The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07
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Washington. Nov. 30.-The report issued by the agricultural department and touching upon the wheat crop for the year 1907 shows that more wheat was produced in this country this year than has ever been produced during any previous year.
 Seattle. Nov. 30.-Owing to a con- hination of circumstances governing the produce market prices on meats of all kinds took tumble today. Poultry also came down in price. The reduction amounts practically 10 twenty per cent.
 Seattle, Nov. S0.-Employees work ing on the construction of the Gug- genheim railroad, have been meeting with considerable difficulty and the work has been somewhat delayed be- cause of the strength of the wind that blows down the Copper river through Copper river valley. The wind reach es velocity of eighty miles an hour and is intensely cold. Efforts are be- ing made to procure satisfactory method of preventing the wind from interfering with the progress of the work.
 Washington, Nov. 50.-Politicians generally are beginning to accept the belief that party lines in the next congress will be drawn upon currency questions. Already considerable feel ing is manifest over the subject. Roosevelt and Cortelyou are both anxious and are seriously urging the enactment of legislation on the sub feet before Christmas. The democrats are bitterly opposing the administra- tion and warm fight is predicted for the next session of congress.
 Seattle, Nov. 3O.-Peabody returned here today from his business trip to New York where he was elected pres ident of the Alaska Steamship Con- pany. Mr. Peabody states that the report to the effect that the Guggen- ire;-,s ar.s. ar.i Moroan had control of the lines recently consolidated is not entirely true. He states that the ma jority of the stock is owned in Seattle and that the New York inanciers have less interest than was at first re- ported. The deal includes all the transportation facilities of the compan- ies involved located at saettle and the docks and facilities of the com panies located at Juneau and Ketchi- kan and of the Juneau Steamship company.
 Washington. Dec. 2.-The city has been rapidly filling with congressman for several days and the majority of them have arrived. 4 cactus of the republicans was held this morning. Cannon was nominated to succeed himself as speaker of the houes and will be elected at noon when congress assemblies. Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania was nominated for clerk Lyons of New York was nominated for doorkeeper; Henry Trasson of Massa- chusetts WAS nominated far sergeant at arms and Sam Lungum Of Minneso- ta was nominated for postmaster Vonmeyer submitted report recom- mendiug that business man be placed at tue head of the postofiice depart ment and kept there permanently.
 Seattle, Dec. 2-Clark wired today to the Post-Intelligencer that bitter fight is anticpated in Washington as soon as congress assemblies, the bone of contention being Governor Hoggatt of Alaska. President Roosevelt expects that formal charges will be mads against Hoggatt based upon the riots that occurred in the copper river dis trict. No official criticism is to be made in Washington against Hoggatt. Both President Roosevelt and Secre- tary Garfield say that there is nothing in the letters received so far touching upon the subject that would warrant an official investigation. Roosevelt. Garfield, Cannon and other leaders of in congress express a great deal of confidence in Gov. Hoggatt. notwith- standing the opposition he is meeting with in Alaska.
 Seattle, Dec. 2.-At second meet Ing of prominent persons who arc in- terested in mining proposi- tions in Alaska James Godfrey was appointed to represent them in Wash ington before congress. He is instpuct- ed to secure If possible change in the present mining laws so that as- sessment work will not be compulsory after the expiration of next year.
 Seattle, Dec, 2.-Charles Hubbard and those associated with him as own CTS of the mining claims formerly owned by John Smith, Oscar Haglund and Oscar Sail of Valdez, today sold their holdings to mining company for five hundred and forty thousand dollars. The claims are those known as the Mother Lode Mining claims.
 Dryton, California, Dec. a.-Fire broke out today in the Fremont coal mine. Most of the miners got out safely but eleven are still imprisoned