The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-12
.L|NC0LN'S BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED
TODAY
Suitable Exercises Held in
Schools Holiday Through
out United States.
STORY OF ASSASSINATION
Valuable Copy Of N. Y. Herald
Of April Is 1865 in Hands
of Mrs. o. OVERLY.

IOQay is the D1rthday anniversary
O. Abraham Lincoln. tho martyred
president of the United States. Abra-
ham Lincoln admittedly was one of
the grandest, noblest and heroic OF
Americas famous men and his men,
ory Is being consecrated in every ham
let and city in the United States on
this, his birthday.
The day is celebrated almost uni
versally throughout the country, in
the schools by suitable exercises and
in business life by the enjoyment of
"a holiday. Lincoln it was, bore the
brunt Of the burden entailed during
the great civil war in 1S64-65, which
war shook the very foundations Of
the United States; Lincoln it was is
sued the emancipatin act giving free
dom to the slaves; and Lincoln 1t was
who died martyrs death on April
18th, 1865, at the hands of an assassin.
An issue of the New York Herald on
Saturday, April Is, 1865, is in the
hands of Mrs. Oden overly of this
city, and the Evening Times is in
debted to her for the following ex-
cerpts taken from the issue, telling of
the assassination and subsequent death
Of President Lincoln.
The President Dead.
The now famous dispatch informing
the anxious public of the death Of
President Lincoln and set off with
black border in this issue at hand,
reads as follows:
"War Department,
Washington, April Is, 1880 A. M.
Major General Dix, New York:
Abraham Lincoln died this morn
ing at twenty-five minutes past 2
o'clock.
Edwin M. Stanton,
Secretary of War.
The official dispatch telling of the
assassination created intense excite
ment all over the country and espec-
tally in New York.
Official Dispatch.
The official story is as follows:
Washington, April Is, 100 A. M.
Major General Dix, New York:
This evening about $50 p. M, at
Ford's theatre, the president, while
sitting in his private box with Mrs.
Lincoln, Mrs. Harris and Major Rath-
burn, was shot by an assassin who
suddenly entered the box and APP
preached behind the president.
The assassin then leaped upon the
stage, brandishing large dagger or
knife and made his escape in the rear
of the theatre.
The pistol ball entered the back of
the presidents head and penetrated
nearly through the head. The wound
is mortal.
The president has been insensible
ever since it was inflicted and is now
dying.
About the same hour an assassin,
whether the same or not entered Mr..
Stewards apartments and under pre-
tense of having a prescription was
shown to the secretary's sick cham
Der. The assassin Immediately rush
ed to the head of the bed and in
ficted two or three stabs on the
throat and two on the face.
1t is hoped the wounds may not be
mortal. My apprehension is that they
will prove fatal.
The nurse alarmed Mr.. Frederick
Seward, who was in an adjoining room
and he FASTENED to the door of mis-
fathers room when he met the
assassin who inflicted upon him one
or more dangerous wounds. The re-
covery of Frederick Seward is doubt
full.
1t is not probable that the presi-
dent will live through the night.
General Grant and wife were adj
vertised to be at the theatre this even
ing, but he started to Burlington at
six o'clock this evening.
At a cabinet meeting at which Cen
eral Grant was present the subject of
the state of the country and the pros
pect of speedy peace was discussed.
The president was very cheerful
and hopeful, and spoke very kindly OF
General Lee and others of the con-
federacy, and of the establishment of
government in Virginia.
All the members of the cabinet en-
cept Mr.. Seward are in attendance
upon the president.
l have seen MIR. Seward but both
he and Eradoricl, waro upoonc oioue