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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

Dr. Pcarsous. Chicago physician. is
convinced that De has discovered. if not
the fountain of youth. al least the secret
of longevity. He is now eighty years old,
hale and hearty. and intends to live twen-
IS years longer. He says:
.0.E ag. depends apan ..s-6.rr, common sense.
aid ze.. -fawa,. Most men dig lcl 2l1re-
H.l. Il.lI teeth.
Since the history OF man began perpet-
uaI life has been generally desired. The
Eastern courtier zalutcl his sovereign with
the cry. go King live forever" The mod
eru American. as = birthday greeting
wishes his friend many happy returns Of
the day" Everywhere We find expressed
the desire for long life. It is. perhaps
stronger among primitive peoples than in
civilized man. bur if d vendor were 10 APP
pear in the most highly organized com
muuity on the face of the earth today and
offer an elixir absolutely certain TO make
the patient ceutenarian In course OF
time. he would secure a large fortune
But. after ALL thoughtful people are often
inclined 60 wonder whether the mere con
tfnuauce OF life is TO be considered a bless
ing. in modern society old age is becom-
ing more and more useless There are few
occupations into which old people may en-
ter. and the increasing tendency TO spe-
cializaiou ia all forms OF labor takes even
light home employment away from them.
In addition 10 this there are various ner-
vous diseases which too often wreck a per
son scarcely past middle life. Certainly. a
useless. querul0us. and feeble old age is
anything but a happiness either TO the oc-
togenariau OF his relatives. Nobody cares
to prolong an existence without active in
terests. the power Of enjoyment, or even
moderate physical comfort. The mere ami
NAL desire Of life is not always sufficient
to make il seem worth the living
But Dr. Pearsons' scheme does not in
clude. that kind OF existence at ALL lie
does not intend 10 be laid aside as useless.
or pass the last twenty years OF his stay
on earth in taking medicines and following
doctors advice He believes that by con-
tinuing his present regimen. he can keep
his health and vigor for twenty years long
er His prescription is this:
Keep cool. don't overload the stomach, breathe
pure air snd lots oi ID. use vegetable diet don {
eat late suppers 90 90 bed early. don't fret
don't ~ where youll get excited, and dou't for
get C. take nap siiei dinner
He also believes in giving away ones
money WhiIe one is alive. He likes to
send $4,000 checks to struggling Western
colleges, and says that more people would
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04
MEXICO sURRENDERs TORRES.
The Action Conducive to Intern"-
tiounI Good Feeling.

The Secretary Of State has been inform
ed by r. W Dove, sheriff Of Maverick
County Texas. that the Mexican Govern
meut had surrendered to the Texas au-
thorities Antonio Torres, a Mexican citi-
zen. charged with committing murder
in UvaIde County. in that State. Sherih
Dove says in his letter TO Secretary
Hay. that the surrender Of Torres. cou
pied with that Of Mrs. Rich by this Gov
eminent TO the Mexican authorities. Will
do more for the protection Of life ana
property along the Texas Mexican from
tier than could in any other way be ac-
complshed.
The action Of Mexico in Torres case
is interesting and important in that 1t
is the first arising under the new eXtradi-
tion treaty between Mexico and the Uni
ted States. in which the surrender Of
Mexican citizen to the United States by
his own Government has been the result.
The new treaty provides that where a
citizen Of one country is charged with
crime in the other the President of the
country of which he is citizen and in
which he has taken refuge may in his
discretion surrender him TO the other
country The first case under the treaty
was that Of Mrs. Matte Rich. an Ameri-
can citizen who fed to Ell Paso, Texas.
after the death of her husband at Juarez.
Mexico.
Mexico asked for her eztradition on the
charged of killing her husband and Pres
ident Mckinley granted the request. She
was convicted in Mexico and sentenced to
fourteen years Imprisonment. The sec
Ond case was that of one Gonzales.
Mexican citizen, who fled to his own coun-
try from Maverick County. Texas. where
for his extradition was made. but Mexico
declined to grant il. This caused cOnsid-
cradle dissatisfaction on the American side
of the border. and il was asserted that
Mexico did not intend to carry out in good
faith the provision Of the treaty under
which Mrs Rich had been surrendered.
The surrender of Torres however. indi-
Gates that Mexico intends to act in good
faith and Sheriff Dove adopts that view.
This Government had. prior to the Rich
case. never surrendered one Of its own cit
liens for trial in another country and
Mexico is the only Government which
has an agreement with the United States
that will permit such a course. pro-
vision authorizing such eNtradtions was
Incorporated in the new treaty on account
OF the practice of criminals on the MeXi-
can-American border of crossing over TO
one country. after committing a crime in
another Under the old treaty MeXIcans
who committed crimes in the United
States we're safe from punishment when
they reached the Mexican side Of the Dor
der.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04
WEBSTER DAVIS RESIGNATION
Accepted by the President After n
Cabinet Discussion.

The resignation OF Webster Davis as
Assistant Secretary OF the Interior was
accepted by the President yesterday az
ternoon. MIR. Davis resignation was dis
cussed at length at yesterdays meeting
OF the Cabinet and some OF the advisers
Of Mr.. Mckinley. it is said. were opposed
to its acceptance while others advocated
that Mr.. Davis be at once relieved from
Office. The latter argument seemed to
impress the other members OF the Cabinet
and they yielded
Yesterday was Mr. Davis last day in Of
fee. and out with the former Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior stepped his pri-
vate secretary. John NJ Carr Mr. Davis
was busy yesterday receiving callers and
congratulatory letters and kilograms from
various sources. During the afternoon he
Strengthened out his office affairs so they
may be turned over to his successor a.
soon as one has been decided upon. II is
said however. that a successor to Mr.
Davis had been agreed upon during his
absence in South Africa. as his resigna-
ton was by no means unexpected The
new man Is said to have been chosen from
Missouri the same State from which Mr.
Davis was appointed.
Secretary Hitchcock said yesterday
afternoon that the President had accepted
Mr. Davis resignation but that he had
no idea as to whom the President would
appoint to fill the place. Mr. Hitchcock
added that he had not seen Mr.. Davis
since his return from South Africa
Mr. Davis has received request from
number of the prominent residents Of this
city to express his views on the Boer
question. Among those who made such
requests. it is said. are Rev. DR.. Stafford.
Prof W ] McGee. Rev. T. De Witt Tai
mage. Senator Mason Of Illinois. Senator
Hale of Maine, Senator Chandler OF New
Hampshire. Archbishop Keane, Senator
Hoar OF Massachusetts,, and Representative
LittIefield of Maine.
Mr. Davis has also received number
of offers to go on the lecture platform,
but as yet be has not decided how he viii
proceed. He said yesterday afternoon that
he was preparing for his speech at the
Grand Opera House next Sunday night.
and that for the present he had no other
communications 10 make to the public.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

contempt in obedience to the demands OF
the trusts they are now pretending that
their present attitude is one Of antagonism
10 the trusts. and that the latter. who COM
PEELED them to abandon the policy Of free
trade with Porto Rico. have always wanted
and still want it. But the proof to the
contrary is complete. and the evidence is
conclusive and damning that the nefarious
measure is simply nothing other than a
bargain and sale Of national honor, the
Constitution OF the United States and Off
cial and legislative decency. for the price
of trust subscriptions to the Republican
campaign corruption fund Appeal to the
public history aud record Of the conspiracy
is all that is necessary TO make this appear
in letters Of FIRE The President and the
leaders Of his party have created and pre-
sented the issue. The Trusts or the Con
sttution." The campaign will be fought
upon that issue. and no honest American
ought to allow himself any doubt as to
how il will be decided
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04
A MACABEBE SQUADRON.
Major Bntson VIII Enlist Native
Troopers in LuzOu.

Secretary Root has decided that an order
be sent to Major General Otis at Manila
authorizing the organizing of Philippine
squadron Of cavalry. to be composed Of
mounted Macabebes under Major
Mathew A. Batson. who is now in Wash
ington, During the active military opera
lions in the Philippines he commanded the
battalion Of Macabebe scouts which rer-
dered valuable. service to the American
troops under General Young. Major Bat
sons report to the Secretary of War on
the work of these natives showed them 70
be INTEL gent. active and loyal He says
there are a number Of men among them
who have received good educations in
the Spanish schools at Manila. Some OF
them were officers in the Spanish army in
the Philippines. He considered some men
better scouts than the North American
Indians whom they closely resemble in
their facial outlines. They have the same
sharp eye and high cheekbone and are
similar to- the Indian in action
Major Bat-on has been allowed to name
the captains and first lieutenants of the
squadron. They are all Americans but non
commissioned officers are to be Nacabebes.
The squadron is already organized and
mounted but the men have never formally
enlisted in the army. They have been paid
for their services. but have never Obligated
themselves TO serve a stated period They
have expressed a desire TO enlist and Major
Batson will return to the Philippines pre-
pared TO regularly swear them into the
United States service.
When this is done the squadron which
is u0w scattered. will be formed as a unit
and used for fyipg advances into the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04
THE PORTO RICAN TREASURY.
& February Deficit shown in IL War
Department Statement.

The Division Of Customs and Insular
Affairs OF The War Department gave GU,
yesterday a statement Of the condition Of
the Porto Rican treasury for the month
of February. 1900. The most important
item of the statement made public is that
the deficit Tor the month named is S24-
1921
The total receipts for the month Of Feb
ruary. 1900 were $1O0,0l6.24. while tine
disbursements for the month named were
1924. 20745. The balance in the hands Of
the treasurer Of the island February l..
1900. was S447 S59.9S. which by February
Is 1900. had decreased to S423 S6s.77.
The deficit in January, 1900. was
50. l46.73 The deficit for the six months
ending February IS 1900, was Sl55. O9l so.
or an average monthly deficit OF $25. $3.50
The receipts cf the island for the month
OF February. 1900, are divided as follows
Customs receipts 500 932.S6. postal re-
ceipts, s.. 963.34; internal revenue re-
CENTS. S2T1S2H miscellaneous receipts.
50 g37. 60
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

OF that department. He was a major and
assistant adiutant general during the
Spanish war and served with distinction
on the stan of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee In
like most volunteer officers. he was not
mustered out Of the service at the close
Of the war. Instead he has been retained
and promoted one grade, A family friend
yesterday reminded the warrior bold that
his distinguished father, the former Presi-
dent. was opposed to the Oxnard bill
Yes. he is, and I'm very sorry. too. said
the deposed prince. My father is wrong
for once in his life. You see, l happen to
know a great deal more about this bust
ness than he does. I've served in Cuba
for more than a year, you know. and l
understand what is needed for the trop-
les. My word for it that this tariff bill,
which the Senate with great wisdom and
courage has just passed is one OF the
most humane and necessary pieces OF leg
islation ever enacted by Congress
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04
EXHIBITION OF THE HOLLAND.
Members of the House See the sub
Marine Torpedo Boat Perform.

Another exhibition OF the submarine tor
pedo boat Holland was given in the Poto-
mac River opposite Alexandria yesterday
morning. for the benefit of number Of
members Of the House Of Representative
The party left the Navy Yard dock at 10
o'clock. They were conveyed to the scene
Of operation in the yachts Sylph and Jose
mime. The Holland made two dives. run
ming submerged, each time, about three
minutes Sire then made a number Of
dives to show her quicknes5 and facility
in maneuvring in the vertical plane.
The trial was to the satisfaction Of
those witnessing il.
Another exhibition VIII take place next
Saturday morning. Il will be given for
the benefit Of the Board OF Ordnance and
Fortifcatious of the War Department. and
members of the Senate. \ number OF
Whitehead torpedoes Will be fired
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

urom The Lewiston Evening Jouru3lJ
Justice Brewer thc other day told story Of
ln Indiana Justice OF the peace vino owned farm.
one line OF his fence formed the boundary 1f
the States Of Indiana and Ohio. Like others ia
rural districts, who hold that office. he had an
abnormal appreciation OF the responsibility OF the
Office and never lost an opportunity TO exercise
his prrrogltve OF demanding that the peace be
preserved.
one dav his son and his hired got 10
fighting on a stretch Of the farm near the bouu-
diary fence, and the justice OF the peace rushed
ont and mounted the fence. Then, with head
cooked high and the air OF ore who has but to
command. he shouted: In the name Of the state
OF Indiana | demand the preservation OF the
peace" Just then the fence gave way under his
weight and az he went down with the .tenCe
topping over to the Ohio side. he shouted 10
his son: GIVE him the mischief. jim; I've lost
my jurisdictionrf
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04
The Queens Journey.

Queen Victoria's visit 90 Ireland this wceI aia
safely be 1T down as one OF tie memorable
events OF her rfign and it it does not res1ir DO
bringing saxon and Celt into more .yInrafhrtie
relations than have existed between ,hcm hifn.
rrtn il will not be the fault Her Majesty.
The Queen is a good deal OF q politician. and
the embodiment OF w0many sympathy which
is quite likely 10 he warmly manifested hy bet
on this occasion and heartily rscprOeatcd ty-..
most Of the Irish people. WIN too brave co..
be other than generous to their venerable
crcisn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04
The Wealth of Sarcasm.


The view OF those who like the President have
advocated free trade with Porto Rico as a mat
ter Of expediercy and pfoPriety, has prevailed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

4 View Statermnn.-A new states-
man made his initial how in the Senate
-, 20 ,,s-,.t,,- ,,l,a.-ie.
I'D ~" -, 49, w..
A. CuIoeI7on Oh ieAAs' al i's. '"s We"
South has sent us a man TO Washington
who can uphold the prestige the dignity
tho .statasm8nsbip and the address Of The
oId line of statesmen from that section.
,,,,,,,,-f..,.,.,lI,. ey.I,i-1a5 "a praybsirad
-, - ,bc no. e,lrar, Who has re-
rCrta5 rho Sepatr for several generations.
tn. consensus of oDinion agreed With
tbgt avnrsssed Inv the grizzled rrporter.
m, To-, has been Ga Quiet his dsmelnor
bas baen so modest and his manner so
IN 49,. .f 49, hoo b.a-,. 30, tn. gon,t,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

senator Vests Rcturn.-NIiseouri'
distinguished statesman, Senator G. G.
Vest reappeared iu his seat yesterday
after an absence OF about a month He
has been recuperating al Pass Christian,
Miss. and that the vacation did him much
good is evidenced by the healthy tint OF
bronze upou his face and hands and round
ed cheeks that were hollow and sunken
when he left Washington under the i'm
perative order of his physician. Senator
Vest walks with a steadiness that did not
characterize his lOCOmOtiOn when he went
away to the balmy air Of the Gulf, and
mauifests a keener interest in the pro-
ceedipgs Of the Senate than was appar
entity his wont a month ago. 1t is be
ieyed that he is on the road to complete
recovery of his health and strength. and
if this proves true 1T Is thought that he
will disappoint a camorous horde of
statesmen in Missouri who are relying
upon his voluntary retirement to private
life at the expiration Of his term in 1903.
Wiser Than His Fatber.-Lieut. CD
p Harr,son-Prince Russell of former
DAYS and fame-paraded uneasily up and
down the capaclous marble room yesterday
afternoon while the finishing touches we're
being put on the Porto Rican Tariff bill in
the senate When the vote on the passage
of the hill was announced Prince Russell"
EXPRESSED very greatisatisfaction and soon
left the CAPITOL The prince" is a lieu
tenant colonel on the staff of Adjutant
General Corbin and is en- route to Porto
Rico to assume the new duties to which
he has been assigned as Inspector general
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

The petition against the midwiuter dog
muzzlc law presented TO the District Com
missioners yesterday would better have
been handed to Congress-and with a
prayer that the ordinance might be ex-
tended to include the Commissioners.
However, let US be patient The present
Board will not last long.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

After our experience with Macrum there
is no telling what the climate Of South Al
rica may do to an American caught out
there alone Nevertheless the report that
Capt Carl Baichmsu. Of the Seventeenth
United States Inf3ntry. our military OBJ.
server with the Beers. commanded their
forces in the fight at Doom Spruit. may be
set down as a silly canard.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

iaptEf LOT ne Mthihlel
managers have agreed at this early date
upon the Hon Henry Cabot Lodge for
permanent Chairman of the Philadelphia
Convention. No oficial announcement OF
this has been made nor. Of course. will
any be made. Such a course would be
public refutatiou OF the theory that the
delegates run political conventions ON
excellent authority it is stated that Seua-
tor Lodge has been invited by both Mr..
Hanna and Mr. Mckinley to preside al
Philadelphia. and that he has accepted.
II is said that he very greatly prefers to
make the principal nominating speech,
but as that honor has been reserved for
Senator Depew. the Massachusetts states
man must take the next best assignment,
which is that Of permanent chairman.
Who will be temporary chairman has not
vet been decided Senator ThurstOn is
still in hot pursuit of that honor. But
he is now the attorney in Nebraska for the
Standard oil Octopus. and as Octopi are
to be chased in lively fashion around the
convention hall in Philadelphia for the
delectation Of the groundlings. it is
thought the distinguished Senator from
Nebraska will find himself Handicapped by
his new business connections in the race
for convention honors.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

WEDNESDAY. APRIL 4. 1900.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

Having been good to the trusts in the
Porto Rican tariff matter. and trying TO be
more than good to them again through the
Hanna Ship Subsidy job the Administra
ton is greatly anxious to earn the graft
tude and campaign contributions of the
brewers There is. therefore, an earnest
effort in Congress to find out just now the
public cat would jump If the extra war tax
OF dollar a barrel on beer were taken of.
It would be measure of undoubted popu-
larity among the brewers because the war
tax makes a difference Of from five or six
to eight or nine hundred thousand dollars
apiece annually. to number Of large
brewing concerns. When that is under
stood. it is easy and quite iustihable to
assume that a great many million dollars
worth Of wholesomeness is taken cut Of
the beer At present the brewing interest
is not friendly to the Mckinley Admins
tration. Il was heavily mulcted for the
Republican campaign of 1896 and then
again grievously burdened on account OF
the Spanish war. Now that a surplus is
rolling up in the Treasury its representa-
tives think il ought 10 be relieved. But
il is delicate question to handle, when
Methodist conferences with blood in their
eyes are denouncing Brother William Ne
Kinley as a canteenist if not a .'tipplsr."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04

Public interest Will again centre in Ken.
lucky The Court Of Appeals may render
its decision today in The governorship
case. and within a day OF so it is probable
that indictments Will be found against
Taylor and other inSIrgeut leaders i'm con
nection with the murder OF Governor Coo
bel. There are signs which seem to point
to another descent Of the mountain ban
ditu on Frankfort. Altogether if there
is TO be collision and bloodshed in the
state the crisis should be reached and
PASSED this week
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-04
said the Chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee. in a letter written 20 a con-
stitueut on January 2ith-

Porto Rico Is Guns without 0l--gHt.H- E...
anywhere Her people aye impoverished Bog I.a-
son oi iHe hurricane which destroyed tHe greater
portion 81 Two annual cIur-- SHE .8- uH markets.
iriuu deprived lf them hy annexation o. tng
United States. CammGoaily and industrial. .
without some aid from Congress, she is without
hone tor fle iutur- 4 free admission Uf Har
product. go The u.frd States. which Is uHu aa
corded 90 every other state and Territory 8ua
o. AIasi4. NOS Organized into Territory. Ualll
give hCt relief
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-19
Ferguson News.
. Times -lRspublican.

Special to Times -lRepublican.
Ferguson, Dec. 10. ~ NJ. Davis went
TO Atlanta Ca. Tues day to spend the
winter with his son. Will A Davis.
Mrs Bessie BrowneJones. of Ottum-
wa. is visiting a few days with her
sister, Mrs. Allen .utrs.
L. E. simcox and Wilfred Cooper
went to Oklahoma Tuesday to look
over the country, with the Intention Of
buying land in the new colony being or
gained there. Several more from here
intend to go soon.
Miss Libbie schooler has been quite
i'll for several days.
Beal & Co. shipped four loads of corn
Tuesday out of here.
There will be basket supper at the
school house Friday evening
Will Brand, north of town. had his
nose broken Saturday in a street brawl
in Marshalltown.
Going to California? Next excursion
via the Iowa Central on Wednesday,
Dec 10. Elegant tourist cars and fast
time, Ask the ticket agent for particu-
lars