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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-05-06
ALLEGED SCHEME
OF PIiny L. Soper Which Died Very
Young.

A Washington dispatch to the
South McAlester Capital says:
A miscarriage of cleverly laid
plane to force the Scott-Soper bill
onto the people by tacking it on
the tail of the Indian appropria-
tion measure, has sounded the
death knell to that scheme. The
advocates of the Scott.Soper deal
had firmly counted on getting
their measure before congress as
one of the amendments reported
by the conference committee of
the house and senate, that has
been at work on the appropriation
bill for several days. The COM
mittee's report was complete re-
buke TO their scheming.
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BlXBY HAS RESIGNED.
This Time the Report is Said to be
True.

After threatening to resign, as a
member of the Dawes. commission,
in season and out of season fol
these many moons, Tams Bixby,
acting chairman of that body is
reported from Washington as hav-
ing actually sent in his resigna-
ton. The report further states
that the ubiquitous Tams is en-
route to Muskogee to wind up his
affairs with the commission. How
long he will be winding is not
stated. The president, it is said,
has not as yet accepted the resig-
nation.
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To Establish ! Grade.

H. II. HELEN, civil engineer Of
Muskogee, has been employed by the
city council to establish grade in
the business section of the town. The
streets, with their adjacent cutters,
sidewalks and alleys for which a
grade will be established are Illinois
avenue, from Katy Depot to Frisco
stock yards; Wilson street from Fris-
co depot, tn Jno. 4. Gunter's resi-
dence; Canadian avenue from Wilson
street to Scraper street; Scraper st.
from the park to the Frisco tracks.
The sidewalks on the avenues are to
be twelve feet and on the streets ten
feet in width. Mr.. HELEN will COM
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-05-06

Childers, Of larceny and lintroduc.
ing liquor, were ordered stricken
from the docket, owing to death Of
defendant.
Tolley v. Moore. charged with;
assault to kill, waived arraign-
ment and entered plea Of not
guilty.
On motion of the district attorn-
ey, the charges against James Hill
of larceny, and Geo. Taylor, Of
larceny burglary and receiving
stolen property, were dismissed.
La the case of oliver Scott,
under suspended sentence, on
charge of burglary and larceny,
court ordered bail continued.
The case of Louis Fair, ch arged
with introducing and dispensing,
was continued.
The criminal docket is unusu-
ally small, only about one hum
dred cases being set for hearing.
The civil docket is expected to
be reached within two weeks.
AT this mornings session Geo.
Clifford and Earl Clifford, charged
with disturbing the peace, entered
plea of guilty, and were fined
SIS and costs each.
Lon Haines plead guilty to car
rying a gun and was fined $50 and
costs.
The trial of Tolley v. Moore.
charged with assault to kill, was
then taken up. Moore, is charged
with having, in resisting arrest,
used razor on the throat of Ja-
cob Stats, who at the time of the
trouble was city marshal of Lena
pah.
The jury was empaneled and
Stats placed OF. the stand By the
prosecution, and had not finished
his testimony when noon recess
was taken.
Assistant District Attorney
Huckleberry is being assisted in
the prosecution by w. P. Thomp.
son. P. S. Davis, and III. c.
Dooley, of Coffeyville, are con-
ducting the defense.
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WILL BE CLEARED
Within Two Weeks, When the
Civil Docket, Containing
Many Important Cases,
Will Occupy Atten-
tion of Court.

The afternoon session of court
yesterday was nearly consumed
before the juries we're finally EN-.
paneled.
The customary excuses of those
who wished to escape serving,
were in evidence, but the court
did not chow any disposition
to excuse, unless strong reasons
were advanced.
The jurors as finally accepted
are:
GRAND JURORS.
PlB Klnnison, Kinnison.
T W Clyne, Ruby.
l. S Robinson, Big Cabin.
Turner Edmonson, Maysyille,
George Thornton, Eagle.
f w Propp, Adair.
Arthur Dodge, Delaware.
George Mayes, Pryor Creek.
John d West, Spavinaw.
w H Doherty, Grove.
B f Harrison, Wyando.te.
Nd Huff. Sapulpa.
VIM Howell, Oseuma
John G Lipe. Talala
Omer Stroud, Welch
George w Henry, Tulsa.
PETIT JURORS.
M l. Paden, Centralia
d A Wilson, Bluejacket
L P Ballard, Ketchum
] L Bumgarner, Spavinaw
G II Warren, Adair
DIG Thompson, Adair
Joe Titsworth, Nowata
Sam Leforce, Vinita
Geo T Delozler. Adair
John Conoly, Fairland
H r Gill, Alton
Cbas Hawkins, Catalee
N B Rowe, Rose
Andy Hair, Rose
John Cavalier, Locust Grove
M Washam, Pryor Creek
d B Hadden, Pryor Greek
Louis Lasley, Lenapah
w J Boone, Collinsville
Lee Clinton, Red Fork
Sol Ketchum, Okoee
G w Trenary. Csyuga
Allen Burton, Coodys Bluff.
H. ]. Cox, Vinita.
Omer Stroud Was selected as
foreman of .he grand jury.
The court announced the fol-
lowing appointments:
Court Crier-M. o. Gabbert.
Grand Jury Bailiff = Harry
Adams.
Petit Juror Bailiff-A. f. Cham
berlin, Ed Dickinson.
After delivering the charge to
The grand jury, the court took up
the clearance Of the criminal
docket.
In the case of Tom Monaghan,
under suspended sentence for as
'ault to kill, court ordered bond
continued.
Two charges against Rob't |
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army, which increased rapidly until it had
reached the numbers of $4,000 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 1873 until February, 1878, the
war dragged along in a desultory way, and
finally ended with the peace OF San Antonio
which guaranteed pardon to all who had
taken 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 Vir-
ginius which came so near resulting in war
between Spain and the United States, and
which did result in some pointed CORE
spondence between officials of the two coun-
tries, and the execution as pirates at San
tiago OF 90 persons.
The incidents of the last revolution that
started in 1894 and led to American inter-
vention for the paciication and liberation
of the island are too well known to need
any recounting here. The leaders who
hocked 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 joe
Maceo, Crombet, Cebreco, Borrero, angel
Guerra and 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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difficulty Spain suppressed this revolt, and
| punished in various ways 1,346 of those con-
| v;cted of participating in it, but the seed OF
| liberty then planted resulted in later years
| in 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-officer in the Span
ish army, Narciso Lopez. He was unsuc-
cessful at the time, but his efforts led final
ly 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 Sl20 ,000,-
0O0 But this, like the previous attempt at
purchase, came to naught, and the island
was left to drag along in 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 score of
others live in our own history. They are the
grandest names Cubans will ever know;
truepatriots, 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 a dear price for the
sacrifice.
The story of the "ten years war" is
story of ten years of hardships and sacrifice.
1t brought with it the first declaration OF
Cuban independence, signed on October 10,
1868, and also the first election of Cuban
officers including president and vice presi-
dent and the appointment of cabinet Of
fcers.
1t was Carlos NJ. de Cespedes, at the head
OF l2S alarmed men, who started this con-
fict, and who issued the proclamation of
Cuban independence at Yara. Cespedes was
lawyer of Bayamo at the beginning OF the
war; but he was a natural leader of men,
and soon had $4,000 men with which to OPP
pose Spain. 1t was he who virtually wrote
the first Cuban constitution which was
promulgated at Guaimaro on April 10, 1869.
For the first two years of the war success
attended almost every effort of the Cuban
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AMERICAS FIGHT FOR CUBA.
the Sword hut with the Scrub
bing Brush as Well.

So fresh in the minds of the American
people are the events of the historic summer
of 1893 that they really need no recalling at
this time when the complete fruition of the
objects of the struggle between the United
States and Spain are now to be realized in
the establishment of that independent gov
ernment 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 Spain's
cry for peace at almost any price, all these
incidents need but mention TO recall them
to the minds of the people of this country.
History was never made more rapidly than
it was made during that summer, and it was
history of which the country and the world
may well be proud in after years.
With the sword we drove Spain out of
Cuba, our soldiers and sailors reaped won
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FACTS ABOUT CUBA.

Cuba contained at the time OF the break
ing out of the last revolution l000 600 farms,
ranches and plantations, valued at 500, ,000,
900.
No less than FIVE minor revolts occurred
in Cuba between 1878, the date OF closing the
ten years war;" and 1894 when the last
war began
From 1927 to 1854 Cuba contributed direct
ly to the Spanish treasury the sum of SS9,-
COG, 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
81 miles, and to Jamaica So miles; from the
northern shore on the western end it is 96
miles to Florida, and from Cape San An
tonic, the western extremity OF the island,
to Yucatan is l30 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 75O 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-
jacent 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 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 a
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, or connect
| with Havana.
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from Havana to reestablish 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 loyal
colony, and not the absolute freedom for
which 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 bat attempted to draw the lines
tighter.
This fact is evidenced by the issuance of
the royal decree of May %, 1926, defining the
functions of the captain generals of Cuba,
a decree which invested them with prac-
tically 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 Bolivar" and in 1923
these societies made an attempt at open re-
volt. But the attempt was fruitless of re-
suits other than the arrest and punishment
of the leaders.
The next revolution came in 1926, and was
planned by Cuban refugees in Mexico and
| Colombia, The scheme included the lead
ershp of the great liberator, Simon Bolivar,
but it resulted in nothing tangible through
/ lack of adequate support. The same lead
ers attempted to organize another campaign
for the freeing of Cuba during the years 1927
20, this time including among their support
ers many persons in the United States, but
this plan was frustrated through the inhu
ence of the slave interests in both this coun'
try and Mexico.
Another revolution came in 1884 in which
the principals were the slaves on the sugar
| plantations about Mantanzas. With some
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were their operations directed against the
Spaniards in Cuba alone, but in every part
OF the western world where the Spanish flag
ioated.
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 it armed resistance came in 1876 when
Spain withdrew the ship building yards
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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 as
healthful as almost any city in the United
States. He has taught to the Cubans the ne
cessity of cleanliness, lesson they are not
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 ola education, and has
instilled in the hearts OF the people desire
for learning, a desire which their own gov
ernment will 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. Woods name must be added
to the list of Cuban heroes whose memories
will long live in the hearts OF the people Of
"the ever faithful isle"
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The beet and cane product both considered,
Cuba is surpassed by but one country, Ger
many, with one and one-half m ..lion tons, as
a sugar producer, and is equaled by but one
other, Austria.
Cuba has exported in one year more than
6,0O00O0 pounds of leaf tobacco and more
than l34, 100000 cigars in addition to heavy
exports of baled tobacco OF less valuable va
rieties.
The shipping Of nine Cuban ports, which
includes Havana, for the year 1894 amount
ed to 3,53S, $50 tons, carried by 3,ls4 vessels.
! The above three paragraphs give a gen
eral idea OF industrial Cuba of the past;
they can scarcely be elassed as even pro-
phetie of the future.
Cuba and the adjacent small islands be-
longing to it occupy an area Of 45 900 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 progressive government.
When such people under such a govern
ment have turned this unclaimed area into
productive territory we shall have the Cuba
of the future.
DuS 70 20 LuNh AGAIN " bhS NAbti VI A'AO
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
1854 4,2l2 tons OF sugar, valued at $50, ,000,0 ,00O,
The sugar plantations of this territory
vary in extent from 100 to 1000 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 de-
plorable condition, but different causes
must be assigned for 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 compara-
tive peace the industry has prospered, and
the reason may be found in the fact that the
Cuban planters have gone about the produc-
tion of sugar on large scale, and equipped
with the most modern machinery.
| While sugar is the staple crop of first i'm
portance ia 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
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aThe Ever FAITHFUL Isle"

Cuba has been known the world over as
"The Ever Faithful Isle" 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 $5,000,000 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
line of captain generals whose despotic
rule continued down to the day this country
wrested the colony from the hands OF the
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summer of ls9S 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 signing of the
peace protocol that put a stop to the war
OF 1893 the Dons had found it necessary to
meet opposition to their reign by the use
OF armed force. This opposition was not at
all times OF sufficient vigor to be dignifed
by the Dame OF revolution, but it was con.
slant. For many years 1t was more OF
sea iight than land fight and was carried
on by 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
tire mother country, and as allies OF other
European nations i. war with Spain. Nor
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Havana Twice Burned.

The city of Havana has twice been de-
stroyed by fire set by French privateers.
The first destruction occurred in 1885, soon
after the city was founded, and to prevent a
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 Morro fortresses were built.
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Ayear cuban pro.perity.

The year 1892 was the most prosperous in
Cuban history for almost half a century.
During that year the value of the islands ex-
ports amounted to $50 500, 900, and the i'm
ports to S56, ,250 900. OF the exports $S5 ,000,-
900 were classed as vegetable, So, ,500, 900 as
mineral and S750, 900 as animal.
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Captured by Morgan.

The buccaneer Morgan captured and
plundered Havana in 1869, just previous to
his exploits at Panama and along the Pa
cifc coast of Central and South America.
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tually no resistance from the natives save
from one chief Hatuey, refugee from His
PAMELA, or Hayti as now called, where he
had witnessed the barbarities of the new
comers and resented their invasion OF his
new home, as he, unlike the others, knew
from terrible experience what such a COM
ingmeant to the native people. But Hatuey
like many others who came after him in
later years, was unsuccessful in opposing the
will of the Dr. $, and paid for his desire for
freedom with his life, being burned at the
stake as a fugitive slave.
Spanish oppression and Spanish cruelty
reigued in Cuba from that day until in the
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RESOURCES Of CUBA
Her Greatest Wealth Lies in a Fer
tile and Productive Soil.
Possibilities of Sugar and Tobacco
Cultivation Judged by the Rec
ords of the Pnst-Vnlunble
Woods, Fruits and Minerals.

JRING 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 manufac-
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.