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Gilpin observer., 1904-10-27

then exorbitapt treatment charges. 1t
was almost the unanimous opinion OF
those present "that it would ruin the
stock market, (which was then booming.
l Immediately handed in my resignation,
shut down the Portland mine, and made
the fight against the trust single handed.
Within few days after the shutdown,
when it was evident that meant busi-
ness, the trust made terms with me
whereby was enabled to close a con-
tract at much lower rate than the
other mine owners were compelled to
pay, thereby saving many thousands Of
dollars to the stockholders OF the Port
land company.
Since that time have been member
Of the mine owners association, al
though having attended one or two
meetings through courtesy.
HosTILITIEs OPENED.
My withdrawal from the mine gners'
association was the opening Of hostilities
by it's members against myself, which
was continued to the present day.
Early in 1901 there were posted in
conspicuous places all about the Port
land premises copies of the following
notices:
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-27
CARD NO. 3.

CARD NO. 3.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
All persons are hereby notified that il
any employe Of the Portland Gold Min.
ing company is assaulted, threatened
kidnapped or otherwise maltreated for
his refusal to join any union, that fact
will be taken as conclusive that the
miners union is hostile to the company,
and the mine will be shut down; and,
further, this company will protect to the
full extent Of the law all employees
against any attempt on the part OF the
union, or organization of whatsoever
nature. to force or coerce the employees
to join.
The Management claims the right to
employ whoever it pleases, without dis
elimination in favor or against any
class Of men whatsoever.
The Portland Gold Mining Co.,
By James F. Burns, Pres.
These cards were always replenised
wherever it was necessary. until after
the military occupation OF the mine dur
ing June Of this year, when the notices
were torn down, they not being consist
ent with the new regime dictated by the
mine owners association.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-27

above notices became absolutely dead
letters and the mine owners union pro
ceeded to inaugurate more outrageous
discrimination than had ever been
known in the Cripple Creek district.
Every person now going to work in
the Cripple Creek district must have a
card showing membership in the mine
owners union. without which it is alb.
solutely impossible to obtain employ
ment.
PAID THE HIGHEST WAGES.
The claim that l was the first person
TO cut, or attempt to cut, wages in the
Cripple Creek district, is absolutely
false and silly. The many thousands of
former Portland employees scattered all
over the mining west are living Witness
es OF this fact. The highest wages, in
all departments. have always been paid
at our mines, and 1 have ever stood
against the reduction OF wages.
MINE OWNERS CUT WAGES.
wish to say that firmly believe if
Peabody is elected governor of this
state the miners wages will be reduced,
irrespective Of Republican newspaper
reports to the contrary. This is the
great object the mine owners associa-
tion has in view in advocating the elec-
tion of Peabody.
The Republican newspapers have
been frantically claiming that there was
no intention among the mine owners to
cut wages, and the mine owners asso-
citation has issued an official statement
to that effect | know that m any Grip
pie Creek mine owners have long been
chating for an opportunity to make
cut, and it has b,en discussed in my
presence. If they have no such desire
now, it is merely curbed for political
purposes and will become an all-con-
Stunning desire after the election-if con-
ditions are favorable.
When the mill strike was inaugurated |
IN 1903 the members Uf the mine owners
association did all they could to encour-
age the fight, believing it would spread
to the district and give them the chance
they EEd long dreamed and hoped for to
cut wages. II such were not the case,
they could easily have ended the strife |
before it reached the mines.
The claim that 1 am an honorary
member Of the Western Federation of
Miners is a malicious falsehood.
NOT CONTROLLED BY w.F.M
And the further claim that am dom
mated by the Western Federation OF
Miners is as false as would be the claim
that l am dominated and controlled by |
the mine owners association.
] have always worked on the "open
shop" principle and claimed the right to
hire and discharge any employe with
out discrimination for or against any
class, union or organization whatsoever.
acknowledge TIE right of working
men to organize and the experience
gained in the employment of thousands |
of men has taught me that, generally
speaking, highest efficiency is obtained
within labor organizations. Acknow
lodging, however, that a member of no
organization has equal rights in seeking |
employment.
l believe in freedom, equality OF op-
portunIty and justice, for which the Re-
publican party no longer stands. 1t is
consistent organization for only those |
who stand for corporate control and
class distinction. I remain, yours very
truly, JAMES T.. BURNS.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-21
po You Relieye in slens.

A mark, note token or symptom, in
dictates that by which anything may be
known, that is, we are forewarned II
evil is to befall US, or we have tae pleas.
ure of anticipation if the signs betoken
fortunate occurrence. Accidental oc-
clrrenees all have their signs every dis.
ease has its symptoms. The point is
to heed the former, and counteract the
effect of the latter. Spells oil sick
headache follow Indigestion and stomach
disorders, bclcbing, billiousness aud dys
pepsia are signs OF sickness. People
diat believe in these signs and know
that they are true from experience, can
get immediate relief and q speedy cure
by the use ofDr. Gums Improved Liver
Pills. Sold by druggists for 25c per
box. Only one for dose. Stone & Mer
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-21
Sc rRuE vAIur.

When the tax commission composed
of Henry 6 Davis. john u. Holt, WI
liam p. Hubbard, = J. Williams ana
John X. Thompson made up It's report
one Of the fundamental principles Of the
system it proposed was the assessu,ent
of all property &c it, trao and actual
value.
This principle has been Incorporated
into the tax laws passed by the extra
session Of the legislature, ana It is the
one upon which all the objections TO the
laws seem to be based.
The fact is the only equable basis fos
taSation is the tsua ana actual value
Of property. The prices for which
property would sell at forced or cash
sale il not an equal basis, or does it
show equal proportion Of the values Of
property assessed. There are two good
reasons why tho latter basis is NOT Just
First The average assessor, while us
ually compstent to figure on the value
of small pieces of property watch ordi.
narily sell for cash usually has no in
formation or experience to guide him
in tho estimate of property mot general
~ sold for cash and must contens aim
self with guess which may in one
county be one.sixth and in another ono
aalf the real value OF the same sort Of
property.
Second. Again the smaller thu
amount OF property to be assessed the
nearer viii its estimated cash value be
to its true and actual value conse-
quently the present method of ascer'
tanning values creates hardship upon
those least able TO bear tine poor
psoplc. 1t will be invariably fOunc
what the mansion worth $685. 900 Is moi
assessed more than onetnird its value
while the house. worth 5000 WIN be
assessed from one-naIf to two-thirds It,
real worth. The higher priced property
is tho less percentage of value 1t brings
on forced sale.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-21
pERs1srrNr rAI.sEHoop.

Z A favorite misstatement repeated by.
Senator Cornwell, candidate for COVER
nor. by speech and through the Romney
paper owned and edited by him IS the
false assertion that the laws passed ut
thu special session WIN Increase the
amount of taxes to be paid by the
farmer and land owner He ignores che
fact that six.sevanths of the state tax.
es on real and personal property will
end in 1907, thereby reducing the taxes
TO be paid on real and personal prop
erty over $6s0.OOO in the state. They.
botn assert that an increase in tae val
nation of real and personal property
will increase the taxes to BE paid. when
they both know that there is no neees.
sary connection between high valuations
and high rate of levy or higher taxes
He knows that the amount OF taxes
and the rate of levy depend upon the
amount of money needed to run the
government, state or county or city. n
as in Monongalia county 100000 is re-;
quircd and IS cents on each 800 valua.
ton OF property will produce that spm,
then the rate of levy viii be as cents.
and tine amount of 100000 win be pro.
duccd- If the re.assessment should
double the valuation of property then
the rate of levy would be cut in two,
and the levy or rate would be 37iSf
cents, and it would produce the same
sum of 100000. If the valuation
should be made four-fold. of four times
greater taan now. the tax rate would
be reduced TO one-fourfn of rs cents
and fixed at 1891 cents on the 500, and
precisely the same amount of revenue
of 10000 would be collected. We feel
like begging the pardon of our readers
for repeating these elementary priuci.
pies SO often, but soSpersistent are the
false statements OF Mr.. Senator Corn.
wei and his little brother that we feel
compelled 70 refute them.
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-21

On the east side of the Folsom dis
trict, in this county, the South Penn
Oil Company mas drilled its No. 3 on
the j. j. Ashcraft farm through the
stray and is now drilling on top of the
Gordon. In the same district. thes anne
company has recovered the tools lost in
its No. 3 on the Jesse Asacraft farm
and is now drilling at so feet in the
stray sand.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-21
OIL NEWS

Oil City, Pa, Oct. l4-credit balances,
81 SO; certificates, no bid. Shipments
tPennsylvaniar, 1885, bbls; average,
76.l47 bbls, Runs. 77.4ss bbls; average,
1898 bbls Shipments CLimal. GOOSE
bbls; average, 62,3l5 bbls. Runs, 49,.
eG7 bbls; average, 1898 bbls.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
A Book Offer.

In order to introduce our books in
new localities, we prepared to make
the following offer:
We will send you free one of the
followlnefour books, II you will send
your name and address and stamp
or two to the address given below:
Clarence Lathbury's Code OF JOY. "
Clarence Lathbury'S GOD Winning
U.s." -,
Thenphllus Parsons "Outlines OF
the Philosophy of SWedenborg."
Adolph RLeder's Light in the
Clouds. -
These books are we'll printed and on
good paper, and, as you see from the
titles. on good subjects. Address,
ADoLPH RoEDER, Metropolitan
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
Those Ancestral Estates.

If you get letter from an English
attorney, unknown to you, proffering
information about a vast estate in
which you ought for ancestral reasons
to be interested, don't get excited. You
probably won't get any money, and, II
recent revelations mean anything, he
will
To the busy housewife, DESTROYS OF
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photographs of original dishes, as well
as instructions for making great
variety of lemonades and other soft
drinks, bread, rolls, etc, all simply
and clearly written. Qittle, Brown &
Co., Boston,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
FOR Only 5 CENTS,
More Than Our Paper Alone,
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
PARIS sLEuTHs WERE SLY.
Convinced Russia's Emperor That
They Were Awake and Active.


They Were Awake and Active.
The Paris correspondents of London
Truth tells this story Of the manner
in which the Russian government test
ed the efficiency of the French detec-
tive police when the car was about
to visit Paris. The chief of the Rus
sian police went secretly to the
French capital, with orders to lie
quietly by in hotel and only to Ie-
port himself at the embassy after q
stay of a week. But he had not been
three hours in Paris before the pre-.
feet of police learned of hisVarrival
from a French detective. At ST. Pc
tersburg they thought this a satisfac-
tory result, and the imperial pair
ventured to go to Paris and drive
down the Champs Elysees without
cavalry around their carriage.
/ similar test applied in Rome had
different consequences. The head OF
the Russian police remained there for
a whole week without his arrival be-
ing suspected. On the evening Of the
sixth day he called on Count Nelidotf
to report himself, to the great aston
ishment of that ambassador. They
both agreed that if the Roman police
had not scented out the head Of the
greatest police force in the world they
could not be depended upon to know
much about the goings on of anarch
lists and nihilists. This is alleged to
be the true reason why the car de-
clined to trust himself In the king Of
Italy's dominions.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
GREAT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Ssml.WeekIy Capital and the
PhilIlrsburg Herald One Yesr
ior. i'll so

The Semi. Weekly Capital, published
at Topeka, Ia one Of the best farm
newspa pers published anywhere. Real
izlng that good market reports one
Of the most valuable features OF q
farm newspaper, the Capital prints
twice week a full report Of all the
markets of the world, including To
peka and the report il absolutely
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1t prints all the news OF the civilized
world fresh from the wires Of the AS
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thoroughly than any of the metropolis
tan weeklies. But in the matter Ol
Kansas news, 1t has no competitor,
our large corps OF special correspond
ents enabling us to cover the field
thoroughly Outside from your own
home paper you can get more local
news from the Capital than from any
other paper published.
Editorlally 1t laborS INCREASINGLY for
the States moral and material welfare
While strongly republican In politics
Its editorials are fair and unprecedented
and It's news columns are open alike t.
the doings OF all political parties.
1t is printed twice a week for only
81. 90 per year. Order IL in Connection
with the Phillipsburg Herald for only
$3.50 per year.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
5000 For. Letters to Encourage
Emigration.

Emigration.
The Rock Island System offers
twenty prizes. OF the aggregate value
OF $500, for letters relative to the Ter
ritory along it's lines In Arkansas.
Kansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma,
Texas and New Mexico. Letters
should deal with the writer's, expert
ences since he settled in the Southwest.
They should tell how much money he
had when he arrived, what he did
when he first came, what measure OF
success has since rewarded his efforts.
and what he thinks Of that portion Of
the country In which he is located.
Letters should not be less than 300
nor more than $500 words IN length,
and will be used for the purpose of
advertising the Southwest.
Letters are desired. not only from
farmers and farmers wives, but also
from merchants. school teachers,
clergymen; from everyone, in brief,
who has a story to tell and who
knows how to tell II.
For circular giving details write
JOHN SEBASTIAN, Passenger Traffic
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
Manager Wanted.

Trustworthy lady or gentleman to
manage business in this county and
adjoining territory for we'll and favor.
ably known House Of solid financial
standing. 5000 straight cash salary
and expenses, paid each Monday by
check direct from headquarters. Elk
pense money advanced; position per.
manent. Address, MANAGER, 6l(
Monon Bldg, Chicago, III. 4S-lS
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
OLIVE OF ANCIENT LINEAGE.
Treco 2,oco Years Old Are Still Bear
inq Eru.t.

l19 FFI'ts
The olive nat the bartender drops
intn the popular cocktail is an old
campaigaer. Wine drinkers thousands
of years ago liked it, and for centuries
no banquet has been considered COM
plete without it.
The tree, clea Europea, is not only
one of the Oldest trees known to natu-
ralists, but its longevity and produc-
tivity are astounding. Several Of
these trees over twenty feet in Cir.
conference, according to the sc.er-
tiflc calculation of foot for a ceI.
tury must have been bearing fruit be-
fore the Savior walked and talked ON
the mount of Olives.
The olive has been a symbol In
more than one mythology. The dove
bringing the branch to the ark gave
1t to the imagination of the Orient as
an emblem of peace or confidence re-
stored Among the Greeks it was the
sign of peace and the placid power OF
wisdom.
Though a native Of Syria, and pos
sibly of southern Greece, the olive
flourishes anywhere in. a mild climate.
Western Asia, southern Europe, north
ern Africa, southern England, South
America, Mexico-in all these places
the olive grows readily, taking on an
average seven years before bearing
fruit.
Two hundred years ago it was in
troduced into California by priests
from Mexico, and there it has thriven
nightly. In South Carolina it is
hardy and fruitful, but unfortunately
the crop natures there just when all
labor is needed in the cotton fields
The fruit is too bitter to eat unless
picked Ranging in size from an
acorn to large plum, 1t is gathered
green and placed in strong solution
of potash or I've of wood ashes. When
the olives change color this denotes
that the potash has struck through
the stone and they are placed in wat
err, renewed several times day, for
five days.-New York Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
Wanted.
Address

Special Representative In this conn
~ and adjoining terriiar'es, to repre-
.en' and advertise an did established
lusiuess house Of solid financial
standing. SALARY s2l weekly. with
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lireci from headquarters. Expenses
advhncef: wSiiiou permanent. We
srrn.,l rv r,'hine Address, The Co.
Iumbla, GO MonUn Bldg, Chicago, ILL.,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
There is a disease

rlullOJS IlSllloOiFOS DISdN uOWi dlIu WdStO
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03

A section of Kansas land for less
than $4,000 is a rare opportunity, but
hat is what is offered to the Herald
readers this week. TT is. chance will
not last long and you'll ad Letter look
after it at once II YOU desire 10 avail
70 lrsplf Of it. The Herald will be
pleased to ans yer your inquiries -
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-03
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing in this
J because 60 decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths arecauscd by
it. heart disease,
pneumonia, heart
failure or apoplexy
arc often the result
Of kidney disease. If
kidney trouble is al
lowed 10 advance the
kidne p oisoned
blood will attack the
vital organs or the