The herald., 1898-10-17
IN HAVANA HOSPITALS
YELLOW FEVER PATIENTS ARE
NOT ISOLATED
THE CITY MUST BE SEVERED
No Business Will Be Done Nor Crops
Planted Until Political Matters
Are Settled
Associated Press Special Wire.

| HAVANA, Oct. l6.-Doctors Lane ano
O'ReiIly have made a report to the surgeon
general, insisting on the immediate estab
| lishment OF an American fever hospital here
| The existing hospitals do not isolate yellow
| fever patients, and the result is that II d
person suffering from another complaint Is
removed to the hospital he runs the risk OF
contracting the fever This was the case
with Stenographer Dalby of the American
evacuation commission, who is suffering
from malaria fever. His next door neigh
Dor is ill with a fever of different charac
ter.
Colonel Cloud has received plan Of
every fortfcation on the island, each ono
signed personally by General Blanco. These
plans had been requested by our commits
soners ever since their arrival, but were not
delivered until yesterday.
The transportation commission has be-
gun work upon the plans for the extension
of the railroad TO the camp at Guanabacoa,
which will be the first to be got ready. They
have asked for bids, and laborers are being
employed to push the work actively.
Colonel Warning has found Havana dirtier
than he anticipated. He says it will be
necessary to tear up the streets and lay
drainage pipes and sewers. He sees no
reason to fear an epidemic, as there was no
spread of disease when the streets were
opened recently to lay water pipes. He is
satisfied with the excellence of Havana S
water supply.
Industry and commerce continue at a
standstill. Many planters and merchants
who recently returned here anticipating an
early resumption of business are going
abroad again to await until affairs are set
tied in Cuba, as they do not dare embark in
ent unsatisfactory and indefinite condition
IF politipal affaire on the island
In the meantime the country daily grows
poorer The sugar and tobacco crops are
unsown.
The Cuban Election
SANTIAGO De CUBA, Oct. l5-The
meeting of the Cuban assembly at Santa
Crus is fixed for October 20, but owing to
lack of transportation facilities the mem
bers of the assembly will be unable to ar
rive at Santa Cruz on time, and the end of
the month will probably have come before
the election of president and cabinet takes
place.
FL Cubano, a daily paper of Santiago,
predicts the election of the following ticket:
President, General Maxine Gomez; vice
president, Senior Bartolome Masso; S. ere
tary of foreign affairs, DR.. Domingo Mendez
Capote; home secretary, Senior Benz Guer
RAJ secretary OF justice, Senior Jose A.
Laouza; secretary OF war, General CaliXto
Garcia; secretary of public instruction,
Senior Enrique .Narona.
General Calixto Garcia desires to contra
dict the statement made by several news
papers, that he is receiving pay from the
United States government for his assistance
in disbanding the Cuban troops. He de-
clares that he is patriot, and is not in
need of money.
General Garcia had a long interview v ;th
General Wood this morning, requesting
to Santa Cruz del Sur. He
told General Wood it was important for
him to be there "in order to Illustrate the
plot to overthrow the supremacy of those
who had fought for Cuba for three yrals,
and to put in their places non-com 5atants
and immigrants"
General Wood agreed to provide him with
transportation by the Bessie on her next
trip to Manzanillo, which will pro ,ably be
tomorrow.
General Wood has received requests from
two companies for railroad concessions, enc
line between Santiago and Manzanillo, and
the other between Santiago and navlna
These requests will be forwarded TO Wash
ington.