The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-13
A LETTER FROM HAVANA
The Cuban Teachers Have Returned from
Their Trip.
REPORT HAVING HAD A DELIGHTFUL TINE
Tacon Thcntcr Row--Mr. Frank Il.
Brownlec Died OF yellow Fever.
other Interesting News.

Wednesday. They came in rather unex
pectediy, as they were not looked for un-
I'll the following morning. They took the
town Dy storm, and for Two days were the
recipients OF much attention Moro. Ca
banas and the many sights OF interest
around the city were visited. When the
transports entered the harbor, the scores
were lined with spectators To welcome
them home. The police band was ON hand
TO play the Cuban National air, and The
boats wore met by several OF the quarter
masters tugs. with the government AID
CITY officials on board hundreds OF tn 3
relatives and friends OF the teachers
boarded little yawls and made futile at
tempts TO get aboard the transports, and
the water front presented very animated
scene. When the female delegation dis
embarked from the boats. IL was an anus
Ing sight 10 see the numerous bandboxes
that accompanied them. The milliners OF
Cambridge no doubt must have done a
rushing business while the Cuban teachers
were at Harvard. Americans with their
"kodaks were very much in evidence
when the teachers arrived. Many of them
secured nne views OF crowds Of pretty
teachers loaded with many purchases in
the States. The teachers all speak in
glowing terms Of the manner in which
they were treated While on their visit to
Harvard. They have a fine impression OF
tho Americans and brought back with
them the annexation" idea as a god
send for the Cuban people.
public reception 1t the Tacon theater
Thursday evening brought out the elite
OF the city. The teachers were given an
ovation wherever they appeared and sim
ply took charge OF the town for two day..
1t wse very deplorable that the manage
nlent OF the Tacon theater, where tho
public reception was held allowed tha
dsgraceful treatment of one OF the teach
ers TO occur that almost precipitated a
riot before the affair wound up The
trouble was over the fact that the city
council Of Havana did not take into con-
sideration the seating capacity of the
theater when the Invitations were sent out
and the consequence was that when the
teachers arrived rather late they foun
that they had been crowded out complete
ly. The row started over the outspokeuess
Of one Of the male teachers, who stated
that in the States they had been treated
with great courtesy and every one hal
given way TO them with the utmost polite
ness, and that they had come home and
found that they were treated with a cor
responding disrespect This aroused one
Of Havana'e finest policemen. who s-e
h~ANA III Nhtl ulIlClOuSutSS, ana ne trlgl
to arrest the speaker. The teachers re-
sented With one accord and In a moment
the house was in an uproar promin Mt
people arose and tried 70 talk, a call was
sent in for more police and for time
IL began to look ae IL the reception would
turn into another revolution. After awhile
quiet was restored aud the ceremonies
proceeded. The teachers that resided Ia
o'her parts OF the island were taken home
IN the transports Saturday evening.
yellow jack Is almost an epidemic In
Havana at present Americans are be.
ginning 20 leave in large numbers. The
transport Rawlings left yesterday loade
down with scarcd-out people. and IL the
situation gets woisc, 10 Is safe 10 predi r
that msny more Will make a hastv de
pirture have to record the death OF a
prominent Texan this week from the dis
ease, Mr.. Frank h. Brownlee of Dallls
Texas, who has been here for some time
connected with the Havana electric rail-
i9ad, died Friday, Mr. Brownlee was 4
great faYorite among he American colony
~ INC CITY and his death is greatly de-
plored. HI was a prominent Odd Fellow
IN good standing and was buried from tho
Los Antmas hospital Sunday morning
Another Prominent Texan, Mr. w. NJ. Dan
'els OF Georgetown, IS down with the dis
ease Mt Daniels wac TO be married to-
morrow to Miss Butler of England one
OF Hafana's society young ladies'. Mr..
Daniels is very prominently known here
through his connection with the Illinois
Central railroad. He has many friends In
,he Lone star state who will be sorry 70
near OF ms illness. Mr. Jack Hardy of
houston, who has been in the hospital for
me last week, Is reported as convalescM
ana hopes to soon be among his Friends
again, IaerI were eight new cases re-
ported this morning with ten suspect,
tine suspects generally all turn out to
ne sehnlne), making according to the ofa
cal report, some ninety cases | learn
tnrough rumors though that there are some
200 cases on hand
Anotner Texan has come 10 Havana and
FOUND bride among the many pretty Gu
pan senor!tas. Mr. George n. Rowe. form
cry OF Laredo, who has been connected
win the engineering department In TIa-
Vana Tor the past two years and who was
formerly s member OF troop X OF the
FIRST Texas cavalry during the Spanish
american war, Was married here last
nlsnt TO q prominent Cuban young lady
MT Rowe VIII be remembered by the
houston boys very well, as he was clerS
Tor Captain Patterson mastering officer
ana made many friends In that capacitl.
Mr.. Rowe has been very prominent in
''oaouie circles since he came TO Cuba
and IS at present secretary OF the Amer
lean Masonic lodge OF this city. MANY
Americans were present at the cere-
mohles and congratulations were showered
upon the newly married pair
rs the date for the approaching con-
s.itutionsl convention draws near the in
ferest decpens considerably, although il
Is far from what IL should be. All the
oinerent political parties with the ex-
ception Of the Cuban national party or
we reyoiufionists" csbled President Nc
kinney protesting against the clause In
the call for delegates that reads "and TO
determine the relations which shall exist
between the United States and Cuba {"
The Cuban national party came out fat
footed and stated that they would not sign
any such protest. What the effect of this
telegram Will be on the future intention
OF the different parties that signed the
protest remnins 10 be eeea The union
democratic and the republican parties
nave decided to put their forces In the
ncl1 despite their late decision not 10
take part Ia the convention and an in
tfres'inG convention filled with discussion
ard excitement bids fair TO be the result
Inc United States transport Mcpherson
fno;r P,rto Rico nrriyed last week. on
We boaf were Mrs, Davis and two daugh-
''frs Mrs, Davis is the wife OF the mil
arr commander OF the Island Of Porto
hlco ana is on her way 10 spend couple
~ mop'hs 81 Atlantic City. She and
c.''pght rs we're entertaiued al the palace
~ A5tutgrt General Scott In the absence