Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-09-15

slons pronounce this the most gorgeous
they ever witnessed. The sidewalks
were inadequate to accommodate the
crowds that thrcnged them. Street
cars and vehicles We're blockaded.
One feature of the first day of the
encampment was the performance of
Fred n. Innes' new composition of
"War and Peace" at the Exposition
hall tonight, and his muscale spectacle
dedicated to the eneampment, was
given by the Thirteenth regiment
nand of New York, grand chorus of
400 local singers, company from the
I Pennsylvania guard, Ransom Post No
/ 500, G. \. r., of ST. Louis, and bat
terry of artillery, all under the direction
Of the composer. There were about
10000 people present.
Naval Veterans in Convention.
Tne naval veterans went into an
nual convention this afternoon.
Ihiriy-tour associations were repre-
sented. Rear Admiral Osborne pre-
sided. His annual report showed
| very encouraging condition Ct affairs.
| Second Vice President Francis Is.
! Alien Of orton, Ohio. proposed a reso-
luton asking congress at its next ses-
sion TO SO amend the laws regarding
the enlisted men in the navy that
those competent Hay aspire 10 higher
posito. $. The resolution was sup
ported by the s!lpmates, and it
was decided 10 nie.norialize congress.
As the law stands, tie enlisted men
cannot raise above the rank of warrant
officers.
after the reading OF reports and the
presentation Of resolutions, which were
referred, Francis B. Allen of Harvard,
Conn, was elected commander. The
convention adjourned until morning.
The "tuts" brought their day to close
by holding dog watch' in the old
city nail toHight. The hall was mag
niilceniiy dressed in nautical designs
Ill patriotic colors.
The Fight for the Chief Office.
Canvassing has been going on briskly
i'll all directions in connection with G.
y. II. poll ic-, OF the four candidates
for the office of conman der.iu- -chie.,
e1c1 has pretty strong backing
among the delegates. Judge Long of
Michigan has an enthusiastic follow
Ing bat The friends Of Colonel Iawler
Of Illinois claim tl.ev have all of the
northwestern states behind him, while
the supporters Of Colonel Walker of
II.t}iana reno.t that they have promises
OF enough 20 carry him through.
Conn Jnander in Chief J. c. z. Adams
0: The &. \. Il. has arrived from the
east with Ills staff, National head
quarters were formally opened, and
It.ere was d rush of visitors. Governor
Pattisan l. here. Arrangements have
been y rfaetel for tomorrow's parade
ol veterans. Ninety thousand mon
will be in iIne Fully 49, 600 visitors
are now i'll the city and so 600 are ex-
pectcd by tomorrow.
STILL INTERPRET THE LAW.
Carlisle Says That Alcohol Can Not Ee
VI lie i'll Bonded Warehouses;.
" AsHINGToN, Sept. l0.-Secretary
Carlisle today addressed the following
letter TO Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Miller:
II have received your letter of the
oh inst, in which you enclose q tele-
gram from Collector Welborne of San
francisco. requesting to be informed
whether sec ion 9 OF the new tariff act
prohibits the diluiion of mixture OF
distilled spirits in bond from manu-
it'N - u ~ - llot(SSSy vi ohi VIC
faClure Of distilled spirits from such
di.uions or mixtures.
"In reply you are informed that the
department. holds that the purpose OF
ghe paragraph ia the exclusion of the
manufacture Of alcohol in any form in
b ndel; warehouses. No original alco-
hol can lie Produced by any process un-
der such bonds. \ mixture of dis
titled spirts and the use of the same as
component materials OF articles manu-
facture;i ia DO ded warehouses are not
prohibited. but such spirits must be in
troduccd i'll bonded warehouses as not
created therein.'
Cash in the Treasury
At the close Of business today the
cash in the treasury was S127, 930,S
IF which 95S, OPS, 705 represented the
gold reserve.
Report of the Comptroller.
The annual report of the comptrol-
lor OF tie currency was made public
today. 1t is a record of the ork of
tAe conMrollcl's office and shows the
total l.umber of accounts, claims and
cases settled during the fiscal year end
ed June 30 last was 33, l65, involving
s52SU, GU, UDZ. by comparing the work
of this office for the past three fiscal
years an Increase Of volume of business
since 1891 in round numbers of Sl04,-
coo. .000, is shown, with an increase in
the last fiscal year of $74 100000.
Agricultural statistician's Report.
The report Of the statistician of the
department OF agriculture for the
month Of Septenl Der shows the report
e,i conditions from the correspondents
oL he principal wheat-growing states
IRE as follows: Onio. l02; Michigan, 80;
toesiana, 1903; Illinois, 1ol; Wisconsin,
81; Minnesota, 81; Iowa, 90; Missouri.
81; karsae. IS; Nebraska, 40; South
Dakota. s.; North Dakota, a; Califor-
nia, IS: Oregon, IS; Washington, 81.
Ia the principal wheat states there has
been considerable change in the condi-
tioHs since tie July report. The crop
is Iullv UP to expectation, and in other
parts thc yield has exceeded expecta-
tons.
DROPPED DEAD IN THE FIELD.
II niIo At Work Harvesting, Near Ro-