The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-04
WFN OF BRAINS STRUGGLE
 OVER THE CANAL SECRETS
Senator Morgan and William Nelson Cromwell Carry on Bats
 .t;t w.tch Its Course-Pen Pictures of Contestants.

his interrogator with commiseration TOT his great age, but before he had been under fire long he gave evidence or great embarrassment in trying to dodge the old mans relentless thrusts' He had found his match in fence.
 William Nelson Cromwell is interest ing in personal appearances. He is of slight build and intensely nervous. Ills hair, worn long, is curly and snow white. His white mustache conceaIs a firm mouth and shades still hrIner chin. There is an air of eneminacy about his rounded eyebrows, smooth, round temples, and prominent brilliant brown eyes His voice, however, IS rather deep, and it's tone Is pleasing. His forehead is full, rather sioping and broad Much character is shown in his long, well-shaped nose. It speaks of shrewdness, pertinacity, and vital | ity. oddly enough, 1t strtkingly resem- bles Senator Morgan's nose.
 MT. Cromwelrs movements, at least, under fire, are quick and restless. He l clasped and unclasped his hands; fold ed his arms. only to unfold them; gazed at the ceiling; tapped the floor with his foot; smoothed the table De- fore him, and glanced continually about him. On rare occasions he shot glance at Senator Morgan, quicker than lightning, and once or twice his ' | tor Morgan, if he saw these glances' calmly ignored them.
 | MOrgan's Eye StlH Keen. MT. cromwells inquisitor suffers the | handicap of great age. His voice is tremuIous and his hands shaky. His round head is crowned with struggling white hair. His face Is drawn and very pale. In repose 1t suggests de- crepitude only. But the eye Of this old Senator is as keen as scmitar. He | directs his gaze as a rule straight at his interlocutor, and It IS stern ana un- | bending. His boldness of speech IS notable There is no beating about the bush. He goes straight to the heart oi | the matter and frames his questions with such compactness and comprehen- siyeness that less able witness would have been hopelessly entangled Tn at- tempting to evade them
 Grouped about the large table in the room of the Committee on Interoceanic Canals. where Senator Morgan Is grill ing Mir. Cromwell are the senators composing the committee. MT. Crom-
 well sits at the foot of the table, ano Chairman Willard at the head. Tnt Senator from Nebraska is man or
 few words. He made no effort to 'ln-
 torfere with Senator Morgan's dragnet
 inquiries. He Is a man of medium height stout, with snort gray pSeti U
 and heavy jet-black brows. On his
 right yesterday sat Senator Kittridge of
 South Dakota--a huge blond, smooth
 faced, jolly legislator, credited with
 ability in the law but as silent as Sena-
 tor Willard. On the chairman's left
 was Senator Simmons of North Caro-
 lima, the exact opposite of Mir. Kittredge
 in personal makeup. Mir. Simmons is
 small. swarthy and nerYously active
 in speech and manner.
 Opposite Senator Morgan sat Philan-
 der T. Knox of Pennsylvania. He
 would attract attention in any assembly
 of men by his clear-cut features, we'll
 shaped head, and the quiet elegance O.
 his attire. When he speaks he reveals
 the ability of a great lawyer. Every
 word is appropriate, necessary, and ir
 its place. His voice Is clear and pene