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| THE WEATHER TO-DAY. t ♦ For North Carolina: I | Threatening. | V OL. LII. NO. 22. Leads all North Carolina Bailies in Mews and Circulation ENTHUSIASTIC THOUSANDS . ACCLAIM THE PRESIDENT All Previous Outpouring at Charleston Dwarfed by the Multitudes Thronging its Streets Yesterday. NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GREAT PARADE The President Speaks at the Exposition, PRESENTS A SWORD TO MAJOR JENKINS A Speech by Governor Aycock Evokes an Outburst of Applause. The Presi dent Psys Tribute to Southern Valor and Achievements and Tonches Up on the Social and Economic Ques tions That Confront Us. (By the Associated Press. - ) Charleston, S. C., April 9. —At Cal houn's funeral when Hampton made his great campaign speech here in 1876 and when the Confederate reunion was held here in 1899, great bodies of marching men filled the streets of this ancient city and its sidewalks and doors and win dows were filled with enthusiastic thousands; but all those gTeat outpour ir gs of the people wore small compared Mith the procession which followed President Koosevelt to the Exposition giounds today. The enthusiasm of the IKople was unbounded, and there was standing room only on the sidewalks aad porches and doorways, and in the v ide piazzas of the houses along the line of march. Old and young were in fected with patriotic fever and. a man whom nine-tenths of the people he saw differed ijolitieally, was greeted with every manifestation of respect that a warm-hearted people could show. It re minded one of the story told of a little Vuion girl in Western Maryland, who rushed to the door of her home to see and possibly to scowl at General R. E. Lee as he rode past on horseback. When she saw his splendid face site shrunk hack, saying; ‘ How I wish he belong i 1 to us.” THE MAC'::"ICENT PARADE. So thought tl uest people of Charlos ton today ar thousands of them be lieved it true when they heard the President ]•: idly claim his southern huthright at the auditorium later in th day. The j arade started from the St. Jonn Hofei, the President’s quarters at 10 o', 1 k. and was composed of ma rines, ..ten, cadets artillerists and militia -a . a of four States, under ccni- T.a.n i f Colonel Charles Morris, U. S- A . t. t' r ' garrison at Sullivan Island, Th <;d< r wae as follows: a ; of dismounted city police; Col i Morris and staff; marine corps, un ■ t Captain Henry Leonard with drum Charleston Light Dragoons, Cap i;> u i\ cl lock, special guard to the Pres hhnt: President Roosevelt in carriage v. .th Mayor Smyth, President Wagener, «.f the exposition and Secretary Cortel vou. followed by fifteen other carriages containing Attorney General Knox, Sec retary Wilson, Governor McSweenoy. Governor Aycoek. of North Carolina; Murat Halstead, Major Mieah Jenkins, ex-Governor Hugh S. Thompson, the Aldermen of Charleston and others; the civic representatives in carriages, fol lowed by a battalion of coast artillery from Sullivans Islands, under Major Henry A. Reed, and the First Artillery J land, six companies of naval forces from the United States ships Cincinnati. To p. ka and Lancaster, under Lieutenant Commander Tullam; a battalion of sea m< n, infantry frem the revenue cutters Fotward, Hamilton, anl Algonquin, un der Lieut. Van Boekirck; the Virginia Polytechnic Institute cadets, Col- .T. S. A. Johnson; a provisional regiment of With Carolina State troops, 500 strong, unfit r Col. James F. .Armfield, the North Carolina Naval Reserves, Captain W. T. Old Ocala, (Fla.) Rifles, Captain O. A. Nash; battalions of cadets of the South Carolina Military and Porter’s Acade mies. The Third Regiment of Charles ton militia; Col. Henry Schacte, and the German Artillery, Lieut- Puckhaber. The men were in excellent trim and the weather was ideal with just enough crispness in the air to make marching comfortable. The route was tjuecn. Meeting, Calhoun, Rutledge and Grove sfreets to the exposition grounds, and almost one hundred times the Pres i it nt stood in his carriage and acknowl edged with a smile and bow the enthus iastic plaudits of the people. Passing ;• taily-ho containing some of Charles ton s Harvard alumni, decked with the ccilege colors, he was greeted with the ndifge yell and was very much pleased. REVIEW OF THE TROOPS. Arriving at ihp exposition grounds the President went immediately into the auditorium and waited until the head of tlm column had arrived in front of the building. When notified that the troops were ieady to be reviewed he took his The News and Observer. stand on a platform prepared for the purpose and conducted t.‘he review. Mrs. Roosevelt stood at his left and nearby were Mayor Smythe, Captain Wagener, Governor McSweeney, Governor Aycock and others- The President was particu larly pleased with the appearance and march of the jackies and made several complimentary remarks as various State troops passed before him. The President had been in Charleston more than twen ty-four hours and had been cheered and greeted on all sides, when appearing;, but culminating event of the visit, to Char leston and the exposition was when he came into the auditorium and bowed and smiled his acknowledgement to the plaudits which greeted him from 10,000 throats. THE SCENE IN THE AUDITORIUM. The auditorium is a handsome building and with its flags and bunting freshly arranged for President’s Day and with a dais for the speaker, the front of which was covered with a large flag, was particularly beautiful. The au dience heard each speaker with most at tentive appreciation and cheered to the echo many of the sentiments expressed, but the President was, of course, the centre of attraction at all times. Presi dent Roosevelt’s incisive, clear cut words ' never fell on more attentive ears, j There was much in what he said and | more in his manner of saying it. The President greeted his audience as ’’Americans,” and while giving all credit to the South and South Carolina for her i part in the history of the country, he made it plain that there must be enter prise and industry, continued and un ceasing if success and achievements were to be had in the future that would be comparable with the past. The President was dressed in a well fitting Prince Albert, cut rather high in the | neck, and buttoned closely, showing only a small section of a turn down collar and blue and white, four in hand tie. The stage was crowded with prominent | citizens of Charleston and abroad, in | eluding all of the members of the city council, city officials and distinguished | citizens. The ladies of the woman’s board and the member of the reception committee occupied boxes. President Roosevelt, together with Captain Wag oner and officers of the exposition, oc cupied seats on a small platform seated ,n the center of the stage, and the au dience commanded a splendid view. The artillery band occupied seats to the President’s left and furnished music at intervals during the exercises. The first speaker was Captain F. W. Wagener, President of the Exposition Company. He was received enthusiasti cally, and in a very few words extended cordial greetings to the President and members of the party and all the visi tors to the exposition. Governor McSweeney, of South Caro lina, was the next speaker and he ex tended the warmest and kindest greet ings to the President from the people of South Carolina. APPLAUSE FOR AYCOCK. The next address was made by Gover nor Aycock, of North (Carolina, who brought kind words and a heartfelt wel come from the Old North State. Gover nor Aycoek is a most eloquent speaker and he was received with great applause. He assured the President that all North Carolina was glad to have him in the South at any time, but especially on this particular occasion, the holding of the greatest exposition ever held in the South. Many visitors were here from his own Satte to join with South Carolina in wel coming him. Mayor J. Adger Smyth then introduced the President The audience seemed to have guessed Mayor Smyth’s purpose for there was a burst of applause the moment he rose frem his seat. The President’s Address President Roosevelt said: It is to me a peculiar privilege to speak in your beautiful city. My mother’s people were from Georgia; but before they came to Georgia, before the Revolution, ia the days of Colonial rule, they dwelt for nearly a century in South Carolina; and therefore I can claim your State as mine by inheritance no less than by the stronger and nobler right which makes each foot of American soil in a sense the property of all Americans. Charleston is not only a typical South ern city; it is also a city whose history teems with events which link themselves to American history as a whole. In the early Colonial days Charleston was ;he outpost of our people against the Span iard in the South. In the days of the Revolution there occurred here some of the events which vitally affected the out come of the struggle for independence, and which impressed themselves most deeply upon the popular mind. It was here that the tremendous, terrible drama of the Civil War opened. AVith delicate and thoughtful courtesy you originally asked me to come to this Exposition on the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. The invitation not only showed RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 10. 1902. a fine generosity and manliness in you, my hosts, but it also emphasized as hardly anything else could have em phasized how completely we are now a united people. The wounds left by the great Civil War, incomparably the greatest war of modern times, have heal ed; and its memories are now priceless heritages of honor alike to the North and to the South. The devotion, the self-sacrifice, the steadfast resolution and lofty daring, the high devotion to the right as each man saw it, whether Northerner or Southerner —all those qualities of the men and women of the early sixties now shine luminous and brilliant before our eyes, while the mists of anger and hatred that once dimmed them have passed away forever. All of us. North and South, can glory alike in the valor of the men who wore the blue and of the men who wore the gray. These were iron times, and only iron men could fight to its terrible finish the giant struggle between the hosts of Grant and Lee. To us of the present day, and to our children and children’s children, the valiant deeds, the high en deavor, and abnegation of self shows in that struggle by those who took part therein will remain for evermore to mark the level to which we in our turn must rise whenever the hour of the na tion’s need may come. A REUNITED COUNTRY. When four years ago this nation was compelled to face a foreign foe, the com pleteness of the reunion became instant ly and strikingly evident. The war was not one which called for the exercise of more than an inignificant fraction of our strength, and the strain put upon us was slight indeed compared with the results. But it was a satisfactory thing to see the way in which the sons of the soldier of the Union and the soldier of the Confederacy leaped eagerly forward, emulous to show in brotherly rivalry the qualities which had won renown for their fathers, the men of the great war. It was my good fortune to serve under an ex-Confederate general, gallant old Joe AVheeler, who commanded the cavalry division at Santiago. In my regiment there were certainly as many men whose fathers had served in the Southern, as there were men whose fathers had served in the North ern army. Among the captains there was opportunity to promote but one to field rank. The man who was singled out for this promotion because of conspicu ous gallantry in the field was the son of a Confederate general and was him self a citizen of this, the Palmetto State; and no American officer could wish to march to battle beside a more loyal, gallant and absolutely fearless comrade .than my former captain and majof. your fellow-citizen, Micah Jenkins. A few months ago, owing to the en forced absence of the Governor of the Philippines, it became necessary to nom inate a Vice-Governor to take his place— one of the most important places in our Government at this time. I nomi nated as Vice-President an ex-Confed erate, General Luke Wright, of Tennes see. It is, therefore, an ex-Confederate who now stands as the exponent of this Government and this people in that great group of islands in the eastern seas over which the American flag floats. General AVright has taken a leading part in the work of steadily bringing order and peace out of the bloody chaos in which we found the islands. He is now taking a leading part, not merely in up holding the honor Qf the flag by making it resDected as the symbol of our power, but still more in upholding its honor by unwearied labor for the establishment of ordered liberty—of law-creating, law abiding civil government—under its folds. The progress which has been made ur.de r General Wright and those like him has been indeed marvelous. In fact, a letter of the General’s the other day seemed to show that he considered there was far more warfare about the Philip pines in this country than there was warfare in the Philippines themselves It is an added proof of the completeness of the reunion of our country that one of the foremost men who have been instru mental in driving forward the great work for civilization and humanity in the Philippines has been a man who, in the Civil War fought with distinction in a uniform of Confederate gray. If ever the need comes in the future the past has made abundantly evident the fact that from this time on North erner and Southerner will in war know only the generous desire to strive how each can do the more effective service for the flag of our common country. The same thing is true in the endless work of peace, the never-ending work of build ing and keeping the marvelous fabric of our industrial prosperity. The upbuild ing of any part of our country is a bene fit to the whole, and every such effort as this to stimulate the resources and industry of a particular section is entitled to the heartiest support from every quarter of the Union. Thoroughly good national work can be done only if each of us works hard for .himself, and at the same time keeps constantly in mind that he must work in conjunction with others. KEEPING FAITH WITH CUBA. You have made a particular effort in your exhibition to get into touch with the West Indies. This is wise. The events of the last four years have shown us that the West Indies and the Isth mus must in the future occupy a far lar ger place in our national policy than in the past. This is proved by the negotia tions for the purchase of the Danish is lands. the acquisition of Porto Rico, the preparation for building an Isthmian canal, and. finally, by the changed rela tions which these years have produced between us and Cuba. As a nation we have an especial right to take honest pride in what wo have done for Cuba. Our critics abroad and at home have in sisted that we never intended to leave the island. But on the 20th of next month CuLa becomes .* free republic, and we turn over to the islanders the control of their own government. «t would be very difficult to find a parallel in the conduct of any other great State that has occu pied such a position as ours. We have kept our word and done cur duty, just as an honest individual in private life keeps his word and dees his duty. Be is remembered, moreover, that af ter our three years’ occupation of the is land we turn it over to the Cubans in a better condition than it ever has been in all the centuries of Spanish rule. This has a direct bearing upon our own wel fare. Cuba is so near to us that we can never be indifferent to inisgovernment and disaster within its limits. The mere fact that our administration in the island has minimized the danger from the dread ful scourge of yellow fever, alike to Cuba and to ourselves, is sufficient to empha size the community of interest between us. But there are other interests which bind us together. Cuba’s position makes it necessary that her political relations with us should differ from her political relations with other powers. This fact has been formulated by us and accepted by the Cubans in the Platt amendments. It follows as a corollary that where the Cubans have thus assumed a position of peculiar relationship to our political system they must similarly stand in a peculiar relationship to our economic system, A\ T e have rightfully insisted upon Cuba adopting toward us an attitude differing politically from that she adopts toward any other power; and in return, as a mat ter of right, we must give to Cuba a different —that is, a,better —position eco nomically in her relations with us than we give to other powers. This is the course dictated by sound policy, by a wise and far-sighted view of our own interest, and by the position we have taken during the past four years. We are a wealthy and powerful country, dealing with a much weaker one; and the contrast in wealth and strength makes it all the more to deal with Cuba, as we have already dealt w'ith her, in a spirit o f large generosity. PROSPERITY AND POVERTY. This Exposition is rendered possible because of the period of industrial pros perity through which we are passing. (Continued on Page Five.) HIIIL ACROSS TRUCK Attempt to Wreck Train on A and N.- C. No Coaclvs Leave the Tiack, Though the En gine Kan Some Dis’ance on the Cross’i s. (Special io News and Observer.) Tuscarora. N. C., April 9.—The east bound Atlantic and North Carolina pas senger train was wrecked thirteen milea west of New Bern this evening at 6:07 o’clock. Some miscreant had placed an iron rail on the track; t’he engine struck this and ran on the cross tics a distance of 890 yards. No coaches left the track. Trainmaster Newland and Master Me chinist Green were on the train from Tuscarora, 212 miles distant. New Bern was communicated with and a special train was dispatched to convey passen gers, mail and baggage, ail of which was transferred. The delay occasioned was two and one half hours. A force is engaged in getting the lo comotive on the track and the track cleared. It is thought the track will be cleared by midnight and all trains run - ning on time tomorrow. At the time of the accident the train Avas runnning at a speed of fifty miles an hour. LEOPOLD lilßßfD Socialists Ihrust Red Flags in His Face. Ihe King Mies. (By the Associated Press.) Brussels. April 9. —King Leopold was mobbed by Socialists this afternoon cn his arrival here from Biarritz. The meeting between the Socialists and the King was quite accidental but it was none the less unpleasant for His Majesty whose automobile was surrounded by ex cited Socialists who shouted: “Long live the republic,” “long live universal suf frage" and waved red flags in the King's face. The Socialists had collected at the rail road station to bid farewell to the mem bers of a delegation of Spanish Republi can deputies who had attended the Social ist gatherings here and who had partici pated in last night’s demonstration. The police this morning informed the Span iards that they must leave Brussels forthwith and the delegates were escor ted to the station by a large gathering of Socialists bearing red flags. The King happened to arrive at the same time and had difficulty in getting his automobile out of the crowd, but he finally found an opening and outdistanced his pursuers. In the Chamber of Representatives to day M. Furemont, Socialist, gave notice of his intention to interpellate the Gov ernment cn what he termed a “gross breach of international hospitality” in expelling the Spanish deputies. The Socialist incident today has aroused intense excitement and there are fears of further disturbances and complications. The Minister of AA’ar, General Coushant Alleraand, has ordered the militia re ceives of eighteen regiments to be in readiness to rejoin the colors and gen darmes of all the divisions are held in instant readiness to march wherever re quired. FIERCELY ASSAILS HIS PART! LEADERS False to Republican Doctrine of Protection. DEBATE ON CUBAN BILL Smith (f Michigan's Impassioned Speech Against It SENATE CONSIDERS THE CHINESE BILL Minister Wu Declared by Foraker to be Clearly Within His Riehls in Writing to Stcre tary Hay a Pro’est Against Ihe Bill. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. D. C., April 9. —The fea ture of the second day’s debate in the House on the Cuban Reciprocity Bill was an impassioned speech in opposition to the measure by William A. Smith, a Michigan Republican. Senators Spooner and Quarles, of Wisconsin, and Dolliver, of lowa, and a group cf Michigan beet sugar manufacturers in the gallery were in his audience and he was liberally ap plauded by his Republican supporters as he assailed the Republican leaders who were advocating the bill, bodly charging them with being false to the Republi can doctrine of piotec-tion. In the course of his remarks he announced that he was willing to vote to overrule the chair in order to support an amendment to take the differential off refined sugar. Mr. Morris, of Minnesota, another Re publican, who made a strong speech speech against the bill, also made a sim ilar announcement. The other speakers today were Mr. Ball (Dem., Tex.), and Mr. Sparkman (I)em.. Fla.), both of whom opposed the biP. and Mr. Mondell (Wyo.), who advocated its passage. The Demo crats and Republican opponents of the measure are trying to get together on the proposition to take the differential off refir. 'd sugar. The indications are that th" debate will be protracted. The demand for time to speak is great and there is now no expectation that the general debate will be completed until next week. In the course of Mr. Smith's speech. Mr. Underwood (Ala.), asked Mr. Smith if he would vote to take the differential off refined sugar coming from Cuba. Mr. Smitti replied that no refined sugar came fi rm Cuba and in his turn he asked Mr. Underwood if his (the Democratic) side would vote to overrule tpe chair and join in voting to take the differential off the sugar of the world. After some sparring during which Mr. Underwood showed a disposition to evade the question in response to the prompt ings of the Democrats around him, he finally ventured the prediction that there would be an opportunity to vote upon the proposition to take the differential off the sugar of the world. “If there is,” observed Mr. Smith, “I will watch your vote with great inter est.” "We arc not here,” said Mr. Morris, “to make laws for th-e benefit of the sol diers of fortune who go to Cuba instead of home and of such buceanneers as Mr. Havemeyer, the head of the sugar trust. “But gentlemen,” he added, turning to his Republican colleagues, “if you are determined to do this thing, if you in sist upon giving the sugar trust a pres ent of two and a half millions let us give the sugar trust a dose of its own medicine. Let u© take the differential off of refined sugar under which the trust has gdown strong and powerful.” He called upon the Democrats to stand with the Republicans and “hit” the su gar trust and “hit it hard.” The Demo crats cried cut that the would join with ike Republicans and applauded vigo rously. Mr. Ball (Tex.), denied that the bill was in line with Democratic doctrine be cause it was admitted that it would not result in reducing the price of sugar to the American consumer. Its sole bene ficiary, he argued, would be the sugar trust. Debate on the Exclusion Bill. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, April 9.—Throughout to day’s session of the Senate the Chinese Exclusion Bill was under consideration. Three speeches were delivered upon the measure, Mr. Gallinger of New Hamp shire, and Mr. Dillingham, of Vermont, opposing it, and Mr. Turner, of Wash ington, supporting it. Mr. Gallinger urged that the pending bill was unneces sary. unjust and un-American, and he maintained that it was clearly in con-, travention of our tieaty obligations with' China. Mr. Gallinger maintained that the pending bill subject was a matter for diplomatic negotiations, and not for Con gressional action. In this connection he read Minister Wu’s recent letter to Secretary Hay, in which he protested against the enactment of the bill, de claring that it would disturb the friendly relations between the United States and China. Mr. Mitchell (Ore.), inquired of Mr. Gallinger what he thought of the pro priety of a foreign minister criticising measures pending before Congress. Mr. Forakfir (Ohio) said that the Chi lli se minister clearly was within his rights in writing the letter as the treaty expressly reserved that right in China. In an extended address, Mr. Turner ap pealed to the Senate to pass the pro posed bill, not merely for the protection of the people of the Pacific States, but to prevent the entire body police from being contaminated by the Chinese. Mr. Dillingham advocated the re enactment of the present Geary law. He declared that representatives of the Pacific States had expressed themselves as perfectly satisfied with the operation of existing law, and that there was no proper reason for a change paurticu larly as the change would involve great trout’ * and expense. Mr. Fairbanks (Ind.), reported favora bly from the Committee on Immigra tion the Chinese Exclusion Bill passed by the House of Representatives. It was placed on the calendar. I DATE SET FOR CONVENTION Death of Mr. A. Torney of the New Fork Times. (Special to News and Observer ) Newton, N. C., April 9.—The Demo cratic Executive Committee of Catawba countny met in the court house here yesterday and appointed June 28th as the day for the primaries of the dif ferent townships, to convene and elect delegates to a county convention to be held on July sth. The object of this convention is to ap point delegates to the State Congres sional and other conventions- The convention to nominate county of ficers will be held at a later date. Mr. A. Sidney Tomey, of the New York Times, died of consumption in New York, April 7th, and will be buried in the cemetery here toanorow. He He leaves a wife, mother, sister and two brothers. Prof. E, J. Tomey, of the State Normal, and John Tomey, of Hock FT ill, S. C.\ SHOT DEAQJBY NEGRO Milton Beifield Walks Into Store and Shoots the Clerk, (Special to News and Observer.) Rich Square, N. C., April 9.—Milton Beifield, a tall, fiarge black negro, shot and instantly killed Thomas Stephenson at Roxobel thi3 afternoon, Beifield was returning from an emancipation celebra tion at Kelford, and walked into the store where Stephenson was clerking and shot him four times. Beifield escaped. THE PREMIUM LIST State Fair For 1902 Will Offer a New line to Encourage the Silk Culture The Committee on Premium last of the North Carolina Agricultural So cietyclety, Messrs. W. A. Withers. Geo. Allen and C- J. Hunter, completed yes terday the advance list for field and garden products- It increases the prem iums offered at the last Fair in cotton, tobacco and peas, and offers a new line to encourage silk culture in co-operation with the active efforts of the State Ag ricultural Department. It is believed that a characteristic display of the ad \antages of our State in tobacco grow ing will be a prominent feature of the agricultural division of the State Fair. We would remind those interested in silk growing that the Agricultural De partment will furnish the eggs of the silk worm and instructions free of charge. The State Farmers’ Alliance again offers a liberal line of premiums to the alliance men in good standing, to be awarded those who succeed in obtaining the regular premiums. This makes the whole well worthy of the effort. This offer comes through the Secretary and Business Agent, T. B. Parker, Esq., of Hillsboro. The list is !n the printer’s hands, (o be issued this week. Send for it and al so enclose names of friends who may be interested. COTTON ON THE UP G&AI E The Bay’s Advance But a Foretaste of What is Yet to Ccme (Special to News and Observer.) New York, April 9.—The. highest prices reached this season for cotton have to day been recorded and the market closes at the top. Today’s advance is in my opinion but a foretaste of what is yet to come. The figures of the visible supply on Friday will, I think, be startling and sensational. R. G. Dun and Company say that their reports indicate a decrease of acreage for the next crop with small er sales of fertilizers and backward sea son. My own very exhaustive inquiry fully confirms this. The new crop is nearly three weeks late and the indica tions are acreage is six per cent less than last year. The world consumes 225,000 bales weekly. If the crop shall prove to be three weeks late, then an additional 775,000 bales will be required out of this year’s supply already mani festly inadequate. If the consumption con tinues at the prerent rate there will be no cotton left by the loth of July as re ceipts are falling oft with a unanimity and abruptness <hat is entirely confirm atoiy of short crop estimates. Two years ago, cotton sold at over 11 cents a pound upon a situation much less acute than will almost certainly develop this year. It seems idle to anticipate the culmina tion of the present advance as long as the consumption continues undiminished. THEODORE 11. PRICE. *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ >♦♦♦♦♦♦♦>♦ ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY.t Z For Raleigh: ♦ I FAIR. | ♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦>♦********** r five cents SIMMONS’ SPEECH IS BEARING FRUIT Western RepubSicans Show More Friendly Spirit TO STAND BY IHE SOUTH Possible Alliance on Bills Affecting Chinese and Negroes, MOVEMENT STARTED WITH THIS IN VIEW S» na*or Simmons Favors Redp-ocity When Car ri d Out All Along the Line, The Raleigh National Cemetery Road Bill, (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, P. C. t April 9.—Senator Simmons’ speech on the Chinese Exclu sion Bill is already beginning to bear fruit. In his speech yesterday, Senator Patterson, of Colorado, referred to our Senator’s speech and said that the West was grateful for the magnanimous posi tion taken by the North Carolina Sena tor. Today Senator Mitchell, Republican, of Oregon, thanked our Senator for his speech and told him that he (Mitchell) proposed to stand by the South on the negro question hereafter. In fact, it is very probable that there will be an understanding between most of the Democratic Senators and the Wes tern Republican Senators that the for mer will support the Chinese Exclusion Bill and that tho latter will vote against legislation aimed at the South, that these Western Republican Senators will help the Democrats to prevent the passage of any Federal election laws, bills reducing Southern representation in Congress or interfering in any way with the recent constitutional, amendments of several Southern States. Senator Simmons’ speech was the first suggestion of this possible alliance to Southern Democrats and he is now a lead er in the movement to get all Democrats in line. A leading Western Republican Sena tor spnet a long time today on the Dem ocratic side in the interest of this move ment. It Avill be recalled that Senator Gorman was enabled to defeat the Dodge Force Bill of 1800 by an alliance with the Silver Republican Senators of the West. A new alliance can be formed on this Chinese bill and cur North Carolina Senator is doing all he can to bring it about. Senator Simmons favors reciprocity if carried all along the line, but he does not favor reciprocity on an agricultural product while reciprocity is refused on goods and manufactures produced by the trusts which are now being sold by the American trusts for twenty and thir ty and even forty per cent lower in for eign markets than in our home markets. He is opposed to reciprocity on the su gar produced in the South and West while there is no reciprocity on the pro ducts of the steel trust, the agricultural implement trust and others too numer ous to mention. Senator Simmons and Representative Pou called on the Secretary of War to day in the interest of the Raleigh Na tional Cemetery Road Bill. The Secre tary spoke favorably of the bill and it will probably be passed at this ses sion. The report in the Fowler-Thomas case was filed today. It was unanimously in favor of Mr. Thomas. ; UNITY IN NATUKB.” Lecture by Prosident Winston at St Mary’s Before the Biological Club. The last of a series of lectures under the auspices of the Raleigh Biological Club was given at St. Mary’s school on Monday evening by Dr. George T. Win ston upon the subject, “Unity in Nature.” Owing to the inclement weather and other adverse conditions the audience was small. It was, however, apprecia tive, and the lecture was full of interest and inspiration. The speaker traced the development of the idea of one deity from the Greeks, when there was a special divinity for each personal characteristic and each in cident. The idea of unity was shown in the development of the universe, of force in evolution, and its application in tlie geological and biological ‘.vorlds. The speaker, in a most logical and inspiring manner dealt with these great prob lems of life and development. He said that the aim of science is not to destroy or detract from the power of the creator of all things. Science is essentially moral in its effects. At the close of the lecture Dr. Win ston gave a few informal words to the young people present, representing St. Mary’s and the A. & M. College. He dwelt upon the charms of the subject “Biology," of the effect upon the life and character of those who love nat'w<» of the practical, as well as the aethetie value of the science and closed with the wish that the young people present would not complete their school course without devoting some time to the s vdy of Biology. At'eLtion P/thiaos. Culie Lodge, K. of P. tonight at 8 p. m. C. L. WOODALL, C. C. S. W. SMITH, K. R. S.