The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-20

ANOTHER ROBBERS, Roosr
Discovered In Cave In shc Wills o'
Indiana.

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| VALPARAISO. Ina. Nov. IL Anoihc
1 secret cave. tho Rendezvous OF gan
Of horsc-thicves, was uncarthed Tues
day In the hills 81 Westchester town
4 ship. this county. This Is the secon'
cave discovered daring the last ten days
and the authorities now profcsss stronl
hopes o. accomplishing the arrest Q
1.-THE organized band which has terrorixe'
Northern Indiana FOR the past TIVE
| years The cave is reached after |
| long climb 70 the top Of hill. the cres
| Of which Is dcnsely covered with pins
| frs Here secret entrance admits
horse and rider 10 an underground pas
sage. which runs into the hill some forty
| rods. Here have been constructed rude
stalls. and there Is space for quarterinf
twenty or more horses Several little
rooms, roughly furnished. are the hid
ing places Of the thieves The sand
covered all tracks OF man and beast,
and has always prevented the success
full tracking OF the gang, but the dis
covery OF this secret rendezvous has cut
short the operations OF the most daring
gang Of thieves in Northern Indiana
DURING a storm the other morning
lightning struck the kitchen Of Col j.
n. lngram's residence. at jefferson
vile. and knocked hole two feet
square in the end Of the building.
WILLIAM Brooks, farmer, of Jeffer-
son county. who was being sued by
Miss Carrie IIibbctts for 50. 600 in =
breach Of promise suit effectually put
a quietus on the case BY taking out a
license and marrying the woman.
jim AGRA fatally cut John Cooper at
Cochran. because the latter insulted a
blind niece Of the former.
The last session Of the Rockport
grand jury returned forty-six indict-
ments
DAVID SMITH. aged IS, dicd at Craw-
louisville from gunshot wound Sew
eral shot penetrated his brain.
The five-year-old daughter Of J. r.
Adams. Of Princeton. went t. the
grocery and failed TO return Abduc
tion is feared.
JoHS WEAVER. Of Milton. was killed
by train ut Shelbyville.
THE strike of the Brazil coal miners
Is expected to be long one.
JAMES AMOS went into a barber shop
at IT Wayne and cut his throat with a
razor.
The severe drought that has prevailed
in Indiana for several months has been
relieved W the showers Of the
past few days that have teen general
throughout the state.
WILLIAM ZuRscnMIEDE. aged IL. was
shot and instantly killed by one Of his
at noon the other day.
The boys we're hunting in field east
IF New Albany. and several began
'cufiling Tor the possession Of q small
life, which was not thought to be
oaded
THERE has been an enthusiastic re-
rival going on at Brownstown for some
lime. conducted by Rev. Nathan Frame
md his wife. Esther Frame. These
quaker evangelists went there at the !
invitation of the local churches Pres
'yterian. Methodist. Baptist and Disci-
'lcs-and a remarkable religious in |
crest in their work has been aroused |
There has probably never been such |
tirring up in that locality as that |
Which now manifests itself.
The other afternoon a number OF old !
ettlers Of Delaware county met in the
at Muncie and organized l
n old settlers organization by the |
lection of the following officers: Pres
lent Warren stewart: vice president. !
{. II. Koontz; secretary. n. Y. Ethel:
reasnrcr. 4. +. Pullman. No person
Their than resident Of the county for 4
wenty five years is eligible to memb Der
hip
The Columbus city council has
ranted Henry c. Bayling a ten-year
for an incandescent electric
ght plant. l:ayling has assoc :.ted
nth him some Chicago capitalists. and
he plant will be in operation in thirty
uyS
JOSEPH c. LAyELLE and Aaron T.
|awes. the courthouse conspiratnrs.
nccecdcd in giving bail. after having
tempted il for four weeks. and were
sleased from the Pike county prison
w days ago The bail is considered
Try insufficient at Washington. but it
ltisfcd Pike county. where the big ar
IN case was taken on changeof venue.
he case will come t. trial November
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SECRETARY BAGIEY. Of the state
oard Of agriculture. has advices from
i sections OF the state regarding the
xicnt Of damage done by the drought,
hich has now prevailed In some local.
les for three months. and reports that
&c situation in Southern Indiana is
nprcccdented considering the season
the year. The territory effected in
udes nearly the entire southern half
the state. and In the majority 81
'unties there has not been enough
in n the past ninety days to lay the
nat.
PARKER has gus well which sup
les the village. and Is drilling Others.
substantial boom having been started. :
The first wildcat killed in Crawford
unity in y years was shot few days
~ +,
Tx bituminors coal miners OF Tnds-
IA IN convention at Tcrre lIautc the
her day ordered strike. Il
VM McCrSE. Of Grcensburg. while
4 Saw-loy accidentally cauChf |