The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-22

f1Iucf Nnit1m Hess was burning brush
near valuable piece Of timber land on
his farm. The high wind carried the
flames into the timber. and they were soon
past subduing. Hess fought the flames
several hours until. becomin. exhausted.
he fell 10 the ground unconscious. His
two daughters. Annie anu Lizzie, found
him lying on the ground surrounded By
the flames, which were approaching az 4
terrific rate Of speed. with franIi c effort
they reached their fathers side and hur-
ried 10 q place Of safety. In doing this
their own clothing caught hrc aud was
completely consumed and their hair
burned on The girls are In q fri.htfrl
condition, and II Is believed they can not
recover. Hess was found by nei.hbors
and carried home. lie IL still unconscious
and will die.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION ~ coal. MINE.
GRsFToS, w. Va, May IA terrible
explosion occurred Ia the Lotos Coal
Mine At Bridgeport, this county. late
Nondav night. which resulted In the
death OF two miners and e serious burn
Ing of four others. The men were pass
ing from one room to another through an
abandoned entry, when large volume OF
gas was exploded by the miners naked
lamps Charles Hc!nick and Charles
Conner were In front and received the
full. force Of The rush OF flame. being ter.
ribiy scourged about the breast and
hands, besides Inhaling the flames. Both
are suffering terribly aud will die. The
other four men are badly burned, but
will likely recover.
cowHIpED MS wIFE's GALLANT.
CoIuNBrs, o., May l3.-RaIph Stew
art, agent OF the Wheeler Wilson Sew
ing Machine Company, followed his wife
70 The Park Rink last evening. and found
her skating with young society blood
ramed Charley Bell. He followed the
pair to neishboIing restanr-
ant and drawing q rawhidc cow
hIded Bell until the bystander- lnterfered
and had both arrested Bell Il severely
injured about the body. besides having
received several ugly cuts on the face.
All shree parties move Ia the highest
circle Of society
HORRIBLE ArTEMrr At SUICIDE.
CoLrMBr<. a., May ia horrible
attempt at seIf-,iestruction occurred AZ
the Pcnifrntiary about four o'clock yes
terday afternoon. A coIored convict
named David Wilson. employed In the
Paftons' foundry. refused 10 cone ont Of
his cell. AMI hal. % be forcibly removed.
lie went 70 work. but was evidently dis
satisfied and Yesterday afternoon. when
the guards were not looking. nc snddcnly
carted forward aud tli ust his head into
one ~ the large kettles Of moltn iron.
When pulled away the hair. flesh and
scalp nal been burned Of from MS fore
head 10 the back Of hiS neck. II l.
doubtful II ne will recover.
MtLwsrKKE's MYSTERIOUS BURGLAR
MILWAUKEE. Wis. May la.--Thc bur
eIary alarm and excitement continues.
All efforts Of the police to tap the rob
Der are futile. Late las. ni.ht another,
or the same masked burglar who has
been operating SO successfully for a
week or two. climbed onto the roof OF
Edward Friends handsome residence In
the Seventh Ward. servant who was
sleeping in the attic - w the burglar on
the r. OF aud quietly Icfs her room and
alarmed the family The TWO men In the
house armed Themselves and then called
two policemen. They surrounded the
house and one or two shots were fired At
the robber, but he managed to escape
unharmed, jumping from roof TO roof
and then 20 the ground.
An INSANE MOTHER browns HER Chill
DRES.
LANCASTER. Pa, May is.--Yesierdsy
afternoon Mrs. Hiram Pants, residing
near Litiz. eft her home taking her five
children with her. She stated that she
was going for flowers. but proceeded At
once TO the Litz Creek, about half
mule away. She first attempted
to drown three OF the chill
dren by throwing them into the
creek, which i very deep AZ
this point The little ones were rescued
BY the oldest boy. who is but twelve
years Of are. The mother then sent the
boy home with two children, and while
he was gone she jumped into the creek
with the youngest two. All were drowned
aud the bodies recovered. The woman
has been Of unsound mind for some
years.
A PERJrREE AID ENBEzzLER CUTS HIS
THROAT.
AUGUSTA. Ga. May l3.-wm. 8. Rob
erts, President OF the defunct bank OF
Augusta. for whom q requisition was
made BY Governor Hill Of New York, and
Il now pending In the courts, cut his
throat with razor from ear to ear yes
terday morning. Physicians say the
wounds will not be fatal. Recent COM
plications have 90 affected Mr.. Roberts
mind as TO render him partially insane.
The Grand Jury found true bills against
him for p rjury and embezzlement-
ATTEMPT 10 FIRE an INSANE ASYLUM.
CoLuaprs. o., May IS.--At noon yes
terday the bedding in the female dormi-
tory OF the Insane Asylum was found 70
be afre. but was cxtinyusshcd with but
little loss There II no doubt but the
Ore had an inccndiary origin, three at
tempts having been made 10 fire the asy-