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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Temperature and Rainfall.

L S. Department or Agriculture.
 Weather Ruresu. MONTGOMERY. Ala, Dec 5. The following shows highest and lowest tenn peratures and rainfall at Weather Bureau sta tions, during the twenty y-four hours ending ' a m. today:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
River Forecast.

The Upper Coosa will fall slowly and the Lower Coosa and Alabama will continue to rise very slowly, remain stationary, dur ing the next two days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06

blush tint verging on green. and must origi- nally have been the color of lapis lazuli. in imitation of the hair worn by Egyptian gods. The mummy was lying slightly on the left side, az Egyptians sleep today, and the head in the Soudan. The eyes turned toward the rising sun. Two staffs were found beside the body, and a little wooden statue.
 TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if 1t fails to euro. E. W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
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STATIONS.
Hear Little of the Losers.

FRANK P. CHAFFEE. Section Director. Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

In Spanish penitentiaries 1t Is still customary to give arrivals a flogging.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20
FACTS ABOUT CUBA.

Cuba contained at the time of the break
ing out Of the last revolution 100000 farms,
ranches and plantations, valued at $1,000
000
No less than 1--WE minor revolts occurred
in Cuba between 1878, the date of closing the
"ten years war; and 1894 when the last
war began.
From 1897 to 1864 Cuba contributed direct
IN to the Spanish treasury the sum of $780,
900. 600. Since 1867 the island has contrib
uted but little directly to the Madrid treas
ury, but indirectly much of the entire rev
enue of the island has reached Spain.
From the eastern end of Cuba to Hayti is
"a miles, and to Jamaica So miles; from the
northern shore on the western end it is SO
miles to Florida, and from Cape San An
tonic, the western extremity Of the island,
to Yucatan is 100 miles.
Cuba is nearly seven times as long as Long
Island. 1t stretches from point about even
with New York City on the east to Cincin-
natl on the west, a distance of 100 miles. In
width it is nowhere greater than 100 miles,
while at places it is as narrow as 20 miles.
There are / 300 small islands and keys ad-
iacent to and belonging to Cuba, and these,
with the main island, comprise an area Of
about $4,000 square miles.
Cuba had at the close Of the war with
Spain about 1000 miles Of railway divided
into a number of small lines. Since the
evacuation of the island by Spain Sir Will
| liam Van Van Horne, the builder Of the Can
dian Pacific railway, has been building
new trunk line that, when completed, will
traverse the island from one end to the
/ other, and, with its various branches, will
| comprise more than another thousand miles
of railway line. The main line of this road
| from Santiago to Nipe, in Santa Clara prov
ince, is now nearing completion, and will be
opened to traffic in the early summer, and
the remainder Of the system will be pushed
to completion as rapidly as possible. The
older lines of railway are practically all in
the western portion Of the island, and sew
eral of them center at Havana, OF connect
! with Havana.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20

army, which increased rapidly until It had
reached the numbers of 1000 men, but the
ability of Spain to furnish war materials
and fresh troops was greater than that Of
the insurgents, and the rank and file Of the
Cuban army began finally to tire Of the
struggle. From 73until February 1878, the
war dragged along in a desutory way, and
finally ended with the peace OF San Antonio
which guaranteed pardon to all who had
aiken part in the conflict, and representa-
tion for Cuba in the Spanish cortes.
1t was during this war, in 1873, that there
occurred the incident of the steamer Nir-
gnius waicl came so near resulting in war
between Spain and the United States and
watch did result in some pointed CORE
spondeuce between officials of the two coun-
tries, and the execution as pirates at San
tiago OF 80 persons.
The incidents of the last revolution that
started in 1894 and led TO American inter
vention for the pacifcation and Liberation
of the island are too well known to need
any recounting here. The leaders who
tocked to the Cuban standard were men
who had fought for Cuban freedom from
lS6S-7S. Jose Marti started from New York
in February, 1895 Gomez, Antonio and Jose
Maceo, Crombet, Cebreco, Borrero, Angel
Guerra and a score OF Others gathered again
on Cuban soil from different points to again
/ begin the fight for Cuban freedom. In time
Garcia, Robi, Rivera and others Joined
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derful victories in rapid succession, but
Spain left behind her harder struggle than
her armies or her fleets had given us--it was
with dirt and disease
How well Gov Gen. Wood has conquered
this foe is evidenced from the health reports
from Cuba. First at Santiago, and later
throughout all the island he has persistently
fought the battle for clean cities and good
sanitation until to-day Havana, instead OF
being the breeding ground of all the various
types OF malignant fever, is considered a.
healthful as almost any city in the United
States. He has taught to the Cubans the ne
,e,sity of cleanliness, a lesson they are moi
likely to soon forget.
He has done more than this. He has
opened the public schools, and has so ex-
tended the system that practically all the
children OF school age have now offered
them the advantages otan education, and has
instllled in the hearts OF the people desire
for learning. a desire which their own gov
eminent viii now be in position to fulfill.
Gen. Wood, as the representative OF the
American people has builded government
of the people, for the people and by the
people of Cuba into whose hands our coun-
try can now safely place the reigns OF con
troll. and Gen. Wood name must be added
to the list Of Cuban heroes whose memories
will long live in the hearts of the people of
''tLe ever faithful isle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20

The beet and cane product both considered,
Cuba is surpassed by but one country, Ger
many, with one and one-half million tons, as
a sugar producer, and is equaled by but one
other, Austria.
Cuba has exported in one year more than
100000 pounds of leaf tobacco and more
than 34,JOO,OO0 cigars in addition to heavy
exports OF baled tobacco OF less valuable va
rieties.
TIE shipping of nine Cuban ports, which
includes Havana, for the year 1924 amount
ed to 8, 53s 500 tons, carried by 3,lS4 vessels.
The above three paragraphs give gen
eral idea of industrial Cuba of the past;
they can sea- cely be classed as even pro-
phetic Of the future
Cuba and the adjacent small islands be-
longing to it occupy an area of 5000 square
miles-a little less in size than the state of
New York OF this total area less than 10
per cent has ever been under cultivation;
four per cent is classed as forest land, and
large quantities OF the remainder is virgin
soil awaiting development by progressive
people under a progressive government.
When such a people under such a govern
ment have turned this unclaimed area into
productive territory we shall have the Cuba
of the future.
But to 90 back again to the Cuba of the
past. Cane sugar development has been
confined to the vast central plain lying to
a great extent in Matanza province. In the
season of 1928 this great plain yielded
l.O5A2l2 tons of sugar, valued at SS0,00O000
The sugar plantations Of this territory
vary in extent from 100 to 700 acres, and
employ an average of one man to each two
acres under cultivation.
For several years the sugar industry in all
the West Indian islands has been in a de-
plorable condition, but different causes
must be assigned Tor the condition in Cuba
than for the other islands In Cuba it has
been the series Of rebellions and insurrec
tions that have caused the decline Of the
industry. During the periods of compare
tive peace the industry has prospered, and
the reason may be found in the fact that the
Cuban planters have gone about the produc-
ton of sugar on a large scale, and equipped
with the most modern machinery.
While sugar is the staple crop of first i'm
portance in Cuba tobacco has an important
place in the islands industries and is even
more valuable than sugar when the acreage
under cultivation is considered. As Matan-
zas is the center of the sugar industry so is
Pinar del Rio the center of the tobacco in
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20

from Havana to reestabish them at her
home ports. The industry had existed in
the island from l726, and the closing Of them
was bitterly resented. But Cuba at that
time demanded only her rights as a loyal
colony, and not the absolute freedom for
whicn she has since fought
During her earlier history the develop
ment of Cuba's great agricultural resources
progressed but slowly. Her ports were
closed to the commerce of all the world save
Spain, and it was not until after circum-
stances which Spain had opposed for years
but which finally overcame her, that the
Cuban planters began to really realize the
narrowness of Spanish rule. The change
that began to be apparent in the colonial
policies of other European nations early in
the last century was not shared by Spain,
who but attempted to draw the lines
tighter.
This fact is evidenced by the issuance Of
the royal decree of May %, 1925, defining the
functions of the captain generals Of Cuba,
a decree which invested them with prac.
tcally the powers of oriental despots and
this decree remained in force until Spain
had been driven from the island
Even before the issuing of this decree
had come the first attempt to break the rule
of Spain. Secret political societies had be
gun organizing as early as 1920 under the
name of "Soles de BOLIVIA" and in 1929
these societies made an attempt at open re
volt But the attempt was iruitless of re
suits other than the arrest and punishment.
Of the leaders
The next revolution came ia 1926, and wa,
planned by Cuban refugees in Mexico an,
Colombia The scheme included tie LEAD
ership of the great liberator, Simon Bohva
but it resulted in nothing tangible throur
lack Of adequate support. the same leac
ers attempted TO organize another campaa
for the freeing of Cuba during the years 1927
%. this time including among their supper;
ers many persons in the United States bu
this plan was frustrated through the infl
ence of the slave interests in both this cour
try and Mexico
Another revolution came in 1884 in whic
the principals we're the slaves on the suga
plantations about Mantanzas. With som,
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20

were their operations directed against the
Spaniards in Cuba alone, but in every part
Of the western world where the Spanish flag
hoated.
1t was not until late in the eighteenth and
early in the nineteenth centuries that the
people Of Cuba began to think seriously Of
freedom, or rather of righting existing
wrongs, and forcing from the mother coun-
try a more liberal form of government.
England's colonies had thrown off the yoke
Of oppression, and the seed of freedom that
had sprouted on the mainland had been car
ried to the island. A grievance that brought
with 1t armed resistance came in 1896 when
Spain Withdrew the ship building yards
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20

difficulty Spain suppressed thn revolt, and
punished ia various ways 1876 of those con-
victed OF participating ia t, but the seed Of
liberty then planted resulted In later years
ia the patriots who fought the long ten
years war, and again those who led to ulti-
mate victory the forces Of Cuba in the last
war.
The next Cuban revolution, started year
later, was led by an ex-oilicer IN the Span
! ish army, Narciso Lopez. He was unsuc-
] cessful at the time, but his efforts led final
/ ~ to the attempt Of this government TO
purchase Cuba from Spain in lS4s The
overtures made to the Spanish government
by President Polk were of no avail however,
and Lopez continued his efforts at liberia
tion until he was finally captured by the
Spanish authorities on Cuban soil and exc
cuted in 1851.
In 1854 came both the attempt of Gen.
Quitman, of Mississippi, for the invasion of
Cuba, which resulted disasterously to the
leaders, they being captured and executed,
and the Ostend Manifesto which recon-
mended the purchase of Cuba for $4,000,
600. But this, like the previous attempt at
purchase, came to naught, and the island
was left to drag along ia comparative peace
until the breaking out of the "ten years
war" in 1868.
1t was this long struggle that brought to
the fore such men as Gomez, Garcia, Palma
and many others destined to live in the his
tory of the new republic as the names OF
Washington, Lee, Putnam and a score OF
Others live in our own history. They are the
grandest names Cubans will ever know;
true patriots, who yet live to guide the young !
republic through its first troubled waters
with the same courageous hands that taught |
the Cuban soldiers to match Cuban strategy |
and daring against the heavier forces OF |
Spain. To this list must be added that of |
Maceo and the others who sacrificed their |
lives in the last struggle for Cuban freedom,
but demanded of Spain dear price for the /
sacrifice.
The story Of the "ten years war" is a
story of ten years Of hardships and sacrifice.
It brought with it the first declaration of
Cuban independence, signed on October TO-
1868, and also the first election of Cuban
officers including president and vice presi
dent and the appointment Of cabinet Of
fcers.
It was Carlos NJ de Cespedes, at the head
of lbs alarmed men. who started this con
Aict. and who issued the proclamation OF
Cuban independence at Yara. Cespedes was
A LAWYER of Bayamo at the beginning of the
war. but he was a natural leader of men,
and soon had $1,000 men with which to OPP
pose Spain 1t was he who virtually wrote
the first Cuban constitution which was
at Guaimaro on April 10, 1869
For the first two years Of the war success
attended almost every effort Of the Cuban
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20
.AMERIcA,s FIGHT ZOE cUBA.
the sword But with the srrub-
hing nrusb na Wen

So fresh in the minds of Tie American
people are the events Of the historic SUMMED
u 1898 that they really need DO recalling al
this time when the complete truition of the
objects of the struggle between the United
States and Spain are now to be realized in
the establishment of that independent gov
eminent in Cuba which this government
guaranteed when it declared the welding of
the sword for the island independence to
be part Of our duty.
The destruction Of our good ship Maine;
the declarations and appropriations voted
by congress- the mobilizing Of armies and
fleets; the victory of Admiral Dewey at Ma
Mia; the dispatch of troops to Santiago; our
naval victory off that harbor; the fall Of the
city; the capture Of Porto Rico. and SPANS
cry for peace at almost any price, all these
incidents need but mention to ecall them
to the minds of the people of L i country.
History was never made more RAPIDLY than
it was made during that summer end it was
history Of which the country and tie world
may well be proud in after yeai>
With the sword we drove spain out Of
Cuba, our soldiers and sailors reaped won
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20
ssThe Ever Faithful IsIe.v

Cuba has been known the world over as
"The Ever Faithful Isle" a name it re
ceived at the time the Spanish Bourbons
were deposed by Napoleon in 1908. AT that
time each member OF the provincial Cuban
council took an oath to preserve the island
for its legitimate sovereign. The island con
tributed voluntarily S5OOO,0O0 to the Span
ing treasury during the Napoleonic wars,
and declared war against France for depos
ing the Spanish sovereign For such fidelity
the Cuban people were rewarded by having
taken away from them the rights of their
provincial council, and imposing upon them
a line of captain generals whose despotic
rule continued down to the day this country
wrested the colony from the hands Of the
Dons
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20
Hnvnnn TwIce nnrnnh-

The city Of Havana has twice been de.
stroyed by fire set by French prvateers
The first destruction occurred in 1888. soon
after the city was founded and to prevent
repetition Of the disaster Fernando de Soto.
then governor of the island, built the FIRST
of the fortresses intended for the defense of
the city, the Castillo de la Fuerza, but this
proved ineffective, for the city was again de-
stroyed by the French in 1854. After this
the Punta and Moro fortresses were built
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20

summer of 1898 when, with the assistance
of the United States. the patriots banished
their oppressors from the island forever
Almost from the day of the Spanards
FIRST landing in Cuba until the Igumg oi the
peace protocol that put a stop TO the war
of lso3 the Dons had found it necessary to
meet opposition to their reign by the use
of armed force This opposition was not al
ali times Of sufficient vigor to be dignihed
by i- name oil revolution, bal b. was con.
sta For many years it was more OF
sea fzht than a land hght and was carried
on 5y the buccaneers whose object was TO
drive Spain from the western seas, not be-
cause they were friendly to the native
Cubans, but from motives of revenge against
the mother country, and as allies OF other
European nations at war with Spain. Nor
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20
RESOURCES OF CUBA
Der Greatest Wealth Lies in a Fer
tile and Productive Soil.
Possibilities OF SUGAR aud Tobacco
Cultivation judged by fhe Rec
ords of the Past--ValuRbIe
Woods. Fruits aud Minerals.

URING years of peace in the past
Cuba has produced more cane SUI
gar than any other country in the
world. She produces more than
twice the cane sugar manuiac-
tured in Java, her nearest com
petitor, and more than five times
as much as is produced in any
other country. In exceptional
years her production Of sugar has
passed the one million tons mark.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20

tually no resistance from the natives save
from one chief, Hatuey a refugee from His
PAMELA. or Hayti as now called, where he
had witne sed the barbarities Of the new
corners and resented their invasion OF his
new home. as he, unlike the others, knew
from terrible experience what sucn COM
ingmeantto the native people But Hatuey
ike many others who came after him in
later years, was unsuc 'essful in opposing the
will of the Dons, and paid for his cesire for
freedom with his life, being burned at the
stake as a fugitive slave
Spanish oppression and Spanish cruelty
reigned in Cuba from that day until in the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20
A Yenr of Cuhnnprosnerltr.

The year 1892 was the most prosperous in
Cuban history for almost half century
During that year the value Of the island ex-
ports amounted to SS9,50O,OOO, and the i'm
ports to S56, 100000 OF the exports SS5 ,O0O,-
600 were classed as vegetable, S3,50O, 900 as
mineral and $4,000 as animal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20

The buccaneer Morgan captured and
plundered Havana in 1860, just previous to
his exploits at Panama and along the Pa
cife coast Of Central and South America.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
The Long, Desperate Struggle That
Brought Cuban Independence.
Il Began Almost with the First Set
Element of the spaniards I'm the Is
Innd-some Men Whose Names
and Deeds VIE Live in
Cuban History.

CBA'S fight for freedom from
Spanish rule may be said to have
begun almost before the Dons
became masters of the island.
When, in 1911, the son Of CO.
umbus determined to take pos.
session of Cuba in the name OF
Spain he selected Diego Nelas.
uuez TO command an advance
guard, as it were, of some 500
men. This force met with viz
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-20
A Great cuban Disnater.

One Of the greatest disasters in Cuban his
tory was the hurricane Of October IA, lS70,
in which some 1900 lives were lost.
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them, and what Spain at first believed to be
but the beginning OF negro riot that could
be suppressed within short time proved to
be the final conflict for Cuban freedom, a
conflict that has waged on sea and land for
more than a century
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-13
And was Witnessed by a Small
Audience.
SUPERIORITY AGAIN DEMONSTRATED
BY the Champions. The Team From the
Lower Ohio Is not in
Our Class.

For the second time In succession
the Sistersville team administered
a dose of goose eggs to the Gallipo-
lis team at the Association park
yesterday afternoon. The fact that
on the day previous the visitors
went into the game tired from a
long ride and a restless night and
the further fact that they would
use their best pitcher, who had just
kept the crack ,Circleville team
down to one hit, caused consider
ableiinterest to be manifested in the
game yesterday. A close contest
was expected. While no one
would predict defeat for the home
aggregation, no one anticipated
another shut out, and especially by
such score as six to nothing.
The game had not progressed far
however, until the spectators
realized that the defeat'of Thursday
was not so much because of the
WEAKNESS of the visitors, but be-
cause they were outclassed. They
were up against the real thing, and
realized that fact yesterday after
noon.
The visitors are especially weak
In the field. No less than eight er-
rors were counted against them,
and the official scorer, was very
lenient at that. Several more would
have been tailed had the record
been strictly kept. The fact that
not one of the runs secured by the
Sistersville boys was earned dem
onstrates the looseness Of the field
Ing on the other side. Had they
gone after the ball with the same
speed and certainty that our boys
did, the game might have been 60
Ing On yet.
The pitching of Deibold was ex'
ceptlonally good. He Is one Of the
best yet seen on the home grounds.
Collins was equally effective. The
feature of the game was the field
Ing of Murphy In the field for the
home team and of Quinn for the
visitors. Each received ovations
for destroying what seemed GER
tain hits.
The play of the home team was
the real thing and will win games
anywhere.
The same teams play again to-
day.
The following Is the score:
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