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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
NEGRO LYNCHED
FOR USUAL CRIME
Ex-Convict Confessed His Guilt
and Was Strung Up and
Shot.

E' tAI la. ALA. January 4-WnI
scott. IL notorious negro. vas iyncned At
A4dwaE- Ala A posse 90 indignant cit-
.rena swung hlm np % tree and rldGled
his body WITH h-l-ts. The negro. who
appears % have been weiI-knovu char
l-ter -n The community. had onlv re-
-eItF returned from fhe peniten tlary
wednesday night he entered the room %
" ss MoTel King et M.dRes- D., push
nE open one ~ tae shutters about mid
h.s-t and htl grasped her hand before
aVnt.- ii-r screams attracted She
other Inmates q the house. and the negro
H'-i posse captured the negro yester-
-t- When brought 90 Midwsy to-day
.~ made 10 ro1fes-.ou. anl the iyncninE
followed Miss King IS a daughte- -
i''n h-1s prominent banker of That
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
JANUARY DIVIDENDS
BREAK ALL RECORDS

NEW YORK January Payment OF
dividends and interest bv tile large rail-
road and Industrial companes OF the
country in January will be heavier than
for any previous month on record TIE
total for both OF these items reaches
more than S20oa00.OO0 or nearly 5000
80 more than the next highest amount
for ono month In all lines of business
and IN all parts of the country the un-
bounded prosperity OF the last year is
reflected in the January payments ard
tn fact that many small conpanfes
have entered the dividend paving ranks.
with the large increases in rates of the
big concerns. make this heavy total pos
sihlo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
Reported That Mr.. Forbes
viii Construct Plant
in That City.
LOCATION FORT
NOT ANNOUNCED
Unfinished Plant in This City
VIII Be Occupied AS Model
Packing ng-House-Citizens
Pleased at Action OF
Ordinance Com
mittee Here.

I.e most interesunE feature ot the
aftermath o., rho unslreessrY, night Of
Mr w : Forbes and associates rs
rec.lrc permission to operate au abatroir
ir infs city iz tue announcements frD,l.
Manchester that Mr Forbes nee deter
mined to locate this port .or 90 his ri4n-
'n tho clty. on Tho south s6- NJ tnr
river
he precise site, if indeed it ha. r..
been selected u.s. not maoe known nor
is % stated whether the prospective Man
chester ezra ittolr u.s. 10 boz of the same
modern construction as thar contern-
plated ia tni~ city According ta fhc
Aancnester reports the structure is 70
cost about $1,000. whereas the building
80 this city was to have coet much more
Whether tnat sum is sufficient 70 con-
struct such a plant as vas proposed here
cannot be positively stated.
The defeat % the sbatto.- prooosItio-.
by the Council com uittee on O~ci1ar.r-
on Thursday night was a subje-t ~ ger
era comment and discussion yesterday
morning. tho opponents % tire plan being
naturally greatly pleased with She sle-
oessful fight made against what the.
deemed nuisance Those members OF
the committee who. though therpsel-.s
convinced that tn@ abatroir would fa1r
been u1obfe-tiouahle. deferred 20 The
wishes OF their constituents ard refused
mended by many yesterday for tleir
action In their capacity A. representa-
tives OF The people they consulted tile
wishes - many citizens. and are praised
for doing 50
NJ. FORBES yesterday issued a state
ment thanking those who lad stood ht
him In tine matter. and announcing t.ar
ne would withdraw his petition and rot
hlrtaor press the matter before the
Council
Councilman Jar1cs z, Cannon. Who. fr
bis capacity as citizen. asked Tor al
certain concession by Tho abattoir pro-
i@7es>-=. H0t a member of tie COM
ntctee. having sorle weeks ago resicnas
his post thereon owing 10 his health
He was succeeded on the committee hv
NJ T. r. Fergnsson. THAI was .rnv
M Cannon name did not appear ir The
recorded vote
This partially constructed plant Of w
:. Forbes & Co.. az Tenth and Ry~I
STREETS. a portion ~ which was q. DO
occupied az ar ahattoir viii h- COM
pIeted and all % II devoted 10 the meat
packing Industry T. viii rot be ahar-
doned. nov VII IT'S dimensions boz diu.n-
ishef.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
WON'T BE BLUFFED.
SAYS LIVINGSTON
Says New York Cotton EXCHANGE
Is Trying to Cloud the
Issue.

WASHINGTON. 81. o.. January g.
Representative Livingston of Georgia.
to-day made the following statement con-
cerning tho action I'm New York yesterday
Of the board Of managers of tho New
York Cotton Exchange in deciding to
consult counsel aS to tho advisabflitN- of
bringing suits for loel against himself
and President Jordan. OF the Southern
Cotton Growers Association. for their
recent action in asking the Post office
Department for n fraud order against the
exchange.
ia is losing game if rhcv think thcv
can blum me ont ny threatening libel
proceedings. An attempt is being made
to cloud tho Issue by asserting that / am
after the New York Cotton Exchange as
"a body. I am after the governing body.
the steering 90. mittee. composed OF about
fifteen men. who are responsible for ex-
listing conditions. There are many honest
men IN tho exchange
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
BELEK CONVICTED
OF VZRAL MURDERS
Poisoned Girls to Secure
Their Life Insur-
anCe

CHICAGO. January A coroner's Jury
To-day held Herman Beiek fortune
teller. responsible for tile deaths Of three
members OF the NzrsI family. and Belek
was held for the grand jury. il was
declared by the jury Lat Belek caused
the death OF MaiS Ella and Rose Wal bv
administering t0 them arsenic in small
doses. 10 is said by the police that Belek,
in conjunction with Mrs. Vzral. the moth
er Of tho girls. poisoned the girls 10 OBJ
tain small sums of money for which their
lives were insured
Mrs. Nzral committed suicide as soon
as d. was made known to her that TIE
deaths OF her children were 90 be investi-
gated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
L. & N. PRESIDENT
RESIGNS IN MARCH
George r. Glenn VIII Succeed
Him-Mr. Smith to Be Chair
man of Board.

kNONVILLE. TENN January g.
President Milton II. Smith. OF the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad is TO resign
his resignation taking effect March LIST
tie is 70 bo succeeded by Vice President
George q. Glenn. one OF the ablest rail-
road men I'm the South. President Smith
viii not entirely sever his connection with
the railroad. but VIII give the benefit or
his experience IN an advisory capacity as
chairman of The board or directors.
Advancing years is assigned as the rea
son for the resignation. President smith
being seventy-seven years OF axe. Under
his long administration the road has
greatly prOspered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
FATHER KILLS SON
IN WRESTLING BOUT

NItW ORLEANS. January Thomas
DConnor. Ir.. was killed Tonight. his
throat being cot while scufling with his
father. The elder Thomas O'Conuor has
been arrested. charged with the murder
oi his son. The father ami SON afto-
discussing wrestling engaged in "a friendly
bout nthe presence Of the family Tho
father was Laughing when he apparently
got the best OF the boy. bat Immediately
afterward "a deep cut was discovered IN
the young mans throat The father IS
said TO De dazed. and nothing cam be-
learned from him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
SCANDALS ABOUT
PARIS CLUBS
Premier CleTnenceau Will Close
Dives and Danish
Managers.

PARIS. January As a result of the
Premier Cicmenceau has decided 20 take
drastic action against certain gambling
houses and clubs in Paris. conducted
mostly by foreigners. n is declared that
number of people. some OF them from
high circles have been feeced m ,lesc
places. and a dozen establishments will
be Immediately closed. ard their mana
gers. for the most part Belgians. viii be
expelled from France.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
WELL T0-DO YOUNG MAN
FACES FORGERY CHARGE

ESPECIAL 20 The Times Dispatch
WILMINGTON. a. c.. Januarv Clyde
BRADSHAW. wcil-to-dD Young white man
or Rose Hili. near this city. was arrested
by the police here this afternoon. charged
Win forgery he passed two forged
checks on Wilmington merchants ana
was captured before hc could leave the
city Bradshaw acknowledged his guilt.
but claims that he simply passed the
forged checks n order to get even with
the merchants Tor bad goods they had
once sold him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
SLIPPED ON ICE AND
KILLED HlMSEI E

FORT DODGE. IOWA January A.
Startled by friend who suddenly slap
ped him on the back. a. r. Hayden. Of
Gilmore city. slipped on a icy pavement
tonight and fell. sustaining injuries that
caused his death an hour later.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
] incOln's Fnrineer

LEBANON. PA. January f-Danlel
Garr,an died here to-day Of paralysis.
aseu seventy-two years lie served thirty
years as an engineer of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. IL fell 30 Garman's lot to bring
President-Elect Lincoln. on the eve OF his
Inauguration, through that perilous mid
night Journey from Harrisburg 20 Wash
iEgton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
HAMBURG NEWPORT NEWS
LINE Will Be CONTINUED

HAMBURG. January . Sioman q co.
inform the Associated Press that the re-
port 10 the effect that they are discou-
tinuing their steamship service between
Hamburg. New York and Newport News.
IS incorrect. The service will be contiu-
ned for the present by means or chartered
steamers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
DR.. CULPEPPER'S ESTATE
WORTH HUNDRED THOUSAND

NORFOLK. VA, January 4-The will
o. the late Dr. Charles l.. Culpopper was
admitted to record to-day. The personal
estate OF the testator is valued at $50. 90
and She real property al about $4,000. all
of which IS left 70 his wife. Mary o. CuI-
pepper. and daughter. Ottaline. Mrs. Cul-
pepper ia executrix OF the Will.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02
THE SUNDAY PROCLAMATION,

There is nothing else that quite so
instantly startles the Christian seusi-
bilities as does the blasphemy OF the
Mormon priesthood in ascribing 10 their
prophets the attributes of divinity, and
their irreverent effrontery in declaring
Joseph Smith, Jr., to have been of
equal sanctity with the Savior Of man
kind.
Last Thursday marked the anniver.
sary of the death of Joseph and Hyruul
Smith, the first prophet and the first
patriarch of the Mormon church, On
Sunday, in the tabernacle, the speaker
took occasion to profane the Holy Name
by making the customary Mormon COM
parison. He could not refer to the lives
and the death Of these two men with
out desecrating one of the most sacred
memories cherished by the Christian
world today. The priests even go so
far as TO imply that the work Of Jo-
seph Smith, Jr., was Of greater value
TO the world than was that of the meek
and lowly Nazarene; because they as
scrt that this is the ''last dispeusaton
of the fullness of times when the
world is TO be finally prepared for the
universal resurrection day. In either
case, the bigoted Mormon priests at
| tempt To degrade the Son of God TO
the standard Of the Smith pervsrsion,
But let MS see how the life and acts
OF the Only Begotten appear in com
parlson with those Of the supposed mod.
ern prophets The Savior taught man.
kind to forsake sin; to return TO lives
OF righteousness and humility before
the world; to exercise charity and long
suffering toward their erring fellows
TO treat their brethren as they would
have their brethren treat them; to be
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02

ces of reasoning by means of which
Joseph r. Smith reconciles the ono
statement with the other would be diff
ficult to follow. First, the saints are
free TO do as they please, and TO be-
lieve what they choose, so long as they
do not place themselves in opposition to
the STANDARD principles Of the
church, and then they are at liberty
TO veto the very source Of these prin-
ciples. But il must be borne IN mind
i'll this case, as in all others where the
need of the hour appears, that the
prophet desired to prove one thing In
the first breath, and show the direct
opposite in the next.
Then, as to the boundless liberty
which the president of the church de-
scribes as being the possession of his
followers, there is further doubt. Even
the apostles. who are next to him in au-
thority, dare not oppose his will Up
on this point this is what he has to
say:
Senator Bailey.--Could the FIRST preai-
dent prevent a selection which had been
made by the apostles to fill vacancy in
lnclE NUMBER.
Joseph r. Smith, think the twelve
would be very reluctant 70 insist upon the
selection of man to whom the president
was opposed.
And as to the personal liberty en-
joyed by the members Of the church in
the selection of their highest governing
officials, there is another exposition:
Senator McComas Then the apostles
are porpetuatcd In succession by their
own act and the approval of the first
presidency
Joseph +. Smith.-That is right
Yes, there is indeed abundant free
dom within the Mormon church; but it
IS the kind of freedom which is cx.
pressed in absolute willingness TO do as
commanded by the priesthood. 1t is the
kind Of liberty which permits the
prophet to take millions Of dollars
away from the people, utterly refusing
to make accounting for single expendi-
ture. It is the sort of freedom which
entities the seer and revelator to bra
zenly anounce TO the world that he is
a law breaker, and then to compel the
people to accept his rule, whether they
like ii or not.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02

with the Mormon leaders TO give
Roosevelt the vote of Utah in 1904 if
he would support Apostle Smoot and
stand with the polygamous hierarchy
in their schemes. We say that it was
n perfectly senselcss proposition, be-
cause there was no more show for Par
ker to carry any mountain or coast
State than there was for Brvan to
carry it, and Bryan was not running.
Well, Utah voted for Roosevelt as it
would have done in any case: and
Roosevelt sustained Smoot, and has
constantly stood with the polyeamous
hierarchy since
President Roosevelt is certainly for
tunate In securing the devotion Of a
number of friends. That shows that
he is a good, loyal friend himself, and
it certainly is very much to his credit
that he shows the qualities which knit
men to him In the way that they are
knit in public and political life. How.
ever much ono may smile over such a
declaration Of devotion as Cortelyou
is quoted in the above as making,
there can be no mistake about it, it is
greatly to the credit Of Presid ent
Roosevelt that he is able to inspire
such devotion IN those who immediate.
ly surround him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02
FRIENDLY DEVOTION.

OF all the friends of President
Roosevelt, probably Secretary George
B. Cortelyou is the most devoted. A
typical declaration of this devotion Is
thus narrated by the Springfield Re
publican editor in a recent issue of
that paper:
The ever-useful Mr.. Corteiyou is now
mentioned as the chosen running mate
for Secretary Taft by the industrious
clairvoyants at Washington. Taft and
Cortclyou" is said to be the Administ ra :
tion's programme. II is reported that
when the plan was suggested TO Mr. Cor
telyou by mutual friend of his and
Mr., Tafts. the tactfu Secretary of the
Treasury replied. wherever the Presi-
dent wants me, wherever | can do Roose-
Welt the most good, personal consideTa-
tlons Will have no weight with me" This
Will about do for one days interest in
hot weather time. But IL again points
out the fact that for an all-round handy
man George Bruce Cortelyou has seldom
been beaten, If Mr.. Cortelyou should be
made Fice-President and preside over the
Senate, II would apparently be easy for
Senator Roosevelt OF New York 10 catch
the eye of ''the chair"
Mr.. Cortelyou is said to be the gen
tleman who made the arrangement
the perfectly seuseless arrangement
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02

virtuous and upright in their family
lives; to cleave unto one wife; to obsy
the laws and to render to the rulers of
the land that which was their due. He
sacrificed His life, without having com
mitted any wrong or taught any evil,
| for the sake of tho children of men;
as an example TO them of steadfastnoss
TO the truth.
While the Smiths pretended to fol-
low in the footsteps of the Son Divine;
to preach The gospel OF truth as He
proclaimed it, they were deceiving men
right and left, in politics, In business,
In religion. They gathered about them
lot of confding people for the sole
purpose of cnchancing their power in
the community, They made false prom
ises and deliberately stirred up enmity
against their own people. They refused
to live at peace with the world, doing
all in their power to urge their fol-
lowers into strife with their neighbors
They committed so many crimes and
deviltries that they and their people
were driven ont Of the community. And
finally, as if in brazep invitation to
fatality, they insultsd the country and
Christianity by advocating and practic-
ing form of bigamy which they called
polygamy. In all these things they de.
fed the laws Of the State in which they
lived. They despoiled women and
dragged other men into the same vici-
ously immoral crime. Patience ceased
to be virtue among their neigbbors. An
attempt was made to remedy the evil
by means Of the law; but the craftiness
of natural-born criminality came to their
rescue time and time again. But the
end came. The people would no longer
put up with delay and with the chilean
cry which proved effectual in the pro-
lection of the prophets and their Of
fenses. Outraged passing all endurance,
the pent-up feelings of the populace
burst in revengeful wrath upon the des-
poilers of community decency.
1t was regrettable outcome, but
1T can never be made to serve the pur-
pose before the world of sanctified
sacrifice for mankind. 1t was simply
the payment of debt to the law, as
represented by the people who refused
longer to see the law defed, nothing
else whatever; and the Mormon
speakers know this to be true. Efforts
to sanctify these expiations for crime
-offenses which seemed 10 be unreach-
able by the law itself-are the intern
al inventions of unclean spirits The
man who sets the Smiths upon level
with the Lowly One, and His noble ex-
ample, is the peddler of one of the
most dastardly schemes of fraud and
criminal deception that the world ever
saw. He is merely attempting to per
petuate lying blasphemy. That is
all there is 10 it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02
DOING AS THEY PLEASE.

| should Ike to say to the honora BILE
gentlemen that the members Of the Nor
mon church are among the, fTeest and
tian denominations, They are not all
united on every principle. Every man is
entitled to his own opinion and his own
views and his own conceptions of right
and wrong so long as they do not come
in conflict with the standard principles Of
the church.
That is it exactly The Mormon peo-
pie are free TO do as they please so long
as they do as somebody else pleases to
have them do, 1t is a very easy matter
for the priesthood to twist 'the stand
ard principles of the church - to fit any
scheme of tyranny which they may de-
sire TO impose upon the people. The
prophet exercises his right of interpre-
tatlon upon any Of these stated
standard principles; and when the
prophet speaks, after having determined
upon the nature Of that Interpretation
the prophet is to be obeyed.
However, as an indication of the dis
respectful fippancy with which the
prophet, seer and revelator regards the
supposed word of the Lord, even as
delivered through his own august per-
sonage, we Will refer TO him little
further;
Mr. Tayler.-Do you mean by that that
the church in conference may say TO you,
Joseph F. Smith. the first president OF
the church. I'VE deny that God has told
you to tell us this?"
Joseph f. Smith.-They can say that if
they choose,
Mr. Tayler-They can say 1t?
Joseph F. Smith.-Yes. sir, they can.
And 1t is not binding upon them as mem
bers OF the church until they accept it,
So the massive Intelligence of the
church can sustain or veto the com
mands of Almighty God, just as its pleas
ure or as inclination may dictate. Yet
it is asserted that the STANDARD prin
ciples Of the church" have all come by
revelation from the Lord; but the pro-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02

tainly ought TO be spent in Utah If it
can he done. 1t would serve the double
purpose of advertising Utah stone as
emincntly fit for this kind Of work and
would help materially in opening the
guarrics for further facilities Of pro
dnction on large scale,
IF it is not too late to get together,
gentlemen, get together and take this
contract from Mr.. Newhouse. II he is
not already bound TO the Indiana pur-
chase, he would no doubt be glad TO
take the Utah stone on showing by
the companies here that they can GER
tainly do what they, according to pres
ent public claims, say they can do;
that is, meet the demand for delivery,
and not charge too high price.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02
UTAH STONE, AGAIN.

Representatives of the Utah stone
quarries claim that they are able TO
supply stone in sufficient quantities for
such building as Mr. Newhouse s.
The claim appears to be, in their behalf.
that united they could do that 1t
would seem, therefore, that in order to
make the supply as needed, the bids Of
three quarries at least would have to be
received and accepted. Whether these
bids were received by Mr. Newbousc
or not we do not know; but. taking it
for granted that all the quarries Of
Utah that are prepared to supply stone
made their bids, it would seem then
that their prices were prohibitory. But
according to Mr.. Campbell s statement,
the contractor who put UP the Federal
building in this city, the prices are sat
lsfactory, and it is more economical to
use Utah stone than Indiana stone.
And so the puzzle gets more compli.
Gated. 1t is certainly true that Mr..
Newhouse received bids from Utah
stone companies. 1t is also true that
he was not able to accept those bids,
and that ne alleges two reasons for this
inability. We do not know that there
is any particular precedence TO be given
as between the two reasons, but they
are that the prices were so high that
he can save something like $4,000 by
buying the stone in Indiana for his.two
large buildings and paying to freight
1T here, as compared with the prices bid
by Utah companies; again, he demand
ed the stone supply in such quantities
that. as he claims, the Utah companies
could not supply within the time he
needed it.
Now, The Tribune has no desire to
interpose between the Utah stone busi.
ness and Mr.. Newhouse in this matter:
so far as hIs contention is concerned it
simply takes his statement as true. We
do not understand precisely what. the
basis is of the opposition Of the Utah
stone companies TO his position. Ger
tainly il would seem that if they can
meet the figures Of the Indiana stone
and can supply the stone as desired,
there ought not to be the least difficulty
about it Mr.. Newhouse, without the
least doubt, would prefer to use Utah
stone If he can get it at as low a price,
or even approximately so. Certainly
Mr.. Newhouse is public spirited man,
he is doing much for this city and
for Utah, and it would be absurd to
think for one moment that he would
go away from Utah to get this stone if
he could get it here as he wants it and
for satisfactory price. 1t seems to us
that If the Utah stone companies can
show to Mr.. Newhouse that they can
meet these points, az they are now
claiming in The Tribune and other pa.
pers that they can do, there ought not
to be any difficulty in adjusting this
matter, and using the Utah stone in
those buildings; provided, Of course
that Mr., Newhousc has not already
closed his contract with the Indiana
quarries.
We would recommend, therefore, that
the Utan stone companies make show
ing TO Mr., Newhouse and convince him
that they can do what they publicly
claim they can do, and get the contract
for this stone supply. 1t is an import
! ant item, and the money involved GER