The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-31
SOME NOTES FROM HAVANA.

in Havana the past week started the report in
New York yellow journal that the United States govern
ent intended retain MORO castle when withdrew iron
the island. It is well known fact that the Cubans have
their ideals built and based the fact that the proudes day
OF their lives will be when the grand Cuban bandara IS
raised MORO castle Their independence is based on
this mighty The days and the minutes have
been counted in pleasant anticipation of the moment when
the notable would take place Imagine the conserna
ton that created them when the report referred
to circulated Thege have been bitter remarks
made against Uncle Sam and the grasping Yankees TINS
week than have heard in Cuba The that rude
disturbed their pleasant ancpations upon them like
hundehot and hardly anything else has been the topic OF
conversation Should any confirmation of the arrive
at an early date the results hardly be imagined
yellow has broken out at Santiago de las Vegas
about twenty miles this city. In all five cases
have been discovered far all within radius of one
block Major Gorgas chief sanitary officer of the city OF
Havana has experienced corps of experts from his
force to handle the situation and the introduction OF
the fever into this city From all reports the disease can be
confined to the locality in which it originated few sus-
have been heard from in the city Havana from time
to time during the but yet is congratu
lang himself the absence of the disease this year.
One of the achievements OF the American gov
ernmen in the island of Cuba is the successful launching OF
the industrial school for boys Santiago de las Vegas
This school in itself of the greatest institutions in
the island The building that used the purpose
formerly occupied quartet by the Spanish soldiers
during the and when decided upon being suitable for
the purpose found be in unsanitary and
heahful condition. Appropriations made for
ITS complete renovation and the work that done was
complete in every detail The equipment of the building
itself and the supplying of the facilities for maintaining the
school as up-todae manual training school most
farms IN the island will be maintained where the Young
dents will be taught how to run farm successfully The
petent heads where all the mechanical trades will be thor
oughy taught Already there large number of scho
work In connection with the farm there will be large
chased and the boys will be taught how make butter
cheese Machine shops blacksmith shops carpenter shops
shoe factories harness shops and others will each have
special building An ice plant and electric plant also
under course Of construction The dining room is located II
the eastern end of the building and has been supplied with
all modern convenenees trolley will be to the kich
transferred In conjunction with the kitchen large bakery
has been constructed where under the instruction of
cooking One of the of the sehoo especially will
be of vast bereft to the residents OF the islands, Expert
Of these experiments made and the public Outside
al institution on the island the industrial school for bows
Santiago de las Vegas will be the largest institution of its
kind in Cuba.
Nicely the noted embezzle has been the subject OF
discussion lately Rumors flying thick and fast that his
will be abandoned by the for lack of ability
to produce witnesses against him who in the United
States The director general OF posts strictly denies these
and that the government is pushing the
with all force and that Nicely will be brought speed,
trial This same thing has been claimed for the past nine
months yet the matter for naccountabe reason
hang FIRE The opinion prevails among all classes that the
will at last in sheer despair have abandon the
case
General Wood is up again after his long and at
tack of typhoid His present intentions are to leave for
private chat the political situation with Mr. Mckinley by
the Ward line boat that sails Saturday il by that time
his health will permit His attending physician Dr. Lame
will accompany him on the TRIP The generals private yacht
await his return there
The Rural Guards of Cuba have at last accomplished
something Ibis time they captured real live Zero
cous bandits Down the province of Pinar Rio last
week they caught after fierce encounter the most
notorious robbers that infested that province Ever
since the American occupation began reports of people
being alarmed these desperadoes been heard but
the great trouble has always been the bandits had
great many friends among the people and in
their capture has been effected it probematca if they will
suffer the laws penalty on account OF the interest that will
be aroused in their favor by some OF their friends
The political situation remains in quo Maxine
Gomez has out into the country recuperae
press still trying enlarge upon his remarks while in the
States Another combination has formed so it r-
mored of several shewd politicians control future af
fairs They want Palma for president little bit of
Cuba ibre and then annexation with conditions that
they will be the profitable gamers thereby other words
is getting down individual among the foxy
politicians to who will have the biggest finger the pie
when the curtain falls The convention still discusses the
election law but 1t has gotten
while people believe il still in session it is not heard
from except occasionally Cseros the great Cuban patriot
who has sauuchly opposed anything American for the
last two years has written letter Palma turning the back
Of his hand him This creating commotion among
the politicians.
The committee that appointed by the convention to
draft election law has submitted report which embodes
the following facts mayor councilman must be Cuban
by birth naturalization and lived eight wears in
the town where he is candidate He must be at least 5r
old and be able read and He must be nron
ery holder taxpayer have professional degree r.
be governor he must be least 80 years old and
lived in the province for at least years previous 70 The
election Many other qualifications required Of
and senators.
The first cargo of Texas crude oil to Cuba arrived
this week 1t will be used by the Havana electric lgbt
plant Coal which expensive article here will he d
away with and fuel oil substituted The Helen Buct ,ndas
command of Captain Hobb, had the honor of brireir a.
first cargo She loaded al Sabine PAS and I we