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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION

representative of the jamestown Tx
position Company was IN Rlchno''u so'~
eral days during the past week taking
over matters with our people and Offer
Ing them an opportunity to SUBSCRIBE W
stock in this corporation. rms paper
never advises people how to invest thciF
money, and will not depart from lls ru'e
in this case. Whether or not this Is
good investment for stockholders, each
individual must decide for himself. But
we have no hesitation in saying that
everything which Richmond as u corpo'
ration and everything which the people
of Richmond as individuals may do to
promote the jamestown Exposition WIZ
be in Richmonds favor.
Norfolk made gallant fight for the
Exposition, and we are glad she has IT,
It will be good thing for Norfolk and
Newport News, and III that section Of
country, but 1t will be in some respects
a better thing for Richmond. Indeed, we
are inclined to think that the net profits
to Richmond will be greater than to any
ether city In the State. Richmond will
get the very cream of the visitors. She
will get a great deal of the money that
the visitors spend in Virginia, and she
will have none Of the bad after effects
from which a man or community suf-
fers after he or it has been on pro-
lcnged spree More than that, Richmond
will get splendid advertisement from
the Exposition, and we believe that 1t
will be the means of bringing many
permanent investments here From every
roint of view the jamestown Exposition
will be of immense benefit to this city
and section and it is good policy as well
as patriotism for our people to do every
thing in their power to promote it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
WALL STREET METHODS.

1t is said that the men of Wall Street
are men Of brains. but at times they
have a very poor way Of showing it. On
Friday last, we are told, that as that
day was the thirty-fourth anniversary OF
the memorable gold collapse of 1857. many
who left Wall Street Thursday night be-
licved that another panic would occur on
the anniversary Of Black Friday. inns
is not an exceptional incident. Time and
again when such anniversaries have oc-
Cured, reports have come out OF wan
Street of much nervousness on the part
of traders, and II we are to Judge by
such reports there is as much silly super
stition in Wall Street as in any negro
colony Of the South
But that is not the worst of it. For
some time past the Wall Street traders
have been in pessimistic frame of nina,
and we are told that the market has been
suffering for lack Of confidence. Rea-
son would suggest that In such situa-
ton sensible men would exert themselves
to restore confidence, yet the men OF
Wall Street have pursued the opposite
course. They have put on long faces
they have made the most of every I'M
favorable incident and worse than all.
they have manufactured all sorts OF ru-
mors, which in almost every instance nave
proven to be without foundation. When
the market has been at its worst, when
prices were crumbling away and excite
ment ruled high the rumor-mongers we're
busy circulating reports concerning TINS
firm and that. and declaring that various
houses were in trouble, and that disaster
was changing over the market" In short,
they seemed to be doing everything In
their power to bring on the disaster
which they pretended to fear.
Prices of stocks were too high and 1t
was necessary TO reduce them to proper
basis. But there can be no doubt In the
mind of any man who has watched the
proceedings in Wall Street that the
rumor-mongers have made the situation
much worse than it would have been II
they had behaved themselves in sensi-
bic and decent manner. 1t Is a dangerous
thing to trifie with credit and some OF
these reckless fellows in Wall Street
ought to be punished we'll for their mis-
doings. 1t is not so much that speculation
is hurt by such conduct as that confi-
dence in the business situation throushou,
the whole country Is moro or less i'm
,,;rod opd without copfidence t'aare far
be no stability Of trade.
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, 1908,
ANDREW PIZZINI s. co.

cantain Andrew Pizzini Is one OF the
,ronkest witnesses who ever testified be-
for an investigating committee IN SUCH /"
situation as we now have IN TINS cry
On Friday night, Captain Pizzin'a .otu
the committee frankly that he "oula io'
hesitate to buy the vote OF a Councilman
and pay as much as $4,000 Tor H. II 'io
should chance to be applying Tor 'aiu-
ahle franchise, and was SATISFIED tha'
That SIM was necessary to have the sooos
delivered He says that he has not pur-
chased the vote of any Richmond CoulS
cilmen. but he has managed 10 keep WI
the good side of several Of them by lendlns
them money and giving them valuable
contracts. He also frankly says tha' ie
conferred these favors upon Couhc'i'hen
IN order that he might be sure OF their
friendly services in promoting his inter-
es,s from time to time before that body,
In one case he converted member
Of the Board of Aldermen from the Irac-
ton side Of the contest to the tlsheF sue
nv taking up for him a loan upon whlch
the Alderman was being pressed. Ihat
Alderman, by the way, Is now serving
a sentence in Jail for bribe-taking on an
other account.
Now the vital interest Of all this to the
taxpayers of Richmond is that number
of members Of both branches of the City
Council have put themselves under pecu-
mary obligation to a man who has pubic
" admitted that he has no scruples ABOUT
purchasing the votes of Councilman II ne
can do so 10 his own advantages
AS for Captain Pizzini, he has COME SEQ
himself TO be a most dangerous LOBBYIST
and the community Will do we'll TO ramem-
Der the fact
As for the members Of our legislative
body whom he has named. the voters VIII
doubtless make little list for future
reference and keep it we'll in mind on
election day,
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LYNCH LAW.

Inquiry is again being made into the
origin of the term lynch law 1t is
a threshins out of old straw. and is
pretty well explained by the following
bill passed by the General Assembly Of
Virginia in 17S2, a year after the battle of
Yorktown, which virtually closed the
struggle for American independence:
"Whereas divers evil disposed persons
I'm the year 1850 formed a conspiracy, and
did actually attempt to levy war against
the Commonwealth, and 1t is represented
to the present General Assembly that
William Preston, Robert Adams. Jr,.
James Galloway and Charles Lynch. and
other faithful citizens, aided by deta'b-
ments of volunteers from different parts
OF the State, did by timely and effectual
measures suppress such conspiracy; and,
whereas the measures taken for that pur-
pose may be strictly warranted by law.
although justifiable from the imminence
Of danger
BE II therefore enacted, mat said VIII
liam Preston. Robert Adams, Jr. James
Galloway and Charles Lynch. and all
| other persons whatsoever concerned IN
| suppressing said conspiracy or In adj
! yising, issuing or executing any orders
or measures taken for that purpose, stand
| indemnIf!ed and eXonerated of and IRON
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forced to stand apart willis Russia Inter-
fered with The results we have above re-
ferred to. Now since the treaty OF Der
lin in 1878 tn world has again shudoereo
In horror at the slaughter of Armenian
Christians. and to-day the same state OF
affairs that has been going on for mar
a century is being re-enacted In Mace
donia.
The Fundamental difficulty comes from
the fact that no Mussulman feels that
the Christian has any rights, which ne IS
bound to respect, and 1t is alleged by Mr..
Brailsford, q contributor to tho Fort
nightly Review. that the massacres and
robberes of Turkish ruler are not only
connived at, but ordered with the spe-
cihc intention Of causing such revolts
as will lead to the determination of the
Christians, which determination is going
on at rate that will soon leave no ques-
ton in Southeastern Europe, which con-
Germs the welfare Of Christians subjects
to the Sultan, because there Will be no
subjects. There was never more need for
an unselish crusade In behalf of clviliza-
ton than there Is at present against tue
cruelty of the Turk, and 1t would seem
as if the world had gone backwards SINCE
there is not to-day left to be raised
hand in behalf of these defenseless per-
sons, who are being slaughtered under
the ewes of the old world, because each
power fears that some other might gain
more than its share were the inevitable
partition of Turkey forced at once.
The Eastern question may concern tho
politics of Europe, but the Eastern mas
sacres concern the conscience Of the
whole world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
THE OLD SWAN TAVERN.

Publication has been made of the
fact that "the old Swan Tavern" at the
northwest corner of Ninth and Broad
Streets. is soon to be torn down to make
room for modern business houses, and 1t
is but natural that "the oldest inhabi-
tants'. and other aged citizens should
endeavor to recall some of its history
We have heard several Of them descant
upon it as a public house of ancient
date and some fame but they gave no
precise information as 10 the date when
1t was opened or when it ceased to be
a place OF public resort. One sees there
now nothing but row OF two stored
frame houses used as stores, Offices
shops and lodging rooms, and we sup
I pose that it never could have been a
very imposing structure. 1T seems to
! have been erected at different periods,
as the demand upon Its space grew
| but we are Informed that all Of the build
| ings that ever were there are there now,
except the stable, which was OF brick and
which was located between the tavern
and Eighth Street,
Tho Swan is supposed to have had Its
origin In or near the Revolutionary pc
Rod, Possibly it was hullt about the
time when the old Capitol, which stood
near the corner Of Cary and Fourteenth
Streets, Was vacated and the present
} Capitol building was occupied.
The Swan Is said to have been name
after the Swan family At one time /
was owned by Dr. Swan. But the sigl
which for long time was suspende
over the sidewalk on Broad Street rep
) resented a swan Ohe most graceful o
aquatic BIRDS. and Is said TO have bee
4 very pretty piece OF painting-some
/ thing far more artistic than such sign
usually were. In lis latest days III
0 name was changed from The Swa
d Tavern to 1.-THE Broad Street Hotel"
j. OF it's proprietors few are remembered
S We have a record showing that in Is
It Mr. Belfour was the host Later
It Colonel Blakey and Mr. Isaac A. Co
It din, at different times. We're the propll
Is tors. Mr.. Goddin was we'll known ma
<, in his day and lived "a a green old ag
u Colonel Blakey is remembered as lara
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
MURDERER, BUT HERO.

That is a strange story which comes
to us from Wise, Va, concerning the
execution of Branham, the man OF many
murders Just before he was taken 20
the gallows he was permitted to stand
in front Of the jail and address a crowd
of fifteen hundred people. He gave an
account of his wicked life he told OF the
MANY murders he had committed, ana
from the report printed in The Times
Dispatch yesterday it would appear that
he was very proud of his career. He
made a sort of hero of himself; he told
how he had shot and killed his poor blind
wife. and called upon the crowd to know
whether or not he had done right. Five
hundred hands We're raised in response
as token OF approval. Finally, he de-
olared that he had made his peace with
God and that he was going home to
heaven.
This disgusting spectacle was clearly
contrary to tbs spirit of section Aot3 or
tho Code, which provides that Sin no case
shall the sentence of death be executed
IN a public manner" 1t is not stated by
our correspondent that the execution was
public, and we take lit for granted that
the sheriff complied with the law SO far
as the execution itself was concerned.
| But it was clearly contrary to tho spirit
of the law. as we have said, to permit
this confessed murderer to make speech
to great concourse of people outside the
Jail enclosure and exploit his many crimes
and lonize himself. The object Of an
| execution Is to deter other men from COM
hitting crime, but it is apparent from
the report from Wise that this purpose
was entirely defeated in the case OF
Branham, In the estimation of many OF
those present he died the death Of q
hero, and it will not be surprising il
some of those who heard his speech, ant
who manifested sympathy with him ant
approval Of one of his murders, should
try to initiate his example.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

In January, 1858, Gear Nicholas l. OF
Russia. in conversation with Sir Hamilton
Seymour. the British Ambassador to ST, !
Petersburg, characterized Turkey as tine
sick man Of Europe" a Judgment which |
half century had only served to estab-
l,sh. 1t was the Cars intention TO form
a coalition with England for the dyi- /
sion OF the goods of the sick man when
the demise should occur, the disease
then, as now, being the constitutional in
capacity Of the Mussulmaa 10 govern
Christian subjects by any method which
civilization could tolerate
Ii is not necessary to recount how the
Car came to the conclusion that Great
Britain would adopt his suggestions and
would stand by him as to the defense OF
the Christians against the iniidel, nor
how at the last moment the Car found
himself to be mistaken and instead OF
finding Great Britain an ally in this cause
found he would be an active ally in up
holding the throne of the Sultan, whose
atrocities then. as now, had shocked the
whole world. Suffice it to say that the
Crimean War in 1s5i-55 was fought by
the British and French TO prevent Russia
from interfering in the Turkish admins
tratlon in any way. France fought to
keen her position as the defender of the
Latin Church in the East while England
fought because she feared that Russia
might seze Constantnople and so get
control OF the overland route TO India
for all this was long before the days Of
the Suez Canal, and England regarded
India as her most treasured foreign pos
session. al the end of the Crimean War
the sultan found himself upheld, and
again successfully launched on career
OF oppression and murder with no re-
stralnt except occasional requests for
promises to reform, which he never kept
In less than twenty-five years there was
a second war, in which Russia, to defent
the BulgarIans from the renewed mas
saeres of the Turks, invaded Turke,
and gained a complete victory over tn
Turks. For the second time the setis
fears Of Russian growth prevented IN
partition OF Turkey, and by the treaty o
Berlin the unspeakahle Turk, thong
Ghorn OF some of his Christian principal
lies, notably Bulgaria and Roumeia
which were made practically autonomou:
and Bosnia ana Herzegovina, which wer
placed under Austrian protection, cor
tinued 10 misrue, malueat, slaughter an
GeYouF the Christian subjects still lei
under his control.
The traditional policy in England I
support Turkey against Russia led I.or
Peaconsheld who was then prime mini
ter, TO rd!culo at first all statements
TO the true conditions in Bulgaria, b
when The British consul reported tn
1900 persons had been slaughtered
Fhlipopolis, Mr.. Gladstone began /
whirlwind campaign against the Tur
which ended In Lord Beaconshe!d's bell
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
The O,tober Mag azines.

scrlbners Magazine for October opens
with an Illustrated article on THE
Wastes Of Great Cities" by John McGaw
Woodberry This is followed by group
OF eight colored pictures BY a. 3. Frost,
entitled "a Days Shooting" Cyrus
Townsend Brady contributes an article.
"What They Are There For" which
deals with tho United States soldiers in
the Indian country. This is followed by
"The Dismissal of Lydia Day" story
by Annie Nettleton Bourne. One OF the
most Instructive articles In this number
is Mrs John Quincy Adams' narrative
OF a Journey from st. Petersburg 10
parts in February 1916. with an introduc.
ton by her grandson, Brooas Adams. An
other interesting article IN Some Phases
Of Trade unionlsm" by Walter Wyckon.
The Initial article in McClure's Maga',
zine for October Is by Lincoln sten'hs,
Untitled Chicago: Half Free and Fight
ing on" William Hamilton Osborne con.
tributes n story entitled Bullock Jr.,
and the Octopus" This number also con-
tains the second paper on The Baroizan
School, by John La Fargo. with several
handsome illustrations. those VINO arc
interested in animal lie Will enjoy read
ing "Babies Of the Zoo" by a. w. RolKer.
In addition to these are several short
stories by popular authors.
HarperS Magazine Tor Cctoocr opei'S
with an article on industrial Education
in the South" by Mary Applewhlte pa
con. with a number of instructive Illus
trauons by prominent artists. arthur
Svrnons contributes an article on belgrade
and Sopha: and Justin Mccarthy con-
tributes an article or Literary PORTRAITS
From the Sixties" This number Is rlch
in good stories from such writer's as Jo'
seph A. Altaheler, Margaret Deland Jen'
nctte Lee. Susan Heating Glaspell, mary
Tappan Wright and j. ]. Bell
The October Century rs entitled Ihe
sportsman's Number and Is filled with
entertaining articles for those who love
the gun and rod and the chase. The first
Of these articles is entitled When the
French President Goes Hunting ana IS
contributed by Andre Castaignc. itlere
are several other articles OF the Same
character. Brigadier-General a. w. Cree
lev contributes an article on "Ihe slg-
nal Corps in War Times, and Alonzo
clark Robinson contributes an article on
.The destruction of Philae," There Is SO
n n article on "rhe Census IN Foreign Z un-
tries. !, by Hon. w. r. Merriam. director
OF the last census. Another article OF
interest Is by Dr. L. Q. Howard on 'fel-
/ low Fever and Mosquitoes" Elizahetn
| Cherry Waltz contributes "a Glaaaen
| story entitled "The Old Dragon Ihere
| are other stories by William Gibson ana
| Herbert D. Ward
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
FOLLOWING WITH FEAR.

(seected for The Times Dispatch)
1--WE would not be unclothed, but
clothed upon, that mortality might be
swallowed up Of life.''-2 Cor, 5;4.
Here we see that it was not death they
desired, but the result Of it. They wish
ed to resemble those who will be found
alive at the last day, who will not sleep.
but be changed; or to be privileged like
Enoch and Elias, who went to Heaven
without dissolution, and were glorifed
soul and body together. They longed
to DO clothed, without being found
, naked; to be clothed upon; that this cor
ruptible might put on interruption. and
this mortal Immortality; that their NOR
tally, instead of being lodged In the
grave and devoured Of worms might be
swallowed up of life. as the rivulet is
swallowed up OF the river, and the out
limo is swallowed up Of the finished pic
turc, and the dawn is swallowed UP OF
| the day. and the child of the man. That
is, they wished. II 1t were possible and
allowable, to reach their completeness
gently and insensibly, without such a
disruption and tearing to pieces as death.
Three things may be remarked from
hence.
First, the primitive Christians were
not, as we sometimes imagine, primitive
beings ana strangers to many of our
feelings. They were men Of like pas
sions with u.s. and cncompassed with
innrmties They had nature in them as
we'll as grace, They were holy. but
human; spiritual but not divine.
Secondly dislike of death is no proof
of the want of religion. The forerunners
and the accomplishments, tho pains, the
groans, the dying strife" may some
times deeply affect pous mind No
man ever yet hated his own flesh. but
nourlshcs and cherishes it. No creature
can Ike its own dissolution. We see
this IN the animals, though they have
no dread of tuturity. they yet struggle
!; for HE The fear of death is as natu.
rally inherent in us as hunger thirst
and sleep ana only requires to be gov
erned. Adam had 1t in tho state of in,
nocency; otherwise the words lin The
DAY 'i'at lhou eateSt thereof thou Shal
surely die would have been no threat
,, ening' Our Saviour. though his human
/ lty was slniess, feared it, and prayed t.
him WHO was able to save him from
j death with strong cryings and tears
:. "Father II it he possible, let this GU
l pass from me, nevertheless. not my VIII
|, but thine be done" We may covet
: thing and not like, the mode in whie
:, IT rs to be obtained. The husband an
the father longs to see and embrace III
l. family on the American shore. W
rs shrinks back at the thought OF tho Al
u iahtIc which he has to cross. a ma
= Is confined with diseased member, an
IS his recovery depends upon the remop'
d OF II; now what lie longs for is not u
N amputation, but the cure; and no OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27


all pains, penalties prosecutions, actions,
suits and damsres on account thereof;
and that if any indictment, prosecu.io,'.
action or suit shall be laid or brought
against them, or any OF them, 10, any
action or thing done therein NY 800 =.
dant or defendants may pleau .,i T.. aot IL
the general issue, and give '''s az :"
evidence"
This act Is reproduced in ohr's''a''
history OF lynching.
Most, If not all, of the consp'rators =.
question were Tories and the iai'"iu
citizens who administered nnoil'c'a' jus
tice in their cases were led by eoioA.'
Lynch, whose home was III e'''pDe"
county. near New London
Some surprise has been expressed by
investigators that Lynch's name sho0!'
have been mentioned last ana not lirs',
in tho act Of Assembly cohao''lrs MS
measures" and generating him from
liability therefore. 1t seems to haVe peeh
another case where the first comes lase
but there may have been soou reason
for It, Lynch may have drawn the Dill
himself, and his modesty may have sus-
gested to him to put his name not li's''
but last on the list. Or Prestohs name
may have been "one TO con1ure Win
one that would insure the easy passage OF
the act by the General Assembly. Or some
of those whose names were placed IN I'D
vance OF Lynch's may have been IN
more urgent need of amnesty than ne
was. They may have had more properly
to DO levied on in suits FOR damages
or they may have been guilty OF grosser
violations of the law than Lynch mad
been.
Though explanation often has been
given the public as to the origin VI
lynch law, we do not at this moment re-
member to have seen any discussion ot
this particular point.
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