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| Andrew Carnegie. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1901.
HIS PURSE OPENS WIDER.
Carnegie Increases Donations to Carnegie Institute and Polytechnic School.
PITTSBURG, Nov. 13.—Just before close of an all afternoon meeting of the board of trustees in the Carnegie institute yesterday Andrew Carnegie surprised the members present by the announcement that he had decided to increase by $2,000,000 his already large donations of $1,000,000 to the Carnegie institute, and $1,000,000 to the new polytechnic school.
Mr. Carnegie said he would increase his original offer to endow a polytechnic school from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, provided the city of Pittsburg would donate a site. Because of the rapid growth of the institute Mr. Carnegie said he would increase its endowment from $1,000.000 to $2,000,000.
The board of trustees adopted plans for the new school and selected a site which it will ask the city to donate.
The city has already taken an option on this property and it is believed that the erection of the school buildings will begin in a very short time.
AFGHAN REBELLION.
Jehandad Khan Has Gathered Followers and Is Making Trouble.
LONDON, Nov. 13.—"It is reported here," says the St. Petersburg correspondent of The Daily Telegraph, "that Jehandad Khan, who fled from Afghanistan on the death of the Ameer, has been making trouble on the Indian frontier. He gathered several hundred followers and attacked an Afghan post of 200 troops commanded by Ali Akbar near the frontier. Ali Akbar drove the rebels over the frontier, losing one officer and nine soldiers killed."
The British authorities, according to report, then arrested Ali Akbar while Jehandad Khan fled to Kurram valley. Habib Uilah has ordered the troops to pursue Jehandad Khan.
REBEL HOTBED IN LEYTE
President of Tacloban Arrested—Signal Station Connecting Samar Destroyed.
CATBALOGAN, Island of Samar, Nov. 13.—Diaz, the president of Tacloban, island of Leyte, who has been proved to be an agent of the Filipino junta at Hong Kong, has been arrested. Many incriminating papers, implicating numerous officials, were seized at the time of his arrest.
The gunboat Leyte has discovered a signal station working on the island of Leyte and communicating with insurgents on the Island of Samar, by the flash light system. Three operators were arrested and the station was destroyed. The men confessed that many recruits have been sent from Leyte to Samar.
SAUTELLE'S AGENT
On Trial for Murder—Tackaberry Alleged to Have Made Threats.
BALLSTON, N. Y., NOV. 13.—The trial of Joseph C. Banks, chanced with murdering Herbert Tackaberry, is progressing rapidly. The defense rested yesterday afternoon. Only a few witnesses were sworn after the two girls, who were eye-witnesses of the murder, had testified. The prosecution presented several policemen who arrested Banks and the physician who testified as to the wounds of Tackaberry.
The attorney for the defendant asked the court to strikeout the testimony of the two girls, Irene Thompson and Dorothy Nehb, on the ground that they were too young and not competent to testify. This was refused. The defendant's attorneys stated that they would prove self defense. Half a dozen witnesses were sworn to prove Banks' good character and several testified that the reputation of Tackaberry was bad. Several of the employees of Sautelle's circus swore that they had heard Tackaberry threaten to kill Banks.
Banks was the advance agent of the Sautelle circus which winters in Homer, N. Y. He is well known in this vicinity. The shooting occurred on Friday, Aug. 10, and was preceded by a rather heated discussion. Tackaberry is said to have followed the circus about but in some capacity entirely independent of it.
SUDDEN DEATH IN TRUXTON, N. Y.
H. D. LaZelle Ceased Breathing at the Lehigh Valley Railroad Station.
At about 2 o'clock this afternoon Mr. H. D. LaZelle, who is associated with F. I. Woodward in the furniture and undertaking business at Truxton, went over to the Lehigh Valley railroad station to see about a bill of lading of some goods that had recently arrived. He stated his errand and while waiting for the station agent to attend to the matter he suddenly fell to the floor in an unconscious state. He was breathing very hard and a physician was sent for with all speed, but before he arrived life had departed. A telephone message was sent to Cortland to Coroner Santee and that official will go to Truxton on the evening train. Mr. H. L. deClercq, the surrogate's clerk who is his son-in-law, was also informed of the death.
Mr. LaZelle, who was 68 years old, was a resident of Cortland till about twenty years ago when he moved to Truxton. He was first engaged in carriage building in that town, but has for a number of years been associated with Mr. Woodward in the undertaking and furniture business. He served as a justice of the peace for two terms and was also commissioner of highways of the town. He was a regular attendant of the Baptist church.
He is survived by his wife and four daughters: Mrs. H. L. deClercq of Cortland, Miss Emma LaZelle of Truxton, Mrs. Harry Bosworth of Cortland and Mrs. George Ladd of Springwater, N. Y.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
STANDING COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE CHAIRMAN.\
Good Roads Committee Makes Its Report—Truxton Strip of Model Road Nearly Completed—Jail to be Employed on Roads to Any Profit.
At the session of the board of supervisors on Monday afternoon the hours for daily sessions were, on motion of Dr. Kinyon, fixed at from 9 to 12 A. M. and from 1:30 to 4:30 P. M,
Mr. Peck made the motion that the committee on equalization consist of seven members. Mr. Hunt moved to amend by making the number five. The amendment was lost and the original motion was carried.
Mr. Hunt moved that three of the members be from the city of Cortland. The point of order was raised that the selection of such committee should be left to the chairman, and the point of order was sustained.
At the session today several communications were received.
The good roads committee appointed by the last board and consisting of N. F. Webb, Benjamin Kinyon and A. R. Rowe submitted its report to the effect that a stone crusher outfit, consisting of a No. 2 crusher, elevator, rotary screen and a 10-ton bin, had been purchased by the committee of the Climax Road Machine Co. of Marathon, for $900. Provision had also been made whereby a 4 or 5-ton horse roller was procured for the summer. The plant had been used through the summer to some extent in the towns of Homer and Scott, and the work was reported to be very satisfactory. Early in June, the report states, the highway commissioner of the town of Homer expressed a desire to use on the road the prisoners, who were then in the county jail, but a visit to the jail disclosed the fact that there were four there, who were available, and that the term of two of these would expire the following week. The number was thought to be too small for profit, and no other town or road district has expressed a wish to work prisoners. It was reported also that the strip of good road in the town of Truxton was nearly completed.
Chairman Crosley reported the appointment of the following standing committees:
Equalization—Peck, Bennett, Webb, Kinyon, Rowe, Wavle, Barber.
Footing assessment Rolls—Walrad, Kingsley, Bennett, Webb, Hunt, Shuler, Jordan.
Erroneous Assessment—Phelps, O'Donnell, Parker.
County Judge and Justices—Mynard, Hunt, Barber.
County Clerk and Sheriff—Bennett, Kinyon and Shuler.
County Treasurer—Shuler, Robinson, Allen.
District Attorney—Kingsley, Walrad, Johnson.
Superintendent of the Poor—Webb, Wavle, Jordan.
School and Loan Commissioners—Barber, Kingsley, Jordan.
Jurisprudence—O'Donnell, Johnson, Hunt.
Printing—Allen, Mynard, Phelps.
Constable's Bills—Wavle, Peck, Robinson.
Coroner's Bills—McBirney, Webb, Phelps.
Miscellaneous Bills—Kinyon, Walrad, Parker.
Appropriations— Hunt, Rowe, Peek,
Supervisors and Clerk—Robinson, Allen, O'Donnell.
Court House and Jail—Webb, Johnson, McBirney.
County Buildings—Rowe, Bennett, Phelps.
Engineer H. C. Allen of Syracuse, of the state engineering department, came before the board of supervisors this afternoon and presented plans and estimates for building a section of road under the state good roads law from the city line south to the D., L. & W. crossing past the residence of Hon. O. U. Kellogg, being about three-fourths of a mile in length.
The estimated cost was given at $6,100, of which, under the provision, the petitioners, which in this case is Mr. Kellogg alone, have to pay 15 per cent of the cost, the county 35 per cent, and the state the remaining 50 per cent. Mr. Kellogg filed the petition for the road with the board of supervisors at its last session. This matter was made a special order of business for tomorrow morning.
Belong to the Syndicate.
The stock of the gas and water companies at Ithaca was sold yesterday to a syndicate that owns the gas plants in fifteen cities and towns, and water plants in a number of towns. The gas plants are located at Penn Yan, Hornellsville, Canisteo, Homer, Cortland, Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Waverly, Newark, Owego and Oneida, in New York state; Athens and Sayre in Pennsylvania; Van Wert, Ohio and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
The main business office of all these plants is to be located at Ithaca.
FUNERAL OF E. D. WOOD.
Odd Fellows Accompany the Remains to Dryden for the Burial.
The funeral of Mr. E. D. Wood, who died last Sunday morning, was held from his late residence, 134 Clinton-ave., at 11 o'clock this forenoon and was largely attended.
The Odd Fellows met at the John L. Lewis lodge rooms and attended in a body. About seventy-five of the fraternity men were in line. The bearers were all members of the Royal Arcanum, and were Messrs. H. W. Gazlay, F. D. McGann, H. L. Burroughs, J. F. Wheeler, E. E. Ellis and H. I. Relyea.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Robert Clements, pastor of the Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. Dr. David Keppel, pastor of the First M. E. church, who was preaching in Newfield, Tompkins Co., twenty years ago, when Mr. Wood was doing a milling business in that town. The Odd Fellows' quartet, consisting of Messrs. O. W. Long, C. R. Doolittle, A. W. McNett and E. N. Sherwood, rendered excellent music for the occasion.
The remains were taken to Willow Glen cemetery, Dryden, for burial and a delegation of twenty-five Odd Fellows went from Cortland to take charge of the interment ceremonies.
Auction Nov. 19.
Addison Miller will sell at auction at his residence 1/2 mile from Messengerville Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 1 o'clock, 1 cream mare 7 years old, 4 choice dairy cows, 1 yearling heifer, wagons, carriages, sleighs, mowing machine, plows, cultivators, other farming tools, harnesses, stoves, 1900 washing machines, sewing machine, 50 hens and pullets, 50 potato crates, oats, hay, straw and other articles too numerous to mention. Six months' credit on all sums over $10.
A. B. GARDNER, Auctioneer. [Paid ad.]
BREVITIES.
—There will be a meeting of the I. O. T. M. tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock.
—Cortland Chapter. No. 194, R. A. M., will confer the Royal Arch degree this evening.
—A New York man says he caught the hay fever by kissing a grass widow; but he was in clover at the time. His name was Timothy.
—The county board of supervisors will tonight attend the theater in a body to see "Treasure Island" as guests of County Clerk O. D. Patrick.
—A regular meeting of the A. O. U. W. will be held Friday evening. Fourteen candidates are to be initiated and, the Grand Receiver Victor R. Blehdon of Buffalo will be present.
—The first dancing party in a series of five that has been arranged by the Assembly club will be held in Red Men's ball next Friday evening. McDermott's orchestra will furnish music.
—This morning was the first occasion of the season for shoveling off the walks. The rain of last evening changed during the night to snow and this morning all the world was white. The snow was at least 2 or 3 inches deep.
—New display advertisements today are—Opera House, "When We Were Twenty One," page 5; Opera House, "Hello Bill," page 5; E. M. Mansur, Nuts to crack, page 7; Gardner's 5 and 10 cent store, Removal sale, page 8.
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