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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
OF VIM. BURGE
PRISONER IN JAIL UNDEE SEN
TENcE OF DEATH.

William Burge, colored, who is under
sentence to. death for the murder of his
wife, Daisy Burge. continues to feign in
sanity, the jail officials believe, despite the
fact that a jury decided that he was of
sound mind.
While l believe that Burge Is sane" a
jail guard said to a Star reporter, the
experiences he has had since he shot his
wife and attempted to exterminate her
relatives are calculated to impair a man s
reasoning powers"
It was explained by the guard that the
delay and the postponements were largely
due to the legal questions that have been
raised by counsel although Burge had been
In jail long time before he had his first
trial. Burge has not made much Roadway
In religious matters, but Rev. John Roberts,
who visits him. hopes he will be able to
cause change In the conduct of Burge be-
fore he has to go to the scaffold. had the
condemned man gone to the scaffold last
Tuesday, however, there would have been
but little time left for the minister to have
accomplished anything In the matter of
hts religious preparations.
Usually Quiet in Cell.
Burss u usually quiet while In his cell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
Reasons for Omission.

'The board has not included the Column
bia Hospital for Women and the Lying-in
Asylum in the list of Institutions to be
contracted with for the following rea-
sons:
First. Because, as reported by the pres
ident of the hospital in his annual report
for several years, the buildings are old
and devoid to a large extent of those
modern appliances now deemed absolutely
necessary by the medical profession A
continuance of the hospital will involve.
according to the board of directors, an i'm
mediate outlay of So, 500 for repairs, $4,000
for improvement and enlargement of
nurses home, and the erection of new
building at estimated cost of $500, 600.
Second. Adequate provisions can be
made at once in existing hospitals at
less cost for all INDECENT patients now
cared for at Columbia Hospital.
1.-The daily average number of patients,
including infants, at this hospital last year
was seventy-two, of which number nine
neen were private pay patients, leaving
a daily average of fifty-three charity pa
were infants and about thirty-nine adult
patients. There Is now ample accommo-
dation for pay patients at other hospi-
tails, and such patients are much desired
by all private hospitals, and there Is GER
tainly no good reason why the govern
ment should in any way make provisions
for persons able to pay The charity pa
tients will be gladly received by existing
institutions. as additional patients will
naturally lower the general per diem cost
of maintenance. In not less than six diff
ferent hospitals lying-in patients are re-
ceived, and ample provisions are made
for both white and colored patients.
Cannot Recommend.
"In view Of this fact and because even
more ample provisions exist for gynecologi-
cal cases, the board cannot recommend
the continuance of an institution which,
apart from occupying q valuable govern
would involve an outlay Of more than $780,
600 for new buildings. The interest on the
gross investment alone would be sufficient
to care for almost double the number of
INDECENT patients now treated in Column
bta Hospital.
1.-THE board recognizes the Importance
and desirability o. q special maternity hos
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Relief
From Pain
hitter first
pf second
bose. Acts
by Puri-
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Usually Quiet in Cell.
Burge u usually quiet while In his cell.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

months when Alice and Ball were
the rest of the time Delaware had but
one senator, and part of the time none.
The feud which has torn the republic
can party in Delaware has as its storm
center j. Edward O'Sullivan Ad-
dicks In 1896 Addicks was consid-
cred a rich man. He owned the Bay
State Gas company of Boston and other
stuff He had a yacht and he main
tanned a summer house in Delaware.
About this time it occurred to Ad
dicks to put some money into Delaware
politics. He did put up some money,
had himself elected state chairman for
the republicans, and the silver cam
paign coming on, Delaware deserted
the democracy and turned up with
republican legislature. Addicks an
nounced himself for the senate, and
Immediately the party was split in two.
The bonafide residents of the state
would not stand for Addicks. The
battle between the union" and "regu-
lar" republicans has gone on since.
Addicks has had the backing at times
of powerful federal politicians like
Hanna, but he could never make the
Delaware legislature do his will.
Addicks is now broken in pocket, in
credit, in political standing, in every
thing except nerve. Some sort of a
deal was recently fixed up whereby Ad-
dicks agreed to stand by the results
l,of a caucus of the republicans. 1t
meant certain defeat for Addicks to
make such an agreement, but he did
it, and the governor having called
special session of the legislature,
Colonel Dupont was chosen senator.
The Addicks incident would not be
worth commenting upon If it did not
reveal the dangers to this government
of the pocket borough states like Del
!
their equal representation in the SEN
ate These three states, with less pop
ulation than New York City. Philadel-
phia, Chicago or Boston. have six
votes in the United States senate; six
votes to cast for the highest bid of
the interests" six votes which repre-
sent the power of a machine, and which
have little or no connection with gov
eminent of. for and by the people.
So far as this settlement of the Ad-
dicks feud is concerned, we have no
! information as to whether the country
has gained anything by having another
Delaware senator thrust upon it. 1t
may be that the United States sem
ate was better off the fewer senators
the little rotten borough sent to Wash
! ingtOn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21
SHEA WAS A BLUNDERER.

What sort of man is Leslie NJ
Shaw? His recent performances in
Iowa seem to indicate that he plays the
game of politics on pretty close mar
gin between fairnesc and trickery. IN
the first place the secretary of the
treasury has made himself a trif1e
wearsome by his volunteer efforts to
dictate who shall be governor of Iowa.
1t is understood, of course, that Mr.
Shaw is looking for the support of
Iowa in the republican national con-
vention and that he will not get it if
Governor Cummins prevails in Tie
present campaign. Cummins is a re-
visionist, Shaw is a standpatter. This
is sufficient to explain their differences
on the favorite son question.
Secretary Shaw had two honorable
courses open to him. He might have
| taken the position that the people of
Iowa had the right to select their gov
ernor without reference to the cam
paign for president and that he should
not assume that the selection of either
Cummins or Perkins had any necessary
relation to the election of delegates to
the next national convention.
ho = he
course open to him was to resign from
the cabinet and fight Cummins openly
as a plain citizen of Iowa. Secretary
Shaw, however, appears to find it
pleasanter to throw his shells from
the eminence of the treasury depart
ment, and, not even content with this,
he sends kilograms to his henchmen
which leave it to be inferred that the
president is with him in his fight on
Cummins. He sent a message to Dav-
export, Iowa. which declared that he
had consulted with the president and
that he had decided to cancel some
other engagements and "be with" his
supporters in Davenport on a certain
day. That Secretary Shaw conferred
with the president may be true, but it
is not necessarily true that he con-
ferred with him about Iowa politics
1t is decidedly not true that he con-
ferred with the president about Iowa
politics, and that the president ap-
proved or advised his trip to Daven-
port.
The Shaw telegram was a piece of
political regeneration worthy of a
baseball magnate or a ward ruler, but
decidedly below the grade Of a cabinet
officer. Its Reputation by the president
was necessary, although a bitter hui
initiation to Mr. Shaw
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21
PENNSYLVANIA OORISH BOSS.

Senator Boies Penrose. person with
every aptitude for political bossism
except ability and manners, is the titu-
lar owner of the republican party of
Pennsylvania. Recently the republi-
cans held a state convention. 1t met
in a repentant and sobered frame of
mind. The republican party had suf-
fered a humiliating defeat because of
the bOssism of Penrose and it's expos
ure in Philadelphia. The delegates
We're fairly elected and were pledged to
no candidate They were earnestly de-
sirous of solving the difficulties of the
party in the state by putting up
model platform
But there was a fly in the ointment
Penrose was the fly, and a great, big,
vulgar. buzZing and pestiferous, blue
bottle fly he proved to be. The ticket
had not been nominated before Penrose
began to proclaim that it was his tick
ct, that its nomination proved that
his leadership was still the real thing
Moreover, he hung about the conven-
ton hall and made himself an offense
to all delegates by button holing them
and instructing them to do what they
were about to do without instructions.
with the evident intention of laying
a foundation for a claim that he "con-
trolled' the convention. The fatuous
vanity of the ignorant and bOorish
Penrose threatens now to nullify and
ruin the work of the convention The
masses of the party have taken seri-
ously Penrose's loud yawp about his
control and have about decided that
the regular republican ticket, even
though it is respectable, must be de-
feated in order to teach Penrose his
place.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21
LIKE PANDORA'S BOX.

The manager of the little evening
dOdger told a prominent citizen a few
weeks ago that the paper would make
no attack upon Mayor Hunt if it were
not forced to do so by it's Boxer sup
pOrterS In fact most of the
stuff in the Dodger is writ
ten by Boxer contributors who in
sist upon venting their malice, hatred
and envy through editorials or anony-
nous communications. None of these
Boxers has the courage to sign his
name to any of his contributions, but
all insist upon the dodgers assuming
the responsibility for the follies and
indiScretiOns of it's Boxer allies. No
wonder their combined efforts every
day present a sort of crazy quilt or a
Pandora's box from which all manner
of Affections are let loose upon the I'M
offending people into whose yards the
dodger is thrown in the effort to give
the appearance of a bona fide circu-
lation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21
ARRIVAL OF LAST MOTOR BARGE
Much Interest Is Being Taken by Eng
Iish Shippers in New Style of
Craft.

WOOLRICH, England, June 21-At
a time when the future of the British
canals is occupying the attention of
a royal commission, the arrival of the
first motor barge, the Wasp, off Wool
rich may be considered an event of
more than ordinary interest. In Hol-
land, where this new craft has been
built, motor barges are familiar
sight on the canals, and it is expected
that in course of time they will be
similarly utilized in this country. The
Wasp, which has been imported for
service between Portsmouth and the
Isle of Wight, is SIS feet inches long,
with II foot 4 inch beam, and feet
inch draught. A "a horsepower
KromhOut motor is installed, the fuel
used being ordinary Russian petrol
cum. The speed of the motor barge
is given approximately as seven and
onehalf Knots. She crossed from
Flushing in a somewhat rough sea,
and is said to have behaved splendidly
throughout the voyage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21
Between Now and Election

The big event locally is the Maener-
Choir Picnic that is to be held next
Sunday at the fair grounds. On this
occasion Prof. S. Fisher has arranged
for each of his musicians to do the
work of five men. This is not all. He
up so that none of the music will es-
cape. The picnickers are to get the
full benefit of it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Since the San Francisco fire insur-
ance rates have been advanced
throughout the entire coast excepting
in the State of Washington. Has the
fact that the Northwestern Mutual
Fire Association carries eight times as
much insurance on its books in this
state as the average stock company,
anything to do with keeping the rates
down here? We will leave you to judge
We shall continue to save our poll
cy holders from 25 per cent to 40 per
cent on their insurance premiums, and
shall also continue our record for
prompt and equitable payments OF
losses.
Northwestern Mutual Fire Association
A. ]. SHERROD, Agent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21
AN OLD PATRIARCH CALLED
HOME.

In the death of DR.. w. Gil Alban,
Walla Walla loses one of her oldest
citizens and most respected pioneers.
Associated in his youth with John
Sherman and other men who after
wards became distinguished in nation
al affairs, living in California during
the strenuous years following the dis
covery of gold, coming to Washington
in territorial days, identified with the
order of odd Fellows since 1S43 and
practicing as a physicion for over
sixty years, the life of DR.. Alban was
one of more than ordinary interest,
covering eighty-five years of the ma
TONS history Many were DR.. Adams
kindly deeds and unrequited labors de-
voted without ostentation to the indi-
gent sick, poor and needy. He was a
man of great heart and mind and long
will his memory be cherished by the
thousands of friends he leaves behind.
He fought a good fight and kept the
faith and is now gone to the reward of
the just.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21
Good Chorus Singing.

There promises to be some good
chorus singing at the Maenerchor So
cietys picnic at the fair ground
next Sunday. Other interesting events
are down on the program and the
picnic promises to be a pleaSureable
event for all who take it in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

with the leading Boxers who are en-
deavoring to secure permanent IN
i,pction against the city's taking
water from Mill creek. If this EFFORT
should succeed the city's new water
system costing a quarter of a million
dollars would be rendered useless.
Vote for Mayor Hunt and the early
completion of the Mill creek water
system
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Fred hurry, pardoned from the
county Jail by Governor Mead, yester-
day, was released from custody last
night.
James Freeman arrested at Concu-
nully and brought to Walla Walla by
Sheriff Painter, will probably be ar
raigned before Judge Brents tomor-
row on a charge of adultery. pre-
ferred against him by Green McCabe,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

The aged emperor of Austria COM
Mains that he is overworked and needs
vacation. Strangely enough most
of his work has been holding on to
the place which he complains over
works him. A predecessor OF Joseph,
Charles v, made great hit by re-
signing and going into a night school.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

The architect who put the faces Of
Quay, Pennypacker and Penrose on the
bronze doors of the Pennsylvania CAPT.
tol claims they are not portraits, but
types Freaks he meant
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Edison again announces that the
horse will soon be thing of the past
This is singular in view of the fact
that the whizz car is not killing near
so many horses as men and women.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Canned baked beans are said to be
full of red paint to preserve them, but
the news causes no excitement in Bos-
ton. for canning this delicate confec-
ton is considered heresy at the hub.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Fifteen or twenty years ago the coun-
try would have seen in the Longworths'
hobnobbing with royalty" an at
tempt of the Golden club to intro
duce free trade into the United States
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

The electricity in flash of light
ming is figured by an electrician to be
worth s1.400. Thunierstorms are not
only a bad waste. but they are posi-
lively dangerous. 1t ought to be
stopped.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

The new nuisance in city life is said
to be the photograph concert, to the
tired man a cross between cat fight
and a rusty augur.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

The French are resourceful, but it
takes more than that to separate
Grandpa Rockefeller from any large
amount of the crisp, rattly stuff.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Auditor Honeycutt has commenced
has held the position Of private Sec
rolls as required by law. The work is
tedious, and will probably require six
weeks Or two months to complete Each
individual collection has to be checked
with the roll and also with the collec-
ton register.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Berkman. are married ION a two-year
contract. If one can stand married
life that long. he or she ought to be
good for ten year sentence of the
same.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21
THE DELAWARE SETTLEMENT

For the first time in a decade the
ate is filled. During all of that period
there has been a vacancy from the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

The foul harpieS of Islander have lost
us millions of money.-Chancello Day.
What. doesn't Rockefeller put up for
his defense?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

The high wind this morning tenn
porarily shut off the electric power by
crossing several of the wires in the
city. Linemen remedied the trouble
and the service was resumed by 9
o'clock. Observer Newman reported
a velocity of % miles an hour reached
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

\ great many people desire to run
the president again in 1908. Mr.. ROOse-
welt is not a man who can be run by
anybody.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Ii is not every chancellor who can
get there by putting on an oxford cap
and making a noise like an educator
See Day for example.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Mr.. Bryan having demonstrated the
cumulative theory of money. wants
theory of votes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Miss Laura Taylor, who was injured
in a runaway accident Monday is re-
covering nicely from the effects of her
injuries at her home, SIS Washington
street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21
Everybody is Going.

To the Maenerchor picnic next Sunday
at the fair ground. An excellent pro-
gram has been arranged for the day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Taxpayers who are opposed to fur
Their delay in the completion of the
gravity water system will not vote
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Colorado has three millionaire can
didates for senator. The Legislators are
all buying new and expensive suits of
clothes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

Juliet Strauss says: Don't discour-
age children that ask questions You
can't.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

about 10 o'clock marking one of the
heaviest zephyrs of the month.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

a State Line farmer, who alleges that
Freeman eloped with his wife.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-21

The Trusts are not all bad. 1t was
the powder trust that blew up Addicks
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-30
NOT A STAG AFFAIR
Ladies' May Attend Chamber Il
Commerce Banquet.
LETTER FROM GOVERNOR GLENN
North Carolina Executive Writes Tina.
He and His Party Will Be Here
for the Banquet Next Friday
Might.

Mayor Buxton yesterday received Il
letter from Governor Glenn, OF North
Carolina. stating that the governor,
his wife and daughter, two maids OF
honor and six members of his stan
Will be here to attend the banquet
to be given next Friday night by the
chamber of commerce in honor of the
members of the Virginia League of
municipalities.
This means that the chamber of
commerce banquet this year will not
be stag" affair, and the mayor
stated last night that any of the gen.
tlemcn attending the banquet who so
desires to do may be accompanied by
lady.
Governor Glenn's daughter has
been chosen as sponsor for the ar.
mored cruiser North Carolina, which
is to be launched at the shipyard
here next Saturday. In order to at
tend the banquet, the official party
VIII start from Raleigh day early
and arrive here Friday afternoon.
Governor Swanson has consented
to respond to- the toast North Caro-.
lima" a; the banquet, and Govern 2r
Glern will respond to Virginia"
The banquet will be given at Hotel
Warwick. The chamber has invited
the Merchants Association to partici-
pate and any citizen desiring to Mt.
tend may do SO by applying to the
committee and paying the required
fee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-30
Mystery and Secrecy EnshrOud
Marvellous Work That he is
Doing In England.
AUSES The BRITISH TO SET up
Expatriated American Millionaire 10
Turning His Estate into Fairy.
land-Present Home to be Given to
His Son and Bride from Virginia,
Who Does Not Like Great Britain.

LONDON, Sept. ,29.-Socicty is all
agog over Hever Castle, the wonderful
retreat William Waldorf Astor is fin
Ing up for himself near Tunbridge
Wells. Much of this interest is due
to the fact that Mr.. Astor tries to
throw the mystery of secrecy over
everything that is done there. Every
one connected wifi the building oper-
atoms and the laying out of the
grounds has strict instructions to tell
nothing of what is i'll progress. But
1000 workmen are employed and.
consequently, things will leak out. 1t
shows the pains taken to keep the
outside world ignorant of the won
drous transformation that is being
wrought on the estate that in the dead
OF night several carloads of immense
rocks were conveyed there. They are
to help form the banks Of an artificial
stream which, bordered by reeds, rare
wild flowers and tall grass will be one
of the features of the place.
'rnere is to be an Irish hog in the
grounds as bleak and lonesome as any
of its kind III the wilds of Connemara,
In this, woodcock, slipe and wild
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-30
ROBBERS GOT ONLY EIGHT
CENTS FROM Cash REGISTER
Cofer's Saloon Broken Into for the
Second Time During Past
Ten Days.

B. r. Cofer's saloon on Twenty
fourth street, near Washington ave-
nue., was broken into and robbed
again early yesterday morning by
unknown persons who are believed to
be members of an organized gang of
robbers credited with the numerous
robberies which have been commit
ted in various sections of the city
during the past two months. The
robber.' found only about so cents, in
the cash drawer, and so far as could
be learned, they did not carry off any
case goods.
The same saloon was robbed last
week, and on that occasion the
thieves made a good haul, carrying
off all the change in the cash regis
ter and a quantity of whisky. Since
that time Mr.. Cofer has been leaving
practically no money in the register.