CHAPTER PAGE
I.--CUBA--POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC 1
II.--CONDITIONS WHICH CONFRONT US 14
III.--POLITICAL FUTURE OF CUBA 32
IV.--THE ENGLISH IN JAMAICA 47
V.--THE AMERICANS IN SANTIAGO 62
VI.--OUTLOOK IN CUBA FOR LABOUR 73
VII.--THE POPULATION OF CUBA 90
VIII.--SANITARY WORK IN CUBA 108
IX.--CITIES AND TOWNS OF CUBA 122
X.--HAVANA 139
XI.--COLONEL WARING'S SANITARY REPORT 154
XII.--MUNICIPAL PROBLEMS IN HAVANA 172
XIII.--BANKS AND CURRENCY 190
XIV.--PAYMENT OF INSURGENT SOLDIERS 204
XV.--THE REVENUE OF CUBA--CUSTOMS TARIFFS 211
XVI.--THE AMENDED TARIFF--OFFICIAL 221
XVII.--THE REVENUE OF CUBA--INTERNAL TAXES 248
XVIII.--HOW THE REVENUE WAS SPENT 256
XIX.--COMMERCE 267
XX.--SUGAR 281
XXI.--TOBACCO 302
XXII.--MINES AND MINING 318
XXIII.--AGRICULTURE AND STOCK 329
XXIV.--TIMBER AND FRUIT 338
XXV.--TRANSPORTATION 351
XXVI.--NAVIGATION 362
XXVII.--EDUCATION AND RELIGION 376
XXVIII.--A MEETING WITH GENERAL GOMEZ 390
XXIX.--CONCLUSION--THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE 408
Illustrations
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ENTRANCE TO HAVANA HARBOUR Frontispiece
SKETCH-MAP OF THE PROVINCE OF PINAR DEL RIO 8
SKETCH-MAP OF THE PROVINCES OF HAVANA AND MATANZAS 16
BATEY OF SANTA CATALINA 22
SKETCH-MAP OF THE PROVINCE OF SANTA CLARA 28
SKETCH-MAP OF THE PROVINCE OF PUERTO PRINCIPE 38
SKETCH-MAP OF THE PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA 44
ON THE ROAD TO CASTLETON, JAMAICA 50
CATHEDRAL STREET, SANTIAGO DE CUBA 66 From a photograph by J. F. Coonley, Nassau, N. P.
CANE CUTTERS 76
A COUNTRY VILLA 92
CUBAN "GUARACHERO" (MINSTREL) 96
A NATIVE HUT 100 From a photograph by J. F. Coonley, Nassau, N. P.
STREET VIEW, SANTIAGO DE CUBA 108 From a photograph by J. F. Coonley, Nassau, N. P.
WATERMAN IN THE COUNTRY 112
MARIANAO WATER VENDOR 116
SQUARE IN FRONT OF GOVERNOR'S PALACE AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA 122
A MULE TRAIN, SANTIAGO DE CUBA 124 From a photograph by J. F. Coonley, Nassau, N. P.
MATANZAS YUMURI RIVER AND ENTRANCE TO THE VALLEY 128
PANORAMA FROM THE ROAD TO THE CAVES, MATANZAS 132
THE PLAZA, CIENFUEGOS 136
HAVANA, FROM ACROSS THE BAY 146
THE PRADO, HAVANA 150
YARD OF AMERICAN CLUB, HAVANA 156
THE PRADO AND INDIAN STATUE, HAVANA 166
HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, HAVANA 180
TACON MARKET, HAVANA 186
FIRE DEPARTMENT, SANTIAGO DE CUBA 196
MORRO CASTLE, SANTIAGO DE CUBA 206
PALM TREE BRIDGE 220
AVENUE OF PALM TREES, PALATINO 238
ROAD IN A PINE GROVE OF YUELTA ABAJO 252
A COCOANUT GROVE 262
A SUGAR-CANE TRAIN 272
SUGAR-CANE SCALES 276
CANE FIELDS 282
CUTTING SUGAR-CANE 286
UNLOADING CANE AT A BATEY 290
CYLINDERS FOR GRINDING SUGAR-CANE 294
APPARATUS FOR PACKING SUGAR AT THE SAN JOSE CENTRAL 298
PLANTING TOBACCO 302
TOBACCO FARM AND DWELLING 304
WETTING THE TOBACCO LEAF 308
TOBACCO-DRYING HOUSE 310
BALING TOBACCO 314
OLD COPPER MINES AT LA COPERA 318
MINING CAMP AT FIRENEZA 322
ORE BANK OF JURAGUA MINES 326
OX CART 332
A FOWL VENDOR 334
ROYAL PALMS, YUMURI VALLEY 336
SAGO PALM 338
MAHOGANY CARRIED BY OXEN 340
CUBAN FRUITS 344
COFFEE MILL, SANTIAGO DE CUBA 348
A CONVOY IN THE HILLS 352
A CUBAN VOLANTE 354
CUBAN MULE CART 358
A CURVE ON THE YAGUAJAY RAILROAD 360
THE HAVANA FLOATING DOCK 364
A CUBAN FERRY 368
PIER OF THE JURAGUA IRON CO., LTD. 372
OLD ARCH OF THE JESUIT COLLEGE, HAVANA 378
OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH AT LA COPERA 380
THE CATHEDRAL, HAVANA 384
THE CATHEDRAL, SANTIAGO DE CUBA 388
SPANISH FORT ON RAILROAD TO JURAGUA MINES 396
MAP OF CUBA 416
INDUSTRIAL CUBA