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The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22

It is estimated that sales of copper fer domestic consumption and export during the month of April aggregated total of approximately So0, ,aoa, COG pounds. Says the Denver Mining News. Sales were approximately 50, o01, 600 pounds below production in this country, Canada and Mexico, but in this connection it can be stated that as q result of heavy transactions in March, the amount of copper disposed of in the two months was very close to production.
 That a large amount Of this copper wen: into speculative hands, there is no question. Had the copper been purchased for actual consumption, prices for the metal would be much higher than today. Eleetrolytic cop Der sold during the month brought an average of between 12SSs to 12ai cents pound. Had it no been for heavy speculative offerings of copper, the price of the metal would have averaged much higher.
 That the copper metal situation has improved cannot be denied. but not at the rate reported by certain interests who would benefit 5y an advance in copper stocks. Consumption of copper, so far. has followed very closely the movements of the steel industry. Steel production has increased between ) and 10 per cent over last month. and it is safe to assume that there has been a corresponding improvement in copper. The brass and electric com panies are using more copper. but consumption is still running at the rate of about per cent of nurmal.
 The Amalgamated Copper company is doing everything possible to cut down production costs in the Butte camp, ard has been very successful
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
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aited Press special

Washington. May 17-At ten o'clock this morning Secretary Ballinger presented President Taft with the key composed of COrmack nuggets, which will open the exposition.
 The senate convened at ten o'clock this morning and will hereafter con. fine their work 70 I discussion of the tariff. The leaders fear the strength of the insurgents will interrupt their plans, but ss some of the tariff demo- cra,s are coming into line. the present rate will doubtless De maintained.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
The Outlook
 For Copper

so far. It will be surprising to certain copper iutersets to learn that the Bos- ton X Montana recently showed costs of close to IS cents q pound for the copper turned out in q single month. This is the best record the Boston X Montana has made in many years. Amalgamated interests still hold to the belief that. not withstanding the favorable statements bearing upon the so-callled low-cost producers, the Butte district will continue to hold its own with the new copper district. It
 is argued that the deeper under ground the new companies go, the higher the cost of production.
 The report of the Anaconda Copper company will 6 made public some time this month, and that of the Amalgamated company in June. It is generally known that the Anaconda's report will show that the company was compelled to make heavy inroads into the surplus for the purpose of satisfy Ing dividend requirements. It is pos sihle that the Amalgamated Copper company was forced to do the same. The Anaconda suffered severe loss in earnings as result of its nolicy of curtailment. The temporary closing of the mine cost the company in the neighborhood of 500, GOO.
 The report of the Amalgamated Copper comnany will also show the effects of the depression in the year 1908. The various copper companies ought to be able to make better showing in 1909, if all improvement ln prices and consumption sets in in the last half of the year. The copper companies are paying smaller divi- dends this year, and all of the lead ing mines ought to close 1909 with a satisfactory surplus.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22

] No matter how speculative a market may be, We always find certain class of deYotees who have studied the con- ditions of these special markets. and who naturally consider their chances of success better in tho field in which l they are acqauinied. IL was two years ago that the bottom literally feil out of the price of metallic copper. With this drop followed an equally great recession in the shares oi the copper companies listed on the Boston ex- change. Men who had posted their margins in anticipation of an advance. found that these margins were sud- denly wiped cut, and that the market continued 10 sink, making the failure { absolute. + is very likely that mal ' of the spectators who lost heavily in the copper from slump have retired permanently from this form Of speeu- Iation. l. is also likely that those who saw the handwriting on the waIl;' and covered" in time are again ready to take advantage of any sign of revival.
 We are not attempting to talk from view point of professional tipsters, nor as specialists on any speculative market. We are convinced in the { face of the present uncertainties, that the Boston copper market is eventu- ally going to become one of the chief centers of speculation in the United ! States. We have had more or less 10 | say in this column relative to the fu- ture possibilities of the red metal. Nearly every speculator knows that the shares vf the companies in which l he speculases are not always governed by the physical conditions back of :hose enterprises. Nearly every spec ulator of any experience has also { learned that the conditions he has ac- cepted as facts do not always influence l the market for the securities.
 Speculation, of itself, creates condi  tions that are so far removed from the value and market of the commodities, that the uncertainties of speculative movement are unkown by many.
 What interests US particularly is the fact that mining issues give broader field of speculation than any other class known. 4 general spread Of spec ulatiye fever will undoubtedly in- clude all of the markets more or less.
 But we believe the copper market,
 as it relates to the shares, is going to be one of the most active for 2 good many years to come.-Denyer Mining | Record
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
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Interesting Items From the City and Vieinity....PersOnal
 and Otherwise
From Fridays Daily

 Word has been received in Ketchi- kan from Mrs. B. M. Mitchell who is visiting in Tacoma. that she is quite III and the baby has pneumonia.
 Mrs. NJ. D. Freeman, Mrs. E. J. B aachsrd, Harry Raymond, Sam Guyot, and Sam Bernstein were north bound passengers on the Jefferson.
 The Northland came in last night and went to Kasaan Bay to load up with 4O0 tons of ore from the It. This is the second shipment from the It within the past two weeks.
 MT. James Coburn who has the con- tract for putting up the poles for the New England Company. received nord today that his wife was dead in Sumter. Oregon. She left here few weeks ago.
 4 wireless message has been suc- cessfuIly transmitted between Chicago and New York. The distance travelled overland by the message vas one thousand miles and marks another step in the remarkable growth of that system of communication.
 Mr. L. \. Baucock and son in law Daniel Nelson, came in last evening on the Teddy from Kasaan. Mr. Nell son will go south tonight on the City of Seattle to meet Mir. Sargent, and join the surveying party who are going north to make typographical maps of the district.
 Mrs. Youlden and children, accom- panied by Miss Elizabeth Youlden ar rived on the Jefferson for summers s visit at the home of Judge and Mrs. St.ckpole Mrs. Youlden is daugth- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Stackpole, and grandpa Stack pole has had the children all out walking in the sunshine today. The visitors are from Butte, Montana.
 Henry Haldane and wife came ID yesterday from Kasaan. They have recently been bereayed by death of their twelve weeks old baby. After arriving here Mir. Haldsne was taken with a severe fever but is getting bet ter ard vii. go tomorrow to Pt. Goa mano where Mir. Haldane will hold religious services among his people.
 The girls of the Queen Esther Circle wiIl give Japanese tea and May bas- ket candy sale at the Methodist par sonage on Main Street-next door to church tomorrow afto moon.
 The girls will be dressed in Oriental costume ard serve tea and cake. Misses Aileen ana Gurtrude Hen. drickson, Flossie Copeland, Magarei CIemonson, Amy Hunt, Belle Hood, ] Luslla Wakefield, Irene Chesney, All
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
United Press special

Washington. May l7-President Taft tomorrow night goes to Peters burg. Virginia to ungeil the Ft Mo, hone Monument. From there he will go 10 Charlottesville \. c. where he will assist in tbe celebration of the anniversary of the Mecklenburg de- clarstion of inGe peudence.
 The Macklenburg declaration of in- dependence is series of five resolu- toins approved May ?, l775 by the citizens of MackleDburg county, in view of vote of the British Parlia- ment denouncing the action of Massa- cbusetss as rebelioUs.
 They declare themselves free from the political bonds of England aud esiablishe themselves into a self gov erning body. + is said 10 be the first declaration of indepencence formulated in the United States.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
United Press special

Victoria. May 1.-The American schooner Francis Cutting, which wss seized here last year for Illegal fishing and taken to Juneau, and aflerw ards brought here. was sold Saturday after noon for s5.a00. George 8urgmsn bought it and will use it in the halihut trade.
 United Press special
 Flushing. May 17-Captain Hains was this morning sentenced to from eight to sixteen years in prison for the crime of manslaugter. A motion for new trial was denied him and an appeal 10 higher courts will be taken.
 Hains appeared unu.oved by the sentence.
 United Press special
 San Francisco. May l7-At the mis- sion arena Saturday afternoon Billy Papke knocked out Hugo Kelly in the first round of what was to have been torty-fve round go for the world middleweight campionship, ketchel having outrgown the class.
 There was good sized crowd of sport on hand to witness the contest and considerable money was put up at ten to eight on Papke.
 Seattle, Washington, Nay l5-The art exhibit ot the Alaska Yukon-Pa- cidc Exposition is now covered hy in- surance 10 the amount of sl, 800, 0O0 This first policy WAS negotiated through the LlOyd's of London and covers the principal part of the eollee tion secured from European galleries,
 The adjustment of insurance rates is satisfactorily determined, and in- sures the appearance of number of rare and "a uable art specimens which have not previously been exhibited in the United States. The Oriental art displays which are to appear in the Art Exhibit Hall of the exposition, will require the placing of other poli- cies nearly equaling the European amount. and these @lll be taken out as fast as the exibts are installed.
 The Fine Arts Exhibit building of the exposition is building of brick and steel construction, and is as near dreprooi as is possible to erect. It is one of the permanent structures, and at the close of the exposition will be used as the chemistry school of the State University of Washington.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22

The salmon war has ended, accord ing to advices brought in by Captain Sanderson from Rake. Superintendent Brown of Petersburg is paying a plunk fish and getting all the fish. Juneau Transcript.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22

Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Buell. returned from ketchikan on the City of Seattle, after an absence of about week. Juneau Dispatch.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22

ma Kirschbaum and Kahtryn McGurn are among those who will entertain. The public is invited.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22

New lot of choice vegetables on the Humboldt tomorrow morning. Also stra " berries. Call early.
 5-l. N. r. Zimmerman.
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The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22

"Bill' Hoskins has again been To- cated. This is only the tenth time he has been discovered this winter. and will probably be the last, for he is expected 10 come to Juneau within a few weeks. When last heard from, Bill was down at Pybus Bay, having the time of his life chasing big brown bear through the tall uncut. He bagged seven of the animals, and then the rest moved over to the other side of the island and Bill concluded he had plenty. From Pybus he went to Wran- gell, and trolled for king salmon for a few days, then went on south for Ketchikan, headed for Vancouver. It sill be remembered that Bill started for Vancouver in sail boat last fall and was wrecked He is still bound for the Canadian metropolis, being made of the kind of stuff that never lets go: but when seen by w. H. Case in Ketchikan he was persuaded to rush through his Vancouver trip and come back to Juneau to guide A party of hunters from the east. -Juneau Transcript.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
(United Press special)

Davenport, May 1.-The newest ba:sleshiu Temarsirie, of :he draad- naughs type, WAS launched here Sat urday for the British navy. It cost ten million dollars
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 Washington. May T. The tariff bill will not be fAished before August l. The president is planning to leave im- media,ely after that date for his Alas ka ,rip.
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 Conssantinople. May T-Prince Burham Eddin, fourth son of the de- posed sultan. has been arrested as a suspect of being implicated in the re- cent musiny. This will probably mean execution for him.
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 Winnepsg. May Hate Saturday night earthquake shocks were felt all oyer western Canada. h many cases the vibrations were severe enough 10 throw down chimneys and crack walls. Al Regns the hospital patients were thrown from their beds.
 United Press special
 Tacoma, May 17-Sasuriay alter noon Mrs. kyalshug was arrested charged with erin inal knowledge of the assassination of her husband on the streets here Friday night.
 She confessed that Charles Nes- comb, 8 married man did the killing on prearrauged plan 50 that she might be free 70 marry him.
 Newcomb has been arrested and con- fessed. The couple have been inti- mate for years.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
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Items of Interest From All Over the World. Told in Short
 Paragraphs

Kansas City. May l5-Agsin the storm king has paid it's visit of death snd destruction to this community.
 L2s, night series 0: cyclones swept down upon Kansas. Missouri and Okla homs. leaving in it's path scene oi horror that is beyond description.
 Five have been killed outright in this vicinity and a list of sixty is re- ported injured. and as further de- tails come in the number Of dead and dyiDg are sure 10 increase.
 The eity of Great Bend. the county seat of Benton county. Kansas. has been wiped out with large loss of property and numerous lives. IL will take several days to lesrn ,he full ex- tent of the losses as all wires are down.
 For the third time this section has been visited by cyclones this spring.
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 Tacoma. May 15-A carnival Of crime broke loose here last night
 \ saloon was held up by masked robbers and twenty people present compelled 10 deliver mp their money.
 The cash was taken from the regis ter and the robbers escaped iu the darkness leaving DO trace.
 Martin Kavslshug while walking home last evening with his wife was assaulted and killed by an unknown. The woman escaped but can tell but little of the attack which came from behind.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
-Unised Press special

Paris, May l5-Other unions are contributing and aicing the 1ailclerks and telephone operators who are striking. 4 mpashet5c strike may result which viii more efec,ually tie up business, which Is already as near r s.andstili.
 Cleveland. May 15-O,to Sumter won the worlds 2elserseigh, wresti- ing cham piouship from Charles Copkle in two straight iaIis lass night.
 United Press special
 Washington. May l5-The presi- dent today created g general supply committee whose duties will be to purchase supplies for the various de- partments of the government.
 Mir. Taft hopes to make this com- nittse effective in producing greater economy in public purchases.
 United Press special
 Washington May l5-Serator Bev- eridge yesterday made long speech pleading for a higher tariff on to- bacco.
 He calls the tobacco trust one of the worst monopolies.
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 Chicago, May 1j-There is general improved feeling throughous all bus l. ness circles, more 70 than q. any time during the past two years. The wheat marke. is again normal and Pasten inactive.
 United Press special
 Takio, May 17-An elaborate enter ssinnent was given Saturday evening for the visiting officers of the Philip pine feet.
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 Seattle May 1.-The celebrasion of the birthday of William Senard is to bs held in ftEing manner tonight at the auditorium on the exposition grounds.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22

The town of Hains has a negspa. per. It is called the Pioneer Press.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
United Press special

Palestine, Texas, May l5-The state bank was dynanited this morning by robbers and twenty thousand dollars stolen.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
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Spokane, May 1.-The Great North ern fast mail va. held up at l o'clock yesterday morning and robbed of twenty thousand dollars.
 The train was the overland from the last and shortly after leaving here was stopped by I party of masked bandits. The mail car was detached and The engineer forced 10 run it dow T she line d mile where the safes were blown and twenty thousand dollars stolen. The brakes were then re- leased and the car ran back ana crashed into the rest of the train where many of the passengers were .tilI sleeping, net knowing what had occurred.
 The shock smashed the mail and baggage cars and injured many of the passengers.
 l. is believed to be the work of Red Charley McDouaid's gang and posse has been sent out 10 attempt a capture.
 Every registered mail sack was rige6.
 United Press special
 Blaine, May b-Caribou Bill with his dog team has arrived from the north and leaves today for Seattle Bhere he is 70 become part of the big show.
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 Washington. May 17-When pre- sented the exposition key today by Secretary BalIinger, the president cx. pressed himself as greatly pleased.
 He said the event marks a grea, progress in the northwest. Spoke highly Of Stewards judgement in SC. curing Alaska which has returned cos. of purchase many times over. United Press special
 Eabori, May l5-Plaps have been perfected for the largest lion nunt for Roosevelt ever given anyone since the eyentiuI one given Winston Churchill.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22

Juneau has three daily papers now The weekly Transcript has changed it's habits and is being published daily. The Transcript was always very read able paper and now it is six times more so. One of it's objects will be to spread the cement of brotherly love and to harmonize the warning factions of Juneau. The battle will be colos- sal, but noble withal
 4 sort of business meeting or love feast was called by the citizens of Ju- neau Tuesday for the purpose of get ting together and discussing better things for Juneau One man named Pond took rap at Ketchikan by say ing We hadn't shown any interest in the wireless station here. Mr. Pond is chin deep in the quagmire of misin- formation. We are building right now several hundred dollar walk to reach that station, or rather for the oper- ator to reach it, as the station is not in a position to receive public business at present, snd we see DO overpower- ing reason for taking any lay-awake- night interest in it until it is.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
United Press special

Washington. May l5-Mrs. Taft 10 day entertained garden party under the trees. The affair was pretty one and set a social iunoystio1 in Wsshington's select way of GoIng things of social nature.
 Canton. May l5-William Jennings Bryan aas here today and visited the tomb of Mckinley. The grea. con- moner bowed his head and shen be turned away his eyes were moist. It was silent tribute 10 the great states man but more eaicacious than words
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 New York. May 15-August Heiuze was reiudicted yesterday on 8 charge of misappropriating funds He put up plea ot not guilty and was re- leased oo fifty thousand dollar bonds.
 Washington, May l5-Speaker Can non is seventy three years old today. There is 10 indication of weakness iu his physical or mental make up, and is .oday Q liviug refuistion Of the Osler killing Of theory.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
United Press special

New York, May l5-A Japanese struck a whi,enan on the streets here today and the crowd nearly mUbbed him. The police stopped the affair before serious injury resulted.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-22
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Eabori, May l7-Plans have been perfected for the largest lion nunt for Roosevelt ever given anyone since the eyentiul one given Winston Churchill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
POLITICAL GOSSIP FROM
 THE ALABAMA CAPITOL
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD,

Montgomery, December 25.--(Specia1.)- The desire of Gov. B. B. Conner for. a state primary in August will no doubt be felt upon the members of the committee when the meeting Is held in January, and if he can control the date will no doubt be set in this month. As a matter of fact, however, the demand for an earlier date is growing all the time more insistent-
 Weakley to Keep On.
 There is belief at the capital that out of deference for the wishes of Gov B. B. Conner, Judge s. D. weakley of Birming- ham will remain in the race for governor His campaign was based largely upon the success of the prohibition amendment and it was thought that he would get out with it's defeat. However, it comes very direct that the Birmingham judge is going to fight it out on his original plans.
 Is Moody Out of It?
 There are many who take it that Moody is not finally out of the range of possi- bilities for governor. His decination to enter at the request of home folks had a string to it that appears to have been intentionally left on the outside Talk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26

is largely about him and what he may do. Some say he and Mallory, both be- ing leading Baptists, will not oppose each other. Others that he does not want to embarrass the race of his townsman for the supreme court. It Is doubted if he is entirely out of it.
 Majority Primary.
 The demand for a majority primary is going to be hard to stem. The outlook is that the various interests in the family are going to be so difficult of settlement that the way out will be a general race with the two highest, if majority Is not secured on the first round in second race. Lee Long. leader of the amend ment antis. urges a primary of this kind. based. no doubt. the belief that there will be number of aspirants.
 Senatorial Race Talk.
 There Is no sign yet of opposition to John H. Bankhead for the United States Senate. His friends say that Clayton, Third district congressman, will not run. The Conner following, as result oe the amendment landslide, are povertystricken in leaders that can make good showing to win. His successor will be chosen at the primary of next year 1t appears certain. It also looks like John H. Bankhead will be the lucky man for successor. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
SAVANNAH'S MAYOR
 IS INDIGNANT

Atlanta, December 25.-Mayor George W. Tiedeman of Savannah. takes ex- ception to the accounts of the recent triple murder in that city. as sent out by Savannah correspondents of out-of- town papers. He claims that the stories of the excitement the night Of the mur- der, while the hunt for the slayer was
 in progress were greatly exaggerated. He declares that there were only four arrests for the crime. that three of these were white men, that TO heavily armed men assisted the police that no hand bills were printed describing the mur- derer, that no negroes asked to be locked up for protection, that no innocent men were atta clked, that no doors were broken or fences leveled. that he as mayor never suppressed or attempted to suppress an edition of paper The mayor adds;
 '"rhese statements do grave inJus- tice to the citizens of Savannah, who displayed a regard for law under the extraordinary circumstances that reflect ed credit upon the community