The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-09
THE QUARANTINE RAISED
NORTH CAROLINA CATTLE CAN BE SHIP
PED TO VIRGINIA.
Vigorous Steps Are Being Taken to Have Al
Future Violations of the Law
Punished.

The cattle quarantine trouble is now
about settled. Virginia's State Veter-
maria, e. p. Niles, has stated the
conditions on which he will rescind his
order quarantining against all North
Carolina, and Commissioner Mewborne
has signifed his acceptance Of the same
and pledged himself to see that hereaf
ter the law governing the shipment of
cattle is strictly enforced.
After conference with the Governor,
Mr.. Mewborne has addressed letters to
the judges who will hold court in the
district affected by the quarantine, to the
sheriffs OF all the counties and to about
1000 magistrates in them, ad-
vising them Of the import
anee of observing the quaran-
tine and requesting them to enforce the
law (The Code, sections 2,1S9, 2,319-
1922, against those who are violating
the quarantine regulations. They are
also requested to report any violations
Immediately to the Agricultural depart
ment. The judges are asked to make a
special charge to the grand jury touch
| ing the matter.
In these letters Mr.. Mewborne says
the Department of Agriculture has in
formation that cattle buyers are violat-
| ing the quarantine regulations OF the
| United States government and of this
State, in that they purchase in the States
of Georgia and South Carolina cattle,
which, according to the quarantine line,
are included in the infected districts
where the cattle have splenetic or Texas
fever, and are driving them across the
line into this State and beyond the quar-
antine line; and they are then shipped
from this State into Virginia as cattle
which came from an uninfected district.
Because of this violation of the law
the State of Virginia has quarantined
against any and all shipments of cattle
from this State, which is causing our
people great Inconvenience, sas well as
pecuniary loss. The Virginia authori-
ties report to this department. that the
cattle bought in South Carolina and
Georgia and driven into this State and
shipped to Virginia, have ticks upon
them, which is a certain sign that the
cattle are infected with splenetic or
Texas fever, and which develops with d
change of climate"
The counties principally affected by
the Virginia quarantine are Ashe, ALE
ghany, Watauga, Mitchell, Yancey,
Madison, Buncombe, Haywood, Transyl-
vania. Jackson, Swain, Mitchell Clay,
Graham and Cherokee. They are be-
yond the Federal quarantine line.
The people in this district are exceed
;ngly anxious that this quarantine be re-
leased and will cooperate with the of
Iicers of the law to bring to justice those
Deople who would Violate If
As to who is responsible for the
violation of the law complained of by
Virginia, there is no longer any doubt
that it was Virginia cattlemen, as is
shown from a letter received yesterday
from Mr.. Niles, = the Virginia State
Veterinarian. He says that two Virginia
firms are the ones who have been bring
ing through North Carolina into Viz.
ginia discussed cattle.5 Rebman Brothers,
Eof Richmond, gheg says, received a1aar-
load on the 24th of September sfrom
Murphy. gf9Ef % snrf iJtw &cosrs9 data
2 ION these cattle s'Iy- found ticks
and it struck me at the time
that they we're Georgia cattle. 4aT hope
kyOu will be able tn trace the matter up,
land if proof of 9yiolation can be gotten
against these persons, T. wilfn do all ifl
my piwer to aid in bringing them to
justice. L am also OF the opinion that
the Brauer Cattle Company, of Rich
mond, need watching while in North
Carolina. This firm, am told, have two
or three buyers in North Carolina nearly
all the time, ~, ~ rrE @.gSl ~