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VOL. 1. NO. 18fl.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 10HS.
PRICE 10 CENTS
BY PROGRESSIVES BUI DECLINED THE
CHICAGO, June 10.-Justice Hughes today received the
nomination of the Republican convention as its candiate for
president, being selected on the third ballot.
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CHICAGO, June 10.—The Progressives today named Oil.
Theodore Roosevelt as their standard bearer in the coming'
campaign for the presidency. He was the unanimous choice
of the convention for the nomination.
Oyster Bay, June 10—Col. Roosevelt, upon being notified of the
action of the Progressive Convention, declined the nomination.
CHICAGO, .Tune 9.—The real fireworks of the Republican
convention began today with the nominating speeches.
< The galleries of the Coliseum were packed to their utmost
capacity. A hand, tucked far above in a gallery, tooted cheer
fully away at the popular airs of the day. and there was a
constant roar of noise, the buzzing of thousands of voh-i -
blended into one indescribable medley, until Chairman 1 lilies
banged his gavel on the table and called the com lave t > ord>*r.
The noise then subsided a litt! • ami the real work of the con
vention was taken up.
^ In the call of states for nominating speeches. Arizona yield
ed its place to New York, and Governor 'Whitman took the
Poor at 11:40 o’clock this morning to present the name of Tn>
tice Hughes. He spoke for some tinn and in closing hi, ad
dress mentioned Hughes’ name. Thi~ was followed by a
demonstration, in which apparently half of tlm deh-gates
joined in the cheering. The Oregon delegation started the
march around the hall and was followed by a large fic tion
of the Xew York, Michigan. Mississippi and Venn on t dele
sati*'. When Whitman mentioned Taft’s name the cheering
lasted six minutes.
Nicholas Murray Butler placed the name of Elihu Root in
nomination.
CHICAGO, June 9.—The Auditorium was packed today,
i hut it wasn't nearly so large a hall as the Coliseum, and its
I theatre-like proportions didn’t create the impression of vast
ne". such a- struck the onlooker on entering the barn-like in
ferior of the Republican meeting place.
The Progressive conclave wa» more mixed, also. There
were women delegates. But there was the same noise and
clatter and enthusiasm. The fiery red head of National < 'hair
man ictor Murdock moved comet-like on the stage. “Orig
inal Roosevelt men”—and women--renewed/ their fealty to
the Sage of Sagamore Ilill in cheers, in impromptu confer
ences. in all sorts of badges and ribbons.
Roose -elt's private secretary John W. McGrath, and
William Loeb, who have a wire on the platform of
the convention, held whispered conversations with a few of
die leaders. After he had retiree! Loch said: “We hope to
keep tie;- convention from doing anything fonlish." When
asked what he meant by “foolish’’ he declined to interpret
■ the word. McGrath and Loeb finally took positions in the
ante-room, which was equipped with a ong distance telephone
connected with Oyster Bay. Frequently they went hack to
the platform and there was considerable activity in the buz
zing of the party leaders.
CHICAGO, June 9.—The Republican peace conferees have
submitted their report, in which they simply stated that the
Progressive members were unanimous in urging Roosevelt’s
nomination. This report was made by Chairman Smoot and
in part reads as follows: “The conferees were of one mind
in believing that the good of the country and perhaps its
repute and influence for years to come depends upon the con
trol of the executive legislative branches of the government
by those who firmly believe in and will execute policies that
are so heartily supported by the Republican and Progressive
parties. The Progressive conferences were unanimous in urg
ing in .ill fairness of opinion that Roosevelt, of Xew York, had
so large a presidential following and such close personal rela
tion- to the issues of the campaign as to make him a most de
sirable candidate upon which to unite. It was agreed that
your conferees would report those facts to this convention.”
CHICAGO, June 9.—All Republican delegates advocating
tin* nomination of Roosevelt were called inti' a conference just
before the convention was reconvened. Unless Roosevelt
r-liminaO s himself as a candidate peaoe between the Repuh
1'eans and Progressives is impossible. This was tin* consensus
i f opinion . mpng the Republican leaders, and their attitutde
■'nils to be one of indifference.
CHICAGO. June 9.—The conferees who are trying to bring'
the com, rntions together on the nomination of a president
have nol made much headway The Progressives are repre
sented by George AY. Perkin-, Hiram Johnson. Horace Wil
kin-on, Charles J. Bonaparte and John Parker. Senators
Smoot. Crane and Borah. Hr. Butler and A. R. Johnson are
| tin Republican members.
TOLSTOI REPORTS
f RUBY, Alaska. June 9.—The
latest reports from the Tolstoi dis
trict ere to the effect that many
people are there, but the camp is
still in the prospective stage. Some
pay has been found on Boob and
Mastodon creeks, but nothing very
nattering or to become excited over.
COLUMBUS HAIDERS ARE
FOUND OUT LTV MURDER
DEMING, June 9. — Francisco
Aldarez and Juan Manchaez were
were convicted of murder in the
third, degree for their part in the
raid at Columbus, New Mexico, by
t the Villa bandits.
AMSTERDAM SHIPPING
DIAMONDS TO AMERICA
AMSTERDAM, June 9.—The dia
* mond cutting industry, for which
Amsterdam is famous, i3 booming at
present. The most valuable stones
are being shipped to America. Dutch
diamond merchants say the rejuvena.
tion of their industry is principally
due to the era of prosperity in Amer
ica, caused by the demand for Amer
ican products, largely munitions.
BIG PARADE OP KNIGHTS
TEMPLARS AT DETROIT
DETROIT, Mich., June 9.—Nearly
^6.000 Knights' emplar, in black uni
forms and white plumes, marched
to the music of twenty bands
through Detroit yesterday in the
feature event of the sixtieth annual
conclave of the Grand Commandery
of Michigan. The conclave got
antler way yesterday when the flrst
business session was held. Com.
asanderles from a score of Michigan
cities will compete in exhtbiton drils
a on Belle Isle today.
Postmaster Wood and assistants
are possibly the busiest people In
this town on the arrival of the
steamers, especially when two land
here at the same time. The Far
ragut and Alaska brought twelve
sacks of registered mail alone on
this trip, which the mail clerks re
* port is more than the combined mail
of this kind that was delivered to
all of the postoflices between Seattle
and Anchorage.
Sumner 8. Smith, federal mine inspector for Alaska, i- here
on a tour of inspection of the coal and placer mines adjacent
to Anchorage. Mr. Smith recently returned from a trip to
Washington, where lie was called by Secretary of Interior
Lane to consult with him in reference to the Alaska coal lauds,
lie having surveyed the Matanuska field last summer and is
also familiar with the coal situation in all parts of the terri
tory.
Although Mr. Smith left the national capital before the final
draft of the leasing regulations for Alaska was adopted he is
more or less familiar with the ideas of Secretary Lane, in this
connection, and when interviewed by the Daily Times repre
sentative he threw considerable light on the intent of the gov
ernment in the opening up of the coal fields. He said:
“The coal lands of Alaska are now open to lease. The
lessor, after examining the field, can make his selection of
claims, but in his application for a lease must state the
amount of work he intends doing, in the way of developing a
mine and improving the property, during a period of five
veins, one-fifth of which amount must be expended each year.
The idea of this is to give the ground to parties who will ex
pend the most money in actual mining instead of allowing
them to lease and hold it for speculative purposes. The min
imum royalty is two cents per ton
“On duly 1 the General Land Office will advertise for bids
! for leases applied for up to that time, but tlie.se leases will
still be open to any other applicant, and if a better bid i' sub
mitted the original party will be advised and given an oppor
tunity to raise his bid. if he so desires.
"The Department of the Interior has issued a bulletin over
the signature of the Secretary, containing the leasing act, the
lease, au explanation of its provisions, a description of the
leases in the Alatanuska and Bering river fields, maps of doth
! fields which show the network of the survey the leasing units
land government reservations, which snould reach Anchorage
I on the next mail.
"1 believe that the entire Matamtska coal field, with the ex
ception of the government reservations, will be thrown open
i to lease. Only 13,-120 acres in this field have been designated j
I as leasing units. However, it is probable the government will
i allow an applicant to examine the entire field and designate i
: any area he may desire to lease, after which the area will be :
examined by an engineer for the government and the regular
1 rocedure of advertising followed, if the area is approved by
the engineer and is not in the government reservations.
“The General Land Office has surveyed some 200 odd see- j
tions of f>40 acres each, and most of this land will be open to
lease. The law authorizes the withdrawal of twelve sections j
in the Matanuska valley and seven in the Bering river, but in I
neither lield did the government exercise its privilege of with
drawing the entire amount.”
CLEVELAND OPENS
NEW ART MUSEUM
CLEVELAND. June 9. — The
Cleveland Museum of Art has just
been opened to the public for the
first time.
It required three years to build
the structure, which cost $1,250,000.
At the main entrance are bronze
statues of John Huntington And Hor
ace Kelley, who contributed largely
to the museum fund. The museum,
of Greek architecture, has every
modern equipment necessary, in
cluding a system of sprinklers to
spray water on the skylights to
lessen the heat of summer’s sun.
R. ,T. Weir, engineer in charge of
affairs in Seward during the absence
of Chairman Wm. C. Edes, arrived
in Anchorage on the Alaska yester
day and is stopping at the Crescent.
Mr. Weir, accompanied by B. H.
Barndollar, examiner of accounts of
the A. E. C., left this morniug for a
trip over the line.
OMAHA TOLDIWG MACHINE!
The above cut shows the new
folJ9r the Daily Times received on
the last steamer, direct from the fac
tory at Omaha, Nebraska. It is at
tached to the cylinder press, and is
adapted to handling, direct from the
press, a 4, 6. 8, 10 or 12-page paper,
trimming and folding same; deliver
' ing the paper in a packing-box ready
for the newsboy to take from the
office.
This and a stapler are the first of
the many new pieces of machinery
ordered to arrive, and a job press,
another typesetting machine, stitcher
and more new type will be here with,
in the next week or ten days.
MARION, O., June 9.—Sixty-one
years ago today Eunice Concklin, a
direct descendant of the historically
famous Roger Williams of Rhode
Island, and D’Estaring Salisbury Co
vert, of Cincinnati, plighted 'heir
troth in the spacious drawing room
of the picturesque Concklin home
Jiere. 'The furniture and mural dec
orations of the room are the same a&
the way they were the day that Sal
isbury, now dead, clalnied his bride,
now in her eightieth year. Despite
her age, she is a student of intensive
and scientific farming. She manages
the largest agricultural lands in
Marion county, left her by her father,
who bought 2,000 acres from the
government for $1.50 an acre in
1821.
There are several picnics planned
for tomoirow by the different sets of
Anchorage young society people.
GUI Id SING
Dutch Carter, who registered an ob
jection to Mme. Gadski's appearing
in ‘ Die Walkuere" in the Yule Bowl
because of her husband's Ger
man activities, stirred up consider
able of a rumpus several weeks ago,
but Madame sang yesterday, just the
same.
’’resident Hadley said he would
make no comment, but that the ac
tion of the university in asking Mme.
Gadski to sing at the opera spoke for
itself. Prof. Hiram Bingham said
he thought Mr, Carter was mixing
up Prussian militarism with German
singing.
KNGI.Isl! ( ENSORS HOU)
l'I* GERMAN SONGS
GREEN RAY, Wis., .lime tf.—It
looks like trouble for the Eastern
Wisconsin saengerfest. which meets
here in July. Professor Winsker, di
rector of the test, said that songs
sent from Berlin are held by the
English censors.
MANY APPLICATIONS FOR
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
The following foreigners have
signified their intentions of becom
ing citizens of the United States and
have accordingly taken out their
second papers before Judge David
within the past few days: John A.
Springer. O. M. Mickelsen. Alfred
Benson, Marius Oleson, A. F. Austei,
Fred Carlson and Michael Durback.
In addition to the preceding Judge
David reports that twenty-five others
have made applications for first citi
zenship papers within the past
thirty days.
The Twins Double, a melodrama
featured by the celebrated movie
actors Grace Cunnard and Francis
Ford, and shown In Anchorage for
the first time Sunday night at the
picture house, is one of the highest
priced pictures in the moving picture
world, and will no doubt draw a rec.
ord crowd. This reel will be shown
in addition to other pictures in t'he
extra Sunday night program.
Mrs. Ashton is haring a new glass
front put in and otherwise improv
ing her grocery store on Fourth ave
nue.