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VOL. LIT. NO. 23.
Leads all North Carolina Dailies in New Cirenlation
POSTOFFICE BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Chinese Bill May Reach a
Vote Tuesday.
DE'PEW TAKES THE FLOOR
Opposes Resolution to Sleet Senators
by Direct Vote.
SERVES NOTICE ON SOUTHERN STATES
Thai if This Resolution is Enacted Suffrage
Must be Unrestricted or These States
Will Lose Representation in
Congress.
*:ny the Associated Press.)
Washington, I). C., Aril 10.—An effort
var. made late today in. the Senate to
r.btair' an agreement upon the time for
I. vote on the Chinese Exclusion Bill,
but it was unsuccessful. The indications
now are that the vote will be taken next
Tuesday. The measure was under dis
cussion during the entire session today,
except for about an hour in which time
the Posfoffice Appropriation Bill was
considered and passed. Three speeches
'ere made against the Chinese bill in its
present form. Mr. Dillingham, of Ver
mont, concluding his remarks and Mr.
Stewart, of Nevada, and Mr. Hoar, of
Massachusetts, stating their objections
to the bill. Mr. Stewart said he would
vote for the measure, if it was the best
that could be obtained, as he favored the
exclusion of Chinese laborers, but he was
opposed to many of the provisions of the
measure. Mr. Hoar, with considerable
feelin • announced his vigorous opposi
tion to the bill, declaring that he never
would vote for it.
Early In the session Mr. Depew, of
New York, spoke briefly against the adop
f’on o' the resolution providing for the
election of Senators by popular vote. In
effef t, be served notice upon those States
which had limited their suffrage that if
the resolution was enacted a demand
would be made upon them to accord all
their citizens the right to vote, or suf
fer a loss of representatives in Con
gress.
Mr. Depow offered an amendment to
tint resolution to provide for the election
Os Senators by popular vote. The amend
ment wag as follows:
“The qualification of citizens entitled
to vote for United States Senators and
R‘ presentatives in Oargress shall be uni
form in all the Stif- -. and Congress shall
have power to » . .„rce this article by
appropriate legislation and to provide for
the registration of citizens entitled to
\oie, the conduct of such elections and
tlv cortiflcat ( f the result.”
In part Mi. l.>epew said:
‘The arra rn'ment under consideration
proposed to r.ake the Senate a popular
body ai.d verse the principle upon which
‘‘»o C.ovt r. r.cnt has existed down to the
present me. With the adoption of such
an an • hunt to the Constitution, if it
is ad • <!. this addition which I offer to
i lb i' > clear and logical sequence.
‘ lumber of States have by various
devv • ■ presented a third, or a half or
tn< v. •*' citizens, recognized as such by
th ■ ( ->r>-t itution of the United States
i»t >, t<< pting tho right of suffrage. The
t! r usons which have led to the adop
tion o* these measures are not pertinent
**iidiscussion. The adoption of these
>«amtituricqs in several States however,
• ••’.itaining ‘grandfather’ and other
clauses, has led to a movement in the
House ot Representatives and in the leg
ids tun s (>r some States to change the
representation in the House of Represen
tatives from population to votes.
“But if in the election of United States
Senators a small oligarchy in any State
<n nsend here a representation equal to
that of great States like New York,
which have manhood suffrage: if States
in which half of the voters are disfran
chised are to have an equal voice in this
body with States like Pennsylvania, of
fiv, or ten times their population and
with manhood suffrage: if New York,
which casts because of its manhood suf
frage 1,547,912 votes, is to be neutralized
in legislation affecting her vast inter
ests by Mississippi easting 55,000 votes
because the majority of her citizens are
disfranchised —then the situation becomes
intolerable.
"I sm not, under ordinary circum
stances, and normal conditions, in favor
of the proposed reduction of representa
tive in the Southern States; I am not
in favor of any legislation by the general
government which interferes with the
local affairs of those commonwealths: but
if the doer is opened by the adoption of
tilts amendment to the constitution for
the 'hanging of the character and con
st nation of the Senate of the United
Sxates then that measure must neces
• r rily lie a< eor.qmn'cd by power to in
sr a (till and honest vote of the citizens
of the republic and protect this body in
the 'cit- n «>f those who may be desig
ns i"i he. e as Senators.”
Mr. Depev/ was accorded the profound
at: d.ion of the Senate as he spoke.
During the consideration of the Post
idti-e Appropriation Bill Mr. Tillman (S.
of• red an amendment directing the
Postmaster General to buy metal boxes
or uniform size for the use of the pat
rons of the rural free delivery service,
as a cost not exceeding fifty cSnts each
and to furnish them to the patrons of the
service at cost.
The amendment was adopted after a
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sharp colloquy occurred between Mr. Till
man and Mr. Bacon. The latter called
attention to the fact that the rule re
quiring Senators to obtain recognition of
the chair before addressing the Senate
was being violated.
Mr. Tillman, evidently irritated, said
he had no intention of violating the rules.
H ewas willing to do as others did but
said, somewhat tartly:
“I want to give notice to the Senator
from Georgia that we shall have no
special Tillman rule here.”
Mr. Bacon disclaiming an effort to ap
ply the rule to Mr. Tillman, particularly
but insisted that it ought to be ob
served.
AUGUSTA STRIKE ENDORSED.
United Textile Workers Assessed to Aid in
Conducting It.
(By the Associated Press.) _
Fall River, Mass., April 10. —The exe
cutive committee of the United Textile
Workers of America at a meeting here
today, endorsed the strike of the cotton
mill operatives of Augusta, Ga., for a
ten per cent increase in wages.
Secretary Albert Hibbert was au
thorized to go to Augusta and take
charge of the strike. He will start Sat
urday night, but will stop at Washing
ton en route to confer with the officials
of the American Federation of Labor.
The committee also voted to assess each
member of the United Textile Workers
five cents per week to aid in conducting
the strike.
Building at Mount Olive.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Mount Olive, N, C., April 10. —
Armour & Company's icing station is
nearing completion, as are the two brick
stores that are being built by Mr- R. J.
Southerland.
The strawberry crop is rather late on
account of the continued cold spell. It
will be about May Ist before any ber
ries are shipped from this point with
favorable seasons.
After a short illness the infant of I)r.
M. Mcl. Tatum departed this life this
morning.
UNIONIfI C, L,
Stockholders to Meet to Act
Upon the S F. and W.
Merger.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, N. C., April 10.—Official
notice will be given in the city papers
tomorrow' that a general meeting of the
stockholders of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company has been called by the
the board of directors of the company to
be held at the office of the company in
Richmond on Monday, May 12th, at 11
a. in.
The object of the meeting, as stated in
the resolution, is to have the stockhold
ers consider and act upon the consoli
dation and merger of the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western Railway Company, a
corporation organized under the laws
of the States of South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida and Alabama, and of all of its
capital stock, properties and franchises,
with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
oCmpany, and its capital stock, proper
ties and franchises, and to consider and
.act upon the agreement for such con
solidation and merger entered into by
the directors of said two companies,
wihch is to be submitted to such meet
ing and further tc consider and act upon
sich other matters as may be presented
at tho -meeting in connection with such
consolidation and merger.
THE RETURN TO WASHINGTON.
After a Day at Summerville the Presidential
Party Starts For Home.
(By'the Associated Press.)
Summerville, S'. C., April 10.—The visit
of President Roosevelt and party to the
South terminated here today. No special
program had hacn arranged for the day.
When the President came down stairs
he held an informal reception in the
hotel narlors and shortly afterward ac
companied by most of his party was ta
ken for a drive to Dorchester, the site
of the old Spanish fort, under the escort
of Captain F. W. Wagoner and J. C.
Hemphill.
The tea farm of Dr. Shepherd, not far
from the Inn, was next visited and as
the President alighted from his carriage,
a number of diminutive negro tea pick
ers were lined up in front of I>r. Shep
herd’s house and sang the ‘‘Star Span
gled Banner,” “America,” and other pa
triotic airs.
The President gratefully thanked them.
Tho arrival at the tea farm was later
than had been'planned and the stay was
very brief, but the Preident aw enough
cf the industry to cause him to congratu
late Dr. Shepherd on the Avcrk he is doing
and to wish him every success. The
party was then driven direct to the
Southern Railway depot where the special
train was in waiting. A company of
marines who had acted as his guard while
at Charleston and here, under Captain
Henry Leonard were lined on the
depot platform. The President thanked
them for their services and expressed his
Mgret that they did not partiepate in
the Prince Henry ceremonies, because,
he said he was suie they would have
made a fine appearance. The train pulled
out lor Washington amid the cheers and
hurrahs of an immense crowd which had
gathered at the station.
Wilkesboro, N- C\, April 10.—The com
mission of the county have let the con
tract to build the new court house for
Wiikes county to L. W. Cooper & Co.
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 11. 1902.
BIG CRUSH TO SEE
FAR HEEL EXHIBIT
Thousands Throng the Build
ing at Charleston-
A BIG DAY FOR THE STATE
Effect of Aycock’s Speech at the
Auditorium.
SHARED HONORS WITH ROOSEVELT
The State is Brought Into Closer Communion
With the Nation's Capital Than Has
Been the Case in Many
Years.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Charleston, S. C., April 10.—North
Carolina’s exhibit is drawing great,
throngs. A mass of moving humanity
crowded Jhe building all day to see its
display-
Yesterday was a day of greatest im
portance to North Carolina. The Pres
ident and Governor Aycock shared the
honors of the day- The latter’s speech
in the Auditorium was the happiest ef
fort of the day, and will be most far
reaching in its effect, as it has brought
us into closer communion with Washing
ton than we have enjoyed in years.
President Roosevelt was especially
pointed in his manifestation of pleasure
and in his hearty endorsement of a
number of the Governor’s utterances.
Both were especially earnest, and the
broad platform of true patriotism which
caused the lines of their speeches to al
most converge, has uncopsciously
brought about a mutual understanding
and respect that both for our State and
our worthy Governor will be most far
reaching in its influence.
Charleston, S. C., April 10.—This has in
every respect been Carolina day.
The exposition company literally turned
the grounds and buildings over to the
North Carolina. The crowd estimated at
from 8,000 to 9,000 in front of the North
Carolina building.
Exercises w r ere held in the auditorium.
Director-General Averill welcomed our
State to the exposition, and said that
the press of North Carolina w'as fore
most in aiding the success of the expo
sition. /
The procession was formed at 10 this
morning in front of the Argyl Hotel.
Governor Aycock, his staff and ladies of
the party ccupied eighteen carriages. A
complete regiment of twelve companies
were in line, and nothing save compli
mnetary expressions are heard of good
discipline and orderly appearance of our
troops.
A good crowd from North Carolina were
in the’Auditorium. Governor McSwecney
sat on the stage by Governor Aycock,
and the following also were on the stage:
Colonels Robinson, Cuningham, Erwin,
Pollock, Morton, General Royster, Al
fred Williams, Major Landis, Col. Bain,
Major Lewis, Quartermaster General
Macon and others. Among tho South
Carolinians on the stage, besides Gover
nor McSwecney, were: Col. W. J. Averill,
Col. C. S. Gadsden, Hon. Geo. S. Legare,
and J. C. Pedder.
Governor McSwecney said it was a de
light to him to cordially welcome North
Carolina people to the exposition. Re
ferring to Governor Aycock, he said he
had done much to run Republicanism out
cf the State, that when his term as Gov
ernor had expired let him not be sent
back to law practice, but to a higher
office.
Mr. Legare extended warm greeting to
visitorsin an appropriate speech. He said
there was one Carolinian that the friend
liest relations had always existed be
tween the two States and that they had
always assisted one another in times of
difficulty.
General Royster introduced Governor
Aycock who, today, as he always does, ac
quitted himself splendidly. He said it
was a pleasure to be in Charleston, also
a pleasure to be told by an official of
the exposition and citizens that the
North Carolina troops were so well be
haved. He said our exhibit here was
not due to him, but to the farmers of
North Carolina.
Dr. Dixon also made one of his happy
and pleasant speeches.
There was a dress parade of North
Carolina troops this afternoon at four
(o’clock. The Third regiment band in
every respect sustained their reputation.
The ladies of North Carolina are hav
ing a reception and concert in the audi
torium tonight.
Governor Aycock will leave for Raleigh
Saturday.
The crowd on the grounds yesterday
were estimated from 41.00 ft to 50.000,
about fifteen thousand North Carolinians.
All agree that this is a splendid exposi
tion worth coming to see.
Mrs. W. B. Chishlom will give Gover
nor Aycock and staff a reception tomor
row night.
AYCOCK IN THE AUDITORIUM
ITORIUM.
As wired yesterday. Governor Aycock
made a great hit by his speech in the
Auditorium, winning the applause of the
President, As reported by the Charleston
resident. As reported by the Charleston
News and Courier, he said:
‘‘Mr. President: I thought that we
were in Charleston, but this warm vvel-
come gives me the impression that we
are in Goldsboro, N- C. But then it
does not make any difference whether
it is North or South Carolina, it is Caro
lina. I was not aware, Mr. President,
that I should be expected to say any
thing today, nor did I know that it was
fitting that I should until I reflected
that in the early days all of these two
great States constituted Carolina, and
it takes them both to extend to the
President of the United States the wel
come to which he is entitled. (Ap
plause.) There is very high and line
sense in which, as my distinguished
friend, the Governor of South Carolina,
said, that there is no North and South,
and yet there is another finer sense in
which I am glad to say today that there
is a South. (Applause.) When I glance
over the magnificent Exposition which
has been made fiere through the indus
tries of these people, stricken as they
had been by four years of disastrous
war; when I see the mighty work that
the men and women of this section of
our common country have done. T say
there is a South, and a glorious South
(Applause.) And then, too, when I re
flect upon the history of this country of
ours and recall the glorious deeds of the
noble people of this State when they
were struggling with British tyranny,
when, under the leadership of the great
Revolutionary soldier, under that of
Marion and others, I am glad to say that
there is a South, and that in the num
ber there is no truer and better State
than South Carolina. (Applause.) Nor
am I .ashamed of the mighty deeds which
you wrought from '6l to ’65. (Applause.)
I shall forever defend the men and wo
men, and I must do so in order to just
ify the splendid courage of the Presi
dent of the United States- (Applause.)
They were a great folk. Sturdy, deter
mined, hot-blooded maybe, but their
blood stayed hot through four years.
Your hot-blooded man cools under ’ess
than four years of suffering. But u
took from Bethel to Appomattox to cool
the blood of these Southern peoplp.
They w ere tired of fighting against their
brethren, but they had just gotten
themselves into good training for fight
ing the greater battles of life- And so
I say that I have ceased to talk about
the fact that wc are in the Union, for
we never got out. (Applause.) And if
there be any State—in the Philippines
cr elsewhere—that wants to secede we
will teach them that they can’t set out.
(Applause.)
President Roosevelt: ‘‘You are all
right, Governor.'
Mr. President, the old negro illus
trated the Southern feeling when he said:
‘‘You need not talking about, these
Southern people being prodigal sons. Ts
they were they were like the fellow that
walked in and said: ‘Look here, where’s
that veal?’ ” No fatted calf for the pen
itent .sons of the South, it is our Un
ion, made after the splendid hearts and
the glorious minds of Revolutionary he
roes, wrought out with loss of blood
and treasure and death and suffering;
sustained through fifty years of a glor
ious peace and made stronger in the
blood shed on both sides cf Mason’s and
Dixon’s line. It is our Union. As our
Union I come in the name of the sister
State of North Carolina to extend cor
dial greeting and Avelcomo to our Pres
ident. (Applause.) And I mav say for
the President that I know that lie is
happier that he may be President of a
people who are proud of their history
than he would be to be President of a
people who were ashamed of it. (Ap
plause.) And so, in the name of all
the manhood, and in the name of that
better portion of our population, the
splendid women—than which there is no
greater—of North and South Carolina,
I bid you welcome. (Continued ap
plause.
GOV. AYCOCK’S SPEECH PRAISED.
Telegraphing to his paper, the Colum
bia State, Editor Gonzales had this ref
erence. to Governor Aycock's speech on
Wednesday
“Gov- McSwecney then presented Gov.
Aycock, of North Carolina, and as tho
two Governors stood side by side, that
old joke must Iwve suggested itself to
every mind present, for the audience
cheered again and again. When quiet
was restored, Gov. Aycock began- an ex
temporaneous speech, the first sentence
of which caught the crowd, and he was
frequently interrupted witli bursts of
applause. He is much beloved in Ids
State, and there were many North Caro
linians present. In reference to a state
ment of Gov. McSweeney that * there is
no North and no South,” Gov. Aycock
exclaimed ‘‘and yet there is in a finer
sense a South and a glorious South.”
He spoke of the valor of the people of
this section and declared that it required
four years of suffering to coo 1 the hot
blood of the people of the South.
‘‘President Roosevelt showed that he
enjoyed Gov. Aycock's declaration that
this is not a reunited country, for the
South never got out of it, and new that
she is back, she Avill help to put down
secession, whether it be in this country
or in the Philippines. In conclusion he
said that he Avas sure that Mr. Roose
velt would rather be President of a peo
ple proud of their history than of a peo
ple ashamed of their history. The ova
tion which Gov- Aycock receiA’cu was a
fine tribute to his eloquence.”
Senator Hansom to Speak
General M W. Ransom, ex-Senato”,
has been Invited by President W- W.
Fuller .of the North Carolina Society of
New York to deliver th<* address on the
occasion of the celebration of the Meck
lenburg Declaration of Independence,
May 20. Both th< ■ present North Caro
lina Senators "ill also speak on this
occasion, which i« to be made in every
Avay a memorable one. The celebration
Avill be held at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The society now has a membership of
350.
MAKING A VIRTUE
OUT Os NECESSITY
Senator Simmons on Chair
man Pritchard’s Letter
CASE OF SOUR GRAPES
What Was Treasurer Bailey Going to
do With All That Money?
WHY THE REPUBLICANS WANT OCTOBER
The Democrats Chose May Because They Want
ed t .void the Evils of the Payment
of Poll Taxes Out of the
Campaign Funds
f jccial to News and Observer.)
We hington, D. C., April 10.—State
Chairman Simmons, speaking of the
statement in the open letter of Republi
can State Chairman Pritchard concern
ing the payment of poll tax, to the effect
that he was “informed that the leaders
of the Democratic party proposed to try
to induce the County Commissioners in
the various counties where they are in
control to release from payment of poll
tax all those who failed to pay their tax
on or before the Ist day of May, pro
vided they will agree to vote the Demo
cratic ticket, etc,” said that clearly
Senator Pritchard's informant was
either some irresponsible party or an
unscrupulous confidence man, and ex
pressed surprise at the child-like credul
ity of the Senator in allowing himself
to be imposed upon by such a simple
story, and at his tolerance in giving au
dience to uthese irresponsible persons
who started it.
Referring to the Republican chairman’s
statement that his party would not pay
the poll tax for Republican white and
colored voters who might fail to pay it,
but would vote the Republican ticket if
it was paid for them, Mr. Simmons said
that it looked very much’ like a case of
sour grapes.
“It is rather laughable,” he said, “that
the Republican committee, after failing
in its efforts to raise the necessary cor
ruption fund to pay this tax and get
ting caught, and not only exposed, but
getting in trouble with the Civil Service
Commissioner at Washington, should
now attempt to make a virtue out of
necessity by crying out: ‘lt is wrong to
do such a thing as we intended to do,
and therefore we will not do it.’ ”
He said it would be interesting to have
Republican Treasurer Bailey tell the
people of North Carolina if he did not
intend ko use the money which Pope, the
committee's agent, was trying to raise
for the purpose of paying poll tax, what
he intended to do with this large sum
of money so far in advance of the elec
tion and the beginning of the campaign,
for. at the rate the little Madison post
master was assesed, this fund for the
State out of Federal officeholders alone
would have been at least ten or fifteen
thousand dollars. It would, therefore,
seem to be, said the Senator, up to
Treasurer Bailey.
Continuing his comments upon the Prit
chard letter Senator Simmons said he
was not at all surprised that the Repub
lican committee disapproved of that part
of the amendment which required po..
tax to be paid by the Ist day of May,
and showed its preference lor the Ist
day of October as the limit for the pay
ment of this tax. The Democrats fixed
upon May, because they knew there
would be no campaign on at that time,
and as there would be no campaign funds
in hand and no candidates who were in
terested in paying these taxes for the
voter, the demoralizing effect of having
this tax paid by candidates and commit
tees would be avoided. He said the very
thing which the Democrats sought to
Provide against, in fixing upon May in
stead of a later month, has happened in
the effort of the Republicans to raise a
fund to pay this tax, and the failure
of that effort shows that the Democrats
calculated wisely when they assumed
that a corruption fund could not be easily
raised that long in advance of the
election.
Os course, he said, the Republican
committee would prefer October to May,
because in October there will be no
trouble about their raising all the money
necessary for this purpose. The State
and national campaign would then be in
full blast. In addition to the large sums
they could raise in the State from can
didates and Federal office-holders, the
National Committee, with millions at its
command, would readily supply it with
whatever sum they might need for this
purpose. In short, he said, the Demo
crats chose May, because- they wanted to
avoid the evils of flic payment of these
taxes out of campaign funds, and the
Republicans want October because then
they can command all the money they
may; need for this purpose.
►So far as the poll tax feature of the
amendment disfranchising' thirty or for
ty thousand white voters, as the Repub
lican chairman intimated, is concerned,
Mr. Simmons said the failure of a man
to pay his poll tax would not disfran
chise him. He would simply lo o his
vote in that event, because he failed to
perform a public duty. The loss if his
\ote would be the result, of his own act,
anw if he loses it once in this way, he
will lif* apt to discharge his duty to his
State the next time. It is all uoiumse,
he said, to talk about thirty or forty
thousand white people not paying their
poll tax this year; that there would not
be anything like half that number who
failed to pa ytheir poll tax. In fact, he
expressed the opinion that more white
people would pay that tax in North
Carolina this year than ever before. 3nd
so far from the poor children losing any
thing on account of this requirement of
the amendment, the resources of the
public schools from the poll tax would
be larger under this amendment than it
had ever been before in the history of
the State.
In concluding, Mr. Simmons said he
was very glad to see that the Republi
can committee, after trying the still
hunt policy of working assiduously for
three or four months under cover to get
the poll tax of their prospective voters
paid, had finally concluded to follow the
Democratic lead and make au open ap
peal to the people to pay these taxes-
The Democratic chairman, in saying
this, was referring to the fact that for
more than three months he has tetn
openly appealing to the newspapers of
the State to remind the people in every
issue of their paper of this poll tax re
quirement of the amendment, and to
urge upon the mits payment within the
time prescribed.
CA&OLINA-GEOROIA DEBATE.
The Debators From Georgia Arrive The Event
Takes Place Tonight
(Special to News and Observer.)
Chapel Hill, N. C., April 10.—Messrs.
W. M- Hardy and J. D. McCartney, the
representatives of the University of
Georgia in Georgia-Carolina debate,
which will take place tomorow evening,
arrived this afternoon and were cordial
ly received by the reception committee.
The Golf Finals.
(By the Associated Press.)
Asheville, N. C-, April 10.—In the
finals of the Swannanoa County Golf
Tournament played today, McClosky
and Miss Croker, of New York, and
Rumbugh and Miss Collins, of Kansas
City, tied for the manor eup in the mix
ed foursomes.
FOR THEM FEAR
Senate Committee on Com
merce Increases Appro
priation $150,000.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, April 10.—The Senate
Committee on Commerce today complet
ed the River and Harbor Bill, numerous
amendments being added, and an in
crease of the appropriation amounting
to $0,609,17;;. Os this increase $4691,835
is in the way of direct appropriation and
the remainder for contracts authorized.
The total for appropriation dircet and
indirect caried by the House Bill was
$60,688,267- The Senate increase as re
commended by the committee, brings
the grand total up to $70,297,439.
Among the items of increase are Ap
pomalto xßiver, Va-, $25,000, contract
$175,000; Cape Fear River, N. C., $150,-
000; Coosa River, Ga., and Alabama
$475,000, contract $199,845; Pascagoula
River, Miss., $50,000, contract 8250,000.
Substantially no decreases were made
in the items of the bill as they came
from the House.
WHITER WHEAT'S CONDITION.
Agricultural Deportment’s Bopcrt Hhowj it
Below Ten Years’ Averpge.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington April 10. —The April report
of the Statistician of the Department of
Agriculture will show the average con
dition of winter wheat on April Ist to
have been 78.7, against 91.7 on April Ist,
1901; 82.1 at the corresponding date in
1900, and 82.4 the mean of the April
averages of the last ten years.
The average condition of winter rye on
April Ist was 85.4, against 93.1 on April
Ist, 1901; 84.8 at the corresponding date
in 1900, and 88.1, the mean of the April
averages of the last ten years.
MONUMENT TO GENERAL POLK.
Memorial to the Fighting Bishop Unveiled at
Lost Mountain
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., April 10.—A monument to
General Polk, the Confederate general,
was unveiled this afternoon on Lost
Mountain, twenty-five miles from Atlan
ta. The shaft was erected by Major
Gideon Morris and wife on the spot where
General Polk, who was known as “Fight
ing Bishop.” was struck by a Federal
shell, June 14, 1864.
A Giant in Duplin.
Duplin Journal.)
Prince Grady, who resides in the low
er part of Duplin, is attracting consid
erable attention on account of his tre
mendously large frame. His writs Ls
inches round and his second finger is al
most 4 inches long. His legs au* already
3 feet and 11 inches, and Graav is still
growing. He is now 17 years of age and
the sole of his foot measures 14 inches
and Grady reaches up into the air just
6 feet and 3 inches. By the time*he be
comes a man —or rather by the time he
stops growing—Duplin county will have
the distinction of being the home of the
State’s largest man.
I
State Geologist Kerr estimated the
horse power of North Carolina at three
million horse-power.
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♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY. 4
♦ For Raleigh:
| FAIR.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
GRDSVEISR WARNS
THE REPUBLICANS
Inexorable Demand For Re
vision of Tariff.
THE TIME SOON COMING
Ho Declares Reciprocity is Sound Re
publican Doctrine.
TARIFF SCHEDULES ARE NOR SACRED
Grosvenor’s Spetch on the Cuban Reciprocity
Bill is the Feature of the Day in the
House of Representa
tives.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., April 10.—The de
bate upon the Cuban Reciprocity Bill in
the House today was devoid of enliven
ing features. The most notable speech
of the day was made by Mr. Grosvenor,
of Ohio. He not only answered the
critics who have charged him with incon
sistency by insisting that reciprocity was
sound Republican doctrine but declared
that tariff schedules were not sacred and
predicted that the time would come, al
though it had not yet arrived, when there
would be an inexorable demand for re
vision of the present rates. Mr. Grosve
nor warned the Republicans that the
present tariff schedules could not exist
forever. It was not schedules, he said,
but the protective principle for which the
party stood. He warned the Republican
opponents of the bill not to overturn
rulings of the chair and plunge the coun
try into a premature agitation for revis
ion of the tariff.
He told some interesting history of tjie
controversy between Blaine and McKin
ley over the free admission of sugar in
the McKinley bill, Blaine desiring to use
the tariff on sugar as a means of promot
ing reciprocity. McKinley,, bo said, was
also a disciple of reciprocity at that time
but did not agree with Blaine upon the
method of protecting sugar and Mr.
Grosvenor said he had himself been pres
ent at what might also be described as
an “acrimonious discussion” in the State
Department between McKinley and
Blaine.
Referring to the speech of President
Roosevelt, at Charleston, touching on re
ciprocity he sarcastically wondering at
the temerity of the President in making
such statements while Republicans of the
House were denouncing such sentiments
as party disloyalty.
Mr. Thayer (Mass.), took advantage of
the latitude allowed in general debate to
discuss his resolution which called upon
the Attorney General for information aa
to what steps, if any, he had taken to
investigate certain published charges of
the existence of a meat combine. He
read the charges and evidence published
in the newspapers and declan ! that the
evidence show that the
law had been violated.
Mr. Prince (Ills.), made a strong
speech against the Cuban bill. The oth
er speakers were Messrs, Lawrence
(Mass.), and Mr. Micrs (Ind.), for the
1511 and Messrs. Weeks (Mich.), and Kle
berg (Tex.), against it.
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNION CUPS-
These Were Used at Tabernacle Paptist Church
on Sunday.
An inr.novation in the Communion
Service was introdueed in Raleigh on
Sunday last at the Tabernacle Baptist
church, where for the first time in Ral
eigh individual communion cups were
used. /
The use of these Individual cups is
a usual thing in the North, but in the
South their use is largely confined to
the great cities. In North Carolina
there is but one other Baptist church us
ing them, and that is the church at
Southern Pines.
At the Baptist Tabernacle the matter
has been talked of for a year or more,
but there was some objection. This was
largely removed when the sample cups
were examined, and on Sunday it is said
that after a practical operation of rhe
plan all objection ceased-
The use of these cups is hygienic. To
each member there goes a little glass
cup, with gold rim. and, this is large
enough for four thimblefuls of wine, but
is half filled- The cups are in trays,
holding nests of forty, these being dis
tributed by the deacons, and after all
communicants have taken the element
they are placed in nickel plated hold
ers, one to every three poisons, and af
ter Hie service there are collected by
the sexton.
The Tabernacle church has four hun
dred of these cups and will continue to
use them at communion service, which
the members say is made more solemn
and impressive by the use of cups, one
to each individual.
Christian Orphanage.
The Christian convention which meets
iu Asheboro next May, will probably
arrange to build an orphauago-.
will want a locality in or near
town or city containing several acres ol
land. Should any community desire t<9
secure such an institution it would
well to confer with W. S. Lng, chairman
ot the Bard of Trustees, £lon College,
N. C-