Evening star., 1897-02-01
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Many Callers at the Mckinley
Residence.
LABOR TROUBLES At BROCKfON, MASS.
Mr.. Byan Goes Duck Hunting in
Texas.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS AF1RE

CANTON Ohio February There were
many callers at the Mckinley residence
This morning. but all were there to see the
major on private business" with no po-
Iitical Significance attached to that bus
mess.
Henry Hall of Washington, D. c., arrived
on the 1929 Fort Wayne train this morn
ing. He called at the Mckinley home at
noon.
VIM p Roberts. an attorney of Mime
apolis was a caller by appointment DUR
ing the morning Mr. Roberts said he was
not an applicant for any position, CABINET
or otherwise. but while in the city desired
to nav the President-elect a visit. HIS
wife is an Ohio woman. and he said he reit
a certain amount of pride in the state ana
in Canton.
Minneapolis. as far as 1 know. has no
candidate for the cabinet, and as TO the
claims of other states out my way am
not familiar with them -.
Capt. and Mrs II. o. s. Heistand ieit
last night for Columbus. They VIII Vislt
friends at the capital for day OF TWO AN anu
will then go to Chicago to accompany Nis'
Mckinley back 10 Canton
Mr.. Wellington Goes to Canton.
CLEVELAND. Ohio February 1.-Sena-
tcr-elect Geo. L. Wellington of Maryland
came up from Canton this morning ana
held A long conference with National Chair
nan NJ A Hanna at the latter's ofnce.
To an Associated Press reporter Senator
Wellington said he had been to Canton IN
the interest of Mr.. Gary of his state LOT
cabinet position. and that his !1Slt 10 MI.
Hanna was for the same purpose
VIII Not Deal With the Unions.
RROCKTON. Mass February IA con-
troversy which almost Immediately as
sumed the proportions of a war between
the shoe manufacturers and the labor
unions was pl plecipitated today by the action
of Charles A. Eaton & Company, who ope-
rate one of the largest shoe factories in
this city, in discharging 200 employees and
issuing q notice that the factory would be
closed indefinitely.
AS the unions and several manufacturers
have had difficulties in regard to price
lists. it is feared other factories will be
closed also Expressions heard today indi-
cate that general movement to break
down the unions will result.
Eaton & Co.'S shop had been running
steadily for nearly five years, but the union
claims that union prices were not paid.
No reason tor the discharge was given the
employees, but MIR. Eaton later said to a
reporter that he had been contempla ting
making a change for some time, for the
reS son that iE order to do business salts
factcrily he must deal with his help as in
diyidualS and not through the unions He
said that he had made arrangements TO
employ non-Union men and would reopen
when a sufficient number to operate the
factory are secured.
He also said the manufacturers of Brock
ton are obliged To do something. as they
Lot able to compete with manufactur-
ers in other places, because OF the hig1
price for labor here. He declared that he
would go out of business rather than give
in to the union
Nr. bryan Mt Galveston.
GALVESTON. Texas, February 1.-Wm
]. Bryan. accompanied by Ex-Governor
Hogg and Speaker Dashieil. arrived at 81:
last night Mr.. Bryan was received by
large crowd at the Ulon station, and wa:
heartily greeted by Representa- tives Towne
Perry and others of the congressional
committee now here. After improinptI
reception. he was taken to tine residence o
Col. w. l. Moody. whose guest he will b,
while here. In the morning. in company
with Ex-Governor Hogg. Speaker Dashiel
aLG Col. Moody. he Will go to Lake Surpris
on a duck hunt. He will re-ufn Wednes
day. when public reception will lie ten
dered 10 him. and he will lecture at night
school Boys burned Out.
LIMA. y. Y, February 1.-The boys
dormitory of the Genesee Wesleyan Semi
nary at this place. a four-story brick build
ing. was totally destroyed by fire at 1913
this am There were about one hundre
boys in the building. but no lives were lost
One student was injured by jumping fror
the fourtn-story window.
The burned building was valued a $50 uG
The valuable library of DR.. J. p. AShie,
president of the seminary. is entirely d.
stroyed- The private libraries Of the facu
ty are also destroyed. These entail an az
ditional loss of another 10000. and 1t
probable that the entire loss will bt nearl
$4,000.
KALAMAZOO. Mich. February 1.-Th
High School building burned this morning
Loss on building, $4,000; insurance. $201t
Fred Wildesmith and Fred Winslow, fir'
men. fell from a ladder. the former su.
tanning broken leg. and the latter a badl
injured back. resulting in paralysis of n