The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04

contracting parties, when in turn came all
the relatives OF the family In Cuba this
latter aggregation amounts to very for
midable throng
Az soon az the altar was reached the
groom and bride knelt at the altar. as ~
the custom in the Catholic church The
audience came rushing out Of their pews
and crowded around the communion rail
while the ceremony proceeded After the
ceremony the bridal party drove up and
down the Prado several times, as is tho
custom here, followed by countless small
boys who yelled viva" aud scrambled for
pennies thrown by the bridal party
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The Cuban political situation looks
rather stormy again General Wood,
whose diplomacy has dore much to eradi-
cate bad feelings since his coming, has
appointed committees to draft regulations
for the coming elections. Several Of the
appointees have resigned, not being
pleased with tho suffrage platform, and
matters appear TO be in such a state that
the general will have to use his wits TO
have things pass off amicably. Already
there are some twelve candidates in the
field for mayor for the city. Each Of
these has his following, who claim their
man will be elected. 1t Is freely pre-
dicted that trouble at the elections will
likely occur with SO many different can
didates and so many different parties.
There are rumors floating about concern
Ing the early removal Of the American
troops. but ! hardly think there is any
truth or dependency TO be placed on same.
The depot auartermaster's corral was
the scene OF a regrettable accident one
morning this week A wagon train OF
some thirty teams had been hitched up
ready to start out. when the mules sud-
denly. for some unknown reason STAN
peded. Jim Mccormick. negro teamster
who came from San Antonio Texas. was
killed instantly by every wagon in the
train passing over his body. Several
other negroes from the Lone Star State
were injured. One Cuban was fatally
hurt and lies in The hospital in dying
condition.
Saturday will be a big day In Havana.
All Of the insular departments will have
a holiday. IT is Cuban independence Day.
The carnival begins the same day and
continues throughout Lent. Races will
take place at Quemados and flower throw
ing will be INDUCED In on the Prado in
the evening The balls begin at night and
continue throughout the next forty days,
Maskers VIII appear on the street in fancy
costumes sunday and fhe evening will
witness a sham battle at the Alemendares
park. A Cuban enters into the spirit
CT the carnival with all the Joy possible
and great time is looked forward TO by
every one. The greatest event OF the
season and something that Is looked for
ward 10 by Americans is the assembly
ball. which takes place tomorrow night
It is said on good authority that the al,
fair will eclipse anything heretofore at.
tempted In Havana.
Monte cottinham is dead. Monte wa
familiar figure in Havana to Americans
He died this week with yellow fever
Monte was a Canadian by birth and came
TO Havana about eight months ago. wher
Sam Myers, late proprietor Of the Unite
States club. got in straitenei circum
stances Monte advanced the money on (
mortgage 10 open the Manhattan a pop
ular oysfer saloon and bar 10 the rasaj'
alley. Later he came into possession o
this place and no more popular place ex
listed in Havana or mora popular. whole
souled being than Cbttinhanl. weighing
more than 200 pounds his figure was
familiar one. He formerly ran severa
enterprises In the City Of Mexico. wher'