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Show RUSHING TO HAVANA. Saloon Men and Gamblers Find a iVew Bonanza. Havana, Dee. 5 Havana now looks more like an American city than ever before in its existence. Americans come by every boat, undeterred by fever or by lack of quarters, which is being felt severely, officers being quartered quar-tered in all the hotels and in many residences. The unloading of transports trans-ports keeps an almost constant cession of horses, mules, ambulances, army wagons and stores passing through the streets. Americans, even in uniform, no longer attract more than passing notice. American business men are making themselves felt, though, as usual, the saloon man is the first to offer his goods to the public. American Amer-ican saloons are opening in all parts of the city, while gamblers are ready to open games as soon as protection is afforded. This is something notlikely to be given, as army officers are opposed op-posed to permitting gambling of any sort. |