The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-03
FTER FROM HAVANA.
10 Officials Have Visited the
Cuban City Recently.
OF ELECTRIC STREET CAR LINE
Lv,rt Hailed with 10y by All the
lnhabitants-Notes
OF Texans.

v Correspondence OF Inc foSt.l
b cuba. March 25.-The Cuban sit
y XII remains unsettled. The consti-
!. convention has not vet decided
' they will reject the Platt amend
large number of the delegates
he opinion that a rejection Is in
h,t the conservatives are steadily
= and are doing everything in their
Influence the others to their way
ing one thing Is certain, all talk
No with Uncle Sam Is a thing OF
d There is a better feeling now
have seen for the Americans and
bion is generally expressed that the
ing TO be done is 10 accede as
Ms possible to the demands of the
States As a natural consequence
Invention Will last Just as long as
under the circumstances before
Ia one way or the other. The com
! lon Of $40 per day to the delegates
: an incentive to make them very
I -al and windy, and they are going
out ito the last moment. The open
|. ton Of General Sangullly the other
the effect that the best thing the
would do would be to accept the
pns was great surprise to many
had farreIching effects among the
HI ones. Would not be surprised to
the convention lasting for many
10 come.
na has had more big officials in her
Al F,.v lg aIN
ad before. Early last week General
party arrived. The forts at the en-
10 the harbor doomed out wei
General Miles stated most emphat-
that he came to Cuba for plcasRe,
3 actions while here would Indicate
bis visit was meant otherwise. lie
3hown every attention and inspected
lie government fOrtidcations around
lly. He was taken out to the bar
at Camp Columbia, where the Sew
cayary are stationed. and dress pa
WAS held In mis- honor. A trip was
to Matanzas and the troops sta
there were inspected. After re
to the city the general paid his re
to the Cuban constitution conYen-
where he WAS the center OF much in.
The following day n trip was
to the Isle of Pines, which Is geucr-
accredited with being United States
Dry. The general was delighted with
lions here and expressed himself in
of praise for the army officers VINO
served here for the past TWO years.
mpany with General Miles was Quar-
lister General Ludington. lis advent
ID the quaIrcrmI5tr's department up
deraby. Every effort WAS made to
int fine showing, aud the general
spent his time closely inspecting the
rent departments here. was well salts
mlth everything. The entire party re
ID by way of Tampa, after having
several days of delightful eccreat,on.
Aators and congressman galore have in
ID Havana for the last two weeks.
s has bg2s better represented this win
snd the last few weeks than most
es slayden, Bail, Bailey and Hawlcy
all been here looking into conditions.
ly every State In The Union has been
esented, but | don't think any other
can show better representation.
week Abner Mckinley and party, are
cted, and as the quarantine has been
nded to the 18th of April, the string Of
nlnent visitors will likely continuc.
|nator Proctor Of Vermont is siill in the
Congressman Dovener of West Wiz
has returned. hut before departing
fessed his opinion that the Cubans will
fpt the Pl0tt amendment. In fact hard
day passes that does not record the
val of some senator or congressman.
resident Pope OF the Columbia Bicycle
Inny also accompanied the Miles party.
aior COckrell of Missouri is expected to-
row Senator Butler of North Caro-
Is expected any day. Congressman
per OF Wisconsin, who is chairman OF
committee on lusuaf affairs In the
Sc accompanied The late congressional
" that visited here.
be electric cars have started In Havana.
ir advent ls causing the greatest kind
excitement among the natives All
BIZ the route crowds line the sidewalks
greet the coming Of ear with cheers
welcome. At present but one line is In
ration. The Nc,!ndo line, that formerly
q The old-timc duiamy mode u locomo.
Is the first 10 innuguratc y" new
ten. The cars are damned wi ~speople
ID office business The Havana Electric
hpany has nut down network of tracks
fonghout the city and after the entire
item is started will he one of the best
dipped electric systems Ia the country.
ey have even nenetratrd The little. mar
cross streets In tho lower part OF the
y and will have n transfer system that
L be sure TO make the vnnturo suc
IL The entire system is evnpt,tcd to br
Eortin, 49,. ~ step' - Nn,.il
was talking with prominent army
fetal the other night regarding the ct
here Of the establishment of the can
b. One can readily see mat n grave
stake has bern made Inv This act of
|hgress al tho Instance az the Women
Irlstan Temperonce Union If these wa
ER could see conditions in rho army M
'y really are helieVe thca would be
n strongest advocates of the canfeen
h the past two years here sInce Gen
l1l Brooks published his famous order
soldiers In any Of tbc cafes here, one
lzteenth Of The drunken soldiers coull
be seen that arc n common sight now
sergeant told me the other night wheI
arose that morning tho entire door o.
baTack room was strewn with empt,
Itles; that this thing Ind never han
/ ned in the history ~ tbc comnany be
re and be attributed il to the iii effects
closing the canteen Tho soldier nov
ads out to the nearest bar where h,
IN. NatulI ana buys the nOuOr by tn