Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

Work of the Nj. u. Genorai C0hterenee.i-
specia Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
Chicago, ILL.,, May 25.-The most
notabe of all the Chicago parks will
hr on the lake front from Randolph
areet to Twelfth street, on. the south,
one mile IN length and half mile
wide. 1t is now part OF Lake Miohi-
Gan, but the city has built broak-
water out in the lake about half n
mile. and is daily carting and dumping
All the city ashes and rofuse into this
snaoe, rapidly filling 1t up. From my
window, a constant stream of wagons
NAV he seen from o. clock In themorn-
jDe.until 6 o'clock at night, oarting
ma dumping thisfefuse. When filed
nm, the space wiA be laid ont in walks
md plots, gemmed with shrubs, trees
and flowers, with broad lake drive
connecting with tho north lake drive.
making one of the most beautiful ioad-
ways in the world. In some places, the
water is 80 feet deep, but the waste of
great city will soon make 1t all dry
land. Then, under the finger Of art
and skill, it will become thing Of
beauty.
Lake Michigan is beautiful sheet
Of water, great green expanse 400
miles long and S5 miles wide, IL times
IS large rs the whole State of Delaware.
When in an angry mood, 1t roars and
breaks In thunderous tones on the
shore, hurling the water and spray 20
to 20 feet high. No land can be seen;
1t is an ocean like waste Of water.
The water supply system of Chicago
rerrosents greater expenditure Of
money than any other in the world.
The supply comes from Lake Michigan.
Five cribs are erected out in the lake
from two to four miles, beyond the
sewage taint of the city. Into these
,be water is inducted, passing from
them through great tunnels from six to
ten feet in diameter, under the waters
Of the lake, to 10 pumping stations,
thence forced into mains all over the
city The supply is unlimited. Tho
water is hard and harsh, but clear and
palatable. The oapacity of the work
Is SOO,000,000 gallons day, which
would easily supply the wasteful use OF
SOO0, 600 of peopls.
The packing houses Of Armour 4 Go.
and Swift & Go. | have not visited.
These Wholesale slaughter houses have
no snociaI attraction to me. 1t Is
enough to imagine the perfection OF a
system by which the live animal is
caught up. murdered and, with dia-
bolical skill, in 10 minutes, becomes q
thoroughly cleansed carcass, hung on
the sEambles ready to be carved out to
human flesh eaters to be served in all
states from raw to crisp. More pleasing
scenes entice me.
Chicago has some beautiful suburbs.
The most beautiful of all these is
Evanston, u miles up the lake, Just
outside OF the city limits. 1t was
founded by John Evans. a royal old
Methodist, and the spot where his little
frame house stood is pointed out to
the stranger. Here, the prairie land
reaches its highest altitude, about 10
feet. On this elevation, is located the
northwestern University, The leading
Methodist school OF the West. There
are eight or ten massive college build
lngs, lao acres of ground, 600 students
and faculty of pronounced excellence.
fronting on Lake Michigan for many
squares, the outlook from the highest
POINT is one OF great attraction. shal!
never forget the inspiring beauty ano
festfulnass Of the scene as it impressed
me last Sunday morning. In the centre
OF Evanston 3 10000 people, stands the
home of Frances Willard, the devoted
and sanity woman whose fame is the
common property of the old and new
worlds, the friend alike of crowned
heads and the humblest in life's walks
y Is little one and half storiee
frame cottage, inexpensive and simple
but cosy and restful. On the soutf
slde, is large bay window, in which
tho great woman had heI study, ant
where she wrote and sent out to th,
Word those rare and soul stirring mes
sages Of love and warning that so VOL
lor her such an unique fame. | woult
pcK the house out as AN old maid'
paradise, such an one, however, who's
aeart and life could be centerad il
90 one companion, but compassed al
human kind. This worldwide worke
aha W. Q. 7. u. leader toe left he
Impress on Evanston. Her little cot
'age IS now the national headquarters
ana Is the shrine towards which pill
gFln feet and loving hearts turn.
| could linger over many other fea
lures Of this Queen City of the West
70 onnivorous In her greed of finnncia
and commercial food, Chicago is EN-
phatlcally the American city of tn
present.; Her past is only of yesterday
Sshlie her future seems to have n
unit She is generally credited wit
large share of wickedness. Anarch
aad socialism in their vilest form
yentre hers, but nowhere Is Christia
ueDeVolence more pronounced, bette
asanized or more aggressive. Th
uoSt' as we'll as the worst, side Q
type 20 ~ 7'7.i
a, une could write ON indefinitely, bu
.aere is limit to the patience {
sne reader, and that has been reached
Will say in conclusion that the Ger
stal Conference will adjourn on Tuet
Say next, May 29tb. This conferene
marks an epoch in the development I
Ae Methodist Episcopal Church.
nas done great work, and will b,
vone historic. /. A compact, syn
astrical and coherent constitution hf
Ssen adopted, for the first time.
EQUAL lay and ministerial represent'
nOn in the General Conference, II
steat law making body, has hee
SMaopted and put in operation.
Woman has been practically put on
s1nality with man in all church Office
sith seat in the General Conferen'
Whenever she shalt ask for il. 4. III
u'e'year time limit of the preachers I
any one place has been abolished; al
nnlle the appointments will he mac
my from year to year, minister ms
say IN one place so long as special q
Tad T%ahd for his presence shall eSis
1lese are all pronounced steps in a