The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-21
THE TEXANS IN HAVANA
Oscar GuesSaz Transferred to the Philip
pines for Active Service.
GALVESTON FlNANCItRS ARE PROSPECTING
sud Experience OF Gambler from
the Lone Star Statc--Prrcnutious
Against Yellow Fever.


pearance OF Camp Columbia the past week is
now onlivenod by the merry click of the car
penter's hammer, This permanent barracks
that viii grace the former site of the camp
OF the Seventh Army corps are being bur.
ried to completion before the advent OF the
rainy sesson
Several cases Of yellow lack are appearing
daily, but nothing to indicate anything like
an epidemic form. One death was recorded
among the English speaking people here this
week. The captain of an English brig sue
eumbed to the dread disease and his chief
mate is reported in very critical state. with
little chances of recovery
The government is going to take evory DOS
sible precautlon for the protection OF it's
soldiers and civilian EMPLOYEES here Finer.
geney HOSPITALS with every convenience
known to medical science COR hattiug the
disease have been established throughout tho
island, The transports constantly arriving
here with supplies after MAY 1 viii be un-
loaded or the opposite side of the bay at
Resla as the present site is considered yery
Dangerous and is situated IN ons of the most
unhealthful localities on the water front.
Tho killing OF several American soldiers
htro most wantonly by the police within
the last few DAYS has caused very unsettled
feeling in all directions. Tho soldier hoys
show no hesitancy in expressing their senti-
ments and the outcome is likely to result IN
further bloodshed
Tho Ninth Illinois and the Second United
States volunteer engineers VIII probably act
away today on the transport Logan. This Is
the last of the Seventh Army Corps and the
last of the volunteers in this part OF the
island.
The Second United States infantry has been
expected for some time. but az to the date
OF its coming no one seems able to learn
| Major General Chafice is at present In
Washington and IL Is rumored. for the pur
nose OF assisting In the selection Of TROOPS to
replace the volunteers in the island. Gem
eral Chance. understand, expressed an opin-
| ion previous 10 his departure that be was OF
/ the opinion that IL vas a very foolish thing
TO allow this island at present 10 be with
out at least 1900 or 10000 soldiers.
! Congressman r. p. Hawiey OF Galveston
arrived in Havana last week He has since
4 been making a trip through the island, IN
conversation with your correspondent the
! other night he stated that bis trip over wal
one of recreation after the heavy work Just
/ previous 10 the adjournment OF congress and
/ that he would remain few DAYS and see
! York. lie appeared very much pleased with
I the wonderful resources OF the country and
remarked that he had never seen more
fertile land that that around Metanahs, where.
he said. anything would grow from a nest
esB 70 Waking oaue
There have been a number of Galyestonians
nrominent in financial circles over hore late
ly, and ! would not be surprised TO see Gal
weston capital be among the frs 10 make
large investments m this direction lust 80
soon as they have some assurances OF pro-
2 uOt
tion 10 say that there are opportunities here
not offered in any place on tbs face Oh tnr
globe; but money and lot9 Of II has to be INC
consideration. Many a man with snlnll
capital has come over here eXpeeting 70 40
great things ard grow wealthy IN night OF
two, only TO 20 back with deal more ex'
Lieutenant Albert L. Deyne. auartermaster
OF the First Texas. who was detained here
after the regiment departed fQr Galyesto9n'
left on the Oliyette Monday 10 ion The regi-
ment for muster out lie has also besn act
ing brigade auartermaeter in place OF CAPTAIN
Oscar Guessez. who was absent on I9r,
Tough for quite a while. He was detained
longer than he expected. clearing up the
records Of the corps.
One Texan OF the sporting fraternity pas
returned home "a sadder but wiser man. Hf
was one OF the first Americans 10 arrive mere
after the blockade. He came No from San.
tago. and on the trip up won some taoy,
until shortly after January ], when he SUD
denly disappeared for wefk or So WheI
he returned be brought with him an Improve,
roulette wheel, which hc placed 10 the spor
club. which had Just been reorasnzed ffon
the old Circular Militar. or Spanish onicers
club. 5y the cubaas. and which Y now "a,
swell resort OF the natives. Fortune favore'
him for several months. until the nsst Nv
weeks. when they BEGAN 70 strike MIN 70
all sized amounts way up IN the nEures ~,
Cubsns arc natural born gamblers. and car
show Americans q thing or two ~ regard
the American same Of poker Anyhow "
,till dotng business az the same ei stand
while the Teast sport has left 70 seek oths
fields in Porto Rico or the fhilippinss whsr'