The silver lance., 1898-06-10
OUR SALTED PLACER,
Washed From the Rich Deposits on The Lance
Exchange Table.


The long pending suit between the
Black Queen and Excelsior mines at
Crystal has at last been settled accord
ing to an agreement OF both parties in
compliance with the rulings of the state
courts in the same case. 1t is good news,
indeed. that this trouble has at last been
settled by mutual agreement and the fine
property once more worked. Verify,
Crystal will soon flourish like a green
bay tree.-EH Mountain Pilot.
Those who ought to know estimate
that the pi ss ,nt war will cost $500, ,0OO, 600
il it be los ,cuted one year. 1t ought
not to last year; it will not last year.
1t is not war Of conquest, but war of
humanity. However. since we have taken
Philippines we ought to hold them until
some decision can be reached as to their
disposition. We ought to take every
foot Of Spanish soil outside Of Spain
itself, whether it be in this hemisphere
Or in the other. We ought, believe, to
drive the Spanish flag from the waters
Of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans"
Henry II. Teller.
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Colonel William A. Stone, who was
nominated for governor of Pennsylvania
yesterday by the republican convention
was born in Delmar township, Tioga
county, Pennsylvania. His education was
received at the Austin school house. the
Wellsboro academy and the Mansfield
state normal school. Studied law, was
principal OF the Wellsboro academy,
Pittsburg Has been a member Of cor
gress for ten years and will be governor
of his state. We take pride in the state
ment because we studied our alb abs to-
gether in 1855 on the front seat OF the
little red school house in the Austin dis
tsict. He has been Senator Quay's friend
in Western Pensylvania.-4spsn Times.
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Mr.. William Doherty, an American or
nithologist Of reputation, has just re-
turned to this country from the Philip
pine Islands, via Hong Kong and San
Francisco. His latest distinction was IN
successfully passing the customs officers
at Manila with the complete plans Of the
city, the harbor, Notifications and min
ute details Of the armament. 1t was a
dangerous proceeding, but Mr.. Doherty
carried 1t out successfully. The plans
and drawings we're concealed in a newly
laundried shirt which was folded, pinned
and banded in the usual style and put
with other clothing in his trunk. He ar
rived in Hong Kong early in April and at
once delivered these most important pa
pers to Commodore Dewey on the "Olym-
American.
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Several Victor housekeepers, judging
from their own complaints, have received
a salutary lesson on the folly of buying
groceries from agents representing
Chicago firms. We have little sympathy
for the victims. The actual cost Of sell
ing goods by sample, paying agents com
than the retail price charged by home
merchants, 80 1t stands to reason that
such agents who pretend to undersell
local dealers are working a confidence
game. They have no regulations for
fair dealing to maintain and conse-
quently their guarantees are worthless.
We understand that c. A. BiresaIl, the
agent complained Of, still has two sub
agents working in Victor and many more
women may bite before the game is
worked out. Housewives who desire to
save money may do 80 by showing the
door to agents for Chicago and other
foreign houses that pretend to sell goods
below the prices charged by home mer-
chants.-Victor Record.
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Memorial day this year will have
new significance. While we are strew-
ing flowers above the graves Of the brave
men who fought the nations battles q
generation ago, we will be remembering
the brave men who are now trooped un-
der the nations colors to fight its battles
to-day. Every nation has had its wars,
and will have them again. But the
events OF the last three months are con-
vincing proof that never again will this
nation be sundered by civil strife To-
day the sons Of the men who opposed
each other a generation ago are standing
by the old fag-the flag of reunited
country. In cementing together the Sec
tions the present war has already been
worth all that it has cost or will cost.
No more shall the war cry sever,
Nor the winding river be red;
They Danish our anger forever