Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-18
They Believe the Occupation of th,
Island by the United States
Will Bring Prosperity.
lIAEY SPANIARDS WILL
RETURN TO CUBA
7 Epeclally Will Officers Leave spaII
as Soon @. Ihri Get There and se-
care Ilr.r ui.rlarge From
ibe Spanish Army.

Err NHfe, Dac. ia dispatch q
-H. Tr.aa. from lilwm saws: Ha
v.r. .rt. al.t way -ngo bffweo.
trn ..ra.e o. rha sp4naris and tHt
...Uro. rHe Americans The city
... 10 SIS NOT la1.1ts ts.
,l.. ulDafu.l.- ana dasoa;.on do mot
ro r..'n.r anf everybody b. h1pa'u
of fH future Trade B.. ll' isss la
eIu.. 1r..le NJ uraistgG. there are nt
iurulu1as Tia SD. %. changed a.
f.n fn. naw tariff goa. inro effect Dr.
tH.r r.fl. gstsa-- guad bv tHe m d.
G.,c.4.s.sa fair am1uu; of business b.
Gone
a w4lA through those sections show,
moro activity fl'1 thca was twC'
ianu'Htagl Ta.sl ,ua 90 tAe return
%, .o many Cutan families In what
woua bs called ih' shopping district o.
t.ccItv such "a, ODi.u1 street. which =
tAg Il,th Avenue ~ Havana nothing l.
doing Neycrtfco- tne Spanish snop.
keepers arr comp.arent Tney prefer q
ueri.d ~ duliue.s for single reason.
IN. Am..ls. %, the Spanish officers and
oI-ia.s werc customers tut were not
good pay The tranesmiu dreaded theii
patronage and sought 90 oyade it A.
muc1 ls possible Neither were the
Cuuus go1i pay. iu' cred could ho re.
iu.al them without irnr 1. the clu.e.
quarros The American, arr coming;
tn.v a-a 90 tha present time gl1l Gus.
tHmru and c1d nv So tHe shun.
k.rp.r b. content with the present dull.
Ness 100 h.- trade
Tine city feels tho departure % 80
many spanish families in o way They
UDr.d to give it ufe. Afsw weeks ago
% was almost impossible 60 rent house
BOO uuv respectable quarter oi the city.
Gu us. CHIEFLY uro'r..lna. mon return.
iGs from their exile 300 tha Uu.ml states
and Lu0ac. had leased them Now ln
tHr suburb. tho number of houses which
afn c.o.oi ami barred gives thess places
tHe appear ucc of deserted town.
They nave been orcuuied by both mill.
tary and ciyu officials who are return.
ing 20 Spain.
The deserted appearance viii not last
lOrg American officers whose duties
WI. keep them in Havana f0r some time
ANA who have been looking in vain for
homes Will take advantage OF the opDor.
tuuiy ~ will a number of business men
frum l' United States who arr IiEaiy
fu change u snort .ly into period Oi
permanent residence. Some of the Snin.
isn officers are anxious 60 secure their
discharge. and return Co CUBA. They
have property which they do no; want
tb .8Drhcc. lt would not go Co inquire
tol closely how they come possessed 90,
it That Wa. under the system uy which
thy all rrua'ed As Spain will not
have no'd o' a large army IN the future
itis tr.umei that their officers will
succeed iu procur NJ their discharges.
Sume Hi ,htm have Curist connection.
ana this will be- an additional reason Tor
enabling fGom 20 return % Cuba
The civilian clas,e. who arr going
back 90 Spain are taking ,ho.r property
with them or ar' arranging 90 have u
converted into cash and forwarded "a
thom lay have piuckoi 20 20 the last
feather ANA a.l ~ them return rich.
When the deuus % the spanish evac.
uation were first arranged some anxiety
wa, elt lest a large number of Spanish
commercial aud industrial classes should
. also rrmtrlat" Themselves This frai
hasnnt been realized Whltover doubts
that Spanish business men may have had
1 about the security OF hfe and property
under the new orier were quickly disi'
uated.
That vacuum exists in Hlvtnr is d
potent act M0ro pcoplo 1ro going ou
than aro likely 10 come IN Tor many
I months The rotteunns. of th- Spanish
military motnois uuId oo judged dur
ing the iusurrociiou by the great mum
Der Of officers who werc always IN la
vhna on suu duty The oisnsnn1ru0i
to those VINO IN any circumstances were
seeing active service In the field wat
marked. Since the officers have goni
the void created by their departur
gives oycn stronger impression OF the.
numbers They were literally tine ouil
class Of the population which WAS to
numerous - ba rlurfed The Amari