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VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1912.
NO. 4
COL ROOSEVELT SHOT BY CRANK
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WAR GOES ON
MANY KILLED
Montenegrins Capture Tushi;
Fourteen Hundred Turks
Killed and Wounded.
I'OlHiOlUTZA, Of I. I"i.—M»n.
lenegrin troops fiavc raptured
Tnshi, a Turkish stronghold, af
ler a sharp encounter, capturing
three thousand of the enemy. The
<-<>alili*Mi have opened war in Kimi
tari, where tin* Turks ha\e hci-n
e«.»neenl ral ing. Fourleen hundred
have been killed and wounded,
half of whom arc Turks.
IT IS THOUGHT
PEACE REACHED
I'AltlS, Oct. 15.—II is report
I here lhat a hasi.s fop penct
has heen reached between the
Turkish and Italian eonimissinn
The serious aspect of af
fairs on I ti<* Turkish borders ha?
had |he ellVel id" hastening a rap
iwochmenl between the high con.
irneiing parties.
3*,o buffalo have been discoverei
i.i the Croat Slave district aeeordlnj
«•. tho Whitehorse Star.
MOCK LYNCHING
BRINGS CONFESSION
Negro, While Believing Himself
About to Be Hung, Admits
Theft.
KKNOSUA, Wis., OcI. I—A
•n«»rk lynching. slaucd l»y Sheriff
\ndrew I-'. SI all I. «»f Konnshn
i-Munly, was pn»duriivc of a ron
felssimi near here from a negrn
accused of grand larceny. The
mail r«»nressed In I li•• . alleged
crime afh'r Ih»• rope had been
pill around his neck and be was
about 111 be pulled "IV bis feel by
I lie "lynchers."
The "nioh" was ornaui/ed by
Sheriff Slahl in a realistic man
ner. The negro was overpowered
and was about lo be strangled
when he broke down and confess
ed that he hail stolen a gun val
ued at ?60.
SIMILAR NAMES
CAUSE WONDER
NEW YOnK, Oct. 14.—A curi
ous juxtaposition of names fa
miliar in recent police history
caused a ripple of interest in the
children's court when the clerk
** railed "Charles Becker" and
nerman Rosenthal" to appear
for arraignment. Becker proved
lo ho ten-year-old boy charged
with building a lion Are in the
street. Rosenthal was a boy also
of leu years( accused of throw
ing stone*. He wa discharged.
Becker paid a* t t fine.
7^- •
Schmidt's f,uncj>- Room opfen
for business tomorrow. Try that
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As He Enters Automobile He Is Shot Through the Chest, But
Thinks Bullet Missed Him—As He Is About To Speak
An ExaminationJReveals That He Is Wound
ed—Speaks For Hour and a Half
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 15.—An al
most successful attempt to as
sassinate Col. Roosevelt was
made here last night. Just as
Col. Roosevelt had stepped into
an automobile in front of the
Gilpatrick House, about to depart
for the Auditorium, where he was
billed to speak, John Schrank, an
Side Bavarian saloon keeper aged
thirty-six years, deliberately
pul'ed a large revolver, and aim
ing point blank at Roosevelt, fir
ed before any of the bystander
could prevent him. The crowd
appeared to be paralyzed. Sten
ographer Martin, who was in the
atutomobile with the ex-presl
dent, leaped from the conveyance
and overpowered Schrank. At the
same moment Roosevelt rose
calmly from his seat, 'ooking
toward hi8 assailant, when Mar
tin exclaimed: "Here he is, Colo
i nel; look at him." By this time
the crowd had come to a reali
zation of what had been done and
began to rush toward the man
held by Martin, crying "Lynch
him!" Roosevelt interceded with
the crowd advising that the 'aw
be permittee to take its course,
'jwhen in answer to questions by
' the bystanders he replied that the
shot "had missed me this time."
! Upon a signal from the Colonel
I the automobile made its way to
I
the Auditorium. Upon reaching
the place of meeting, Dr. Terriil,
who accompanied Roosevelt af
ter the shooting, insisted upon
making an examination, when a
hole was discovered in his coat.
Or. Terriil, hastily unbuttoning
the coat and vest, found blood
trickling down his shirt, when a
cry of horror arose from the au
dience, followed by the greatest
j confusion. Roosevelt insisted on
making his speech, insisting that
he was noi seriously injured, and
reassuring his audience he began
| his address. He spoke for an
j hour and a half. As he began
speaking he pulled out his man
juscript from his pocket, and
showed it to be bullet-pierced.
; He said he didn't care a rap be
ing shot, as there were too many
important things to think about
| to give any thought to death. He
;called his attempted assassin a
fanatic and a coward, and blam
ed the opposing papers for in
flaming the public mind, and fien
went on with his regular ad
dress. Toward the end he was
j becoming weaker and jmmediatc
, ly at the close of his address he
| was rushed off to a hospital,
i where an X-ray examination of
I the wound was made, when it was
discovered that a heavy revolver
bullet had en-.e ed the body above
• the tenth rib and diaphragm,
lodging in the muscles of the
chest about throe rnches below
the skin Instead of penetrating
the lungs. His manuscript and
wonderful physique no doubt sav
ed his life. !Yo attempt was made
to remove the bullet. After
the wound had been treated an
tiseptically, Roosevelt was re-!
moved aboard his train, which at1
once started for Chicago. During J
the trip Roosevelt sTept comfort
ably. Dr. Terrill does not think
the wound to be very serious un
less complications set in.
Sc^.rank was immediately hut-'
tied off to jail by the police.
When in the jail Schrank seid
that **iiy man who aspired to a
third term to the presidency
ought lo be shot. He said t'lat
f Roosevelt was elected a civ I
war vot-ld ensue in which tnou
sands would be killed. He said
that McKinlley had appeared to
him in a dream and told him to
put him out of the way. He had
followed Roosevelt to Charleston,
Chicago and other places with the
intention of shooting him, but
was always frustrated in his de
sign until he saw the ex-pre<i
dent in his automobile in front
of the. Qilpatrick House.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. — Mrs.
.Roosevelt was attending a thea
| tre when the news of the shoot
ing was conveyed to her. She at
once left and rushed fop Chicago
on a special train, to be at the
side of her husband.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 15.
—President Taft wired his con
dolences to Col. Roosevelt, and
wished him a speedy recovery.
SEAGIRT, Oct. 15.—Governor
Wilson wired Roosevelt his heart
felt sympathy and hoped for his
speedy recovery.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. — Col.
Roosevelt is resting easy. He is
being overwhelmed with tele
grams of sympathy and encour
agement. The press of the
country irrespective of politicat
opinions denounce Schrank'
deed and hope for Col. Roosevelt's
speedy recovery. The attempted
assassination has caused the
most intense excitement every
where, but it is not thought it
will have any political signifi
cance inasmuch as the deed was
committed by a crank who has no
fired party affiliations.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—LATER.—
Roosevelt will be placed in Mercy
hospital. The bullet entered the
right chest. He will be operated
'upon in three or four days. It
lis feared that blood poisoning
may set in; otherwise his con
dition is favorable, but as might
oe expected his temperature is
somewhat above normal.
NEW YORK BEATS BOSTON 11 TO 4
SIX OFF WOOD IN FIRST INNING
GUNNING RUSE
10 ROB VICTIMS
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i
j Decoy Man to Vacant Hou-e on
Mission of Humanity,
Then Rob Him.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. I '..—Al
exander Ots, general manager of
I he Storage Battery and Motor
company, was decoyed into n va
cant house today and robbed of
*2,650. Ots was walking along
the street when he heard groans
coming from a house. He found
an apparently helpless man on
the floor, and when he bent over
*him he looked into the muzzle
of a revolver. Two other robbers
jumped from concealment ana
forced Ots In give up his valua
bles.
The steamer Alameda passed
Juneau this afternoon at 12:20
and is due in Cordova early on
Thursday , morning, and will
probably reach here some time
Thursday night.
Roorfi and board* a^/fhe Qrand
Hotel 11.50 per dayrHome cook
ed Inealfl and gp*fd Jbeda. Mrs. H.
Sharls.
GIANTS HAMMER FAMOU8 RED SOX PITCHER OFF MOUND IN
ONE SPA8M AND WORRY HALL RE8T OF WAY, MAKINQ
SERIE8 THREE GAMES FOR EACH OF TEAMS.
CHICAGO, Of|. 15.—New Vuik
Fiiislon today 1 1 to i.
winning in the tirst inning by
inakiiiLc >ix runs "IT «!••»» Wooil.
In lln* stM'oiul inniiiK Hull ri'|i1uf
r«l W'immI in I In- box, 1ml was also
badly hammered in spots. I In* <li
ants- making two runs in the
sixth am! one eaeh in Ifi•> sev
♦•illli. eighth mid ninth.
Hiolmi mailt' «»ii«» in Ili«* sit
mhiI, Iwn in I In- xi'Vrnl li, niii' in
lli«' eighth. Tr?*roan pitched I'm*
New Y»»rk ami parllj rvi'iiiMf lip
| fni' liia Iwu pi'«>\jixis ilrfcafs hv
j ,\Yi md.
JialliTii's. Wood. 11 n 11 ami
[(tody: Ti»j*ri»nu and Moyem.
NEW TERM COURT
CALLED CORDOVA
CORDOVA, OpI. 15. — Judge
Overfteld has wired inHtructionB
V) adjourn court until 2 p. m, Oc
tober 17th, under authority of
the Revised Statutes of the Uni
ed States, Section 583. Also in
structs the clerk of the court to
call another term of court at Cor
dova at the earliest possible
date.
NOTIOC.
The drawing for the oil paint
ing of MrG. Kingman will take
place at the Orpheum tomorrow
night at tight o'olook.
Honle* bookpfl meats and ham
ilway§ on b<uid at N. Schmidt's.
BUILDING SHIPS
FOR CANAL TRADE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1 i.
—Australia is building 28 new
ships, Representing an aggregate
of 230,000 tons, for the Austra
lan over-sea and coast trade, in
preparation for the completion of
(he Panama canal.
Loren F. Washburn came in
from the Cameron-Johnson prop
ertieH and reports that nearly «ix
fpet of snow has fallen on the
Columbian basin divide. Wilson,
who is freighting fifteen tons of
supplies to the Cameron-John
son, is having a hard limo de
livering hi* freight.
Waffles ana Q*nejr 25c at Val
dez Caft. * If
OPENS ARTERY
WITH TEETH
Succeeds in Opening Artery, and
He l9 Reported to Bo
Dying.
Berlin, October 14.—Frustrated In
an attempt to commit suicide with a
knife, a workman named Helnrlcb
Tolle, In Gottlngen prison, tried to
bite himself to death.
He had bitten open an artery of
his left hand and had gnawed huge
chunks of flesh from his upper arm
when the wardens found him lying
exhausted in his blood drenched cell.
He Is now reported dying in the
prison hospital.
The launch Brighton, Captain
Stamey, sailed for Port Wells
this afternoon. Captain Blarney
expects, to bring back on hi* re
turn trip quite a number of pns
aengers, including Bob McChex
ney and William Connolly, wh«»
have been prospecting in flint
section nil sutnmep.* '
Schmidt's Jtfinch (loom open
for businjjutf tomorrow. Try that
hutch^f^unch and other good
thiols to eat.-Next, to Blum's.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
RICH STRIKE
PORT WELLS
Mitchell and Meyers Make a Rich
Strike in the Port Wells
District.
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THREATEN LIFE
! JUSTICE GOFf
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jinrl> a-; March !.i-t.
URGE PASSAGE
| PROTECTIVE WALL
Want a Complete Protective
Wall—Steol and Woolen
Interets.
OTTAWA. Orl. I i.—ICxIensivo
change* in I In- (Canadian tariff
designed t•» •• I ;• iiimiv nnn
plete prMleelive uall f<»r Cana
dian industries will In- urufd up
on the government h> the Cana
dian manufacturers association,
whirh iwels here. The sle«d in
l ores I < and WMolen manufarlur
••rs an* pari ieularly arlive.
T\\<> di«liuel forces will dash
nil tin* I a rill' •|u>,>liMii al I In* cmiii
inp sr-simi 11f parliament. The
i-astrrn I'MiistM'val ives are higii
proleelionisls, whih* those front
Ihf West are Imw tariff men.
MAKES TRIP
FROM FAIRBANKS
Gnpl. Norlhwny canm in from
Fairbanks with a two-horsr lonm
and thirteen passengers bound
fop the Ontside, having made the
I rip leisurely in fifteen days. Ho
reports the Irail In splendid eon
dition. and says ho could havo
mado the (rip in almost n Ihlrd
of Ihe lime. tJapl. Norlhwny in
interested in some copper prop
erties in Iho Nabcsna country,
and is g«»inp: Outside to interest
capital in his undertakings. lie
report* I hat thorn nre some rtno
cupper showings in that section,
and is of tfir belief that wihin
n short lime the Nabcsna country
will attract Ihe attention of the
mining world.