Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-31

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Il the people of Cuba have negro
blood in their veins. 1t has also been
found that the negro does not predonl-
nate in the eastern half of the island
nearly as much as was supposed IL
Santiago, A. per cent of the population
s Of negro or mixed blood; in Puerto
Principe. only 20 per cent, the lowest
If tie island: in Santa cara IL IS 81
per cent in MatanZas 40 per cent, IN
Havana Is per cent. and in Plnar del
Pic % Der cent. The Chinese in cuba
are all in Santa Clara, MatanZas, and
Havana. about per cent of the popu-
'ation in each Of these provinces being
4 that nationality. or total in the
island of about 5000. OF the entire
present population it is shown that
about So per cent. were born in Cuba.
and Is per cent. were foreign born.
1t is generally believed also that the
'lliteracy is largely among the negroes
'hough this theory is not fully borne
nut when il is considered that in Pinar
lei Rio tho percentage of illiteracy is
~. the highest in the island. and thn
1e~ccntage Of negroes -. almost tho
'0west. In Santiago. with 10 per cent
llitorate. but A. per cent. are negroes.
In Puerto Principe. with 80 jer cent
llitarata. the percentage Of negroes is
%. the lowest Of all the provinces Al
lowing that all the negroes are ilIite-
crate. which is manifestly untrue. it is
evident the percentage of illiteracy
among the whites is still high. Those
possession a High school education are
very few. being only l 2-10 per cent. Of
the population. or about 20.000.
The municipal elections in Cuba
which We're to have been held in May.
have been postponed To the latter part
# June. At these elections the fran
chise will be restricted to those who
can read and write. those who fought
in the Cuban rebellion. and those who
have At least $3.50 in property The
war department estimates. in the light
IF the census returns. a total of about
10000 voters. 1t is not probable. how
ever. that more than 100 o00 votes will
ha cast. the number estimated for Har-
par's Weekly several months ago.
The census gives the total population
at S15.205 males. and 1872 females.
There are 447.372 white males ana 1872
926 white females Of native birth. The
foreign whites number 115. 100 males and
-p.rbN lFlilsi4FS mere IL IL. NfN Ildit
negroes and 122. 40 female negroes.
The mixed races number 125.500 males
and 1886 females There are 1864
male ana l63 female Chinese; Of the
total population Of the island 110S. 7o9
are Set down as single. 246. 351. or about
II per cent. are married. while 121.7S7
live together by mutual consent. There
are S51l2 widows
OF the total population according T.
citizenship 20. 49, are Spanish l .2g6. So
are Cubans. 1.5.Sl1 are in suspense. 10
SO are Of other citizenship and GIG I'M
known. The Spanish by birth number
129, 240- OF the children 10 years Of age
ana over 49,414 have attended school
Of the total population 1926 can read
and write. The comparison shows
much greater preponderance Of Cuban
voters than was expected. 1t Will BE-
noticed that the males are in excess in
the total population except in Santiago.
though the female whites outnumber
the male whites. except in Pinar al
Rio. Among the negroes and mixed
races the females are in excess. While
among the foreign whites the males
arc largely in excess. The native
whites constitute more than one-half
the population. ar IS per cent The
proportion Of children under years j.
unusually small. but the proportion un-
der p is normal. o. about one-half the
POPULATION.
It is a well-established fact that the
percentage Of literacy prevailing
among people does not indicate nee
essarily the degree Of intelligence 1t
IS safe II assume that the - per cent
Of lteracy among the Cubans means
FAR more than the - per cent. in the
state If Louisiana. The Cubans are
Intellectually nimble. on the other
hand. this nimbleness does MT neces-
sarily imply greater power If politi-
cal self-control. for that is governed
by customs. education, and environ
mrnt. No census can determine the
possibility of the Cuban in that direc-
tilH: il is a matter for experiment.
TIL" results Of the recent census. how
ever. will give the Americans 4 much
more intelligent basis for operation in
civil affairs than the vague estimates
in Us. heretofore
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