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Understood Mussels.

Senate bill No. $3.50 extends the mighty
protection OF the Federal Government to
the following classes of mollusks subject to
the jurisdiction Of the United States:
The Nisgerhead mus'el. or QuadrulA ebsna
The Butterfly mus,el, or Plasiola ,scuris.
The Mucket. or Lampsilis ligamsntinus.
The Buckham mussel. or Tritlgonia verruco,a.
The Yellow 'andshell musssl. or Lampsilis ano.
dontoiies.
The Black sandshell musssl. or IAmpsllis rectus.
II the bill becomes a law, the Quadrula
ebena is safe from capture anywhere in the
fresh waters Of the United States until II
attains q diameter Of two and one-half
inches, the small Plagiola securis may re-
pose in perfect security upon it's native
mudbank alongside Of the Niggerhead, the
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buyers to the American producers OF cop
pc, In the last half OF 1898 and throughout
IL Our exports OF copper In 1899 were
$1,000 900 pounds less than In 1898, yet
at the close of the year our stocks OF copper
were les 3 than at the same time the year
previous, though our production had, IN
the meantime greatly increased, showing
that We, instead Of the Englishmen, were
doing the manufacturing. The price OF
copper which in May Of last year was
SO per ton in the English market,
fell to E7O per ton in December. But
that brought little help to England. The
first weeks of January of 1900 found
the English warehouses practically des-
titute OF copper, and its manufact'
urors and spectators burdcncd by con.
tracts for the decline, which they saw
no hope Of fulfilling. Meanwhile, the
market for the article kept expanding.
Owing to the stupendous demand for
it by the shipbuilding plans Of all
the great nations, for telephone and
trolley wires which are being strung
around the world in constantly multiplying
lines, it was evident that the use of copper
In the coming spring season and through
out the year would be upon a scale larger
than ever known before. The English man
ufacturers and spectators gave up the bat
tie. During the last two months they
have been heavy and constant buyers OF
copper The exports Of American copperfor
January and February Of the present year
are nearly %, 200, 900 pounds crater than
for the same two months Of 1899, so that
the deficiency in the exports which 1895
showed over 1898 has been almost made
good. Copper OF Monday rose to ESQ per
ton in the London market, and, so far as
any indication Is apparent, 1t will rise
higher before ii greatly falls.
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The bill introduced into the State Senate
yesterday by Mr.. PLuSKIrT to increase from
81 .5OO TO $1,000 a year the salaries OF mem
beers OF the Council and from $1,000 to $4,000
the salaries Of members OF the Board OF Alder
men. Is much too modest. II the pay OF these
groups Of publicists and philosophers IL to to
raised. it should be raised to a figure proper
tIonate to the remarkable and original genius
o, the majority Of them. Senators OF the
Tinted States get $1,000 u year for much
less yeighty labor than Councilmen and AL
dermen delight TO take upon their selves.
These review and settle the affairs OF
nations. They consider everything eX-
cept. perhaps. the petty matters 10 which
II was vainly hoped that their wide.rang-
ing i~nteIlects could DO confined. In view OF
the variety OF questions pondered by these col-
~lections Of statesmen. the value Of their DELHI
~crations and the intensity OF enthusiasm with
which the public regards their proceedings. We
don't see how anybody with a right sense Of
proportion could think OF setting their ray at
less than $4,000 a year.
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THE ARMY REORGANIzirIOy BILL.
Promotion by selection, as Provided by IL.
Criticissd-The Artillery sectionn.

0FtnrtsRd-Ih ARTILLERY SECTIONS.
TO THE EDITOR OF The suN-Sr: Secretary
Roots bin for the reorganization OF tho Army
u',eFNeS 'he support Oh vi e''"enS VINO uosto
to have our Army organized on a modern basis.
.ate'''y urawh WIN sao oo'eo. VI vo''..
'hs what competent military men eonsiuor
grave evils In our present system. and at ths
no,, -.
now holding stan positions
Were tho question OF army reorganization
80 wtn. o'e
zen mlsh' pass u oS' A proper orsanihationo OF
and equa'ly ADAPTED to a large or small army.
!s'' 10 me Importance OF Rreat puoic cues
and interest a, tho orsa, bodv n, citizens.
Onr h,s,ory ,n,,r,nna,aIv shows no, naedsa
Uua ",s,o.,, un.or'una's's SHOWS Una, neeu saI
fea,s. Let ia nor. I'm the conOdance horn Of AN
aasr ,,o,o.s 4, a., ra,aw.n a.a.hNo, ,ha...
defects In our present army system the lack OF
harmony and balance bet ween line and stan.
Tho axnrsssns anJ h,rIsnsoma r,nor wor,
and the effect OF political pull Ia attaining per.
manent and volunteer stafr appointments,
M. ramaJv I. ala .r,v saar ord Tho n,sros,so .,
me remedy 10 clearly seen ana 'he interests OF
Individuals should not be allowed TO stand in
the way Of providing a system designed to give
The fullest effect To The heroic Efforts OF our
soldiers Let us be certain that their best On.
deayors shall not be- paraiyzei BY an anti
ouoted system OF supply and administration,
II ia sais To- say that the only broad feature
of the bill which does not commend itself to the
good sense OF the great body Of regular army
oficsrs ia that providing Tor fllinv every third
vacancy in vraieso OF Major. Colonel
and Colonel by selection from the next lower
grade, While on It's face this seems only Q
reasonable provision TO advance specially meri-
torions officers oyer the iauuards. every one
Knows thai IL OPENS the door even wider than
at present to personal and political iayoritism,
To be ASSN red OF his promotion an officer will
necessarily become more or Less OF n politician.
The selections are TO be made by a board
and based ON an officers record. This ig.
nores entirely the question of Opportunity.
Under sucb q system Il Is doubtful
If Stonewall jackson would have been
advanced 10 A majority in time OF peace. The
same may be said OF a large body OF officers in
our service. who while fully com petent and
n.yer found wanting in any duty, are neverthe.
! less modest and not given 10 pushing their
| personal claims. The real remedy, which will
advance the most capable and at the same tims
| press hard on the billiards. il an increase in
sropa and seyarlty of the examinations now
required before promotion, such examine
, tions should be made more practical AMI
should include record Of service. For every
officer who receives deserved Advancement
under tho proposed law a dozen will feel in
Iured and will gradually become soured. 10
| cannot DO doubted that the army as a whole
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Mr.. Sibley's New Platform.

Ourcstaamed contemporary, the 'Otorhdo
S~pyipgs Gazette, u former silver Rcpuoican
,ourps! of Colorado whose Abandonment OF
free silver We recorded a few days ago
prints a letter from hat once rampant SILVER
Democrat, the Hon. JOSEPH {. SIBLEY OF
PENNSYLVANIA, telling why hope Tor Tree
silver Is gone and why other Questions
deserve the patriots attention "hen
Mr. SrBLRY was for free coinage MS
"bo,dinps in silver could have been bought
for a dollar" within the last three years.
he saws, his investments in silver nave De-
come worth over $500 600, and with Tree
coinage at 10 to | the law. n wou'u NOT
take two millions for them with this
evidence that self-interest Is not a factor IN
his p~olitical change Of heart, Mr.. SHELLEY
announces this interesting platform;
Tho policy Of President NcRisLsri IN relation to
the Oriental trade means much tn our entire ha''on'
while its importanc" 10 colorado Ia stupeEdons anu
beyond estimate. silver will rise IN price In comm u
with all other products II labor Eut when II u I'-
.,or.d +, money my belief IL 1t will be by the act IN
Of the commercial nations OF the world, nhlhhu-
snccd by political considerations. We have lostfrtS
coinage At 1T to | without the aid or consent. &C.
but w. have saved - rs the right FOR every man 10
sst his own bread in the sweat Of his own brow
We have pr served our industries and our
capital, our commerce aud our agriculture, AVID IN
these, which Providence has reserved to u.s. We mail
progress by leaps and bounds. AID the nam" OF
Colorado, like that Of BFN ApHrM shall lead all tho
rest
Gen. WARSER, says Mr., SIBLEY-mean-
ing the Hon. 4. ]. WARNER OF Ohio-agrecs
with him that "the cause is hopeless, ana
that the usefulness of the American BIZ
Metallic League has ended
What is Brvanism going to do about ii
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Mucket and the Buckhorn ave nothing to
fear till they grow to three and onc-half
inches on the major axis, and all the Sand
shells, both yellow and black, up to four
inches, are under Federal guarantee OF lie,
liberty and the undisturbed pursuit OF nap
plnes-. The Stars and Stripes wave over
them all.
This same paternal bill provides "a close
season for these mussels and all other
mussels, little or big, from the first OF
February to the first of July OF every year.
Further, II provides that every mus'el bed
shall be- immune from commercial invasion
during two consecutive years out OF every
four; aud that no mollusk shall be
abducted at any time from its muddy
Eden without preliminary measurement by
a Government gauge in order to ascertain
whether 1t is understood according to the di-
mansions Of exemption In its particular
class. Considerable fines with the alter
native of a term of Imprisonment are i'm
posed upon the musSrl gathcrer who shall
violate the law; and the taking of each
mussel shall le deemed IA separate offence, "
! ldl - W StN, u INSTRUMENTATION '" l"'-
inch Niggerheads or Butterflies might
cost the nisdcmeanant half II million
dollars, ii he had il TO pay. or, II he didn't,
incarceration in jail forthe rest OF his life.
This interesting measure is another
illustration Of the principle that eternal
vigilance is the price Of commercial
prosperity. The Department Of Mollusks
Of tn" Smithsonian Institution has pointed
out the circumstance that the American
fresh-water mnssel is in danger OF exter-
mination through the zeal OF hunters pur-
suing ii with nets, rakes, scoops n me
chanical contrivancps operated by steam
power; and upon the preservation of the
Mississippi River mussel beds depends the
existence Of the important pearl-button
industry, giving employment to a large
number Of persons and producing Il very
considerable revenue.
The Understood Mussel bill should pass.
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?HE RELIGIOUS CENSUS or PHILA-
DEIIHII
Agnosticism and Religious Indifference
Comparatively small.

from N |ndtf ndcnL
The result ~ n" religious census ~ Philadelphia
lately taken T.. not al all Encouraging. Up t. dats
there have been received 23n,53l reports II fam.
lies visited, representing an average OF four to a
family. Of these all but 1882 reported themselves
IA associated by preference with some evangelical
Christian body, Catholic or Prr,estant. There were
Just twenty-five cases in which the parties reported
thempelves as Atheists or Asnostics, three as follow.
sot eth cal culture and three Ot q Liberal Iyceum:
the rest o. the ~. 332 either refused 10 answer or
had no preference. But II We count all these A
non rcli lious, they max only about s per cent. OF
tho whole; aud W presume that Philadelphia does
not differ much from other places.
Hero are the A CURES np TO date; It 10 TO be borne
in mini that these represent not individuals. but
- 9. on,1,,g ,r,a.Ir.
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The judiciary Committees Of both branches
OF the Legislature have now tavorably reported
a bill So amending the charities law that 1t ID
made the duty OF the state Board OF Charl-
ties to visit and inspect private charitable
Institutions and other similar organiza-
tons which were removed from the vista
ton and inspection Of any State authority BY
the recent decision o. the Court OF Appeals in
the Gerry Society case. Another bill has been
likewise favorab.y reported amending the
Membership Corporation law 80 as TO make
societies FOR the prevention Of cruelty 10
children definitely subject to the visitation and
inspection Of the State Board OF Charities.
1t cannot be too often or too strongly en-
phasiZed that the passage OF these bills Is
demanded by the obvious needs Of common
sense and justice. not to mention the dignity
Of the state. IL they should fail TO become
laws a serious reflection would be cast unavoid-
ably upon the States law-making body.
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The Bugdio Courier cxults in notable
Democratic victories Major MroHELLs b.
BUTLER. Democrat. has been elected Mayor Of
Niagara Falls. The Hon. GEORGE WAsHING-
Ton OuGH has been elected Village President
of Albion. Other notable Democratic victories
have been won in Dansville. Mount Morris and
Newark. y. Y. IL II any wonder that the Erie
Reservation Bryanites are dancing and hurl-
,ng their tomahawks ~joyously at the moon' 1t
is not every day that Albion elects n Village
DrasiInnt
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Tn. Ashmnn should Wet Them.

To rHE Eprron ~ THr srN-Nr, i, there an
ordinance or other form II compulsion requiring
men WIN remove aslc- IN city carts to wet them
down before %smpt,ing them ont " the cals2 A.
now carried IN II makes waluug along - street Grr.
lug en,ptying time a most st ING performance ..
I've cot nearly enough ashes N my lungs 10 start a
I've factory. lHo BOSE PUBIIuo.
IItIl-NINrH SrnYEI.
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According TO DR.. DAVID STARR JORDAN,
President Of the Leland Stanford University.
expansion il poor policy Thus does DR..
JORDAN quarrel with American history and
object TO the policy but for which there would
be no California In the Union.
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Capt. Ben TILLMAN seems thoroughly to
enjoy revealing the secrets OF the Democratic
prison house. lie ia a terrible child and APP
precia,es his performances and rovealings.
Some of he other southern Democrats may be
less pleased with them.
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Great X.


Fyom n, London GioL,.
Recent events justify those who had prophs.ied
all through that everything would be what Is called
20 e. In the end. 30 soon a. the Lords Of Kanda.
har and Khsrtoum got to work. with the help
Of Kelly. Kenny, Kekewlch at Kimberley WAS
relievst. To this end Kipliny's sentlsmAn IN Khaki
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The checks Of indianapolis are pulled
with triumph. Who ia the convention city
now" she asks proudly. For thu national con-
vcntion Of the anti.imperIalists is to be heid
in the Hoosier capital. 1t will be an immense
gathering. and the police will have hard work
to control the crowds. As an index OF what
Is coming. II may be said that five rooms In
one hotel have already been engaged con-
ditiOnally.
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Look Out.

From ~" 81. LOus Rspnb.U.
owing TO the bitter and effective night on the
cullom machine being made by Governor Tanner
aud hi. follower. the prospects for the election OF
6 Democratic Senator in Illinois are exceptionally
bright.
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subscriptions by Mail, Postpaid

p~.Rl.-K!os1u. No, ~. near Grand HOTEL anu
Kiosoue No. 10, Boulevard des Capucines.
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\ Pointer for Golfers.

The Irish csddis 10 better than his scottish con
fsdsrs,s,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
BAY CITY CELEBRATES.
Roosevelt Captures the Town in Short
Order.

Bay CITY, Mich, Sept. 7.-Gov. Roose-
velt's special train arrived here at 7 a, m.
Accompanying the governor are Chair
man Diekma of the republican state COM
mittee, Col. A. 7. Bliss, of Saginaw, can
didate for governor, some of the Michi-
gan congressman and several press cor
respondents The governor was driven
to Central Avenue Park, escorted by a
company of local Roosevelt marchers. His
speech was to the effect that 1.-The great
issue before us this year is whether we
shall continue the policy that gives to
every man chance to earn his living if
he wishes to do so. That is what we
need. We want conditions such that a.
man of thrift, industry and business sa-
gacity can use those qualities to the best
advantage. Here in Michigan you know
for yourselves, without it being necessary
for me to say so, the infinite difference be-
tween now and four years ago in any of
your industries-in the beet sugar indus
try, think of the difference now, think Of
what the conditions are now and you will
deliberately plunge us back into indus
trial chaos If you reverse the policy TO
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
COAL MINERS
WILL STR|K1.
PENNSYLVANIA MINES TO BE
TIED UP FOR A FINISH
FIGHT.
HAVE MONEY TO CARE
FOR ALL THE STPIKERS.
Illinois Association Has Large De-
tense Fund-Will Help Brethren
in the East.

indianapolis. Sept. THE national
board of United Mine Workers of Amer
lea went into closed session at 10 o'clock
this morning and took up the anthracite
situation. A general strike order will
probably be issued, but probably not be-
fore tomorrow. 1t may be telegraphed
to the leaders of tn e anthracite miners
pefore being given out here.
we will certainly issue the order for
a general STRIKE" said one of the board
members. I've care little what the oper
ators have to say as to the impending
dlstresss in the Wyoming or other val
leys. We are running things from In
ulanapoils now. The statement that
there will be great distress does not
worry u.s. We will take care of our men
II they go on strike and will not ask
the operators for any financial aid"
IT was announced today that the large
defense fund held by the Illinois miners
cannot be used without the consent of
the miners in that state. One of the fea-
lures of the conference is the attendance
or several prominent men who are not
board members. w. d. Ryan, secretary
treasurer of the Illinois miners, is on the
ground. The Illinois men have a defense
fund of nearly 100000 and it is reported
that Ryan is here to pledge the Illinois
organization on behalf of financial sup
port IN case general anthracite strike
is ordered. The Illinois miners defense
fund is the largest ever accumulated by
state organization of coal miners,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07

Berlin is. in fact. a rejection of the Rus
sian recommendation. though in form it
appears to be Highly conciliatory.
Inc News remarks that the reply is as
might have been expected, neither COM
plete acceptance nor entire refusal. In
form it is nearer refusal than acceptance;
IN substance it is nearer acceptance than
refusal.
The Telegraph says nothing but an ex-
pl1cit refusal to evacuate Peking was to
be expected from a nation which, through
the murder of it's ambassador. has suffer-
ed In a peculiar degree from the brutal
recklessness of the Boxers.
The Mail says that Germany's decision
to retain her troops at Peking was GER
tain from the first. for though the Ger
man policy is above all things anxious
to avoid quarrels with Russia, it is not
less anxious to avoid making itself ri
dicuous in the sight of the. world, which
result must inevitably have followed had
Count Won Waldersee landed at Taku to
find that even the German army had re-
tired.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times says the viceroy of WI Chung has
telegraphed to the British consul general
urging that Great Britain should without
delay initiate peace negotiations. He
! lays stress upon the magnitude of the
British trade interests which a riously
threatened by the possibility of a con-
/: tinuance of disorder.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
TO BRING THEM HOME.
All American Soldiers Who Have Been
Buried Abroad.

Washington, September THE Off
cials Of the navy department are making
arrangements for bringing home to the
United States for interment the remains
of officers and enlisted men of the navy
and marine corps who died or were killed
in action ashore or afloat and were
buried outside the continental limits Of
the United States since april, 1898. Care
fui research shows there are 1O5 cases
of this description, including five off,
GERS 81 enlisted men of the navy and
43 enlisted men of the marine corps.
1t is the purpose of the navy department
to have these remains inferred at the
places In the United States selected by
the next of kin. Where no preference
as to place of interment is expressed
by the next Of kin, the bodies of all
brought home from the Philippines.
China and Pacific points will be inferred
at the National cemetery, near San
francisco, and all unclaimed bodies
brought home from the West Indies and
Atlantic points will be inferred in Ar
llngton cemetery, near this city.
1t is suggested that persons Interested
IN the disposition of those remains COM
municate with the bureau Of navigation,
navy department, Washington, D. c.,
before September 21 next, if possible,
for information and instruction.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
INDIANS SAD PLIGHT.
Natives of Alaska in a Most Denlor-
able Condition.

washington, Sept. THE secretary Of
the treasury has received a dispatch
from Alaska confirming the reports that
a most deplorable condition exists among
THE native Indians along the coas. from
cape Nome nortfward. The treasury Of
1clals are poWerless to render any aid
TO the sufferers on account of the fact
that the department has not available
FUNDS for such purpose but General
Spaldlng has written letter to the war
department which has fund that can
he drawn on in emergency cases like the
present recommending that fool be sup
Piled and distributed under the direction
OF the army officers in charge of the
troops stationed there. The treasury
department will furnish surgeons from
the marine hospital service and the Gus
toms officers will be instructed to render
any assistance possible. The Red Cross
society is becoming interested in the re-
lief measures now being taken and it is
not unlikely that it will cooperate to
the extent Of furnishing clothing for the
destitute.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
DESPERATE PRISONERS IN MANILA
FILIPINO INMATES OF BLIBD 7SON MUTINIED PUT DOWa
ONLY BY HELP OF AMERICAN PRISONERS.

Washington, Sept. T. Manila papers
just received at the war department give
details of a desperate mutiny among the
native prisoners in Bilibid prison which
resulted in the death of four and the
wounding of fifteen of them. The report
states that the outbreak came without
the slightest warning. The officials of
the prison were going about their duties
on hot summer afternoon. the 10th Of
July last, when little Filipino, serving
life term, assumed crouching atti-
tude and began to creep up behind the
native foreman, giving utterances to a
low growl like wild beast. The effect
was electrical on the other cOnvicts. In
an instant the mutterings had grown in
to wild roar, and every prisoner was
making for the keepers with murder in
his eye. The captain OF the native guard
when he commanded the little mob to
disperse. was slashed across the back Of