The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-21

been made for some days past that unless
Dunnigan, one of the engineers and
president of the Union was reinststed
in his place from which he had been dis
charged that a general strike of all the
engineers numbering Sc would take place
tonight The principals refused to ac-
cede TO this demand and have supplied
the places of the strikers with non
union engineers. The mills employ 800
workmen, but it is not anticipated that
the strike will extend to any but en-
gineerS.
An Alleged Murderer and Incen-
diary.
In the Justice Court this afternoon,
William Garbeck was brought up on
charges of murder, arson, and defraudlng
the Brewers Insurance Company, Of
Milwaukee. The alleged crimes occurred
June 7th, 1914, at which time the accused
was nightwatchman of the Northwestern
Railroad car shop. On that night the
house of Jerome II. Davis, near the car
shops, was burned to the ground, and
Miss Sarah Davis, u girl Of IL years, was
burned to II crisp. 1t was generally sup
posed ut the time, that the house was
struck by lightning and ignited. Subse-
quent investigations, however, led to the
belief that the house was set on fire and
that Garbeck was the incendiary. At the
examination to-day, strong evidence was
produced against Garbeck, who, however,
protests his innocence. A young lady
with whom he declares he was and is in
love, was the principal witness against
him. He was held over to the Criminal
Court.
Decision Against Madame Jnnau-
scheck.
New YORK, June 20.-The suit of Miss
Minnie Conway, manageress of Brooks
theatre, against Fannie Janauscheck,
German actress, for breach of contract
in refusing to play for the price which
she had agreed to, has been decided by }.
=. Barnard, to whom il was referred by
the city court, awarding to Miss Conway
damages to the amount OF $3.50
Crop Prospects I'm the Northwest
GrasshOppers.
OMAHA juno l9.-Word from Nema-
ha and Richardson counties show that
the crops and fruit is entirely destroyed
by the grasshoppers, even the trees be-
ing killed. johnson and Otoc counties
will raise half crop; Pawnee very bad;
the hoppers have done no damage in the
Republican valley; Butler and ColfaX,
some damage; III Saline the loss will be
probably ten per cent; in Gage there
la. INIT
0toe, crops look well and in good condi-
tion; Dodge, slight damage; Washing
ton, no damage; Coling, damage below
ten per cent; Lancaster and Saunders,
one-third loss. No grasshoppers are
nearer than forty or fifty miles of Sioux
City, and crops Of all kind are good in
the vicinity Of that place. Southern
Dakota and Northern Iowa never had
better crops. Considerable damage is
done in the Platte country.
The above Is tair indication Of the
condition of things in this State relative
to the crops and grasshoppers. The
latter have stopped flying in many local
tiles, and where still flying, but few are
lighting Their direction is northwest.
Disastrous Fire.
DETROIT, June l0.-A disastrous fire
occurred in Grand Rapids, Michigan
this afternoon involving loss Of about
$l50,00O wipiHg out the entire business
portion OF Nost Bridge street, besides
many otncr nuildings. The fire origna-
ted in paint shop, and there was II
heavy gale blowing at the time, and be-
fore any attempt could be made to check
the flames the fire had made great head
way. Owing to the tact that the entire
fire department had been called out to Il
fire in the extreme Southern portion Of
the city and before the engines could ar
rive one whole block had been burned to
the ground. The flames swept eastward
consuming the Hovey's, Turner's, Mar
tins and Hibbard's blocks, besides many
small buildings. The Star Mills and
Bridge street bridge were only saved by
the strenuous efforts of the department
About sixty buildings were burned, prin-
cipslly two story structures.
DIR. Paul Schoeppc Redivivus.
BALTIMORE. June l9.-In the Orphans
Court to-day, IN the case of Paul SChOep-
pc, petition to revoke the probate of Il
will Of Miss Maria NJ Steuccker, deccaS-
ed, and letters testamcntary granted
Hereunder, upon the ground of an Al
legged marriage ut Carlisle Pennsylvania,
between the testatriX and said SChoeppe,
emitting him to her entire estate.
Judge lnglis delivered the opinion of the
court, holding that the petitioner had
failed to prove the marriage alleged and
that the documents produced by him to
establish il were forged. In the progress
of the trial certified record of the
Police Court Of Berlin was produced,
showing that Schoeppe had been con-
victcd of larceny, forgery and eXtortion
in Berlin court. Schocppe is now a
convict in the Illinois State prison at
Joliet, having been convicted in Chicago
of forgery, under the rame of j. p.
Schulenbcrg.
Splendid Harycsts in Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, June 2O-From parties
who have just returned from Kansas as
well rs through letters and kilograms
as to the crop prospects there all agree
that the like was never before known in
the State. Heavy farmers in the
Western part of the State
are telegraphiDg here for harvest
hands, and complain that they
cannot get men enough to harvest. Har-
vesting in Southern Kansas has COM
menced and the average is immense.
Some Of the comparatively new counties
claim million bushels Of wheat, and
rough estimate of the wheat
in the southwest, is from four
to five millions of bushels. Thi-
enormous crop will be more that dupl-
Gated in the West and other sections
The great fear is that hands enough can
not be obtained to harvest the crop
Specials from Central Missouri, as well
as from other parts of the
State outside of the grasshopper
belt are equally encouraging. In the
grssshopper belt an enormous average OF
corn has been planted, more by fully 80
per cent than any previous year. The
frequent rains at night and sunny
days which have prevailed for