The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-31

remains were six or seven magnificent
vehicles that resembled hearses. hut COZ,
tanned floral offerings in the greaSs- pro-
fusion. The carriages that followed
formed the longest line that | have ever
seen in this city Many of the pail iotle
societies attended and the utmost ce
spect was shown he dead.
Buckwheat viii grow in Cuba. Several
prominent Americans have planted IL
near Artimisa and are meeting with
great success. Latest reports from that
district state that at present the buck
wheat is in bloom and that the prospects
are very encouraging fer a nice crop.
Next season If this venture turns out as
a financial success much larger crop
Will be planted and the industry will be
entered into on a much larger scale.
MANY Chinese iaborers are arriving
daily from the States. They are quickly
gobbed up by plantation owners as the
latter are very much in favor of Chinese
labor. good many Chinese merchants
are emigrating from the Mott street dis
trict of New York and locating on tle
island. The many stories OF prosperity
among the Chinese merchants in Cuba
have reached their ears and they are
Fastening this way.
The consensus OF opinion among the
American colony in Havana is that Mr..
NeelpN. the famous psSlOluCt
should be liberated when he is brought
back to Cuba and tried. Cuban justice Is
simply rotten 10 the core. The cause of
the sudden change OF opinion in the III
rection OF Mr.. Medley is the trial Of the
Ctfbans who were caught red-handed in
The famous custom house fraud cages.
This case has been on trial for che plst
eight weeks at an enormous expeaes TO
the Cuban government. and during me
To I'D
the trial was a farce and that the verdict
wouid be an acauittal The judges ot
the courts in Cuba are severely criticized
on every side Just to exemplity to what
extent crookedness exists here wall
relate an instance that came under M
observation. An American gave his case
IN a lawyer OF this city. The lawyer
turned out TO be paid empioye cf the
indge OF the court before which the case
MAS tried. The American was approache |
and asked of what interest would he
mate n 10 tie interested party 4 the
case was decided in his favor. Il IS IN
nacessarv TO tell the result The law
nteca where the American had appl'cl ,oI
t,etice was the law office or the luCSe
~ mo court. who was being representa-
y. another party while he sat on TIC
Senrh The Gus ON house eases ware All
nassed over and the culnriis let on scot
free This is Justice III Cuo". ,.,
Mr. $. Houston Carr the wen kpo"n
To~as newspaper man who forriri'f -
ited The Havana Journal and wh' rep
resents a newspaper league in II. ara.
a,.s accented a position in the othee Of
ne acting chief auartermaster. division
4 OF Cuba.
Among the late appointments OF Uncle
( sana as second lieUtenants Is a Texan
from Alamo city named Marx papney
Ssa the pleasure of meeting nm whel
:, Matanzas some tlmo since, and iouno
MIN very poplar among officers ana en-,
listed men alike He has been assigned
10 he Tenth infantry, stationed at Glen
I fuegos. Cuba. r.vas hut wbe
~. nas ,ormerly residen, OF Houston
and one OF the famous Houston Llgn
o Gnu ~" when il won such enylahle n9to'
r,stv as one OF the best drilled organl'
zat,sns IA the country. and who mas peg
1 - M emuloy 81 the custom house SERVED
sSnea the American OCCUPANCY lett iasl
wsek for vacation OF thirty GAYS. ~
wsnt on the Morgan liner Whitney fo'
New Orleans. .,.an,,on ~
The ehsritably inclined readers OF Thu