THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



GENERAL NOTES 



Major Kean has mapped out hygienic 

 measures to be introduced into schools, 

 which will benefit the health oi the chil- 

 dren, viz. : A system of physical culture 

 which will be of benefit to many. In the 

 rural districts, particularly, the present 

 generation shows the ill effects of the war 

 and the reconcentration edict, in impaired 

 physical forces. 



The sub-colmmittee of the Legislative 

 commission has resolved to take a census 

 of the island and it is hoped that this will 

 be carried out speedily, as one is greatly 

 needed now. 



Dr. Lincoln Zayas, acting secretary of 

 public instruction, has presented for Gov- 

 ernor Magoon's approval a decree making 

 attendance at school obligatory for chil- 

 dren in Cuba, and this act will go into 

 efifect in March. 



The seismic station at the college of the 

 Jesuits was opened recently at Lujane, at 

 the Quinta "La Asuncion." The two in- 

 struments which have been put up are so 

 delicate that they cannot be operated within 



any city. 



Among the resolutions recently passed 

 by the sub-committee on Civil Service law 

 was one that preference shall be given in 

 appointments to patriots who have suf- 

 fered during the Cuban wars. Another 

 that women may fill any office save such 

 as may be unfitted to their sex. Persons 

 from i6 to 70 years of age shall be eligible 

 to office. 



Upon the recommendation of Colonel 

 Crowder, Governor Magoon has agreed to 

 pay $7,000 to Father Gon^lo of Trinidad 

 for injuries suffered by his school build- 

 ings in consequence of soldiers bemg quar- 

 tered in that building. 



NOTES FROM SAGUA. 



The sugar crop in Sagua is being made 

 without the slightest hindrance, thanks to 

 ideal atmospheric conditions, and it is esti- 

 mated that the crop of this jurisdiction, 

 estimated at 7SO,ooo bags, will exceed 

 8co,ooo. 



The custom house collections in Janu- 

 ary were $37,392-50. 



The trade and all the producing classes 

 have petitioned the Provisional Governor 

 to dredge the port, and in all probability 

 the work will soon be begun. With this, 

 in a comparatively short time, the mar- 

 ket of Sagua could count on a port for 

 ships of 20 feet draft. 



The sanitary condition of Sagua is good. 



BRIXGING W.\TER TO ITAVANA. 

 The tunnel under the Almendares river. The springs are on the farther side of the river from 

 Havana and the water is conducted under the river through this tunnel in the cast iron pipes seen 

 at both sides. The walls of this tunnel are so well made that there is no leakage ot river water 

 into it and its floor is always dry. 



