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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-20

provided for the party and II is hoped 10
have the outing next Wednesday.
In celebration Of the twenty-hfth ami
versary Of the establishment Of St. Cath
crimes academy commencement week for
that institution will be somewhat more pre-
tentious than usual. At 4 O'Clock Sunday
afternoon exercises will be held for the
former pupils. At 2;3O o'clock Monday aft
ernoon there will be exercises for the par
ents Of the pupils and the clergy and for
1880 O'Clock Tuesday evening the pupils have
arranged a most attractive little play for
their parents and friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-20

yet all been pledged and the members de-
string 10 make pledges are urged TO do so
as soon as possible. More than half Of the
amount has been pledged and it is hoped
that the remainder soon will be definitely
provided for.
An association picnic at Elmwood park,
which Is within walking distance OF the
L~eavenworth street car line, is being
planned for the Fourth OF July and all the
members are invited, the only condition
being that those intending to go let Miss
WoOdsmall know before July /.
The tennis court on Harvey street is still
one of the most popular privileges OF the
association and large attendance attests the
appreciation Of the young women whenever
the weather will permit. Through the
kindness Of the principal and faculty Of
Brownell hall their tennis court has been
turned over 70 the girls Of the South branch
for their use during the summer. This
proved a great help and saved the e1-
pense OF fitting up a court outside. Tues
cay and Thursday evenings have been set
aside for tennis for South branch.
The Sun Shine club will hold its an
nusl picnic on June 10 at Hanscom park.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-20

The next kensington Of the household
economies department OF the Woman's club
will be held al the home Of Mrs. Owens,
2111 Emmett street Wednesday afternoon.
June 20. al 2 o'clock In case Il rains the
.kensington will Be postponed one week.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-20
Local Record.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, June 19.-Oficial record of tenn
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day Of the last three
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-20

While P. z. o. is one Of the strongest
women's secret societies, comparatively lit
tie Is known OF It outside Of the middle
west. The society was organized thirty
three years ago in Mount Pleasant, Ia,
with seven members. and from that begin
ming has grown to an organization that Is
now represented in almost every state Of
the union. Its object is three-fold. literary,
social and philanthropic.
The Omaha chapter was organized ten
years ago and has an active membership
Of twenty-five. IL holds its meetings fort
nightly at the homes Of its members. Miss
Carrie Brown is president Of the chapter at
present. She and Miss Clara B, Mason rep
esented Omaha at the Geneva meeting.
where Miss Brown presented a paper on
Heroine Worship"
During the coming year Omaha chapter
will devote it's efforts TO securing furnish
ings and equipments for one Of the rooms at
the new Methodist hospital. which is TO be
known as ELLA Allen Memorial room" Mrs.
Allen having been one OF the former presi-
dents Of the chapter.
The gospel meeting Of the Young Women
association will be led on Mon
day evening by Miss Helen W~oodsmsIl,
physical director and this probably will be
the last meeting she will lead al the as
ISOLATION before leaving Omaha. The
Of Christ" will be the subject
and a good choir OF gymnasium girls has
been arranged for the occasion.
The $1,000 toward the building fund. 10 be
~~ised b. thu association members, has not
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-20

The mission workers Of the city are plan
ming a picnic al Lake Manawa for some
three hundred OF more Of the children that
comprise the classes at Tenth Street City
mission, Child Saving institute, the open
air Sunday school al Nineteenth and Pierce
streets, Chapel OF the Carpenter and other
mission stations. Special cars Will be
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-20

T indicates trace Of precipitation.
i. a. WELSH.
Local Forecast OfhciaL
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-10

OJdl HulHDcI Ol Stllll-IlO OplIdl II ult trees increased from 1909 161 in 1890, to S,996, ,459 in 1900. Of the number reported in 1900, CPS per cent were orange trees; 17.10 per cent olive trees; 16.6 per cent lemon trees; 2.1 per cent fig trees, and Is per cent other trees.
 The orange groves were reported chiefly by southern counties, San Der nardino, Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange counties containing more than four-fifths of the trees. In 1900 the number of trees reported was nearly five times as great as it was in lS90. All counties reporting oranges shared in the increase except Lake and Santa Barbara. The production showed still greater gain. The number of olive trees reported in 1900 was nearly six times that reported in Io90. San Diego and Los Angeles counties report over one-half of the lemon trees of the State, and show marked increases since 1890, the number reported in 1900 be- ing over eighteen times as great as ten years before. The fig-growing industry centers in Fresno county Pomelos, or grape fruit which in 1890 were reported in but four counties, are now grown in over one-half of the counties of the State Pineapples are found chiefly in San Diego and Riverside counties.
 Small Fruits.
 The total area used in the cultiva- tion of small fruits in 1899 was 6353 acres The value of fruits grown was $911,4 Of the total area, 241S acres or 3S.1 per cent were devoted to straw berries; the total production for the State was 7,690,S90 quarts, of which more than one-third were reported by Santa Cruz county. Grapes were grown in 1899 by 13064 farmers. who obtained 7,214.S34 centals of fruit from 906S6,- 45S vines. The total value of grapes, including the value of raisins and B. 492 .216 gallons of wine made on the farms. was S5622.S25 Of the quan- tity of grapes reported. raisin grapes contributed 3.403. 36S centals; wine grapes. 3.191,727 centals; and grapes for table use. 619,239 centals. Of
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-10


 State. These figures also show that the entire irrigated area of the State to be only about 100000 acres, which is only one and a half times the size the Imperial system will reach when completed so as to irrigate 500000 acres in California and 0,000 acres in Lower California.
 These figures also show that so far irrigation systems have cost an aver age of $l0.30 per acre. When we con slider the amount of water used under the Imperial system as compared with other systems in the State, 1t is safe to say that the Imperial Canal system when completed will carry more water than all the other irrigation systems in the State combined We have be- lieved this statement to be true here tofore, but had no reliable figures to following report which we give in full so as to furnish all the data obtain able on the progress of California: 
 Value of Farms, Etc.
 California farms in June, 1900, had a value of $707 ,9l2, ,960; of this amount SIT, ,46S, ,000, or 10.9 per cent, represents the value of buildings, and $630 ,444,960 or S91 per cent the value of land and improvements other than buildings, On the same date the value of farm i'm J 670, and of live stock, 67303,3 ,325. These values added to that of farms, give $796, ,527 955, the total value of farm property.
 Products derived from domestic ami mals, poultry and bees, including ami mals sold and animals slaughtered on farms, are referred to in this bulletin as animal products" Their value for 1899 was $13l ,690. .606. The total value of farm products for 1899 exceeds that reported for 1889 by $l4,657Sl6, or 51.S per cent
 California, the second largest State in the Union, has a total land area of 155, ,9S0 square miles, or 99,62I20o acres. of which 2S,S2S ,95l acres, or 2S.9 per cent are included in farms. The diversity in the soil and in climate Of California renders possible greater variety of agricultural products than are found in any other State in the Union.
 Of 72.542 farms, II ,95S. SS7 acres are improved and 16,S70,1t4 unimproved, the average size of farm being S9' acres, and the percentage of land nm proved 41.5. The rate of gain of the number of farms in the last decade was g per cent The average size of farms has decreased as cultivation has become more general.
 The gain in the value of farm prop ertv for the last decade was only S.2 per cent. On this point the bulletin says; This small increase is doubtless due in part to the financial dtstuI- hanccs in 1893 The value of imple- monts and machinery increased 45.l per cent and that of farm products 51.S per cent In the same period the value of live stock increased 1l7 per cent"
 The total area of farm land in the State is S4.5 per cent greater than m 1890 In Tuolumne, San Francisco Mono. Orange Kern and Inyo counties the farm area is more than doubled. Of the decreases shown, the largest were for Colusa and San Bernardtno counties
 lower value of land and buildings than in 1890 is reported for all coun, ties except Los Angeles, Ventura ana Santa Barbara in the southwest; San Joaouin. CalaVeras and most of the
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-10

fOO pOunuS or nOpS, an average Of 1469 pounds per acre, and received therefrom S925,319, or an average of S455S per farm; $1S4 per acre, and 90 cents per pound.
 Deciduous Fruits.
 Orchard fruits show the following gain in the decade from 1890 to 1900, the figures being the number of trees:
 1900. 1890. Apples 2,S7S,169 1,269,7S4 Apricots .2,24O,3S4 1,442,7 ,749 Cherries ........... 6S6,S91 236,945 Peaches 72,393 2,669,S43 Pears 2,251 ,S90 695,73S Plums and prunes. 9,S23,71 1,509,S3 The value of orchard products was not reporteu by census of 1890, but in 1879 it was $2,017 ,314, and in 1899, $14,- 52o, ,7S6, a six-fold gain in twenty years. The number of orchard trees increased in last decade from 7,S24 1892 to 2S,13S,- All In last ten years, the number of apricot trees has more than doubled. Over one-third of these trees are in Santa Clara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
 Apple trees increased in number 126.7 per cent between 1890 and 1900. The coast counties report largest num- bers, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Monterey, Los Angeles, Mendocino and San Diego counties having more than one half the total number in the State. Solano and Sacramento counties con- tain one-fifth of the pear trees in the State, nearly three times as many were reported in 1900 as in 1890. The value of orchard products for 1900 includes the value of 2395 barrels of cider; 6339 barrels of vinegar and 117,935,727 pounds of dried and evaporated fruits.
 Citrus Fruits.
 The following table shows the changes in semi-tropical fruit since
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-10
Social Conditions.
Irrigation Statistics.

There has been marked improve ment in the last two decades, in the social and economical condition of the California farmer. During this period great additions were made to the rural population. The number of farms operated by owners increased 9S.6 per cent, and the number operated by ten ants 1853 per cent. the former show ing the greater increase from 1880 to 1890, and the latter from 1890 to 1900.
 The tables show that 1907, or but 2.2 Der cent of the farms of the State are operated by colored farmers. Of the white farmers, 72.9 per cent own all or part of the farms they operate. and 271 per cent operate farms owned by
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-10
Deciduous Fruits.

Orchard fruits show the following gain in the decade from 1890 to 1900, the figures being the number of trees:
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-10
Very Interesting Irrigation Statistics.

others. The Chinese farmers are near ly all tenants, and as a rule pay cash rental. The Indians generally own the farms they operate.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-10
The Entire Irrigation Area of California in 1900 only about One and Half Times the Size of Imperial
 System When it is Completed.

inery has increased since 1890 in every county except Colusa, Butte, Amador and Yuba, which show decreases of 43.7, 1S.5, 14.S and 10.7 per cent, re- spectively
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

ELLIS COUNTY needs some blood
hounds. The cost Of securing and
keeping such dogs would be small
compared with the good results OBJ
tained by their use. AS it is now ii
blood hounds are needed some indi-
-vidual citizen has to bear the ex-
zpense of bringing them here and of
ten the delays in getting them to
the scene of the crime results in a
failure to accomplish anything. Ii
tine county will not buy the dogs, it
eopght at least be willing to pay for
their services when such services
are required. The LIGHT has sew
aeral times before urged the need of
these dogs, and expresses the hope
that the new court to come in next
November will fill this need among
its first acts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

Marshall. Tex, May 20.-The ma.
chfnists employed IN the Texas and
Pacific shops here who are members
of the Machinists' union, four non
union machinists and number Of APP
prentices went out on a strike Monday
morning The men say they had q
number of grievances, but were only
Insisting on the following. A recog
milton Of the union by the railway
company: an increase OF wages from
33c- To 38e. per hour: one apprentice
only TO every Ave machintsts, none OK
the present employed apprentices tp
be affected: no helpers or handy meD
TO be put on 1rgtrclass machinist work
The company refused the requests Of
the union, hence the strike. In all
about s. men are out The strikers
say all the union machintsts on the
Texas and Pacific and Internationa
and Great Northern railways viii Join
them.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20
ENTOABED IN A MINE
About Two Hundred Men Caught
With No Hope Of Escaping.
ONE BODY RESCUED
Il Was an Unacceptable Mass OF
Flesh-The Cause Of the Disaster
Was an Explosion In the
Mine Closing the Mouth.

Coal Creek. Tenn, May 20.-The
worst disaster IN the history Of Tennes-
see mining occurred at 1880 o'clock
Monday morning when between IFS
and 225 men and boys met instant
death at the Fratervile coal mine, To-
Gated two miles west of town as q re-
suit Of a gas explosion
Out of the large number Of men and
boys who went to work developments
show that only one is alive and he is
so badly injured that he cannot live.
This man YVES william Morgan. an
aged Englishman, who was a roadman
In the mine and was blown out OF
the entrance by the force Of the ex-
plosion.
One hundred and seventy-fve miners
were checked in for work Monday
morning by the mine boss In addi-
ton to these were boys who acted as
helpers. drivers, rosdmen and Others
to the number Of perhaps 80.
FratervIle mine IL the oldest mine
IN the Coal Creek district, having been
opened In 1870. 1t is fully three mikes
from the mines opeuing 10 the point
where the men were at work. They had
not been al WORK long before a terrific
explosion occurred. There was a fear
full roar and then flames shot from the
entrance and the air shafts,
News OF the dizaster spread like
Wild fire. but as soon AZ order could
be brought out of chaos two rescoing
parties were started IN one at tbs
main entrance. the other through This
tie mine which adjoins and in which
no men were working The Talgile
party was unable u make Roadway Is
gas sdfed the workers The Frater-
Vile party went fully two miles un-
der the earth until heavy fall OF slate
was encountered. ~ this barrier men
worked like demona. hoping against
hope that those beyond might be safe
The scenes at the mouth of the mins
while the workers were within are be-
y0nd description. Business had been
suspended in Coal Creek and all ~
mines as soon as the news OF the dts.
atsr became circulated, and men, WON
en- and children gathered around Frat.
ervilie entrance. Women whose hua-
bands and Sons were within we're Wild
with grief.
All day long the rescuers toiled al
the slate obstruction and moi until
p. N. did they force an entrance
through Il Up 10 that hour only avs
dead bodies had been recovered and
hope was still high that many with
In we're safe, The hopes Of the liv.
ting were doomed, however. FOR when
once the rescuers could enter and pro-
coed they walked along continuous
tomb Of Death. There was not algu
of lifa
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

w. ]. Hanel, aged so. hip sprained.
Birdie Hord. injured slightly.
Peter Barbison, right leg broken.
Carl Puri. 10 years old. scalp wound.
Geo. Navinger. aged ~ years, wound
about neck, not fatal.
Frank Navinger, head and leg
wound.
Beatrice Mathis. bruises on head.
Miss Robin Mathis badly hurt about
head.
Lyra Smith. arm broken, severely cut
about the head.
Mrs. D. S. Mathis, back and side in
jured.
Among the more seriously injured
of the colored are:
Steve HOLMAN. leg broken, ampu-
tated.
Andrew Johnson, arm broken. skull
fractured.
Geneia Houston, skull fractured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20
Debating War Claims.

Dallas, May 20.--The general con.
ference of TIE Methodist Episcopal
church has taken up for discussion the
majority and minority reports Of the
committees on publishing interests on
the war claim Both reports condemn
the policy pursued by the book agents
and their attorney Ia the collection
of the claim, the ru!nority's censure
being more vigorously woraed than
the majority The majority farorS
holding the money recovered from the
government, while the minority re-
commeuds that every dollar OF II be
returned How long the debate WIN
last can not be conjectured. Each
man LIS allowed fifteen minutes, and
there are 240 delegates
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

New York, May 20.--Justtce Miles
Beach Of the supreme court of New
York died In his apartments at the
Waidorf-Astoria His fatal illness was
reported as diabetes. Justice Beach
recently underwent an operation for
Che removal Of : carbuncle. He was
born In 1910. studied law ut Troy,
where he later was mayor After q
term ON the common pleas bench 10
was elected . supreme court justice,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20
Kssy ssvsRe OF

Dentson Tex, May ea-The strike OF
the Denison yardmen Of the MISSOURI
Kansas and Texas railroad at this
point came to an end Monday. There
was a meeting Of Representatives OF
nearly all the unions in the city Sun
day night, and this committee mad an
appointment with J. W. Maxwell. gen.
eral superintendent Of the Katy lines
in Texas. After long discussion OF
differences and statements from the
striking yardmen and the general SUI
perintendent an agreement was finally
reached. The terms Of the agreement
are simply that ths men return al work
as they were before they west oue
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

THE terrible calamities of the past
few days strike terror to the hearts
sof the bravest. The eruption of
Mont Peelee and the destruction of
ahirty thousand people, the cyclone
nj Goliad In which one hundred or
1nore lives were lost, closely fol-
lowed by the mine disaster at Coal
Greek which sent two hundred souls
into eternity, are doubtless fulfill
ment OF Biblical prophecies that the
searth is nearing an end.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

Hazleton. Pa. May 20r--The second
week of the total suspension Of hard
coal mining as a result Of the deadlock
between miner and mine owner began
Monday without the falntest ripple
to disturb the calmness Of the situa-
ton. A sabbath stiffness prevails ev.
erywhere Not one Of the coal com
panies in this territory made an at.
tempt to start up colliery Monday
and not a miner wandered near the
big black breakers. The collieEies
and their surroundings had q desolate
appearance.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20
Damage About Longvtew.

Longview. Tex. May 20.-A heavy
wind and rainstorm passed over this
section Of the country Sunday after
noon, causing damage to crops. tele-
graph and telephone lines. Many
trees were blown down several miles
east of here and a small hurricane
prevailed. Mrs. Stevens, who lives
several miles from town. Is reported
to have had her leg broken by fy-
ing timber and others are reported
slightly injured. All means of com
munication with the outside world was
cut of all night
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

Washington, May 20.--In an opinion
delivered by Justice Peckhan the
United States supreme codrt decided
the case Of Peter c. Deminx In that
oficeTs favor. The case Involved tha
right of courtmArtiai composed en-
TREY OF officers Of the regular army
to pass upon a case Involving the rights
OF o volunteer officer The effact OF
the opinion 10 that such trial was H.
legal. This viii give number of
volunteer officers new trials.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

Washington. May 20.-The following
statement was given out at the white
House Monday:
"On Saturday, Immediately on re-
cefving Consul Ayme's dispatch, the
president directed the secretaries Of
var and the navy TO inquire and re-.
port as 70 the true condition of Affairs
In Martinique and Sc. Vincent These
reports viii be made public as scon
% received. All the guppIiea and all
the nsoney subscribed hitherto have
been urgently needed, but until fur
Their information II received II Is
deemed beet that the receipts OF aub-
scFfpGtons be suspended"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

Sulphur Springs, Tex, May co.
The storm Sunday did considerable
damage In Hopkins county. Many
barns and outhouses were unroofed.
some destroyed and few residences
blown from the blocks or unroofed.
Orchards in some localities were al
most destroyed.
Only one person vas injured. Mrs.
E F. Romine, about twelve miles
north of here. She was seriously hurt
by her house being blown down. she
being caught under the timbera
The greatest damage was in the
southern half Of the county.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

Austin, Tex. May 2o,-The govern
or was prompt In acting for the relief
of Goliad. He sent out the following
appeal:
Austin. Tex. May 1910 the may
or: Please collect and send az rapid
ly as possible To county Judge Of Go
Had. supplies, food and clothing for
relief of cyclone sufferers.
JOSEPH D SAVERS.
Governor
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20
MAcAlNiSTS STRIKE
Those in the Texas Aad Pacific shOps 40
FSrs worth Aad Marshall Out

FSrs worth Aad MARSHALL out.
Fort Worth. May 20.-Tweuty ma
chtutsts and six apprentices employed
at the Texas and Pacific machine
shops and roundhouse refused IN 60
70 work Monday The machin1sts are
members of the International Aseocia
ton OF Machinists. The men walked
out IN compliance with an order for
general strike. Il IL given oat here
that similar action has been taken dur
4ng Che day on the line of the Texas
and Pacific ell the way from New Or
leans 90 e. Paso. The action 10 the
elimination Of differences which, 1t Is
stated. have existed since last March
at which time the workmen presented
a contract for the company TO sign al
fecting wages.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

Dallas, May 20.--Th@ Methodist gen
eral conference has decided 70 elect
two new bishops at this session. The
war claim Will from now on be the
main issue until finally settled.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

The man with a chronic itch for
spffice is a wart on the body polite,
fsanl should be relegated to the shades
of private life. If he can't make a
living without being continually be-
fore the "dear people," send him to
the poor farm.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

Have the courage of your con-
~xictions, but don't permit them to
transform you into a piebald ass.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20

Money may not talk, but it has a
powerful cheering effect.