The silver lance., 1898-06-03
OUR SALTED PLACER.
Washed Prom the Rich Deposits On The Laacs
Exchange Table.

Washed Prom the Rich Deposits On The Laaes
Exchange Table.
Europe don't want Uncle Sam to find
out just how much Of a warrior he is.
They don't want him to got into fighting
humor or into fighting condition. There
for they don't want him to practice on
Spain too long; and they daresn't tell
him to quit for fear he will take a little
exercise in their back yards. They are
very uncomfortable, poor fellows.-Gun-
nfson Champion.
War is certainly an educator in some
lines at least. For instance in geography
Before the trouble began how much did
you know about tho location, size and
population of the PHILIPPINES, the Canar-
les. the Carolines or the Cape Verde
islandsS Doubtful whether you knew
there was such a place as Martinique or
Windward passage. How much did
you know about the size and number of
our own ships, the size and number of
their guns? Did you even know the dis
tance from Key West to Havana or Porto
RicoS-Gunnison News.
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1t is exceedingly pleasant for Ameri-
cans to know that the United States il
the home Of the greatest warship build
ing firm in the world-the Cramps OF
Philadelphia. This firm at the present
time has q contract with tho Russian
government to furnish 12,5OO-ton bat
tleship which when completed will be the
most formidable war vessel afioat; also a
5000 ton cruiser for the Same government
Besides this contract the firm is building
several large war vessels for Japan.
Other foreign governments are watching
carefully the actions Of our war vessels
in Admiral Simpsons feet, and should
these vessels be entirely successful it is
moro than likely that the Cramps will
have their hands full with foreign con-
tracts. Verify Yankee genius is destined
to teach the whole world the art Of
building modern war vessels.-Hugo
Ledger.
II a preacher comes hero and uses
slang in the pulpit or Sunday school class
or uses such language as "fork over"
and "the more you squeeze hon the
more eggs she will lay" or some chaste
remark about people wearing good out
side clothes and dirty underclothes, he
would probably excuse himself with the
idea that he was endeavoring to get the
good will of the peaple by putting him-
self on level with them. Ifthat should
ever prove true We would like to remark
that while such preachers were studying
doctrines, kicking foot balls, etc, most
OF the people of Silver Cliff were travel
ing in various parts of the earth or grad
uating in the universities, or learning OF
etiquette or broad minded theology. Any
divine or other person who presumes
that the people Of this locality are ig-
norant thereby gives evidence Of his
ignorance.-Silrer Cliff Rustler.
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Considerable lottery attaches to the
life of an American sailor. especially in
time of war. The crew or the little ves-
eel Mapgrove, which captured the Pana-
ma, will all be pretty well fixed when
they receive their share Of prize money.
One OF the provisions Of law concerning
prize money ls that when the captured
vessel is larger and more powerful than
its captor, the whole value Of ship and
cargo belongs to the victorious crew.
There were only about twenty men on
the Mangrove. The Panama and hef
carge are said to be worth at least $780,
900. OF this the captain will get three
twentieths, or $9O,OO0-a pretty fair little
start toward fortune. Each member oi
the crew will get $4,000 or upward
This is an unusual case. As rule part
of the value Of captured vessels belong to
the United States; in some cases . larger
proportion goes to officers. There Ia
quite lot Of statutory and common law
bearing Oh the subject.-Rocky Noun
tain Sentinel.
Gen. Merritt will have some tough
citizens to deal with in the PHILIPPINES
The rule has been one Of spoilation There
from the first, and there seems to be
nothing like even the usual honor among
thieves there. The insurgents are Al
depraved as the Spanish. Aguinalde
Artacho and some thirty other insurgents
were paid 100000 by the Spanish gov
ernment to desert their cause and FOL
lowers and to leave the Islands. The
sum was placed in bank at Hongkona
subject to the order Of Aguinaldo. ano
this precious patriot thereupon refused
to "divvy" with his pals" in the grea'
game Of sell" The whole story OF the
transaction and the quarrel among thu