Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-03
ELEMENTS WEAKEN CROPS
Weather Bureau Shows Floods and Drouths
Cause Great Damage
MUcH OF CORN cROP 70 Be REPLANIED
winter wheat on Low Lands Sustsins
Mach Injury, but on the whole
Makes satisfactory Ad-
vancement.

WASttlNG lONs June e.-lhe weekly
crop bulletin Of the Weather bureau is as
follows:
The states Of the lower Missouri valley
and portions of the Mississippi valley have
suffered much from heavy rains especially
Iowa, the eastern portions of Kansas and
Nebraska and western Missouri. The
drouth continues in New England, the
northern portion Of the middle Atlantic
states and in Florida, and rains are needed
in portions of the central gulf states and
in southern Texas. Drouth conditions have
been wholly relieved in the Ohio valley and
over the greater part of the southern mid
die Atlantic states. The greater part of
the week was unseasonably cool In the
lower Missouri valley and the lower gulf
states, damaging frosts occurring in the
last named district Very favorable tenn.
peratures prevailed in the lower Ohio val
ley and the east gulf states. More favor
able conditions than in the previous week
are reported from the Pacific coast states,
much needed showers having occurred in
Oregon and Washington. Wet weather has
caused further delay in corn planting in
the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys,
where much OF this work is unfinished
and the early planted is becoming weedy.
Rains Damage Crops.
In the eastern portion Of Kansas and Me-
braska and Iowa corn helds have been
badly washed out and much replanting will
be necessary. In Iowa the acreage will be
materially reduced. In Illinois planting Is
practically finished and an excellent stand
attained. In the central and upper Ohio
valley planting Is also delayed and early
fields in some portions are suffering for
cultivation. In the southern states corn
has experienced very favorable week and
Is largely laid by.
Winter wheat on low lands in the east
ern portions of Kansas and Nebraska and
northwestern Missouri has sustained injury
from flood, but on the whole the crop has
made satisfactory advancement, an i'm
provement being generally indicated in the
Ohio valley, lake region and middle At
lantic states. Harvesting is general in
Texas and has begun in Arkansas and
North Carolina Winter wheat has made
slow growth in washington and Oregon
and the fields in the eastern portion of
Oregon are unusually weedy. In California
the outlook is not promising and much late
wheat is being cut for hay.
wheat Doing Well.
In Nebraska the Dakotas and northern
Minnesota spring wheat has made splendid
progress, but in southern Minnesota, Wis
consin and Iowa, the crop on low lands has
| suffered much from heavy rains. In Wash
| ington and Idaho the crop is greatly i'm
proved. On low lands in the lower Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys oats
| have suffered from heavy rains, but on the
whole the crop has done well, and In the
Ohio valley a general Improvement is re-
ported. In New York and Pennsylvania
the outlook is not promising. Harvesting
has In
Further improvement}in the condition of
cation is generally Indicated, but the crop,
as rule, is from two to three weeks late.
| Better stands are reported from the Caro-
| linas Tennessee. Alabama and portions of
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. In Ar
kansas. Oklahoma and Missouri the crop
is greasy. Cutworms are causing damage
in central and southern Texas.
The prospects for apples are promising
in many OF the important apple states. In
southern Missouri, however. a very light
crop is indicated. and in New England Sc
rious injury has been done by recent frosts
The hay crop continues promising in the
Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys and
further improvement is reported from the
Ohio valley and middle Atlantic states.
Indians Begin Proceedings.
The Delaware Indians today instituted in
| the district supreme court proceedings
to enJoin the secretary of the interior
and the Five Civilized Tribes commission
from allowing any Cherokees to make en-
tries on any of the lands segregated for
the benefit of the Delawares in the In
dian Territory. The suit alleges that there
were u,676 acres set aside to remain segre-
gated pending the suit before the United
States supreme court involving questions
affecting those lands The petitioners ask
for the cancellation of all entries on these
lands.
To Discuss Russian Atrocities.
Simon Wolf has written to Secretary Hay
to make an appointment to receive the
executive committee of the B'Nai Birth.
which desires to make certain representa-
tions to the secretary respecting the treat
ment OF Jews in Russia.
The committee is understood to be forti-
ned with a large mass of detailed testimony
respecting the terrible happening at Kish-
inen. The secretary has accordingly fixed
Monday, June Is, as the date for the con-
ference.
Attitude of Canada Changes.
Hope of the reassemblinE of the high
joint commission has again been aband-
oned. Mr.. Chamberlain's speech in the
| ldbk week, IL Is SAID,
is largely responsible for the new attitude
OF Canada. The hope held out by him to
Canada of preferential treatment Of Cana
dian imports into England has overbaIanced
any desire the Canadians might have for
reciprocity with the United States The
reciprocity proposition was the leading
feature of the program TO be submitted
to the high joint commission and as the
Canadians show no disposition now to
consider reciprocity. It is said that there
will be no occasion to reconvene the com
mission for the consideration Of other and
smaller subjects on the program.
Mrs. Roosevelt Back from GrOtOn.
Mrs Roosevelt returned today from Gro-
ton. where she went TO visit her sons, who
are at school there
The naval yacht sylph left here today
for New York, where It will be utilized BY
the president and family in their summer
outing at Oyster Bay.
Rear Admiral Riva, commander-in-chiei
OF the North Atlantic squadron OF tbs
! French navy. was a guest of honor at Z
dinner given by Ambassador Jesserand a
the French embassy tonight. The invited
guests included Secretary Root, Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy Darling, AdmIra
Dewey. Assistant Secretary OF Stat,