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The daily tribune., 1906-03-19
A BLOODY BATTLE
AT WILLIAMSBURG
Two Shot and One Stabbed
During the Melee.
John Gehr is Probably Injured
tho Most. Receiving Bad
Head Wound--Wounds of
Others not Serious.

Two men were shot and another
Wa stabbed In saloon row near the
Ocean Wave coal mine . williams.
burg last night. Thomas Thomas
and Edward Thomas. brothers. OF
Williamsburg. were shot and John
L. 0shr Of this oity was stabbed
In the head Thomas Thomas was
shot In the left arm the bullet
passing through IL. and bis brother
Ed wAs shot In the breast. the bullet
following rib around to the right
side and lodged In the skin. It was
out out by DR.. W. A. williamson.
Gehr was stabbed Oh the left eide OF
the head. Just above and behind tho
oar. The wound is only about half
An inch long. just large enough for
the knife blade TO enter.
Mr.. 0ehr may be seriously injured.
This can not be determined yet and
the doctors may resort to an opera.
.tiou. Whom the blow WAS struck
= part Of the knife baids was broker
Oh and . diliGsnt search has 20 far
failed 70 reveal It. It may be pos.
sibls that is was imboded In ths
head and II this be the case 0ehr
IL suffering more than . mere scalp
wound that 1t hrst seemed likely. A
straight blow was struck and the
knife evidently did not glance.
Bystanders assert that Thomas
Thomas 10 the one who stabbed Gehr.
He and man named Jack Petty. .
friend Of ThomAs' were brought 70
flessses and landed In Jail No
90 sseas 70 know what the troubls
se1gjnaeed over but II 10 either sup.
pooed - have been from the result Of
. lssakss row OF siss over . heated
liss1ssss q ssiopis.. a
n 1shs searssd IL The company
The daily tribune., 1906-03-19
E. c. HALL. State Bank Block

saloon and 1t WAS there where Mr..
Gehr was stabbed. 1t 10 said that
after receiving the jolt on the head
he went ont Of the building and into
another saloon to procure q gun.
Another story IL that tn, bartender Of
the company saloon furnished him
with the gun. At any rate Gehr is
then said to have opened fre upon
the Thomas boys and shot both Of
them.
A this juncture . friend Of the
Thomas' appeared on the scene with
= repeating shotgun. After chasing
Gehr out Of the saloon he 10 said to
have opeued nre on him. It 10 said
that Gehr run to the house Of Tom
Smith but WAS followed BY the
Thomas friend. While the foot race
was being indulssd In shots from the
shotgun WAS fred upon the Florence
man, but fortunately none took effect.
It 10 said that the man using the
shot gun fred into the Smith home,
but this. 1t IL thought. 10 merely ru-
NOR.
Deputies Green and Warner and
Nigth Marshal Bush Of this city
were CALLED out ~ were also Coroner
Stephenson. Or. J. ". Rambo. oouu.
ty physician and W. J. Daniels. the
druggist. The hrst reports reaching
the city were 70 the effect that two
men had been shot to death and An-
other mortAlly wounded. The coroner
went out upon the belief Of these rs.
ports. thinking that his services were
needed IN an inquest.
Tho officers claim that the floor OF
the saloon was one OF tho bloodiest
sights that has been seen In FIR mont
county for many months; In fact. 1t
was covered with gore from one end
to the other. Physicians on the
ground say that Mr.. Gehr lost tre.
m,ndous amount Of blood. estimated At
almost gallon. He was brought to
his homo here at 10 O'Clock last
night In charge Of DR.. RAmbo. II an
operation IL necessary. Gehr will IN.
dergo It today probably.
The officers found II very, difiiculs
TO locate the men when they got there.
0ehr Was IN the Tom Smith home.
IL 10 said; Thomas Thomas he'd gone
70 the Fremont coal mine and bis
brother I'd was walking along the
bluffs toward Rookvals.
Lsso Psdsi is the name Of the
bartender and In trying 70 separate
shs younssr Thomas and, 0shr and
while trying 70 ct the knife. one
q hh Anssrs vas bsAly ess.
The daily tribune., 1906-03-19
Number of Dead Abou, ss.

Now that the wreck on the Grande
has been cleared away people are
trying to figure out how many were
killed and burned. The follow ing
statement is about rs near the truth
as can be obtained at this tim7.
No. passengers on No. 8 1855
No. people accounted for III
Missing As
No. train crews killed 6
Supposed to ba dead 6S
The daily tribune., 1906-03-19
ABOUT YOUR NEldHBoRs
AND YOURSELVES

Mrs. Henry sohmazen is in Pue.
bio.
Mrs. John shine returned from
Crippl, Greek last night.
Rev. Pingree. pastor Of the N. E.
church went to Pueblo today.
e E. Hanger has returned from
Pueblo where he spent ten days.
Prof willett Barton has return.
ed from business trip 10 Leadville.
+. W. Nixon who was in the
city since Saturday evening. left for
Denver today.
Mrs. Winfield Wilson went to
Portland at noon today to visit Mrs.
r. ]. Morse. her sister.
Mrs. Wsyand. who has been
visiting Mrs George Hyde. returned
to her home In Cripple Greek yester.
day.
Mrs Carrie Hallum Of Kansas
City this morning entered the employ
of Proctor and company in the capa-
oity of milliner.
Mrs. J. 8. Thickins. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. W. Roberts and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Walters. sr.. went to Pueblo
today to attend the funeral of Eugi-
neer Walter Cosslett.
Mrs. q. ] Sharp has returned
from the Southern part of the state
Friday evening where she has been
since last September. her husband
being employed in that locality
While gone some one broke into their |
residence in Florence and ransacked
the place.
The daily tribune., 1906-03-19

John L. Gshr for years was .
national organizer Of the United
Mine Workers of America and has
done considerable work for the or
ganization among the miners Of
Fremont county Al present he il
not connected with them. He resides
on Maple avenue.
The daily tribune., 1906-03-19
Attention ga" Co.

Members of "a" Co., I'd Infantry.
N. g. O.. having equipment of any
description belonging to "a" Co., !,
are hereby notified shat same must
be brought to Armory tomorrow
(Tuesday) evening between 1880 and 9
O'Clock.
Edwin Segerstrom.
lss Lieut.. N. g. O.
Commanding %. "a. "
The daily tribune., 1906-03-19
Telegraph Operator to the Pen.

Telegraph Operator to the Pen.
La Porte. Ind. March I9-An In.
termediate sentence Of from two to
fourteen years was given to Thomas
Bascom Of Springfield. ILL.,. the tele.
graph operator who was In the service
Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad who
he,Ame intoxicated and threw sw itch
vt Tuman causing . disastrous wreck.
The daily tribune., 1906-03-19
Chicago Has Reavy Snow.

Chicago. March 19-The heaviest
snow storm of this wint.r has been In
progress here since last night. In
twelve hours 1 inches Of snow fell.
impeding street car traffic All train,
are from two to ten hours late.
The daily tribune., 1906-03-19

TONIGHT'S PLAY-"Ten Nights
In . Bar Room''is an old play but 1t
still appeals to the public because
Il 10 . good one - never grows old and
will would advise every young man
and woman In town 10 .ee Il.
The daily tribune., 1906-03-19

THE WEATHER Fair tonight
and Tuesday continued cold tonight; |;
not 70 cold TessAay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
The Fight Against CONSUMPTION.

Great comfort Is 10 be derived from the
census figures relative 20 the mortality
rates for the past few years 1t appears
from these statistics that tuberculosis Is
causing markedly smaller percentage or
deaths at present than formerly indicating
a certain degree OF success in the fight
against the great white plague which Is
being waged in all parts of this country
The statistics unfortunately cover only ten
OF the states and 334 cities. owing to the
lack Of organized systems Of recording and
reporting IN all parts OF the United States.
These states are Connecticut Indiana.
Maine. Massachusetts, Michigan. New
Hampshire, New Jersey. Rhode Island and
Vermont. and these. together with the cities
In other states which carefully preserve
death records, constitute a population OF
34.oooOOO. or two-nfths of that OF the
United States.
According 70 the returns from these
sources the latest calculable rate OF NOR
tally from consumption was l72-6 per i0o.-
Coo OF population. In 1870 the rate was
245.4 This diminution is likely to progress
more rapidly in the future, for-Jnost OF the
work OF public education In combating the
disease has been done during the past dsc-
ade aud is largely fundamental. The good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
4 TERRIBLE WARNING.

There a woman who, when she saw paint,
Was seized with a longing which nssde her grow
faint
Unless she could hustle ard hustle and rush
Around with a spsttery. smattery brush
And be filed with delight
As she daubed green and white
And spotted the rugs and the lace and the plush.
One time to her Joy, at bargain day sale
She secured lots Of paint that was eight cents
pail;
She ran horne and then she began on the task.
And her face In an hour a pigmenty mask
But she painted the floors
And the woodwork and doors.
And the window framesf Certainly Why do you
askf
She went singing about with the brush IN her hand
And she doused the piano and made II look
She painted the kitchen from skiilets to sink
TIL the cook gave her notice as quick as wink;
And she painted the chairs
And the tables and stairs
Most remarkable yellow and purple and pink.
Now. her husband came home at the close OF the
His surprise was so great he had nothing TO say,
But be gasped and he fell in swoon at her feet;
And she painted her husband to make things COM
pletet
And when he came to -..
He was tinted hue
That she vowed was delieiously. perfectly sweet.
Oh. her husband arose with a terrible
And he went with jump and dash through the
door.
Calling back as he ran: "Im not much OF sainti
I am willing in fact. to acknowledge amt
So Tn OF on trip
And I'm going to skip
To some land where the folks heard about
-Chicsgo Evening Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
Devil WagonP

The auto has sometimes been called the
devil wagon There Is no doubt that this
unholy stigma has done injustice to many
automobiles because there are now IN use
auto ambulances and auto-hearses- Many
physicians and clergymen use the auto and,
indeed, some persons ride to church In
autos. 1t would certainly be undisnfneo 10
speak of these vehicles as devil wagons.
The devil Is popularity supposed to prac-
tice the arts Of ailurement and to transact
his business without unnecessary noise. he
would never think Of announcing his ap-
proach by tin-horn snorts and gun-hke ex-
plosions. II he travelled that way more peo-
pie would try to keep out OF his way.
Though 1t Is, perhaps. true that he per-
fumes himself with a blend OF sulphur ana
birthstone, there is no data to warrant the
charge that he anoints himself with gaso-
line Considering the temperature OF ms
domicile it seems unlikely that ne wouio
keep gasoline on his premises.
But that there is some occult connecuon
between the devil and the auto Is Indicated
by the following news item clipped from
New York newspaper:
with a rosary In her hand. her head
hent forward as she counted the beads
Mrs. Kate Buckfelder. sixty-two years oIo,
Of No 73l 11th avenue, returning from
benediction service in the Sacred Hear.
Church, in 51st street, was struck oy an
automobile in 51st street ana loth aNenoe
at o'clock last night
II Is believed by persons familiar WIN
the habits of the auto that only a satanic
machine would run down a woman at
prayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
Kentucky.

Gov. Beckham of Kentucky announces for
the Senate. Senator McCreary has already
announced for reelection. Col. John B.
Thompson of Harrodsburg may enter tho
field The more the merrier. The candi-
date will be named at primary to be held
in November. Again the Beckham machine
will be In evidence. 1t Is we'll constructed,
and on several occasions has been well
handled. Nothing quite so effective has
ever before appeared in Kentucky politics.
Mr.. Blackburn defeated last winter, is the
most notable OF It's victims. and now should
Mr.. McCreary follow him into private life
the machine and Its master would hold the
state firmly. Gov. Beckham having then
won all the honors at home, might in sigh
ing for other worlds TO conquer fix his eyes
on the vice presidency. He is a Bryanite
of long standing, and has entertained Mr..
Bryan at the executive mansion In Frank
fort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
Summer Drinks and Dangers.

The annual warning against too much iced
water or alcoholic compounds as a beverage
in summer is now due. Many OF the Ills
OF the season are attributable TO this cause
People forget that the stomach Is a delicate
organism and that II is kept at the tenn
perature OF the blood. fraction above %
degrees Fahrenheit Without the slightest
compunction they pour into this warm
receptacle quantities of water fully 90
degrees lower in temperature. Naturally.
the stomach Is shocked. 1t is o. .en para
lyzed. 1t is being put to its hardest tests,
being laden with many kinds Of improper
foods and expected to work at q disad-
vantage against the handicap Of severe
weather
Thirst Is something more than the dry
ness of the mouth and the craving for
cooling applications 10 the tongue. II Ia
The dryness OF the whole body, caused by
the evaporation OF the natural moisture
through the pores OF the skin as perspra-
ton. The body needs more moisture. but
II should have 1t in reasonable quantities
and at reasonable temperatures. II plenty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
The Bryan Boom.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch. In the
following paragraph. reserves Its shout:
1.-The blunders of the democratic party
have been responsible for many republican
victories. The party has bright prospects
for 1903, and IL would be almost criminal to
destroy or impair them by a blunder COM
mitted two years in advance of the CAM
paign- 1t may or II may not be in the In
terest OF democratic success to nominate
Mr.. Bryan. The sensible course to pursue
is to walt and see Moreover. Mr.. Bryan's
overzealous friends may be showing him a
mistaken kindness. Booms are usually
ephemeral. and 1t will be difficult task
to keep the Bryan boom alive for two
years"
The main point just now is to put an
end to Mr.. Hearst There can be no doubt
Of his strength in certain sections His
representatives are busy as bees. and are
supplied with an abundance of the sinews
of war. He cannot be laughed out of court.
as In 1904. He has grown since then, and
among his supporters today are men Of
ability and influence If elected governor
of New York next November he will be q
commanding figure In the country. Now is
the time for those democrats who oppose
him to strike. Hence these eulogies of Mr.
Bryan by men who have never before had
a word of praise, or even respect, for him.
They have not been converted to any ad-
miration of him, or to belief In any of his
policies. They are after Mr.. Hearst, and
consider Mr.. Bryan the stoutest club with
IN reach. Any club to beat Hearstism with.
This describes the Bryan boom Of today
in the east, and particularly in New York.
The situation is not without Its embarrass-
ments for Mr.. Bryan, and it looks as IL,
even at a distance. he might be correctly
apprasing 1t. This Is sudden he said at
Berlin. And now, few days later, he is
talking about the trusts. He may be OPP
posed to Hearstism, but 1t will be a sur
prise If 1t does not appear that he Is just
as much opposed to Belmontism, and Ryan
ism, and Reckefellerism. If he helps to
put down the one he Will inevitably help to
exalt and strengthen the other. What will
he do? Is there middle course open? And
will he take it? Ordinarily he Is not a
straddler. HIS reputation Is founded on
frankness and directness.
s. Two months and more will elapse before
Mr.. Bryan returns home and from now on
he is sure to keep in close touch with
American affairs. His mail will increase in
size, and the newspapers will be read with
avldity. The day he lands will find him
up to date. and probably in fair way to
show his hand. He has seldom If ever
tackled q problem calling for as much
sagacity and diplomacy the one that
now awaits him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
Heroes and Their Myths.

The nilbltc ought not to get too merry at
tho exnense Of that Philadelphia clergyman
who in some remarks recently showed tha'
he had rejected a part of the extraVagahces
that play around the name and fame OF
washington He did not strip the great
figure of all decorations, but took the
ground merely that some OF them did not
properly belong there. He Is evidently Oh
the opinion that even hero may be too
heavily draped; and the point is worth con-
sidering.
1t was Rufus Choate who amazed MS
neIghbor at a Washington anniversary BAN
ouet by a remark which was for years
widely quoted The great lawyer had u.s.
tened to several eulogies of the Father OF
His Country pitched in the conventional
key until his patience was exhausted.
Turning to the man on his right he said;
Don't you hate George Washington Inc
man addressed looked puzzled and smiled
whereupon Mr.. Choate explained: 90.
He was so id perfect!
The hero Of large proportions cannot
escape his myth. 1t follows him IKE a
shadow. 1t rs a penalty he pays. He Is
sometimes disflgured by it-sometimes re-
moved from human sympathy by IL.
washington. of all American heroes, mas
suffered most in this way. He Is made TOO
cold. and formal, ana wise anu pfope' W
half. He must have had old-fashioned
earth in his composition. or men Ike Ham
ilton. and Schuyler. and Franklin, and
Mason. who themselves were all very hu-
man. would not have been so warmly at
tached to him. The real Washington, we
may be sure, was human. and all right
He gains rather than loses by parting with
some Of the characteristics ascribed to MIN
IN popular history.
Mr. Lincoln has been more fortunate
the result in part of the age and his en-
yIronrnent He has his myth. but 1t has
not obscured his strongest qualities. we
know him as man of blood and heart,
who was close to the world in Its everyday
aspects and aspirations. and a genuine son
OF the soil He had great patience, but 1t
could be exhausted; great sympathy but
he could be firm; great love. but he knew
his enemies and how to deal with them.
He Is probably the most correctly ap-
PRAISED figure of his proportions in all his
tory. The reading world knows him better
than any man of his day. and holds to him
with the liveliest appreciation imaginable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
Mcclellan.

Mavor Mcclellan has sailed for Europe.
10 be absent two months. When his pur-
pose was first announced 1t was reported
that while away he would meet Richard
Croker and canvass with him the situation
both in the city and the state of New YORK
The mayor Is troubled. Leader Murphy or
'rarnmRny Hall who was once his sup
,,orter. is now his enemy, and as such has
q ~, his mower to be very disagreeable. The
roavor would change this. He is not bid
ding for Mr. Murphys friendship, but seeks
10 shear him Of his capacity for mischief.
Out of this grew the story that Mr.. Nc
Clellan while abroad would lay the case
before the man who in a political sense
made both him and Mr.. Murphy. and, not
vithstanding his recent inactivity. Is, still
an influence to be reckoned with in the ar
fairs OF New York.
This story is now denied. Mr.. McC-el-
Ian. we are told has no engagement with
Mr. Croker and does not expect to meet
him on the other side. Still they might
communicate through a third person. The
word OF mouth, all experienced poll
ticians know. Is better than the mails or
the telegraph. and some friend in common
might be pressed into service In London to
take q message from the mayor to Mr..
Croker and Mr.. Cookers reply to the
mayor In the past they had much to
do with each other, and as the mayor Is
young and an ambitious man. charged just
now with many responsibilities and up
against many difficulties. word of sym
patty and advice from his old patron and
mentor would be welcome and valuable.
Mr.. Mcclellan, by the way has wide
acquaintance in politics. and has handled
himself so as to keep on terms with men
of widely differing views. As already stated,
lie clasps hands cordially with Mr.. Croker.
lie is q friend of Mr. Cleveland. and visits
the ex-President at Princeton and receives
advice from him. He served with Mr..
Bryan in Congress. and although repre-
senung a sound money constituency, voted
for Mr.. Bryan and free silver both in 1895
and 1900. His party record IS regular"
1t is thus TO be seen that had he received
roCsing majority last November we
should be hearing nothing today about the
democratic difficulty in selecting a candi-
cate for governor OF New York. 1t would
be Mcclellan by reclamation. But Mr..
Murphy, or somebody else, blundered and
as a result the Hearst spectre again rises
10 yex and confuse the brethren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24

OF moderately cool water Il taken occa-
siona1ly. not gufped down after the fashion
OF frog swallowing ny. but slipped
leisureIy, the bodys needs win be kept
supplied and the mouth will not be dry and
parched. The tongue and membrane OF
the mouth are faithful sentinels- Their
dryness should be regarded as a symptom
Worse even than much iced water IL the
alcoholic beverage. That does not allay
the thirst but on the contrary excites it
Alcohol Is itself greedy for water. and has
a tendency to dry the tissues of the body.
Hence the intense thirst suffered after
debauch. Liquors poured into the stomach
at any time OF the year act as excitants and
have none but bad effect In hot weather
they are more dangerous than usual. They
heat" the blood and rend r the imbiber ex-
ceptionaliy subject to sudden disability.
The heart or the brain Is often paralyxed
No matter how disguised or accompanied.
the alcoholic drink in summer 10 bid Tor
disordered system.
II the object Is to quench the thirst, ana
that alone. plenty Of pure water taken
from the tap-H filtered-wiil answer every
purpose. II the body Is at the same time
being put to hard labor, It Is wise to give
water some slight nutritive quality, oy
the addition Of oatmeal or the like. This
gives the stomach work to do while II is
absorbing the water and tends to- keep
the blood distributed and thus to prevent
congestion Of the brain, which causes sun
stroke
Common sense is the best guide in sum-
mer time as well as at other seasons. ana
common sense should teach every thinking
person that it is dangerous to douse the
stomach with either iced water or aiconoi.
No man who Is rated as sensible would
think of jun ping into lake OF freezing
water in midwinter in order to cool on, nor
would he stand in front of foundry fur-
mace in July in order to get warm. Neither
of these acts would be moro idtotic tnan
the drinking of great quantities OF either
ice-chilled water or alcohol with the tenn
perature above 90 degrees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
BIG THINGS IN THIS BIG COUNTRY.

From the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
The clam is as mum as an oyster, but
1t viii have to keep more than mum as a
result Of the announcement of the find
ing of a 100000 pearl in the upper Mis-
sissippi river. There viii be doings in
those parts that win throw the work of
the muck-rakers into the shade.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
The campus of the University of Georgia
contains 900 acres. A mule also should be
provided for each student.
From the Jersey City Evening Journal.
When 1t comes to grinding out divorces
at the rate of one every fifteen minutes
New York should not boast of 1t.
EEum the Buffalo Express.
Thirty-six girl clerks resigned from q
Pittsburg dry goods store in one day to be
married. wouldn't II be terrible II young
men threw up their jobs In like circum-
stances?
Eeom the Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Chicago Tribune says that Mr. Roose-
Welt feels that he has to do the talking for
80, 000,000 people. 1t Is a pity Mr.. Roosevelt
has such bunch of people on his hands all
the time.
From the Dayton News.
Kansas now wants fifty thousand farm
hands to help harvest the crops Ever SEQ
the time when Kansas didn't want some
thingf