The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
THE CUBAN ELECTIONS.
The National Party Succeeded in Landing
Its Ticket
YELLOW FEVER IS on THE lNCpfASI
situation lis Growing steadily Worse
F.. Eighteen New Cases In One Day.
Sewerage Contract.

Special Correspondence OF The Post)
Havana Cuba. september A.The cleo
tons have come ana gone. The majority
OF the delegates Of the CUBAN national parry
No Was expected, wee eIoetva. seyeidi VI
iusluii pdf,y'B CANDIDATES nave peen
eo1nteu IN BY tie eanVass,.s OVd. AID the
rIailn OF the fusiOnIs,s liaud Dy Gu
ban nat-onalists has oeeh susea'i-eu Tue
way poiltlCs is COnGsCleu N CuOa NCuid
nlnuse the average An. ricaH ei-zeh. Eyi-
uentiy Ifvm AL accoufl.s AN altemDt was
maue to sun the ballot boxes Dle ,ie ln-
k,Huity or tue aspifiHs CuDan pJiipClan was
latnef lax as the palIotS thae he placed
IN the beX were ali written Al .he Sahe
iuenucdl nanuNIiUng consequently they
were thrown out BY the cantass.hg bora.
Tho ele,-ti1n was Quiet Havana would not
nave been aware that IL wa taking place
had 1t not been Tor the spa~e gwen ~ tee
seb1ect ~ the press, iAe result vi the
uiNistUu o. the canYass.ng oaru clc.ts II del
G. Pitrra ana NJ. Estabhn, Two me.nbers OF
the uLio. democratic parry ana aeiea.s two
OF the most prominent candidates OF ,no ma
tonal party rhe prospects are tnat when
the convention gathers 70 4ay lie plans lor
the iuture OF the island OF 1uba that IL viii
be very animated one ana i;kely TO end
uD IN row. With such men as General
SanguillY Lacreti Alemdn OF Ctenfuegos,
one Of the most radical and fiery of orators
on the island, and hair dozen no heads
PROSPECTS, are tina the assemblage OF Cubas
/ patriots to frame constitution viii be most Z
! entertaining and ,ntores Ing.
Tho yellow feVcr situation IN Havana Is
I growing steadily worse At the present
/ writing it begins to look alarming. The
/ sad death rf MAJOR George ). Cartwright 4
/ acting chief duartermaster 81 the island, yes 4
/ to-day morning was sudden shock 70
/ his many employees In the auurtermasters z
Z department here Maior Cartwright was one
OF the NEST popular officers In the United
I states army In Cuba, capanie gentle, man
/ ly and universally admired and respected
bv Amcrcans and Cubans alihe lie was
formerly stationed depot quartermaster
at Matanzas, Cuba, but upon the departure
| OF General Humphrey to China. was made
Chief uuartermaster Of the Department OF
Western Cuta, stationed at Quemados or
Camp Columbia near Havana. Directly
after his removal TO Havana, Major Chaun-
cey Il. Baker, who succeeded Il neral ltum-
nhrey chief daar ttrmnster. WIG taken
very sick and was ordered to the States
for two months vacation to reeuperate
During his absence Major Cartwright, hlled
the two offices with much credit and the
sudden taking away of this prominent Off
ca has cast a deop gloon over the large
CORDS Of emnloyees in the DEPARTMENTS here
The fever is very much on the increase;
FRIDAY there were eighteen new cases ana
Yesterday about the same number. Two
deaths were reported among the soldiery
yesterday and employees OF the different
, Departments are being taken sick every hour
Tho army doctors are about as busy as they
possibly can be and from present indioa-
! tons the epidemic that predeted some
: time ago haa arrived.
, All American pos.nasters the island
, Of Cuba are to be wlthdrA~n ana their
2 places filled with Cubans. The few Amer-
cans that will remain Will be In the large
cities. such as Santiago, Havana, Cardehas
and others. The changes sill he made int
, mediatcly and the appointments VIII BE
made from the ranks of those who have ac-
4 0ured experience since the American occu-
pancy.
r tC date American city. compromise mas
tcen made in the famous Dady claim against
the city This suit has been pending for
several wears. Dady sued the city of Havana
for the fulfllment of contract made for
the sewerage OF the city the war inter-
Tered With his plans and after the eessa-
ton of hcstilities he brought the matter to
:, the attention of the military authorities.
, According to the new ARRANGEMENT the city
r. OF Havana will negotiate loan of 5 m
nj SSo 0o0 400 and work VIII be started this
| gigantic undertaking at once With per-
. feet sewerage system, Havana will be one
u OF the henthiost cities in the world and
Z with its delightful climatic conditions, tina.
II prevail all the year around, viii be Mecca
5. for the tourist The plans for the sewerage
/; system Will be those that have been app
y proved by the best experts In thai states
:, and made under the supervision of the mill
tutv englreers that have been IN Cuba and
". are familiar with the sanitary conditions
u Of the CITY.
" does not look like the administration had
Ia any idea OF vacating the, slaud Prepare
items for improvements In all directions ara
- Rcrg on. Officers are contemplating send
" ing for their families as sooa as the yellow
~ fever danger Is past and supplies are ar
)r rlving from the States for the suldiery IN
it sufficient quantities to last Indefinitely Tho
D. cuban people are better satisfied With tn,
az present administration OF General Wood thar
y, thy have ever been, and The election q
w the larger part OF the national party's rep
10 preventative to the convention VINO are real
10 ~ backed by the American administration
er nsures tho prediction that the convont!ol
AZ viii be manipulated so as to give the Gu
ia bans Cuba Lihre.' but with n string.
N The terrible Texas storm has been tn
81 subject OF much discussion in Havana. tn
ie narrowing accounts OF tn terrible disaste
ia in the Lone Star State have aroused tn
"a, sympathy of the people, Cubans and Amer
n icers alike are greatly distressed at tn
II great calamity The residents OF the pro
on vince OF Puerto Pr ncipe supposed to be on
Ia of tho uoorest provinces on the island hay
10 made collection for the Galveston sufferer
:, and forwarded the same to General w Oh
ne The copies of The Houston Pest that hay
SIS arrived In this city have been in great de
in mand. | loaned my copy to nine diHeren
or Texans and II was eagerly read.
Id The famous Washington Cafe has bee
- closed. This well known resort was IN
- hrst American bar opened In CUBA, ana
Houston aud Dallas party naugurated tn
IL place Later II changed hands, The plac
lp' was ccsed on account OF lack Of business
" This Is the place that refused 20 sell drink
il 10 negroes during the early days of the oe
les oupancv and which was clo'ed up hy orde
~, OF the mayor,
'.a termaster. who left for China several week
NJ since ACCOMPANIED by several Texans VII
loi were employed in the Apartments her'
ing cabed over this week that the party Ia
md arrived safely at Tien Tsin. with all we
OF or board, af
NJ Felix Primavesl OF Gainesville who wa
w w formerly In charge OF the chief guar .ermas
~ ter's stables. has been placed IN chars
lte OF the La Punta stables this week
zen Charles s. Gunter. or as ho Is familiarl
known Dad" OF San Diego Texas, VIII
fne is becoming a veteran In the cust1a hous
III. service. assisted In the detection OF lare
y lot OF onium that was being smuGgle
~; through the custom house this week il
w crns Of sausagfs
ms A, 5, Williams Of WaNahAchie Texas, VIII
OF Is au old Cmploye OF tho engineers depart
md ment In Havana assists eyery saturda
not right in large American furnishing storl
Ar OWING to The American rush.
,v,s Tod Eruce OF Dallas Is out ON the street
~, again after q weeks Illness in Los Anima
utn kcspiial with yellow FEVER.
cen Major Chauncey D. Baker chief ouarte,
one master Of The island u Cuba. returned frol
yer the States tais week on the Transport Sod:
nd wick. Major Baker has entirely reeOyere
nnt trSn his illness and Ravs he spent q WI
80 pleasant time in the mountains OF Vernon