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Washington, Mar. 28.
'Stephen G, Porter, Representative Republican, of Pittsburgh, Pa., the chairman on the foreign' relations committee of the House of Repre-Sentatives, announced to-night that hho had requested the Attorney General of the United States, Mr. Wile iam G. Mitchell, to start an me vestigation to determine whether or not the British ship "I'm Alone, which was sunk by coast guard cutters this week as a smuggler, cared any narcotics in its cargo.
Mr. Porter intimated he has evidence that the alleged smuggler curried narcotics as well as liquors in its cargo, and that these narcotics were designed to be smuggled into the United States. He said divers: may be sent down to investigate the cargo of the sunken ship.
The State Department during the aay submitted an official report, on the sinking of the "I'm Alone" to the Canadian Minister, but its contents. were not made public and both the Canadian Legation and the Depart-met refused to comment upon it—United Press New York, Mar, 29, 'The Coastguard authorities an-ounce that responsible Government after a thorough investig the circumstances, _corroborate the view that the' British rum-running schooner "I'm Alone, which was sunk by the gunfire of the Coastguard cutter "Dexter" off the coast of Louisiana, was nuque tionably within the twelve-mile limit, when she was sighted and a hot? continuous and unbroken pursuit followed until she was sunk.
Reuter.
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