The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-20
CUBAN CENSUS.
Makes More Satisfactory Showing
Than Was Expected.

Washington, April 20-The following
cablegram was received at the war de-
partment today from General Wood, at
Havana:
Census returns and electoral law will
be published late this afternoon. Elec-
ton June Is"
The compilation of the Cuban census
returns was made in Washington under
the personal direction of General Sanger,
who also is in charge of the Porto
TSican census. The figures were dis
patched to Havana by mail last Satur-
day. General Sanger today makes pub
lie here the compendiOuS results of the
Cuban census. The figures are very in
structiVe and in the opinion of the war
department officials fully justify the de-
cision of the administration to allow
municipal suffrage in Cuba at this early
state. The officials are gratified to find
that the native CubanS constitute SO
large a portion of the population; that
the whites so greatly outnumber the
blacks; and that so large a proportion
Of the native population can read and
write. In their opinion there seems to
be no room for the objection that the
proposed basis of suffrage would result
in turning the island over to the control
of Spain.
The total population of Cuba is 1,572,-
! 797, including S152 05 males and 757, 592
females. There are Az, 372 white males
/ and 462, 1926 white females Of native
! birth. The foreign whites number 115, $50
4
| III, 1893 male negroes, 122,740 female
negroes. The mixed races number 1885,
| 500 males and 145, 305 females. There are
4 1854 male and 1913 female Chinese. The
| population of Havana city is 235, 9S1,
and of the province of Havana 424 S04
/ The population of the province of Ma
tanzas is 202, 444 of Pinar del Rio 49, 1854,
of Puerto Principe S8,234. OF Santa
| Clara 356, $685. and of Santiago 327, us.
OF the total population of the island,
1.108. 7O9 persons are set down as single,
.351 as married. while 131,787 live to-
| gether by mutual consent. There are
S5,112 widowed persons.
OF the total population, according to
/ citizenship, 2O,41S are Spanish, 129,367 are
/ Cubans, 1881 are in suspense; 70, 526
are of other citizenship; and GIG are I'M
| known. The Spanish by birth number
| 129, 240. OF the children ten years of
age and over, 9,414 have attended school.
| OF the total population 443, 426 can read
and write, and 10, 1873 have superior ed
ucation.
The table of citizenship, illiteracy and
| education is regarded as specially i'm
portant as forming the basis of suffrage
| about to be conferred Because so many
| for other reasons, the returns are not
quite complete, but the conclusion is
drawn that there will be at least 140,
900 qualified native Cuban voters under
the proposed basis of suffrage, and as
against this there will be 55,767 Span
iardS whose citizenship was in suspense
when the census was taken, less the
number who have since declared to pre-
serve their Spanish citizenship and plus
illiterate Spaniards, not declared. who
are the owners of property 1t is moi
believed that there will be any great
number of the latter classes, as the tOta
number of illiterate Spanish males, ovel
q years, is only II 426.
The comparison shows a much greater
preponderance of Cuban voters thar
was expected. There are 1S1, S26 white
/ adult males who were born in Cuba, a!
against 96, OS3 born in Spain: 6,794 borI
in other countries and 127, 300 colored-
The proportion Of children under fiv'
years is unusually small, but the pro
portion under p is normal being abou
one-half the population. Only $50 pc
cent of the adults We're married. Nearl!
nine-tenths of the inhabitants were born
in Cuba. Nine-tenths of the children
less than ten years of age do not attent
school and 43 per cent above ten year
are illiterate.