The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-09
YELLOW FEVER DEVELOPS.
SEVERAL SOLDIERS sTRJCKEv
DOWN AT GUANAJAYA.

Chief Surgeon O'ReIIIy Thinks Pre-
cautiOnnry Measures Taken win
prevent Its spreRd-Cubans win
Not Welcome GOmez-Brooke Try
ing TO Find "A Place for Him-smith
Mad About the Condemnation OF
the Meat.
Havana, Feb. S.-OficlaI reports from
Guanajaya, province of Pinar del Rio
state that six cases of yellow fever
have developed among the soldiers belong
Ing to the Two Hundred and Second New
York Regiment. Private C,ooney is very
sick, but the other cases are not regarded
as being specially serious.
DR.. Echeverria. the yellow fever expert.
sent there by Lieut.. Col. r. NJ. O'Reillv.
chief surgeon of the department of Cuba
says there Is no doubt the soldiers are
suffering from yellow fever, but he adds
there Is no likelihood of its spreading. as
every precaution in the way OF ISOLATION
and quarantine has been taken.
The camp is outside the town and tha
fever was caught there. There are no
cases in the town, but there are places
which are always infected
Only Once Case Serious.
Chief Surgeon O'Reilly TODAY banded
the correspondent here of the Associates
Press the following statement regarding
the outbreak of yellow fever among the
American troops at Guanajaya:
There were reported yesterday ona
serious case and four or five mild ones Of
yellow fever in the Two Hundred ana Sec
ond New York Regiment at Guanataya.
The regimental camp will move from its
ne
permits. 1t Is believed the sanitary meas
ures taken will prevent a spread of the
disease. There are no new cases TODAY.
The sick are reported doing we'll"
81 Is reported that at a secret meeting ~
the executive committees of the Cuban As-
sembly 1t was decided that the committee
VIII not welcome Gen. Maxine Gomez 10
TINS city that It Will not be present when
he arrives In Havana, and further thar ~
Gen. Gomez does not go before the CONF
mittee and explain his reasons for accent
ing the propositions of Robert p. Porter
the representative of President MCKINLEY
without consulting the committee no vii,
be officially notified upon the part Of The
committee to appear before 1t and explain
his conduct.
A Position for Gomez,
Gov Gen. Brooke wishes TO provide a
place in the island administration for cen
mdAliho Gomez II one can be found or
created, suited to his ability and acccpta-
Die TO his tastes. Thus far no definite sug-
gestlon has been made The project 10
merely an Idea and its development will
depend upon the result of the governor
generals interviews with Gomez
Lieut. Col Smith, chief commissarv in
CUBA thinks that the recent condemna-
ton Of canned meats by the meat survey
board was improperly made and as ne re-
Sards the boards action as a reflection
upon him, he desires 10 have the whole
matter made the subject of an inquiry hv
some higher authority. As-the meat has
been sunk In the Gulf stream there is No
chance for expert examination.
The meat survey board, however. con-
sidefed the meat, though not all actually
rotten' was unilt for human consumption
and distinctly inferior. Upon this ground
the inspectors condemned all of one Iot
l0,AS two and four-pound cans. More az
the same kind of supplies is understood to
be in storage at Regla.
Gomez Going TO Havana.
Dispatches received from Remedies m.
day say that most OF the members Of the
STAFF OF Gen. Gomez have proceeded 10
Matanzas by special train, and that the
general himself left for Camantuai His
arrival here will be delayed by these stops
along the route.
Cubas postal service will be the unto
date American system hereafter the
Postmaster General having to-day an
proved Maj. Rathbone's recommendation.
Maj Gen. Lee returned to-day from the
Isle of Pine, where he had been inspect
ing suggested camps. There are no
Americans there, and It has not been de-
cided yet to send any.