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ANOTHER BIG FOREST FIRE Raging Along the Coast of Wash State and Far Into British Columbia. AVERAGE DAILY CIRCDLATIOW' PORING JULY. 1 1,11 1 ALTOONA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1908 LOSS OF LIFEJflLL BE H-AVY. Giant Redwoods in Nations Park in Yosemite Valley Are Threatened with Destruction. Uritcd Press Association.

BejlinglUin, August which threaten to parallel the FeVnie disaster arc raging today nlonj, the coast of this slute and fur into British Columbia. News toclny from Cilaticr state llial the whole of Xooks viillev, in which tihicici- lies, is ami'it is feared that if no rain falls and the wind continues, not only the loss to property l)iit the loss of iifo will Iio heavy. hiis been uskcrt from UcUingluiin ami measures are taken to aid in Uio fight ngninst the Ilnnica. Coal Mines Arc in Danger. 1'i'om Victoria, IV conies ol enormous lives nigiug iu the vicinity ol Nnnaimo, a populous mining town in the northern part of Vancouver island is feared tli.it thtv eoul mines arc in danger.

I'Yom YoHcmite, cqinea news of soldiers and sailors in the Yosemite val- le.v lighting a great forest lire which threatens the giant redwoods of tli national park. All through the reservation drought and intense htiit, have caused wiiUngru- tions. the worst of which arc in'tlic llelchy and l.nke Klinor regions. Hut little news is coining from the sections the lircs are worst, as nil wires are down. POPE WITHDRAWS OPPOSITION Archbishop Farley to Be Elevated to Cardinalatc in October.

Urttert Press Association. Home, August Com'inml of tbc wisdom of ncrediiif; to ilomnnda of t.iic I'jtlholic iii Aitici'icjt, Popn 3'iiis-X, it is Icnriicd lodny, Im3 tlnnlly wUhtlrnwii liis to tlio clovii- tion of Arvliliislinp l-'ui-lry of tlie Now York (liooesn to tlic mid this hunoi- ivill in' paid lo the Atnurtfan prelate nt meeting of tlir. consistory Into in October. fc jft in jiossilile, in n'Milinn the clcva- of Arclihishop Kui-lov, Hint third ciinliiuvl will lie given to the Norlli ciinlinciltv Ilioiigh whether II will'lic'fbi- I lie Slutcs 01 Cnnudii it is uol sinter). FLEET ARRIVE AT Half Million People Blackened Hills to Welcome It.

United Press Assoclnlion. Wy.lney, X. K. Tlio liullli-sliip lleet urrivcd lit noon today. A half uiillion pi-uplc nlly Ijlnckoned Hie bills 'siirrouiiiHiiK the linrbor.

The dcinonstnition in honor of the llert u-jis truly mid uil- iiiisliiK-alilc in siiicerilr. Todny in all the pupers comment on the good result? Hint, urn cprdiin to follow tlie visit of Ihc (lent, and of tho ties between Aineiini and the iiiR imliims of Hie Pncilie, wliieb will na- ainv white rnlersbip in (he fur east nnd hiinfsh forever the yellow peril. GRAND JURY PJCBIKG RIOT. Indictment to Be Returned Against Abe Rayhmer Tonight. I7rilteri Preys A.isocl.'itlon.

-Spriiififield, August 2(1. Only BOO soldiers remain liere nt, noon toduv. All the rest of tlie hemps wlio have been tlie 'cily since the riots of last Satimlay linve pat-ked tlioir tents and departed. The jury resinned its sessions this morning, wilh lit'ly witnesses wnit- liljr to be 'heard. Indictineilis will lie voled (Ilia evening ngnhist.

Ahe, llayli- nier. Hiiylnner ninlerwent severe swrntiii)! and wenkened pen-eptilily. Kate Howard also will lie indicted to- duy. BURGLAR PUUjD HER LEG. Jlighway Superintendent His Wife Was Dreaming.

Press Association, Vittaburg, hody's pulling my log," shouted Mrs. William Valck of (lie fashionable Mc- Cluro e.stension this morning. ''Keep you're, only drojiming," answered her who superintendent of public higliways, Jual then his wife saw a hand disappear under it blind and routed out her nnsbivnd. Superintendent L-'alck reached, the window in time to see, a mnn jump from a ladder and disappear. WORE PLUMEJN STOCKING.

San Francisco Society Shocked at Military Ball. United Press A.iaocliitlon. Han Franokco, AuguaL cuiiso Mrs. Ellicl Price, allows lirlghl.Iy at nn cxi-Uisivn militnry, hop on Alcatniz inland, chose to vary tlin fnsh- and wear a plump, in lior stocking, loninty here todny is discussing llic moat scnsntionfll p.pisndc in yours nnd Mrs. Price is under $50 bail for theft.

Tlio plumo. belonged to Jlrs. Jlabcl who van a al. tho hop. Johnson Will Accept Nomination.

United PTCHH AssoclaUon. JMnnrapolis, Annual srnnr will uocTpl. the nomination for frovcrnrir made tlio Irntie state convontibn Tuto ycalcrilny. ilc will Issue a ututcmeiit lulu today. TWELVE CQLUMNS.

WiTEB EMPLOYS MAKEDISCOYERY Plumbers of City Installing Bath Fixtures Without Taking Out Permits. As the result of a house to house canvass which has been made by tho officials of the water department during tlie few dtiys evidence has hc-cn proc-nred which may" lead to the prosecution of a number of plumbers of this city who have been violating 'the city ordinance liy. installing bath fixtures in dwelling houses without taking out a permit nt the water department ollice. The fact that bath lixturcs such as hath tubs, basins, "vvoro being installed without the knowledge or consent of the water department was brought lo the attention of the ollh'iitls umj a quiet investigation was at once begun with the result that the charges have been' fully sustained, evidence being procured that should prosecutions be brought that would involve a number 'of the most prominent plumbers in the city. Recently several dwellings of prominent residents of the city hare been lilted up with lixlurcs, "either Uio plumbers doing the work nor the owners of the building, taking out jwrmits.

Tho proofs of this as well us number of other violations are now in the. hands of the department, hut it is not likelv that any action will be taken until, the facts arc placed before Ihe liourd of miter commissioners which will be done at the next meeting. Plumbers are liable to heavy fine for disregarding the ordinance. LUTE NEWS Happenings of Local Interest in Abbreviated Form. Ur.

A. S. Stayer returned from a business trip to Chicago this morning. Mrs. Shollar, wife of Architect J.

iSliolhU- of 2001 W. Maple avenue, has -typhoid fever. Helen Duffy of Baltimore is visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. 1401) Seventh avenue.

Captain W. T. Miller of 1307 Sixth avenue left this morning to visit his sister at Huntingdon. Miss Blanche Kcirns of 107 Fifteenth street has returned from a visit of several weeks to McKccsport. Russell of 120:) Ninth avenue has returned from a visit to his grandmother in 1'ittsburg.

Mr. and Mrs. Kmorv Smith of Balli- moic aro a few days with rein- lives in the city, Jlr. Albert Haird, floor manager at Kline JJros. store, is spending his vacation at Sulphnr Mr.

and Mrs. (i. May of 2IU3 l-'iflh avenue left this morning for a week's vacalion at Atlantic City. Charles llcin.iling of the Logun laundry, left this morning for Hcdford, lo attend the funeral of an a.unt". 1-ouis Sitnek, manager of Ihe l.yrie theatre at Uniontown, left for there ihia morning after a week's "visit to relatives in the city.

Air. and Mrs. James Medic of flB3 Sixteenth street have gone on a vacation trip lo New York, Philadelphia and Atlantic City. -Mrs. Greene, accompanied by her- daughter, Minnie, are visiting lii Marklesbnrg for the benelil of the former's healtli.

Arthur MeCol mick of iiiOH Seventh avenue lel't yesterday for Denver, expecting to spend a month at that nnd other points in the west. li. J. lugram and her friend departed for Cleveland, Ohio, and other points, and on their rclnrii will slop ofl at PitCsburg to visit relatives and friends. The attention of customers is called to Ihe fuel, lhat the barbers will a holiday next week.

All shops will closed all day Friday, August 2fi, Merchants picnic day. Harry 1C. lljiriek juid family of Kighth avenue, are sojourning.at. Alexandria. Mr.

Kariek has licen sick for some lime and has gone to the country to te- -Miss Helen Hurley, daughter of fir. and Mrs. C. Hurley, who has been very critically ill with'typhoid fever at Ihc AHonnn hospital, is slightly improved today, though her cmidition is still serious. The Ij.

V. A. C. last evening defeated the INilliilaysbnrg Athletics liv tlie score of 4 in 'Hie features of' the game "ere. ll)e all-around work of the 1..

V. A. and Uio pitching of Hill, who had 1-t H(rikcou(s to ills credit. Mrs. W.

1). Davis of 2Iil Kighth avenue left yesterday for Murl insburg where she will spend several days with friends. During her t.ri'p she will at- lond--lho Osleraburg picnic, joining a parly of friends at, thai, place. Dr. Ralph li.

Whitlaker, a young physician who is a member of (he sl.iU 1 of Hie Allegheny fleneral in Pittsbnrg, is spending a vacation at the. hf.mc of his sister, Mrs. A. Ueckley, 1211 Seventeen! avenue and -at, tlie liome of his brother, Fred Whillnker ot the city water department. "Retired l''oreiiian T.

-Miller started for hiit old ground in flunling- 'otl county this morning. He look with iim a grip sack of sullicicnt proportions to bring buck considerable of Hie fruits of orchard and lietd. Mr. Miller learned the printing trade in Huntingdon and while he was at it managed to locate cer.lain fruit trees that he has never forgotten about. ODD QUESTIONS ASKED JIT DEPOT Ticket Examiner Acts as Information Clerk and Answers Over 300 Queries a Day.

"AL" THE JOB, Woman "Thought It Funny" He Did Not Know Whether Her Mother Got Off Train. That the position of ticket examine! at the local Pennsylvania railroad depot might readily IM changed lo tluvt of information eterk, without-'altering the character of the work, can be. gathered froin a record kept yesterday by James A. Clear, who holds that position, ami who answered questions put to him hy persons passing in and out of his gate during the day. The duties of a ticket examiner at tlie trainshcd are to sec Hint persons entering the gate-nil have tickets; to properly punch those tickets; to see thai the ticket is the correct one to take the''passenger to his destination, anil to see that'hc gets aboard Ihe right triiiii.

This, however, is small part of whal be docs, the hardest part of his work being to act as an unabridged dictionary, a city directory, a train schedule a.nd it walking, or rather standing, encyclopedia of general information The ticket examiner stands right at the entrance gain as people pass in an out and they simply a.sk him anything they want to know, whether the question comes in the line of his duty or not. "Al" Clear Genial and Patient. Mr. Clear, who is better known as "Al," and who possesses fnml of geniality, patience nnd good humour that is inexhaustible, has to answer many questions in a day aud yesterday, from the time lie reported for duty at 7 a. until he quit at 7:00 he kepi tally on the number of questions he was asked, tho tola! for the dav being 303 and it not being an at all "busy day about the depot.

The questions a.skcd cover everything under the sun thai people can' think of, some being easily answered, others more dillicnit and many impossible. Koine are serious, some foolish, some comical and any useless, but the ticket examiner must pay polite attention to all and-answer the best he can. Tlio majority of question arc of course, aboul trains and the. next largest "limber jiljont locations iu the city, the ticket examiner usually receiving a surprised ami pained glance if lie fails to known just where. John Smith or Hmivn lives in AUnoini, or whether Tom Jones, who Jived here before the ticket examiner was born, is still a resident of the city.

No, "Al" Didn't See Her Mother. One amusing incident occurcd yesterday, when a lady whom Mr. Clear had never seen rushed up five minutes after a train had left and, after learning (hat it had pone, asked if her mother bait gotten oil'. When he informed her that he did not know her mother, she said it was very funny, as she was an old lady and often got off tlie trains. Probably 20 old ladies had gotten off that pa.rliciiiar train.

Of all questions asked, tlic most foolish, and the moat frequent of 111 foolish questions, is: time docs the 10:20 train leave, This question seems absurd, but it is askeil in all seriousness lime uml time every day. by firoplo- who do not call trains' by "their names or numbers, hut by the time they leave, and hastily at a schedule or bulletin bnnrd and seeing the figures 10:20, ask what time the 8:05 leave, really thinking that, they do liol nhyndy Question of tin's e.vjict. nature were nskod Clear over 30 times yesterday. New York Tailors Strike. United Press Association.

Xcw York, August hundred members of tlio United llrother- hnorl of Tailors of America struck today in York, following tlio order of. tlin. general executive board of Ihe. union, and 30,000 will be out within a week unless their demand for higher nay is heeded. Ball Player Commits Suicide." United Prcsr Association.

Wheeling, August Ren- iauiiu N'eininger, a prominent base ball wan found dead, a suicide, this Horning, ivlth a bullet Uuuugh his head. MASSAGED NITS HEART, Doctor Restored Apparently Dead Youth by Remarkable Trcalment. D. of the most rcMimrkablo operations ovnr IH'rfnrmrd in (liis (Mly, iicrtmlinjj to report public vp'stordny, took plaro nt Kinprgimi'y hospital, oim of t- shrgeona sucbceilrd in bark life 12-yoar-olil bny of nttHvilln, lind aiitlcicnly iilc fin oporntion. lui Imy AVJKS imdfr lltn inlliiciirn of cltlornfonii nnd tlic Bwgpou oprrnt- on infpi-tod res pirn- tinn sudd only ceased, Thr pulse died uml linally stoppeil, tlic liorly heemijo eoltj, the Hiiihs After six minute's of suspense flie, boy's abdomen WIIH opened and for seven minutes the doctor mnssajred the t-irnt's hejirt ivilli hi-j (infers.

J'inaMv the took fuint breath. Plying I lie lioiirt wiili liia finpi-i-s to ptinnilate. circulntion of tbft blood, the physician, niter eiglilpon minutes, hnt( heart pulsating itornmlly and knew Hint be had succeeded in liis almost miriicnioua opei'ation. Kor ft arrd a naif following tlio onerfttion tin- hoy remained in excellent condition nnd every hope was hold out for liis recovery. Hut (he infection of flie "luul spread to tfio fef(, side nnd affected the j'innds of tbo npek.

Hlnod set in mid, despite all efTorta to aavo him, the boy snccninUcd. LIGHTNING GASHED HEAD. Kx-l'af rolmnn Sam Haumgnrdnnr went JiriHh mountain after berries last Afotidny, and was in tlie, electric storm. He. connected with ImH of Hgiilning, with the result, ho was knocked with such violence Hint three, stitches required lo cover one gash in his head anil smaller eutn inflicted.

He is about again, but with hia head in a Weather Forccast- tonight nnd cool tonight, but wurmiT l-'riilny. ROBBERS VISIT THREE PLACES The of Midnight Workers Are Fruitless And Nothing Was Stolen. Jlobhcra visiled Millville. this morning between the hours of 2 and and although they broke into three places, two stores and a dwelling house, they did not secure thing for their labors. The CJcm grocery, Frank SLehle, proprietor, -at 2S1D1 Maple uvcnuo, across the street at 2000 Maple avenue, conducted by Homer Homer, and the adjoining dwelling at 200(1 occupied by Keller, were the phice.s visited.

It is likely that the intruders were amateurs as their work seems to sham. Hornor, a member of the store, lirnj, makes his home wild i Rclley and shortly before 3 o'clock he was awakened by a noise outside of his bedroom window. Thinking that member of the KeDoy household was entering the, home he paid no attention to the strange noise, however. When he arose- this morning he found'that the door, lending into the cellar from Hie yard had been torn from its fastenings and although eiitranee was gained, far as could be ascertained notliini; was taken. When Mr.

came tn open his store shortly after he found that the rear cellar door nt the store had likewise bren open and dial, an attempt hade been made to gain entrance to the store and wnreruuin above but that the rtbbcrs failed. Nothing of nny vjiluR was stored in the cella'r and no loss coidd be found. A short time later it was found that an attempt had also been made to force an ciilmnrc 111(0 Om grocery across the street. A window piine at a rear window was broken and evidence of the use of a jimmy nt the window as well as at (he door showed that robbers h.id been at work. The police have been notified and aro working on the case.

NEW BUSINESS BLOCK, Likely to Be Erected at Ninth Avenue and Seventeenth Street. More thnji yenr ngo.JIr. George H. for many years connected with the Cnrry-Cannn wholesale house of this cily, acquired a valuable piece of realty hy purchase from tlie John Halton estate of the. lot of ground on northwest, corner of Ninth avenue nnd iSeveteenth street now occupied bv the.

dwellings D01 and The building occupied us a hide house in the rear. There ia now on passage, in councils an ordinance giving Mr. Wrny the. right to cross Sev- eiilferiih street ivitli "ft uml 'tlic fnct that the tenants 'occupying the buildings laive been give.n notWe fo vn- Ciiio gave rise, to the rumor Unit, tho ground mis at once- lo Ire utilized for tho erection of a largo house. The lot fronts fil feet on Seventeenth street, running buck-' to art allev WO feet, the alley frotagc widenijig to 70 feet.

The location nnd size of the lot woiilil warrant, the building of a large wholesale building, bnl when ficeji this morning Mr. did not care to lulk about his plans beyond saying Hint something of the sort was in contemplation, but that no contracts had been let, or definite arfrilugemonts entered into. II was learjied from other sources, however, that plans have been made for a three story briek warehouse fully equipped for the conduct of a wholesale business on a large scale. is lo lie hoped that these plans will be con- suniatcd and translated into fact, ns the erection of such building would do much to improve that section of the city. DROWNED Boys Find Unknown Man in Spangler's Water Supply.

While walking along the reservoir that supplies the town of Spangler, Ounhrhi ty, with water, two boys early this inorniiig discovered the body of ii mini Hunting in the water. They reported their lind to telegraph lineman who wus working nearby and be. investigated, finding the body lion ting on the surface near the shore. He notilied (he authorities and Dr. ,1.

C. of llarnesboro, coroner of the county, was summoned. When he arrived he had Ihc body removed from Ihe water and taken to Ihe morgue of Undertaker A. P. nt Spapgler, where he made a thorough examination, assisted by lira.

Densmorc of liarnes- boro and of Spungler. The examination showed that the body had been in the water for several weeks, but. there were no evidences of foul play and, of course, nothing to show whether or not it was a case of suicide. There wus nothing on the body to aid in HII identiiication, except a lino Fretinh briar pipe, $1.52 in a pocketbook and cheap watch, and none of the people who bave viewed ttic dead man over saw him before. The unknown was evidently between 25 and 30 years of age.

was" feel (i inches tall and wciglicrl 150 pounds. ITe was very well dressed, wearing a gorid black broadcloth suit and patent leather shoes. Tho deceased hail red hair and evidently w.is not of Ihe. (rump species. The authorities conduct an investigation in the hope of discovering something that'will lead to his iclentinea- "NOT THE SAME." The John Wnndt mrnliburd in tho police itenls in not the man by tTi.it nnme.

residing nt Howard avenue. Miss Caroline Hoffman of Twcntv- llrst nveniie and N'inth direct wishes it stated that she is not the young lady by that name who ntlcnded a parly nt limiatii Clap Tuesdav evening. Mr. n.ml Mrs. T.

K. Dnrkbinier nnd son, Clary, of 12(1 Howard avenlic, have returned home from u-cck'a visit, at Atlantic. City, Baltimore inul Washington, U. C. VISITORS TO SEE BAILROAD SHOPS Great Plant Will Be Thrown Open to Delegates to Third Class City Convention.

PLENTY OF WORK TO DO. Cities of State Are Responding to Attendance Is Expected. The delegates to the convention of the Leagim of Third Class Cities, which meets in (his city next week, will be given 'every opportunity to inspect any Or all of Ihe departments of the syhiinia railroad shops in (liis city, nnd the local officials will extend in'l- iiKiial courtesies lo the visitors in order that their shop trips may be made un- Iraiiqicrcd try the usual routine method of applying for passes iji order to en- fer tho shop gates. Mr. Paul, Kruzpoinlner, head metallurgist of tlie company, who is taking an active interest in the conve.nlion, today received word from Jlr.

R. X. Durborrow, superintendent of motive power, that following special arrangements would be iniidn for the convenience of delegates who desired to visit the shops. Badge Will Admit to Shops. All delegates will be admitted to any part of the shops on the strength of the nllidal convention Iiadge "which they wear njld will not have to obtain passes in the usual way' in order to enter the shop gates.

Yl'hcrc delegates go alone, or in groups of two or they can use their badges and go where thoy wish, but, wherever parlies of half a or inoro will go together, the superintendent will furnish guides to conduct them through' the shops lin'tl explain their workings. This will relieve I7ic visitors of any annoyance or bother about securing permission to visit the shops and together with the address of Superintendent Preston at the banquet and the Irollpy around thn circle of the shops and yards, to be given by the city, will ensure all tho visitors cha.nces to see and hear much of Altoona's greatest industry This privilege' together with the social feature, trips to places of interest and (ho liko which is being arranged for the. enterlaijiment of the delegates while here, will make Ihe visit To Ai- toona one long to bo remembered. Work for Delegates, rlnt the entertainment Features arc part of 'the A large amount of work- is scheduled to come up for consideration at the hands of the delegates. Tn addition, to what is mentioned in the program -published in yesterday's Mirror tbere'will bo a number of conferences held which will add much to the success of tlie meetings.

Clavk. chief of the jwlicp. this morning announced limb-there would be an attempt iniulc to ovganixe the police chiefs of tho third class' cities of the slale, and have tile organization ns an auxiliary to the leiigni'. Chief Clark has written to all the heads of the police departments of the tweuly sonic cities included in tlio league rela'ttve to (lie matter and this moinirijr received a number of replies. Among those who expected lo lie fieve arc W.

Hat- hurst, of police nt -McKecsporl; JL V. -Murray of liradford; T. 0. ffeorge of Ibinisbnrg; and Charles A. Hnsch of York.

Other replies are expected within the next few days. Other Cities Showing Interest. Walter Clreevy, president of common cinincil, is headijig a movement to have a conference of the conneilinanie presidents from the cities of the slate during Ihe convention. Al Ihe conference questions and problems with which pro- siding ollicers of councilmanit- bodies must deal will be taken up and discussed. City Clerk W'alter Hainor is compiling a list of tlie delegates who have, al- rcmly written that they would be in attendance.

Ifarrisblirg bpjiils Km list, with twelve; West Chester comes next with ten and some of the other cities follow: York scvejt, N'ew Cattle six, four, Tifu.iville- three, Allcntown one, six and Lebanon two. This mmiher in each case are the ones selected by the city government of the respective' cilic.s as and whose expenses -jrhile in attendance will be met. There is likely many others who will volunteer (o come paying tlieir owji expenses while here. Johnstown Slow to Respond. Owing lo a fractional light in (he city govrr.iimcnt of Heading, that city will hardly liear Ihe expenses of any Hie delegates to come from lhat place.

witlislnuding this, however, a number of the city oflieials are expected (o lie in attendance. The same conditions seem lo prevail in Tlaslon and for that reason the exact number coming from tliei'e can not be learned. Tlie sister city of Johnstown is one of the few cities of the state that is apparently taking no iulerest in the coiu'eiition. Up to tins time City Clerk ITamor has received no nntii-e as to how many, if any, delegates from that place will be in' attendance. may be that later on Ihc city oflicials of Ihe Flood city will decide "to attend in full force and will honor the convention with their presence.

SHEATH GOWNS PROHIBITED. "Manager Uobison of the ICdisonin up- plied lo Mayor Iloyer yesterday for permission to introduce the sheatli gown nt his playhouse, hut was refused bv his honor mill tlio chief of police mi tho ground that, the exhibition would be immoral and in conflict with the. provisions of ordinance. No. 707.

OUR DAILY WEATHER REPORT. Aug. IU, 1) p. temp. 81" abv.

Aug. p. cl'dy, dt'jibv. 'in, tl n. temp, tifi" abv.

Aug. 12 clear, lemu. abv. ALTOONA MEN AT (MENTION Local Order of Ancient Order ot Hibernians Cut Big Figure at Philadelphia Convention. Altooiia momljoi-s of the Aneimil Or.ler ot IlilitM-niiins are taking prominent in iho forty-sixth ammrtJ -state con- vculioit of tin; order now in session at Pliilmk'Jplitu us a number yesU'nluv WCIG plai-csd on i in povt tint committees minimi jiiTsidmy ultK'or.

A JJhtir occupies a place on every one of tlie committees tor the tion, showing that the onlei- in tins of the stiilo counts for at tin- meeting. John V. (Av.ssidy, common conm-ilnii'n from Die Sixth heiuld tin; list of t'OinimttccittcMi from this being OH tlio i-mi i mitten of cnMlentiiils, one of tho mo.it importunt of the convention. MiYIiiiPl (Jilmurtin, Ike well known was selected us in cm. her of the emnmiUeo on rules of order anil Patrick llolliuul, member of tlio Press committee, assists in placing tlm of the convention before tdc public.

Uinlmril Twomey, Knottier prominent niL-tuljcv of llifi order from this city, in represented on tin; commit Ice on tilled "on tho standing of tlie ordor." Miclmcl ILnlliitid was chosen a member of the military committee aud W. MeDona'd with others elected lo draft the resolutions which will be submitted Int.u 1 on at I lie meeting- Mr. Hoi In ml, previously mentioned, WHH also pi need on committee on grievonees and M. McDonald was placed on the committee on bylaws. From reports received in this city by friends all the AUooiiu in em hers .110 having a very plcusimt time and it is staled that the convention is one of tho most successful meetings in the history of the order.

MAMMOTH ARRIVES. Rubberneck Car Will Be "Used in Transporting Sightseeing Patties. Tlie liirgc Uvcnly-puRsnnger rubberneck milo recently ordered by Mr. 'dru- 1mm of lIoHMLiysburg tbc M- ttmnii intiloi- car company, arrived in the city this nionnnjr nnd unloaded Inter in UK; tiny. The ear is the.

largest e.vcr brought to this city and bo. HSCJ! in trans porting passengers nnd pnrtieg to different places about this city and A twelve- passenger tour car WEIR also unloaded during the day by Urn AHoona motor car company, the much inn beinjj purchased by a resident of JStntc' College. The will be tukon from this city to.the hitter tosvn toniorrovv tlio overlaid Bronte. The anto buggy- wliitrh, upon' arriving in this city few weeks ago the giirage of the company, vrns taken to today, ivlicro during remainder of the week it will be one of tho exhibition features of the picnic being held nt that place. TRANSFER OFFICERS.

Corporal Shccban of Marine Corps Station Sent to Pittsburg. Corporal John fihcehaiij the young Hiival nllicer who for sonic timo Ims been in of the recruiting station of the United States marine corps in the Muleer building, yesterday loft for been transferred to that district'. Corporal Westey Wriglit of PiUsilw nrrivx-d in the city nml will be in charge, of. tho lotnl j'ecnniirjg for the present. Corporal Shceltan during-liis inemnbeney of the Altoona station has made inany friends in the city who will ipgret to of Jits leaving.

John yonnfj man of this city, this week enlisted in the cavalry SRI'vice of tin; United Stales army, at station in tho building, lie was sent on to Coliuubns, at which place hn will he equipped for the life of a soldier. FARMERS HOLD CARNIVAL. Hay stacks, shocks of corn, ugrinil tnral chickens nnd all oUici 'ividenirc's of farm life to bn seen at llir, Rnlic's cm-nival held nt Ihn rink last night. A hundred or jiii pit! wore jnvny from fun and frolic. was in di.ririfj the, rvenni-; affair wus ime of the most novel ami rumt.slng fejiluriM of the ever he'd in this Kocticm.

Kat-li skater nt- (ireil in HIP rpfriilntinn farm tio.sluinc nnd twenty prizr-i were fjivrn iiway. Among Ihc prixca worn cliickcns, (JnekSj etc. MADE LONG JOURNEY ALONE. William Irvin, a boy redid- ing in Chirago, umved lien; t.u r'onnsyl- vaniu I.i in i led this morning to pay' visit fo IIIH uiK-lej (looryci Moore of Hevonth avrnmi. hut made tlic long journey alone, no one giving him any nutil he readied lierc.

where lolephonu had re reeded him ami chi; employes Ihc dnjint wen; on thn lookout tor him to direct liim to his uncle's homo. vSTRUCK BY OVERHEAD PLUG. At n. while extra freight S0(l, earttbbund, passing town IVrakniiiiin 10. H.

Smith was struck by itn ovrrtieiid nl(T plug, severe, tliongli not, M-alp wound. Thft injury wus dressed hy a company yurgeoii at Newport, nfler which ho taken on train 84 to linine, at -Tmilata bridge. Smith is a married mnn. 'M years old. WILL HOLD INSTITUTE.

of si-booli, H. H. llaish. lian received nnihorily from stale superintendent, X. 0.

SrhuelTer, to ceril ilh the holding of the teni-hers' instil lite oh Angus aud 1. Mr. Haish Is engaged in Ihe. prepara- tjiin of Hie program which will ho announced later. If you expect to do a record business (his fall yon must mutch ynur oxpcclu- lions with your NINO RIGHT NOW.

ANTLERED HEW BREAK ALL BOUNDS All Elkdom Will Cavort at Columbia Park Tomorrow After- non for Charity's Sake. ATHLETIC SPORTS GALORE. Feature Will Be a Ball Game Between Carpenter's and Mishler's Nines. Tomorrow the wilt break their Rounds. (Everywhere there are indications that the corrall fences are giving away beneath flic strain.

Brawny bucks liko Leonard Miller, who heforo in all their lives gavo any indication of fence jumping, at least on week days, are snilling the air and listening to the call of their kind and are preparing to allow tho nft'airs of the imnnury pasture to to" for half day while they cavort with the antlered herd about Columbia field. Tho play season is on and the feeling is eojitagious; all down the line the same conditions obtain. In. the Harry White pasture there is also much snorting and pawing of the sand. All old scores-are being after the maiuicr of Elks, and that herd will break out Friday afternoon to help make a new score.

These staid and dignified leaders of the drove having sonncled the call for the stampede, that husky king of the woods, who controls the fortunes of the Heed tobacco company, one block back of the pens of the first snorters, has heard the call of the wild and KaufTnian is just as recklws as any of them. Harry Stulii- gar has also thrown prudence' to the winds and with head up ajid mane living in the breeze, is chasing the galloping cohorts who will do the honor of Elkdom. Merry Clatter of Hoofs. The merry clatter of hoofs as the stampeding leaders eliase each other for tho greenwood, will cause a general break in lir fences, and Kast side, side, all about the town the populace will cither have, to join the procession and" go the sumo way or else be 1 run down mid trampled ovciv. Ihern is only one thing to it: get into the game or get off the earth he- fore you arc pushed off.

The fellow who attempts to quietly while animals are at play will "get his." Tho object of the dav off is worthy of the best efforts of'lhe noblest o'f them all. They are taking to the tall timbers tomorrow in order to provide ways and to preserve, succulent pastures for the yoitog and imcared for, (be old and forsaken aud the weak and (unprotected when the storm sweeps over thn land and the biting frails have withered the herbage; when the detached and homeless members of the great family aro seeking susten- nanoc. ami the cry of life little ones in heard colling for help, then wilt these strong rangers of the. forest paths of humanity come to tho rescue with feet as swift as those that carry them to the rendezvous tomorrow afternoon. Sorrow and Crying Flee Away.

And tho Bound of their coming will bring gladness, and sorrow and crying will flee away. For there is method in the madness of these monarehs of money making who will stop the flowing tide of their own affairs and rush out to join in high carnival and indulge in wild antics in order that their fellows may foregather to enjoy tho unusual spectacle of a lot of grave ojid reverend seignors disporting themselves like kids. "Kvery penny that is paid for looking at the locking of horns o( the iijiimals under the leadership of Carpenter and Jiishler will be bread upon the waters that will return after many days. So listen to tho call of the "Ccrvus Alecs" and join in the ear- jiival tomorrow for awect charity's sake. BOUND FOR THE SEft SHORE.

Today's Atlantic City Excursion Heavily Patronised" by Local People. Tlie largest niimlwr of Alioona people to pulronixe, an Atlantic'City cxeursinn this summer left here today on tho ex- envHion from Pitt.shnrg nnd points easfc of thevo. The cxcurnioni-sts ot'Ciipieil four spcc'tat (rain-s, second No. 2(i, second third and fourth Ko. 12, all of heavily crowded, and another special will go'through at 0.05 tonight.

Them 118 Altoonfi people got on the first rain here, twic-o a3 tnany ns went on any of tho previous tins year, nnd a few others went on tho Inter trains, somo intending to go tonight. There were also a number of people from Martinsbnrg mid VTilliaiiis- DRUG CLEKKS TAKE UP STUDtSS. I. of Twenty- (U(h street and Wicker of Twc-tftli avonup, both clerks at Welsh pharmacy, have resigned their positions, Mr. LTghtner will Iciu-n in short time foi lie will litkn up the study of plmrnmey at the IMiihidnlplmi of mat-y.

has decided on another Htm of work and his studies nl. outre. Mr. Lixlifner has been employed at for the past tljreo years and Mr. Wicker about twenlT months.

'I'Jio many friends of young men wish them more than ordinary SHCLC.SS. FINDS MONEY IN SEWER. Kocllt 1 thn well-known Kighth ward lihickttinjth, went to tho bank tho ior day for the, purpose of depositing tin reiiclicd the bank lie hud, no money. After srarcJiitig overywhcro In- dug up the pipo vrinnorted IIM hath room and in the fonrlli joint of pipe uncovered he found ssing roll. Though digtiing wus hard work, lie regarded, it aa easy; noiicy,.