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a of Aunt Minervy Red Barth," "by | Helen," by Hor- wt iy J AAR A ARNISn work. Makes thines they are the Gest goods Says He Has Nothing To Do With The Company--An Alien Labor Law Exists. x The strike situation was unchanged today. In reply 10 Mr. Birming- ham's Jetter, organizer Flett to-day submitted his reply to the press, say- ing however, that he did not believe 'in newspaper controversy. His letter follows : " ¢. Birmingham, Mansger of locomo- tive Co., Dear Sir: --~Your esteemed favor of the 10th Inst, received just prior to the mesting of the Iron Workers' union, No. 3412, hela this afternoon, in which you say: * We have learned through the press of yoous prsaare in the ¢ity for the purpose of endeavor ing te settles the machinists' strike. We confess we are somewhat surprised that if such is your mission you have pot up to the present considered it wise to call upon us in order to get pur side of the casey but seem to con- Estimates on the Kamas crop, largely | vey yvour' communications altogether apeculutive, range from bows 40.000.000 0 | to the machinists." about 56,000,000 bushels, sgniust 90000000 | Allow me to point out to you buhols the past year. 4 that wo far as the American federation The entire amount of 'steel produced in the | of labotr is concerned, theme is no United Staten ® durine the year 1901. was | gisptite between the company which 13.990.618 tome, while in + the same period | you represent anc this body. I am Germany was sécomd with 6.394.222 tons, Jon representing the American federg- and Great Britain thind with 4.850.000 tons. | tion of labour to"adjust, #f possible, Frooog produced only 1,466,071 tone, the most unseemly quarrel between the International assosiation of machin $25 Conscience Money. iste, lod No. 368, and the Iron This moming rege A. Bateman { Workers' Helpers' nmion, No, 8412, yoceived a letter containing $25 con- | brought shout through misrepresenta- science money. It was sent by a man tion by designing parties. Even employed by him years ago when he though there was trouble, I would kept a store in a; western Ontario consider it my first duty to meet our towh. - The writer acknowledgea that | people and hear from them a state he was not under any conviction, but | ment of any differences that were in that he was afraid that if he became | question before meeting any other sick the matter would trouble him. | party to it. He owed the money to Mr. Bateman This | have been unable to do and could not rest contented until it prior to the time mentioned above was paid. owing to the most peculiar attitude This is the seventh case in which | taken by the president of the iron Mr. Batemun has received money that workers union for reasons best known was wrongfully taken from him while | to himself, although the exighncies of he was in business. Three of the men the situation demanded prompt apefion he bad never suspecied of dishonesty, Jon their part if they were desirous of and the letter to-day came as a sur bringing ahofit a satisfactory settle prise to him. ment of the trouble for all parties ? conternni. Had my sug fons been acted upon. we might now have been in a position to have conferred with voursell and the machinists' wnion through a conciliatory committee, bug this does not seem to have been the intention or the desire of a number of the members of the iron workers' helpers' union, as' the following reso- At the last meeting of the guarterly official bod of loverary Methodist civenit a unahimons invitation was extended to the pastor, Rev. Thomas Meredith, to rema'n for second term. The work along all lines has been satisfactory, ller's 'Headache Powders cure n At, Th Mors Anxious We Are to Have t Bxamine Oar Qualities and Prioss. y find Here the Dependable Values ich Cannot be Duplicated Elsewhere. . ers of Meee re : correspondence Lov Al CARPETS {dea is to have something which will suit the room. Re " ° FOR HALLS ou not buy a large set pattern whe i dip bil L paste when a small one ¢ 8564 756 900 $1, $1.10, $1.25. FOR. STAIRS. je very handsome designs either to match the hall ws which will *blead with your own carpet, iy $1 10, $1.25, $1.35 yard. FOR. ROOMS what styles you may require if it is new, we 3 : IG FOR STEPS | quality Ax Cocoa Matting, made of hition, passed by them at their meet- ing thiz afternoon will show: "That the Iron Workers' Helpers' onion, No. S412, reaffirm their al legianee to the locomotive company and that no communication whatever be carried on with the International association of machinists." The vote was 52 for, and 30 against. ! This precludes any further effort on my part to adjust the differences. As you are aware Mr. Holmes is the duly accredited representative of the ma- chinists, aml acting as their business agent in this strike. While I would be only too pleased to assist in ter. minating the trouble at the locomo- tive company's works, the aetion of the iron workers' helpers' union makes this course handly likely. On page number one of your letter you ask that I should present to the iron workers' helpers' union the facts "fairly when they are called wpon to determine as to their future line of action ,"" 1 wish to say that this has always been my aim in life to present facts as Shep actually are, to the best. of my knowledge. As to any misrepre- sentations, sail by you-to have been made by the machinists, I know no thing of them. An opportunity not having been afforded me by the offic the LW.H. union to examine y passing between them and yourself, I cannot go inte details respecting it. As to the other matters contained in your letter to me, I must leave them to yourself and Mr. Holmes, as to the veracity of the statements made by you, or them, and 1 will refer the statements contained in your letter to the machinists or their representa- tive to be taken up by them if they deem advisable. Since have direct: a ed my ab tention hy a t t contained have these small pat- | in your letter to "Bll the places of the men by labor jm from a di 1 would call your at- in five minutes. In boxes 100. and 20c., at Wade's drug store. = EE= ions and if they had not pledge ir support in this battle, it if we should ha i: i fresh, Ya, 34o 1, 134 yards AEE Sade hese | The progressive and geived no. information from - amy source that there is any infraction of the alien labor Jaw at Kingston or that any such infraction is intended. Neither the government nor anv mem: ber of it, nor the depdrtment of labor has been asked to intervene to settle the dispute, and until invited it would pot be Likely that soy good would restlt from such imervention. - ------ SEPARATED BY SHERIFF. Walter Sanders Arrested--About To Be Married. Watertown N.Y. May 18. Yesterday sheriff TI. T. Ballard received a tele: phone messagz from proprietor Lewis of the Faye hotel at Natural Bridge. saving thay Walter Sanders, aged twenty 4wo. years, a young giant of six feet, six inches, was wanted on a charge of grand farceny at Natural Bridge, having, it is alleged, obtained money under false pretenses. The sheriff at once notified deputy sheriff Budlong, who was at Clayton, and Budlong 'went to Philadelphia and found Sanders there with a man that he had hired fo drive him from Na- tural Bri and just in time to ap & Wi ing and tear Sanders from the arms of his bride-to-be. Sanders had been working on the farm of Frank - Dimick near Natural Bridge, where was also employed a woman who gave the probably fieti- tious mame of Smith. He borrowed $50 a day or two ago from his uncle, Fred. Simpson, Natural Bridge, repre- senting that he had money due him to pay the loan in a few days. Simp- tations false; and after Sanders and t woman had left Netural Bridge swore out a warrant. At the time the arrest was made the couple had just learned of the ad- dress of a minister in Philadelphia and were on their way to be married, in- tending to leave after the ceremony for Canada, was taken to Di- ana, Lewis county, and the matter will probably Te settled ont of court. Over 650 Have Registered. Registration was not very brisk to day, slthough fast night the would-be voters flocked around the booths in crowds, ' Up to noon to-day the following numbers had heén enrolled : 8t. Lawrenee and Cataragei wards, police epurt shamber (Duff) 186. Ontario apd Sydenham wands, coun cil chamber (Mundie)--129. The registration for Rideau, Vie toria and Frontenac wards, held at the court house, was considerably larger than that obtained at the city buildings. Altogether about 650 men have registered. Entrance Examination At R.M.C, This examination is conducted by the college stall. The papers are set by archdeacon Worrell, Prof. Martin and Capt. Chartrand. The candidates write at the various headduarters of the military districts of the dominion where officers appointed for that purpose preside, collect the answers and forward them under seal to - the RM.C., where they are read and valued by the three professors above mentioned and it is decided by them who shall be admitted. The officers in' charge for this military district are Col. Hemming, Maj. Galloway and Capt. Lallerty, For The Mechanics' Institute. A grand concert will be held in the opera house by the Swiss Yodlers, un- der the auspices of the Mechanics' in- stitute, on Thursday, May 15th, for improving the reading room. It is hoped that it will be well patromiz- ed. This is the first appearance of the Yodlérs in Kingston." The company will appear in national costumes and will rendér Twrolean yodling and echo songs to the accompaniment of Alpine instruments, Tickets 25¢., 35e, and Bie. Plan at the library: Passed The Senate. Hon, "Dr. Sullivan writes that Dr. Roddick's medical hill passed the se nate on Momlay, with chiefly verbal amengiments, one guaranteeing still stronger the frovincial rights, but not altering the principle or necessi- ty to the country of the bill. These have to be concurred in by the com- mony, which will not take much time to consider. The bill may be concur- red in without delay. i They All Do It. / The umiversality of the use of printed letter and billbeads and en- velgpes demonstrates the unanimity of in favor of advertising. places goods before r or Jia shop wimlows to at: passers-by s his faith in it. ' successful man invariably seeks those media which of- fer the greatest possible publicity. -------------- : Violet Views. Violet, May 12.--The continued rains prevent he farmers from finish their seeding. nee, will tract IN CONVOCATION HALL BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. Several Magnificent Floral Offer- ings, One From Lord and;Lady Minto--Order of Funeral--Hon- orary Pall-Bearers. : The remaing of the late principal Grant were removed from the home to convocation hall at ten o'clock this morning, and for several hours hun- dreds of people passed around the cof: fin to view the face, calm and peaceful in death. Graduates amd students act- od as guards of honor and ushers. The hall was draped in black, also the pul: pit. desk and chairs pnd the principal's portrait, which hang on the centre of the wall behind the platform; 2 "Phe wish of the principal's son, Wil: liam L. Grant, that there he no flow ers was well carried out, but on the coffin reposed three magnificent floral offerings. One was of white roses, Eo a lencies, the governor-gener Minto; the second of colored roses from Quoeen's society in New York, and the third of laurel leaves from Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Rathbun, Deseronto. The order of the funeral was as fol- lows : Rev. Dr. Warden and Rev. Dr. Ross: clergy of the city and elsewhere, not members of convocation; students; chief mourn- son, it ia_alleged, found those represen- | 1, tatives of sixteen colleges and univer sities; trustees, and Sir James Grant; governors of school of mining: dean Fowler and dean Dupuis: senate; uni- versity council; visiting friends gradu- ates; city council; board of education; St. Andrew's society; boys' brigades; general public. The Bonorary pall-bearers were : Chancellor, Sir Sandford Fleming, K. C.M.G., Ottawa; Hon. Justice Maclen nan, Toronto; Col. John 1. Davidson, Toronto; Hon. William Harty, and G, M. Macdonnell, K.C., Kingston; Prof. Watson, viee-principal; Rev. Dr. Milli gan, 'Toronto: Rev. Dr. Wardrobe, Guelph. Dr. Wardrobe is the only sur- viving member of the first class of students that entered Queen's in 1541, the year the charter was granted. Messages of sympathy continue to be received hy W. L. Grant. The latest are from Hon. Mr. Harcourt, Toronto; RK. D. Fraser and J. Duncan, editors of the Presbyterian Sunday school publications; F. A. Bertram, A. J. Meiklejohn and Rev. 8. H. Gray, Dundas; Rev, Dr. Potts, Toronto; John Cameron, postmaster, London, formerly of the Advertiser; honorary secretary for Canada of the Victoria order of nurses; principal Sheraton, Wycliffe college, Toronto. Among the regrets received at being unable to attend the funeral were those of principal Hutton, University college, Toronto; Prof. Fletcher, Toronto, and justice Britton. 'The Jord bishop of Ontario wrote : "I should very much like to be at the funeral, but am tied down by my engagements. I shall be glad if you will make known how sorry | am at being unable to be pretent " Bishop Mills appointed v. G. L. Starr, of St. George's ca- thedral, as his representative. Louis Frechette, the author, tele graphed from Montreal : "I mourn with vou. Principal Grant's death is a great loss to science, literature and Sountey. Regret cannot attend fune ral. Sir Sandiord Fleming, Sir James Grant and others came fom Ottawa this morning in g private car, over the CPR. and K. & P. R. There was placed on the coffin this morning, the plaid insingnig of office of Kingston St. Andrew's society, of which principal Grant was past presi dent, pnd at the time of his death honorary president. Among the scores who arrived from outside places to attend the funeral are : Sir Sandford Fleming, Ottawa; Lieut.-Col. . John I. Davidson, W. L. Symons, W. GG. Miller, E. R. Peacock, John Miller, J. J. Bell, G. FP. Mac donnell, Hon. Justice Maclennan, Hon. - Lyman Jones, Rev. Prof. Me Curdy, A. H. Beaton, Prof. Ramsay Wright, Rev. Dr. Warden, Rev. Prin. cipal Caven (Knox), Rev. Dr. Milli- gan, Rev. I). B. Macdonald, Dr. G_R. Parkin, C.M.G., Praderick Hamilton (Globe), John A. Cooper {Canadian Magazine), all of Toronto; Rev. Dr. 1 Sarnia; E. W. Rathbun, Rev: Pr. Campliell, Mon treal; Messrs. Langmuir and Jones Bell, representing St. Andrew's churol, Toronto. 4 Bir James A. Grant, Hamilton Me Carthy, James Lawson, W. A. Allan, 8. H. Fleming, J. Roberts Allen, Ot- tava; Dr. MeGregor, Almonte; Rev, Jobn Hay, Renfrew; Rev. Dr. Ward: robe, Guelph; Rev. R. Laird, Brock: ville. To Play Brockville On S8th. The lacrpsse club had a good prac tice last evening at the ericket field, rid | ih smilax from their excel I'S Means Everything to a Woman's Figure, Our Corset départment is stocked with every conceivable shape and style to enable any form to be fitted THE NEW MODELS which give the figure proper shape are here in great variety. Freach Girdle Corsets, $1 and $1.25. French Batiste Corsets, Very Light in Weight, Short Waist and Medium Waist, Straight Front, We have just received (he best $1 CORSET yet shown in Kingston. CORSETS AT ALL PRICES--soc, 75¢c., $1, $1.25 and up. Childs' Corset Waists, all sizes, 3 makes. Maids' Corsets, Babies' Corset Bands, Nursing Corsets. ------------ J. LAIDLAW & SON. Jona nN ISAS APP ~_36ood Boots - FOR ALL KINDS OF BOYS AND GIRLS. The character of the wearer does not .affect the boot, but the character of the boot may affect the wearer, therefore buy them at The Lockett Shoe Store. N B.--Large stock of Trunks