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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
NO PARDON FOR BURTON
HIS COUNSEL DECLARE THAT HE
HAs NOT ASKED ONE.
Supreme Court Not Being Treated
With Proper Respect, It Is Stated,
as Case Is Still Pending.

TOPEKA, Kans-, June 5O-Baiiie r. wa4-
gener. one Of the attorneys for ex-United
States Senator ]. r. Burton. gave out a
signed statement today denying on behaff
OF Senator Burton, any desire to secure an
executive pardon in case OF his mai convsc-
ton by the United States Supreme Court
The statement, In part, follows: Recently
there has appeared Ia the public preas q
dispatch saying that an effort will b. made
to obtain pardon for Senator Burton and
saying further that some OF his ex-ooi-
leagues have quietly discussed the advis-
ability Of asking President Roosevelt to set
aside the sentence. also members OF the
Kansas delegation have received letters
from influential politicians and others in
Kansas asking them to use their Influence
to have the sentence set aside And stiii
further. the dispatch says. 1t has been sug-
gested that possibly an understanding with
the President may be reached by which
Burton Will withdraw his motion for q re-
hearing pending before the Supreme Court,
and that part Of the sentence, relating to
imprisonment, will be set asida.' The pur-
port of tho entire dispatch Is that Burton
and his attorneys have practically aban-
doned his case or are ready to abandon It.
II any assurance can be had that a pardon
can be obtained. This movement may have
originated with the formor senator s
friends. and it may be in good faith, but 1t
certainly Is not in his interests nor does 1t
treat the Supreme Court with rrcper re-
spect.
This case Is still pending before that au-
gust tribunal on an application for a re-
hearing and without discussing either the
law or the facts In the case, 1t is not out
Of the way to call attention to the divided
court, and that many new and undeter-
mired questions are raised in the case.
Having great faith in the justice of our
cause We hope and expect to win the case.
Talk OF a pardon Is premature, II not dis
respectful to the court, while the case Is
pending on its stages. II the case is finally
decided against him our advice would be
that he would wrong himself and the state
that has honored him, if he should apply
for a pardon.
And we are authorized to say for him that
neither now nor at any time will he ask
for a pardon. This is a case for the courts,
to be finally adjudicated by the courts. and
our client will rest his case there and will
obey their mandate whatever 1t may be.
And while he will contend to the last for
his honor and his good name, asserting his
innocence always If the final decree Is
against him, he will not turn to the execu-
tive for pardon for crime he never COM
mitted."
The statement is signed by B. P. Wag-
gener and w. P. Hackney. Burton's coun-
sell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
Midshipmen Admitted.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. June 3o-The follow
Ing have been admitted to the Naval Acad-
envy as midshipmen:
Frank H. Luckel. Los Angeles; Lawrence
F. Reifsnider, Westminster. Md: William
p. Brown. Washington. D. c.: Edwin ].
Gillian. Stanton. Mich: Delos p. Heath.
Grand Rapids. Mich: Homer b. Gilbert.
Marshheid. Mo-: Charlton Z. Battle. Oele-
thorpe. Ga; Robert P. Motion, IT.. Phila-
Gsiphia, Pa; John Fl. Holt. 3r.. Grafton,
W. Va; Charles c. Julian, Townsville. N.
Co; Thomas s. Mccoy. Monticello, Ark
Francis r. Laroche Courtenay, Fla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
MUTINY AMONG THE TURKS.
A Few Hundred Of Them Killed by
the Troops.

HODEIDA. Turkish Arabia June 30.-An-
other mutiny has broken out among the
Turkish army reserves serving In Yemen
province. Sixteen battalions demanded that
they be repatriated and the commander-in-
chief. Marshal Feiza Pasha- ordered the
forts to open fire on the mutineers, who
surrendered after a few hundred OF them
had been killed.
The rebel Arab forces are advancing on
Amran and an important engagement Is re-
ported to have been fought, both sides
sustaining heavy losses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
LEFT IN BY THE CLERKS.
Provision for Department Building in
Suudry Civil Bill.

One of the peculiar features connected
with the last day Of Congress was the sign
ing OF the sundry civil bill. As it was
passed 1t contained an item appropriating
s. 900 600 for the condemnation Of site for
building for the Departments of State.
Justice and Commerce and Labor in Wash
ington. This item was dropped out In con-
ference. however. after 1t had been trans
ferred to the omnibus public building bill,
and later 1t was dropped out Of that bill
also.
The enrolment clerks failed to notice that
the appropriation had been eliminated from
the sundry civil bill. and included 1t In the
copy of the bill laid before the President
for his signature. Just as the President had
concluded signing his name Senator Scott
discovered the error.
Senator Hale and Chairman Tawney Of
the House appropriation committee prepared
q resolution repeating that feature OF the
bill making the s.. 100000 appropriation and
this was passed by both houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
Sunday at Marshall Hall.

Sunday at Marshall Hall is always looked
forward to in summer time as day of rest
and quiet recreation. One Of the delightful
features Is the presence of Schroeder S
Band. An unusually pleasing program has
been arranged for tomorrow. Another fea-
tureais an elegant table dhote dinner de-
hciously prepared and served in first-class
style in the well-appointed hall on the ar
rival OF the boat. The steamer Charles
Manchester viii make three trips tomorrow
at IL am. ESQ and $50 pm: returning,
leave the Hall at /. 5 and 0 o'clock pm.
To cool OF this evening take the Macal-
ester at $50 o. clock for Marshall Hall and
Indian Head Delightful concert music on
the down trip and q f1ne dancing card has
been arranged for those who care TO stop
on at the Hail until the return of the
steamer from Indian Head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
MIR. EDWARDS SWORN IN.
New Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury Takes Charge.

]. II. Edwards today took the oath OF Of
fee as assistant secretary OF the treas
ury. to succeed H. A. Taylor. resigned Mr..
Edwards at once entered upon his duties.
The new assistant secretary was so swamp
ed with flowers that he could hardly see
outside of his room. There has seldom
been finer testimonial OF popularity or es-
TEEN shown in the floral emblems than were
piled in the office OF the new official. Large
baskets of flowers were on all available
desks There were many callers to express
best wishes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
Indian TERRITORY 1nvestiration.

Senator Clark Of Wyoming today called
up his resolution providing for the appoint
ment OF a committee OF i've senator's to
investigate conditions In Indian Territory.
and It was adopted. Subsequently the
committee provided for by tho resolution
was appointed by the vice president- The
committee II composed Of Senators Clark
lAontann). Long. Brandegsa, Teller and
Clark Cwyoming5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
Bona Eide Circulation.

Nearly everybody in Washington
reads The Sunday Star. Last Sun
days circulation was by far the
largest and best in the city and the
only sworn circulation in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The advertiser is entitled to
know the circulation of any paper
in which he advertises.
The circulation of The Sunday
Star on June "a, 1906, was 3I,843.
I solemnly swear that the above state-
ment represents the number of copies Of
THE SUNDAY STAR circulated on June
"a, 1906-that is. the number Of copies
actually sold, delivered, furnished and
mailed. for valuable consideration, to bona
fide purchasers or subscribers. and that
none Of the copies so counted are free or
sample copies and none are returnabIe
except in the case Of several hundred sent
to suburban agents, from whom a few re-
turns of unsold papers have not yet been
received.
FLEMING NEWBOLD,
Asst. Business Manager
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Subscribed and sworn.to before me this
thirtieth day of June, A. d. 1906.
CORNELIUS EcKHARDT,
(SeaL) Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
DR.. Adcock DISCHARGED.

LONDON. June 3o.-The jury In the trial
al the Old Bailey OF DIR. George Robert Ad-
cock. charged with mansiaughter in con-
neciion with the death of Mai J. N whyte.
disagreed today and was discharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
EIGHT INJURED.

Passenger Train Ditched on the D., L.
and W. Near Chadwicks.
UTICA, N Y, June 3o-The northbound
passenger train on the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad due in this city
at Las am. went into the ditch at Chad
wicks, ten miles south Of this city. Eight
persons were injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
Bills Passed by the Senate.

The following bills were passed by the
Senate today: Extending the time for the
construction Of q bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at South Omaha. Neb.: author
ixing the donation of q bronze cannon to
the q. A. r. post Mt Junction City. Kas. !;
providing for q naval exhibition at Tampa,
Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
For the Interstate cou,mission.

There were but handful Of legislators
present when the House assembled at 1885
after q recess from IBID this mornfnx.
Mr.. Tawney tMinn.) from the COMMITTEES on
appropriations reported and had passed q
joint resolution carrying -. 5e7 made nec-
essAry by the passage OF the act annending
the present interstate commerce act Ia
crAasing the number ~ commissioner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
Chaplain Pierce Transferred.

Chaplain Charles c. Pierce, Artillery
Corps, who has been stationed at Fort
Myer. Va, for several months. has been
transferred to the Corps Of Engineers and
will proceed to Washington barracks and
report in person to the commanding officer
of that post for duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
Daily average.

solemnly swear that the above state
ment represents only the number of copies
of THE EVENING STAR circulated dur
Ing the six secular days ending Friday
June 90, 1905 that is. the number Of
copies actually sold, delivered. furnished
or mailed, for valuable consideration. to
bona f1de purchasers or subscribers-and
that the copies SO counted are not return
able to or remain In the ONCE unsold.
FLEMING NEWBOLD,
Asst. Business Manager.
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Subscribed and swern to before me thiz
thirtieth day Of June. A. D. 1905
CORNELIUS ECK1ARDT,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
Circulation Of "The Evening Star"

The sworn statement below shows that
the circulation Of The Star Is what it is
claimed to be. The Stars circulation Is
much greater than that of any other paper
published in Washington, and The Star Is
read more thoroughly than and has double
the number of readers of any other paper
published in Washington. whether morn
ing or evening. Fifteen thousand OF The
Stars regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever, depending
upon The Star alone for news and adver-
Using.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10

and with the coming of spring the boys
were needed in the fields, but before
the term was over Abe could "spell
down. any one in the school and could
read anything he could lay his hands
on. The long vacation was not wasted
by him. New families were arriving in
the woods, and many brought books,
some even whole libraries of seven and
eight volumes. 1t was worth while for
Abe to walk miles and to bear a hand
at chopping or other work to get a
chance to borrow them and later read
them by the light of the open fireplace.
He was already a story teller Of parts
and well versed in the backwoods learn
--.9, IICLIUu, WHICH UraVeIS Nv
word of mouth. One of the first re-
wards of his borrowing expeditions was
a story teller by which he found that
he was outdone. 1t was Alsop's fables.
Before he had read this volume through
a score of times he could make over into
a fable with some kind of a moral to
it every one of the anecdotes with
which his mind was stored. Then he
was initiated into the beauties of "Pil-
grim's Progress" book which had I'M
questioned influence upon his later life.
The family Bible, too, was a favorite.
For some reason Hazel Dorsey was
unable again to collect his scattered
pupils, and it was a full year before
school reopened, with a new teacher,
Andrew Crawford. Mr.. Crawford
brought new WAYS and soon saw that
the young persons trooping about him
needed other things than book learn
ing. From the beginning he taught
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10

them manners" Every pupil was
drilled in the proper method of enter
ing room and getting out of it and in
the simpler social amenities.
Abe was already the acknowledged
best speller in the school, and the mas
ter found it necessary to send him
from the room during the spelling con-
tests lest his good nature tempt him to
prompt the less ready, a subterfuge
which Abe defeated by lurking behind
the schOolhOuse and making gestures
through the window at the masters
back.
Another branch of learning in which
Abe eXcelled, if he was not it's only ex-
pOnent, for the master did not approve
of such foolishness, was composition"
Abe's copy book, instead of a sIavish
imitation of examples in penmanship,
became a volume of essays. The most
notable of these effusions was a trea-
tise on cruelty to animals" the text
for which was provided by the sight of
some of his savage schoolmates plac-
ing live Goals upon turtles back.
Paper was scarce in those DAYS. and
Aces writing material was often a
wooden shovel, from which unsatisfac-
tory compositions could be erased BY
whiting, or Eastwood shingle. He
was forced to be economical in words.
Not one could be written down until
he was sure that it best expressed his
idea, and here was planted the germ
of that literary genius the full fruit of
which was the mastery address at
Gettysburg.
To his store of knowledge were soon
added the Arabian Nights" "Robinson
Crusoe" and incidents in the history of
his own country, all cleaned from Dor
rowed books. OF these perhaps the
most priced was the life of George
Washington" the property of Josiah
Crawford, crusty neighbor who made
poor Abe work for him for three DAYS
to pay for it when it had been spoiled
by rain leaking through the chinks of
the Lincoln cabin.
DO had one teacher after Master
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10

ana ne ana
Honest Abe" often crossed swords. 1t
was in this session likewise that the
future president made his first record
ed protest against slavery. There was
only one man in the entire body that
had the courage to sign it with him, al
though it was a comparatively mild
document
After the state capitol had been
moved Lincoln left New Salem, where
he had formerly lived, and moved to
Springfield. All his possessions he car
ried in a pair of saddlebags. In fact,
he had always been poor and so re-
manned to the end. When first elected to
the legislature he was compelled to Dor
row 5000 for clothes and conveyance.
At Springfield Lincoln began his law
practice in earnest and continued it
nearly quarter of century. Despite
his change Of residence he was re-elect-
ed to the legislature in 1888, as he was
also in 1910. In the last named year he
stumped the entire state in the famous
clog cabin" campaign. 1t was in one
of these last sessions in which he serv-
ed that Mr.. Lincoln and another Wing
jumped out of window during a call
of the house. The attempt was to
break a deadlock Often he convulsed
the house with his apt and droll stories
and on one occasion effectually squelch-
ed a former attorney general of the
state who was trying to make merry
at his expense. He said the gentleman
talked so much it reminded him of a
man who shot for hours at what he
thought was a squirrel, but which
turned out to be only a louise in his eye
brow. The story silenced Lincoln's op-
pOnent for the rest of the session.
At one time during his legislative ca
reer Mr.. Lincoln was urged to consent
to a log rolling proposition. He said:
You may burn my body to ashes and
scatter them to the winds of heaven, you
may drag my soul down to the regions of
darkness and despair to be tormented
by f1ends of the damned forever, but you
will never get me to support a measure
which 1 believe to be wrong, although by
doing so I may accomplish that which
believe to be right
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10
Copyright, 1906, by A. w. Fenin
10
By A. w. FERRIN

n BRAHAM LINCOLN was ten
IN years old when his father
LoA mace that profitable journey
from Indiana to his old home
in Kentucky, from which he returned
with a new wife and accompanying
worldly possessions which would have
seemed to Abe and his little sister
Nancy like the treasures of the Indies
had they ever heard Of that golden
empire. The advent of Sally Bush in
her new role as Mrs. Thomas Lincoln
marked an epoch in Abe's life. Hith-
erto he had been growing very much
like Topsy. Now he was to know a
mothers loving care.
AS soon as she had attended to the
bodily wants Of her stepchildren
''made them look a little more human"
as she expressed it, Mrs. Lincoln turned
her attention to the minds of her new
charges. 1t was a welcome surprise
to her, no doubt, to find that in his few
weeks of rough schooling in Kentucky
under the tutelage Of Caleb Hazel
young Abe had picked up some knowl-
edge of reading and writing, and his
foster mother decided that it was high
time that he should add to his attain
ments.
On Little Pigeon creek, a mile and
q half from the Lincoln farm, the set
tiers had built a log schoolhOuse, and
Hazel Dorsey had been hired to pre-
side therein. Dorsey, it was said, could
teach reading, writing and arithmetic,
and what more could be asked? The
news of these new educational adYan-
tages meant much to all the children Of
the backwoods, but it meant more to
Abe. 1t was the opening of a wide
gate to him. He was growing faster
than ever now. Good Mrs. Lincoln de-
SPARED Of keeping him in clothes that
would fit him. Cloth Of any kind was
scarce, and much Of a boys wardrobe
had to be of buckskin, and, however
loose Abe's trousers might be made,
few hours in the wet fields or fall into
a woodland brook sufficed to render
them a tighter fit than any tailor could
fashion. Stockings were out of the
question, and when on special occasions
or in extreme cold weather shoes We're
worn they were Glow cut'' tn save
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thus early in his career he showed his
remarkable perception of principles
rather than men.
Shortly after the close of this session
occurred the sad death of Anne Rut
ledge that threw Lincoln into despair
and, according to his best friends,
brought him near even to the verge of
madness.
It was at this time that Mr.. Lincoln
began the practice of law, first in the
Justice courts, afterward as circuit
rider. In 1886 he was nominated for
the legislature, and in the ensuing cam
paign his great powers began to be
come manifest Before the fight was
over he had gained more than county
fame as a stump speaker, showing
something of the powers as a debater
and orator which 4 few years later en-
abled him to overcome the foremost de-
batter in the country, Stephen A. Doug
las. One incident of this campaign is
worth repeating. There lived in Spring
field a rather grandilOquent parsonage
of the name of Forquer. He had been
Wing, but had turned Democrat and
soon after was appointed to a fat fed
eral Office. He was the only man in
Springfield with a lightning rod on his
house. After one of Lincoln's speeches
FOrQuer rose and said, This young
man must be taken down, and I am
truly sorry that the task devOlves upon
me-" after which he proceeded in an
overbearing way to attack Lincoln and
his speech. In response Lincoln an
sWered FOrquer's arguments in a man
ner that seemed to the crowd as over
whelming. He then ended his rejoinder
in these words:
The gentleman commenced his speech
by saying that this young man-alluding
to me-must be taken down. am not so
young in years as l am in the tricks and
trades of a politician; but, live long or die
young, I would rather die now than, like
the gentleman, change my politics for a
60 nnA office and then feel nhliOad to oraot
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10

~ EW men Of modern times have
II attracted to themselves nobler
JV poetic tributes than has Abra-
ham Lincoln. There was some
thing about the homely, heroic figure
that seemed to call forth rhythmical
praise. This may have been due to the
fact that Lincoln himself was a poet.
He scrubbed a volume of verse in his
youth and then burned it, Some few
of his pieces escaped into print, how
ever. With all due respect to them,
they are not half as poetical as some
of his prose. The Gettysburg speech,
the second inaugural address and his
letter to the mother whose sons were
slain in battle are prose poems. Per-
hapS the poets responded to this kin
dred strain.
The noblest poem to the martyr pres
ident is unquestionably that of James
Russell Lowell. 1t is really great
ode, almost as great as the subject
and that is saying much The follow
ing extracts show it's merit:
Nature, they say, doth dote
And cannot make a man
Save on some wornout plan,
Repeating us by rote.
For him her old world molds aside she
threw
And, choosing sweet clay from the
breast
Of the unexhausted west
With stuff untainted shaped a hero new,
Wise, steadfast in the strength of God
and true.
How beautiful to see
Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed,
Who loved his charge, but never loved to
lead;
One whose meek flock the people joyed
to be,
Not lured by any cheat of birth,
But by his clear grained human worth
And brave old wisdom of sincerity!
His was no lonely mountain peak of mind,
Thrusting to thin air DER our cloudy
bars,
A sea mark now, now lost in vapors blind;
Broad prairie rather, genial, level lined,
Fruitful and friendly for all humankind,
Yet also nigh to heaven and loved of
loftiest stars.
Here was a type of the true elder race,
And one of Plutarch's men talked with us
face to face.
1 praise him not; it were too late,
And some innative weakness there must
be
In him who condescends to victory
Such as the present gives and cannot
wait
Safe in himself as in a fate.
So always firmly he
He knew to bide his time
And can his fame abide,
Still patient in his simple faith sublime,
Till the wise years decide.
Great captains, with their guns and
drums,