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| John Mitchell. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, September 22, 1900.
MINERS' OPEN LETTER.
President Mitchell Issues Statement to Public.
BLAME PLACED ON RAILROADS.
Independent Operators Are Classed as Sufferers the Same as Miners on Account of the Exorbitant Freight Rates Placed on Anthracite Coal.
HAZLETON, Sept. 22.—President Mitchell last night issued the following open letter to the public:
"Hazelton, Pa., Sept. 21.
"Fully conscious of the vast public interest involved by the great contest now being waged between organized capital and underpaid labor, and as much has been said and written upon the subject of arbitration in the present anthracite coal strike, as president of the United Mine Workers of America, I am impelled to define my own attitude and the attitude of my official colleagues and the striking mine workers toward the coal operators, in a way so clear and definite as to leave no further room for misunderstanding.
"The striking mine workers recognize as their real opponents in this struggle for a slight amelioration of the hard grinding conditions of the average miner's life, nine railroads which, with their presidents, are: Pennsylvania, Alexander J. Cassatt, president; Lehigh Valley railroad system, Alfred Walter, president; Delaware & Hudson Railroad company, A. M. Olyphant, president; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad company, W. H. Truesdale, president; Central Railroad company of New Jersey, J. R. Maxwell, president; Philadelphia & Reading Railway company, Joseph H. Harris, president; Erie Railroad and New York, Susquehanna & Western railroad, E. B. Thomas, president; Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuylkill company, Irving A. Stearns, president; New York, Ontario & Western railroad, Thomas B. Fowler, president.
Exorbitant Freight Charges.
These nine railroad corporations, besides producing approximately 72 per cent of the hard coal, are the sole carriers to tide water of all coal mined in the anthracite field of Pennsylvania and for this service of carriage a charge from 40 to 68 per cent per ton according to the size the coal is made. Incredible as it may appear, they charge three times as much to carry a ton of anthracite coal 100 miles as is charged to carry a bituminous ton of coal the same distance. So exorbitant are the rates that the legitimate profits which should be credited to the mining departments of these railroads are absorbed by freight rates, and as a consequence their coal properties are made to show a very small profit on their capitalization.
"If this is the state of affairs with the railroad mining departments, what is the condition of the independent operator? Is it not a matter of reason that he can do nothing which his railroad master will not command? Is it not a matter of public notoriety that he does do nothing which the railroads do not sanction? Therefore, whether or not individual operators see in the railroad monopolies their great enemies, whether or not the individual operators feel themselves free to make common cause against these railroad systems, I, speaking for the 130,000 mine workers this day on strike, recognize these railroads as our real enemies, and name their presidents as the men responsible for refusal to arbitrate or even confer upon the differences which have grown up, not between the organization I represent, but between them and their own employees who, through delegates selected by themselves, met in convention in the city of Hazleton on Aug. 13 and framed a list of grievances which were mailed to the general superintendents of the mining departments of these railroads, accompanied by an invitation to meet in joint convention on Aug. 27 for the purpose of discussing and if possible agreeing upon such changes in the scale of mining and conditions of employment as were warranted by the conditions of the coal industry.
Ignored Invitation to Conference.
"But to our chagrin and disappointment the cordial invitation extended was not even acknowledged by the in charge of the coal departments. These grievances which the miners rented in their circular formed the ground for the present strike, and because the railroads are the real masters against whom we are making this peaceful, passive struggle, we can only regard such independent operators as B. G. Markle & Co. in the light of fellow victims with ourselves, suffering under excessive freight rates as we suffer from low wages and inhuman conditions of employment, and we should regard arbitration with any or all of such individual operators as absolutely not calculated to advance the cause of the great body of anthracite mine workers, but on the contrary to bring their certain defeat for even were the board of arbitration in, say the Markle case, to award all that the men desired, that award could be lived up to by Markle only so long as the strike continued elsewhere. Every pound of coal that Markle could be permitted to mine and ship would invariably be appropriated by the Lehigh Valley Railroad company, thus placing in their own hands the weapon which would defeat the very object for which their own employees are on strike, and because of the mine workers of the anthracite field having their wages based upon a sliding scale, the earnings of the Markle men would necessarily be reduced were the strike to prove a failure at other points than the anthracite region. Wages fixed on a sliding scale basis would only remain high while there was a scarcity of coal in the New York and eastern seaboard markets and would immediately fall when more coal was being transported to these markets than could be consumed. It is an absurdity from a business point of view to even assume that Markle or any other individual operator could continue to pay a higher rate of wages than his competitors, the railroad companies, for any considerable length of time and, in fact, it is well known within the mining regions that the individual operators, including Markle, impose conditions of employment upon their men which in some instances are more objectionable than those imposed even by the large corporations. For these reasons I hold that it would be a fatal mistake for us to consent to any partial settlement of this strike, or to agree to other than a general resumption of work.
Must Be No Break.
This is a fight of all for each and each for all, and to be successful, there must be no break in our line of action. It ought to go without saying at this late date that I am a staunch advocate of the principle of arbitration and did I not personally favor these principles the laws of the organization of which I am president make arbitration one of its cardinal [tenets].
"I will go further and say that arbitration in a civilized land would be unnecessary if miners and mine owners were to adopt the same system of adjusting wage disputes as is in force in the bituminous coal districts of Pennsylvania, and also in all other coal producing states in America, where mine operators and mine workers meet annually in joint convention and reach an amicable settlement in all questions governing the wages and conditions of employment. In Indianapolis last January, 250 operators and 750 miners' delegates, representing an annual output of 70,000,000 tons of bituminous coal in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, met in a conference and mutually agreed that the miners' earnings should be advanced 22 20-100 per cent.
"As a result of this conference and other similar ones in the states west of the Mississippi river and south of the Ohio river, 120,000 mine workers receive an advance in their earnings aggregating $12,000,000 in one year thus precluding even the possibility of a strike for one full year, at the end of which they will again meet in joint conference to renew the contract and make such changes in the wages paid as are justified and warranted by the cost of production and the values of coal in the markets. This, in my opinion, is the ideal method of averting strikes and turmoils and securing for labor and capital that share of the profits of their joint industry to which each is properly entitled. But, because I am aware that there is serious, if misguided, repugnance on the part of the railroad carriers and the anthracite field to recognize our organization or its officers, the mine workers' organization whose chief officer I have the honor to be, yielding all natural pride of having it treated within the difficulty, repeat what I have publicly and privately stated before, that I and my official colleagues will not ask to be recognized or consulted by the mine owners if the officers or representatives of these great railroad companies will do what they have many times said they would do, meet committees of their own employees and come to a peaceful agreement. Provided, however, that such conferences between the various companies and committees representing their own employees will meet in separate halls in the same city and on the same date. This provision is inserted because heretofore, when committees presented grievances to any of these great companies they were invariably met with the argument that the company could not remedy the wrong complained of because competing companies enforced conditions of employment not more favorable to the mine workers than their own. By holding these separate conferences simultaneously in one city there could be an exchange of opinion between all of the mine owners and miners whose interests were at stake, thus removing the possibility of one company being placed at a disadvantage by paying more for labor than was exacted from their competitors.
"Were they to act upon this idea I firmly believe that the railroad companies could finally arrive at an agreement with their employees and establish a relation and set up a precedent which would make strikes almost impossible in the future. Such action on the part of the nine great railroads would, of course, deprive the United Mine Workers of much of the credit to which we believe it to be justly entitled, but we place far above any consideration of individual or organization the question of what shall be for the good of all anthracite workers, their wives and their children in this supreme crisis.
"These are my sincere expressions and I appeal to an impartial and just public to judge between us and these nine railroad presidents. If they shall refuse to meet in a spirit of fairness, this proposal of a man whose chief object is to help lighten the weary burden of a struggling, earnest mass of humanity.
"JOHN MITCHELL, President United Mine Workers of America."
Rev. Huntington Lyman.
The Rev. Huntington Lyman, who died Thursday morning at his home northeast of Cortland on the Truxton road, was born in East Haddam, Ct., on April 25, 1803, and was the second son in a family of ten—seven daughters and three sons. At the age of 14 years he became a clerk in a store in his native town, his parents giving up all hopes of his securing an education, having lost all their property in the war of 1812. In 1830 he was sent out by the American Sunday-school union to establish Sunday-schools in the South, and went to the vicinity of New Orleans. Later he began studying and entered the first class in Lane Theological seminary in Cincinnati, O., in 1888. He was remembered by his classmates as one of the most self-sacrificing and efficient there at the time that the cholera broke out in the seminary, and was one of those who constituted the board of health and medical aid. Out of twenty-five cases there were but four deaths. The question of slavery was agitated among the students and much feeling resulted. Three-fourths of the young men were strongly opposed to its practice. The feeling grew so strong that the trustees became fearful that it would injure the seminary and prohibited its discussion among the students. Mr. Lyman among others strongly opposed those rules. Among their instructors were such men as Prof. Stowe and Dr. Lyman Beecher, and with them and others about 100 of the students withdrew from the seminary and set up a separate institution five miles away in a house once used as an old tavern given to them by a wealthy man who favored their action. They had the best men in the seminary for their instructors. A check for $1,000 from Arthur Tappan, president of the Anti-Slavery society, gave them hope.
In 1835 Prof. Finney was called to Oberlin seminary and Mr. Lyman with some other students went with him and was graduated from Oberlin In 1837 in its first class, His first charge was in Buffalo over a Congregational church, which has since become a Presbyterian church. After a year and a half there he accepted a call to Arcade, and from there went to Warsaw, then to Jordan and then to Truxton. In 1845 he went to Sheboygan county, Wis., and resided there for fifteen years. During part of this time he was the agent for Beloit college. He returned to this state at the age of 60 years and was for a time chaplain in a charity institution. In Marathon he was afterward settled for twelve years, then in Triangle for six years. From 1878 to 1886 he lived in Cortland, and since the latter date has made his home upon the farm which he purchased about three miles from this city on the road leading to Truxton.
In 1839 Mr. Lyman was married to Frances Kingman and they were privileged to live together for fifty years, Mrs. Lyman passing away in August, 1889. One son, Theodore Lyman, survives.
Mr. Lyman was first led to consider the ministry while doing Sunday-school work in the South. Called upon at one time to preach before a large audience upon a plantation he consented though he afterward said that he nearly went into a nervous fit as a result. Judge Cameron, at whose house this occurred, told him that any man who could organize Sunday-schools as he was doing could preach, and thus he gained an incentive. He was ordained by the presbytery at Elyria, O., in 1836, but was never installed over any church. As a preacher Mr. Lyman was always a man of positive convictions and was fearless in the statement of his views. He had the respect of all who ever heard or knew him. His originality of thought and expression were marked. In some lines of research his knowledge was almost unlimited. Probably few clergymen have been more thoroughly informed on missions, and his words of cheer as well as of information on this subject have even within the past few years been a constant inspiration to those who have heard him. He was an omnivorous reader and was inclined to spend every cent he could secure upon books. His was an exceedingly active life. His vitality was remarkable and few men were so well preserved even till almost the close of life at such an advanced age. He was always cheerful and happy and tried to make others so. He had a keen sense of humor and his remarks and responses abounded in pure wit. His heart was large and tender and some times over came his judgment in his desire to help others. The last years of his life were happy ones and he continued to the end to live in the lives of others and to retain his interest in all that was going on in this world.
The funeral was held at his home this afternoon at 2 o'clock and was attended by a large concourse of friends. The services were conducted by Rev. Robert Clements, pastor of the Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. Dr. J. L. Robertson. The bearers were Messrs. H. F. Benton, M. H. McGraw, C. P. Walrad and D. F. Wallace. The burial was in the Cortland Rural cemetery.
RECKLESS DRIVING.
Carriage Run Into and Broken—Lady Seriously Injured.
Between 9 and 10 o'clock last night Mr. Edward Hotchkiss of Homer, accompanied by his sister Miss Anna Hotchkiss and Mrs. Bedford, a relative from Illinois who is visiting them, were driving toward Little York on the main road when they were met and run into by a party of six young men from Cortland, driving a team and surrey from Maricle's livery. Mr. Hotchkiss claims that he got out of the road as far as possible but notwithstanding this his rig was run into by the one coming from the opposite direction which was being driven rapidly. The surrey was overturned and badly damaged and Mr. Hotchkiss' rig had one wheel and shaft broken. Mrs. Bradford was quite severely injured, but it is not thought her injuries will prove serious.
Collision, No One Hurt.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Sept. 22.—Early yesterday morning the Delaware and Hudson fast express No. 8 ran into an eastbound freight at Belden, this county. No one was hurt. The caboose of the freight was derailed and the engine pilot broken. The express was delayed two hours before the track was cleared. The freight was trying to make the next switch to wait for the express, but the latter was nearer than supposed.
MORE REAL ESTATE DEALS.
Smith Realty Company Secure a Tract from L. J. Fitzgerald.
The Smith Realty company of Springfield, Mass., are doing a wholesale business in real estate in Cortland. They have now secured a tract of land from Hon. L. J. Fitzgerald near the D., L. & W. R. R. crossing between Cortland and Homer, and next Saturday afternoon, Sept 29, will sell a number of building lots there at public auction. These will be very desirable lots, situated as they are so near the street car line, and at a convenient distance from both Cortland and Homer. The sale will be conducted upon the same plan as those in the past.
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| Cortland Hospital on North Main Street. |
Hospital Association.
The annual meeting of the Cortland Hospital association will be held at the hospital Monday, Oct. 1, at 4 o'clock P. M. Seven members of the board of managers will be elected in place of Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Buck, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Miss Goodrich and Mrs. Sager; also an advisory board in place of the following: Dr. F. J. Cheney, Hon. S. S. Knox, Messrs. G. J. Mager, C. F. Wickwire, James Dougherty, E. D. Blodgett, H. M. Whitney, E. C. Palmer and B. L. Webb.
GROTON-AVE. PAVING.
The Work Progresses—Something of the Men Who Have the Work in Charge.
The work of concreting Groton-ave., Cortland, was begun this morning at a brisk rate after a delay of two days on account of the inclement weather, and was carried along nearly to Beers & Warfield's office. Engineer Farrington states that under the excellent supervision of M. T. Bannigan of Utica and the foremen, J. C. Finegan of Syracuse, who has charge of the concreting, and J. F. Gantz of Columbus, O., the work is being done in a very satisfactory manner. The concrete is made of Rosendale cement, sand and crushed stone in the proportion of one, two and four. Mr. Finegan is perfectly familiar with the work of laying concrete, having been in the business for the past twelve years. His father was a large contractor in Syracuse and had charge of some of the first pavings of that city and Mr. Finegan grew up with the business. Mr. Gantzy has had twenty years of actual experience in paving making and understands his business perfectly.
Wm. McLeod of Syracuse, who has charge of the material on the paving job, is now serving in the same capacity that he did in the construction of the celebrated Washington sewer, which it is claimed a load of hay can be driven through it.
James P. Shearer of Syracuse, foreman of the Asphalt gang, has arrived here and is preparing to begin this part of the work the first of next month. Mr. Shearer was an inspector of the state canals from 1896 to 1898 inclusive.
Jack Finegan, the well known Italian water boy, is doing duty on the street. He has followed this company for several years and is well known in many cities.
Missionary Conference.
On Monday at 3 o'clock there will be a missionary conference at the First Baptist church. This is designed for pastors, for deacons, Sunday-school superintendents and teachers and for Christian workers in general. It will be addressed by Rev. Dr. C. L. Rhoades of New York City and Rev. Dr. S. P. Partridge, for thirty-two years a missionary in China.
At 7:30 o'clock that evening Dr. Rhoades will give a stereopticon lecture in this church on "China and the Eastern Question." Admission will be free and all are cordially invited.
Goods at Private Sale.
On Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22, will be sold at private sale at 115 Tompkins-st. all the carpenter tools belonging to the late Geo. Allport. Also seventy gallons of mixed paints, ladders, a quantity of lumber, nails and hardware, surrey, harness and other articles. [Paid ad.]
Cheese Kept Well.
Mr. Wilson Greene of Marathon shipped to New York City last week 200 boxes [of] cheese which had been stored in T. E. Dye's city cold storage. The cheese came out in fine shape and with an excellent flavor. Mr. Greene has stored a number of thousand. Mr. Dye has spared no pains in looking after the interests of his customers.
Going to Albany.
Mr. Harry B. Greenman, who for the past nearly seven years has been the popular, courteous and obliging drug clerk at Sager & Jennings' drug store, has tendered his resignation to the firm to accept a position in the Dr. Charles H. Smith pharmacy, 246 Washington-st., Albany, and will leave Cortland the latter part of next week to enter upon his work there. Mr. Greenman will also enter the Albany College of Pharmacy and have certain hours off duty in the pharmacy to attend the lectures in that institution. He has many friends here who, while they regret that he is to leave Cortland, will wish him well in the field that offers him added opportunities. The college opens Oct. 1.
Science Club.
A regular meeting of the Science club will be held at the Hatch library tonight at 8 o'clock, The speaker will be Mr. A. J. Murray, and his subject will be "Constitution Forming." A brief review of the paper of Mr. F. E. Whitmore given at the last meeting will be made by Dr. H. C. Hendrick.
ESCAPED FROM CHINA.
Rev. W. J. Leverett Tells of the Hurried Departure of Missionaries.
The Binghamton Republican prints a letter just received by Dr. John Leverett of that city from his brother Rev. W. J. Leverett, who was formerly a resident of Binghamton, but has been recently a missionary upon the island of Hainan. Mr. Leverett is personally known to many Cortland people and the Presbyterian church here has assisted in his support so that the letter will be read with interest. It is as follows:
Dr. John Leverett yesterday received a letter from his brother, Rev. W. J. Leverett, which was written a few days after it was reported that he had been murdered by the Chinese. The letter follows:
HOIHOW, HAINAN, China, Aug. 3, 1900.
MY DEAR FRIENDS—There was a rather startling article in the China Mail about a week ago on affairs in Hainan, which I suppose was copied by the Associated Press, and spread throughout the world inasmuch as such things generally are copied, and as we received an urgent telegram from the board rooms asking if the Hainan missionaries are safe.
As to affairs in Nodoa, you know that at the instance of the British Consul at Hoihow and the United States Consul at Canton, together with the representatives of some of the headmen of the region, reinforcements of soldiers were sent into Nodoa, and later the Dam-chow district Magistrate came up, and the Lim-ko Magistrate also passed through Nodoa on his way to Nam-fong, to settle disturbances. Upon this the disturbers of the peace became frightened, the leaders fled to the mountain whence if they came out it was only to beg the forgiveness of the officials, and many robbers were caught by the militia, some of the former being killed in the capture. Thus the officials had the upper hand, and if they did their duty in punishing offenders, there would be no more danger near Nodoa.
WARNED TO DEPART.
We were making arrangements to close our schools on July 25th for the summer vacation of a month, and to that end were examining the pupils, when on Monday afternoon, July 22, a messenger came in from Kiungchow with news that the Viceroy of Quantung, Canton province, and the Tao-tai governing Hainan were both to leave their posts, together with other news from the north that was not reassuring and very urgent letters from Mr. Gilman and Miss Schaeffer advising us by all means to come out as soon as possible. That evening we called together a few of the representative Christians and told them the whole state of affairs and asked their advice, telling them that our consul had ordered us out and that we had to go, and asking what they thought they ought to do themselves. They all said that they would stay at Nodoa, and said that we had best get off as soon as possible, and not say anything about the news that we had received even to the other Christians, in order that such news might not spread and excite the people. The next morning after breakfast we sent a number of loads ahead to the river to wait there for us.
That morning another messenger came in this time from Mr. Campbell from Hoihow bearing the telegram of the board dated July 20, directing all Hainan missionaries to keep within reach of the steamers. That telegram was dated at New York several days later than our latest newspaper, and of course we wondered whether the board had later and worse news of affairs in North China than we then had. The 25th was a busy day at packing especially for those who had to pack for a large family. It proved very difficult to get enough chair bearers to carry so many women and children, and were it not that, since Nodoa was so quiet, no one realized that we were fleeing and had to have the bearers, it would have been vastly more difficult still. But the people thought that we were merely going on a vacation, or to see the great fair about to be opened in Hoihow, at least all except those who had heard something of the news from the North. However the magistrate of Dam-chow assisted Dr. Vanderburgh in his hunt for chair coolies, and even lent his own special coolies to carry Mr. Vanderburgh. The next day Dr. Vanderburgh marshaled his little caravan, including his own family, with Mrs. V. and his three little children, and also Mrs. Melrose and Mrs. Patterson, the last of whom has not yet acquired the language.
A company of that size with all the bearers for chairs and loads it entails requires a good deal of energy and push to manage, but the doctor got it through all right to the river at Fa-hee on schedule time, and would have been ahead an hour or two, had it not been for continual rain during the last half of the afternoon of the second day, which delayed traveling, wet all the newly ironed clothes of the ladies and children and made the roads so slippery that they were well nigh impassible.
Mr. Patterson and I waited a day longer at Nodoa to settle things up and then made the trip to Fa-hee on the river a distance of over fifty miles in one day on our ponies. We arrived just after dark and found our friends all huddled in one inn together with the loads they had brought and some loads of stores they had turned back on the road. Every one was tired and wet and hungry. The Dam-chow magistrate had sent a note to the Chieng-mal magistrate at Fa-hee asking him to help us get boats on the river and to assist us in any way possible, but the soldier that bore the letter had been hindered by the rain, and besides had gotten the letter soaked in the river when crossing it, swelled as it was by the rains, so the magistrate sent us word that since it was very late he would see about getting boats for us early the next day. Just then a messenger appeared from Hoihow with a note written just at the height of the excitement during which all the ladies (except Mrs. Jeremiassen) left Hoihow, and some of the men. It was not of a nature to make us wish to waste any time. So though he was wet through and had not had anything to eat since noon, Dr. Vanderburgh went out and rustled around till he got two boats, and by midnight we were ensconced in them and able to take a bite of food.
FLOATED ALL NIGHT.
The next morning by 9 o'clock or thereabouts our loads were all on the boats and we had started. The water was very high, so we went very rapidly, and by floating all night, we arrived opposite Kiungchow at about cock crowing and, taking the outer branch of the river, instead of the one that passes almost through Hoihow, we arrived opposite Hoihow and the mission buildings just about as the sun wan rising on the 28th of July. One of the letters that had come to us told us to go to the customs house for instructions, and that we could tell if all was right in Hoihow, because if the foreigners were still there, the flag would be flying over the French Consulate and the (foreign manned) Chinese customs. We could see no flag anywhere, so we tied up and sent a Chinese ashore to find out the situation. While waiting, a boat passed that gratuitously informed us that there were only two foreigners, men, in Hoihow. However, after a long while, our messenger came back with assurances that all was quiet in Hoihow, and soon the flags begun to unfurl from various flagstaffs as the town awoke for the day. We landed bag and baggage, about as tired, dirty and cross (I speak for myself anyway) a set of people as ever set foot in Hoihow.
It w a s thought best that the ladies should go on up to Hong Kong, so after spending Sunday in Hoihow, Dr. Vanderburgh and his family with Mrs. Melrose and Mr. and Mrs. Patterson went on board a steamer bound for that port, and I suppose long ere this they have settled down in the house rented for the use of our mission in Hong Kong.
Everything is quiet here in Hoihow. The source of danger is in the great festival that is on here, for there is a good chance for evil disposed people to enter the town as spectators and get in some looting. But the officials have placed soldiers at various points in Hoihow, and the viceroy at Cautou, and also the Taotai, prefect and district magistrate of this district have put out proclamations that the foreigners must be protected. The English and French consuls are both still here as well as all the foreigners in the employ of the Chinese customs and the two German merchants. Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiassen are in Kiungchow. Mr. Gilman. Dr. McCandliss, Dr. Lassel and myself have been here till last night when Dr. McCandliss left for Hong Kong on an errand to return by about the first steamer.
I have had letters from the Christians in Nodoa, saying that the situation in there has not changed; but from what they say, I do not think that the officials are putting down the affair with a firm hand. That can hardly be helped till China gets on a firmer footing again.
The day before yesterday we received a cablegram from the board asking if the Hainan missionaries were safe. It was dated three days previously, for which fact the telegraph operator accounted by saying that the line from here to Hong Kong had been out of order, as in fact, it is apt to be. We hope that the board did not think that we were all dead because they did not hear from us. We immediately sent a telegram back, "Inculcate New York, Nodoa arrived. Hainan quiet. Ladies Hong Kong," which we hoped would convey the news desired at the least expense. The cost was a little over $2 Mex. a word.
W. J. LEVERETT.
BREVITIES.
—The residence of L. N. Frederick, 60 Greenbush-st., has been connected with the telephone exchange.
—Rev. Theron Cooper, D. D., presiding elder, will preach at the First Methodist Episcopal church to-morrow at 10:30 A. M.
—New display advertisements today are— Fred I. Graham, Perfumes, page 6; City Cycle Co., guns and ammunition, page 4; J. W. Cudworth, Optical Talks, page 5.
—Upon the apple trees of Mr. Homer Smith, upon their lot at 18 Hubbard-st., are new leaves and blossoms which have just come into bloom. It seems like spring in earnest.
—The directors of the Y. M. C. A. are meeting with very generous responses from all to whom they have gone to solicit aid for the work of the association, and if the same reception continues in the further canvass it seems altogether probable that the organization will be freed from its present debt and will secure enough money to permit it to close its fiscal year next April with every bill paid. If there are those not yet called upon who would be willing to assist they may leave their subscription with Vice President O. A. Kinney at the office of the H. F. Benton Lumber Co., on Railroad-st. The directors will, however, endeavor to call upon as many as possible.
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