The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-07

q. :. - .rv cuban today what enter
s. ..sss AZ the American govern
ssnt n Cuba has the most sig-
ssersncA and he will answer,
N ~sshout 4 moments hesitation:
! - .srhe census"
N .S u x,,ited states q census Is only an
1 w = in national life, the results Of
y.< - ~ a. be looked for with mild curl
- cuba. says q contributor to the
H.! ~ .s ~ star. the present census, the
Is l.. .sstsora for which were completed on
4 ~ .!.s.s.r "a Il regarded as the formative
II Z5Ss- she future government OF the
y Yfpon It's population totals must
~ - 6rst popular election, to when
sF c3bsns are looking forward as the
l{ s<E N israel looked to the promised
4sS'' ~, 4 4 foregone conclusion thnt
I'd .S .st.t ne certain franchise qualinca-
& Md " "a literacy, residence, nationality.
.sra,s win definitely settle the pro-
.sssrs n regulation, Spaniards, Cubans.
P0scss Americans and other foreigners;
z !r',s1 .rtnhlish the very important per-
..sss. A illiteracy, hitherto only dimly
q sss~sfed and in case a constitutional con-
Il ssSt~ ~ I representative assembly 10
sssSs X wlll decide the ratio, of represent
II E1s.s nam each province and city. Un-
s,ssssrt AZ it may be to the pride OF the
tsS.1;1ssn II must be confessed that the,
!, 5sx1rS have looked upon the improve
s S5s7S Il having, sewerage and police. In
IL sourts and the customs service, Win
afolute lack q ihteIes.' ~. w.. ~
~ hoslhity' iney we.c 81 49, ssVs ~
4 tdr ray, pu. uney ~. -, 49, ~
espane nag 49, s,rs Nh. c,,s,ny.s
Z Gf4 tof n...s W. az ~nrerr,.,art
1 $3.50 T. onx,ou. N r,anare ana
glns ~ I. an Act IN tton thaf thera
i ' us'... J. ~ =, onnortunitv for MIN "a
a. CONSEQUENCE. the work Of
~ s.,,,rsrstors Of whom there are 1900
Z ~ crSS was looked upon with extraor-
Il ~. txts,est and solicitude, In the first
49, war; Cuban wanted his name In
4 Nv ToliS ana il the enumerator did not
N nrusnptiy he complained to the super
yI1of and demanded prompt attention.
"a then, when the enumerator finally
NJ an upon him. he gloated over the
Qystions. and yet looked upon them with
Asfaeteristlc Cuban suspicion, and tried
h ~ which OF them had been set Dy los
Antficancs" az trap. Also the custom
~ census notces, pasted on the Walis
- house and providing mes or I'M
pnscnment LOT I.auauient answers 70 the
~
49, n " sn.os q. 49, sne y. a S.,esr z ssyse
nue., q ms ourro' 70 explain tnat ne
~
IspuIation Greater Than supposed.
~ census 10 going to reveal some In
tFsating facts when the blanks are finally
tluated at washington. From what
t9ld gather in an extended trip through
1870 usNns Wnlen = saw III e1iAeu VIII
t.st ss.A !. ~ 49,. -, ',s.s
~ $3.50 -..,.,. w -. ~ 49, -,
80 4. ~. ~ afsss - AZ ,.ss T,.ars 80 ~,
& Id 4. s.,.Ls 49, =. .-.x - ~.
s..:n. ~ sos 49,. nc H. !. 49,,
s 40 ,s ~ .e '.har ar.en w. E,,se ~
s,s,ss Z. ~ sa,s h.... 100.
~ NJ. s.,,~.s 80, 49,, 49,
- = ~ yr,,.sS &C.. -.,at
3S.rh, - -. ,n.s 49,, S,,.S sa,,,'.
< NJ a.. ~ .hs 49,. s,sas.a m. 1.As
ssac,s, r.s,s, e.ns,, A.. 1eey 80 80
/ s.,,,,s.,o,, - 49, ,s,a,,s 90, 20, rsns
sss.~ 49,. -. ,so1 ...s.,s 81
\ ,ssrI., csr.,,. a .vs -. ~ -
~ -. ~. Sms " ....S -
sc,,.sss,- 80 soo 40 s,e,.,.. s So
IA ,oIS,s.s a. A. 49, - AZ -, ~, 49,.
lr.,,cs. s,,sha. sue 1880 ~ .I $500 ~
A,ayhs ~ nrr,.ra :. 400 ooc ,.-,,s,s ,.,a,,,s
nlan prssent ponrIation ~ anprox,matA-
y n I1eO0co nthar ness,mistic nrnrhet. Ia.
M ~ rAr.,,s .,,II .ho,,, h.ra1,r ! oon non
hi A sood ! ipdga as Moi Car yvti.on
aovsrnar ~ W.tanrs. onJ SAT-. csiara
~ ma bssn rsanIro o,,ss r,a.oh ~,
u csnr,s th,rSs p :. n,,M shn, ta.a, -
No sh.r "a no vs. :.
MA i. $1,000.
VIA spanish census.
aever before was there such a census in
UNA The old Spaniards had their resu-
~ census years, but their method of MAX
rs the enumeration was quite Characters
M grand supervisor with an army OF
spanish clerks sat in Havana and drew
hrge salaries. There were also travelling
tnunerators who left blanks at certain
ttores In each block of the towns and
dties Or with certain magistrates or store
isspers in the country. Here the questions
sWs oiled in for the whole neIehhorhood
hk Or miss, or not Mt ali ana the blan,xs
were then forwarded ~ Havana ava .,,a
ltatiMics were comn,atea &c Coz, ~ Az
census annronr,a+ior rra,a ~,
suit the snanis,, oans,,s NJ, ah,..,
feiable soroa d,..n.s. .. aiu.ey IN
countrv hs,,,. . .,.,.n,, paIucuiary IN the
Aoiy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IN. TOOK the Census.
ans,sa ~ american census has been con-
a., A. y. e'lictiy business principles I'M
MAJ. SUPERVISION or the war depart
direction or the president, Gen.
esr,,. hssr was appointed director of the
hs,or wi.n MS headquarters In Wash
a ~