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0 . THE OMAHA DAILY "BEE: MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1903. WORK OF LUTHERAN S1X0D rorty-F.nt Bienn'al SsTiim HelJ at Balti mors J tut Eaded. CHURCH IN PRO PEROUS CONDITION Heperla of secretaries of Boards bow the Growth of the Sect and tta Xecesaltles Are Far ther Provided For. BALTIMORE, Md., Juno 11. (Special Correspondence.) The forty-first biennial session of the Uencrsl By nod of the Evan gelical Lutheran Church In the United Btates, after a deliberation of eight day. closed tonight. The convention took place In the First Lutheran church, Rev. Eira K. Bell. D. V.. pout or. Thla church I one of the finest In the city of Raltlmore and eminently adapted for the purpose of en tertaining more than 300 gunsta, delegates and visitors. To dwell for a moment on the growth of the Evangelical Lutheran church In a quarter of a century, let u follow the report of the committee on state of church, a presented yesterday to the general synod convention. The General Synod Lutheran church has now twice as many members as It had In 1875, and half as many more churches than In that year. The amount In the synod leal treasury then waa (7,771.12, now It is 25,000; beneficiary education then 122,473, now nearly five times as much, 1121,. K9; home missions then 128,408, now over $9,387; church extension then S2M&3. now $132,874; the net assets of the Board of Church Extension then were $20,284, now $456,145; contributions for tha publication society then were $S,567, now the church owns a magnificent plant with assets of $17,919. This growth Is due to the fact that this country has grown and expanded wonder fully, not only In the east, but also In the west. The number of delegates showed this, as the delegation Is according to the else of rynods, or the number of congrega tions belonging to this synod; Kansas had twelve . delegates, while Nebraska had twenty-two, more than the old and long established Maryland synod. There are twenty-five district synods, with 246 regular delegates on the list, representing about 1,700 churches and 230 preaching stations, with a oommunlcant membership of over 210.000 and an Infant membership of nearly 80,000, a tdtal of 260,000. Eminent Men Present. Among the 246 delegates, some of whom, from the far west, were somewhat belated owing to the floods In the west, were sev eral ' prominent men whose names are known all over the land. Conspicuous among these were Judge Peter S. Orosscup of the United States circuit court of Chi cago, who rendered the decision In the recent anti-Beef trust proceedings In the Windy City. The Judge was not only called upon for his legal advice, together with W. C. Stoever, attorney for the Society of Publication, who was Instructed on Tuesday to apply to the court of com rnon 'pleas at Philadelphia for a new char ter, so that twenty members Instead of ten could be elected, and Oeorge Neff, an eminent lawyer, spoke also feelingly on President McKlnley. Another eminent lawyer Is a delegate to the general synod from the same East Ohio district synod. Judgo Henry Harter of Canton, O., who sits In the court of com mon pleas. And still another well known name Is that of Horace Lehr, mayor of Easton, Pa. Then there Is J. U. Zimmerman, who made a fight for the demount ttc nomination 'for the governor ship of Ohio a couple of yeara ago, as the Baltimore American . tells, its readers. A number 'of professors are also on the floor of the synod from Springfield, O. ; Atchison, Kan. :. Gettysburg and other educational centers. One of these gentlemen waa chosen president of the present general synod convention, while the other candi date waa also a theological professor. The names of these two candidates were: Rev. E. J. Wlf . D. D., LL. D., of the Gettysburg (Pa.) seminary, and Rev. F. D. Altman, president of the theological sem inary of Midland college, Atchison, Kan. It can be seen from this that while the east was triumphant over the west In the choos ing of a president, yet the educational ele ment la predominant over tho ministerial. Work of the Synod. Ths synod opened on Wednesday evening, the 4th Inst., with a sermon by the retiring president. Rev. Dr. W. S. Freas of Balti more. This was a fine discourse In which the sentiment for union was expressed In a marked manner, deploring the fact that there are 143 religious sects in the United States. The First Lutheran church Is a fine structure and made a most beautiful sight with Its chaste chancel and handsome dec orations. It was lighted most beautifully. On one occasion during a thunderstorm the electric fuses were burned out and an awful crash of lightning sped through the entire building. A woman, wife of a dele gate from California, fainted,' but the gas Jets were lighted and the sneaker on the floor continued his speech unruffled. An other young lady. Miss Bell, daughter of the. pastor, had her arm burned by the lightning. A memorable sermon also was preached last 8unday morning by Rev. Dr. Wolf, the president of this, the highest ecclesiastical body In the denomination, taking for his text the words: "Lead me to tha rock that la higher than I." The president spoke on these four topics: (1) "The Uni versal Consciousness of a Supreme Being," (2) "The Human Aspirations After God," (3) "The I'nattalnablenesa of This Com munion by Human Effort," (4) "The Effl- . cacy of Believing in Prayer." Many of the pastors of the synod occu pied the pulpits of the city In all the dif ferent denominations. The muslo, under the direction of Mr, Harry M. Smith, waa a treat during every evening of the synod. The regular church choir waa assisted by well known singers of the city, such dim cult and elaborate muslo being rendered as "Bend Out Thy Light" (Gounod), the "Gloria," from Mosart's Twelfth mass; the "Inflammatus" and Rossini's "Stabat Mater." Dr. Wolf aa Chairman. Dr. Wolf was greeted with a great deal of applauae when he first took his seat as chairman, and he evoked a good deal of laughter with his fe'lclttous remarks. He said that he himself had always caused much dlrorder on the floor of the aynod and that, perhapa for that reason the synod had elected him as chairman, alnce he must hear others and hare but little to ay himself. He notified the synod that he h4 the sheriff of Baltimore at his dis posal, this gentleman being & delegate, and that be would call upon the sheriff to help him, ths president. If necessary. The pres ident's very first announcement, that he wanted the prayers of ths ho-ise to be delivered at a time when the synod was perfectly In the spirit of prayer and not perturbed and dlaqulet, and that, there fore. Ave minutes before sdjournment would be given for preparation of prayer called forth contradiction from one party, who claimed that the president had Just aid that he would enforce no rulea of his own. and that this very statement con tradicted the president s remarks. By ths way, this rule of the president, which of a verity would have been quite an Innova tion in ecclesiastical parliamentary usage, was never observed during synod. But Dr. Wolf had the hardest stsnd on Monday morning, when quite a heated dis cussion took place on the question of what men should constitute the new board of home missions. Here the cry of "con servatlve" and "radical was once more beard, after some years, although the conservative element, which Is considerably In the majority, tried to evade the term "radical" by using the word "minority." Tha wrangle came over the fact that the name of Mr. Reen, an energetic young minister belonging to the East Pennsyl vanla synod, and which la ons of the strongest districts In the general synod was dropped from the Hat, while that of Dr. W. E. Parson was substituted. The chairman of the committee on nominating the new board was Dr. 8. W. Owen of the Maryland synod. When O. M. Dlffen derfer repeatedly cried out that he had the floor and claimed that he had a right to It even though the question of order waa raised. Dr. Owen, In a very decided man ner, said: "When a motion to postpone a special order Is made, to take a vote on a pending motion, It Is neither courteous nor Just that a member should take the floor and hold it until the time has expired." Dispute Kot Easily Ended. But to demostrate that "the time has come when no one can charge that one party will not do the other party Justice." Dr. W. M. Hamma, president of the board of home missions, mads a very conciliatory motion, which he desired to ask as a privi lege, namely, to Insert together with Dr. Pai-son's name that of Rev. Dr. Reen and that of J. D. Haupt, thus adding the name of one "radical" and one "conserva tive." Dr. Richard of the theological sem inary at Gettysburg, who has been consid ered one of the leaders of the more pro presstve party, made a very fervent pica to drop all such deprecatory terms as radical and expressed his Ideas thnt these words of peace might have been mado earlier In the day. However, he was willing to take the proffered hand, know ing that It was a poor and unwise man who would not learn front his enemies. Here Dr. Hamma acknowledged that he, too, had learned from the other side. whereupon Dr. Richard told him he could have still more If he, Dr. Hamma, so de sired. Going half way across the church the two men met and shook hands, while an enthusiastic Individual commenced to sing, "Blessed Be the Tie that Binds." Dr. Owen did not like the expression of Dr. Richard, "I shake hands with you across the gulf." saying 'Then I am the gulf." which expression caused laughter. But this expression also was explained and general amiability was the result of the electric discharge of wit and repartee. On the 8th, at the evening session, the president. Dr. Wolf, received from repre sentatives of the Luther league a very fine watch charm, representing the coat of arms which Luther formulated, a cross In red heart Imbedded In a rose of five white petals shining In a sky-blue field. Report on Foreign Missions. The first day's. business was on foreign missions, a long but Interesting report be ing presented, read by Rev. Marlon J. Kline, general secretary of the board. The report shows the total receipts of the board from all sources for the blcnnlum closing April 30, 1903, to be J122.566.41. The report referred also to the munificent fact that the board had loaned to tho board of the general council the services of Rev. J. H. Harpstcr, D. D., for a period of at least three years In the Rajahmunday mission In India, for the purpose of reorganizing that field of the general synod. The Woman's , Home and Foreign Missionary society contributed $82,681.26 to the support of the work In the foreign field. The board In Its report recommended the continuance of the missions In the African field, the bad state of health of the missionaries of several years ago having now .disappeared. In this connection It may be said that Rev. Augustus Bohlmann. M. D., for many years a missionary at Muehlenberg Mission, Li beria, Africa, Is now assistant professor of anatomy In Johna Hopkins university of Baltimore. One of the other-recommendations read as follows: Rso'ved. That the church acknowledge with gratitude Its Indebtedness to the Chris tian Herald of New York and Its "IndlHn famine and orphan fund" patrons for their generous support of the India famine or phans In the case of our missions. Rev. Dr. Uhl, a missionary from India, on furlough at home, spoke very feelingly for Inrla and mission work in general, urging a more hearty support of this work. He alluded to the fact that there are people In India as deeply versed In theology as any of our own theologians, and that they are by no meana "stone and wood Idol people." "Do not fool with missions," he cried out. "If God gave us this work I say, If God did really give us this work to do for heaven's sake do not. fool with It any longer." Some Entertainment Features. On Saturday afternoon the synod and visitors, together with members of the First Lutheran church, about 800 people in all, made a trip on the bay In the city's Iceboat Tatrobe. The fire board granted a request for an exhibition of the flreboat Cataract, which showed Its efficient work In extinguishing flames in or along the harbor. The French flagship Tage, visited by Ambassador Juaserant and Cardinal Olbbona on Sunday, waa also viewed with much Interest. On Saturday home missions were dis cussed with a great amount of fervor, as the several fields In the various states were mentioned. The report brought out the fact that the offerings of the Sunday schools have advanced about $6,000 over the previous blennlum. the aggregate being nearly $30,000. A further report was read showing that the National Lutheran Home for the Aged Is doing a good work. A further paper. Illustrative of the Osterland Orphans' home at Springfield, read by Rev. A. 8. Greenawald of Bellefontatne. O., and a report on the Tressler Orphans' home, located at Loysvllle, Pa., were pre sented. The Tressler home Is valued at $80,000. The receipts for the year were $26,749.31 and there is now a balance in the treasury of $3,076.14. Interests of Other Boards. Dr. Dunbar made a strong appeal for his board, the Deaconess' board of the Gen eral Synod, which work was publicly pre sented In the evening service of the 11th. At this service Hon. P. B. Grosscup. LL.D., Rev. Edwin Hyl Delk. A. M., and Rev. C. E. Walter mode addresses. The Board of Education celebrated Its labors on the evening of the 10th with an address by Rev. A. E. Wagner, Ph. D., while the Board of Pabllcatlon had Its evening service on the tth, with sn address by Rev. Dr. A. J. Turkle. formerly pastor of the Kcuntse Memorial church of Omaha. Rev. Dr. Turkle had also been a visitor from the General Synod to the woman's con vention, which took place at Pittsburg a week ago. The Board of Church Exten sion celebrated on the evening of the 8th. While discussing the work of the Pas tors' Fund aoclety. Dr. G. G. Burnett of California mad the remark that the . . s tore are responajDie n tneir members are not contrlbuttve. Layman J. H. Berlin of Kansas took issue with Dr. Burnett, siylng thst the church council was her for that purpose. The sams gentleman made some pertinent remarks on the floor of the synod a little later. He said that the fact that young men do not enter the ministry In such numbers aa formerly Is owing to the small salaries the ministry la getting; at the present day, many not receiving more for their services thsn coal heavers. President McKlnley waa highly eulogised In a resolution by Dr. Remensnyder, In which the closing sentence Is: Resolved, That while mourning his loss. wo rejoice st bis Illustrious exnmple, wlnrh will shine as a beneficent Influence through all our coming natinnul history. The Board of Church Extension, also In a .very flourishing condition, as Its report on Monday showed, since it has now a total net assets of about $466,000, reviewed Its history and recommended for the future a parsonage fund. Total receipts in this fund are $136,910.18. Fraternal Greetings Exrhanaeri. Fraternal greetings were received from Rev. L. L. Smith of Virginia, represent ing the United synod of the south, and Rev. Dr. 8. A. Repass of Allentown, Pa., to which President Wolf responded In a happy strain, saying there was no other dividing line between the United synod of the south and the general aynod than the Potomac river and giving also to the rep resentatives of the general synod a very cordial welcome and handshake. Dr. Rem ensnyder of New York City Jumped up after the address of Rev. Smith, who had referred to tha origin of common service aa due to one Dr. Bateman, saying that his torical errors are best contradicted at once and that a certain J. B. Remensnyder had been responsible for its Introduction. In the excitement. Instead of saying 1876 the doctor said 1776 and amid laughter of the house declared. "Well, that does certainly look as If I belonged to the ancients." Mr. Louis Manss of Cincinnati, who looks mich like former President Harrison, and was sometimes taken for him, Is a very genial "watchdog." He has been the effi cient treasurer of the snyod for many years. In his report he showed that there was a balance on hand in the treasury of $16,000. The Yutan (Neb.) German Lutheran con gregation, which had appealed from the alleged unfair and unchristian treatment of a sister congregation, received the ad- vice to have the two snyoda of Nebraska, both the German and the EnKUsh, decide the question through an Impartial commit tee. Gifts for a School. The munificence of western men and the widening influence of western civilization was shown yesterday when Dr. Hamma announced that Mr. Henry Denhurt of Washington, 111., has promised $5,000 a year for five years to pay the current ex penses of Carthage college, provided the synod raises $2,000. Mr. Denhart also agrees to give lluu.OOO toward an endowment fund for that Institution provided its friends raise a like sum. In all Mr. Denhart'a gifts to the college amount to ubout $130,000. Dr. Richard In this connection developed a plan for raising $1,000,000 "for the purpose of education in the general synod," a certain committee to handle and further this prop osition. Dr. Altman's stirring appeal was not without good fruit, aa the synod voted to pay out of the treasury the $o,5v0 needed to pay oft the debts and put Midland col lege of Atchison, Kan., on a hrm footing. On the last day the Parent Educational society, the Historical society and tho Board of Beneficiary Education presented encouraging reports, all Knowing tha im portance of the work of the general synod in the United States. Dr. Remensnyder read a resolution glorying In tho fact of the firm scriptural and orthodox standing of the Lutheran church, untainted by the deceits of present-day ' theological criti cism and controversy. In the evening after the service devoted to the work ot the deaconesses, with a mother house and headquarters at Baltimore, tho thanks of the delegates and visitors to Dr. Beel and congregation was given hoarty expression. In conclusion, it can truthfully be said that the synod of 1903 at Baltimore, how a thing of the past and a fact of hlBtory, was Indeed a beatific and fruitful one, and that it will exert its influence for good for many months to come. May the synod of Pttta burg, which will meet in Bethany church on the first Wednesday after Whitsunday In the year 1906 prove as Joyous and pro lific a convention with even greater pos sibilities in store. , ' ' An.i now. Baltimore, in saying good bye to the preachers, will get ready to receive at least 5.000 saengers G. A. N. A CLEAXLY AGE. Twentieth Centnry Ideas Incline To ward Sanitation and Preventatives Nowadays scientists believe that In cleanliness lies the secret of prevention of disease. ( To prevent a disease, remove the cause Just as unclean habits breed many dis eases, so careless habits will breed dan druff. Improper use of another's brushes combs, etc. will surely cause dandruff and. In time, will Juat aa surely caus baldness. It's mlcrohic Infection, nothing more nor less. Newbro's Herplclde kills the dandruff germ, and causes hair to grow luxuriantly, Herplclde is Absolutely free from grensn or other Injurious substances. Send 1C cents In stamps for free sample to The Herplclde Co., Detroit, Mich. SWEDISH LUTHERANS ORDAIN Twenty-Two Men Preachers Conse crated hy Angstna Synod. FLOOMINOTON, 111.. June 14. Augtis tana synod of the Swedish Lutheran church at Paxton today celebrated rommunlon at the morning service and listened to a ser mon by Rev. M. C. Larsen of Seattle. Wash. In the afterndon twenty-two men were ordained as preachers. The address of ordination was delivered In Swedish by Rev. N. Forsneder ot Rock Talsnd. 111. Dr. Eric Norelus of Vass, Minn., presi dent of the synod, then performed the ordi nation ceremony. An address In Kngllsh was delivered by Rev. Julius Lincoln of Jsmestown. N Y. Memorial services were held tonight for pastors who died during the year. LOCAL BREVITIES. A concert will be given Friday evening. June 26, by the choir of Kountze Memorial church. Charles Forbes of 214 South Twenty-ninth street was locked up last nlpht by Officer McCarthy on a charge of abusing his fainJ Hy. At St. Peter's church Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock Blahop Scannell confirmed a class, and In the afternoon at t held con firmation services at the cathedral. The police have not yet found any trace of the man Walker, who tent a note to Chief Donahue telling of his Intention to make away with himself by the watery grave route. A still alarm called No. Z engine com pany to Tenth and Jones about 8 SO last night to extinguish a small blase, caused by eome rubbish on fire under the Tenth street viaduct. The annual picnic of the Sabbath school and congregation of Kountxn Memorial church will be given Thursday, June Z6. All members of the congregation are Invited to participate It will be held at one of the Council Bluffs parks. Detectives Donahue and Mitchell arrested a colored man named Thomas White, hail ing from Franklin, Neb., at the Webster Street depot yesterday afternoon. Word was received from Uloomfield. Neh., to hold the man. as he Is suspected of burglary at that town. The Knlghta of Columbus sre preparing for a ceremonial aesrlon to be held next Sunday at Omaha. There 1' of the order present from O'Neill, Sioux City, Kansas City, les Moines. St. Joseph and other places. A large class will be In itiated into the mysteries of knighthood and tha festivities will close with a ban quet at the Millard betel. TALKS OF B1TULITHIC PAYING John Grant Qiei De ai'.s of Material Be Proposes for Omaba Streets. SAYS IT IS MOST SUITABLE AND DURABLE Combines All Advantages of Asphalt and Macadam with None of Their Disadvantages and la Cheap est in Long Ron. "Since the papers announced several days ago that a new paving plant had been started that would lay bltullthlc as well as asphalt pavements, I have been asked from five to twenty times a day what bltullthlc pavement Is and whether or not It will last," said Contractor John Grant. "What seems to be the most Important Dolnt with nil nronertv owners now Is whether a pavement will last," continued Mr. Grant, "or whether It will cost a good deal more to keep It up, and keep on cost' Ing more each year, than It did to lay it. And considering the condition of most of our streets, and Omaha has not yet had as much experience in this line as some other cities, the question is a very natural one, "So far as bltullthlc or bituminous macadam pavements are concerned I can say that If the process of laying them had been properly worked out thirty years or thirty-five years ago, asphalt pavements would have been unkriown today. There Is as much difference between the bltu lithlc pavements which are being laid now and for the last couple of years and the first bituminous pavements laid back In the '60s and early '70s as between the equipment and operation of an up-to-date 1901 railroad and the old tram roads of seventy-five years ago. And yet the off! clnl records of Washington city and other j c)tleg snow than on an average the poorest of the bituminous pavements did not go to pieces any faster or cost any more to repair than much of the asphalt pavement which has been laid In the last few years, while some of them have a good record for lasting quality which Is not equalled by any other paving ever laid In this country. , Much Depends on Contractor. "One thing which the people of Omaha, as well as other cities, have discovered, snd so I may Just as well mention It here. Is that In all paving It makes a great deal of difference who does the work. We all know that some asphalt pavements are much better and last much longer than others, but no advocate of asphalt pave ments can show one which has lasted for thirty years, or even half that time, at a cost of keeping in repair of one-half of 1 cent per yard per year. And that can be shown regarding some of the bituminous pavements laid thirty or more years ago. One very Important fact regarding such pavements, especially in Washington city and Pittsburg, Is that they were laid by only certain men, Samuel E. Schorf, Filbert & Cranford. N. B. Abbott and myself, and the paving cement for them waa distilled by E. B. Warren, uncle of the two War rens who have, within the past few years, perfected the laying of bituminous pave ments. The Warren family has been prominent In the paving business for two generations and Warren Bros, have laid more asphalt than any other concern In the country. But since they and the War-ren-Scharf company quit laying asphalt, as have also'a number of other old hands at the business. It would seem as If the way of laying It so as to get the best results Is not known. Bat then some people in sll lines don't want to do work which will lost. Experience at Washington. "The United Statea government reports show that there were In good repair in Washington City in January 1903, twenty six pieces of coal tar pavement laid from 15 to 31 years which had never been resur faced and which had cost from absolutely nothing, no repairs whatever having been made upon two of the streets, up to 3.6 cents per square yard a year to repair, with the exception of one street which for some reason I do not know Is down in the report as having cost 15 cents per yard to keep In good condition. But as against It Is several of the other streets, as can be seen by any one who cares to send for the last report of the engineering department for the District of Cobumbla, cost less than 1 cent per yard per year. Of this paving the shows tha 4.713 yards yards -were 31 years old; 3,894 SO years old; 19,628 yards 28 years old; 4,442 yards 26 years old; 28,664 yards 16 years old, and 11.453 yards 15 yeara old, making a total of 74.794 square yards In Use from 15 to 31 years. Washington Is dif ferent from every other city In the country In the matter of taxes, and about every kind of pavement ever proposed has been tried more or less at the expense of the general government, and none of them show the record made by the bituminous pavementa. The first cost of these pave ments was from $1,97 per square yard, when there was something of a paving war on. to $3.20 per yard. Opinion of an Expert. "In the March, 1903, number of the Munic ipal Journal and Engineer, Prof. Allan Wade Dow, for the past 10 yeara govern ment Inspector of asphalt and cement for tho District of Columbia, has an Interesting article on the coal tar, or bituminous pave ments laid In Washington City. Before he was appointed government Inspector Prof. Dow was first assistant chemist of the Barber Asphalt Company, New York, and on account of his Investigations he has been recognized as an authority on asphalt and bituminous paring. A short time ago when he announced, aa one result of his Investigations, that Trinidad asphalt, so long considered a standard of quality, waa unfit for use In paving except it waa freed from ita soluble salts, there waa a great deal of comment In the paving world. Prof. Dow In hla article tella of the different patented pavements which the government tried some 30 years ago and from what we now know It ia hard to understand how such ridiculous mixtures or compounds could ever have been used. One formula! for example, prescribed a certain proportion of wood saw dust snd sulphuric acid,' the latter being used to dissolve the sand and color the saw dust. I superintended the lay ing of several Jobs of paving under this patent, though I did not follow the directions ss ran be aeen from thla extract from Prof. Dow'a artlclei Dow Speaks of Grant. " 'The aawdust was eliminated from the formula after one or two of the earliest pavementa were laid. That all of the Evans pavements were not ruined I believe Is entirely due to the good Judgment dis played by the foreman, Mr. John Grant, now president of the Grant Paving com pany of Omaha, Neb. Mr. Grant noticed that the addition of the sulphuric acid to the hot tar caused considerable fuming, and supposing all the acid waa volatlzed, he tried aome mixtures without, to save the expense of the acid. He noticed that these mixtures were entirely too soft, so he hard ened the tar somewhat by giving It a crude refining by heat after adding It to the gravel and sand. It is owing to Mr. Grant's good work that I am able to present to you the pictures of Highland Terrace and Massachusetta avenue, laid by Mr. C. E. Evans In 1873. Highland Terrace haa cost for repairs on an average $0,005 (one-half cent) per square yard per annum. It has been estimated that the Massachusetta ave nue pavement haa cost for repairs, on an average, leas than $0.01 (1 cent) per square yard per annum. But few of the C. E. Evans' pavements were laid later than 1874.' "Prof. Dow describes several other of 'those so-called coal tar concrete pave ments' and states very positively that the failure of them was due to the mixing In with the coal tar of other Ingredients, nnd that the pavements which lasted so well were laid with a straight refined coal tnr without the addition of any other cement ing material. He also points out that In stead of graded granite or hard stone, as at present, sand and gravel were then used, and that even the best quality of coal tar prepared under the old-fashioned method of distilling, cannot be compared with that manufactured under modern methods and experienced supervision. Ho predicts that the present knowledge and methods Insures the complete success of all coal tar, or bltullthlc pavements laid that la, that where success was only obtained by chance thirty years ago It will now tie secured In all cases. Gives General Satisfaction. "But scientific- men who have Investi gated bltullthlc pavements are not the only ones who have endorfed them In the most unqualified terms. In nil the years that asphalt, brick, wood and other pavements have been laid none of them have ever given the complete satisfaction and re ceived the endorsement that bltullthlc tias received In the last couple of years. For example, the Road Drivers' Association of New York, which Includes hundreds of the most wealthy and prominent horse owners In New York and vicinity, ap pointed a committee to Investigate bltu llthlo pavements, and In the spring of 1902 unanimously adopted the committee's re- port, which recommended the bltullthlc for Its ease on horses, nolselessness, dura bility and cleanliness, and that the asso elation bring all the pressure possible to have Seventh avenue and other boulevards paved with It. Never before did the Road Drlvors' Association of New York make any such recommendation In regard to any kind of paving, and In this report It was stated that It waa as much to the Interest of property owners, on account of Its dura bility, etc., to have bltullthlc paving as to the lovers and drivers of good horses. "Another strong and a straight business endorsement which bltullthlc paving re celved In New York was from the Asso elated Road Users of America, an organi sation composed of the Automobile Club of America, the New York Truck Owners' association, the Road Drivers' Association of New York, the Associated Cycling clubs of New York, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Associated Cycling Clubs of Long Island, the League or American Wheelmen and the Staten Island Driving club. A committee com posed of delegates from the different or ganisations, all of which are Interested In getting the best possible pavements, visited several cities In which bltullthlc pavements have been laid. Investigated thoroughly the way It is -manufactured and put down, brought in a detailed report strongly rec ommending bltullthlc pavements and pledging the support of the general or ganization to having them laid. Under .each of these headings the committee en dorsed bltullthlc pavements: Freedom from dust, absence of any slippery surface, no evidence of cracking, durability, resili ency, ease of traction, sanitary advantages, appearance of the finished pavement, no crosswalks are needed at street Intersec tions, simplicity of construction, case of repair, its nolselessness, Its availability, cost. ' New York to I'se Bltalllhlc. "On account of the above and official in vestigations, New York Is preparing to lay hundi-od of thousands of yards of bltu llthlc paving. So far as favorable reports go I could give you enough to more than fill a whole paper, from New England. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and cities in sev- several southern states, and they are re- eral southern states, and they are reports, like the ones from New York City, which no other kind of paving has ever been able to obtain not paid for reports, but reports from associations and Individuals who are simply Interested In getting the best possi ble pavement for horses and all kinds of vehicles and at the same time one that will not almost put a mortgage on all city prop erty to keep In repair. Coming nearer home we have another gcod example of what Is thought of bltu llthlc pavements. St. Louis has already con tracted for 300,000 yards of It and Is pre paring to lay 100,000 more yards, snd be fore the big exposition opens there next year It may lay a still greater quantity. The St. Louts people are trying to put their streets In the best possible condition for the exDosltion and so are determined to have the best pavement. But they had to fight before thsy could get It, the asphalt trust putting every obstacle In the way of bltullthlc, by misrepresentations and in every way. Just as It has done In other places end is prepared to do In Omaha. But In St. Louts when the case got Into the courts, though the asphalt trust made a hard fight. Judge Woods rendered a sweep ing decision In favor of the letting of con tracts for bltullthlc pavements, denying very point raised In the petition of the representative of the asphalt trust. Cheapest la the End. i "In the thirty-eight years that I have been in the street pavhig business I have investigated and studied every kind of pav ing that has been proposed and can say this much of the bltullthlc pavement: It may be possible that In -the future some better kind of street paving may be found, but up to the present time bltullthlc paving Is tho best, and In the end the cheapest. It combines all the advantages of asphalt and macadam with none of their disadvantages It combines safety, speed and comfort qualities with durability. It gives an Ideal footing, making eaay driving for both pleasure and business; It enables horses to darw heavier .loads; It Is practically noise less. That Omaha property owners will realize the advantages of bltullthlc paving as soon as tney nave investigated It I am satisfied and then they will want it." Mr. Grant admitted that other things besides merit have frequently Influenced what kind of pavement should be laid, but aald he did not care to discuss the matter at this time. Two reasons, he said, why bltullthlc or coal tar pavements have not been laid more extensively are that the best way of laying them was only worked out a few years sgo, and that the Asphalt trust had had everything Ita own way In such matters, and with the councils and boards of many cities, for a number of years. But, due In great measure to City Engineer Rosewater, the gates In Omaha were thrown open several years ago to asphalt which waa not controlled by the asphalt trust, and they would now be thrown open, he waa confident, to bltu llthlc paving. They could not, In fact, he said, be kept closed even If the city au thorities should be In favor of doing so as the property owners would insist on opening them. The machinery for the new plant at Eleventh und Paul streets has been shipped and everything will be ready for It in a few daya. Wandering; Woman Restrained. A woman supposed to be the wife of Amos McFerrln. a ltlnir teamster, was picked up by the police in the vicinity of the Tweu tleth street car barns yesterday. Th woman had with her a small child and had been wandering about f..r some time In search of work. When questioned sh ad mitted that she had deserted her husband In lilalr. but did not wish him to know of the fact. The general appearance of the woman Indicated a slightlv demented con dition. The mother and child are In charge of the polioe oiatrou awaiting word from Blair. BOOMS PORTO RICAN COFFEE Uoveraor llant Telia of Increasing Trade Doe to American Energy, NEW YORK. June 14 -Governor W. H ituni oi j'orto Rlco arrived tonight on Ponce. He denied the rumor that he would resign snd speaking of Porto Rloo said: Coffee planters find encouragement In the belief that the New York market is at last opening to Porto Rico coffee, which le of uiiexceiicu quality. Americana are Invest nig largely in oranre aroves. and the ax portatlon of this fruit Is 20 per cent over last year. Over $.oo.uM worth of sugar has been sent north since January, which Is a heavy Increase over lust year. The tobacco manufacturers of the United mates are now Importing the leaf from the Island. In dicating an Increased demand for Porto mean cigars la being cultivated under can vas with good results. The American riteam Railroad company haa built more than twenty miles of addl- uunui line, wnicu win connect the prin cipal cities, und work is about to begin on the electric railroad between Ponce ond San Juan. American canltal ami enter prise are lieglnnlug to work great changes in Porto Rlco. in a political way there Is substantial advancement. Peace nnd order now pre Vull. American laws are effectively iitmln. I lstered and the people aspire to the rapid iiuiHiun oi American system ot govern ment. I am on my way to Washington to assist In a distribution of lands to accrue to the Hwnd on July J, or after the president has made reservations for military, naval and otner national usee, i nis grant will be an other valuable asset for the people. INDEPENDENCE NON-EXISTENT Dr. Tapper Declares All Nations Are Bound l"p One with Another. PHILADELPHIA, June ll.-Commence- ment week at the University of Pennsyl vanla began today with the baccalaureate sermon, which was preached by Rev. Dr. Kerr Boyce Tupper at the First Baptist church. Dr. Tupper declared independence was more popular today than Interdependence, but while this waa true, it was equally true that absolute independence was an 1m possible relation that the law of Intimate connection and mutual dependence bound the whole human family In an Inseparable unity. Continuing, he said: We are recognizing today as never before, perhaps, that we are members one of an other and debtors one to another; that neither languages nor customs, widely as they may vary, Interfere with the strange oneness of the community of nations. Even we of this splendid century of enlighten ment and progress are acknowledging our Indebtedness to far-away nations to Rome for the principles that underlie our sys tems of law; to Greece for our Ideals of art, and to Judea for the inspirations , of our highest faith. It Is the great truth of universal interdependence, no man living to himself, no nation living to Itself. EXPECT AMERICA TO PROTEST Peking: Residents See Slight In China Renewing: Treaty Negotia tions from Shanghai. PEKING, June 14. It Is expected that the United States will object to the transfer of the negotiations for the American and Jap anese commercial treaties from Shanghai to this city, as it is Impossible for the Amer ican commissioner to come to Peking. An edict ordering the transfer has now been Issued without consulting either the United States or Japan, which omission is considered as discourteous to the two powers concerned. ' The Japanese negotiations have been sus pended snd- are at a deadlock owing to China's refusal to discuss Japan's demand for the insertion of a clause In the treaty for the opening of Mukden and other cen ters to foreign trade. HUNGARIAN CROPS FALL OFF Official Report Shows All Small Grains Leas Promising; Than Last Year. RUDAFEST, June 14. The official report of the ministry of Hungary estimates the .yield of wheat at 38.8 millimetre centals, compnred with 46.5 In 1902; rye at 11.7, com pared with 13.6; barley at 12, compared with 13.5, and oats at 10.8, compared with 12 in 1902. A Cat Jfcver Bleerta After Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil la ap plied. Relieves pi. in Instantly and heals at the same time. For man or beast. Price. 25c Found Ills riace. Two men were discussing the friends of i their boyhood, and in the course of the conversation mentioned one old schoolmate who had been the possessor of a most un fortunate disposition. "I wonder what became of him," said one man. "It always seemed to me tnat it wouldn't be possible for him to get any enjoymenttout of life or find any sort of work that suited him." 'He has, said the other man. I saw him out west last year, and he haa a Job that Just suits him to a T. He's station master in a place where there are forty trains a day coming and going, and he sees somebody miss everyone of them." Youth's Companion. The Mlahty Fallen. "Who is that bored looking old fellow In the opera box with tho richly dressed woman?" That's a duffer of the name of Spykus. Got Immensely rich In mining stocks or something of that sort, I believe." "Spykus? I haven't heard that name for a dozen years or more. I used to know a famous base ball player named HI Spykus, but he disappeared all at once and I've never heard of him alnce." "Yes; this Is the same man." Chicago Tribune. Escaped Convict t'anght. SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. June 14. (Special.) A swindler who was arrested In Charles Mix county after having victimised a num ber of people to the extent of $50 In cash, besides securing a suit of clothes, a gun and other property, proved to be Claude Ray, an escaped prlaoner from the state penitentiary at Pontlac. 111. At the time he made hla escape he waa serving a term for burglary. Ray has been returned to Illinois to complete his term. About Sixteenth Street Paving. OMAHA. June U.-To the Editor of The Dee- The city authorltlea have under con sideration the question of repairing Hlx teenth street. Tills is not a new question. We havu had it every year for a dosen vears. and everv annual repairing in less thsn a year leaves the street In worse con dlllon than the preceding one. let while thousands upon thousands of dollars neve been spent hv the citv to keep Sixteenth street In passable condition, not a dollars worth of repnlrs have been made by the city on North Fifteenth and North Seven teenth streets. Property owners on these streets paid for the original paving Just as did the proerty owners on Sixteenth street and sre entitled to equal considera tion. In disbursing so much of the gen eral fund or paving fund as may be set usldo for paving repc.lrs, the city should not continually favor one set of taxpayers. Sui h discrimination Is an outrage, all the more n because property owners on Six teenth street are far more able to mi the burden of taxation than property own ers on parallel streets. There Is anoibei reaton why pamliol streets snomu ne gnen Some consideration, if fifteenth and 81 x enteenth streets were repaired they would diminish tha burden of heavy traffic on Sixteenth street and possibly make the paving of that street lust more than three or four months of ths year: Let us stop favoritism in street repairs All property owners are entitled to en eoual show. THOMAS SWIFT KANSAS CITY STOCK DARKE Sabbath Trading Resorted to by Citlmis o Recently flooded Town. RECEIPTS SO FAR ARE NOT LARGE ntlll Somewhat Dlsorvan sed, Though All Dcpartmeats Open aad Attend to Custom ers as Aforetime. .V.N8A8 CITT- Jlln" " -The first SuV td'n rds in the his tory of the local market prevailed her tmlav. all departments l"lng open. The business of buying snd selling cattle and nogs proaresseri tho ,. l,ne.mnrk,,t "'l' rI", l '' re quest of shippers and feeders close to Kan- S? i 7 V'V,,,ve "Penciled (iifflciiltv In Obtaining feed at lessonahle prices becnus of the conditions resulting from tho recent flood. CATTLE Recrlnl. Ksn , , hand: sMnments. 'J.'o hmi nun.' cattle, rteadv to J:wnA,.,v M-i&4.tt; nntlve'irilxed. Btocx neiters. i:'.nou2..V). HOGB Receipts. M0 he.nl: hl,,m.,r,i. none: n.irkul , i .. , . $iU'i,4: range. $5.6011 17' Receipts for Mondav are nno-rtnin .! range from IS to 300 cars. Neurlv nil the unloading chutes of the various railroads will tic In commission, however, and liber.il receipts are rinwinl K.r, ,.. n, closes, although only two packing houses ...-.j un in acuve oeratinn by that time. 1 he work of cleaning up the quarantine division Is being pushed and will be readv for business within another week. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. Fair Saturday Receipts and Prlres Generally About Steady. 600 head; market nominal: ,.,! in r.,- steers. Ifi 0nc,iR as- r, ... .H 1....- iri'v, ",,ktr" "nd Seders, 13.0mf4.;fi; oow. H.04. i0; heifers, 2 5iv4.sS; canners. $1 'ff 2!; bulls, 2.o0OI25; calves, $2.5oy .0.; Texas fed steers, Jt.K'W4 55 HOOB Receipts, 15,(M hed ; eMImiiteri Monday. 46.0m): left over 9 mw steady; mixed and otitchers, $5 w'i H 26 good to choice heavy, $fi.-,,,K.3:;; rough lu-iiw K-K?S-20: "Kht' tt-frOfce-lS; bulk of siilet.; 8HKKP AND IjAMUS Receipts. 2 Ono head: market steady; good to choice weth ers, $4.6056.60: fair to choice mir.ri tp -,! 4 60: western sheep, $4.fti'??5.fiO: native' lambs $4.5iJ6.76; western lambs, il.5titi.7S. Sioux City I.Itc Stock Market. SIOUX CITY. Ia.. June 13 'Sneclnl Telo. gram.) CATTLE Recelnts. X). .iu- killers; market 10c lower; beeves, $4.0iViiO.PO; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.5031.20; Blockers snd feeders, $a.504.60; calves and yearlings, $?.C(Vfi4.40. HOOS-Recelnts. 000: market $6.8&a.O0; bulk. $o.95&6.05. MONEY EASIER IN LONDON American Crop Reports Also Aid In Improving; Financial Situation. LONDON. June 14. The rate for monrv was easy last week and the Stock rii-hunv,, surmounted the settlement with less trouble iiiHn wa-s anticipated. This, together with the better reports regarding the American crops, produced a great Improvement in ne situation. There was a ra v In nil de partments of the market, wl.lch vi i not checked even by the Servian .revolution, loreign oonas Deing out sugntiy arrectea My the events In Servln. A much healthier tone was Indicated bv larice renurchiises on speculative account and a fair amount of Investment buylns: with a niosnect of still further advances. Canadians responded quicsiy io ine American recovery. i nn tone in the South African situation Is still heavy. Manchester Textiles. MANCHESTER, June 14.-Tho cloth mar ket has gone through u somewhat unset tled condition. The tine weather, connected with disappointing business, Induced ninny operators to extend the holiday. The llti" tuatlons in cotton intensitied. the difficulty of negotiating orders, although some buy ers have taken moderate parcels at higher firices. The advance not onl continues n cotton, but on account of the gr.nlunl decrease of the surplus supplies In the hands of producers, which wore bought nt lower rates than those now ruling. Sales were consequently below the average, par ticularly In India and China staple. Most of the long-established markets, however, are under contract for some weeks for ward. A small trade developed for South Africa and a few minor outlets. Yarns were Inactive, the movements In cotton stiffening the attitude of spinners and the turnover waa small. Oil and Rosin. OIL CTTY. June 14-OII-Credlt bal ances, $1.50; certificates, no bid: ship ments. 127.313 bbls.; average. T3.2.r7 bids.; runs, 89.1)31 bbls.; average, K4.236 bbls. ; ship ments (Lima). 90.21)3 bl.ls ; average. i:s.ui6 bbls.; runs (Lima), 69.429 bbls.; average, 59.019 bbls. SEASONABLE FASHIONS 4440 Olrl' Tacked Dress, to 14 yr. Girl's Tucked Dress 4440. Tuckings of various widths suit the aetson's materials to a nicety and are exceedingly effective on the frocks designed for young girls. The very pretty model Illustrated is shown in pale pink moussc-llne with trimming of Valenelonnes lace, but is adapted to all tho thinner washable fabrics and to all soft wools and simple silks. The dress consists of the waist and the skirt. The waist Is made over a fitted body lining which can be cut away at yoke depth when a transiiarent effect Is desired. The main portions are tucked for several inches below the upper edge, but are full at the belt. The sleeves are quite new nd attractive and form the fashionable puffs at the wrists. The skirt Is tucked In groups that harmonize with those of the waist snd which fall free to produce a flounce effect. The quantity of material required tor the medium size (10 years) Is 4 yards 27 Inches wide, 4 yards SI Inches wide or 3 yards 44 Inches wide. The pattern 4440 Is cut In sizes for girls of 8, 10, 12 and 14 years of age. For the accommodation of Ths Pee readers these patterns, which usually retail at from 25 to 60 cents, will lie furnished at a nominal price, 10 cents, which covers all expense. In orner to gei a pattern enclose 10 cents, give number snd name of pattern wanted and bust measure. PRIVATE WIRES QLO. A. ADAMS CRAIN CO. GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND STOCKS 224 Board of Trade Rldg., Omaha 'Phones U0S aad loll. Members all prin cipal exchaufes. Writ fur omc dally utar ket latter. . r
