The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-18
WITH THE PASSING THRONG

American common sense has made a
wonderful change In the city and province
OF Santiago" observed Mr. ]. ID. Tobin.
a former resident of Houston who, TIL
recently, was in the Cuban civil service.
The Improvement In sanitation In the
city is specially remarkable AS re-
suit, sickness has been much diminished.
For example. when the Americans en-
tered Santiago there was plenty OF yell
low fever Now there is none.
The credit for this better sanitation.
and for the excellent condition OF San
tiago in other ways, belongs to General
Wood. He has shown himself to be
man OF great capacity and fine character
The province of Santiago was the worst
In the island when we landed Tho col
ored population Is far in excess OF the
white and therefore the province Is the
most difficult to manage. Today 1t
In better condition than any other in
the island. And now that General Wool
has control of all Cuba I expect to see
the same reforms carried out as effective
ly everywhere.
:" How do the Cubans feel toward the
United States7' Well the better class
that rs. the Spaniards and other for
eigners and their children, who are the
business men-are all eager for annexa-
ton. The ignorant lower class Cubans.
mixture of Indian, African and Span
iards oppose a. TAcir atti5iide toward
the government is very peculiar, So long
have they been accustomed 10 heavv
RUE. HAT they mistake the kind ways OF
the American government for weakness.
About the scandals in government
circles, want to say that everything
which General Wood has had under fis
management IS perfectly c.ean. The cor
rupt acts have been only those of off,
cials not under bis authority"
"A very curious case has recently como
under my observation. remarked prom;-
nent undertaken to the reporter ABBOTT
two weeks ago an able bodied negro man
came into my office and told me that he
had son dying of consumption. The hoy
was so i'll hat the father did not kno
but that he would die in his absence
Knowing that negroes frequently go TO
needless trouble and expense at funef ais.
he sought to avoid II by contracting with
me for coffin, grave. helrse and car
riage for his sons burial at a price Of
S2i which he would pay in weekly ms all
ments. As security | agreed to tate an
unused lot in one cemetery. while I was
I to bury the hoy whenever he should die
/ in a lot belonging to the father in another
cemetery
/ AS the mother had already died, and
there were no other children the father
had no direct heirs besides the SON
Now. the remarkable thing about the
case is this: few days after the ia her.
apparently in good health. had arranged
with me for the future burial OF his son
ne, himself fell sick and died He was
buried by society to which be belonged
Finally on yesterday. the boy died from
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the contract between us could not be kept.
nor could | go ahead, bury the boy and
reimburse myself out of the value of that
unused burial lot. For there Is. 1t seems.
no legal way of transferring that lot 20
me, except by administration Of the estate.
and that would ccst nearly as much as the
lot is worth"
1T will he a matter Of interest 10
many people in Texas" said Rev. n !
Brown Yesterday Tor rhe Post IN men
ton that Rev. G. p Dorset. who has
been IN charge Of the Texas Military In
stitute at Llano. which is undes sue-,
vision of the Episcopal church. mas moved
: this institution to North Galveston The
school Is for boys only. and will omen on
Z the 18th instant, with a competent corps
= of teachers in charge"
, few years back when the Columbia
, Tap was In awful bad shape and It CON
eumed almost day to make the hfty
mile trip George Hunter was selling tick
cts at the International and Great North
Hrn DEPT. \ darkey walked IN to the
ticket window and said
Say boss what's de fare to Calves
TOM"
Dollar and a half"
Say boss, how long does It take a.
train to git dar?"
"An hour and forty minutes"
The darkey laid down on the counter
81 30, and looking at Hunter remarked
Better give me ticket to Columbia.
| can ride all day on de Tap - dollar
and a half Amt gwine to waste ma
money rldin' TO Galveston
1t is characteristic of large percentage
Of the colored people that they will take
the round about route when travelling 80