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16 THE ARGUS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1902. RECOLLECTIONS OF PIONEER Historical Incidents That Have Been Crowded Into the Ke markable Life of A. C. Fulton. "Key West has a vvorlil-vvide repu tation for eiar manufactories, and here is where three-fourths of your Havana cigars are made, by an army of nearly 3.000 cijrarniakers, one linn employing 700 hands; and lately two of the largest, firms undertook to monopolize the C ubau tobacco crop, but. went under. This has thrown over 1.000 hands out of employment and affected the business of the whole island. "The city of Havana, Cuba, lies on the banks of a spacious bay, about ti2. miles' sail from New Orleans. I find the change during the past 50 years within the then old city to be very trifling. A large portion of the buildings, and the same streets "JO to V,0 feet wide, their two to three feet sidewalks remain just the same, but square stone blocks imported from New York have taken the place of the then earth roadways. Those narrow streets are only of sufficient width tor two teams to pass without collid ing, yet a vast amount of business is transacted on them. In the more modern portions of the city the width of both streets and walks has been increased, and their roadways are mostly, macadam. "The city contains 250.0O0 inhabi tants. 95 per cent of whom are Span iards. There are six journals publish ed in the city, all in the Spanish lan guage. The city is lighted by gas manufactured from Knglish coal, and is supplied with an abundance of pure water from vast springs in tlieimuiii-' tains, a chain of which runs through the island. The altitude of a portion of it rises 5.000 feet above the sea. Many of the coffee estates are on the mountain sides. The city has street railroads and many expensive and massive hotels and public buildings. "No building, public or private, has chimneys, except kitchens, heat not being used at all. Hotel beds, even in the best hotels, charging $4 a day, consist of an elevated iron or wooden frame called a cot, over which a piece of canvas is stretched; some have fine woven wire instead of can vas; none have mattresses; a single sheet, blanket, and pillow is a full outfit, and many do not possess even these, as they are considered an tin necessary luxury. "The sugar crop of the island amounts to $50,000,000 annually, and tlit- tobacco, raw and manufactured, over $5.(M)O.U(io. logwood, braselete wood, mahogany and fruit swell the exports to over .5-o.Ooo.ooo. and not over one-half of the island is under cultivation; and without doitbt the sun does not shine on a more pro ductive land. Kighty per cent of this vast crop is produced through slave labor, but there is a gradual emanci pation act now in force. "I observed more native Africans here than were to be seen in Louisi ana in my day. They are mostly of o 1 or middle age. as ery few have been imported from Africa during the past fifteen years. The island varies in width Irom 40 to 140 miles, and is 700 miles in length and has over ssoo miles of railroad. "The autocrat governor general procures from the Spanish crown, through taxation of the people of the island, over $:UM0.OOO annually. The debt created through the late rebel lion is all charged to the rebellious island, and has to be paid by it through taxation on her products, not by the nation at large. Spain's program differs slightly from that of I'ncle Sam's; the tax-paying na tives, being feared, are seldom if ever permitted to hold otlice. "All religions have been tolerated for the past three years through out Spain and her provinces, but there are no congregations or churches then- except Catholic. There congregations are principally com posed of women ami children, with a few old men who expect to die soon. The government builds and supports its churches and pays its preachers. Missionaries of various creeds occassionally hold services at the hotels. "We foreigners on landing here, do not inquire where the voting is go ing on. that we wish to help our friends at the polls in carrying the personal liberty ticket, or in elect ing .lackson, as has been done on I'ncle Sam's side of the gulf. The law permits no man to vote even at a city election, who does not pay a tax of $25. and no man can vote for a member of the cortes or congress who does not pav a tax of $'-!0. "Jf you desire to visit Cuba you must get a passport from a Spanish consul, for which you pay $4. No vessel will carry you, nor can you land without one, and before you de part you must go to the Palace (irand, pay 25 cents for a stamp, and 50 cents to cancel it; without this you cannot purchase a ticket to go with, and an officer boards the vessel to see that you depart. "No vessel is permitted to come to the shore, but must anchor off and land and receive her freight and pas sengers by lighter and. smaller boats. When you anchor a police officer and two customhouse officers board your ship and remain with yon, feasting at your table free of cost until you weigh anchor to depart. "Should you violate or defy the law or attempt to depart, there stanl at the bay's entrance the Morro and Tilaneo castles, with their open and vapacious-mouthed cannon prepared. to belch forth their iron hail and mimic the thunders of heaven. -'"If we foreigners complain of the Spanish laws or their formalities, we are told, and no doubt rightly, that if the sitiiatic.ii is not agreeable to to keep away; that we did not come into the country to benefit Spain or the Spaniards, but ourselves. "Yours, A. C. FIXTOX." I. II. Camp, president of the Scott County Fremont club, published the acts of that association. I will there fore name a portion of President Camp's report to the ancient pio neers, as it embraces more recent Fremont years. '1 he Fremont sup porters in session assembled to give the union trusty rulers, William Me Kinley and Theodore IJoosevelt. Mr. Camp, in his publication, says: "On Oct. ',, l!)oo. a call was issued to the republicans of Scott county, who were among the organizers of the' republican party, to a meeting to be held at the republican headquar ters of the Scott county central com mittee in the McManus building Oct. 0. l'.too, at which meeting the follow ing persons were present: "Col. Henry F.gbert, Col. A. I.. Mit chell, Hon. A. C. Fulton, (J. F. Kuost- man. Kobert Osborn. K. P. Sackett, 11. I. Fish. D. A. Ihirrows, .1. 11. Camp. Yal. Laux, II. .1. Flint, II. P. Wheeler an 1 W. W. Webster. "The meeting was called to order by J. JI. Camp and a temporary or ganization was formed, of which 15. F. Knostman was elected temporary chairman ami L. T. Kads secretary. Several speeches were made. Twenty seven members were admitted and much enthusiasm was displayed. The meeting adjourned to' meet at the snnie place the following Saturday at 2 p. m., and at that date a large and enthusiastic meeting was called to order by the chairman, i. F. Kubst man. A motion was made and unani mously adopted to make the organiz ation permanent, and the following officers were then elected for one year: President, .1. II. Camp; vice president, tl. F. Knostman: secretary, L. T. Fads; treasurer, Yal. Laux. A moth n was adopted that a committee of ' three lie appointed by the chair to draft resolutions expressing the sentiments of the meeting and also to draft a constitution, by-laws and rules of order. The following mem bers were then appointed as such committee: lion. A. C. Fulton. Ucv. F. I. Moflatt and L. T. Kads. who re ported some excellent resolutions, and also a constitution, by-laws and rules of order, which were, on motion, unanimously adopted. At this meet ing 2S members were admitted and a number of short addresses made. The meeting then adjourned to meet on Saturday, Oct. 20, inst., at the same place. "The club met according to ad journment, the president, .1. 11. Camp, in the chair. Oreat enthusiasm was displayed, the regular order of busi ness was gone through, speeches were called for and the following members rescinded, viz.: Col. Add II. Sanders, Hon. A. C. Fulton, Kev. F. 1 Moffatt. Thomas Winkk'ss and many others, ('apt. Lon I: rvH'n of the county re publican county central committee being present was called on by the president 1 address the meeting and he. responded with a ine address which was warmly rcccixed as were the remarks of the others who sxkc. Thirty-four members were enrolled, and the meeting adjourned to Satur day. Oct. 27, inst. "The regular annual meeting in Sep tember, 1!)01, was called to order by the president with quite a large num ber in attendance. After regular or dir of business had been gone through, the election of officers for the ensuing year was taken up and on mot ion all the otlieers were re elected. Hon. A. C. Fulton was elec ted second vice president. .The sec retary then r. ad a letter from Mrs. Fremont at Los Angeles, Cat., in ans wer to one written by him. thanking the tdub for the interest taken by our association to perpetuate the honor and name of lier late husband, the great Pathfinder, and the first nomi nee of the republican party, which was on motion placed on tile. Many short and interesting speeches were made by members of the club. Harry Peacoel,. one of Fremont's body guard, being present, was called on by the president and gave tin- club a very interesting address, relating many incidents in his connection with the services of the hodv guard of Oen. John C. Fremont and battles fought under Ziargonia. A motion was then made and carried that the club attend in ;i lwidy 1he republican meeting to be addressed by lion. A. IS. Cummins, the nominee for governor. Nov. 1, at the opera house The rotary was instructed to keep a mor tuary list of all deceased members. The meeting then adjourned until the next regular annual meeting, or at the call of the pre.-idenl. "l'ursiinnt to the call of the presi dent a large number of the members met and m;nil..l in a body headed by the president to the opera house to welcome our candilalc for gover nor, A. I!. Cummins. Special seats were reserved for the club.' The population of Scott county, by the last I'nited States census, was 51. 550 persons, as follows: Allen tiroxe township T'.7 I : I tic Crass town-hip, including Waleott town Walcott town Cuffalo towns). rp, including liuf- fahi low u I'.utfalo tow n Cut Icr township Cleona towiishii Hickory Orovc township I.e Claire township, including I.e Claire town I,"e Claire tow n Lilwrty township Lincoln township Pleasant Yalley township Princeton township, including Princeton town Princeton town Koekinghum township Sheridan township. including Kldridgc town I'ldridge tow n Winlield township Davenport township Davenport City township, coex tensive with Davenport city...:; Davenport city First ward 1.::7 :;'":i ". t L 4 t 5 .27 1.7o:; it'.7 '.7'. 75.' SOs '.72 40:; 1.140 2U7 ssit 2."20 Second ward 0.270 Third ward 7.i:;o Fourth ward G.:;72 Fifth ward (1.557 Sixth ward . .'. 5.iios (To be Continued.) 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