The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
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!. ,.s,soms Looking During the
sl.ts d Transition
HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE
| =, pri.k Because i"por'"'
Awaiting the Eff
.,..ne,. of New Tariff

,,,rona says: Havana is at the
Mas between the departure Of
q and the coming OF the amer
u, looks lonesome. 1t is not
hssuse hopefulness and deser-
n g together and everybody Is
10 future. Trade is not disk,
....,ae Of breadstuffs, there are
.,ons. That will be changed as
4. new tariff goes into erect. IN
a,.tricts occupied by the middle
III amount OF business Is dome.
through those sections shows
,,s,tr than there was two months
! ana 10 the return Of so many
.,l.x In what would be called
,.,,os district OF the city, such
.,ree, which is the Fifth ave-
a,,ana, nothing is doing. Neverthe-
snsnish shopkeepers are ccm-
,hsy prefer a period of dizziness
,,s reason. The families of Span
y and officials were customers,
not sooi pay. The tradesman
bsir patronage and sought to
!, much as possible. The Cubans
been good pay either, for they
hiue with which to pay.
s feels the departure of so many
hmlliss in a way. They helped
Me. a few weeks ago it was al
tossible to rent house in any
M quarter of the city. Cubans,
Professional men returning from
h in the United States and
lsi leased them. Now in the sub
number Of houses which are
Ia barred gives these places the
be Of a deserted town. They have
kuped by both military and civil
MO are returning TO Spain.
~erted appearance will not last
neriean officers whose duties will
kn In Havana for some time and
Il been looking In vain for homes
advantage of the opportunity as
humber Of business men from the
Rates, who are likely to change a
b into a period OF permanent resi-
b the Spanish officers are anxious
& their discharges and return 10
(tey have property which they do
b sacrifice. 1t would not do to
hoo closely how they became pos
1t. That was under the system
\ they all profited. AS Spain will
need of a LANCE army in the flu
IS presumed that their officers
bad in procuring their discharges.
them have Carlist connections
will be an additional reason for
them to return to Cuba.
william classes who are going back
are taking their property with
are arranging to have it con-
no cash and forwarded to them.
za plucked it TO the last feather
6 them return rich. To assume
xould be to assume that they
taken advantage of their oppor-
No Spanish official. WHISTLER he
nter the old regime or under the
autonomy. cares 10 be placed in
Eory. Whether he was in the
oise or In some other branch OF
lment service he would consi der
etion on his ability.
riarg" Americans are convert
cases into barrooms with adj the
Fractions which go with these in
10 the States. The barrooms
Iss IN which gambling of al kinds
Iadulged AFTER the most approved
methods. The annexes are, in
main concerns. Their managers
% rushing" business. One
pacing hackers is understood to be
'sor Of the game which is patron
wealthy New Workers who go TO
|aaah and Saratoga in summer.
|asn proprletors We're at first
aoo& putting their places in the
me Americans. They thought
ngnt arise with the military au-
ger the flag VIZ floating from
we They We're assured that al
cen arranged" The first bust
q American military con.ssnder
VIII be to show that 1T ssi not
Ranged."
y details of the Spanish evacua-
nra afrangT some anxiety was
large Number of Spanish COM
u Industrial classes should also
themselves. This fear has not
lsa' Whatever doubts the Span
men may have had about the
y iile and property under the
wefe quickly dissipated.
,scuun exists in Havana is a
More people are going out
sness 20 come in for many
sas rottenness of the Slpani IN
aoas could be Judged during
aaon by the great number OF
~ we're always in Havana on
me disproportion TO these vino
,ssu =. We're seeing active
ns lleh was marked. Since me
ssoae the void created by their
.s ess even a strong impression |
rs' They are literally the
me population which was TOO
m y counted. The void is one
~; uo' be filled. The American
M NJ oe Kerr out of Havana.
u Nefs Will not be quartered in
- spread over "A lika a olo,,d NJ l