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t < q- fffllllUM Darwin and M< By Prof. Benjamin Ki the growth of tbr.t sei W Darwin thought he saw ii of natural selection by til less capable, we have not tlon in society, but the ti amm^mm sity and efficiency of whi< jtjgragg selection when viewed f: 999999 to an increasing degree society whatever. The pi fc sibllity outside the limits in previous stages, had embodied it in dissolution of the closed absolutisms iu had previously been confined. The dis slavery rested; the growth of the con and of their right to equal voting powc possessions; the undermining of the ab< and of the ideas by which civil and reli by the power of the state; the tolerance every direction; tile long movement tc finally the growth of that conviction wl all existing absolute tendencies in the ei namely, that the distribution of weald realising political justice?are all featur history. They are all the marks of a t tiality than has existed in the world be feature Is that the sense of human re outside the state and beyond the presen J& A The Noblest Bus Verdict of a Farir By Enoch C. Dow, Bell NLY a short time since ^ a responsible position -1 ^bbk I building firms in this S I made the remark that M W W I well at it, to which li | again lie would go to ; $ M Now, here was a i titan S1O00 a year, wh ducements to the youn; trades. This is not the visionary idea i knowledge of farm life, ami who imng Xo, It was the mature judgment of a w who has the management of a departi working under him. As a hoy lie grc worked at farming for several years: a with mature judgment, and earning : would look upon as fabulous, lie says t ?n the farm than in the trades. nfll' JO {*VUiriiitu^ act lur iKtiux 1.7 True, the farm knowledge needed l?y i than In the past, yet it is of sueli a nati conducting the usual farm operations, a good farmer than to learn a good tr: The good farmer ran get more out <i farmer has a better show for a living are the enjoyments of eouutry living t< city life. Yes. the city lias its advant; whole, the advantages are with the cui ? The writer of this is a farmer from some experience In other walks of life, taken, and the decision was made tiiat< ness than any of the trades or so-calle< canso to change that opinion, but it gt go. Always there is something to lean come a machine: the preacher grows < lawyer gets sharp, but limited: the <k>cl sighs for a broader life. "The farmer always broadens and develops if follov " A Curing Cripple ^ By Dr. Adolf Lorenz, ItOHAHI.Y the only nev * " nmnv iii:ilf<irin:i 1 I tin* use of tin- human 1 ? Lh^ I formed or dislocated pi M M tlon upon the exi-elle Ml .something new to sin I earliest bloodless opera in the nature of dNcoi America teaches the re: fore, ean sometimes learn with a good I have been ]>erforiuiug tliese opera In that time treated about looo rases 1 iDcluded club feet, double or single di other malformations. Previous to 1SSU I used the knife i consequence, almost invariably got a re ?'?present method 1 pet forty per cent. ol feet, so that a child that lias two disloe Itself about ean in a little while run ai other thirty per cent, the cure is not p the remaining thirty per vent, there is ; I have learned by my experience tl these operations, ami I do not now gen six years of age where both hips are < where one is displaced. 1 used to treu results were not good, owing to the si limb into the wrong position. * 4. d..-4. I .? L'.wt UidVHV tA lllll Al HOI l linni ?i .tvi i .-x ?\ r... rough aud I gave thai up and now u? cases the limbs are prepared for the oj tlieni^ soup' of t hem being as heavy as Though the treatment of the child appear to the layman ti? be very sever certainly applied In tearing ilie muscles lion, yet when the child awakes from from the Immediate effects of the opera be moving about in two or three days, 1 want the child to use the linib as soon of the femm* and the socket in which it cause during all the patient's life they this difficulty. After the oitoration to reduce conge la kept in the plaster cast about nine n time to move about, usiug the limb tha ing weight on it. Some little patients lively. I remember*a boy from Berlin, out in spread eagle style, the knees ail He used to gallop sidewise about the ! off the muscles have knit the limb into used all joint difficulties have vanished the child had-had two good limits from Sometimes there is no socket. or o fetaln the head of the femur wheu it remedied by boring with the femur its plaster cast then holds the lame in plae< America has some of the cleverest body of them here are notably quick a the hospitals, the apparatus is so goo< there has been such liberal provision i far ahead of Germany iu such matter strated that he is the best in the world goon ."will go to the front also?It is ine\ [Dr. Lorenz is, physically,.of strikln high and wearing a long beard? blaofc erect and all his movements give evide tivity. He uses good English, though ^ direct, simple, energetic and emphatic i trom an interview with him by a repres v >dem Criticism dd. is** or responsibility towards life. tvIiIc-1 aterferiu? with the operation of the lav IiuK the asylums with the maimed ani indeed the suspension of natural selcc rst basis of a social process, the inten rh have, under the influence of natural rom a wider standpoint, begun to tel in competition with all other types o ojectiou of the souse of human respon of all the creeds and interests whiel) l?.if vnctiHiwl in thn (rr.Mtlu.i im* CliUV, JXIO lVfU?l?U <t? the state within which human aetivitio: (Solution of the conception upon wliiel ception of the native equality of men tr in the state, irrespective of status o solute position of the occupying classes igious opinion was previously supporte< > of parties; the right of free inquiry ii twards political enfranchisement; witl liieh constitutes a standing challenge t< onoiuie conditions of the modern world i in a well-ordered state should aim a cs of an integrating process in Weston ype of society of higher organic poten fore?a type of which the characteristic sponsibility has been at last projcctcc t.?Harper's. >iness of All. ier From Choice, fast, Me. 1 received a call front a man who ha: with one of the largest contracting ant country. During the conversation he had a good trade, and was doinj e replied that if lie was to start ovoi farming. nan in the prime of life, earniug inon 0 believes farming holds out better in e man that is offered by the mechanical ?t" the city worker who has 110 praetioa ines farming is all pleasure and profit ell educated and experienced mechanic uent and the supervision of forty met w up on a farm: as a young man In s a man in the prime and vigor of life 1 salary that the average farmer boj here are more and better opportuniiie: hoys to think about and well consider lie sueeessful farmer to-day is greatei lire iliat it may iio largely gained whih It requires 110 more lime fo learn to hi ide. if life than the good mechanic: the pooi than tiie poor mechanic. Then, then 1 offset the inconveniences of the usiia iges; so also has the country. O11 tin untry. 1 choice, and not from necessity. Witl and a good education, a good look wai 'farming was a better hnd bigger busi I learned professions. I have not seei ows stronger as the seasons come am a 011 the farm. The mechanic may he *mall and narrow in his theology; tin <?e sickens of his nills and patients au< only, of all men. lias a busings thai rod Imolligoutly.?Now York Tribune. 7 JS? d Children. of the University of Vienna, r tiling which I havo to toaoli surgeons itions and dislocations can 1h? cured by hands and by manipulation of tin* inalirt without any rut tins. It is no rotloc nr surgeons of Amorioa that I havt jw thcin. beeitUM' the results of inj itions iH'iTorniod with tiio hands wore rories. and as now to 1110 as to others ... ..f ?Is.. w..vl,t inn 11 v ihint's ami. there JfKtcO. tions for about fifteen years. mid have >y the new method. These eases liavi isplaeonieui of the hip, wry nock ami 11 treating the hip dislocations ami. in suiting stiff hip in the jwitient. By tin: cures thai seem to be absolutely pera led hips and is tilniost unable to drag nd jump as well as any other. In anerfeei. for a slight limp is left, and in ;tt least no injury to the patient, iiat it is better to -set an age limit for orally undertake 10 treat children over >ut of joint, or over nine years of age t older children, but gave it up as the length of the muscles that hound the 1 litubs into their places, but h was ion s- the hands alone, though in difficult HUaiion by means of weights that pull eighty pounds. 's malformed or misjointcd limb may e. and though a groat deal of force is i that bind the bones in the false posithe ether it feels no pain. Recovery tion is very rapid and the child should using the limb that has been treated, as possible, for in most cases ibo bead t works do not work harmoniously, tie haw growu apart. I"se avill remove nital dislocation of tho Itip the patient louths. though encouraged at ilie same t lias been treated and especially bearwlili these casts upon tlieiu are very who was in a cast that held his legs id toes pointing in opposite directions, streets. By die time the east is taken its new position and if it has been well and the cure is as complete as though the beginning. ne of its walls is too low to properly : is put iu place. This call often be elf al the time of tlip o]x'ration. The > till the muscle* bind it there, surgeons of the world and the whole I learning. I am greatly pleased with l1, the specialization so thorough, and or particular wants. This country Is s. The American dentist lias deinon1 in his calling, and the American stir itable. g appearance, being more than sis feet streaked with gray. His tignre is nee of extraordinary strength and acwith Herman accent, and is notably n his speech. The foregoing article Is mutative of The Independent.?Editor.) ( DEATH OF CONGRESSMAN MOODY. North Carolina riember Passes Away ?Honored By Senate. j Asheville, N. C., Special.?Congress man J. M. Moody died at his home in - Waynesville Thursday at 1:45 o'clock. ' The news of Major Moody's, death came as a shock. He had been ill for 1 several weeks in Washington before he returned to Waynesville last Satj urday morning. Part of his time he g was in a Washington hospital. an:l i when it was seen how really serious his , condition was it was suggested by his 1 physician that he go home and take a rest from his congressional work. It ' was thought also that the damp ) weather at the capital was injurious , to him. and that when he returned to the high, dry and healthy atmosphere t ?to which he was aecusetomed lie would ; i recuperate. Major Moody was here last Friday night. He was in very bad health. Dr. ' J. Howell was his attending physician. A message from Waynesville to the Citizen said that Major Moody had been in bad health for three years a - 1 though it was not known to the public. He has been critically ill for four days. The immediate cause of his death was congestion of the lungs. About three | o'clock Thursday morning he lost con- I sciousness and did not regain it up to the time of his death. i Major Moody was 44 years old. He j 1 leaves a wife and six children. The : 1 funeral will take place Saturday morn- i ing at 11 o'clock. Rev. J. E. Abernethy, 1 of the Methodist church of Waynesville. of which Major Moody was a member, will conduct the services. The , Knights of Pythias and Royal Arcaj num. of which the congressman was a member, will attend. . j Washington, Special. ? Representai: tive Kluttz received a telegram from J Wavncsvilie, announcing the death of _! Representative James M. Moody at his ' home in Waynesville, shortly after 1 ^ ' o'clock Thursday. Mr. Kluttz immedi: ately announcetd the death of his col! league in the House, and the usual roc/Jut Jnno of vocrrot ivoro iirlfintpH 1 Speaker Henderson named the follow- j ing committee to attend the funeral: i . Messrs. Kluttz. Claude Kitcln. Black- ! burn. Foil and Small of North Carolina. r! Brownloe and Gibson of Tennessee, | Tate of Georgia. Finley and Johnson I of South Carolina. Lamb of Virginia, Haugen of Iowa, Henry of Connecticut, Randall of Texas and Cooner of Missouri. i The Senate adjourned Friday aftcr noon at 3:20, two hours in advance of . the usual time, out of respect to the , memory of the late Representative I James H. Moody. Senator Simmoni called up the House resolution passed Thursday in honor of the memory of the "deceased and referred in appropri1 ate words to the demise of Mr. Moody, t The Senate unanimously adopted the House resolutions and as a further evij dence of respect adjourned on motion : of Senator Simmons. In the House this i morning the blind chaplain. Rev, M. i 1 Couden, referred in touching language i to the deceased Representative. The desk which he occupied was heaped 1 with a beautiful floral offering. From I the capital building the flags floated ] at half mast. , ( The Cotton Supply. New Orleans, Special.?Secretary ] j Mesiersiaiemem ui mr nunua ! visible supply of cotton shows the total i 11 visible to be 4.022.2t>3 bales, against j , 4,097.9."> last week and 4.451,718 last . year. Of this the total of American ] cotton is 3,093,203. against 3.204,935 last j week, and v,541,718 last year, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Bra- ' zil. India, etc., 929,000, against 893,000 last week and 910,000 last year. Of the world's visible supply of eot, ton there is now afloat and held in , . (Jrrat Britain and continental Europe < , 1.989.000 bales, against 2.323.000 last year; in Egypt, 190,000. against 244.000 last year: in India. 427,000. against i 395.000 last year, and in the United States. 1,989.000, against 1/547.000 last , ' vpar. Presidential Nominations. ' Washington. Special.?The President has sent the following nominai tions to the Senate: K. MeDonnough. Associate Justice of the SuI prcme Court of the Philippine Islands: Willis Van Darenter, of Wyoming. United States Circuit Judge for the eighth judicial circuit. Clinton P. i 1 Irwin, of Illinois Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma I Convention Adjourns. I Gainesville, Kla.. Special.?The morning session of the convention of ' county superintendents of public instruction and general educational ( board was consumed in the discussion of school buildings and equipment. The afternoon session was devoted to negro education and how It should be conducted. After 4 o'clock the visiter* ] were tendered a drive through Gainesville and the near-by country. Prof. ! Bucholz and Dr. Buttrick of the gen- j eral educational board, addressed the ' n nJok* An flrononu] &(\ 11 f ?! _ 1 cuiitiiruim at 1115111 uu btuv>_ v..... . tion. after which the convention ad- I ; journed. Police Chief Shot. Bamberg. S. C.. Special?Chief of Po~ lice J. B. King was shot and killed by Joe Davis, at the latter's home. King, it is said, went to Davis' house at the , instance of Davis' wife. The latter had j quarreled with her husband and desired ' him to be placed under a peace bond. 1 As King entered Davis ordered him to ' stop. King advanced and tapped on , the door when Davis shot him from i a window with a shot-gun, killing him.1 1 I FIREMEN PERISHED Many Suffocated By Fumes From the Burning Acid MEN DEAD AND ILL AS A RESULT The Illness Due to Inhaling Fumes of the Deadly Nitric Acid From the Stamp and Seal Company. Milwaukee. Special.?Four firemen are dead and nine others are said to be seriously ill from the effects of inhaling the fumes of nitric acid while fighting a fire at the plant of the Schwab Stamp and Seal Company Tuesday night. The victims of the disaster were not overcome for many hours after the fire, when one by one. they succumbed. A complete list of tne dead and I seriously injured is as follows: Dead: James Foley, ehief; Andrew White, captain truck No. 1; Edward Hogan. pipeman. Engine Company No. 1: Thomas Droney. pipeman. Engine Company No. 1. Seriously injured: Daniel McCarthy, truckman. Engine Company No. 1. The following will probably recover: William Meloy. George Hanranan, William Kennedy, John Linehan. Jos. Nunwash, George Ryan, all truckmen and Jack J. Hennessey, lieutenant. Assistant Chief Clancey's condition is critical and the physicians who are watching over him cannot determine his chances of living. Captain Peter Lancaster is dying and Truckman William Meloy and William Kennery are seriously ill. The men became ili and rapidly grew worse. Doctors worked over them, but Captain Lancaster appeared to be i dying and a priest was sent for and i the last rites of the catholic church administered. It was hoped Palmer and Meloy would recover. $250,000 Fire in an Oklahoma Town, j Oklahoma City, Okla.. Special.?Fire i that started in the Lion Store, dealers ( in general merchandise, here, caused a loss of $250,000. The insurance is about one-third of tne loss. The en- i tire stock and building of the Lion j Store was consumed, entailing a loss i j of more than $17.o\>0. Another fire ii; j a frame building on broadwav at <.e j same time caused additional loss. i * News Notes. 1 The Kaiser has issued a decree < which is the death knell to the black , overcoat of the German officer. After April 1 only the light gray overcoats are admissible. These are worn a good 1 deal already, but many officers still < prefer the black coat with its near red | collar and cuffs. His Majesty decides upon the uniforms of all his many 1 regiments?not a button or inch of * gold braid but has the Kaiser's consid- 1 eratlon and sanction or disapproval. In a recent contest for suggesting the best way to make |5 grow the prize was awarded to a man who advised that the amount be invested in eggs for ^ hatching. He cited, among other things the case of a boy who exchanged a 1 penny for an egg. and this egg grew, successively, into a hen. six chickens, a pig, a calf, and a pony, with bride and saddle. Agents of Germany are seeking to buy warships from Chile. The lirst part of the French Army luwlppt wnu nrinnfpd in ine Paris Chamber of Deputies -mid a pat'iotic \ demonstration. ; The British Channel Squadron is ex-' perimenting with oil as fuel- J Fifteen sailors were Tost in a collision between the British torpedo-boai destroyer Orwell and the cruiser Pioneer near Corfu. The White Star liner Cedric, the largest ship in the world, left Belfast 'or Liverpool on her trial trip. Brigands are creating a reign of terror in the Caucasus. To Purchase Beauvolr. Jackson. Miss.. Special.?Ten thousaud dollars, the amount required for the, purchase of Beau voir, the old home of Jefferson Davis, former President of the* Southern Confederacy, was subscribed at a meeting of the Beauvolr committee of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in this city. It is said that a deed will be granted by Mrs. Davis in a few days. Roo-evelt Invited. Washington. Special. ? President Roosevelt received an invitation Wed- j j nesday to attend the unveiling of the, monument to be erected at Orchard; t Knob, on the Chieamauga battlefield.! in commemoration of the services of q Maryland soldiers on both sides of the n civil war. The monument commission, r headed by Col. B. F. Taylor, of Bal b timore county, was presented to the President by Senator McUomas. me President was shown a handsome wa- ^ ter-colored drawing of the monument, the unveiling of which will take plase t on July 22nd next. He gave no definite! . leply to the invitation, saying that he| . would take the matter under consld- > pration. t s Two Women Hanged. Tendon. Special.?Amelia Sach and Annie Walters, "baby farmers." were hanged at Holloway jail Tuesday. The woman were recommended to mercy on I account of their sex, but the Home 1 Secretary was unable to grant the re- e prieve usually accorded. The women p walked to the scaffold unaided and dis- t played remarkable fortitude. No wo- p roan had previously been hanged in 1 England since March. 1900. s For Liberian Scheme. Atlanta. Special.?The republic of Liberia, through Bishop H. M. Turner, f af this city, has donated to the Colored National and Commercial Asso- n iation the sum of $25,000 to assist in c purchasing a steamship to ply between is :he United States and West Africa, for commercial purposes, as well as for "migration. It is the bishop's desire & :hat white as well as colored people h purchase shares in this enterprise, and M insist negroes who wish to remove to p Liberia. 1 0 I SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL Dra'mage. In asking the South Carolina legislature for an appropriation to eontinue Its work, the sanitary and drainage commission of Charleston county has made an interesting report of its profirroao in rorloiminff 15 Oftft a/TPS Of lowlands near Charleston. At a cost of a little more than $5,141 about J,036 acres have been drained, and the commission reports that that territory is now perfectly healthy, and it asserts that the mere reduction of the number of mosquitoes which had been bred in the ponds and morasses has been of incalculable benefit to the health of that section. The commission states that the work is now approaching a section of the county which has been for years considered the mos lawless. Drainage will make the territory healthy and permit its occupation by law-abiding whites, so that it will be sanitary both from the physical and moral standpoint. The undoubted good results already obtained through this drainage work ought to encourage its prosecution of completion and lead to a more general movement for the reclamation of other such waste lam.s in the South. A 10,000-Spindle Addition. One 6f the most successful cotton mills in the South, and one of which the public hears lift!?, is that conduct-J u.. AJ?ii n- ? eu uy iutf v^utii ?>i(tuuiat'kuiiuK v>v. at Concord, N. C. This company held Its anunal meeting last week and the reports of the management presented some interesting facts r'-jrarding the enterprise. The uupany declared a semi annual dividend of 4 per cent., charged off $50,0oo for wear and tear of machinery (making $100,000 for this purpose in two years), and added in amount to its surplus fund, increasing same to about $270,000. The sloektiolders also authorized at tiie meeting the issuance of udtiitioua. siock to the imount of $100,000, almost all of which was subscribed at once. This new capital will be expended on the srection and equipment of an addition to contain' 10,000 spindles. Its product will be fine yarns up to 60s. The Odell plant at present has 30,000 ring spinlies and 1,726 looms, and its capital pefore this increase was $300,000. It ises about 10.000 bales of cotton innually, and during 1902 manufactured 21,694,413 yards of cloth. Textile Notes. C. B. Somervilla and associates vere mentioned recently as having jurchased Armstrong Knitting Mills it Charlottesville, Va., as to operate lame and introduce the manufacture ?,.,.,.?11? (n nnnn/u.llnn with tllO I JL W? CfcOIlO 111 WUUVV.WVU n * bit vuv nill. They have organized H. C. Mar?bant Manufacturing Co. to carry out heir plans, H. C. Merchant being resident; R. P. Valentine, vice-presllent: C. B. Somerville, secretary, and iV. O. Watson, treasurer. This com>any will knit men's, women's and hildren's ribbed underwear and nanufacture overalls, adding 100 sewng machines for this purpose. Berkley Knitting Mills. Berkley, r'a., has completed improvements that iave been in progress. The main buildng has been doubled, making it 90x 20 feet in size. It is two stories high. Considerable new machinery was also >ut in position. This mill manufactures ligh -grade ladies' underwear finished vith Bilks. Several of the twenty-five issortments produced are lisle thread. Messrs. W. I. Weilman and T. W. 'ratt, president of banks at Huntsrille, Ala., have been in New York luring the past week negotiating with i party of capitalists for the election if a large cotton factory at Hunts*ille. It was reported some weeks ago .hat New York parties contemplated ovating a $400,000 mill at Huutsville. James L. Wood, of Morristown, Tenn., *ill establish a knitting plant. He inenus iu install twelve machines and nanufacture men's hosiery. A suitable >uilding has been secured for the enerpi.'oe. operations will be conducted :nder the title J. L. Wood Oo. Eagle and Phenix Mills, Columbus, la., will erect an addition and install machinery for manufacturing cotton ope. Construction of the required uilding has begun. H. Kaulfers, representing Valentine Hiss of Scranton, Pa., has announced hat his principal will establish a >raneh silk-throwing mill at Roanoke, r'a.: investing about $10,000. It is sad he plant will employ about 150 perons. Valentine Bliss operates three ills in Pennsylvania, the Scranton ilant having 58,600 spindles. E. L. Shuford Manufacturing Co., Jrookford, N. C.. contemplates adding i AAA nntml 1 ac oA,l SOU Ummq tn its quipment. If it is definitely decided to mrchase this additional machinery he new spindles and looms will be mrchased from an idle mill in New fork. The Shuford plant new has 7,500 Dindtes and TOO looms. E. Shields Hosierj Co. will establish ;nitting plant at Manchester, Va. Its quipment will be remove I from Scotmd Neck, N. C.. the change being aade to be located where more labor an be readily secured. R. E. Reichelt i manager. The directors of United States Coton Duck Corporation of Baltimore ield a meeting in New York last 'eek. They elected Charles K. Oliver, resident, to succeed Trenor L. Park f New York, who resigned. ESCAPE OF IITLEV Walked Out of Jail While Under a Twenty Year Sentence? HOLLINGSWORTH'S SLAYER FREE. Thai IIH... RrihoH HI. P?l low Prisoners to Assist ia His l?s? cape. j Fayetteville, N. C., Special.?Edward Utley, in jail pending an appeal to the Supreme Court, and sentenced to 20 years in the penitantiary, escaped Monday night. Jailer Pate entered the jail at 1 o'clock to feed tire pfhioners, and found a hole in the bottom stairway on the second floor made "by the removal of the wooden casing of the staircase. He found Utley, as he thought, asleep on his cot wrapped in bed clothes. He made the round of the Jail and found the other prisoners safe. He again went to UUey's call, and discovered that the shape in the bed was made up of the boards wrapped in blankets.^and that Utley was gone. There were two padlocks 'on Utley's cell; one was locked, the other unlocked. Pate admits that the door on the corridor opening to the tier of cells In which Utley was confined was open; also a door leading to the staircase outside the jail. He says this was customary. If Utley squeezed through the opening made by the removal of the boards, he had but one door to pass instead of four. Whence he obtained the keys is a mystery. t m w ? - ?v. ? u-J ? jjepuijr outfriu .nuuuguui. uau me other prisoners searched. Delia Waddeli. a negro woman in the cell next to Utley, had a $10 bill, a bunch of Utley's keys and a note from Utley to a relative, asking for the loan of a large Bum of money, and bidding friends good-bye. George Maxwell, who had access to the corridor on that floor, and $50. Neither prisoner would talk. Sheriff Marsh has sent officers to scour the country around and has telegraphed the police at prominent pointa to be on the watch. The sheriff says a rigorous investigation must be made. The county commissioners went into an investigation of the matter, meeting Tuesday afternoon. The county commissioners offer $400 reward for the apprehension of Utley; Sheriff Marsh offers $200. Utley is a wealthy man and it is thought had bribed the other prisoners. An Ultimatum. Washington, Special.?Minister Bowen, Venezuelan's representative in the settlement of the cl?ims of that country, has sent through the British ambassador here, what amounts practically to an ultimatum to the allied nowers of Great Britain, utrmanv and Italy, regarding their insistence for preferential treatment in the settlement of their claims against Venezuela. It is in reply to the proposition submftted at a joint conference of the negotiations. by the British ambassador that the allied powers be allowed twoj thirds of the 30 per cent, of the customs receipts of the ports of La Guiara and Porto Cabello and that the United States and the other claimant nations. France. Belgium. Holland, bentmnk. Spain and Norway and Sweden, content themselves with the remaining one-third of this per centage. that Ls 10 per cent, of the receipts of these two ports. In the note received from the British libassador. by Minister Bowen, the latter refuses point blank to accept the proposition for a 20 and 10 per cent, division, oa the ground that to recognize the principle it embodies would be absolutely offensive to modern civilization. Whiskey Men Organize. Louisville. Special.?The Herald says: "It has just been ascertained mrofl n or nt Al'Pl' 90 111 til at a an ici iuv^viu^ v? w. v. Kentucky distillers, held in this city. Saturday night, it was determined to begin an organized campaign against the anti-liquor legislation now being considered by the various legislatures of the country and especially by the General Assemblies of a number of Southern States. A large fund has already been raised to defray the expenses of the movement." Killed Abou-t a Dog. Florence. S. C., Special.?William King shot and killed Samuel Rogers and mortally wounded Jgmes Rogers, father of Samuel Rogers, about seven miles from here on the plantation of Alonzo Hewitt late Saturday evening. The killing is said to have occurred about a dog. King has left and left no trace of his' whereabouts. Want to Keep Hobion. Washington, Special.?The Navy Department is unwilling to allow Constructor Hobson to rltire from the navy, even upon resignation outright and the abandonment of the privilege of going upon the retired list. The m xi? ......Hllnonoda iq fhp reason ror me unimug^? ? pressing need of the construction corps for the services of just such young officers as Mr. Hobson, and the effort will be made to induce him to remaip.von duty. The construction corps has lost the services of four able men during the past year and with the rapidly increasing amount of construction work the Navy Departments feds that it must stop the drain. Sentenced to Prison. Washington, Special.?In- closing up the fiscal accounts of the Philippine government for the past fiscal year it was discovered that the accounts of James F. Behan. disbursing officer for the board of health for the Philippines were in great confusion and upon demand of Auditor Lowshe. he war. arrested and tried on charges of forgery and duplication of public documents and sentenced to imprisonment for 12 years. Behan. who is from Massacbusettc was a^pdnted in Wl.