The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-09

1890. 9O............... 3,932 ST "A
This increase In crime, insanity
and suicides shows the effect OF
present laws on the character of the
people. If an egg is put in an incu-
bator it matches out chicken; so, it
we put people under certain erro-
neous laws that deprive them of
homes, we produce injurious effects
on the character Of mankind.
In the silent Transformation OF the
Republic to a monarchy there is one
thing that should arouse the dor
mant patriotism of the nation. 1t Is
, this:
Our lands have commenced pass
+ ing into the hands of the few, and
+ the way is being paved to English
q landlord tenantry in this country.
The following is list of titled lords
: and ladies of England owning land
). in the United States:
# Niscount Scully, of England, owns
, 3 900 900 acres Of land in Illinois,
a Iowa and Nebraska.
q Three million acres in Texas be-
q longs to syndicate in London com
a posed of Baroness Burdett- Coutts,
4 Earl Cadogan, H. G. Fitzroy Somer-
a set, Duke of Beaufort, William
:. Alexander Lochiel Stephen Douglas
20 Hamilton, Duke of Beaudon, the
20 Duke of Rutland, and Ethel Cado'
"a gan, Matchmaking to the Queen
q. This is known in London as thu
Texas Land Syndicate No. 3, ane
g owns whole counties in the State o.
OIL Texas. There are two other Englisl
-. .|land syndicates owning land II
ne Texas.
Oh Sir Edward Reid, 2,OOO,OOO acres
~ ~ This is a syndicate which owns land
10 in Florida only. 1t includes tn
oy present Duchess Of Marlborough
lts Lady Randolph Churchill and Lad
az Lister Kaye.
st, Syndicate No. 4-1,SOO, 900 acres
.o r.. This syndicate has all its holding
II in Mississippi. It includes the Ma
x * ouis of Dalhousie, George Hen1
no ~. Howard Cholmondeley (Viscoul
~, Cholmondeley), Georgiana Viscoun
ISL ess Cross; the Hon. Lady Hamilte
ne Gordon and the Hon. Lady BIZ
dulph.
he Maroais of Tweeddale-1, ,75O, On
at acres, The Marquis is Villa
es- es. Montagu Hay, famed all over Sec
Tor land as the rack-rent landlord.
or. Philips, Marshall & Co., Lo
H." don-1,3OO, 900 acres. This firm h
'er- the whole peerage for its clients.
10 The Anglo American Syndlca'
SO London-75O,OOO acres. The fun
ana ana of widowed peeresses are largely
GUS vested here. The lands are In
'fe, South and West.
: hea o5 Brvan q. Evans-700,OO0 acr
Lay Lay Mr.. Evans resides in London.
'a;n lands are in Mississippi.
tar ~ The Duke of Sutherland-l2o.' !
. 20 acres. This is the rack-rent non
,ods man of police-court fame.
49,, % The British Land Company-3z
go 600 acres. This land is all In II
,rch sas.
- a+n- William Whalley-3lO, 600 &C,
and Mr.. Whalley is the squire Of fet
con. boro, England.
20 of The Missouri Land Compan
the 300 ,OOo acres. This operates q a
oath souri, domain ard has headquart
at Edinburgh.
hid Robert Tennant-23O, 900 &C!
,tus: This is all farming land. Mr.. !
nm, nant lives in London.
nom Dundee Land Company-24|
.ches acres. ,oo ooo -
,,,+v BENJAMIN Newgas, Llverpo
hing 100000 acres. -,
@ 1e57 Lord Houghton Gin Florida)-
&C 4 600 acres.
:. 40 sar :, Lord Dunraven Tin Colorado
''+;oa- 600 acres.
'''s English Land Company Tin
fornia) $50, 900 acres.
oosed English Land Company I'm Ar
16th sas)-5O,0 900 acres. ..
,gical Aie4an9er "'
hn,t Syndicate No. 6-1lO,OOO q
y and This syndicate includes the Ea
yrouad Verulam and the Earl Of Lanke'
100 The land is in Wisconsin. i.
rheda M. Elfenhauser Of Halifax-6'
g into acres. 1nis ianu - :" '
) 18th glnla.