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Show ilia; sbAMti.it i Aa a I, 4 ouatroeHutt a-ler-tiil tty 4iav, Me , 4erkle. vt sl t iruinle. WAHHiii-iN, May 8, Oovernor McCurkloof Wtat Virginia appearei before the Haute committee on ci-ru-merce today t advocate the construe, tion of the Nlcar:uua canal. He epoke IU behalf uf Ihe coal lutereata uf bis own and adarent states, declaring that that avctlou wutil i be aile I con- I ml the floe) markrta of Ihe Paotflc i-o'tal, of North and Kiu'h America, with the ehtpplng laiMMtlra which I would be ailorded by Ilia caunl. At I I prr-eut all oml ue 1 on the I'ao lie Cuaat, bas'atfit,la minej In Auatralla, I Japan and Va icouvcr. He pridlciej I Hint wltn the advaiicetiieiit of th Japauiss Ihay would niouopdiae the O'al buslueM of tne coaet unless the canal sb'Uld be tuill, wh-n freight! rales Would enable West Virginia to I uuderaell the Ji anee. I |