, who came 10 his sons res
cue. Just as he was entering the barn
door, one OF the robbers fired, striking
Calof over the heart, innlcting a wound
which In all probability will prove
fatal
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
A BOLT FROM THE SKY.
Causes the Death Of Six Men and serl
Gus Injury Of a Score.

Gus Injury Of a Score.
Lightning struck house stored
with 5000 pounds OF dynamite at the
new mines now being opened near
senecayille. Ohio, during a storm. and
killed six men and injured a score OF
others. besides running the mine shaft
and breaking nearly all the windows
in senccaylllc, a mining town Of 800
people. half mile from the mine.
The men killed and wounded were
carpenters. when the storm came up
tho mon took refuge in John saltzbur'
gers barn. some distance from the
mine. and suddenly binding iaah
came and In an instant the barn was
demolished and tho men scattered
within a radius Of 100 feet, over O
score bleeding from injuries sustained
from heavy rocks torn from the earth
and from the timbers from the black
smith shop.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
steekmen EInht nuel.

News reached Holbrook. Aria. OF a
desperate battle between cattlemen on
the Apache Indian reservation. ten
miles south OF Holbrook, in which
Henry Barrett was killed aud Prime
Coleman was probably fatally wound.
cd. Both are prominent cattlemen.
and have lived In Apache county for
many years Only meager reports Rre
obtalnablo. but II appears that the
men became involved In a dispute over
their respective grazing permits ON
the reservation.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
olRL FIGHTS COUGAR.
oregon Girl Drives Wild Beast Away
With Buggy Whip.

Miss ida Grimes. young woman
living on the Washington side Of the
Columbia, three miles north Of Wood
land. Ore. on the Kalama road. beat
on n young cougar with her riding
whip and made her escape Wednesday
morning.
Miss Grimes lives with her uncle.
and every morning and evening rides
on horseback to a hill ranch to assist
In milking. She was making her re-
turn trip Wednesday morning when
she was fcroclously attacked by a
young cougar. receiving several body
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26

Enough giant powder and nitrogly'
serlne was found in the Colorado peni-
tontlary Tuesday to blow up the en-
tire prison. This discovery was made
after the conylots had attempted to
escape on the previous day were put
through the sweating process. The
explosives were concealed in the wall
Of one OF the shops Il Is believed
that the nitro.glycerine was manufac
thred by Kirk Kuykendall, the con
Wet who was killed at the time OF the
revolt OF the convicts.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
KISSES DON'T COUNT.

indiana Judge Decides Wife May Kiss
Whom She Pleases.
An indianapolis dispatch says: Up
at Kokomo yesterday a Judge. in de-
Gliding a unique case. held that a wife
may kiss whoever she pleases and as
often as she likes without violating
her marriage VOWS. Kisses. the Judge
held. are a wife's personal property
and may be distributed 10 her friends
regardless Of race, color, sex or pre-
vious condition OF seryitude.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
Decided to Die Together.

Jennie Brennan drank carbolic acid
at Scranton. Pa, Sunday. and will
die. and Ernest schmich shot himself
In the heart They were lovers. but
another woman sought to hold
schmich to an ALLEGED ensagoment to
her Friends had noticed the susplcl
Gus actions OF the couple. and When
they came IN sight Miss Brennan
drained a bottle OF acid AS she dlt
so Schmlch started to run and FIRE,
three shots At the crowd that followed
] Finally he stopped and shot himself.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
SIX THOUSAND SLAIN
RESULT or DESPERATE BATTLE
IN MOROCCO.
Forces Of the Sultan, Led by the Moor
Ish War Minister, Meet With
Heavy Losses In Encounter
With Rebels.

According to a dispatch from Tan.
gler. III Metnetsh. the Moorish war
minister. has lost 5000 men in battle
fought with the rebels at Amniedinna.
The Madrid Correspondencias rep
sentative at Tangier telegraphs
that the senhaya and Ergunba Kaby'
les surprised the sultan's army inlet.
ing loss OF G.OOO men.
The pretondor to the throne. the
Correspondencia's representative adds
Is as yet ignorant Of the victory Of
his supporters.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
ENGLISH sLueseARo.
Man Charged win Killing Two Help.
mates In Nine Weeks.

a Halifax. N. s., special says.
Dougall. who Is on trial IN London for
the moat house murders. came to Hal.
fax several years ago as a quarter
masters sergeant He was accom-.
panied by n wife and two children, and
two more children were born in Hall.
fax. Mrs Dougan became suddenly
ill. died and was buried tho next day.
Three weeks afterward Dougall loft
for England. but returned I'VE weeks
later with another woman. whom he
introduced as his wife She was
young and good looking and II was said
that she had considerable money. She
seemed to be In excellent health but
In fourteen days she was n corpse
Soon afterward Dougall departed for
good
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
ForeIonerr Ike Our Boots and Shoes

Foreigners Like Our Boots and Shoes.
Exports OF boots aud shoes In the
fiscal year about to end seem likely to
exceed those OF any preceding year.
both in quantity and value. In 1850
the number OF pairs Of boots and shoes
exported was 37O,07i; In 1890 the
number had only Increased to 5s7 .1Os
pairs; by 1900 the number had grown
TO 3.0i0.720 pairs, and In 1902 the 10.
tai was 39Gd,7G6 pairs, and In tho As
cal year about to end. the total Will
pass the 1000, 600 line.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
Uncle Sam Does Not Recognize King
Peter.

The United States government has
adopted an attitude similar to that Of
England toward the new servlan dy-
nasty. It will be In no haste TO rocog-
nize the new government in tho alb.
scnco OF some exhibition Of a disposl.
ton to punish tho guilty. Therefore,
air Jackson. who. besides being min.
lister TO Greece. Is also minister TO
seryla, win not present his credentials
to the government OF King Peter at
present. In fact. these credentials
have not been prepared
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
NEGRO JACK ME aIppeR.

colored Fiend With Mania ior Killing
Women Turns VI In s. Louis
Two women. one White and the
other colorcd, were assaulted and left
for dead about three mia half miles
east Of East ST. LouI, Tuesday after.
noon, and a posse Il oat looking for a
negro described by one Of bis victims,
II he should be caplurcd Il Is be.
lieved there will be aynchlng. for the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
sY POPULAR VOTE.

Mississippi the First state to Thus
Elect a Senator
The state board OF election commits,
sionors OF Mississippi has ordered a
state primary election 10 be held on
August 6. This action means that the
next United States senator from Mis-.
alsslppl win be chosen by popular bal.
lot Senator Money the present In.
cumbonl, aud Governor Longino are
candidates, and are now prosecuting
an active canvass OF tho state.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26
Her clothing was badly

scratches. Her clothing was badly
torn.
Miss Grimes vigorously defended
herself with n riding whip. and finally
pulled her horse away from the
hungry cub. The animal was about
the size OF a hog and had evidently
boon woanod by tho mother cougar