Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-10-04
SUMMARY.

NE" oRLEaNS SpGCidl' JoHN l..
Callahan, the first Of the Doodle coun-
nal Court made his last legal play t o
escape the penitentiary. His counsel
made a motion in arrest of Judgment,
but it was promptly refused by the
court and the prisoner was sent back
to prison. He will be called up in "a
few days to receive sentence. An adj
ditional petition was filed in the Civil
District Court in the case OF the Citi-
zen's Protective Association against
Mayor John Fitzpatrick. The.original
petition. filed some ten days ago, con-
tained:ffty-four charges against the
mayor. The associations detectives
have been diligently at work since
getting new matters, aud the counsel
fled the additional charges.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, special: The Ger
man Catholic Congress has adopted a
declaration o~f:.principles and resolu-
tions favoring biennial congresses in
stead of annual: returning thanks to
Satolli and Leo for the blessings be-
slowed IN the congress: declaring for
territorial independence of the holy
see: claiming the right to establish
and govern p%arochial schools III ac-
cordance with our ecclesiastical SUI
| periors: emphatically c~ondemning the
excessive use and abuse OF intOxicat-
ing liquors. Another public meeting
was held at the Auditorium at which
q number of addresses were delivered.
MOBILE, Ala, special: The Fair
hope Industrial association, OF Des
| Moines, Iowa, has determined to es-
tablish a colony based on Henry
Georges single tax theory in Baldwin
| County, Alabama. Tho lands are
| located between Daphne and Battles.
| on the eastern shore Of Mobile Bay,
and officers of the association will be
here shortly to start things moving.
Twenty-Five families will come as soon
AS preparations are completed, aud
this number will be increased to ltO
ia the spring. They will engage in
trucking, fruit growing and small
manufacturing.
WHEELING. w. Va, special: The
Farmers National Congress, composed
of delegates from every state In the
Union, appointed by Governors, will
meet in Parkersburg Tuesday and re-
main in session until Saturday even
ing. Great preparations are being
made by the citizens OF Parkersburg
for the reception of the delegates.
The address of welcome will be deliv-
cred by Gov. McCorkle. and among
the many distinguished men who will
deliver addresses is Secretary OF IAgri-
culture J. Sterling Morton. Six hum
bred delegates will be in attendance.
TUCSON, Ariz., special: Since the
enactment of the Geary law many
Chinese have gone to Arizona from
Mexico for the purpose of securing
transportation to their native land at
the expense Of the Emitted States gov
ernment. The exclusion law provides,
in the discretion of the court, tina,
Chinese found unlawfully in the
United States may be imprisoned at
hard labor forsnot more than one year
and then deported. 1t is likely that
hereafter Chinese convicted on tbi-
charge Will be given the lull Deheht
of the law.
PRINCETON, Ky, special: A travel
:up man arrived here from Gnior
County aud who knows Caytain Black
: we'll intimately. said that he would
surely nov IN the tai precintcs mex
! week. He said he had talked with
! Blackwell and he is more certain thar
: ever. 1t comes to a fight he is il
: and he says the law is on his side ani
! he means to keep it there. The people
are prepared for him and blood viii
probably flow.
: JACKSONVILLE, Fla, special: storm
news is very meager. All wires lead
ing to the south arc down IL NJ
: trains from that section has come ii
! since Tuesday. There are rumor
that ST. Augustine suffered greatly
: 1t is certain the orange crop has bee
: greatly injured. In jacksonville til,
damage, which amounts to about Sl5,
900, is being rapidly repaired.
\ LOUISVILLE special: A dispatch +
g the Times from Hazard, KY, say
G Judge Combs was assassinated at hi
y home. He was shot from a corn pate
on the opposite side OF the street fror
his residence. Two unknown men wer
seen running from the spot and the
n Joined a third mar. Unknown partie
shot at him twice last May.
n CHARLESTON, S. c., special: Di'
o patches to the News and Courier frol
various points in the middle and coat
regions regarding the West India c!
It clone report ons derable damage
n corn and cotton and very serious dan
age to the rice crop, but no loss Of IL