The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
FUGITIVE RETURNS.
Defauiting President Of the Keystone Bank Re-
turns to Philadelphia After an
Absence Of Seven Years.


seven years, and surrendered himself
to his bondsman, William II. Wana-
maker. The closing of the Keystone
bank created a tremendous sensation
at the time and the developments i'm
mediately subsequent thereto resulted
in the sentencing to long terms of i'm
prisonment of John Bardsley, then city
treasurer of Philadelphia, and Charles
Lawrence, the cashier of the bank.
Both have now completed their sem
tences.
The following pensions were granted
last week: Samuel Monatha, Cham
bersburg, IS; Harvey J. Kiskadden.
New Castle. ss Thomas Harkison.
Honey Grove, Juniata, So; James
Sweeney. Lost Creek, IS; William w.
Shlpmen, Pittsburg, ss; William ii.
Young, McKeesport, Sc; Samuel w.
Morgan, Canonsburg, s6 John McCul-
Tough, waynesboro. IS; Samuel Sny-
der, Petersburg. Huntington, SO to $40:
George w. Jeffries, venetia, Washing
ton. s6; John Vancamp. Knoxdale,
Jefferson, $s to s17 Joseph Hassenplug.
(dead), Milroy, Mifiiin, Sc to $12; Allen
III. Wood. Athens, s14 to s24: John Sa-
ger Jr., New Mayville. Clarion, s12 to
SlI; David Meyer, Leechburg, S12; Ly-
dia Hassenplug, Milroy, sS; minors Of
Catharine Michael, Tarentum, IS; John
Dawson, Allegheny, s12; william Fl.
Bentley, Coatesville IS; John Oskins.
Braddock IS; ID. Porter Leonard.
Glaysville. Washington, s6 to IS; Will
nam z. Knox, Lgonier So to s17; Jo-
seph 10. McCobe, Beaver Falls, Sc to
slo; Charles Bruner, Willlamsport, So
town, $40 to sl7; Eliza M.
Romlg, Mllroy. Midlin. IS; War.
rem Wellman, Union City, SCI; Alex.
Bachioum, New Station, Sc; William
X: BARLEY. Bellefonte. So; Thomas
watson, Pittsburg. IS; James For
sythe' Monongahela, s.; Thomas Keith.
dead, Mercersburg, So; John earns.
Upton, Franklin IS to $40; Michael
Nell, William Hill, Franklin, Sc to s.:
William @. Heffelfinger, Blairsville. "a
10 ss; Ezra Holmes, Bradford, IS to SO:
John Houpt, Marionville. s12 to $i4:
George 5. Campbell, Punxsutawney, IS
20 saz; ). Z. Mark, New Alexandria, SO
Eliza J. Walters, North East. sig:
Louisa Keith, Mercersburg, $s
An explosion, resulting in the loss of
TWO lives and the severe injury of five
employees. occurred at the plant of the
Oh city boiler works the other day.
me dead are; Chas. McClcekey, boiler
maker, blown 100 feet and Instantly
Killed; Patrick Frawley, laborer.
crushed to death by the falling of the
roof. The injured are: John Smith, a
laborer, wounds thought to be fatal In
the hip. back and head: John Gidders.
boiler-maker, both legs and one arm
broken; Dennis Mcmahon, boiler
maker. leg broken and bad BODY
bruises; Andrew Gustafson, boiler
maker, leg broken and body badly
bruised; Patrick Londrigen, laborer.
badly cut about the head six or eig' ,.
other employees sustained severe
bruises The boiler which exploded
was OF 25-horsepower, and was being
tested with number of others in the
usual manner, and all the workingmen
about 1t were skilled. The part OF the
building in the immediate vicinity
was completely demolished. !.
Frank p. Gray, of Beaver FaIls
whose Son is in the Tenth Regiment at
Manila, received the following instruc-
TONS from Washington regarding
Christmas boxes: Boxes not to ex-
ceed 20 pounds for each soldier will 10
forwarded to Manila from San Fran
cisco free. The boxes should be ad-
dressed care of the Depot Quartermas-
ter, San Francisco. and sent charges
prepaid to that point The last steamer
Is expected to sail from San Francisco
Tor Manila about November 15."
A fall of rock occurred in mine No.
S2 of the Berwind White Coal Company
at Windber n few days ago, injuring
three men, one of whom. John Kouz, Is
at the Memorial hospital, with two
ribs and an arm broken and q wrist
dislocated. Kouz, Simon Coving and
Joe Cineskes, all miners, were caught
under the falling rock. Coving had his
leg broken in five places, and Cineskes
had two ribs broken.
Mrs. NJ. Templeton, of Scottdale, had
peculiar experience recently. A blood
vessel on her ankle burst and began to
bleed rapidly In a short time she be-
nd
breathing stopped. A physician pro-
nounced her dead. After lying in this
state, for an hour or more she began
to breathe. Medical aid was again se-
cured and she Is now In a fair way to
recovery
Frank Williams, aged IA, and John
Arthurs. aged 49, got into a scuffie on
the street at Beaver Falls the other
night. Williams drew a knife and
thrust the blade into Arthur's alb
domen, making a horrible cash. Ar
thurs became unconscious, while Will
liams, holding the bloody knife fed in
the darkness. The wounded lad was
sent to the hospital in a very critical
condition.
Eugene Wendman of East Hebron,
near Stroudsburg. was found dead last
week near his home, half imbedded in
quicksand. Beside him was found q
hastily written note which told that he
Hdu DceH 10 eXtTlCdte nlmSelr
and that he was suffering terribly
from hunger and thirst. Wendman said
he was about to make a prayer for re-
lief. He leaves a family.
A long hidden deficiency. reaching
about $4,000. has been discovered In
the accounts OF the late John H. Alle-
man, cashier of the First National
bank Of Hanover. who died about three
weeks ago. The books have been In the
hands of an expert accountant since
Alleman's death. and the shortage was
thus revealed.
Al Iahnsonburg. near Bradford, the
public schools have been closed on ac-
count of diphtheria epidemic. Fully
70 cases of the disease In vayious stages
are being treated there. In several
other towns near there diphtheria Is
also prevalent.
Samuel Mcbride. a wealthy Union
township farmer, hanged himself at
his home near New Castle few days
ago.
The rabbit and pheasant season
opened ausplciously throughout the
Na I)ah