It was announced in the morning papers yesterday that another bequest had been made to Harvard by a Massachusetts merchant. The first mention of the fact was made at the dinner of the Harvard Club of Washington, Tuesday night, where it naturally created a great sensation. The amount of the bequest was stated as from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000 dollars and the terms as absolutely unrestricted. The entire sum, was to be used as the authorities desired. Nobody at the dinner except the man who made the statement knew anything about the giver of this money and nobody here in Cambridge seems to know anything about him. The college authorities have heard nothing about the money and the news must be treated as a rumor till something more definite is learned.
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