Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
It Must Be Completed by the First
of Next January.
GEN. JOSEPH P. SANGER In CHARGE
Ground to Be Covered and Cues
tons to Be Asked.
CUBAN SUPERVI SOR S

The Secretary of War has directed that
the census of Cuba shall be completed by
January 1 next. and Gen. Joseph P. San
ger of the inspector generals department
will be assigned to take general charge of
the work. with headquarters at Havana
Gen. Sanger is familiar with Cuban affairs,
having been in command of one of the
military departments of that island for
several months after the Spanish evacua-
ton. He has been recently engaged in spe-
cial duty at the War Department in con-
nection with the administration of affairs
in our insular possessions.
Manner of It's Taking.
The manner in which the census is to be
taken has been practically determined as
a result of numerous conferences held be-
tween the Cuban officials, representing the
six provinces of Cuba. and the authorities
of the War Department and the census
office. DR.. Wines. assistant director of the
census, entertained the Cubans last even
ing at the Hotel Wellington, and later at
the Cosmos Club, during which the plans
were fully discussed. and all but incidental
details concluded.
The immediate taking of the census will
be under a Cuban official in each district,
namely: Matanzas, Claudio Dubas; San
tiago, Sabas Meneses; Puerto Principe,
Augustine Aguero; Santa Clara, +. Jimi-
nez; Pinar del Rio, P. Pequeno; Havana.
r. Rasco. Each officer will have force
of Cuban euumerators, but the number of
these for each district is yet to be definite
ly decided. The final tabulation of the
counts will be made in the census office in
this city.
The work Is to be pushed so that the
count will be completed. the final sum-
maries made, and the complete report
placed in the hands of the Secretary or
War by January L next
Questions to he Asked.
The questions to be asked by the enumera-
tors will bring out not only the numerical
population Of Cuba, but will also develop the
extent Of education, how far the Cubans
are able to speak or understand the English
language, the amount of property owned
or rented by each Individual, the area of
land cultivated. etc. In detail these ques-
tons will be substantially as follows:
Name, age. sex, color. trade. occupation
or profession married or single. or other
family relation. sanitary condition of
houses, disposal of garbage and focal mat
ter, ability to read or write. ability to speak
or understand the English language. and
what elementary knowledge makes it prob
able that this understanding of English will
be acquired. nationality, whether Cuban or
Spaniard property ownership or rental.
area of land cultivated and kinds of crop,
schools and number of scholars in attend
ance, and lumber of days attended.
Value of the Work.
The foregoing covers most of the inquiries
made and while the conferences are still
in progress and may develop further change
yet the census will be brought far as
possible within the above general scope.
The inquiries as to education and knowledge
of English and as to the property owner
ship will be of special service to the au-
thorities here when they consider, later, the
political questions relating to Cuba.
At meeting last night the Cuban super
visors were introduced to the staff of as
s.stants of Census Director Merriam. Julio
F. Arteaga, formerly of the Cuban junta,
acted as interpreter Today the Cuban
party accompanied by Messrs. Quesada and
Rubens, were presented to Secretary Root
of the War Department.
Meeting of Supervisors.
The Cuban census supervisors. who are
IN the city for the purpose of discussing
the details Of the enumeration of the island,
held a conference with the acting director
of the census, Dr. F. H. Wines, at the
Hotel Wellington, last evening. All the
Cuban supervisors were present with the
exception of Manuel Rasco, who was pre-
vented frori attending the conference by
illness.
Another meeting held this morning at the
census office was attended by the Cuban
supervisors and the statsticians and geog-
rapher of the census office. The schedules
that have been prepared for the Cuban
census were gone over in detail and the
proofs underwent several alterations. This
afternoon the supervisors who will have
charge Of the Cuban census and DR.. Wines
had consultation with the War Depart
ment officials. 1t is expected the Cuban
schedules will be printed by the end of the
present week and will be shipped to Havana
at once.