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FIRE AT WHITTIER.
Kitchen, Commissary Department
and Dining-Room Burned.

LOS ANGELES, June 16.-The build
ing containing the kitchen. commissary
department, bakery and dining hall at
the Reform School at Whittier burned
down completely this afternoon. The
loss is about $4,000, with no insur-
ance.
The fire was started by the accidental
overturning of bucket of grease on
the range in the kitchen. There was
no effective fire apparatus at hand. and
a message was sent to this city and
an engine went from here. The in
mates of the school and the officials
had in the meantime worked hard to
save the utensils and furniture, but
little was saved Several of the boys
were burned, but none seriously. The
engine from this city arrived in time
to save the main building. None of the
inmates of the school attempted to es-
cape during the excitement, and all
are accounted for.
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Has Nothing to Do with It.

LOS ANGELES, June 16.-It has been
stated that am attempt would be made
to compel the contractor on the Gov
ernment work at San Pedro harbor to
comply with the eight-hour labor law.
In regard to this Captain ]. ]. Myler,
who has charge of the supervision of
the work for the Government, stated
to-day that instructions received by
him from Washington were to the ef-
feet that he had nothing to do with
that part of it. United States District
Attorney Flint stated that if the mat
ter WAS brought to him with. facts suffi-
cient to justify complaint, he would
issue one.
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Appointment. at San Quentin.

SAN QUENTIN, June 16. Several
appointments have been made to places
in the State Prison. Former Superin-
tendent Edward Smith has been made
commissary. Frank Furnish. a rela-
tive of Director Don Ray, has been
promoted to turnkey; ex-Sheriff Har-
rison of Marin County has been made
chief engineer; Thomas Mcclure, form
erly an Under Sheriff of Los Angeles
County, will be Captain of the yard,
and Frank Aguirre, a brother of the
new Warden, will succeed F. w. Rey-
noldS as parole clerk.
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Ship John R. Kelly wrecked.

LONDON, June 16.-Advices have
been received saying the ship John r.
Kelly of Bath, Me-, Captain Chapman.
from New York March 18th for San
Francisco, went ashore at Stanley.
Falkland Islands. on May 24tl1 and will
probably be a total wreck The Kelly
registered 1886 tons net. and was
cleared from New York by Dearborn &
Co. She IS owned by John r. Kelly.
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Lady May Mine Paying Property.

REDDING. June 1G.-Crafton and
Frakes, two young miners from Coffee
Creek, Trinity County, have arrived in
Redding with $4,000 in coarse gold
The amount was tatken from a pocket
in the Lady May mine, ten miles from
the mouth Of Coffee Creek. A narrow
ledge lies between wallis Of serpentine
and porphyry. A big strike was made
at depth of thirty feet in the shaft
Grafton and Frakes located the Lady
May in 1893. 1t has paid well from
the beginning, and gives evidence of be-
ing splendid property
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The President Leave. for Ho1vo1e

WASHINGTON, June 16-The last
cabinet meeting before the President S
departure for New England this after
noon was held to-day. Quite a num-
Der of topics were discussed in a gos-
slpy way, but no action was taken.
General Otis dispatch chronicling the
repulse of Aguinaldo's force at San Fer
nando was read with good deal Of
satisfaction. The Presidential party
left at 5:3O p. m. for Holyoke, and will
arrive there tomorrow morning.
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Wreck of the Steamship starbuck.

United States Inspectors of Hulls and
Boilers made public to-day their find
ings in the investigation of the wreck
and loss of the Pacific Mail steamship
Starbuck on February 9th ON the
coast of Nicaragua. The Federal Off
Gals find that the steamship ran on
an uncharted rock about ten miles south
of Consequina Point. Nicaragua, and
four miles off shore. The Captain
beached his vessel to prevent her sink
ing in deep water and he with his Off
GERS and crew is held blameless for the
ships loss.
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Fire in a Steamers Hold.

BREMEN, June 16.-The British
steamer Monmouth, Captain Groggins,
from New Orleans, May Goth, via New
port News, arrived here with a fire in
the after hold. After the fire was ex-
unguished, 100 bales of cotton were
found to have been damaged by the
fire and 800 bales by water
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Sentence OF Auteuil Rioters.

PARIS, June 16.-The Correctional
Police Court to-day sentenced Comte
De Dion, Comte d'Aubigny and Comte
d 'Assy to fortnight in prison and to
pay 100 francs fine for participating in
the disturbances at Auteuil June 4th.
Others were sentenced to Imprisonment
for one to three months on the same
charge.
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yet there have been no high northerly
wind to damage the grain.
Fog prevails along the coast from
Eureka to San Francisco.
The temperature at an elevation Of
$500 feet near San Francisco is nearly
so degrees warmer than at sea level
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Aguinaldo Not Assassinated.

LONDON, June 16.-The Filipino
Junta here says there is no truth in the
report circulated here and cabled to the
United States that Aguinaldo has been
asHassinated
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Condition Of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-To- days
statement of the condition of the Treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
$213,O39,377; gold reserve, $235, ,231,-
376.
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Archbishop sourrieu Dead.

ROUEN, June 16.-Archbishop Sour
rieu is dead. He was born in 1925, and
was successfully superior Of several
houses of missionaries.
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A Marine Dies Of yellow Fever.

HAVANA, June 16.-A marine who
was on duty at the Machina Wharf de-
veloped yellow fever on Thursday and
died here to-day. There were no new
cases.
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Reciprocity Treaty SIGNED.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The recipe
rocity treaty for the Barbados was
signed at $40 o'clock at the State De-
partment.
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The harder 1t is to acquire a thing
the longer you will retain it.
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A man who lives only for to-day has
nothing in view for Tomorrow.
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ASSlGMM MADE.
w. I. custer Has Been Transferred to
the Great Falls Passionate.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Livingston, Aug. 1.-THE Methodist
conference adjourned shortly after II
o'clock tonight. The gathering had
been in session all day. the usual re-
ports and resolutions being passed. one
resolution on the state Ot the coun-
try" protesting against the seating of
Congressman Roberts of Utah. At the
close of the conference Bishop joyce
read the assignments of nu1lS .erS fer
coming year as follows:
w. H. Matson, Helena, superintend-
ent of Indian schools: Thomas Van
Scoy. president of the Montana Wes-
leyan university.
The following ministers have been
assigned to mission work under the
presiding eldership of w. w. Van Ors-
dell
R. A. Armstrong. George Logan, I.
]. Hooking, Allen Roger, Joel Vigus,
J. H. Little, F. L. Bazelle, ]. A.
Rhodes, c. A. Cunningham.
Bozeman district. w. Bennett,
| piled; Billings, ]. c. Stull; Bozeman,
G.. H. Feese; Bozeman circuit, C. D.
Danner; Carbonate to be supplied;
| Dillon, r. p Smith; Belgrade, George
d. King; Ekalaka, w f, Snyder; For
sythe, W. w. Howard: Bebo and Clark s
| Fork, E. T. Marring; Glendive. Henry
| Warman; Lima, Edward Smith; Liv-
| lHESlot, Il. H. NICKEL, Livingston CIR
| cult, W. w Edmondsen; Meadow
Creek, F. A. Cutler; Middle Creek J.
NJ. Shultz; Miles City, II. A. James;
| Park City, John Oliver; Pony, supplied
| by w. F. Rogers; Red Lodge, Sanford
Snyder: Sheridan and Virginia. City
j. T. NJ. Stephens; Sydney. Melvin Ru.
mohr; Townsend, L. L. Tower; Twin
| Bridges, Wilder Nutting; Upper Vel.
| lowstone to be supplied; Whitehall, S
A. Oliver; White Sulphur Springs
| John G. Clark.
Helena district-Jacob Mills. presid
| Avon. A. II. Martin; Bonners Ferry
| be supplied: Walkerville. F. S. ClemOi
| Butte and Meaderville, ]. w. Tate
Trinity, John Hosking; Clancy, c. d
| Crouch; Columbia Falls supplied by H
| S. Taft: Elkhorn, G. w. Jenkins; Flat,
| head to be supplied; Hamilton, j. A
| Martin; Helena, Oak street, A w
| Roberts: Helena, ST. Paul's, c. L. 30
ward: Kalispell r. NJ. Craven; kalis
pell circuit supplied by ]. NJ. East
| land: Marysville, r. ]. Forbes; Mis-
soula, ]. ]. McAllster; New Chicago
F. f. Baldwin; Philipsburg, I. A. Smith
| Silver and Rimini. c. w. Wills; Ste
vensvilIe, Philo w. Haines; Thompson
Falls. z. NJ. Duggan; Troy and Libby
j. H Smith; w. T. custer, Great Falls
C. ]. St. Hill, A. w. Hammer, l.. r
Kufus. James Opie, ]. f. Williams, F
A. Riggin, w. ]. Gamble, John y
WATSON and c. T. Smith, mssonarie
to Utah; Thomas Stevenson, mission
| arv TO wyoming
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NJ. Labori turned to his wife and said
Go to the court and ask to suspend the
sitting"
Nine. Labor ran into court, gave the
news that her husband had been shot,
and ran back to him. She sat down on
the ground beside her husband and
took his head in her lap. During the
interval while Colonel Picquart and NJ.
Cast We're pursuing the murderer, and
before Nine. Labori arrived, NJ. Labori,
thinking himself mortally wounded said
to a bystander: IF l die. tell my wife
my last thoughts We're for her."
There were several reports this after
noon that the assailant of NJ. Labor
had been captured, but they proved to
be unfOunded. Detachments of troops
and gendarmes are beating the woods
and securing the country. They have
been engaged in this work all day long
without success. A great number of
people saw the murderer fleeing, but he
was either too far distant from them or
else he succeeded in cowing them by
threats to use his revolver A gardener
named Delahaye got near enough to
the man to clutch him by the shoulder,
but the fugitive shook himself free and
turning to his pursuer exclaimed:
''Begone or l will kill you. I still
have five shots left in my revolver, and
they will be for you"
1t Was n Plot.
Delahaye, being quite unarmed re-
coiled and allowed the man to escape.
The attempt made upon the life of M.
Labor was evidently the result of a
plot. A letter was sent to the commits
sary of police this morning warning
him that it was intended to make an
attempt upon the life of General Mer-
cier. Consequently the police and de-
tectives surrounded the general and
left the other principals in the drama
unprotected.
A proclamation signed by NJ. Labjat,
mayor of Rennes. and NJ. Leherisse
deputy for lille Nilaine, in which
Rennes is situated, has just been is
sued.
1t commences: AN abominable out
rage, the author of which cannot claim
to belong to any party, has just dis
honored our dear town Of Rennes," and
concludes with appealing to the popu
lace to remain calm and to resist prov
ocatiOns, from whatever party they
may emanate.
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PART OF THE PLOT.
Monarchists Schemed to Overthrow the
Government.

Paris, Aug. Insight demonstrations
have occurred here this evening, but
there was no disorder.
With reference to the report that the
attack upon NJ. Labori covered an at
tempt to steal documents, it is said
that the last anonymous letter he re-
ceived contained the following words:
We are going to burn your box and
your Dreyfus dossier."
The immediate cause of Saturdays
arrests was police discovery of treas
enable spondence in France and
Belgium, revealing an intention to call
a great meeting of royalists, national
lists and anti-Semites to plan measures
for the overthrow of the republic.
The idea was to create disturbances
that would neCessitate calling out the
troops, who would have fraterniZed-
so the scheme Contemplated-with the
conspirators. Then PUSHES were to be
made on the Elysee palace and govern
ment offices. A minister of war named
by the duke of Orleans was to have re-
placed Marquis de Galllfet.
1t is impossible to verify these details,
but it is believed thSt matters were on
the eve of becoming serious and that
the attempt upon the life of NJ. Labor
was connected with the plot.
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TRACK WILL Be LEASED
Lovers of Racing Will Have
Sport Next Season.
CAN GET GOOD HORSES
Well Known Horsemen Are Talking OF
Forming an Observation-Disclosures
Purses Will Be
offered.

There has been good deal Of talk
in Butte the past few days in regard
to having a race meeting next season.
Butte has gone one season without
racing and lovers of racing hope that
they will not have to do without the
sport another season. Nothing has been
done so far except to receive the as
surance from the owners of the track
that it will be leased next season at
reasonable terms to any Butte parties
who may desire to run the track in
Butte. Several well known horsemen
are talking of forming an association,
leasing the track, offering liberal
purses and getting horses here for a
meeting next season. One of these
gentlemen said yesterday:
THE objection has been made that
We cannot get as good horses here as
the former management did. l think
we can. We can have mon in the as
sociation of a character such that no
one can question their ability ID pay
all obligations. We can offer just as
liberal purses as were offered by the
former management and we can guar
antee the payment of every obligation.
] have no doubt that the track can be
Hdue 10 pay. lHele Is not IlucH HloilSN
in it. but if expenses are paid that
should be enough. 1t is really the !rly
sport Montana has. and l would like
for one to see it revived. Some Of the
business men kicked a cool deal on
the racing, claiming that it hur- their
business. But I don't believe there is
one of them who is not kicking worse
this season than they did last. Rae
ing enlivens things and gets money IN
r 1hT
been the dullest that Butte has kEoWE.
1t certainly could not have baan worse
with racing, and / am confident it
would be a great deal better
Il would be in favor of reviving har-
ness races and have them in connec-
ton with the running races. 1t is diff
ficult to have both at the same time.
The running horses want soft tack
and the harness horses want a. hard
track. But l would alternate the ,aces,
having running races one day and the
next day have trotting and pacing
races. That should satisfy all. Or, If
that is not feasible, we could have three
weeks of running races and end up
with one week Of harness rae IS. Y, lille
running races are most in favor in
Montana, there are undoubtedly mary
people who prefer harness races ard
they should have them.
Il have made close estimate and
l know that 100000 was left in Butte
by the races year ago. They helped
business of all kinds. But even if this
was not the case, | think the people
of Butte should have some sport dur
ing the summer. and racing is the
only thing we can have here. We can't
get into any baseball league, and trere
are no football elevens near enough 10
US to keep our football players busy.
We can have, however, just as good
horse racing as they can have any
where in the country. l know that The
track can be leased at r'1deIate
price, and l for one am ready TO 60
ahead for racing next year"
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interesting, dealing in general ques-
tons, such as the need of a large dock
yard in the Orient. the increasing ship
ping at Manila and the prospect that
Manila will succeed Hong Kong as the
emporium of the East, the value of
Chinese labor in all branches of in
dustry, etc.
He also says the three Spanish ships
which are completed will be worth to
the government about 100000 and he
contemplates trying to raise three more
Spanish vessels now at the bottom of
Manila bay. The letter is addressed to
Rear Admiral Hichborn, chief of the
bureau of construction and is dated at
Hong Kong July IL
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Why Some People Are Black.

Why are some races on this earth
darker skinned than others? 1t is not
altogether due to the heat of the suns
rays, for many people of tropical chimes
are as light-hued as Europeans. 1t has
long been known that climate alone Is
not sufficient to account for colored
people. Dark skins are by no means
confined to the tropics; they are to be
found in races even beyond the tenn
perate zone. This diversity, according
to a writer in one of the American mag
aznes, can only be accounted for by
considering the different modes of life
that have acted for centuries upon the
various classes and castles of the coun-
try. The coole who works in the fields
with a strip of cotton cloth about his
loins, is very dark the merchant and
trader who never go abroad without be-
ing thoroughly clothed are many de-
grees fairer.
1t is said that colony of Jews on
the west coast of India has been eStab-
lished for nearly IS centuries, but be-
cause they have not followed the habits
of the people as regards clothing they
remain to this day a white people. Or
the other hand, the Aryan populations
of India and Persia, originally fair
people, by adopting the customs OF
those countries have become in great
measure a cOlored race.
Accordingly, it is argued that the
steady march of nature is toward the
evolution of a fair people all over the
world. The layer of dark pigment be
meath the cuticle prevents the Skin
from blistering, and when proper cloth
| ing renders this safeguard unnecessary
| nature dispenses with altogether. It |!
also limited that color has something t.
| do with the mental and intellectual con
| dtons of people, but into these ques
tons the writer wisely forbears to en-
| tpr
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Ohio Politicians in London.

From the New York Herald.
The presence in London of Representa-
tiVes c. II. GrOsvenor and T E. Burton
and State Senator H. A. Garfield of Cleve-
land. coupled with the announcement that
United States Senator NJ. A. Hanna will
soon arrive there is believed to Indicate
the possibility Of an important Ohio polit-
ical conference there.
H L. Chapman. Who was the democrat
ic candidate for governor of Ohio in 1897
and is just closing a European tour, tells
a correspondent tAat, despite the actor
of his friends he will not be a candidate
before the Ohio democratic convention il
the autumn. Mr.. Chapman thinks Johr
r. Mclean Of Cincinnati will be the nom
inee, though, he says. it is difficult TO Sc
lecJ the winner among the number of en-
tries. Mr.. Chapman says that with th'
riots in Cleveland and dissatisfaction ovel
the war in the Philippines this looks like {
democratic year.
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TUPPER'S PLANS.
He Favors Closing the Gold Fields to
America.

London, Aug. 4.-Sir Charles Upper.
leader of the opposition in the Canadian
mouse of commons, who arrived at Iiv-
erpool to-day on board the steamer
PARTISAN, was interviewed regarding the
Alaskan affair. strongly urged two al
ternatives, either that the United
States should submit the controversy
to arbitration, or that Canada should
construct a railroad to Dawson City,
thus opening up purely Canadian line
of communication with the gold fields.
There was little doubt. he commended
that the United States would recognize
the force of the latter alternative and
would accept arbitration. Otherwise
he would favor closing the gold fields
against citizens of the United States.
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ton. The sport was excellent. The city
is crowded with strangers ana the sue
cess of the meet is assured. summaries:
2:4O class trot, purse looo-Listerlne
won third, sixth ana seventh, heats and
race Tickets won fourth and fifth heats.
Eleanor Ann won fir. and second heats.
Time, 2;1s, 2:l9h, 21724, 2:2oA, 2:22a'
2:2l12, 1925. Ten horses started.
2:19 class trot, purse Nooo-Addison won
second and third heats and race. Myrtle
won first heat. Time, 2l312, 2:l5A, 2:l9.
Eleven horses started.
2:30 pace, purse S1rI1-Dandalion won
first and second heats and race. Wild
mutt won third heat. Time, 2:l41s, 2:li,
2lS. Ten horses started. Racing Will be
continued tomorrow.
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Lima, Peru, Aug 14.-At the close OF
an exciting session to-day, the Peruvian
congress formally approved the recent
presidential elections and proclaimed
Eduardo Romano as president and
Senores AtzamOra and Bresani as first
and second vice presidents respect
lively.
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To Butte'S Business Men.

Advertisements have been given by
some of you thinking the same would
be published in the official Labor Iay
programme. The Home Industry has
been awarded the privilege of issuing
the official Labor Day programme for
1899 by the Silver Bow Tradas and
Labor assembly. The solicitors are
provided with credentials signed by the
president and secretary oe the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor assembly, and
bear the seal of the organization.
(Signed) NJ. j. GEIGER,
Secretary Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Assembly.
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BUTTE BRIEF

w. f. Philips came over from Helena
last night.
Dave c. Walker came up from Ana
conda last night.
G. B. Churchill and family have re-
turned from a two weeks vacation
spent at Sacrc's ranch.
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HOBS0N HEARD FROM.
Manila to Become the Emporium of the
East.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Naval Con-
structor Richard p. Hobson was heard
from by the navy department to-day
for the first time at any length since
he was assigned to duty in charge Of
the Spanish ships raised from Manila
harbor and now undergoing repairs at
Hong Kong. His report is unusually
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At Hawthorne.

Chicago, Aug. 14-There was another
big crowd at the Hawthorne races to-
day. Weather clear track good. Re-
suits: First race, six furlongs, selling
Pat Clehurne won. Owvhee second, Lit
tie Jack Horner third: time, 1:15A. Sec
ond race six and half furlongs-Benne-
Vile won, Maceo second, Canova third;
time, 1:201a. Third race, mile and six
teenth-Harry Nutter won, Marcato Sec
ond. jolly Roger third; time, 2:OSS.
Fourth race, steeplechase. short course
Boanerges won. Clifton r. second Jack
Hayes third; time, 1:40lt. Fifth race. five
and half furlongs-San Cecilia won,
Zaza second, Stivor third: time. 1:0S%.
Sixth race, mile, selling-Fair Deceiver
won, Tappan second Bon Jour third
time, 1:42.
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Purchased Mules

Pretoria, Aug 14.-Despite General
JOuhert's denial, it is rumored that the
government made large purchases Of
mules last Saturday. To-day crowd
hesieged the office of the field comets,
demanding rifles on account of the war
scare.
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Rennes, Aug. IA, II p. m.-The follow
ing bulletin regarding the condition of
NJ. Labor was issued at 10 o'clock:
Temperature 37.05. No fever. Con-
ditiOn stationary"
There has been, therefore, a slight i'm
provement during the last few hours.
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Nearly Completed.

Washington, Aug. 14.-There have
been enlisted for the 10 regiments for
the Philippines 1900 men, leaving but
50 more to make the regiments com
plete. 1t has been determined to send
400 recruits Of those raised 10 the
Philippines for the Seth and 37th regi.
mentS
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ON THE RACE TRACK.


Santa Rosa, Cal, Aug 1+-Superb
weather. a splendid track and one of the
largest crowds that ever assembled at
the local race course ushered in the open
ing of the harness meeting in this city
to-day under the auspices of the Pacific
Coast Trotting Horse Breeders associa-