The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26
CUBAN EVACUATION
For the First Time in History Americans
Are Campcd at Havana.
THE ENGINEERS ARE LANDED.
-Four Companies Dcbark at Marianne
and Go Into Camp.
ENCOURAGING REPORT FROM WOOD.
He Has Furnished CubanS with Ratlons, So
They Can Work Their Crops.
WANTS SOVEREIGNTY in THE PHILIPPINES
The Cifs M Cienn as Any American
Cons lown--Not u Murder since
Military Took Charge.

Special Cable Dispatch 10 tho New York Her,
aid nnd Thu Houston Post CopyrjshipS
lSaS, by James Gordon BcuncttsJ
Havana, November 25,---Thc first Amefi-
can troops to land In Havana province,
| companies a. D. y and Il, Second yolun-
teeT cnglnears. disembarked this morning
at Playa Mafianao from the transport Flor
ida ON tho ground were a number OF
Spanish soldiers who watched the move
ments of the American troops with much
curiosity. When the men We're dismissed
from the ranks little knots of Spanish and
American soldiers fraternsed examining
each others arms and equipments and
drinking friendship In small booth which
an entcrprislng vendor OF lemonade had
erected near the camp.
DIR. Burners report on the health of
Havana for the last month, which goes
tomorrow 10 Surgeon General Wyman.
shows a slight decrease In the death rate.
which is SIN far above the normal 1t
will be reassurlng to Americans TO know
that yellow fever decreased somewhat un.
der the improved waather conditions, but
the disease is still causing one death each
day. Typhoid is almost epidemic and gem
orally appears in severe form. the death
rate being exceedingly high. Malarial fever
is also epidemic
Havana, November 25.--rhe transport
Florida which arrived at Marianne beach
today, had on board four companies of the
Second volunteer engineers. which recently
left Tampa for Havana. All four conpa-
nics landed by $3.50 o'clork at the Ma
rianao wharf With colors flying. They
formed at the landing place and marched
to the camp. two miles away filing past
General Greene and staff. who. on horse
back reviewed the men. All the men with
the exception OF five were sim suffering
from sea sickness and were taken TO the
camp by Train. but all are in good spirits
and fit for duty.
One hundred and fifty CJhans of Cen
eral Memorials division were employed In
thCdiiIlE liit ttiuip ol'S hhh ny ~ " GitEh
the tents were being pitched for tho first
time an American camp al Havana.
Passports were to-day delivered to the
aides de camp of General Blanco's staff
who will sail for Spain ON the steamer
Juan Foigas December 3. On the steamer
NJ rs announced, viii embark Marsbal
Blanco. General Solano and his staff aud
the officers employed at Blanco's bead
quarters.
THE men have been busy all the after
noon pitching camp and fixing tents. They
r,aye heavy underwear, woolel blouses and
cloth brooches, which are very trying in
the searching sun.
The SpaniDh evacuation commissioners
today announced the complete evacuation
of the Iiolgu4n division.
Tl1e United sbltes commissioners in-
formed use Spaniards that the following
tncops were expected on or about Novem
Der 30: The Fifteenth Pennsylvania vol
ninteers which VIII he stationed at Pinar
del RIO. Third New Jersey. TO be stationed
al Marlsl; tic TWO Hundred and Second
New York al Guanajay, all In the prov
iuce of Pbnar del Rio.