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Debate on the Exclusion Bill,
(Bv the Associated Press. }

BY the Associated HFeSs.J
Washington, April 9.-Throughout to-
days 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 unAmerican, and he
maintained that it was clearly in con-
travention of our treaty 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-
ciaring 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.. Foraker (Ohio) said that the Chi
nese minister clearly was within his
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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 change paurticu-
larly as the change would involve great
trouh'e and expense.
Mr.. Fairbanks Qnd.), reported favora-
bly, from the Committee on Immigra-
tion the Chinese Exclusion Bill passed
by the House of Representatives. 1t
was placed on the calendar
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TO STAND BY The SOUTH
Possible Alliance on Bills Affecting
Chinese and Negroes.
MOVEMENT STARTED WITH THIS IN VIEW
Senator SimTons fsvors Reciprocity When Car
ri d Out All Along the Line, The
Raleigh National Cemetery
Do.I D.it
Road Bill.
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Especial TO News and observer)
Washington, ID. c., 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 magnanmous 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 (MitchelD
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 Senator's and the Wes-
tern Republican Senator'S that the for
mer will support the Chinese Exclusion
Bill and that the 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 lead
e. 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 will be recalled that Senator
German was enabled to defeat the Lodge
Force Bill of 1890 by an alliance with the
Silver Republican Senators of the West
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 IL
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 rer cent lower in for
eign markets than in our home markets.
He is opposed to reciprocity on the SUI
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-
Gus to mention.
Senator Simmons and Representative
Pou called on the Secretary of War to-
day in the interest of the Raleigh Ma
tional Cemetery Road Bill The Secre-
tary spoke favorably of the bill ard it
will probably be passed at this ses-
sion.
The report in the Fowler Thomas case
was filed today. 1t was unanimously in
favor OF Mr. Thomas.
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Of any other great State that mas 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 does 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 direct bearing upon our own well
fare. Cuba is so near to US that we can
never be Indifferent to misgoVernment
and disaster within its limits. The mere
fact that our administration in the island
has minimized the danger from the dread
full 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.
1t follows as 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
We 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 our duty to deal with Cuba. as we
have already dealt with her, in a spirit
Of large generosity
PROSPERITY AND POVERTY.
This Exposition is rendered possible
because of the period of industrial pros
perty through which we are passing.
Continued on Page Five.)
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:. UNITY IN NATURE.
Lecture by President 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. Marys school or
Monday evening by DR.. George I. Win
stcn uDon the subject, Unity in Nature"
Owing to the inclemcnt weather and
other adverse conditions the audience
was small. 1t was, however, apprecla-
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
cdent. The idea of unity was shown in
the development of the universe, of force
in evolution and its application in the
geological and biological worlds. The
speaker, in q most logical and inspiring
manner dealt with these great prob
lens 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
lloral in its effects.
AT the close of the lecture Dr. Win
ston gave few informal words to the
young people present, representing St
Marys and the A. & NJ. College. He
dwelt upon the charms of the subject
Biology" of the effect upon the life and
character of those who love nai,.~a of
the practical, as well as the aethetic
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 rdy
of Biology.
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The Presidents Address
President Roosevelt said:

President Roosevelt said:
1t is to me peculiar privilege to
speak in your beautiful city My
mothers people were from Georgia; but
before they came to Georgia, before the
Revolution, in the days of Colonial rule,
they dwelt for nearly 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 city whose history
teens with events which link themselves
to American history as a whole. In the
early Colonial days Charleston was The
outpost of our people against the Span
lard in the South. IN the days of the
Revolution there occurred here some of
the events which vitality affected the out
come of the struggle for independence.
and which impressed themselves most
deeply upon the popular mind. 1t WAS
here that the tremendous, terrible drama
of the Civil War opened.
With delicate and thoughtful courtesy
you originally asked me to come to this
Exposition on the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln. The invitation not only showed
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LEOPOLD IS MO0DED
Socialists Thrust Red Flags
in His Face. The King
Flies.
(By the Associated Press.D

Brussels, April 9.-king Leopold was
mobbed by Socialists this afternoon en-
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
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 nights 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 NJ. Furemont, Socialist, gave notice
of his intention to nterpellate the Gov
ernment On 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 War, General CONSTANT
Allemand, has ordered the militia re-
serves 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
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DATE SET FOR CONVENTION.
Death Of Mr.. A. Sidney. Torney of the New
York Times
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Newton, N. c.. April 9.-The Demo
cratic Executive Committee of CataWba
country met in the court house here
yesterday and appointed June 2Sth as
the day for the primaries of the diff
ferent townships, to convene and elect
delegates to county convention to be
held on July 5th.
The object of this convention is to ap-
point delegates to the State Congress
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 eth, and will be buried
in the cemetery here tomorrow. He
He leaves a wife. mother, sister and
two brothers, Prof. E. j. Tomey, of the
State Normal, and John Tomey, of Rock
Hill. S. c.
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RAIL ACROSS TRACK
Attempt to Wreck Train on
A and NC.
No Coach Leave The Track, Though the En-
CINE Ran Some Distance on The
Cross'i.S.
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TuscarOra. N. c., April 9.-The east.
bound Atlantic and North Carolina pas
senger train was wrecked thirteen miles;
west of New Bern this evening at 6:07
o'clock. Some miscreant had placed an
iron rail on the track; the engine struck
this and ran on the cross ties q distance
of 800 yards. No coaches left the track.
Trainmaster Newland and Master Me-
chnist Green were on the train from
TusC arora, PIP miles distant. New Bern
was communicated with and a special
train was dispatched to convey pa3sen-
gers, mail and baggage, all of which
was transferred. The delay occasioned
was two and one half hours.
A force is engaged in getting the To-
cCmotiVe on the track and the track
cleared. 1t is thought the track will be
cleared by midnight and all trains run
ming OH time tomorrow.
AT the time of the accident the train
was running at speed of fifty miles
an hour.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-10
SHOT DEAD BY NEGRO
Milton BeIfield Walks Into
Store and Shoots the
Clerk,
Especial to News and Observer

Rich Square. N. c., April 9.-Milton
Belfeld, tall, large black negro, shot
and instantly killed Thomas Stephenson
at Roxobel this afternoon, Belfeld was
returning from an emancipation celebra-
tion at Kelford. and walked into the
store where Stephenson was clerking and
shot him four times. Belfield escaped.
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Attention Pythiaps.

Guile Lodge, X. of p. tonight at p. m.
C. l.. WOODALL, G. c.
S. w. SMITH, X. r. S.
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APPLAUSE, FOR AYCOCK.

The next address was made by Cover
nor Aycock, of North Carolina, who
brought kind words and a heartfelt well
come from the Old North State. Gove"-
nor Aycock is most eloquent speaker
and ne 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 well
coming him.
Mayor ]. 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 from his seat.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-10
ENTHUSIASTIC THOUSANDS
ACCLAIM THE PRESIDENT
All Previous Outpouring at Charleston Dwarfed by
the MnItitudes Thronging It's Streets
Yesterday.
NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GREAT PARADE

stand on platform prepared for the
purpose and conducted the review. Mrs.
Roosevelt stood at his left and nearby
were Mayor Smythe, Captain Wagner,
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 aud
greeted on all sides, when appearing, but
eliminating event of the visit TO Char
lesion and the exposition was when he
came into the auditorium and bowed and
smiled his acknowledgement to the
plaudits which greeted him from 10000
throats.
THE SCENE IN THE AUDITORIUM.
The auditorium is a handsome building
and with it's flags and bunting freshly
arranged for Presidents Day and with
a dais for the speaker, the front of
which was covered with q 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 incsive, clear cut words
never fell on more attentive ears.
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
St,o 10 70. hap
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 we'll 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
cluding 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-
ener and officers of the exposition, oc-
cupied seats on a small platform seated
IN the center of the stage, and the au-
dience commanded a splendid view. The
artillery band occupied seats to the
Presidents 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 enthusiastic
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-
lima, 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 AGCOCK
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-06-27

gate. Further. they want the executive
council, the upper house Of the island
legislature, made an elective body and
its complete separation from admins.
trative functions. In short. the new
party wants complete autonomy.
This position appeals to the people.
trine of the Federal party, and now
that an esteemed leader of the Repub-
leans has unfurled the banner of com.
plete autonomy thousands of the is
landers are rushing to his standard.
SO emphatic has been this expression
of the people that the Republican or
ganization of the island has signfied
its purpose TO fall in with this popular
Foraker law TO change the upper house
to an elective body.
Rosendo Matienzo Cintron, the man
who leads the new departure, is a
member of the executive council and a
gentleman of integrity, afrability and
eloquence. He has heretofore been a
Republican, but now heads the opposi-
tion to the existing state of affairs and
proposes an era of good feeling by OBJ
literating party lines. He proposes that
the people get together and labor for
the welfare of Porto Rico by dealing
directly for the people and not for any
party. He is very prominent as a spir
itualist. and that faith pervades the
island pretty thoroughly. All of this
faith are his strenuous supporters.
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of publishing houses and their writer's.
The committee has always asked ad-
vice and suggestion from outside, Bib
lical scholars and Sunday school work
ers being asked to cooperate in order
that lessons which may best meet the
needs Of the entire constituency Of the
series will be selected. How large this
constituency is was told at the Atlanta
convention in 1899, when it was re-
ported that 13,034,72S pupils in North
America were studying these lessons
from Sunday to Sunday.
The lessons committee is composed
of fifteen American members and
British section of eight correspondents.
The American members are selected
from various denominations from diff
ferent parts of this country and Can.
ada. OF the British section six men,
bers reside in London, one in Calcutta,
India, and one in Melbourne, Australia.
Mr.. B. f. Jacobs, Baptist, of Chicago
has belonged to every lesson committee
since the plan was adopted. DR..
Schauffler, Presbyterian, Of New York
has seen almost as long service, while
Bishop Vincent of the Methodist
church, now a resident Of Europe, has
always been active in the interest or
the international series.
There are two live questions to come
before the Denver meeting. One OF
them is whether the number Of tenn
perance lessons shall be decreased. Un.
der the present arrangement four TEN.
perance lessons are interjected each
year into the otherwise consecutive
and logical series. Pressure will be
brought at Denver to have this mum.
Der reduced to two.
The other question is the breaking OF
the uniformity of the lessons. This
uniformity has already been broken
in a slight measure by the adoption OF
the junior series. Now it is proposed
to further break 1t by the adoption OF
a senior series. The opponents Of this
measure fear that if this be done the
uniformity of the lessons will d1sap.
pear forever, and with that uniformity
will go much Of the reason for the ex'
istence of such lessons and the select
ing committee.
1t is estimated that in North America
10000 Sunday schools now use the In
ternational lessons SERIES
The convention is supported imam
cially by the state organizations, and
the $4,000 or so which it annually
spends is secured through pledges
made by the auxiliaries at the tr.eA-
nial gatherings.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET
TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
TO BE HELD AT DENVER.

Delegates From All over the World
tnnt Changes May he Made-Tem-
perance Question an Issue.
For some time Denver has been pre-
pairing its holiday clothes TO welcome
the tenth international Sunday school
convention. which meets in that city
June 26-30. The convention will be in
terdenominational as well as interna-
tional, and there will be quite as general
participation in it by the churches of
the world as there will by the great
Sunday schools.
While but from 1000 to 1.500 dele
gates will attend the convention, the
visitors will likely number several
thousand The reception will be upon
what is known as the Harvard plan
that is, the delegates will be housed in
the private homes of Denver. The
meetings will tend to be more or less
historic in the Sunday school world, in
asmuch as it may be voted to take the
next convention to the city of Jeru-
salem.
The international convention is a del
egated body representing auxiliary as
sociations and standing for the organ
lied cooperation of Sunday school in
terests. The international lesson is the
chief fruit of the associations. and.
while the international convention
meets but triennially, there are held un-
der its auspices 10000 or more annual
local conventions. Through these the
best and most practical methods are
promoted, the standard of teaching is
raised. and Sunday school extension is
furthcred. One of the functions OF the
international convention is the election
of a lesson committee to prepare the
international series for 1006-l1.
This committee came into existence
at indianapolis in 1872 and is, first and
last, only committee of selection. 1t
does not prepare eXpositlons of the les.
sons. These are entirely the product