_Washington._ Washington and Jefferson College. Gift of $10,000 (added to the $50,000 given by her husband, William R. Thompson, for a new library building), from Mrs. Mary Thow Thompson, of Pittsburg. The building will cost $40,000, the balance, $20,000, will be held as a book fund, the income only to be spent. Mr. Thompson's gift is intended as a memorial to his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Donaldson Thompson. -- Gift of $30,000, towards the erection and maintenance of a new library building, from W. P. Thompson, making in all from Mr. and Mrs. Thompson $60,000. _Wilkinsburg._ Public Library. Gift of $50,000, for public library building, from Andrew Carnegie. RHODE ISLAND. _Central Falls._ Adams Library. Bequest of $35,000 from Stephen Ludlow Adams, as a special trust for the establishment of a library, to be named as above; $25,000 to be spent on building, the income of $10,000 for its maintenance. _Newport._ Redwood Library. Bequest of $1000, from Miss Martha Maria Anderson. -- Bequest of $5000, to be paid at the expiration of three years, from John Nicholas Brown. This is to be used as a fund, the income to be used for the purchase of books. -- Bequest of $2000, from Mrs. Orleana Ellery Redwood Pell (Mrs. Walden Pell). -- Gift of 316 volumes on angling and hunting, from Daniel B. Fearing. _Providence._ Brown University. By the will of the late John Nicholas Brown it is provided that the John Carter Brown Library of Americana previous to 1801, the estimated value of which is at least $1,000,000, shall be maintained as a permanent memorial. The testator sets aside $150,000 for a building and $500,000 as an endowment fund for its increase and maintenance. This library and its endowments have been presented, by the trustees of the estate, to Brown University. -- Gift of $1000, for purchase of American poetry and drama, at the McKee sale, from William Goddard, Chancellor of the University. -- Gift of over 250 volumes on international law, from William Vail Kellen, a trustee of the University. -- Public Library. Bequest of $10,000, from Ada L. Steere. -- Gift of $3000, to be invested and income used for purchase of books. The name of the donor is not made public. SOUTH DAKOTA. _Aberdeen._ Alexander Mitchell Library. Gift of $15,000, for public library building, from Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie requests that the library be called after his friend, Alexander Mitchell. Accepted March 20, 1901. _Sioux Falls._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, for a public library building, from Andrew Carnegie. TENNESSEE.