The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-04-14
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
TRIED TO BLOW UP A BANK.
A Terrific Explosion at Delta Which Awoks
the Whole Town.

explosion occurred IN the bank and the de-
tonatiou WIS so loud that II aroused almost
the entire population. Three men were i'm
plicated In the robbery. The explosion was
evidently heavier than they intended II
should be. As soon ne they realized whnt
noise they had created the men fled, The
directors OF the bank o1er n reward Of $500
Tor the apprehension Of the robbers. The
burglars inserted nitro-Glyccrine In the lock
and II went of with noise that attracted
people for great distance. The burglars
lied without leaving any clue, leaving behind
u kit OF burglars tools. They would have
made a rich haul, as there was about $4,000
In the bank.
Mrs. James A. Langhead, wealthy widow
and her daughter Laurn, OF Uniontown,
were awakened by strange man In their
room who asked for money. Laura 5 revOl-
yer was In the bureau drawer. She tried TO
decoy the burglar into an adjoining room by
telling him the money was there. He COM
manded the plucky girl TO go and get the
money for him. This was her opportunity
and she replied. "All right" Instead of go-
ing straight to the door she went around
the burglar to the bureau. where she got the
revolver. and with the weapon pointed mt
the burglars hcai demanded thnt Ire sur
render lie He'd down stairs. Miss Lang
hend opened fire on him ns hc retrented,
making him scream. To get out he hni
to climb over the kitchen transom, and ms he
was struggling TO squeeze through Miss
I.anghcal fired again. The neryy girl then
hoistcd the window and opened fire ~ the
burglar appeared on the outside. lie left II
bloody trail through the house and down the
board walk, indicating that he had been se-
yerey wounded.
About 1000 men will be put to work this
week In the Monongahela valley by the re-
sumption Of the Industrial establishments.
The Homestead and Duquesne mills resumed
SUNDAY evening The latter IL now manu-
featuring hillets. but, will soon bc put on
..gI. Ma a n,,Ii A
will be blown In about the goth. The VIII
merding Airbrake plant resumed operations
Monday after suspension OF n fortnight IL
will work four days week in all depart
ments. but the tool shop, which will run full.
The J. VI. Rumbaugh brick works ut Will
mcrding resumed. employing eighty men,
after a suspension since July. Several de-
partments Of tho Devices Wood Company's 3
works. which have been idle resumed
Thirty ovens were blown In at the Pitts
burg Gas and Coke Company's works at
Glassport
A new industrial home for Blair ,ounty's
poor children was opened Monday at Mar
tinsburg, about twenty three miles from Al
toona. The new home Is the project OF the
county commissioners. Judge Martin Bell
and n number of the prominent Blair county
citizens and will, II IL hoped, prove saving
to taxpayers by reducing the county aims
house expenses. The old Juniata college,
built in 1853 and used until 1856 as n pri-
vate seminary. and then for three years as
an Indian training school, has been leased.
1t stands in "A healthful location. and IL sur
rounded 10y six acres Of ground which II Ia
planned to have the boys of the institute
cultivate The building itself il 1OOX75 feet,
and will accommodate comfortably 2OO
children.
few days ago well-dressed man with n
military bearing. registered at one of the
leading hotels In 1itusvlle ns Count De
Rupert 1t took the count but n few days to
install himself into the good graces OF the
several OF the business men, which later re-
suited in the adventurer. on the strength OF
documents alleging him 10 be heir to an en-
dowment Of $4,000 quarterly In cash, getting
unlimited credit. A few days later he left
town, leaving behind him hotel bill OF 500
the same amount In cash borrowed from the
landlord several bar bills ranging from 81,
tc $50, and over 100 in cold cash, borrowed
from a city official. An effort to locate the
count has so far proved unsuccessful.
An application is shortly to be made tc
Governor Hastings for the incorporation OF
the "State Bunk Of Braddock." with tho fol-
lowing leading men as Stockholders: Tx
Burgess Henry G. Shallenberger, Prof Saml.
Hamilton, Captain W. s. Brown, H. NJ. Hol.
he third in Braddock. A fine brick aud ston,
building for the new institution has beer
built on on Braddock avenue near Eight
street. The capital stock OF the new company
VIII pe sooouV' 10 10 ui'iueu into i,oo'
shares of so each.
With the coming OF spring building boom
appears to have struck Johnstown. Con
tracts nave Deen let ana work begun on
Dulldlng, the totai cost OF whlch VIII De clos,
to 100000. Principal among the new bust
ness blocks going u are the Ellis building, Oh
ffanRin street; the Suppis buiiding, on
Linton street, the lhomas building, Oh
and m,,- soobo,a n, nj, annoin,r'or,s
""u ;" "' APPOINTMENTS
Inc Kelly Jones manufacturing plant Al
dreehspurs when made but hali time fol
several mohths,is Is now running iuli In al
.,s ueparlmehts' Inc same may pe said o
the Sreensburg giass works, which until las
iall had been Idle Tor three years. Under
former regime IL was union plant, put since
ts purchase Dy another company II mas been
noh-union' Inc number oi employees at th'
Two places aggregate oVo men.
About dozen men have been discharged
by the Cambria Iron Company within the
pass rev nays, II ~ alleged ior peins mem
u