Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26
THE CUBAN CENSUS.
Gen. Sanger Makes Public the Re.
suits of His Enumeration.
The NEGROES IN Thu MINORITY.
A Large Proportion Of the Native Popuia-
ton Can Read and Write-Ths Total
Population Of the Island
l,512,707

l,512,10I
Washington, April 2O.-Gen. Sanger
yesterday made public the compen-
! dious results of the Cuban census Ia
ken under his direction. The figures
are very instructive and, in the opln-
ion of the war department officials,
fully Justify the decision of the ad-
mnistraton to allow municipal suf-
frage in Cuba at this early state The
officials are gratifed to find that the
native Cubans constitute so large a
portion Of the population; that the
whites greatly outnumber the blacks;
and that so large 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 re-
suit in turning the island over to the
control of Spain.
The total population of Cuba is l.
572, 797, including sl5,2O5 males and
1852 females. There are 4l7,372
white males and 462,026 white females
of native birth. The foreign whites
number 1890 males and 26,45S fe-
males. There are III 1893 male negroes
and 122,74O female negroes. The
mixed races number 125,500 males and
l45,305 females. There are 1884 male
and 1863 female Chinese. The popula-
ton of Havana city is 235,0Sl, and OF
the province of Havana, 424,S04. The
population of the province OF Matan-
zas is 2O2, 444 of Pinar del Rio, 49,
064; of Puerto Principe, Ss,234. or
Santa Clara, 356,536, and Of Santiago,
327,7l5.
OF the total population of the is
land 1,1Os,7O9 persons are set down
as single, 246,35l as married; while
l3l,7s7 live together by mutual con-
sent. There are s5,ll2 widowed per-
sons.
OF the total population, according
to citizenship. 2O,47S are Spanish; l.
206, 1867 are Cubans; 1881 are in sus-
pense; 1886 are OF other citizenship;
and GIG are unknown The Spanish
by birth number l20,240. OF the chill
dren ten years Of age and over, 49,
4l4 have attended school. OF the to-
tai population 443,426 can read and
write, and 1888 have a superior edu-
cation.
The table on citizenship. literacy
and education is regarded as specially
important in forming the basis Of
suffrage about to be conferred. Be-
cause so many citizenships are still
in suspense and for other reasons,
the returns are not quite complete,
but the conclusion is drawn that there
will be at least 100000 qualified Cuban
voters under the proposed basis of
suffrage, and as against this there
will be j5,767 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 iliterate
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 nun
Der of iliterate Spanish males, over 81
years, is only 1926. The comparison
shows much greater preponderance
OF Cuban voters than was expected.
There are 1886 adult white males
who were born in Cuba, as against o.
0S3 born in Spain; 6,704 born in other
countries and $4,000 colored.
The tables, which are to be pub
!isEcd simultaneously in this coun-
try and in Cuba, while in the nature
OF Il compendium, really contain much
detailed information Of interest as TO
the character of the population. For
instance it is shown that males are
in excess in the total population,
except in Santiago, though the fe-
male whites outnumber the male
whites, except in Pinar del Rio.
Among the negroes and mixed races
the females are in excess; while
among the foreign whites the males
are largely in excess.
The negroes are in the minority in
Cuba, constituting only % per cent.
of the population, being most numer-
Gus in santiago, where they consti-
tute 70 per cent. The native whites
constitute more than half of the pop
uIQtion, or IS per cent The proper
ton OF children under five years is
unusually small but the proportion
under u is normal by about one-half
OF the population. Only $50 per cent.
of the adults were married. Nearly
n'ne-tenths of the inhabitants were
born in Cuba Nine-teuths of the
children less than ten years of age