The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-04-25
CENSUS OF CUBA.
CONDITIONS FAR BETTER THAN IN
MOST SOUTHERN STATES.

opinion of the war department
officials, fully justify the decision O
| the administration to allow munlcipa
suffrage in Cuba at an early stage
The officials are grati6ed to find thai
the native Cubans constitute so large
portion of the population; that the
whites so greatly outrumber tht
blacks and that so large proporticr
can read and write. In their opinion
there seems to be no reason for the
objection that the proposed basis o1
suffrage would result in turning the
island over to the control of Spain.
The total population of Cuba is
1,572,797, including Sl5,205 males
and 1852 females. There are
447,372 white males and 462,92G
white females Of native birth. The
foreign whites number 1890 males
and &c, ,469 females. There are H.
1913 male negroes and 122,74O female
negroes. The mixed races number
125.50O males and 1896 females.
The population Of Habsna city is
235,9S1 and of the province Of Ha'
bana 424,804.
The population of the province OF
Matanzas is 202,444; of Pinar del
Rio 573, ,064, of Puerto Principe 49,.
2S4; ~of Santa Clara 356,536; and Of
Santiago 327,715.
OF the total population of the
island l, 1,11S,7O9 persons are set down
as single, 246,351 as married; while
131,7S7 live together by mutual con
sent. There are S5,112 widowed
persons.
Ofthe total population according
to citizenship, 20,47S are Spanish;
1,26,367 are Cuban: 1851 are in
suspense; 1885 are Of other citizen
ship, and 615 are unknown. The
Spanish by birth number l29,240
OF the children of 10 years Of age
and over. 49,414 have attended
school. OF the total population 443,
426 can read and write and 1875
have a superior education.
The table on citizenship, literacy
and education is specially important
as forming the basis Of suffrage te
be conferred. Because 80 many citi
zenships are still in suspense, and
for other reasons, the returns are not
complete, but the conclusion is drawr
that there will be at least LOO quail
fed native Cuban voters under the
| proposed basis of suffrage, anc
against this there will be 55,767
Spaniards whose citizenship was il
suspense when the census was taken
less the number who have since de-
clared to preserve their Spanish citi
zenship, and plus illiterate Spaniards
not declared who are the owners c
property. L. is not believed tha
there will be any great number O
the latter class, as the total numbe
of iliiterate Spanish males over p i
only 27,426. The comparison show
much greater preponderance o
Cuban voters than was expected
There are 1S7,S26 white adult male
who were born in Cuba as agains
96,OS3 born in Spain; 6,7o4 born il
other countries aud 127,300 colored.
Males are in excess in the tcta
population except in S4ntisgo, thong
the female whites cutnumber III
male whites, except in Pinar del Rio
Among the negroes and mixed race
the females are in excess; Will
among the foreign whites the male
are largely in excess.
The negroes are in the minority i
Cuba, constituting only - per chi
of the population, beicg the mos
numerous in Santiago, where the
constitute 43 per cert. The ratiy
whites constitute more than one.ha,
the population, or IS per cent. Th
proportion Of children under 5 year
is unusually small, but the propo,
ton under 21 is normal; about one
half OF the population. Only Is
per cent. of adults were married
Nearly nine-tenths OF the irbab;tant
were born in Cuba. Nine tentbs {
the children less than 10 years {
age do not attend school; 43 pe
cent. above 10 gears are litera!e.
Teacber-Sammy, you may deil