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won about all the big stakes on The trottins

IExisGTos. Aug. II. --Turney Bros. OF Bours
bon county hsy sOd to saziEs sns
OF Phoebe Mayhower. BY Imp: shaeton. She Il
ten years old and the dam OF Ttllo. Burllngton
Route, etc. She will be shipped east shortly
with Maid Of BalgoSyaa6p, also purchased here
be that Just contracted for by Patehen- W likes
stock farm; The barn proper wiii be 52S feet
covering one half mile OF track: II 10 TO cost
$4,000. w. Z. ID. Stokes and Peter Duryea
are the proprietors OF the Patchen- wilkes
farm.
LANCASTER. Aug. 1.-THE second days her.
ness races were exciting, especially the 300
the first heat. won the next three with little
difficulty. Best time, 1926. The 2:24 mixed
race was easy for Highland bpider. Time,
2:22h, 2:21k and 1922.
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The Harness Racers Go Fast at Rigbv Park

PORTLAND. Aug. 17.-Twslve heats ten Of
them fastcr than 2:14. and three inside OF 2:10.
were witnessed at the RiRby Park stake meet
ing to-day. The 2:27 and 2:l5 PAGES. the latter
a class event. went to big favorites. both OF
which were forced to new records The
2:10 pace was the hardest fought race ever
seen at Rlgby. Every heat was hard
ish. Democracy. q gray stallion from Roches-
ter. was heavily backed. but he could do no
the ssmiest Qualities OF he ot spplt sk tooE
two heats and lowered her mark from 2 :09}. TO
2:0Sk. His driver. Dick Wilson. was fined $50
for laying up one heat. The race went TO Nor
win g.. driven by the Massachusetts veteran,
Jock" Bowen. Summary:
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a confession. but have no hesitation In saying
that am prepared to put hfin on trial now.
am sure that he 10 the guilty man."
Neufsldt 10 q large man. very powerful ana
with the ears aud forehead OF a criminal. His
patents are respectable people. but the young
mnn has long been frequenter OF East Side
dives. Io will probably be taken before the
coroner To day.
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TROTTING AND PACING.
Bingen Lowers the Years Trotting Record,
but the Abbot Wins.

GLENs FALLS. Aug. 17.-This was day for
favorites at the Grand Circuit harness races.
The three events were won by Ace. that sold
at % to 10 against the field; The Abbot. rs to
q. and Coney. to ~. In the first race. he 2:lQ
pace. Hal b. was picked to win and sold at 20
to 10, but at the last moment the black stallion
was drawn on account Of lameness and Ace
was high. Sclavonic had the pole at the start.
but the Canadian took 1t away at the first turn
and kept 1t thereafter. Ambulator and Flirt
pushed the winner hard and made close fight
for second place until in the third heat the pet
of Whitehall broke his harness and came back
uppaced.
The free;for- all trot was the great feature q
the day. The Abbot won the first heat by half
q length from Kentucky Union, but In the
second Bingen made magnificent, squirt on
the homo stretch. and went under the wire
nose to the front beating the years trottng
record a second, 1t was also the first time of
the season that The Abbot had not won In the
straight heats; The time by quarters was:
Bingen's only, heat. as the Abbot won the next
two heats and the race.
The 2:2S pace was uneventful. save for the
time being far inside that which was to be OK
pected from the class. Coney won every heat
rv fpllowa.
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WARRINGTON FORECAST ron FRIDAY.

For NsV England. generally fair on Friday and Sat-
urddv; Increasing east toindI.
BoT eastern NsW Fork. generally fair on Friday and
Saturday; Aga northsast ViHds.
For eastern PsnnsylvAnil and the District of
Columbia, fair on Friday and Saturday; warmer on
Saturdays fresh TO brisk northeast vinda.
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2:1oH and 2:19k. The third went to Centric
in 22O,s. The latter now was hot ravorite.
Frank McGraw. however. came on and won the
fourth and fifth heats IN 2:22A and 2:22h.
After the nth heat the talent did know what
to play. McGraw looked like an easy winner.
but Centric captured the sixth and seventh
heats in 1925 aud 2:2Si4. The 2:16 pace was
won by Dora Highwood. the favorite. on 9
fluke She took the first two heats, being i hard
time 2:1SH, 2:14k The third and fourth
heats. Alcyoner won in 2 lax and 2:15is. He
would in all probability have won the race only
were rounding the first turn. Dora HiEhwood
cut in on Acyoner, caus ng the sulky to brsak
down and getting the horse distanced. me
2:3O pace WAS unfinished. -
Three races were finished to-day. Tho defeat
feat by Bonnie l. excited much adverse COM
mant. SummarieA.
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struck stone in Diving and Drowned.

Louis Goss. IA years old. OF 440 Eleventh
avenue. struck his head on stone in diving
of a springboard at the foot OF West Fifty
sixth street yesterday afternoon and was
drowned. His body had not been recovered
ate last night
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Time-2;2Oa. 2:2+sl. 2;24t1.
Lively Performances Mt Kirk Park.

SYRACUSE. Aug. 1.-THE harness racing yes
terdsy at Kirk Park was OF the split-up order.
Tho event OF the day was the 2:24 trot. Eltelka
Maid won the nrst two heats rather sasily.in
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2:I0 class, pacing; purse 81, 500.
Ace, b, g., by Delmarch (Allen) ............1 1
Flirt blk. IN. Renpickl ;.................".2 :
Sclavonic, or. g. VCheney)....
sylyanway. b. m. lSpearl..
Ambulator, b. $. (Frazer).. dis
Hal b., b. =. Snow. ......................,dr DIR.
Time-2:13A, 2:oS. 2:l3.
Free for all class. trotting; purse 81 900.
The Abbot b. e., by Chimes. Nettie King.
by Mambrino King tdeersl. ? I !
B1nRen, Or. kIlter.,
Monterey, CHI. 8. Wiiliamsl. ................3 Z
Kentucky Union. CHI. m: er)........".2 4
Eagle Flanagan, b. &. tHudson).
DirectnIn Kelly. b. s. McHenry)
John Nolan, b. 8. Foote) ..:.......::........dis.
Time-2:O9. 2:0UA. 2o9A, 2;uSA.
2:2s class, pacing; purse %, 900:
Coney, blk. q, by Mckinney (McHenry)"..-..1 I I
Toboggan. b. c. (Dickerson)............
Lizzie wilkes, b. m. (DAVls).,
Annie Thornton. b. m (Coursr)." ;.s...7
Fire Cit, CHI e.. (oNeiD. "....................t
Mace, b, g. IMiddietonl; ::;..,;.........."""s I
Wandering Jew. br 8. Walker)".. dis.
Frazer. ch h. (SpeRrl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DIR.
Time-207A 2:o9h. 2:oSk.
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Favorites Win to sulky at Port Jervis.

PoRT JERvIs. Aug. 17.-There were fully
$500 persons present to- day at the meet OF the
Orange county circuit, The 'avorites were
the winners in tho 2:23 and 2 30 trots, while
ness, Tho sport was excellent. Cute, the
Guldeless Wonder, was started on her stride
andlran to the quarter role. where she struck
her gait and went on very fast making the last
half In :U7. Summaries:
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Trainer Of Ben d'or, the Old Derby Winner,
L. Dead.

SpsddF tduW DtspdhH 10 THE buN
LONDON. Aug. 17.-Robert Peck. who was the
trainer OF tho Duke OF Westm inister's Ben
dor. the winner Of the Derby OF 1880. 10 dead
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GOSSIP OF THE HARNESS HORSES

Time-2.IsiH, 2:isX, 2;isK.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

It has been evident for some
time past that one of the best
ways of meeting the cotton crises
in the South and offsetting the
low price. of our great staple was
to erect mills very near the fields
and convert the cotton at once
into cloth. Thus the South, not
New England and Lancaster, will
profit by the low price of cotton,
and the Southern mills will grad
ually force an advance and i'm
provement in price. Georgia and
the two Carolianas have tried
this system, and it has worked
admirably. In North Carolina
nearly all the cotton produced
is manufactured at home, and the
State, in consequence, does not
suffer as much as its neighbors
from the depression. Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas have not as
yet profted by this discovery, but
Shreveport mill has started a
movement here which we hope
will keep up and result in the es-
tablishment not only of many
cotton mills, but of factories OF
all kinds.
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Ball Monday Night.

AS will be seen by the display
advertisement headed "Celebra-
ton Of the Anniversary Of Dew
ey's Bombardment of Manila,
elsewhere in this issue, one may
readily perceive that rare treat
is in store for lovers of the dance,
and good music as we'll, in the
grand ball to take place at San
doz Opera House on the night
of the 1st of May. There an
opportunity will be afforded
for enjoyment which the public
cannot fail to appreciate should
they attend. Remember that
Prof. K. Meyer full orchestra
is in daily practice and will be on
hand upon that eventful occasion.
Come One-come all and try the
May dance.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

The friends Of the gold stand
ard contend that the silver issue
is Il back number, and that it will
be side-tracked in the next pres
idential election. The expansion
question will cetainly be very
prominent in the campaign, but
that it will overshadow sill
yer we do not believe. The for
mer just now does not affect the
masses to as great a degree as the
latter. Trusts are the result of
the gold standard, and no SEN
sible man can deny that the trust
question will not cut an impor-
tant figure in 1900. The success
full growth of the monopolies,
which are bearing so hard on
American labor, is due to the
financial policy of the govern
ment, and these matters alone
are sufficient to cause the friends
of silver to stand close together
and make fight for change in
conditions.
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The Euchre Club.

AS usual the members of the
club rendezvoued last week fo1
the enjoyment of their favorite
pastime-upon that occasion to
the princely home of DR.. j. P.
Saizan, where several hours were
spenp i'll pleasant social inter
courseand mutual greeting.
The game was a highly interest
ing one in which the lst prize,
the Bust Of a Moorish Woman
was captured by Mrs. j. B. Glenn
ents.
The I'd prize, a silver-mounted
hose supporter was won by DIR.
j. Z. Saizan.
The ''boobies we're won by
Mrs. Willie Sandoz and Mr.. J.
B. Mckinley.
A magnificent supper and cham
pagne punch was also served and
the following little misses acted
as ushers: Floy Clements, Lillian
Clements, Nita Norman. Camille
Mornhinveg and Flossie Ander-
son.
The invited guests were: Misses
Josie Williams, Lei Dupre, Re-
gina Loeb, Cora Dubuisson, Me-
lanie Jagou, and Miss Pile, of
New Orleans; Hon. R. Lee Gar
land, Hon. E. B. Dubuisson, Ed.
Loeb, j. j. Perrodin, T. H. Lewis,
John. w. Lewis, Esq, and J. B..
Meginley.
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He Is Right.

Col. Bryan is unquestionabIy
right in holding that only those
who supported the Chicago plat
form, wlSfh stands as the official
declaratiosl of party principles
until suppl snted by the platform
that will beipdopted by the next
National cGpvention, are entitled
to recognit11n N by the democratic
party. ThtHe can be no appeal
from the decision of Il national
political convention. Its decis-
ion must be accepted or rejected;
and those who reject thereby take
themselves out of the party. The
talk of Col. Bryan reading men
out of the party is silly in the ex~
treme; they went out Of the party
when they bolted its ticket and
platform and put Mckinley
where their votes would have put
Bryan. These boilers have only
to promise that they will abide
by the action Of next years con-
vention to receive warm well
come from the regulars, but they
must not expect to be allowed to
dictate to the majority.-St.
Mary Banner.
The Constitutional Convention
made it part Of the organic law
of the State that the Legislature
should place safeguards equally
as strong and as binding over pri
maries or conventions as exist
over final elections. The Gene
raj Assembly has failed to obey
the mandate of the Constitution,
and this because the politicians
saw no hope Of working their
schemes if they did so. We be-
lieve, however, that the people
are tired of political manipula-
ton and they will see that no
crookedness creeps into the cleo
tions hereafter, primary or other
wise.-The Avoyelles Blade.
The Blade hits it right, the
people want no crookedness in
theirs; they are sick of it, as they
are likev ise of the quadrennial
tune of sham reform sung to them
by self-styled reformers.-Thib-
odauy Sentinel.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

The trusts are having hard
lines in Texas, and every State in
the country should make it hot
for them. The Attorney Gene
raj has instituted suits for forfeit
ture of charter and penalties of
$50 a day against an alleged trust
in San Antonio, being the consol-
idation Of four corporations, viz:
A gas company, an electric light
company, and two street railway
companies, all of which furnish
that city with light, power and
transportation. The combina-
ton of the four companies ef-
fectually destroys all competition
among themselves, and shuts out
all opposition, enabling them to
control the prices of gas, lights
and all transportation in that
city. Gov. Sayers says the ac-
ton of the Acknowledgement has
his approval and support.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

A town in which merchants do
not compete for custom is dead
town, and a dead town means
dead merchants. But dead mer-
chants and business men should
remember that they are the au-
thors and finishers of dead towns.
A town is dead or alive just as its
business men dictate. No matter
where the town is located-on a
railroad or off railroad-if there
be no vim, vlgor, push and libe-
raIity among its business men 1T
is dead, and all there is to do is
ito sing verse and fill up the
graye.-Oberlin News.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

The legislature of Illinois has
followed the example of the leg
islature of Massachusetts and
passed game law that will sub
ject to a fine any woman found
with stuffed bird On her hat.
The law provides that any person
who shall have in possession or
who shall sell or expose for sale
any feathers Or skins or parts of
birds for use in millinery Or any
similar purpose, or shall kill for
such purpose any birds in the
State of Illinois, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined
not less that $25 nor more than
$50 for each offense.
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InsDector breckenridge

Inspector Breckenridge tells
some amusing stories of what he
saw while on his tour of inspec-
ton in Cuba and Porto Rico.
One of them is in connection with
the wholesale vaccination that is
now being done in Porto Rico by q.
S. Surgeons. Instead of running
away from vaccination, as many
of our citizens have been known
to do, Gen. Breckenridge says the
Porto Ricans run after the vacci-
nators, believing that being vacci-
mated makes them American citi-
Zens.
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Proceedings Of the Board of Health
of the Town Of OpeiOMsas.

OpeiOusas, La, April s. 1899
Resolved, That ordinance passed October
18Th. 1898, be amended so as TO read That all
prlyles and hog pens shall be kept clean and
shall be subject to inspection 1T any time. and
il not cleaned within five days after due no.
tice by the Inspector. the owner of said prop
erty shalt he tined Five Dollars
Resolved, That the digging removal OF
dirt from the gullieS either side of
town Or other places within the cor
porate limits, without permission from
the Board of Health. be prohibited, and any
person or persons violating this ordinance,
shall be fined Five Dollars.
Resolved that the sweeping or emptylng into
the streets or cutters of trash, garbage. offais,
refuse STOP. etc. he prohibited, and that a rne
of Five Dollars be imposed upon any vlolatOr
of this ordinance.
Resolved, That all fines imposed by this
Board shalt he reported to the Mayor of the
town who shalt enforce the payment of the
same
Is. 4. LTTTELL,
J, j. PERRODIN. President.
Secretary.
April 20. 1899.
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Washington, ID. C., Newsc
From our Regulas Correspondent. ~
WashingtGn, AnEil "a 1899


Washington AnEil !a;l "a 1880
Politicians have no oImculty in
reading the play made by Gov.
Stone of Pennsylvania, when he
appointed Quay Senator, imme-
diately following bis acquittal by
a Philadelphia jury of a charge
of conspiracy to rob the State.
That appointment was not made
with any expectation that the
accompanying credentials would
ever be used in Washington. Gov.
Stone and Mr. Quay both know
that the Senate has repeatedly,
within the last few years, denied
the right of Il governor to fill a
vacancy in the Senate which the
legislature of the State has failed
to fill, after having had the op-
portunity to do so. The appoint
ment was made for It's moral ef-
feet upon the republicans of
the Pennsylvania legislature,
which is likely to be called in
extra session, nominally for other
reasons, but in reality solely for
the purpose of giving Quay an
other chance for getting himself
reelected.
Admiral Schley is understood
to contemplate asking an investi-
cation of. the implied charges
and inuendoes made against him
by the Sampson clique in the
Navy Department. If he does,
be- will not ask it of the Navy
Department, but will 80 direct to
Congress and ask that a thor
ough examination be made by a
non-partisan committee.
The Hanna Mckinley men are
already beginning to see that the
retirement of Gar Reed doesn't
call for Us much rejoicing on their
part as they thought it did when
it was made public. 1t will re-
move a powerful enemy from the
pathway Of the administration,
but there is danger that the
scramble for the Speakership,
which has already started, may
create number of smaller enc
mics who may be able to do more
damage to the administration
plans and politics than one big
enemy like Mr.. Reed. Boss Han
na is not IN any doubt about his
success in naming the next Speak
sr, but he is growing very much
afraid of the sore spots that will
be left among the disappointed,
when his choice becomes known.
A prominent Republican Senator,
discussing this matter with 4
friend, said: Il shall miss my
guess if Hanna and Mckinley do
not both bitterly regret the re-
tirement of Reed before the new
Speaker has got fairly used to the
position. Mr.. Payne, of New
York. Notwithstanding the under
standing that Mr.. Sherman of the
same State was to be the Eastern
candidate for Speaker, has SHE'D
his castor in the ring and declared
himself candidate. There will
be lots of fun and possibly some
good political capital for the
Democrats in the coming fight
over the Speakership.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29
Bonnet's Old Stand, Opelousas

Our amateurs who so success
fully presented the drama Rio
5Grande here on the 18th,
played in Washington on the
25th and Grand Coteau on the
26th to large audiences, who were
greatly pleased with the perform
ance, and were free in praising
the amateurs on their splendid
efforts.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

S. r. Broadhead represents the
Barnard's Plantation Rice Hullers
and Rice Milling Machinery
through Philip Hahn, New Or
leans, La. Post-office address ::
S. R. Broadhead, Crowley, La.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

The Office property ON Landry
street adjoining Jno. N. Ogden
& Sons law office, owned by Mr..
E. P. Veazie, is being completely
oyerhauled, and when completed
will be occupied by A. L. La
combe, Esq, as an insurance
office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

The negro Sam Holt, who
anrdered AlfreG Cranton, q prom
ent farmer of Georgia, and
nlinally assaulted his wife, was
ptnred on last Sunday, and
szeer being mutilated by the mob,
y burned at the stake and his
lasred body cut up and distrib-
etea as souvenirs. Liege Strict
s,a, Y negro preacher implicated
Do Crantcn murder by Holt.
hanged By the same mob on
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

The Spanish peace treaty was
signed yesterday, and we bought
thereby for twenty millions,
Spain's right to fight the Filipino,
rebels. insurgents, patriots, ma
lays, bandits or whatever else one
may choose to call them. We
now have the most expensive
salted gold mine in the world.
We have the biggest gold brick,
the longest Tightening rod ever
purchased, and the biggest bun
die of green goods that ever came
down the pike.-Commercial-
Tribune, April 10.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

Mr.. Leonce Sandoz and daugh-
ter, Estelle, left last Sunday fol
Baton Rouge, to attend the Lou
isiana Press Convention held
there this week. They will visit
Donalsonville before returning
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29
- .

The COURIER has received and
will distribute free number of
pamphlets containing the series
Of letters written by Mr.. H. H.
Hargrove to the New Orleans
Picayune from the Carolinas on
the question of cotton factories.
The COURIER will gladly furnish
copies to those of our public
spirited citizens who will send us
their names or call at this Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

We are in receipt of a copy of
the recently adopted rules and
regulations of the Louisiana Rail
road Commission. Our friends
who may desire to consult them,
may do SO by calling at, this Office.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

Boss Quay appears to be 9
candidate for both the United
States Senate and penitentiary
a as be is being at the same time bal.
loted for by the Pennsylvania
legislature for the former
position and being tried By
the criminal court for looting the
feople' $ bank.AIexandria Dem
.Ocrat.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

The lessons which we are learn
Ing at so much cost just now in
the islands of the Pacific ought to
be enough to rapidly check the
development Of those expansion
and imperialistic policies which
have recently appealed with such
force to the administration at
Washington and to a large num-
Der of the American people.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

For RENT-That splendid, CEN
trally located business stand in
the Opera House building, on
Main street, lately occupied by
Taylor as drugstore. Possession
given Immediately.
For particulars apply at the
COURIER office, Main street.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

All persons that had cotton
~seized by the United States in
1861-65, will find it to their inter-
est to consult at once with Mr.. W. .
H. Sebring, Room 4, City Hotel,
Opelousas. La.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

We have received from Com
missioner j. G. Lee of the Ari-
cultural Department Bulletin No.
2 of the Louisiana Farmers In
stitute.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

The water main on Court street
has been tapped to furnish water
for the Federal Building. New
window shades we're also put in
the building this week.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

want your cash trade and will
make the prices to get it. Cheap
cotton necessarily means close
prices an goods-and that is my
matte. +. u. SANDOZ.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-04-29

It is not unlikely that the
next thing we may expect to hear
of is that the three or four hum
dred trusts organized recently are
preparing to combine into one.
A president of the trusts may be
able to exert more power under
our present laws than the presi-
dent of the republic.-Ex.