The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-18

superintendents of health to the county
commissioners, instead of the physicians.
pr Alexander. a Republican member of
the House, says he will urge physicians,
if the bill passes the Senate and becomes
a law, to decline to serve under such
mode of election. He proposes to intro
ducp . resolution to that effect in the
State Medical Association
This Legislature, like its predecessor
will be asked to create the new county
Of Scotland out of Richmond county.
The proposed new county would have a
population of 10,905. and an area of 3S7
square miles. There are 81 counties
n the State having a smaller popula
ton, and % c, unties having a smaller
area.
A citizen of Allegheny county tells
the Winston Sentinel that Representa-
tive Jones, of that county, will never re-
member representing Allegheny in the
Legislature again. His action in the re
cent Senatorial fight displased his con-
stituents.
1.-THE Southern Railway made the
w y
trying to ruin it," said j. Wiley Shook
yesterday.
81 thought God made that country
was the reply.
what God did to it wasn't worth a
d--n." said ]. Wiley.
The Landmark has mentioned that
Senator Sharpe, Of this county, is a
candidate for assayer Of the mint at
Charlotte and petitions in his behalf
have been in circulation. We also learn
that he is a candidate for railroad com
missioner to succeed Beddingfield whose
term expires. If he wins the railroad
commissionership he viii not want the
mint job, but if he doesn't get the for
mer he will press his applica ton of the
latter-Statesville Landmark
A big public meeting i'm Fayetteville
ATTENDED by men of all parties and both
races, has appointed q committee to come
to Raleigh to protect against turning
over the city government to n Radical
police board to be named by the Legisla
ture.
The Legislature is still at work doing
nothing. we are willing to wager al
most anything that the lease OF the North
Carolina road stands. The RAIDS. are
friends OF monopohes and combines
Carthage Blade
Mr. II. l.. Cook, of Fayetteville attOr-
ney for the North Carolina division of the
League Of American Wheelmen, arrived
in the city last night, for the purpose Of
advocating the BILL introduced by Col.
Sutton, Of Cumberland, declaring bicy-
cles baggage. and providing that the
railroads shall carry them for passengers
upon the same terms as other baggage is
carried. In an interview last night Mr..
Cook says that a similar law has passed
the Legislatures of New York, Rhode
Island, and on yesterday one passed in
the South Carolina House without a mega
tive vote These bills are pending in
nearly all the States, with the prospect
that they will become laws. The League
now numbers nearly 100000 members
in this country, and in North Carolina
is growing rapidly Petitions from bicy-
clists from every portion Of the State
have been sent in, and it is estimated
that there are fully 25,0O0 to 10000 bicy-
clists in the State all of whom are deeply
interested In the passage Of this bill. Mr..
Cook says that the courts have declared
that whatever a passenger takes with
him ON his journey, for his personal use
or convenience, either with reference to
the Immediate wants Of his journey, or
as a part of the ultimate purpose thereof,
according to the particular class to which
he belongs, is baggage. That guns and
ammunition are the baggage of the hun
ter, fishing tackle of the angler, tools of
the carpenter and machinist, and the
bicycle of the wheelmen. He says the
wheelmen are earnest in their fight for
this measure, believing it just. The Judi
ciary committee will hear the bill to-day
at p. IN.