Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26
II Was the Plan to Get Him to an
Anti.CathOlic Meeting and Say
lie Endorsed II.
CHANGE PROPOSED IN
DISINFECTING VESSELS.
Vessels Are 10 BE Dlsinfected at Their
Starting Points Instead Ofat Quar-.
antlne stations. Sanitary Com.
mission For Cuba.

New York. Oct PA dispatch -
Tho Herald from Havana, Cuba, says;
Rear Admiral and Mrs Sampson
started 70 attend church ON Sunday,
but on the way were Joined by several
American friends and for some reason
the carriage turned back whom almost
at the church door. Sampson did not
deliver the address which had been ad.
yertised.
A large crowd gathered at the old
Jane theater, now known as the old
Gethsemane chapel, great majority Of
those present being there merely TO hear
Admiral Sampson The services were
prolonged neatly two hours, but the con-
gregation was finally dismissed, when
Rev. Fulton decided there was no hops
Of the admiral appearing.
In explanation Mr. Fulton said Admi.
raj Sampson had not only promised 10
attend, but was anxious TO do So A
majority Of the Americans here believe
Admiral Sampson learned at the last
moment that an attempt had been made
10 secure his apparent endorsement Of
an attack upon Catholicism by means Of
his presence nc the meeting The serv-
ices are supposed 10 BE- unseotArian, but
were conducted by Mr.. Fulton, whose
attacks upon Catholicism have made
him notorious, assisted by Rev. Diaz,
once Catholic. and now a bitter oppo-
nont, and Rev. Leyte 81 Boston, who
announces that he was educated for tho
priesthood. Their attacks on Rome
were mild, but circular account writ.
ten by Mr.. Fulton making fierce at.
tack upon the church In Cuba was dis
tributed.
The American commission Is still
awaiting a reply from Washington 10 re.
cent cable messages Arrangements
Are already being made for the estab-
lishment Of new system Of marine in.
spection In Cuba and Porto Rico. First
a disinfecting plant will be- established
in Havana early next spring. Later,
plants will 30 established at Santiago
and San Juan. Tho plan Is TO have all
vessels thoroughly disiniectcd at the
port Of sailing instead OF tho port Of dos.
tinAtion. BY this means many lives
may DO saved by preventing tho appear.
ance Of disease aud opidemics viii b.
shut out Of the United States.
The commercial influence OF this plan
upon southern ports will BE- great and
northern ports will suffer somewhat A
ship now sailing from Havana for Mo.
bile, for instance, must ho disinfected
and quanntined there. In tho future
having been disiniectod before sailing
the time consumed during the voyag,
will count as quarantine. That meant
that Cuba and Porto Rico will be from
three 20 Eve days nearer an the port
south Of Norfolk than nj present.
Iii understood that tho prendon
contomplates the appointment Of sani
tary commission for Cuba composed o
Eve members-two doctors, sanitary en-
ginoer, lawyer aud an accountant. Thi
commission will not only havo genera
charge OF tho work of improving san
tation, but will attempt to stamp gu
yellow fever, smallpox, bcri bcri, gland
ers--all now moro or less epidemic. TN
commission will also colonies the leI
ors, OF whom there are now about 800
the island.
IL reported that Spain has provide
f2.00O.OOO TO pay the army In Cuba an