Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-13
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

JUDGE DoNAHUE, of the Supreme Court
of New York, has denied the application of
Mrs. Charity Wiggins, mother of Thomas
Virgins, known as Blind Tom" the
wonderful pianist, to have bis mental con-
dition inquired into by COMMITTEES and his
estate cared for. The afidavits state that
Tom, though possessed of wonderful
musical ability, is an idiot. The applica-
ton was denied on the ground that the
proceedings should be instituted in the
state where the committee was first ap-
pointed.
JUDGE BROWN, of the United States
in the case of the United States against
John Craig, on an acton brought TO re-
cover penalty of 1000 provided in the
assisted immigration act of Feb 26, 1885
1t involved not only the Craig case, but was
test upon which the whole law was to
stand or fall. Judge Brown delivered an
elaborate written opinion, reviewing each
objection to the law and overruliug them
all. To the objection that our laws cannot
punish an offense committed in Canada, he
answers that Craig's offense was completed
on this side by the actual landing of i'm
ported Canadians.
THE striking brakemen on the Mahoning G
division, of the New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio Railroad met the general officers
of the line at Meadville, Pa, in an effort
to adjust their differences. The meeting
was a failure, and all the brakemen ON the
! road have quit work. The entire road ex-
tending from Cleveland to Salamanca,
| N. Y, is closed to freight and nothing but
passenger and express trains are running.
| The shops Of the company here are closed
and hundreds of men are out of employ
ment.
| FORTY arrests have been made in Chica-
| 90 of persons who mobbed the Anarchist
| informer, Waller. They were held without
bail. The family of Maj. Cole, one of the
Anarchist jurors, has been badly frightened
| lately by Anarchist roughs, and a few
nights since, as Cole was retiring from the
theater, he was seized by rufians, who
placed pistol to his head, but hearing
| steps approaching they turned and fled.
| MISS Fay Templeton, the somewhat err
ratio comic opera singer, who married Will
| lam West, the negro minstrel performer,
| and was divorced from him three years
later, has sailed from New York for
Europe in company with Howell Osborn.
1t is stated in some quarters that they have
been married. Osborn is one Of the rich
est young men in Wall street. His wealth
is counted in millions. The couple were
together at Saratoga last summer. when
Fay said they were married, but Osborn
said they were not.
A FIRE in the soap works at Des Moines,
Iowa, destroyed property valued at SIG, 900,
partly insured. Fireman Smith, while
working at the fire, fell from ladder
breaking his arm and receiving Other
serious injuries.
Gov. HILL, of New York, has commnted
to 100 days each the terms of imprison-
| ment of Michael Strath and number o
other Eoycotters who were convicted ant
sentenced to imprisonment for terms rane-
ing from year and half to three years
! and eight months
BOBBY ADAMS, well known to the police
has been arrested in Chicago, and tn
police intimate that they have evidence i'm
plicating him in the Minneapolis postofic'
robb ry. He was held over by the Unite'
States Commissioner in $751; bonds.