Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-14
IRISH EXODUS is
ON THE INCREASE
Natives of the Emerald Isle Continue
to Emigrate to This
Country.
DEPARTURES EXCEED THE BIRTHS
Erin is Loser in Race Between Steam
ship and Stork.
CRIME IS RAPIDLY ON THE WANE
Lord Justice Cherry Comments on
Conditions.
jRTME IS RAPIDLY ON THE wANE
BOUNTFUL FLAX CROP IN SIGHT
Black Measles Epidemic In Tenn
pIence District of County Kerry
IL the Cnuse of Many Re-
cent Deaths.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.

BY THOMAS EMMETT.
DUBLIN, Aug 12-(Speclal to Tee Bee)-
Ireland is still losing population. The ex-
cess Of births over deaths in 1909 was 277S6,
according to the registrar generals report
just issued, but as 2s,67S people emigrated
during the year there was an actual de-
crease in population of 800
The marriages registered during the year
numbered 22,65O, representing a rate of SIS
per 1000 of the estimated population. This
rate is OO2 below that for the previous
year, but OO6 above the average for ten
years-1S99-190S
or the 22,650 marriages registered during
last year 1G,057 were between Catholics
S.427 were celebrated according to the rites
and ceremonies OF the Church of Ireland,
2.2s6 were in Presbyterian meeting houses,
462 in registered buildings belonging to
various religious denominations 39S by civil
contract in the registrars offices, four were
according to the usages of the Society Of
Friends and six according to the Jewish
rites.
The marriages of bachelors with spinsters
constituted S9.5 per cent of the total; those
OF widowers and spinsters were Sc per cent
The marriage of bachelors and widows
were "a per cent and those of widowers
and widows formed 15 per cent of the
total marriages.
The highest marriage rate for county or
county borough areas were ~ per 1000 of
the population for the county borough of
Dublin, and the lowest was S4 per cent
per 1000 for County Mayo.
Crime is Light.
Opening the commission OF assize for
Cork City Lord Justice Cherry, in his ad-
dress to the grand jury, said their duties
on the occasion would be extremely light.
That was a pleasure he had repeated so
frequently during the present circuit that
1t was now almost like a refrain. They
had only one case to go before them
charge Of breaking plate glass window.
During the assizes. which were now com
ing to conclusion throughout Ireland in
almost every county and city. with only
four or five exceptions. the judges had
been able to testify to the peaceful condl-
ton OF the country generally and the alb
sence OF crime. He could not recollect in
any period within his memory where re-
ports had been so uniformally favorable.
measure due to the advance of the cause
of temperance. He supposed it was so in
Cork also.
Irish Flax Crop.
1t is satisfactory to find by the June
circular of the Flax Supply association,
Belfast, that the Irish flax crop this year
has a most promising appearance. There
is fairly substantial Increase at last in
the area under flax, and it is significant
that though the acreage in Munster and
Connaught is not considerable, the increase
in those provinces is relatively large.
When Belfast alone imports flax to the
value of about million and a quarter an
nually, am increase, however small, of the
area under flax in ireland, it must be re-
garded as a satisfactory sign of improve
ment Thirty years ago there were 1890
acres under flax in Ulster alone. In An
trim, Derry and Down the increase in
flax sowing was considerable this year
In Armagh, Cavan, MonahAan, Donegal,
Fermanagh and Tyrone, while there was a
decrease in some districts, there was an
increase in others, SO that on the whole
there is larger crop than last year in
Ulster, and the present condition of the
flax indicates that the yield will be con-
siderable.
Black Measles.
The disease known as black measles
which has broken out In the Templence
district OF County Kerry within the last
fortnight, has already caused seven deaths
and forty fresh cases have been reported
to the medical officers of health.
The disease is of malignant and highly
eontagious character, and q curious fact in