Tlie Weather Today: ! F A , ko2?NAj Partly Cloudy. The News and Observer. VOL. LII. NO. 88. [Loa'fl® ffIQD UJl®[fSl]o ©gup®DDonffl UDaBOy [Paapsips odd GS®{l[}d Kl®ot® amdl ©oD°©ODDfflfiß®DD YALE LOWERS THE COLORS OF HAR VARD^ Sons of Eli Rush to Victory in the Varsity. WIN BY FOUR LENGTHS. In the Four Oared Race Harvard Tri umphs. THE FRESHMAN CONIEST A DEAD HEAT, Yale’s Crew Were Leading When With a Mag nificent Burst Harvard Leaped Along side and Judges Were Forced to Call }t a Draw. (By the Associated Beess.) New London, June 26.—Rowing within ten seconds of record time, the Yale ’Varsity crew this afternoon lowered the colors of the fastest eight the Harvard has yet produced. Yale won by four boat lengths. Yaye’s time wag 20:20, Har vard's 20:33. In the four oared race the colors of Harvard were borne to the front. The Cambridge four won by 2% lengths. In the freshmen race Yale’s crew led over the last mile until within a few feet of the finish, where the Harvard crew, by a magnificent spurt, jumped their shell up even with the blue. The judges were compelled to decide that the race was a draw. Tventy-five thousand people saw T the Elis row to victory in the big Varsity race. But while the crowd was great, it was the presence of President Roose velt which made the crowd unique in the history of Yale and Harvard races. The President saw the finish of all three races from aboard the Dolphin, which was anchored just above the finish line. He declined the invitation of the re gatta committee to go aboard Cornelius Vanderbilt’s launch, the Mirage, prefer ring. he said, to remain aboard the Dolphin, where he could be with his family. The eyes of 25,000 people mean while searched yacht after yacht in the hope of a glimpse of the President. After a stormy night and a morning which seemed to mean postponement of the races until Friday, the afternoon finally became a cloudless day of almost perfect weather for shell racing. The wind blew quartering on the coarse from the northwest, but with the exception of the varsity four oar race the crews could not have had much better water. More yachts than ever before in the quarter of a century of Yale and Har vard races on the broad Thames were anchored along the last mile and a half of the course, forming a solid avenue and filling the river from bank to bank. Glorious tinge of colors Ahich above the blue waters of the Thames made a beau tiful picture against the cloudless sky. The closeness of the varsity race brought out the greatest crowd of Yale and Har vard graduates and undergraduates that has ever come to New London, while the presence of the President brought to the people for many miles around the Thames. Rough water necessitated the postponement of the varsity race from soup until six o’clock. The varsity four oar, 1 race was rowed a few minutes beR e three o’clock. The wind at this tim« was blowing a gale, and referee William A. Meikelham decided to post pone the freshmen race and also to postpone the varsity race. The long Ob servation trains on either bank of the river lay alongside of the starting flag. Filled from end to end, not an empty seat, two big trains bearing over 5,000 people were bright with the gowns of pretty women and the colors of Harvard and Yale. The enthusiasm on the observation train was so great that the referee had to signal to the crowd to keep quiet so that the cr#ws might hear the pistol shot. At 6:09 the pistol was fired and the two big shells leaped away from their stake boats. Harvard got the best of the start, and in ten strokes had the nose of her shell a quarter of a length ahead of the blue’s boat. Harvard started at 36 strokes to the minutes, Yale at 32. By the of the first half mile Harvard had driven her Stroke to 34, while Yale still held her s fft 34, At the half mile flag the boats (were almost even. Over the next half _mile the race was a desperate struggle between two powerful crews. The boats zigzagged for a minute and a half and then the blue shell began to creep ahead. Yale reached the first mile flag in 5:04, two seconds before Harvard. The Elis were two-thirds of a length ahead. r the two mile flag Yale was leading Harvard by four seconds. Yale’s time was 10:11; Harvard’s 10:15. Whistles and sirens at the Navy Yard shrieked out a welcome to the oarsmen as they swung down over the next half mile. Yale eased up a bit on her stroke and dropped it down to 31. Harvard seeing Yale re lax j.uraped her’s up to 34. At the three .mile flag Yale led by two good lengths, her time being 15:10 and Ilarvfird 15:16. Then Yale raised her stroke up to 32 and Harvard in a desper ate effort to hold her own kept her's at 34. There was Very little difference in the power in the two boats but be- j tween the two strokes there was a de -9 cided difference. Yal<* did her work with more ease than Harvard. The crews entered the long avenue of yachts in grand style. Harvard’s cox swaine dashed a little water in the face of McGraw, who was rowing up to the limit of his power. Little by little Yale increased her lead until at the 3(4 mile flag she was nine full seconds ahead of Harvard. It was now a spurt for/the last half mile of the race. Yale raised her stroke to S 3 and then to 34. Harvard held hers at 34 for a minute but had to drop it at last to 32. The Harvard coxswain made a bad mess of his steering over this last mile of the race. Long before the crews reached the 3% mile flag it was apparent that Jackson steered his eight miles almost squarely into the flagpost, so that the oars hanged against it and the oarsmen lost the bene fit of two or three seconds of time. Sud denly the flag dropped for Yale. The blue's time was 20:20, just ten seconds slower than the record made by the fa mous Yale crew of 1888. Harvard’s time was 20:33, which gave to Yale the victory by four good boat lengths. Just as the finish flag fell and Yale’s men stopped rowing. Waterman, the bow in the Yale boat, dropped limp over the side of the shell. He finally got into his seat and rowed over to the launch with the ijest of the men. Har vard’s oarsmen were all literally pumped out at the finish. The story of the freshman race is easily told for the first mile. The Yale eight got away at 34 strokes min ute, Harvard at 36. The Yale boys got the best of the start and held it. Just beyond the mile flag the Harvard boys began to spurt. Little by little they cut down Yale’s lead until at the mile and a half flag they were leading Yale. The Harvard boys put their soroke up to 36 and Yale raised hers to 37, in one of the grandest fights ever seen on any river between freshmen crews. The flags at the finish dropped and no one could tell which had dropped first. The watches made it a dead heat in 10:13, and a moment later the judges an nounced that the race was a draw. The Yale freshmen had rowed the two miles in just two seconds slower time than the Yale varsity. The four oared race was a victory for Harvard from the very start. The Har vard four got the lead at the crack of the pistol and never lost it, leading by a trifle over two lengths at the finish. Harvard's time was 11:19(4; Yale's 11:25(4. SPLIT IN REPUBLICAN CAMP Two Separate State Conventions are Held in Arkansae. (By the Associated Press.) Little Rock, Ark., June 26.—Two sepa rate Republican State conventions were held here today as the result of fac tional differences. One convention nomi nated Charles D. Greaves, of Hot Springs, for governor, and protested by resolu tion against what it terms the .“unfair practices and methods of the so-called Republican Central Committee” and the “arbitrary dictation of boss rule, other wise known as Claytonism.” The other convention called the regu lar assemblage, met this afternoon and busied itself in the appointment of com mittees. It received a telegram of feor dial greeting from General Powell Clay ton, Ambassador to Mexico. Clayton’s name was cheered by the regulars. He was re-elected a member at large of the State committee. After the transaction of routine busi ness recess was taken till 8 p. nt. The convention that nominated Greaves for adopted a platform which en dorses the administration of President Roosevelt and pledges him support, “in the continuance of our national prosper ity and the maintainanee at home and abroad of the nation’s honor.” ‘Should he be the Republican standard bearer in 1904,” the platform continues, “we pledge an increased Republican vote from the State of Arkansas.” It endorses the Cuban reciprocity views of President Roosevelt, favors im mediate building of an inter-oceanic canal and endoises the efforts / of the na tional administration to enforce the pro vision of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law. THE PRESS ASSOCIATION W . F. 1 Ink a I)Elected President Other Officers Chosen Adjournment (Special to News and Observer.) Hendersonville, N. C., June 26.—The Press Association adjourned today. A bahquet was given by the citizens of Hendersonville tonight. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, W. F. Marshall; Vice presidents, M. L. Shipman, J. O. Atkin son, J. J. Farris; Secretary-Treasurer, J. B. Sherrill; Historian, C. G. Poe; Orator,, Archibald Johnson; Poet, J. B. Swann. Excellent addresses were made by H. B. Varner, Thad ‘R. Manning, and R. F. Beasley. The association was enter tained by Hendersonville people in splendid style. It was a most pleasant and profitable session. ~ The Stars and Stripes in tlie Lead. (By the Associated Press.) Kiel, June 26.—The American yacht, Uncle Sam, owned by Francis E. Riggs, of New York, won the first of the inter national special class races here today, the stars and stripes crossing the line eight minutes ahead of all other flags Car Shed Destroyed by Fire (By the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., June 26.—One of the car sheds of the Richmond Passenger and Power Company, in which there were many winter trolley cars, was dost.eyed by fire today. Loss about $50,000, in sured. The origin of the fire is unknown. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 27. 1902. BRIGHTER REPORTS FROM THE PALACE The King Passes a Fairly Comfortable Day. AND GROWS STRONGER, Rut There is Some Return of Pain in the Wound. THE DESIRt FOR FOOD CAREFULLY MEF Edward Reads Telegrams of Irquiryand Re* ceives Members of the Royal Family. The Public Greatly Pleased With His Progress (By the Associated Press.) London, June 26. —The following bulle tin was posted at Buckingham Palace at 11 o’clock tonight. “The King has passed a fairly comfor table day and has maintained his strength. There is a returning desire for food which has been very carefully given. There has been some return of pain in the wound. (Signed.) TREVES, LAKING, BARLOW.” The following bulletin was posted at Buckingham Palace at 6:15 p. m.: “His Majesty passed a good day and has taken nourishment well. He is less weak and his temperature is now normal. (Signed.) “LISTER. TREVES, SMITH, LAKING, BARLOW.” CALLEBS AT THE PALACE. Edward Secs Beveral Members of the Royal Family. (By the Associated Press.) London, June 26. —King Edward’s prog ress in convalescence occasions the greatest satisfaction in all official cir cles. \ His Majesty already is displaying the greatest interest in all public questions, and is expressing his gratitude over the evidence of the world’s solicitude by opening a number' of telegrams M’ith his om'li hands. This action excited him slightly, caused some restlessness dur ing the night and aroused some trifling solicitude on the part of the attendants. Improvement in the King’s condition this morning was most marked. Every body in Buckingham Palace was de lighted and high hopes are entertained that his convalescence will be much more speedy than Mas expected last night. At no time has there been a serious suggestion of the establishment of a regency. The most that was done M r as in the way of pure speculation—a sug gestion that the Prince of Wales might act for his father, as King EdM’ard (then Prince of Wales) frequently did for Queen Victoria in former days and, par ticularly during her last illness, but without his having formally been ap pointed regent. King Edward saw several members of his family during the morning. The Queen remained at the palace, but the Princess Victoria drove out. _ According to the Birmingham Post, immediately after hearing of King Ed ward’s illness, Emperor William tele graphed to Prince Henry of Prussia, who was in London, setting forth how he was moved by the news, and offering to come immediately to London to see his uncle if there Mas any immediate danger. Prince Henry is said to have replied with a- reassuring message. Among the callers at Buckingham Pal ace toda* were the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia, the Duke, of Cambridge, most of the special ambassadors still in Lon don and many of the diplomatists. Whitelaw Reid and Wife Enteriained. (By the. Associated Press.) London, une 26th—Mr. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, after the services at St. Paul’s today were entertained at lunch eon at the residence of Lord Lansdowne, the foreign secretary, when Mr. Reid for mally took his leave as special ambas sador. The only remaining formality is his official leave taking of the Prince of Wales, Mhich will probably be arranged for tomorrow. Then the American special embassy will dissolve. Fell Down Elevator Shaft. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 26.—Dr. William N. Fisher, formerly of Richmond, Va., and for the past two years deputy coroner of the District of Columbia, fell down r.n elevator shaft at the. Columbia Hospital last night and fractured his skull. He died early today. He was connected with a number of medical societies and was a delegate to the recent medical as sociation convention at Saratoga. Two Tramps Killed in a Wreck (By the Associated Press.) Roanoke, Va., June 26. —A freight train on the Norfolk ar.d Western Railroad was wrecked ten miles west of here today by the breaking of a cur wheel. Forty box cars Mere wrecked and two’ white tramps who were stealing a ride Mere killed. They have not been identi fied. None of the trainmen were hurt. HOUSE VOTES FOR PHILIPPINE BILL One Hundred and Forty-One to Ninety-Seven. ON THIS VOTE IT PASSES, Conferees’ Report on Panama Route Agreed to by Senate, GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED Bailey Protests Against Appropriations for Buffalo and Charleston Expositions, But Afterwards Withdraws His Protest. (By the Associated Press ) Washington, June 26. —At 8 o’clock to night, at the end of a nine-hour session and of a debate lasting night and day for a week, the House passed the Phil ippine Civil bill practically as it came from the committee. It was a party vote—l4l-97 —with the exception of Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts, \yho voted with the Democrats. The minority sub stitute for the establishment of a tem porary government in the islands and their permanent independence as soon as a stable government could bo establish ed, was defeated, 85 to 136. The debate during the day was at times of a lively character. The Democrats offered a multitude of amendments, but all were voted down, including one offered by Mr. Patterson, of Tennessee, to prohibit slavery or in voluntary servitude in the islands. The greatest interest attached'to an amend ment offered by Mr. McCall (Republi can) of Massachusetts, to the end of the bill to declare the policy of the United States to be to develop the capacity of the Filipinos for self-government and pledging tly* faith of the United States to grant them self-government. He supported an amendment in an eloquent speech and the Democrats challenged their political adversaries to declare their future policy. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin, said it would be unwise to mortgage the fu ture by making such a declaration now and the latter quoted Governor Taft as saying that such a promise now Mould tend to prevent the pacification of the islands. The amendment was lost. 89 to 128. It Mas a strict party vote except for Mr. McCall and Mr. Littlefield, of Maine, who voted with the Democrats for the amendment. Before the consideration of the Philip pine bill was resumed today the House by a vote of 252-8 adopted the confer ence report on the Isthmian aCnal bill, thus accepting in toto the Senate bill. The bill noM - goes to the President. THE BURRENDER OF MANILA- Dewey Says It Was Given Up to Him When He Sunk Spain’s Fleet. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 26. —Admiral Dew T ey made a statement before the Senate Committee on the Philippines today con cerning the early operations at Manila when he was in command of the Ameri can naval forces in the Philippine waters. The admiral’s statement contributed an important addition to the history of the surrender of the city of Manila. This con sisted of a positive statement by the admiral to the effect that the city had been surrendered to him at the time that the Spanish fleet was sunk and that when the city did surrender it was in pursuance of a definite understanding betw’een himself and the Spanish gov ernor general. Admiral Dewey said that during the naval engagement several guns had been fired at him from the shore batteries, and that as soon as the Spanish squadron Mas destroyed he steamed toMard the city, sending word to the governor that if another shot Mas fired from the shore he would fire upon the city. “The gov ernor replied,” the admiral went on, “that if 1 did not fire upon the city the shore batteries would remain silent. The Spanish flag Mas not taken down, but w’hite flags were raised. “It was a surrender, and I had had with me 5,000 troops with M’hich to oc cupy the city I could have taken it and held it. I anchored my ships under his guns 2.000 yards and lay there twenty-four hours. During that time the governor general sent word to me several times that he want ed to surrender to me—to the navy. I could not entertain his proposition of a formal surrender, because of the lack of troops to take possession of the city.” Admiral Dewey then told of the ar rival at Manila of Aguinaldo, saying he had come from Hong Kong on the reve nue cutter McCulloch, and that upon his reporting to him on his flagship he had told him to go ashore and organize his army. Accordingly Aguinaldo had land ed, but he came back a few hours after ward apparently discouraged and asked leave of absence in order to go to Japan. The admiral said that he dissuaded him from pursuing this course and urged him not to give up- He advised him further to continue his efforts outside the American lines and gave him seven- ty-five Mauser rifles and some ammuni tion. “We had a common enemy,” said the admiral, “and 1 wanted his help.” The admiral said he paid no attention to Aguinaldo's first proclamation of in dependence of the Filipinos. Speaking of Aguinaldo’s military operations he said he did wonderfully in whipping the Spanish. Admiral Dewey said emphatically that he never had recognized Aguinaldo's government; nor did he salute Aguinal do’s flag; he never called Aguinaldo "general,” but addressed him as “Don Emilio.” The admiral said he had never given the Philippine republic the slightest re cognition, that he had no authority to do so, and did not consider it an organ ized government. He said the Spaniards were fearful of the Filipinos entering Manila and therefore surrendered to him in advance. He said there was no need for the loss of a man in the capture of the city. No gun would have been fired but for the desire of the governor, who said his honor demanded that a few shots be fired, “so I had to fire and kill a few' people,” said the admiral, but the Spaniards did not fire because he (Dew ey) had warned them not to do so. f Admiral Dewey added that he was pleased to supply the committee with this history. It had, he said, never been printed, and he had been reserving it with the view of writing the story him self. He did not believe the Filipinos could have taken the city unaided, but the Spaniards were greatly demoralized. On cross-examination by Senator Pat terson, the Admiral said he never re ceived a letter from Consul Pratt ten ding him he must cooperate with Agui naldo. He added that Pratt wrote a number of (foolish letters about that time. Admiral Dewey said he had written the Navy Department that the Filipinos were more capable of self-government than the Cubans because he saw that Con gress contemplated giving independence to Cuba, and he knew that the Ameri can people had little information con cerning the Filipinos. He said he still thought the Filipinos bettor capable of governing themselves than the Spaniards were. Senator Carmack called Admiral Dew ey's attention to the fact that he had given arms to Aguinaldo notwithstand ing the governor general had told him he would surrender the city at any time, and asked why he had done so in the face of that understanding. The reply Mas to the effect that he considered it a proper military act. “Even.” he added, “when Aguinaldo Mas at the height of his power at Malo los. Admiral Seymour,- of the British navy, told Aguinaldo that he should tie to the Americans as they M’ere their best friends. The Filipinos then were our friends and Mere helping us. We had no troops, to land, and 1 knew that the more closely the city was invested the easier it would be to take it when our own tioops should arrive. Still I think we could have gotten on as well without them. It was their own idea. We all know that hindsight is better than fore sight. Looking back, I would not have had the Filipinos join me. But I thought they would be friendly, and I think it very ungrateful in them to have turned against us. Later I said to Agui naldo, ‘There is the enemy; you pursue your course and we will pursue ours.’ I think that is the wisest thing I ever said. They were assisting us and at the same time fighting their own battles. I had in mind in dealing with the Fili pinos the assistance that the negroes had given the Federal forces, during the Civil War. We availed ourselves of that assistance and I thought we could ac cept the aid of the Filipinos in the same way. This one idea was to get rid of the Spaniards and I believe that if on May 1, before the insurrection M’as or ganized we had had there a few Ameri can troops the Filipinos would have ac cepted us and that they M’ould have re mained loyal.” Admiral Dewey said that he and not ihf Filipinos had captured Subig Bay and he said he had done so because a Ger man man-of-war was preventing Agui naldo from passing. He had turned the prisoners taken over to Aguinaldo. Asked why he had takep possession on Aguinaldo’s complaint, Admiral Dewey said: “I did not want any other power to in terfere.” The Admiral was still on the stand Mhen the committee aljourned until tomorrow. Gentral Deficiency Bill. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. June 26. —During the com paratively brief time the Senate was in sosion today Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, presented the conference report on the Isthmian Canal Bill, the House confer ees accepting the Senate substitute. On mbtion of the Alabama Senator the re port was agreed to without comment. The General Deficiency Bill, the last of ♦he big supply measures, was passed practically without debate. A slight pro test was made against the appropriations of $500,000 for the Buffalo Exposition and $160,000 for the Charleston (S. C.) Expo sition, but finally they were included in the bill. The measure also carries $45,- 000 for the payment of the expenses of the last illness and death of President McKinley, that amount including the pay of the physicians. When the appropriations of $500,000 for the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition and $160,000 for the Charleston (S .C.) Exposition were reached Mr. Bailey, of Texas, protested. He insisted that if Congress should meet the present de mands it would be called upon to mept a still greater deficit in the St. Louis Exposition. He thought it was a gross misapplication of public money. Other Senators. Mr. Hale, Mr. Spooner and Mr. Teller, while they sympathized with Mr. Bailey’s views, thought that the calamity which had befallen the peo (Continued on Fifth Page.) PRICE FIVE CENTS. COOKE WING IN FOURTH B¥l VOTE AndlC. C. Daniels is Nomi nated Tor Solicitor. BOTH UN FIRST BALLOT. Judge Jacob Battle Receives a Veiy Strong Vote, THE DELGATES ENTERTAINED ROYALLY. • * Brunswick County Convention Votes Unani mously for Clark for Chief Justice and far Connor and Brown . for Associates. (Special to News and Observer.) Rocky Mount, N. C., June 26. —There was a full representation from every coynty in the Fourth Judicial District when Chairman Wilson G. Lamb called the convention to order here at 2 o’clock p. m. today. Thos. M. Arrington, of Nash, was elected permanent chair man; Jones, of Edgecombe, and Powell, of Vance secretaries. There were Jih contests from any county. The executive committee was chosen —L. V. Bassett, of Edgec-o me; T. W. Bickett. of Franklin; Geo. W. Newell, of Martin; R. A. P. Cooley, of Nash; R. T. Barnhill, of Wil son. and organized by electing Bickett chairman. A. C. Zollicoffer placed Capt. C. M. Cooke in nomination for judge and B. H. Bunn placed Judge Jacob Battle. Both made strong and eloquent speeches, and both were liberally applauded by friends of the candidates who crowded the opera house. Each spoke in terms of high praise of both candidates for judge. Cooke was nominated on the first bal lot, receiving 161(4 votes, necessary to nominate 160. He received 60 votes from Franklin, 6 from Edgecombe, 21% from Nash. 21 from Vance, 53 from Wil son. Battle received 69 from Edgecombe, 37(4 from Nash, 5 from Vance, 5 from Wilson. Martin voted for John L. Brid gers. I. W. Bickett, of Louisburg, made a bright speech, thanking the convention for nominating Capt. Cooke. For solicitor, A. J. Harris named Capt. W. B. Shaw, of Vance. Mr. Newell named Harry Stubbs, of Martin. R. A. P. Cooley named C. C. Daniels, of Wil son, the present solicitor. Daniels was nominated on the first ballot, receiving 60 votes from Franklin, 22 from Edge combe, 34 from Nash and 58 from Wil son. A total of 174. Stubbs received 53 from Edgecombe, 25 from Nash and 40 from Martin. Total, 118. Capt. Shaw received 26 from Vance. It was the largest Judicial convention of the district, composed of the best Democrats of the counties composing the district. Rocky Mount entertained the delegates with every comfort. The elegant club was thrown open to all and every courtesy shown to visitors. That ia Rocky Mount’s way. HYDE COUNTY DEMOCRACY. The Foil Report of the Convention Reid on 18th of Jane (Special to News and Observer.) Swan Quarter, N. C., June 26. —The Democratic Convention of Hyde county, called by the Executive Committee to select delegates to the State and Dis trict conventions, was called to order at 11 o’clock a. m., June 18th, by R. D. Harris, chairman Democratic Executive Committee. Mr. H. C. Carter, of Fair field, was chosen as permanent chair man, and Mr. J. M. Watson, of Swan Quarter, as secretary. All the precincts were represented but two. Twelve dele gates Mere appointed to represent the county in the Stat Convention at Greens boro, July 18th. All the Democrats in good standing were made delegates to the Judicial and Congressional Conven tions and delegates were selected to the Senatorial Convention for the Second district. The folloMing resolution was unani mously adopted: “Whereas, the Democrats of the county of Hyde, convention assembled, recog nizing the ability and usefulness of our distinguished citizen, Hon. George I. Watson, his integrity in every M r alk of life, his conception of his duties as a citizen, his exalted character and his aggressive services to the Democratic party, believe he could be of great ser vice to the State of North Carolina as a member of the Corporation Commis sioners. It is therefore, Resolved, That we do hereby unani mously indorse him for this nomination and instruct delegates from this con vention to vote and work for his nomi nation, in the State Convention.” Resolutions indorsing Hon. Geo. H. Brown, Jr., for Associate Justice for the Supreme court; Hon. John H. Small for C<*ngress from the First District, an