NOMINATE WILLIAM II.
TAFT ON HOST BALLOT
first Count Gives the War Secretary 702 Votes
With Rest Scattered Among favorite
Sons--Nomination Made Unanimous.
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Chicago, June 18 William H. I aft
received the nomination for president
on the first ballot of the republican
national convention yesterday after
noon* The vote stood laft *02, l an
non 58, Fairbanks 40, Hughes 67.
Foraker 16. Knox *>8, La Follette 20,
Roosevelt 3, one delegate was absent.;
Taft’s nomination was then made
unanimous.
TAFT NOMINATED
BY T.E. BURTON
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Chicago, June IS—The injunction
plank was agreed upon by the commit
tee at 2: JO o’clock this morning. The
vote stood thirty-six to sixteen, Alaska i
voting in favor of it. The convention
was called to order at 10:17 and the
platform was immediately submitted.
The platform lauds President Roose
velt and the laws he has advocated ir
respective of whom they hit, and
pledges support to his policies hence
forth. It commends the passage of the t
currency law. the liability bill, and
recommends greater efficiency of the
army and navy, the revision of the j
tariff, special session of congress, pos-1
tal savings bank, labor protection, pro
cedure writs, and the injunction of the
federal courts should be defined b\
statutes.
Rule was passed that nominating
speeches should be cut down, one mak
ing the nomination and one seconding. !
Cannon was nominated by congress-j
man Boutelle, Fairbanks by Governor
Hanley, Knox by Robert Murphy,
Hughes by General Woodford. Taft >
name was placed before the conven
tion by Congressman Burton and sec
onded by George Knight of California.
The platform is adopted.
NEW YORK GETS
VICE-PRESIDENT
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Chicago, June 16 — Congressman
James S. Sherman of New York was
nominated for vice-president on the
first ballot.
Sherman was nominated by Timothy
Woodruff and seconded by Speaker
Cannon. Both made speeches that
showed that Sherman would be a
winner. Governor Guild was nomi
nated by Chairman Lodge, former
Governor Franklin Murphy of New
Jersey was nominated by 'Robert
McCarter of New York. On the first
ballot Sherman had 816 votes, Murphy
77, Guild 76. Sherman’s nomination
was then declared unanimous.
Amid great shouting and wild
scenes the convention adjourned.
DELEGATES ARE
GATHERING IN
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Chicago, June 15—Delegates to the
republican national convention are ar
riving from the east, west and south.
The hotels are already crowded.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth has ar-}
rived and her presence adds enthusiasm j
to the already large camp of Taft
boomers. The name of the man for
second place on the ticket has not yet
been announced, and has probably not i
vet been decided upon. It is believed
that Roosevelt will wire the name of
candidate for vice-president after Taft
is nominated. Senator Jonathan 1’.
Dolliver from Iowa looks like a possi
ble candidate for second place.
CONVENTION j
HAS ORGANIZED
—
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Chicago, June 10—With 980 dele-;
gates assembled, the convention open- j
ed at noon today. In the early morn- j
ing great crowds of people stood be-!
fore the doors of the convention hall;
which were not thrown open till 10,
o’clock. Every seat wasquickly taken, j
Many hundreds of fashionably dressed |
women were in attendance, and several
bands played patriotic airs. At 12
o’clock Chairman New called the con
vention to order, and Bishop Muldoon
of the diocese of Chicago ottered the
opening prayer. The call was then
read by Elmer Dover New who then
introduced Julius Burrows, the tempo
rary chairman, who made an eloquent
speech favoring Secretary Taft and en
dorsing the Roosevelt policies. Tem
porary officers were chosen and com
mittees named. Adjournment was
then taken till noon tomorrow.
TAFT WILL QUIT
OFFICE JULY 1
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Washington, l). June lt»—Secre
tary of War William H. Taft received j
with much pleasure the news of his |
nomination for the presidency by the j
republican national convention yester-'
day afternoon. He was deeply effected
when informed of the large majority
of votes cast for him on the first ballot,
Taft will resign as secretary of war
to-day, the resignation to take effect
July 1. It will take about ten days to
shape up the business of the office so
as to leave it clear for his successor.
TAFT REACHES
CINCINNATI
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Cincinnati, June 20—James S. Sher
man, the republican nominee for vice
president, arrived here at 8 o’clock
this morning accompanied by the na
tional committee. William H. Taft
arrived at 8:20. Both were greeted by
immense throngs, and a grand trium
phal march was made to Taft’s resi
dence along streets packed with peo
ple waving their hands and shouting
enthusiastically for Taft and Sherman.
The committee will select a cam
paign manager today.
The Commerce, a large four-masted
schooner, recently arrived at Unalaska
with a full load of coal for the Alaska
Commercial Company.
SIGNAL CORPS
RESENTS ORDER
Men Object to lieinff Shipped to
’Frisco to Take Passage on
Transport Crook.
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Seattle, June 17—Signal corps tnen
are assembling here on their way to
Alaska. They resent an order that
has been issued for them to be sent
to San Francisco to be there resit ip ned
on the transport Crook, which is to
sail from there July 1. This will
cause them extra expense and afford
them poorer accommodations than
they would have on the cableship Burn
side which is to sail soon from Seattle
for Alaska and could take the men.
Some congressmen are entering a pro
test to the order.
EXPLOSION ON
OCEAN LINER
Steamer Accadia Meets With Ac
cident Which Causes In
jury and Loss of Life.
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New York, June 20—As the ocean
liner, Arcadia was in the act of dock
ing, a terrific explosion occurred
which resulted in the killing of one
person and the injury of many long
shoresmen. The passengers were pan
ic stricken. A lire followed the expio
sion which greatly damaged the steam
er before the llames could be extin
guished.
To Begin Work
Development work on the Shaw
Bouckaert-Dubreuil copper claims,
located across \he bay from Seward,
will begin in a few days. George
Bouckaert arrived from Seattle on the
Santa Clara, and Dubreuil is expected
to arrive on the Pennsylvania. Shaw
will bo here about the middle of July.
Bouckaert says he had numerous in
quiries for copper properties while he
was in Seattle, and has several parties
on the string for a proposition to bond
the claims in which he is interested.
It is the policy of the owners, how
ever, to do some development work in
order to obtain an intelligent opinion
as to the probable value of the proper
ty. The claims were staked last fall
too late to do any other than super
ficial work, but t he surface showing is
considered extremely favorable for a
big copper deposit.
Bouckaert, since arriving here, has
been informed that their outfit con
sisting of powder, tools, food supplies
etc., which the owners had purchased
last fall and stored in their cabin
across the bay, to be used in opening
up the claims, had all been stolen.
He will go over immediately and
make an investigation of the situation, j
A Busy Man
The busiest man on Bristol bay is un
doubtedly Postmaster Mittendorf, at
Nushagak. On the arrival of the mail
boat once a month he has dozens of
bags of mail to distribute, thousands of
letters to postmark and dispatch, be
sides registered matter of considerable
quantity.
Not only is Mr. Mittendorf post
master, but he is also pastmaster in
the art of answering all sorts of ques
tions wise and otherwise. While
working at top speed, without a mom
ent’s hesitation he can give some in
quiring Dago or Chinaman an estimate
of the exact month, day and almost
the hour when his letter will arrive at
some obscure village in fair Italia or in
the Celestial empire. Between the
acts he cheerfully deals out general
merchandise, tayff, cigars or curios to
his 6,000 Summer patrons.
KOGGATT IS
FULL OF FIGHT
Governor Is Death on the Grafters
but Will Put in Mis Best
Licks for Corson.
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Seattle, June 16—Governor Iloggatt
with his bride arrived yesterday from
the east. He spoke freely of the af
fairs of Alaska, and shows that lie is
full of tight in support of Corson’s
candidacy for delegate to congress.
He says he will keep up the war on
grafters. In speaking of the advo
cates of home rule for the territory of
Alaska he accuses them of wanting to
keep the dives and gambling places
wide open.
The governor and his wife sail to
night on City of Seattle for Juneau.
VALDEZ HOLDS
BIG MEETING
Tom Cale Is Enthusiastically En
dorsed and llo££att De
nounced for Lobbying’.
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Valdez, June 17—The citizens here
held a rousing meeting last night and
enthusiastically endorsed Delegate
Cale. The speakers bitterly denounced
Governor Hoggatt and passed resolu
tions criticising his lobbying at Wash
ington during the past winter and
asking for his removal form office.
Valdez and the adjacent towns are
nearly unanimous for Cale.
THOMAS CALE
GETS SUPPORT
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Valdez, June 15—Enthusiasm is run
ning high here for Delegate Cale. A
big Cale meeting is called for Tuesday
evening. The sentiment of all par
ties is almost unanimous in favor of
Cale, and is very bitter against Gover
nor Hoggatt. The Federal Labor
Union held a meeting Saturday night
and unanimously endorsed Thomas
Cale for delegate to congress from the
territory to succeed himself.
REFUSES TO
PROBE AFFAIRS
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Seattle, June 17—A. C. Frost wanted
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to
investigate the charges made by John
E. Ballaine against the management
of the affairs of the Alaska Central
railway, but the chamber refuses to
probe the affairs of the railway. The
stockholders of the road will hold a
meeting in Chicago next week.
Judge Reid allows no personal
conference with Ballaine over the re
ceivership of the Alaska Central.
Judge Reid in Seattle
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Seattle, Jue 17—Judge Silas Reid of
Fairbanks has arrived in Seattle and
will go east tomorrow. When he ar
rived here he was asked concerning
the receivership of the Alaska Central
railway, but declined to comment on
the subject. The judge expects to
be back in Alaska the latter part of
July. _
London, June 15—Earl of Derby is
dead at the age of sixty-seven years.
He was former Governor General of
Canada.
DAWSON MAN
GIVES OPINION
Sheriff Hilbeck Ur^es Statehood
for Alaska and Hears Good
Words for Northland.
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Seattle, June 1* Sheriff Kilbeek of
Dawson lias returned from an extended
visit in the east. In discussing the
territorial situation he argues for self
government and statehood for Alaska.
In speaking of tlie sentiment in the
east regarding the Northland he said
he was astonished to learn how wide
spread is the favorable opinion of the
people there in regard to the territory
| and its future prospects.
A GREWSOME
FIND IS MADE
Deaf Mutes Boating on kahiltna
Run Foul of Skeleton Caught
in Brushwood.
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Kahiltna, May 30—The skeleton of a
man was found in the sand and flood
wood in the Kahiltna river about one
mile above here today by Jake Gaber
son, Albert Hale and Alfred Waugh,
i three deaf mutes who were boating up
j the river. The skeleton is that of a
man about live feet eight and a half
inches in height. The only marks of
identification that can be given are
that the two front teeth of the upper
jaw Tire gone and live or six of the
lower jaw are missing. There are no
marks of dentistry. Clinging to the
skeleton are fragments of white woolen
underclothes and brown canvas over
alls, and around the waist a leather
belt about three quarters of an inch
wide. The flesh is nearly gone except
on the right foot.
A box was made of lumber and the
skeleton buried near the mouth of the
Kahiltna river.
Two men are known to have been
drowned in the river, one named Perry
about thirty miles up the river in 1!K)5,
and one named Cole about six miles up
| in 1!KJ<».
News From Unga
Special to Tlio Daily Gateway.
Public school at Unga opened June
1 with 24 children in attendance. The
! school house at Unga is one of the best
in Alaska west of Juneau,and contains
a library of 200 volumes.
The A.C. Company has closed its
store at this place, and hereafter the
people of the town will have to depend
upon Sand Point and the steamer Dora
for their groceries.
The Opolo mine, which has been
closed down for the past two years,
will be worked this summer,and if the
prospects are fair the work may be
continued indefinitely. Men are now
busy getting the mill and pipe lines
in order. The work is being done un
der the supervision of Mr. Fletcher.
Professor Atwood and party have
been very busy on the island since
their arrival, and expect to remain for
some time, as the field is full of inter
est from a geological viewpoint.
Mr. Levy, who has been here for the
past two years in the interest of the
A. C. Company, took passage on the
Dora and intends to go to San Fran
cisco. _
From Popoff Island
Commissioner Driffield of Unga re
cently sent in a specimen of gold
quartz, and says: “The quartz was
taken from Popoff island, the island
next Unga. There has been quite a
number of locations there and the
holders think they have a big thing.
It is a dike formation and covers a big
area of the island, and if genuine, will
be a second if not a larger mine than
the noted Treadwell.”