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State Horning and on motion of Dr. A. S. Stayer it was fixed at 54 mills, the same as last year. The board elected the following janitors: William Orner, supervising janitor and truant officer; Lincoln building, Arthur C.

Vaughn; Webster, James Williamson; Penn, Frank Smith; Wright, Jacob D. Miller; Emerson, M. G. Lingenfelter; Miller, Jacob Hartle; Franklin, D. R.

P. Johnston; Adams, Solomon Cassidy; Irving, William M. Rudisill Madison, Ed. M. Brown; Jefferson, M.

W. Porter; Washington, J. L. Machlan Garfield, W. T.

Bolyer supply janitor and attendance officer, Thomas L. Houck. The salaries of the janitors were rated on the same basis as the last year. The board set Tuesday, June 24, for the annual inspection of the school buildings and the election of teachers for the term. President Bell named the following inspecting directors and standing committees: Inspecting Directors -Lincoln school, A.

S. Stayer, M. Webster school, William E. McKee; Penn school, F. A.

Bell; John A. Wright school, D. K. Howe; Emerson school, A. S.

Stayer, M. Miller school, H. C. Tussey; Franklin school, Adam Bucher; Adams school, H. C.

Tussey; Irving school, William Kee; Madison school, F. A. Bell; Jefferson school, D. K. Howe; Washington school, Adam Bucher; Garfield school, H.

C. Tussey. Building Committee- -W. E. McKee, A.

S. Stayer, M. Adam Bucher. Finance and Insurance Committee-H. C.

Tussey, D. K. Howe, W. E. MeKee.

Supply Committee- -A. S. Stayer, M. D. K.

Howe, Adam Bucher. The secretary was instructed to advertise for bids for furnishing coal for the coming year, to be opened on Monday, June 24. The school term of 1902-3 will open September 1 and continue for nine months. The board voted to hand over the tax duplicates of 1902 to the treasurer for collection on July 15. Those paying before September 13 will derive the benefit of a 5 per cent.

rebate. Bills and claims were read and orders were granted for their payment. On motion of Mr. Tussey the secretary was instructed to send a communication to council asking that the street surrounding the new Garfield buiiding be graded. The board then adjourned.

BOARD OF HEALTH. Regular Meeting of the Same Was Held Yesterday Evening. President Sheedy and Members Adams, McBurney and Harney were present at the regular meeting of the board of health held yesterday evening. The minutes were read by Secretary Trees and approved by the body. Health Officer Miller made his report which was received and filed.

It follows: Nuisances abated, 66; vaults cleaned, 31; properties tapped into sewers, 12; houses disinfected, loads of refuse deposited at city dump, dead animals removed, 13; slaughter houses and stores inspected, 16; premises inspected, 141. The official notices on Henry Elway to tap sewer and Heilman to put in new vault were held over. Official notices were ordered served on J. C. Orr, to have property, 429 Fourth avenue, tapped into sewer, and Samuel Cramer, 1307 Twenty-fifth street, to sewer.

A communication was received from the secretary of the Greenwood Cemetery association returning a number of burial permits. Bills were read and warrants ordered drawn for same as follows: Altoona Tribune company, printing, secretary, for seal, Coleman burying dead animals, $13.30. Contagious diseases reported: Diphtheria, scarlet fever, 7. Moneys collected since date of last meeting, $12.75. There being no further business the board adjourned to meet on Monday, June 16, at 6.30 p.

m. FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. Several Arrests Made by the Police. Sentences Meted Out. Charles Martin was arrested at 8.45 o'clock last night by Patrolman Bowman on the charge of fighting.

Joseph Black was arrested at Eleventh avenue and Thirteenth street at 10.15 o'clock last night by Patrolman Kolley on the charge of being drunk and disorderly. A young man was arrested at 12.20 o'clock this morning on Eleventh avenue between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets by Patrolman Kolley on the charge of being drunk, disorderly and resisting. He had insulted a couple of women and when told to move on swore at the officer. When arrested he resisted badly. Ann Kelly was arraigned in police court yesterday to answer the charge of being drunk, disorderly and maintaining a disorderly house.

She was to jail for thirty days. Alexander Sharp, J. Johnson and John Coleman, the three colored men arrested at her house, were discharged. Notes from School Board Meeting. The members of the Altoona school board would be pleased to have some of the citizens of the city attend their meetings, which are held in the Lincoln building, Seventh avenue and Fifteenth street, the first Monday evening of each month.

For some time it has been the impression that the meetings were not open to the general public, and if more people would attend it would excite more interest in the schools of the city. Superintendent Keith will conduct an examination of teachers in the high school building Tuesday, June 10. On the 11th he will go to Indiana State Normal school, where he will officiate on the board of examiners. Strikers Stone Troops. LEMBURG, Galacia, Austria, June serious affray between soldiers and strikers occurred to-day on the Schnetzen Platz.

While a company of infantry was returning from a drill strikers began stoning the troops, numbers of the soldiers were injured and all the windows in the vicinity were smashed. The infantry then charged and some forty workmen were wounded with sabres or were shot. LIBERT Tribune. LIBERT VOL. XXVIII-NO.

61. OLD AND NEW Altoona's School Board of 1901-2 Now Rests from Its Year of Hard Work. FINISHED UP THE BUSINESS Then the Recently Elected Members Were Sworn in and the Year of 1902-3 Was Begun. TAX RATE FIXED AT 51-2 MILLS The Altoona school board met in the Lincoln building last evening in regular session for the transaction of business connected with the district. The old board completed its work and adjourned sine die, Messrs.

McCullough and McCarthy retiring. The new board was organized by the swearing in of Directors-elect David K. Howe, of the First ward, and Adam Bucher, of the Second ward. Fred A. Bell was -elected president, C.

M. Piper secretary and Attorney M. M. Morrow solicitor. The matter of electing a treasurer was postponed for several days owing to a disagreement between the members as to the length of term office.

The millage was fixed at 54 mills for the coming year. Standing committees and inspectors were named and janitors elected. The term of 1902-3 will open on September 1 and the teachers will be elected on Tuesday, June 24. Much other business was transacted. THE OLD BOARD FINISHES.

The old board met at 7 o'clock, with President Bell, Directors McCullough, Stayer, Tussey, McCarthy, Superintendent Keith, Solicitor Morrow, Truant Officer Orner and Secretary Piper in attendance. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The visiting directors made verbal reports, stating the buildings were in good condition. Superintendent Keith reported the attendance for the eighth month as follows: Number of pupils enrolled, average attendance, percentage of attendance, 89; present every day, number tardy, 589; truant, 54. He recommended for normal diplomas Misses Laura V.

Gibbons, Alice M. Rowe, Mabel E. Young, E. Grace Shultz, Julia H. Vallade, Elsie G.

Foose, Emma C. Taylor, Lillie Miller, Emmarine A. Effinger, Anna McKerihan, A. Esther Oler, Wilhelmina A. Kunzig, Georgia Myton and Anna Black.

He stated that F. J. Heverly had tendered his resignation as a teacher and that he had supplied the vacancy. Truant Officer Orner reported that he had visited seventy families during the month and that he had, taken five bad boys from their bed and placed them in school. The finance committee submitted its report for the month of May: Cash balance, May 1, 1902........

35 Received from taxes, 1899, 1,706 75 1900, 1,007 34 1901. 588 13 1901, 716 99 Tuition 45 98 Rent 30 00 Sales 11 00 85,201 54 DISBURSEMENTS. School fund 30 Building fund 212 00 Cash 24,482 24 $35,201 54 RECAPITULATION. Cash balance, school fund 44 building 7,732 30 sinking 2,588 50 $24,482 24 Add outstanding 2,729 99 Cash balance as per treasurer's 23 A. S.

STAYER, WM. E. McKEE, ALTOONA, June 2, 1902. Committee. The board discussed the annual statement and then acted on exonerations of school taxes.

The First Baptist church asked to be exonerated from payment of taxes on its parsonage and this brought discussion on the question. The court recently handed down a decision exonerating a church from the payment of taxes on its parsonage, where it is connected with the church. Some of the members were of the opinion that all parsonages are used for the same purpose and if one is exonerated all should be. The law was after a number of opinions had been given by the board the application was granted on motion of Mr. Tussey.

The board considered the letting of a contract for the erection of a stone retaining wall at the new Garfield building at Fourteenth avenue and Twentieth street. The matter was postponed, those who bid for the contract to be notified to submit new bids. This ended the business before the old board and it adjourned sine die. NEW BOARD ORGANIZED. The new board effected a temporary organization by Director Bell being named as temporary president, with Mr.

Piper as secretary. Messrs. Adam Bucher and D. K. Howe were sworn in as directors by Notary Public Piper.

Mr. Bell was nominated for president by H. C. Tussey and he was unanimously chosen, Mr. Tussey casting the ballot for the board.

President Bell accepted the office with a short speech, asking the co-operation of the members in bettering the educational advantages of the schools. Director Stayer nominated C. M. Piper as secretary and Director Bucher seconded the nomination. The election was made unanimous.

The election of a treasurer was postponed because of a disagreement as to whether one bank, according to an agreement between them, held the office for one or two years. M. M. Morrow and H. A.

Davis were nominated for solicitor. The former was chosen by a vote of 4 to 2. The board voted the salary of the secretary to be $75, an increase of $5, and the solicitor's salary $150 per year, an increase of $50. The fixing of the millage was taken up ALTOONA, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1902. TWO CENTS A COPY.

TERMS OF PEACE. Balfour Tells Members of House of Commons News From South Africa. TERMS OF CAPITULATION The Articles Are Ten in Number and Definitely Set Forth What Shall be Done. CERTAIN PERSONS ARE CUT OUT LONDON, June demand for accommodation in the house of commons this afternoon to hear the statement of the first lord of the treasury and government leader, A. J.

Balfour, was unprecedented. Mr. Balfour arose at 2.40 p. m. and announced the terms of peace in South Africa, as follows: "His excellency, Lord Milnor, in behalf of the British government; his excellency, Mr.

Steyn, General Brenen, General Dewet and General Hertzog, acting in behalf of the Orange Free State, and General Schalk-Burger, Reitz, General Louis Botha and General Delarey, acting in behalf of their respective burghers, desiring to terminate the present hostilities, agreed to the following terms: The burghers forces in the field will forthwith lay down arms and hand over all guns, rifles and ammunition of war in their possession, or under their control and desist from further resistance and acknowledge King Edward VII as their lawful sovereign. The manner and details of this surrender will be arranged between Lord Kitchener and Commandant-General Botha, assisted by General Delarey and Chief-Commandant Dewet. Second. All burghers outside the limits of the Transvaal and Orange River colony and all prisoners war at present outside South Africa. who are burghers will, on duly declaring their acceptance of the position of subjects of his majeety, be brought back to their homes as soon as means of transportation can be provided and means of subsistence assured.

Third. The burghers so returning will not be deprived of their personal liberty or property. Fourth. No proceeding, civil or criminal, will be taken against any burghers surrendering, or so returning for any in connection with the prosecuting of the war. The benefits of this clause do 1 not extend to certain acts, contrary the usages of war, which had been notified by the commander in chief to the Boer generals and which shall be tried by court martial after the close of hostilities.

Fifth. The Dutch language will be taught in the public schools of the Transvaal and Orange River colony where the parents desire it, and will be allowed in the courts of law for the better and more effectual administration of justice. Sixth. Possession of rifles will be allowed in the Transvaal and Orange River colony to persons requiring them for their protection, on taking out a license according to law. Seventh.

The military administration of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony will, at the earliest possible date, be succeeded by a civil government and, SO soon as circumstances permit, representative institutions, leading up to selfgovernment will be introduced. Eighth. The question of granting the franchise to natives will not be decided until after the introduction of self-government. Ninth. No special tax will be imposed on landed property in the Transvaal or Orange River Colony to defray the expenses of the war.

Tenth. As soon as the conditions permit it a commission on which the local inhabitants, will each be district represented of the will be Transvaal apand Orange River Colony, under the presidency of a magistrate or other official, for the purpose of assisting in the restoration of the people to their homes and supply from those who, owing to war losses, are unable to provide for themselves with food and shelter and the necessary amount of feed, stock and implements, indispensable to the resumption of their nominal occupations. His majesty's government will place at the disposal of these commissions the sum of three million pounds sterling and will allow all the notes issued under the law of 1900 of the South African republic and all receipts given up to officers in the field of the late republics or under their orders, to be presented to a judicial commission, which will be appointed by the government, and if such notes and receipts, are found by this commission been duly issned in return for valuable considerations, they will be received by the first named commissions as evidence of war lossess suffered by the persons to which they were originally given. In of addition to the above named will free be grant £3,000,000, his majesty prepared to make advances, on loan, for the same purposes, free of interest for two years and afterwards repayable over a period of years with 3 per cent. interest.

No foreigner or rebel will be entitled to benefit under this clause. A Death at the Hospital. At 5.45 o'clock last evening Arno Francisco died at the Altoona hospital of lobar pneumonia. He was admitted to the institution on Saturday, having been brought here from Tyrone. Deceased was aged 37 years and was married.

The remains were given to Undertaker Lafferty to prepare for burial. Governor Pardons Mrs. Nation. TOPEKA, June Carrie Nation, who was sentenced to the Shawnee county jail on May 16 for one month and to pay a fine of $100 at the rate of $1 a. day for smashing saloon fixtnres, was today pardoned by Governor Stanley.

Her fine also was remitted. RECORD OF DEATHS. Names of Persons Who Have Joined the Great Majority. At 12. o'clock yesterday noon Mrs.

Rosina Schriber died at the residence of her son, Leo Schriber, 2309 Fourth avenue, of Bright's disease. Deceased was aged 65 years and 2 months and had resided in Altoona for a number of years. She was a member of St. Mary's German Catholic circle church of and friends. was She esteemed is survived by three sons, Leo and Austin, of Altoona, and Paul, of Lebanon.

The funeral will take place Wednesday morning. Services at 9 o'clock in St. Mary's church. Interment in St. Mary's cemetery.

MRS. REGINA ROBLEY. At 9.15 o'clock last night Mrs. Regina Robley, wife of John K. Robley, died at her home, 901 Chestnut avenue, of dropsy of the heart.

She had been ailing for some time and had been bedfast for three weeks. Deceased was a daughter of John and Martha C. Weston, deceased, and was born in Huntingdon county April 15, 1852. She resided in Altoona for several years, was a member of the United Brethren church and was esteemed by a number of friends. She is survived by her husband and one brother, John Wr Weston, of Altoona.

The remains will be taken on seashore express Wednesday morning to Mapleton and interred in the Odd Fellows' cemetery at that place. MRS. FRANCIS J. MEREDITH. At 8 o'clock last evening Mrs.

Francis J. Meredith died at her home, 1325 Eighth avenue. Deceased was born in Juniata county July 12, 1831, and had resided in Altoona for many years and was much esteemed by a large number of acquaintances. She was married to Mr. Meredith March 13, 1849, and came to Altoona from Mill Creek to reside thirty-five years ago.

a member of the First Baptist church and is survived by three sisters, George Rosenberg, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Sarah Ziegler and Mrs. Joseph Gardner, of Altoona. Also by one granddaughter, Mrs. Dr.

D. E. Allen. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. MISS JANE AKE.

By the death of Miss Jane Ake, which occurred at the Roaring Spring sanitarium on Wednesday night last at 9 o'clock, of the infirmities of age, the last survivor of that generation of the Ake family passes away. The deceased lady was the daughter of David and Mary Ake and was born in Woodbury township, near Williamsburg, in March, 1819, so that at the time of her death she was in the 84th yoar of her age. Her father was the second proprietor of Williamsburg. Her parents long ago passed away from earth and in due time her brothers, Simon and Dr. J.

as well as her sister, Miss Sarah, joined them. The subject of this notice was in feeble health for some time previous to her death. She removed with her parents to Williamsburg in 1821, when she was but 2 years old, and resided there continuousiy for eighty-one years, during about sixty-three of which she was a faithful member of the Lutheran church of that place. The funeral services were held at late residence on Saturday last at 10 o'clock a. in charge of her pastor, the Rev.

W. M. Spangler, and the interment followed in the Presbyterian cemeterv. THEY CONSOLIDATED. The Four Local Councils of the Young Men's Institute.

The four councils of the Young Men's Institute, Columbus council, No. 120; Carroll council, No. 132; Keystone council, No. 299, and Tuigg council, No. 465, were last evening consolidated into one at a meeting held in the McHall block, on Eleventh avenue.

The consolidation was effected under the charter of the senior council, No. 129. The uniting of the councils was done at a recent session which was attended by a number of members. Grand Secretary McGuire and Director H. J.

Cawley, both of Pittsburg, were present and assisted in the consolidation exercises. Right Rev. Bishop Eugene Garvey, of the Altoona diocese, was also present. The new council will have a membership of 450 and will be one of the largest in the state. An open meeting was held after the secret session, Addresses were made by Rt.

Rev. Bishop Garvey, Grand Secretary McGuire, Grand Director Cawley, Grand First Vice President Herbert and others. The speeches were interspersed with solos by Joseph Bender. Dr. Gallagher, Victor De Gall and B.

J. Cawley. Refreshments were served at the conclusion of the programme. Volcano in Alaska Active. SEATTLE, June has been received here that an eruption of Mount Blackburn, Southeastern Alaska, occurred on April 11.

The news of the eruption came here in a special dispatch from Skagway which stated that accounts of the most thrilling nature regarding the volcanic action of this supposed harmless mountain in Alaska were brought to this city by J. C. McFarland, a geologist, who happened to be within a few miles of Mount Blackburn when the eruptton occurred. There were no casualties. Elkins' Majority in Tioga.

KNOXNILLE, June Tioga county republican convention here to-day computed the returns of Saturday's primaries. Elkin carried the county 282. The vote on delegates to the state convention was close. The three receiving the highest vote are for Elkin and the fourth, J. H.

Ferris, is a Pennypacker man, but all four will obey instructions and vote for Elkin for governor. Say Accident Was Unavoidable. NEW YORK, June coroner's jury, investigating the deaths of Andrew Featherstone and John T. Bogart in the automobile accident on Staten Island on Saturday, to-day brought in a verdict that the two victims of shock after having been struck by an automobile. The jury exonerated W.

C. Baker, of Cleveland, and C. E. Denzer, and declared that the accident was unavoidable. Jones Is Now Postmaster.

WASHINGTON, June -The nomination of A. I. Jones to be postmaster at Renovo, was to-day confirmed by the senate. ESTIMATES DIFFER. At the Same Time, However, Many Engineers, Firemen and Pumpmen Are Out.

REAL TEST COMES TO-DAY President Mitchell Says 80 Per Cent. of the Men Are Out -An Operator Says 65 Per Cent. ALL IS QUIET IN THE REGION WILKESBARRE, June order of the United Mine Workers of America calling out on strike all engineers, firemen and pumpmen employed at collieries where the eight-hour work day with present wages was not granted, went into effeet and, as predicted, a majority of the men obeyed the order. Neither side can claim a victory at this time, because the struggle on this phase of the anthracite coal miners' strike has just opened. There was only a partial showing of strength to-day.

The real test of whether or not the mine pumps shall be manned will begin to-morrow. Although a majority of the men quit work, the companies, generally speaking, started in in keeping their pumps in order. The operators feel that at present they have the advantage, but they are not sanguine of the future. The exact number of men who quit to-day cannot be obtained. Each side refuses to make public their figures, but gave out information that roughly estimates the number of men effected.

These estimates are far apart. President Mitchell, of the Miners' union, gave out a statement, in which he says: "Reports received from every important mining community indicate that where the eight-hour day has not conceded fully 80 per cent. of the firemen, pumpmen and engineers have ceased work. The number will be materially increased to-morrow. In some sections mine foremen have positively declined to perform the work of engineers, firemen and pumpmen.

In some places foremen have manned the pumps and clerks have also been required to perform this labor. "A perfect army of irresponsible men have been employed by the coal companies to act as coal and iron policemen. The services of these men are unnecessary and 1 their presence unwarranted. There have been no violations to-day by the mine workers and I am sanguine there will be no overt acts on the part of the strikers." In reply to a question after issuing his statement Mr. Mitchell said he knew of no mine that is being flooded as a result of the action of union to-day.

In explaining the first sentence of his statement Mr. Mitchell said that several of the individual operators had conceded the demands of the men during the past ten days but that not one of the big companies had done so. On the other hand a mining official of one of the largest coal companies who received accurate information from the entire coal belt, made this statement: President Mitchell's estimate is too high. We have received figures from all our collieries and the general superintendents of all the other coal companies, but they are not to be given out as it. would not be policy to reveal our weak spots or to betray our strongholds as far as they relate to the collieries individually.

"I can, however, say that about 65 per cent. of all the Lehigh Valley's men who are scattered from near Scranton down to Shamokin, went out. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, the Delaware and Hudson and the Erie companies, whose eperations are mostly located north of here, fared a little better. The quehanna Coal company's collieries which are controlled by the nia railroad and which are located at Nanticoke, south of here, were crippled less than any big company in the region. The Reading company, with forty collieries in the lower region, was the worst sufferer, more than 70 per cent.

of its men refusing to go to work. The individual companies all lost more than 50 per cent. of "Notwithstanding their menthe big desertion of men every colliery in the entire region that made the effort was able to get up steam and maintaln it. We are satisfied under the circumstances with the situation as it exists at present and we do not care to boast of our future ability to keep the mines from flooding. The companies have nearly all the men they want for present needs.

"We look for intimidation of our men by the strikers, but we will go right along and protect our employes and property as best we can." Considering the vast number of men who are idle, the coal field was very quiet throughout the day. Reports in from several sections telling of disturbances, but these were of a minor nature only. Tendered His Resignation. PITTSBURG, June general expressions of so sorrow Rev. William J.

Reid, D. to-day tendered his resignation as principal clerk of the general assembly of the United Presbyterian church, which position he has held for twenty years. In Dr. Reid's letter he says impaired health constrains him to take the step. Moderator Wilson, with a few appropriate remarks, appointed a special committee to prepare a testimonial of the assembly's appreciation of Dr.

Reid's services. Supreme Court Convenes. HARRISBURG, June supreme court convened here to-day to hear argument in cases from Adams, Dauphin and Fulton counties. At the opening of the court this morning twelve attorneys were admitted. The court will hand down a number of opinions when it adjourns next week.

LOCAL BREVITIES. Brief Notes of Happenings in and About the City. There will be a pentecostal meeting held at 7.30 o'clock this evening at the home of Mr. Slagel, 809 Willow avenue. The Hoster Brewing company, of Columbus, is erecting a cold storage warehouse at Bellwood avenue and Forth street.

00 The employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad company's freight shop returned to work yesterday, the trouble having been amicably settled. The reserved seat sale for the high school commencement exercises will begin at the opera house box office Wednesday afternoon at 4.30. Mr. and Mrs. George Hart, recently married in Pittsburg, arrived in the city on the yesterday morning.

Last evening they were tendered a serenade at the Lafayette hotel. W. B. McCaleb, the new superintendent of the middle division, yesterday made an inspection trip over the road between here and Harrisburg. He went home during the afternoon.

Little Edward Whistler, a son of Thomas Whistler, of 326 Third avenue, who was stracha and injured by a trolley car on the avenue line Sunday atternoon, was resting easily last evening and will recover. The Central Pennsylvania band has added another Cuban war veteran to its membership, Frank McGinnis, formerly United States Marine band at Washington, D. C. This makes the fourth Cuban veteran in this organization. The sermons in the Eighth Avenue Methodist Episcopal church last Sunday the Rev.

F. W. Biddle, of Osceola Mills, were of a high order and were which greatly greeted enjoyed the by the large both audiences preacher at services. The toboggan at Lakemont park is now in full operation and the merry go round will probably be ready for use the latter part of the week. These enterprises are under the management of Mr.

J. M. Shuck, member of the Amusement Company of Pennsylvania. The Central Labor union held a meeting Sunday afternoon, which, was, addressed by Mr. Neal, the organizer the Railway Trackmen's union.

Delegates from the Painters' union and the Street Carmen's union were present and were officially, admitted to the Central Labor council. George Crocker, of Binghamton, N. a traveling hatter, arrived in the city yesterday to work until the demand for his services ends. He is 67 years old and has been traveling over the country for thirtyfive years. He has crossed the continent four times and his last visit to Altoona was thirty-three years ago.

After a very successful season R. Wade Davis will leave for the east this morning to prepare for the coming season, which will include some of the larger cities. Mr. Davis has made arrangements to present "The Altoonans" in this city in September under the auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic. There is some talk among horsemen of the city of leasing the old Altoona driving park for the season.

Should they accomplish their end the track will be put in good condition and many of the "goers" will be stabled at the track. Matinee races will be run on Saturday and they wili likely prove entertaining. Warden Downing should be appointed "lord chief high executioner" at the building, in addition to his other duties. Yesterday afternoon he shot a dog without causing the brute to suffer for any longer time than was required to quickly put two balls into it. It was a great improvement over the slaughter of a week or so ago.

Street Commissioner Vaughn has the floor. He says he cleaned Elevent havenue thoroughly Saturday evening and at 6 o'clock the throughfare had no waste paper on it. That complained of and which made the street look like the day after moving out, was evidently caused by people throwing the wrappings off bundles on the pavements. There should be some way to stop this. PERSONAL NOTES.

Items Concerning People Whom You May Chance to Know. L. B. Reifsnider, of Philadelphia, was in the city yesterday. A.

J. Schultz and wife are in Lock Haven visiting friends. W. W. Blake and wife left yesterday on a visit to Atlantic City.

Miss Nell Woomer is in Lewistown visiting relatives and friends. H. S. Prutzman and family are at Allantic City enjoying a short visit. G.

W. Hoover, of Philipsburg, spent yesterday in the city on business. W. T. Carter, of State College, was registered at the Logan yesterday.

R. J. Crozier, of Pittsburg, is in the city visiting friends and on business. Ralph W. Sage and J.

J. Davis, of Johnstown, were in the city yesterday. W. S. Reed, wife and two daughters, of Bedford, are in the city visiting friends.

A. S. Kibbe, of Philadelphia, is in the city on business connected with the street railways. Mrs. Scott Cornelius, of Harrisburg, is the guest of Mr.

and Mrs. W. H. Dillon, of 815 Eighth avenue. Mrs.

George Hawksworth, of Pittsburg, is the guest of Mrs. Sarah Huss, of 1416 Eleventh avenue. Mrs. Florence Sipes and niece, of Everett, are the guests of Mrs. Maggie MeCurdy, at 2531 Sixth avenue.

Miss Clara Holt, of the hospital staff of nurses, has returned from a visit to her home in Philipsburg. McKeever Knocked Out. PHILADELPHIA, June McKeever was practically knocked out by "Philadelphia" Jack O' Brien to-night in the first round of what was to have been a six-round bout at Industrial hall. Five seconds before the gong sounded O' Brien landed a right hook on the point of McKeever's jaw and the latter was carried to his corner. He still had five seconds in which to recover, but when time was called for the second round McKeever was unable to respond.

The referee declared it a knockout..