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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-07-21
AND The END
IS NOT YET
The Dawes Commission win
Recommend An Extension
of It's Time.

Congress has declared that the
Dawes commission shall terminate
July /, 1905, but it has failed to pro-
vide much Legislation which will be
absolutely essential for the future ad-
ministration OF affairs in the Indian
Territory. The act which abolishes
the commission Is absolutely silent IN
this respect, and early legislation next
winter seems absolutely imperative.
Tams Bixby, chairman Of the commits
sion, Is already preparing memoranda
on the situation, and will go to WASH
ington early in the session with a view
OF getting suitable measure enacted.
"On the first Of this month we be-
gan the last year Of our work in the
territory, . said Chairman Bixby, ''and
our progress has been such that / can
safely say, barring unlocked for COM
plications, that the work OF the com
mission win have been substantially
finished when the fiscal year ends.
But there will remain many odds and
ends which will involve considerable
responsibility, and for which congress
failed to provide. The members who
were responsible for the commissions
termination seemed 70 ignore all other
considerations than that our work
should terminals, and thus a great
burden has been thrown upon the next
session.
THE Dawes commission was created
primarily for the purpose Of enrolling
the citizens Of the five civilized tribes,
appraising and apportioning their al
lotments, and assisting them in the
selection Of the lands TO which they
are entitled. This work is already
practically completed, except in the
Cherokee Nation, where we were de-
layed by reason Of the controversy
with the Delawares. That matter
was settled last May, however, and
judging by the progress we have made
since that time, think II safe to pre-
dict that when the fiscal year ends we
viii have substantially dispensed with
the allotment Of the Cherokee lands.
''But there is much work Of minor
nature resulting directly from the Sc
lection Of aliotments and issuing GER
tlticates the completion of which will
require 4 great deal Of caution as we'll
as much detailed investigation. This
work will remain when the commits
sion expires, not from any tardiness
on our part, but because the laws by
which our work IS governed are such
that il IS impossible to determine fin
ally gaalY Of the controversies which
viii Inevitably arise. Many Of these
lass are essential for the protection
OF the rights Of the Indians, but thers
are also numerous deficiencies which
could have been overcome by proper
legislation last winter The commits
sion has been limited in time, and il
is our aim 20 see that our part is dons
when our official days are oyer.n
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U. s. Iail.

-Four prisoners were brought in last
night.
Claud Cole, charged with false pre-
tense, was brought IN from Clare
more.
f. d. Martin Of Tahlequah. selling
mortgaged property.
81 johnson Of salllsaw, disturbing
peace.
John RcWers Of SaIllsaw, assault In.
tent % Kin.
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strnek TIew Of Ar.e.ian Water.

The drill At the new prospect vel
on the east side struck a strong flow OF
artesian water Saturday night at a
depth Of about $50 feet. The drin
has gone through more than 300 feet
OF limestone, but now it is In softer
rock, and going down al rapid rate.
The Arteslan water will be piped out
when the drill goes through il.
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R.nnrnrnd Lost Harness.

L. p. lsbell lost a SET Of single har.
ness few days ago, and after making
enquiries az the secondhand stores
found che missing property a TIE
Smiley q Gnifunder store. BIN Kaulf.
man, the burglar caught breaking into
the Swain store and locked in lall re-
Gently, Is the man who sold the har.
ness to Smiley 4 Graffunder
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This has been m exceptionally Zine
season for the growth Of the many
trees set out IN town last spring
though Ia some localities where the
gfcugd Is low some have been killed
bY excessive moisture.
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The apple crop is very light In this
section.
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Death sf ohas. HoIIsy.

Chas. Holley. young man aged
about 8 yeaFs, died Of consumption
at the home Of his mother on the
East Side Sunday night.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-07-21

b. + Myen Of Oklahoma City, rep
rcsenting the Franklin Life Insur-
ance Company, vas here Monday. He
is thinking Of making Ais home In
Ninita.
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Misses Carrie and Laura Stevens
Mrs. Boyd Hamilton, Mrs Lee Barrett
aud Mrs. Cooper have returned from
St Louis after a weeks visit at
the Fair.
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Haa Good Tims.

+. S. +. Amos, editor Of the Leader,
lias returned hale and hearty from .
trip to Eureka Springs. Ark, where
MS family are enjoying their summer
outing.
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naalr nnrnaa.

The little daughter OF M Mont.
gomery, proprietor Of tho Handy
Kitchen. had one hand and arm badly
burned by falling into sat Of boiling
candy syrup Tuesday afternoon
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Carried to Cuba .

Officials sounded the pavement. and
finding slab that gave forth a hollow
noise. excavated beneath and discovered
fragments of bones and of a leaden
case. which they took up with great
care and bore 10 the frigate with vast
pomp and ceremony No Identifying
inscription OF any sort was found;
neither hac they anything but vague
tradition for their guidance. They had
no knowledge Of any other Columbus
being buried there, and so set sail with
their treasure, very well pleased with
themselves and their accomplishment.
THE 'restos were deposited in a niche
made for the purpose in Havana Ca
thedral and there many thousand peo-
pie have read the grandiloquent
inscription setting forth the fact
that a thousand centuries should
guard the remains OF the great
Columbus in this. their very last
resting-place. But a century later Gas
mentioned) the niche was opened. and
the ashes taken, again with vast cere-
mony to Spain. and placed in the grand
old cathedral there. where for centuries
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The Body Discovered.

The island was shaken from center to
circumference. as it was quickly realized
what a valuable asset these remains
would be considered. and the Dominican
authorities really rose to the occasion.
They carefully collected the fragments
of bones. ashes. bits of lead and SO
forth. and had them placed. together
with the leaden case. in an 'urna. or
easket. of satinwood and glass. This
casket was kept in a secure place. and
three keys We're provided. all Of which
were necessary to unlock il.
one key was in the custody of the
Cathedral chapter. another in the keep
ing OF the President of the Republic. and
the third by the ayuntamiento. or city
council
At the time the real and only re-
mains were found. another vault opened
disclosed the 'restos" OF Don Luis Co.
lumbus. Duke of Veragua. and as it was
pretty well known that the third Co
lumbus inferred in the Preshytery was
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a craven marble slab has informed the
visitor that
A Castillo Leon,
SIundo Nuevo do Colon
Beneath this slab in santo Domingo.
however. rested the remains of Don
Christophers nlegitimate son, Fernan-
do; and. by the irony OF fate. it seems
the Spaniards have taken the remains
OF his other son. Diego. from Havana
TO SaviiTe and deposited them beside
Fernando
This is what the Dominicans claim.
At All eveDts-and having investigated
the subject in Spain, in Cuba aud IN
santo Domingo. as WE'LL am myself
inclined TO that opinion
would much rather believe that the
bones Of Columbus still remain in the
land TO which he gave a new CONT
nent and beneath the flag Of whose
government he sailed on his voyages
Of discovery.
Not that the Spaniards deserved well
of Columbus. nor that he himself de-
sired to rest in the soil of Spain-for
they permitted him to die neglected. il
not in poverty. This may have been
the reason for that expression in his
last viii and testament
1t would seem that his desire had been
granted. and that his ashes '-repose in
the island OF Santo Domingo; but here
again comes in the irony Of a discrim-
mating fate. Not even Columbus. far
seeing as he was, could have OWNED
that the island he had toiled for and
fought for, would pass into the hands
OF the descendants Of the Africans
taken there as slaves.
Negro slavery in America had its be-
ginning in that very island OF Santo
Domingo. To-day we find the remote
descendants Of Africans who were torn
from their homes by the Spaniaris. and
who wore their lives out beneath the
lash of Spanish task masters. exhibiting
as the most precious of their treasures
the remains of the man who laid the
foundations Of that slavery.
1t is probable that the Spaniards took
the ashes Of Diego, the only legitimate
son of Christopher Columbus. to Ha-
vana and hence one hundred years later
to Spain. I do not ask any one 10 ac-
cept this statement on my assertion.
but will now only relate the discovery
of the second set OF remains" upon
which the Dominicans found their claim
to the real and only legitimate restos
In 1877. while repairs were being made
i'm the cathedral, a vault was discovered
from which the workmen took leaden
casket containing not only fragments
OF bones. but a silver plate with an in
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ing his tomb for fear or sacrilege b.
Sir Francis Drake and other English
pirates who were cruising in the Garth
bean Sea. the actual place of sepulture
was lest sight Of Others Of his name
and family had been deposited there be
Meath slabs let into the pavement. but
without distinctive inscriptions.
In I7s5. the island passed to tho
French. and il was desired to remove
the remains OF Christopher Columbus
to Havana but nothing. however, could
be found 10 identity his bOveda. or vault.
a frigate was sent from Havana with
orders TO transport the great Columbus
to Cuba and il was necessary that his
remains should be found
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tor has attained an unusual standard
under his charge. yet he finds time for
frequent musical performances outside
the church at which he is constantly
called upon to appear
He has played concert engag ements
with the Paur Symphony Orchestra.
New York Symphony Society. worces-
ter Musical Festival. Queens Hall
Promenade Concerts in London. and has
given recitals at Edinburgh Exhibition.
Stockholm Exhibition Nashville Elk
hibition. Crystal Palace. London. the
Charleston Exhibition. and in all the
university towns in America
That he looks upon his calling as
something of a holy order is shown bv
the fact that he thinks music should be
as free for the people as possible. and
has given over one hundred organ re-
citals at his church at which admis-
sion was not even by ticket. but abso-
Iutely free.
His spirit in this matter Is worthy
the emulation of others. At these re-
citals the audiepces not only filled
the seats. but the aisles and veSubules
At his Tooth free public concert. April
3, 1908, the programme included com
especially for the concert. and some OF
them dedicated to Mr., Carl himself
Theodore Dubois. director Of the Paris
Conservatory. sent a manuscript with
the inscription. Preclude per Organ,
Dedicato al EgreGio Signor Maestro
William c. Carl"
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Some Queer Conditions

The Dominican Government Is enthu-
siastic in its desire to assist AT said
Exposition in 1895. for the purpose OF
exhibiting there thc products of the
island. natural. mineral. Industrial.
etc.
The Dominican Government would
include in It's exhibits the remains of
the great discoyerer. Don Christopher
Columbus; provided. however. that the
&C vernment OF the United States of
America, or duly accredited officials,
would 50 manifest their desire. and
would guarantee TO receive the pre-
cious relics with All the honors due
to a parsonage Of the exalted station
OF the great admiral. also with the
proper guarantees for their restOra-
ton.
TT would be expected that the Gov
eminent OF the United States would
waive the collection Of duties on such
articles as were intended for exhibit
ton. and that they might be sold at
its close.
Tin order 10 accomplish its desires. Il
VIII be necessary for The Dominican
Government to effect a loan. in the
United States or one hundred thou
sand dollars ts10o. COO IN gold. interest
on the same 10 be at six To- per cent.
and the principal TO be refunded at the
rate OF ten thousand dollars $4,000
annually
As security for this loan. the Dominican
Government viii pledge portion OF
its annual revenues, guaranteed By an
order on the casa de RccaudaCion.
and for the return of the proportional
amount as agreed upon.
1T is agreed that il the Commissioner
be successful in securing this loan (as
above mentioncdb OF 500. dsf1. he may
reserve the sum OF twenty thousand
dollars (S20.0e0 for the construction Of
a Government building AT Chicago. said
building 10 be an exact reproduction OF
the old castle in this Capital known
as the "HOmenage, and conforming
TO the plans OF the architect IN charge.
TO accompany The precious remains
of Don Christopher Colon during their
transportation and throughout the Pc
Rod of their repose, at the Exposition,
the Dominican Government wiz desig-
nate a commission Of IT'S most distin-
Guished citizens 20 the number OF
six, who win guard these sacred relies
while they are in the United States OF
America. and until they are again re-
turned 20 their final restingplace in
this Capital
This precious document a spea king
on the astuteness of Do
minican diplomacy. was signed by both
the Minister OF Public Affairs and my
self. in the presence of the late Presi-
dent Heureaux. who looked smilingly On
nodding his approval
That Minister de Fomento was
senior Wos GIL. who was recently
from the presidential chair. hav-
ing succeeded. after several inferno
diaries. the gallant and sanguinary ''cIt-
izen president" OF Santo Domingo who
now sleeps his last with the great
church Of Santiago de los Cabaucros as
his solitary tomb.
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10 take photographs OF the mustrious
''rcstos
Later. a story developed that the illus
trious president. Heureaux, and his cab
met had offered these sacred relics for
sale and the purchaser was there to ar
range for their transportation to the
Chicago exhibition
Without refutng or affirming this
story. for the moment let us inquire az
to the authenticity Of the different re
mains Of this hero Of nations.
How does it happen that the great Co
lumbus became bone Of contention be-
tween the inhabitants Of his adopted
country and those Of the island in
which he founded his first settlement
and performed his greatest exploits? We
viii grant that he died at ValIadoHd.
Spain. 1906
After his demise his remains were
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TIE SILVfR PLATE BULLFTAND
5CRFW5. FOUNDIN TIE .5ANTO D.
DOlIlNLO-CA5KETCF ,GOLVhiBU5

scription setting forth that these were
the remains or Don Cristobal Colon.
discoverer OF america. etc.
The leaden case also bore an inscrip-
ton. 'Hlustre Y esclarido Naron, Don
Cristobal Colon, and there was like
wise a bullet which. It was claimed.
Columbus had received in a sRirmish
with pirates in Africa. Here, then. was
evidence in abundance-more than was
actually necessary, in faet-that the
real and only restos'' had at last been
found
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the UFSk page pl TINS ASSuNr -
one OF the foremost musicians in the
United States, He is an American by
birth, and director OF the Guilmant Or
gan School, a founder Of the American
Guild Of Organists. and has twice been
"a director of the Manuscript Society.
He is in great demand as an organ
soloist having given concerts at the
Chicago and Buffalo expositions. and
now having an engagement 10 play at
The St louis Exposition. His concert
tours throughout the country have
made him almost as well known in the
far corners Of America as he is in New
York.
AIr. Carl came TO New York twelve
years ago one March morning after
having finished an extended course Of
study IN Paris under Alexander Gull
mant. He became organist at the Old
First Presbyterian Church. Fifth ave
nue. and Twelfth street. almost imme-
diateiy, and his fame began 20 grow
because Of a certain human spirituality
that ran through all his music and made
il distinctive. In fact. il was al this
weIl-known church that. through his
earnestness. hard work and energy. he
won q fame that made him known in
other cities before he began his tours.
Those who have watched the career
Of this artist and the position he has
achieved are shown that energy Is still
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more progressive land the
M government Of Santo Domingo
has offered TO rent the most
sacred Of It's treasures. the
bones Of Columbus. to the St. Louis Tx
position.
The offer. and the consideration de-
naanded. which is by no means insignia
cant. doubtless would have appealed 10
p. T. Barhum. had the proposition ever
been made to him, but in the light OF
history II is not impossible that sceptics
who hear OF the offer may query
which" bones Of Columbus. For the
Great Admiral is known to have At
least two skeletons and TWO resting
places.
The attested and undenisble ''restos'
lie in mortuary splendor in the glorious
cathedral of Seville. in Spain. But the
other only and true .'restos" form the
most noteworthy feature OF the vener-
able cathedral OF santo Domingo city.
the capital Of Santo Domingo.
We remember the Spanish evacuation
Of Cuba. how a squadron. the Alfonso
III. the Infanta Isabella. and the Condo
de Venadito. sailed for Spain bearing
with them the remains Of Christopher
Columbus "
And the grand pageant AT Seville.
when, in the betting ceremony. the
''Urno de crystal bearing the ashes OF
the illustrGous navigator was borne in
grand procession. escorted by the Arch
bishop Of Seville. the Cathedral Chap
ter. the Minister OF Marine. the Cap
tame Generate OF cadiz and innumerable
other dignitaries. TO the grand mauso-
leum prepared for its permanent place.
In the year 1890, when General Maxi
mo Gomez visited his old home In Santo
Domingo, the government Of the day
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An Honor for Few.

That It IS considered an honor and is
accorded only TO those who visit Santo
Domingo in an official capacity. accred-
tied to the government. / myself can
affirm, for when ] went there as Com
missioner Of the Columbian Exposition.
in 1852. the authorities. for reasons OF
their own (which will later appear
brought out the remains Of Columbus
and permitted me not only 10 view. but
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as a testimonial Of regard for q fellow
countryman who had fought SO valiant
" for liberty's cause. permitted him TO
view and handle the casket containing
the remains of Columbus.
Tho United States Minister was so
impressed with the great honor accord
cd Gomez, that he made it the text for
a special cable 10 the State Depart
ment
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Warranted in firSt-CldSS
condition and the only
real relics Of the Great
Admiral, despite the
counter claim Of Spain.
Apply TO the Govern
ment Of Santo Do
mineo-with a certified
check X X. X - -
mHE wanderiust that sends men
far afeld, they know not why,
has been responsible for almost all
the knowledge of the earth we. have
to-day. In these latter years the
men Of northern climes seem to be more
strongly imbued with this strange spirit
of unrest. but of old the great sailors
and discoveries hailed from the Latin
races.
Columbus, a SON of Genoa, was born
to wander, and under the flag Of Cas-
tile and ArsgOn he sailed away to dis
cover the other half of the world.
PizarTo, ruthless robbsr of the Ineas,
wandered afar to Peru; coTtez of the
iron hand measured and mastered the
might of the Montezumas, and De Soto,
first to gaze on the muddy Mississippi
these were the great pioneers of the
new hemisphere.
Pizarro fell under the swords of
assassins, and with the great Con-
quistador Of Mexico was laid to rest
at Seville. To the Father Of Waters
was committed the mail-cIad corse of
its discoverer, but the bOres Of the great
Genoese admiral seem to find no settled
resting place.
Seville claims them, and so does
SantO Domingo, and Mr.. F. A. obsr,
the well-known authority on the West
Indies, considers the island republics
Pretensions most reasonable.
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Don Diego. who at one time was vice
roy or Santo Domingo. upon this in
ference IS based the assumption that
II was he who was taken away in 1885.
This, then. is the evidence going 10
show that Columbus stil remains in
the island OF Santo Domingo. The city
OF Santo Domingo. as is probably well
known. is itself treasure house OF
relics, and has more structures Of the
Columbian and vice-royai period than
any other city in America FOUNDED
by Den Bartholomew. brother OF ChrAy-
topher, in 1855. it is. the oldest city Of
Importance IN the West Indies.
A Prscarious Place.
At Pajarito. the hamlet that was
shelied by the Newark on February II,
this year, still stands the old chapel
from the doorway Of which BobadilIa
proclaimed his authsrity 10 supersede
Columbus. just prior TO sending him to
Spain IN chains. It would seem that this
precious old city. with its historic relics
and memorials OF an Interesting past
has a rather precarious tenure OF ex-
istence, what with the bombardment it
has undergone and is stin likely to be
subject to from one Revolutionary party
or the other.
Whether they viii hold the relics of
Columbus IN greater veneration than
they do the ancient structures they so
recklessly turn their IRE against. re-
mains, 10 be seen II 50 happens. how
ever, that some OF the most precious
of American memorials are in possession
Of men of alien race and sympathies.
Whether they have a proper regard
for them, merely as relics eof the his
toric past. may perhaps be gathered
from my own experience refer now to
the story respecting the alleged sale Of
the 'restos
1t is not true that the remains Of Co
lumbus were offered 10 me on sale. but
il is true that there was a tentative
memorandum drawn up regarding their
transfer to this country as an .'exhibit."
This memorandum is on official paper
bearing the imprint: RepubHca Do
minicana. AIinisterio de Fomento OBJ
ras Publicas."
The substance OF the document is as
follows:
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S1e PPF5ENT- COFFMOF COLUMBUS
SAN DOMINGO,

might at some time be transported TO
Santo Domingo this depository was con-
sidered as temporary. though it was not
until 1910 that his request was fulfilled.
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Buried at santO Domingo

Then the great navigator made voy-
age across the Atlantic-assumed by
some to be his last one-and was given
sculpture in the cathedral at Santo Do
mingo city. which was then but just
cou1pleted
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taken TO Seville where they were de-
posted in the monastery Of Las Cuevas:
but as there was a clause in his last
viii and testament desiring that they