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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31

for the new county comes from Laurin
burg
Perhaps. But it is equally true thai
all the opposition comes from Rocking
ham"
Haven't citizens of Laurinburg beer
here lobbying ever since this Legislature
began:"
mo, not Laurinburg people entirely
There was a large per cent of farmers
among them
DO not many Of the people living il
LaurinburG have farmsE'
Il don't know that being a citizen OF
that place prohibits a man from deyotina
some attention to agriculture"
The next witness was Mr.. William
johnson. of Spring Hill. one OF the
townships proposed to he embraced il
the new county. He said he voted fol
Scotland county in the last election, hui
he was now opposed to it.
MY reasons for voting for it were
political and no longer exist. We were
then under negro domination and / saw
no way for us TO get ut,with the county
rs it then stood. But thank God We
have since thrown off the yoke, and
hope it will never be placed back upon
MS. Then cotton was s cents and we
could better afford to pay taxes for
courthouses and iails and other pur-
poses, than we now can with cotton al
1 cents"
Mr.. johnson said there was no general
desire among the farmers of his section
for the new county; that they believed
it would increase taxes, and tend to
tear up county affairs generally.
Cross-examined by Mr.. John ID. Shaw,
IT.. the witness acknowledged that ne
traded at Maxton.
Mr.. Shaw: ''Who paid your way
here?'
Mr.. Johnson: Il did"
who gave you the money"
Il borrowed it,
From whom?"
From the man with whom l trade. y
This was told after considerable hcsita-
ton.
''Who asked you to Gomez
people at Rockingham and at Max
tom
The next witness was Mr.. 4. L. Me
Donald. He said he had once been
deputy sheriff of the county and had
ridden all over it. He told of the sand
hill country and the fertility Of the diff
ferent sections.
Maj. Shaw: ''What is the Indebtedness
of the county,
Mr.. Mcdonald: about 100000.
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enough to get along as we are now
This new county would be unjust both
to the now county and TO the old one.
Or Richmond county to-day three
fourths of it arc Sandhill. and I'm not
SO sure that the whole of Richmond
county ought not to be joined on
10 some other county.
Create this new county and neither
one of them is large enough to make a
respectable county. 1t j. the people in
small counties thar boar the tod and bur
den OF the day in the way of the taxes.
Richmond county has had hard
time of it. just after the war we were
flooded with debt. We finally rid orr
selves of it. Then the Fusionists came
along and again we are there. But last
fall by an almost superhuman effort we
succeeded in throwing off negro rule
and now We are trying to again rid our
selves of the burden
Part Of this debt that we have been
SO long Raying-$50O00 Of twas for
the Carolina Central railroad that runs
through the middle of Laurinburg.
I'm Laurinburg there is an active in
tcrcst for the new county But among
the farmers there's opposition and In
difference. They arc opposed to an in
crease in taxes.
Ia like to see I.aurinburg improve.
ia like to see it grow. but / don't want
10 sec ii do that at the expense Of the
farmers surrounding il. The matter had
tn be canvasScd in order 10 get UP any
sort of enthusiasm.
Il don't believe there's n member of
the Legislature here that would vote to
create such county as Richmond Will
be after yOu cut off Scotland.
Consider well how you'd leave The
old county-and the new enc too, rs for
that matter.
Scotland would he the shape of an oak
lcaf. bulging out in The middle and sharp
ct both ends. Richmond will look like
II crooked-handle gourd with Rocking
ham down in the belly of the gOurd.
This is an important matter to the
farmers of Richmond county. That
they are not active in demand Of this
county is shown by the fact that they're
signed both petitions.
when ] hear my friends on the other
side arguing that the smaller the coun-
ty, tho smaller the taxes. I'm surprised
that they took in so much territory.
They have cut off four townships, why
not make it one?'
st $3.50 the committee arose TO meet
again Wednesday afternoon TO resume
consideration of this question.
1t is a battle royal
Richmond has two representatives
Mr.. II. c. Wall and Mr.. Hector Ne
Lean. the first of whom fights any dis
membcrmcnt Of Richmond county as
earnestly as Mr.. Mclean champions the
cause OF Scotland county. In all the
State there arc no two honester mon
than Clay Wall and Hector Mclean.
They are fit representatives Of the two
great industries of their county, Mr..
Wall being the leading manufacturer
and Mr.. Mclean one of the first farm
crs. Mr.. Wall comes from Rockingham.
and Mclean lives near Lauriuburg.
For half a century the people in lower
Richmond have been asking the Legisla-
turc for Il new county and this year
the fight for ii is more determined than
ever.
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Senator Brown desires to say that he
was misunderstood by the reporters
who quoted him as saying that New
horne's management was worse than
Smiths. He said that Mewbornc's man
agement seemed to be no better than
Smiths. as the report in this paper
stated.
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There have been three hond issues and
there is big floating debt
Afr. John ID. Shaw, Jr.: Il believe yon
are interested in a boarding house Al
Rockingham"
Mr.. Mcdowell no. Ny sister has II
boarding house. but | pay my board.
This closed the evidence for the day
and Maj. Shaw was allowed to speak
for three-quarters of an hour. as it is
likely he'll not be able to he present
at the hearing Wednesday.
In number of States" he said.
''there are restrictions imposed upon the
Legislature in the formation of new
counties. In Georgia, for instance, the
constitution prohibits the formation of
new counties In Tennessee no new
county line must approach nearer than
twenty miles to the old county-seat. In
North Carolina however, the creation is
left entirely to the. wisdom of the Legis-
lature.
THE only argument here produced
for this new county is that the proposed
territory is too far away from the county
seat. They want a new county because,
forsooth, they have to come to Rocking
ham and pay a hoard bill--spend day
and night at hotel Queer excuse this
seems to me. Why I'm usually glad to
get an excuse to get off from home to a
hotel and get good square meal.
Iaughter).
rs it necessary for me 10 say that
with four cent cotton it's a poor time TO
experiment with new counties. Ihrre
must be built court house and Il Jail.
This means taxes-heavy taxes. They
know they are not able to take Thair
proportion of the debt and erect these
necessary buildings.
''Thcse new buildings win cost some
$4,000 of 100000.
''They say it costs less to run a small
than n large county.
IF it's necessary for me to make an
argument here before this committee to
prove that the creation of new coun-
ty will decrease expenses / might a.
well stop. It's a self-evidcnt propositions
that it costs more to run two counties
than it does one.
''Then how are we left? l don't want
Richmond county divided It's hard
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31
THREE SIDES 70 QUESIION
ONLY TWO OF THEM WE'RE
HEARD YESTERDAY.
R0BESoN'S INNING CONES WEDNESDAY
Considerable Spice Served up in the Evidence.
Maj. Shaw Makes Strong Argument.
The Oak Leaf and Gourd
Counties.

The Scotland County Fight began yes
terday before the House Committee on
Counties, Cities and Towns.
The committee met in the House, and
well it did, for almost every seat was
taken by some one interested in the
outcome, while the gallery was filled
with interested spectators. Among them
were number of young ladies from
Peace Institute.
1t is questionable Scotland county
contest--to which there are more than
the usual two sides, hence the large
number of lobbyists and attorneys.
There are those who advocate forming
new county out of the lower end
four townships-of Richmond county,
without changing any of the present
county lines; those who favor forming
the new county out Of a portion of Rich
mond and upper Robson; and those
who oppose both propositions or any
thing similar to them.
Only the proosition to form the
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Richmond County.
new county out of lower Richmond was
discussed yesterday, consideration of the
Robson proposition being reserved for
Wednesday afternoon.
The hearing was scheduled to begin
at 3 o'clock, but it was an hour later
before the committee got down TO the
real issue.
To start with Mr.. Patterson, of Robe
son, said along with the bill to cut off
new county from Richmond he
wanted his bill to form the new county
out of lower Richmond and upper Robe
son considered.
To this Mr.. Mclean, Of Richmond,
who introduced the original Scotland
county bill, objected.
We've got nothing to do with Robe
son county," he said. And we don't
want Robson to have anything to do
with US. We don't want to hook on to
them and we don't want them hiking.
on to us.
Ex-Congressman James A. I4ockhart,
who is appearing for the Anti-Scotland-
ties, here asked that the whole matter
be postponed till Wednesday. Petitions,
he said, were being circulated through
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31
HOFFMAN BIDS FOR II. AND G.
STOCK.

A dispatch from Norfolk, Va, says:
II. c. Hoffman, president of the Sea
board Air Line, having made an offer
of $50 a share for 100 shares of stock
of the Raleigh and CASTOR railroad OF
North Carolina. owned by the city of
Norfolk, the finance committee of the
common and select councils have rec
commended that the stock be sold to him.
The deal, however, has not yet been
closed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31
THE pRovIDENr SAVINGS LIFE.
From the n. Y. Journal of Commerce
January 2Sth.)

The Proyident Savings Life Assurance
Society, Edward W. Scott, president
publishes on the first page Of this issue
Il statement for the year ending Dcccm.
Der 81. 1893. Ii is a strong exhibit.
Under the able management of Presi-
dent Edward w. Scott, the Proyident
made these important gains during the
year inst clnsed:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31

La Grippe is again epidemic. Every
precaution should be taken to avoid it.
Its specific cure is One Minute Cough
Cure. A. j. Sheperd, Publisher Agricul-
tural Journal and Advertiser, Eden,
Mo-, says: "No one will be disappoint-
ed in using One Minute Cough Cure for
La Grippe" Pleasant to take, quick to
act. j. Hal Bobbitt and Henry T.
Hicks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application
will be made to the present General
Assembly OF North Carolina to cs-
tablish a dispcnsary in the town of Scot.
land Neck for said town and for the
territory around said town a distance Of
five miles in all directions.
Il. Il. billiard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31

despondency endured by women who
carry daily burden of ill-health and pain
because of disorders and arrangement of
the delicate and important organs that are
distinctly feminine. One of the worst
seffeets of troubles of this kind is upon the
nervous system. The tcrtures so bravelv
endured completely and effectually shatter
the nerves. DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is an unfailing cure for all weak
ness and disease of the feminine organ
ism. II makes it strong and healthy. It
allays Inflammation, heals liberation and
soothes pain. 1t checks exhausting drains
and tones and builds up the nerves II
fits for wifehood and motherhood Good
medicine dealers sell it, and have nothing
"just as good"
Since my last child was born, thirteen wears
ago, / have suffered from uterine trouble -
writes Mrs. Paul Devraine, of Jellico Campbell
Co., Tenn. :" / consulted several doctors AID
took much medicine but found no relief had
very bad health for twelve years. Every month
was III bed week before the monthly period
and week after. ! was obliged to keep in bed
for four months last summer. ! was Just like
o corpse. lost twenty-six pounds in four
months. was coughing so much / was con-
sidered in consumption. / suffered severely
from pains in my back bearing down pains in
the womb, chills and cold sweats After taking
four bottles of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
covery my coughing stopped, and after six
bottles of DR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription my
periods became regular and were passed with
out pain. Now | am fieshy, more SO than
ever before. My neighbors are surprised to see
me in such good health after having seen me
90 low"
Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is speedily cured b ,
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application
win be made to the General Assembly
Of North Carolina. now in session, to in
corporate the North Carolina Bar Asso-
citation.
January Goth, 1893. 1-26-30d.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31

The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain
in speech at birmingham. says that
the United States having now entered
upon an imperial policy, all English
speaking people should draw closer to-
gether to carry on the work of ciyiliza-
ton. which seems to be the mission Of
the Anglo-Saxon race.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31

" - 80 ~ - y -
s descriptive of
4 poses depicting
eed not go to the
stan martyrs OF
IF he could only
through the walls
tens of thousands
ONES all over this
!, he would sec
III e II undergoing
llres in silenc c
tout complaining,
fore which the
ief ordeals of the
martyrs pale into
nothingness.
| No one but a
L woman can tell
I the story of the
> suffe &, the
despair. and the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31

The Secretary of War has issued an
order prohibiting officers of superiar
rank in the army from taking the rooms
of masters and Quartermasters VI the
TRANSPORTS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31
GAINS nTRINof ISIS.

In ratio of assets to liabilities. He
In reserve for policy-holders. 81 G-10
The new assurance written during
1898 was $302GS,550 and the total as
snrancc in force now amounts to the
impressive total of 500, 592, 1877. Man
agemcnt, in the conduct of a life insur-
ance corporation, tells as i'll every
branch of business, be it financial. com
mercial or manufacturing. and as re-
CARDS the first the twenty-fourth animal
statement of the Provident SAVINGS Life
Assurance Society is conclusive evidence.
1t illustrates graphically the marked
progress of the company since Mr.. Scott
became president and how the Provident
has been pressed forward to prominent
position. The company is aggressively
managed and has ample funds wisely
invested in high grade securities. That
agents can produce business when work
ing for the Proyident Savings life needs
no explanation.
The State manager, Mr. j. Sterling
Jones, Greensboro, \. C.. is wanting Il
a few more businesS-producing agents 10
whom satisfactory contracts will he
given. If it is money they wish TO
make, and if they wish to be in touch
with the company that offers the best
inducements. it viii pay to attach your
self to the Proyident Savings. 1t is his
tory that its agents write more business
per capita than those of any in the coun-
try without exception.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31
DOESN'T KNOW A THING
HIS MEMORY Is GOOD ENOUGH
EXCEPT WHEN IT IS pRU-
DENT TO FORGET
INCOMPETENT OFFICIALS FORCED ON HIN
John R. Says that he Wanted to Keep the Com
petent Democratic Officials but Gov
ernor and 8oard forc,d ircompe-
tent Men on he Board.
tent Men on he Board.

The joint committee Of the two
Houses Of the Legislature to examine
the condition OF the penitentiary- past
and present had pretty interesting
meeting yesterday evening.
The testimony of John Il. Smith was
intcrcsting-not that the cX-superintend-
cnt knew anything, for he is really Il
charter mcmhcr of the "know-nothing
party-but the excuses he makes for his
failure to properly manage the institu-
ton committed TO his care are ut least
remarkable He stated that the men
in charge OF the various departments Of
the penitcntiary when he took hold were
competent. capable. honest. faithful men:
that it was his earnest desire TO continue
those mon in the management OF the
penitentiary; that other men were forced
on him by the Governor and Board Of
Directors in response 10 the political
clamor for office; that the men forced on
him i'm place Of the competent. honest.
faithful men who were displaced to make
room for them, were with the exception
Of tWoi incompetent and unfit.
When called upon by Chairman
Brown to give the facts in detail as to
the sale Of the cotton, Mr.. Smiths ig-
noraucc became conspicuous once more:
he could give no statement of the num-
licr OF bales sold or the price for which
the same was sold. He could only give
the lump sums for which cotton was
sold ut various times. When question
cd as to the use to which over two hun
bred dollars worth OF whiskey hought by
him for the penitcntiary had been put.
he stated that some Of it was used in
the infirmary and some drunk by the
employees, while the Board of Directors
received their full quota.
Mr.. Smiths testimony shows a perfect
racklessness OF expenscs--a thorough
prostitution of this institution to the
basest partisan and fractional uses. 1t
explains in part the large deficit in the
treasury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-16

vote was rcconsidered whereby House
| document 29e. bill an act pertaining TO the
| taking of salmon In the PenObscot river
| above the Water Works dam at Bangor.
was passed to be engrossed.
The vote was reconsidered whereby
House amendment "A'sswas adopted, the
amendment was rejected and the bill
passed to be engrOssed.
J Mr.. Reynolds of Cumberland, presented
| the following resolve:
Resolve in favor of the stenographer
and messenger to the committee on legal
affairs.
On motion by Mr.. Reynolds. the resolve
Was read twice under suspension of rules
and passed to be engrOssed
| bill an act to extend the charter Of the
Kennebec & Franklin Railway was taken
| from the table, read the second time and
passed to be engrossed.
On motion By Mr.. Head, bill an act to
| extend the rights. powers and privileges
OF the Franklin. Somerset q kennebec
| Railway Company, was taken from the
| table.
| Mr.. Blanchard of Franklin. asked unan-
imous consent to withdraw Senate amend
ment A. which was granted and the
am mr wit withdrawn nc ,%an oe.raa senata
| amendments a b" &c" and d.
which were severally adopted, and on fur
Their motion by the same gentleman, the
| bill as amended was read the second time
| and passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Hodsdon. for the committee on tax
alton, to which was referred bill an act
to amend section AZ. chapter 6. of the Re-
vised Statutes, as amended by chapter 146
of the Public Laws of 1896. relating to tax
alton of railroads. reported that the same
be referred To the next Legislature.
The report was accepted.
The same gentleman, for the same COM
mittee. to which was referred bill an act
to amend section Al. chapter 6, of the Re-
vised Statutes, relating to taxation of
railroads, reported that the same be re-
ferred to the next Legislature.
The report was accepted.
Mr.. Hodsdon, chairman of the commit
tee on taxation. submitted the final re-
port OF that committee that they had
acted on all matters referred to them.
The report was accepted.
On motion by Mr.. Vickery of Kennebec,
ii was
Ordered, that for his services as page
of the Senate at organization, Maurice
w. Russell be paid $40 and mileage. and
that the secretary be directed to include
the same in the payroll.
On motion by Mr.. Shepherd Of Knox,
the Senate took recess of 30 minutes.
FINALLY PASSED
Resolve In favor of Wiscasset Academy.
on motion by Mr.. Sawyer of Washing
ton.
Adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-16
HOUSE.
Wednesday. March IL. 1889


prayer by KEY. ar. Nii'e' vi 'iai''"e"'
Papers from 'he senate disposed vi III
concurrence.
me io'o"ihs He"''e "'"e' was IT,
ceiVed; ordered the Rouse c"ncurrihs'
ihat the "'tn Lesisiat"r" 'ii'''y hoJ""in
ON friday' March H. al or before IL
o CLOCK midnight
Mr.. Gardner oil Pat'en. moved mat the
order DE iaid on the table.
Mr.. MACOMBER OF Augusta: be-
iisve 1t is apparent To every member OF
the House mat we can Just as wen ad-
Journ, and no interest VIII be injured by
an adJourhiheht' friua! night. tap
would make 1t necessary. we can extend
the time an hour or two hours beyond the
time fixed in the order. nope the mo-
ton TO lay on the liable WIZ hot preVaii,
ana that we snail pass this order TO ad-
Jonrh friday nisht. tApplause.l
Mr.. GARDNER OF fat'en' Inc haho-
writing on 'he "aii needs no ih'erpreta-
non. II IS eVideht TO an that no interest
VIII ne injured py an auJourhiheilt at tiils
carry date IL Is very evident 10 every
rnemper on TINS MOOR what the opJect oi
thls Is. III Is 10 protect some interests,
ana pro'est against IT. mere are mat
tefs before inns legislature "hich heed
attention, "hlch demand attention. ana
say 10 Ecu' gentlemen mat TINS is
nothing more than a TRICK II is nothing
more tnail an etoft ol ii cirque 10 AVOID
giving attention TO matters here and to
s-iut them OH pN thls gag RUE III is
nothlns else.
MY VIRGIN OF Portland: 1 make the
point OF ORDER that TINS motion Is not de-
hatapie.
Inc sPEAh Elk: me chair rules mat
the POINT IS Wen taken.
VIZ "AfDN Elk ask unanimous con-
sent TO continue,
me STEAMER; ire cha'r hears no OBJ
Jection.
MI HARDNhh' was not prepared
ioi 'ihs move am not wen posted III
THESE matters. ana was not prepared
LOT thls turn 10 smut OH certain matters
ana without attempting TO make speech
VIII stop now ana call Tor yea ana
nay vote on the acceptance OF that or
der' ana ask, that every MEMBER mere
go on record one way or the other.
whetheF opposed or Tor the resolve.
me call Tor the yeas and nays was not
sustained
Inc question being on the motion to lay
the order upon the table, a division was
mad ana the motion was lost by vote
OF Il Tor TO 81 against
Inc question being on the passage of
the oruer
Mr' HARDNER; doubt the vote ana
ASK i"f Il yea ana nay vote, ana ask
every man 10 go on record as I" ms pur-
pose thlhK every man should go on
record anu cal iof Il yea ana nay Vote
on the passage Oh the order.
Mr.. NiRH'N Oh Portland: rise Tor
Il cali Tor yea ana nay
'oie IN ordef after DIVISION!
me SfEa hfh' Inc ch;ilf rules mat |
thercaii Ior the yeas ana nays is IN order |
Mr.. MA'oMbER; ! nope the House |
viii not consent 10 tne TAKING up the |
'iiHe ny yea ana nay Vote. IL is very |
eviueh' WHIT the sense OF the H"ose IS |
we want l" se' thfoush anu go nome, |
''i"' oeie'e We van ~" IT, anu t"is is
an"pi! ii 'he''ou vi LINING up 'ie .'I'e oi
'he Rouse "hich ought 10 DE used Tor
SUM- o'nei pun ."'He.
W.T.. ohA" OF ls'ihu rahs. ! am as
anxious | think. to go home as ANYBODY
mr. ". CONSTITUENTS s''u ~ NE 's's' sat
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