The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

Washington, April 20.-Gen. sanger
has made public the results of the Gu
ban census taken under his direction.
The figures are very instructive, and
in the opinion of the war department
officials fully justify the decision of the
administration to allow municipal suf-
frage in Cuba on June 16.
Total Population 1.572,797.
The total population of Cuba is
1,572,797 including s15,2O5 males and
1882 females. There are 447,3
white males and 462 1926 white females
of native birth. The foreign whites
number 1890 males and 26,45S fe-
males. There are Ill 1898 male negroes
and 122,740 female negroes. The
mixed races number 25,5OO males and
145.3O5 females. There are 1864 male
and 1853 female Chinese. The popula-
ton of Havana city is 235,9S1, and of
the province of Havana, 424,SO4. The
population of the province of Matan-
zas is 2O2, 444; of Pinar eel Rio, 49,
O64; of Puerto Principe, 1924; of
Santa Clara, 356,536, and of Santiago,
327,715. OF the total population of the
island, 1,1Os,7O9 persons are set down
as single, 246,351 as married, while
131,7S live together by mutual con-
sent. There are S5,112 widowed per-
sons.
Natives PredOminate.
Of the total population, according
to citizenship, GOATS are Spanish,
1896, 1867 are Cubans, 1851 are in sus-
IF ~ ha DifizanC hin
and GIG are unknown. The Spanish
by birth number 1920. Of the chill
dren ten years of age and over, 49,414
have attended school, Of the total
population, 443, 426 can read and write.
and 1888 have a superior education.
The Suffrage Question.
The table on citizenship, illiteracy
and education is regarded as specially
important as forming the basis of suf-
frage about to be conferred. Because
so many citizenships are still in sus-
pense, and for other reasons, the re-
turns are not quite complete, but the
conclusion is drawn that there will
be at least 100000 qualified native Gu
ban voters under the proposed basis
of suffrage, and as against this there
will be 55,767 Spaniards whose citizen
ship was in suspense when the census
was taken, less the number who have
since declared to preserve their Span
ish citizenship, and plus illiterate
Spaniards, not declared, who are the
owners of property. 1t is not believed
that there will be any great number
of the latter classes, as the total num-
Der of illiterate Spanish males over 81
years is only 17,426. The comparison
shows much greater preponderance
of Cuban voters than was expected.
There are 1885 white adult males
who were born in Cuba, as against o.
Os3 born in Spain, 6,794 born in other
countries. and 127.3O0 colored.
Negroes in the Minority.
The negroes are in the minority in
Cuba, constituting only 80 per cent. of
the population, being most numerous
in Santiago, where they constitute 43
per cent. The native whites consti-
tute more than one-half the popula-
ton, or IS per cent. The proportion
of children under five years is unusual
ly small, but the proportion under Fl
is normal-about one-half the popula-
ton Only Is per cent. of the adults
were married. Nearly nine-tenths of
the inhabitants were born in Cuba.
Nine-tenths of the children less than
ten years of age do not attend school,
and 43 per cent. above ten years are
literate.