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Minneapolis millers also sent their flour
with the same result. After years of
hard hghtlng, great credit Is due to the
gallant soldier and statesmen, General
Rusk of Wisconsin, who, as Secretary of
Agriculture, assisted in the work, we
succeeded in breaking down the prohibi-
tion in Germany against our hog prod
ucts. Now all that is gone. / venture to
predict that if we continue our present
policy of discriminating against German
sugar Germany will find trichinR in
American pork in less than six months
and shut it out again. A great and patri-
otto effort was made TO make markets for
our products, but all this work is to go
for nothing in this wild crusade for tariff
REFORM"
MORTON AND THE ALIEN CONTRACT LAW.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Immigrant Bu-
reau officials have as yet received no no.
tlce OF the arrest of John James Howard,
Levi T. Morton's coachman, but In
spector Dodge left here a few days ago
with warrant for Howard's arrest,
signed by Secretary Carlisle Whether
Morton will also be proceeded against for
violating the contract labor law the Trea-
sury officials cannot yet say. Section of
the Act of March 3, 1891, fixes the penalty
Tor violating the law at fine not exceed
ing $1,000, or Imprisonment for a term
not exceeding one year. or both.
New YORK, Oct. 12.-Hon Levi P.
Morton, in reply TO story published to-
day that he had violated the contract la
Dor law, bringing from England, under
contract to act as his assistant coachman,
John j. Howard, has given out the fol-
lowing statement: at is true that John
Howard has been constantly in my serv-
Ice since May, 1894, l having employed
him as coachlnan in London. When |
left London for the continent. having no
further use for his services, he came to
my home here and has since been in my
employ at Rhineclitf. His duties are
confined to services rendered to my
family. l regard him as a household
servant, and as one not coming within
the law. l consider my action as strictly
within the statutes, and believed then, as
do now, that he had been regarded as
family servant. If Howard has made
any statement, which l doubt, to the eff
feet that l suggested that he should as
sumo to have been In my service twelve
months, he is mistaken, no word having
passed between him and me on the sub
]ect. This publication conveys the first
lntimation l have had that any such eX-
ception as is claimed is contained in the
statutes"
ILLINOIS OFFICIAL BALLOT.
SPRINGFIELD (IlL), Oct 12.-The Off
cial ballot to be voted NoVember 9th will
be the bulkiest ever known in Illinois.
1t will contain ten tickets, viz: Demo-
cratic, Republican, PoDulist Prohibition,
Independent Democrat, Independent Re-
publican, Independent Peoples, Peoples
Silver party, independent party and
Peoples party.
JOHNSON IN ANTADOR COUNTY.
JACKSON, Oct. 12.-Grove Z. Johnson,
the Republican candidate for Congress.
was the guest ofsthe Anador County Re-
la St iCh 70
the largest audiences that has ever as
sembled here. Lawyer Johnson is ex-
tremely popular with the miaerS, and the
fact was loudly demonstrated last even
ing, when, while being driven down the
Kennedy grade, the miners saluted him
with lively cannonading. Prior to the
meeting Mr.. Johnson was welcomed at
the Ladies' Republican Club by the Estee
and Millard Club and escorted into town
whore he addressed large open-air
meeting, presided over by b. L. Taylor
of the Zeile mine.
The meeting was characterized by fire.
quent cheering and ended in rousing
cheers for the Republican ticket and
Grove l.. Johnson.
EsTEE AND MILLARD.
CHICO, Oct. I'm. Nj. Estee spoke
here tonight. He denied that he had
ever been unfriendly to the negroes, and
said he had always been their stanch
friend.
PAso RoBLEs, Oct 12-S. G.. Millard,
the Republican nominee for Lieutenant
Governor, spoke here tonight and was
greeted by people from all parts of the
country.
BUDD AT SANTA ROSA.
SANTA Rosa, Oct. 12.-James II. Budd,
w. L. Jeter and III. NJ. LaRue spoke here
tonight. The Atheneum was decorated
with flowers. A floral representation of
blackboard and the Gubernatorial chair
was the piece de resistance.
WOMEN NOMINATE A TICKET.
SAN BERNARDINo, Oct. 12.-The women
Of San Bernardino met in convention to-
day and nominated full county ticket.
selecting candidates from the four ticket
in the field. 1t purports to be non-partl-
san, but the temperance element pre-
dominated. and candidates were chosen
with that quality in view. On Novem-
ber Sd an election will be held in all the
precincts of the county, and the women
will turn out in force TO elect their men,
The convention consisted of sixty-five
delegates, and was run in a creditable
manner. A dispute arose as to the non
partisan platform, but was soon settled.
Many stirring speeches were made, and
all the delegates were on the tiptoe of
ecstatic delight.