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Burned by an Explosion.

KITTANNING, Pa, Dec. 29.-At gas
well being drilled for the Kittanning Iron
company, three miles from Kittanning, an
explosion occurred about noon to-day. in
which ten men were burned. The cause of
the explosion is unknown. Detective
Stevenson, who was but few rods away,
extinguished the fire under the boilers,
which was but fifteen feet away from the
derrick, Immediately after the explosion.
He thinks the gas ignited from that. while
others say it caught from spark thrown
from piece ofiron which was being sledged.
The owners were at the well testing it and
the pressure was so strong that it forced of
the guage. A sheet of flame enveloped
everything in the vicinity and burned the
derrick and rigging. Those burned were
Charles T. Nealer, superintendent, and
Henry Colwell, treasurer of the Kittanning
Iron company; George Miller, contractor;
Andy Stefer, test dresser; George Knapp
and Frank Kiskander, drillers; John G..
Doty, watchman; the two Lamb boys and
one boy unknown. The attending physi-
clans fear some of the injured will not sur
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Ten Men Meet Death in Terrible Oil
Works Explosion in the City of
Mobile.
A Oonfagration in Mississippi Licks Ut
Over 100000 Worth Of Goods
and Buildings.
By the Overturning of a sktn in tn.
Kentucky River Four Persons
are Drowned.
Len Men Badly Burned in a Pennsyl-
vania Explos1on--Other
Accidents.
Ten Men Killed,

MOBILE, Ala, Dec 29.-This morning
one OF the boilers of the Gulf CITY oil
works exploded with terrific force, blowing
out the east and west walls of the building
and destroying the adjoining sheds. At the
time OF the explosion j. S, Staunlior Of
Social, Ca. the foreman, and twenty-four
coiored hands were at work. A crowd soon
collected and began extricating the
wounded, whose cries could be heard from
all parts of the debris. When the work
was finished it..was found that ten men were
Killed or injured, as follows:
s: STAUNTON, fatally injnred.
ISRAEL BARASEY, fatally scalded; has
since died.
ARCHER A HICKS, fireman, fatally in,uvRn
i; r; JONES, fatally scalded.
NORRIS WALLACE, WILLIS BLACK.
DANIEL JACKSON and PETER CHASTEIN.
ourned to death, their charred bodies being
FOUND In the debris RICHARD HUNTER
and WILLIAM BORDEN were also severely
injured.
The explosion is attributed to lack of
water in the boiler. 1t occurred Just after
midnight. The whistle had Just been blown
for lunch or the casualties might have been
greater.
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The Apaches Must Go.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Man-
derson and Congressman Springer and
Laird called upon the secretary of war this
morning to discuss with him the situation
in Southern New Mexico in relation to the
Apache troubles. They represented to him
the defenSeleSs condition of the people and
made known their purpose to introduce a
bill in congress soon after the recess. pro-
viding for the raising of body of troops
for the special purpose of hunting and, if
necessary, eXterminating the murderous
bands which have been making that region
a desert. They propose that these troops
shall consist exclusively of frontiersmen and
be placed under the command of army Of
ficers; that they shall be temporarily en-
listed for this special service, equipped,
mounted and provided for in such a
way as to be able to follow and
fight the SavageS in their Businesses.
During the progress of the conversation.
which lasted an hour, alluSion was made to
Gen. Crooks record. Mr.. Springer read to
the secretary a letter he had received from
Judge Barnes of the First judicial district
of Arizona, discussing the situation and set
ting forth the views of intelligent men of
the locality as to the best remedy. This,
in brief, was for the government to raise
battalion of frontiersmen, to be lightly
equipped, whose duty it should be to
PATROL THE REGION
in small parties, especially keeping in view
the watering places. 1t was possible for
the Indians to move more rapidly than the
white troops could by riding their ponies
until they dropped from exhaustion, and
then stealing others, but they must reach
the watering places from time to time or
perish themselves. Judge Barnes also pro-
posed the arming and enlistment of
Papagso Indians. a friendly indus
trious race, who are as much
ANNOYED by the renegade Apaches as are
the whites, to fight the enemy. The secre-
tary said in reference to this plan that the
army was already doing much of the serv-
ice proposed. Gen. Sheridan had been
sent out to the scene of the disturbances
and Gen. Crook, i'll whom they had all con-
tidence, was in command. II these could
not Subdue the hoStiles no one could. Mr..
Springer said he did not know Gen. Crook
and had nothing against him, but, Judging
him merely by results, he was failure.
The renegades did not number more than
200 men. Crook, with 8. 900 or 1900 men
at command, had been hunting them for
years and had not yet succeeded in putting
a stop to the outrages. Senator Manderson
came to Gen. Crooks defense. attributing
to his skill and ability the pacification of
the Indians of Nebraska. The bill referred
to will be introduced by Congressman Laird
of Nebraska.
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PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
Some of the Gentlemen Who Would
Like to Govern the State.
Spaoial fO the GIOha-

Special to the Globe.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 29.-Men we'll
versed in political matters about the state
are speculating as to the gubernatorial cleo
ton which take place next year. There
seems to be a prevailing idea among we'll
known politicians that the Democrats will
make a strong movement to secure the
nomination of Lieut.. Gov. Black, but the
fact that he will, it is thought, be strenu-
ously opposed in his county lessons the
probability of his selection. Black will be
opposed by Bittinger aud his followers, be-
cause they claim it was through his indiffer-
ence that Blttinger was beaten by Lattimer
for the judgeship. Then there was good
deal of bitterness engendered over the fight
for revenue collector, which ultimately re-
suited in the appointment of Maj. Nc
Gonigle of Lancaster, Pa. 1t is charged
that the lieutenant governor interfered un-
favorably to the chances of several parties in
York who aspired to the honor. He would
get the support of the state administration
and that is about all. The Randall people
would be against him. Other names men-
toned are eX-Auditor Justus Temple of
Green county, Senator Wolverton of North
umberland county, CongreSsman-at- at-large
Elliott, and Robert P. Allen, prominent
lawyer of Williamsport. The names men
toned for gubernational honors on the Re-
publican side are Beaver, Cooper. Bayne,
Wharton, Barker, Quay, Snowden. Fitler,
and Shiras Since, however, Chairman
Cooper has announced there should be no
candidates until after the completion of the
next legislature is determined gossip has
Ouieted down.
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Had Thirteen uistresses.

Special to the Globe.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ga Philadel-
phia physician named Ruddach, who died
one year ago, leaving large fortune, left
also long litigation on this side of the
Styx. To-day, after protracted hearings,
covering the period of year, the register
of wills decided that the doctors will was
questionable one, and granted an issue to
the court of common pleas in order that
the matter might be tried before jury.
The case is notable because of the scandal
GUS conduct Of the deceased. He occupied
bachelor quarters in the Delaware house,
corner of Second and Pine streets, for
many years, and, according to the testi-
mony OF many of the witnesses who ap-
peared before the register, he was very fond
of female society, having at one time as
many as thirteen female callers at the ho-
tel. He always referred to these by num-
bers, and always introduced them by the
use of numerals to his gentleman friends.
On his death-bed he desired to rectify the
wrong he had done to his first mistress, and
he willed his property to her. His relatives
contested its validity and claimed mental
unsoundness and contend no man could
act so much like Turk unless he were I'M
balanced.
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Behind Time and saved.

Ell PAso, Tex. Dec. 29.-It became
known here yesterday that bold attempt
was made on the night of the 23d inst. to
blow up the bridge of the Southern Pacific
railroad across the Rio Grande river, few
miles above the city. Dynamite was
placed on the track and the bridge bolts
were loosened. A dozen or more men
speaking English seized the bridge-tender
and returned about midnight, bound and
blindfolded him, and then marched him to
his cabin. 1t was the intention of the men
to blow passenger train No. 20 from the
bridge and then plunder the dying pas
sengers on the rocks below. The train,
however, was several hours late, and as
daylight approached the robbers fed.
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your highly esteemed favor of yesterday. On
behalf of the immediate personal friends Of
the late vice president, and of the great body
of the people of Indiana. feel authorized to
tender you their very grateful and sincere
thanks for your kind and timely interest in a
monument SO honorable to his memory, and
so well deserved by his public services and
his private virtues. Permit me to assure you
that no act on your part, in the midst of your
present labors for the public good, will be
longer cherished or more highly priced by the
people of this state than your sympathy in
their efforts to erect monument to his fame.
With the highest respect aud warmest per-
sonal regards, am very faithfully yours,
D. W. VOORHEES,.
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Robbed in Mexico.

ST. LOUIS, Dec 29.-News has just
reached here from Jamanese, Mex, of a
robbery which took place few days ago
in the state of Chihuahua. 1t appears that
John N. Heppen, former mayor of Men,
phis, Tenn, but now manager of the Qua
daloupe Celva Mining company of Mem
phis, left the mine with two servants for
Parral When about fifty miles from Par
raj the party was captured by robbers and
all their personal effects, including mules
and outfit and gold and silver bullion valued
at S., 400 were stolen. Mr.. Heppen was
not injured. A party has started from Par
raj in pursuit of the robbers.
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To Search for the amethyst.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The secretary
of the treasury to-day received telegram
from Capt. Hooper of the revenue steamer
Rush at San Francisco, stating that after
consultation with Capt. Healey of the
Corwin, he had decided to undertake the
search for the missing whaler Amethyst.
He also inquired if the cruise should be
limited to the Aleutian islands, or whether
pack as it broke up in the spring. Secre-
tary Manning replied as follows:
Take the necessary supplies and proceed
at once. officers have been directed to re-
port to you for duty Immediately. Employ
surgeon and use your judgment as to the
northern limit of the cruise.
1t is believed at the department that the
Rush will be able to sail from San Fran
cisco for Behring's sea ON Thursday next.
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CARLISLE,S COMMITTEES.
He is Said to Have Them Nearly
Ready for Announcements.
Special to the Globe.

He is Said to Have Them Nearly
Ready for Announcements.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The report
that Mr.. Morrison is willing to waive his
claims to the craftsmanship OF the commit
tee on ways and means is credited by very
few members of congress. On the contrary it
is believed that the necessity of selecting
the strongest men from the Democratic
side to offset Reed, Hiscock, AlcKinlay and
Kelley will force the speaker to retain
Morrison at the head of the ways and
means and may require tie transfer Of
Tucker of Virginia from the ehairmanship
of the judiciary committee to the second
place on the ways and means. The Re-
publican members of the old ways and
means committee are we'll equipped
for fighting the battle for
high protection, and are the
best debaters on the Republican side. 1t is
conjectured that the new situations caused
by the revision of rules may lead the
speaker to assign Reed and Hiscock to other
committees. but that will not lessen the i'm
portance of having the best talent available
to support the tariff reform movement.
Next to Carlisle himself,p said tariff re-
former to-day, Mr.. Tucker ranks as the best
debater on tariff questions that we have in
congress. With Morrison, Tucker, Brecken-
ridge (Arkansas) and Mills ITexas) we shall
have good term, yet we need three more to
make the Democratic part OF the committee
what it will need to be IL Mr.. Carlisle gives
the protectionists as good a snow as he gave
them in the Forty-eighth congress-"
AT THE CAPITOL
to-day, where MI. Carlisle was in consulta-
ton at different times with Holman and
Morrison, the gossip aboutIthe commission
was that Mr.. Henry Watteson had added
his influence to that Of Secretary Bayard in
favor of putting young Perry Belmont at
the head Of foreign affairs. and that the
speaker was perplexed by the sharp compe-
tition between Curtin and Belmont through
their friends. 1t is said that the speaker
has at last completed draft OF all of the
committees except the mo.t important ones,
and is beginning to ge things in such
shape that he cam see his way
clear to an announcement of the full
list when congress meets next Tuesday.
Still he is not near enough the end of his
task to spare the time b take trip to
Boston to share with the party of congress
men who left here to-day the hospitality of
the Merchants club of that city. although
it was specially desired he should be pres
ent. There are now nearly 200 members
of congress in the city.
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Grcrx CnnrratnIated.

PARIS, Dec. 29.-President Grevy has
received dispatches from all the European
powers, and also one from the Prince of
Wales, congratulating him on his election
to the presidency. NJ. Grevy will not send
g message to the chamber of deputies. NJ.
Grevy and the cabinet ministers urge NJ.
Brisson, the prime minister, to remain in
office, declaring to the latter that the gov
ernment suffered no defeat by the closeness
of the recent vote in the Tonquin credit.
NJ. Grevy will not accept the resignation of
NJ BriSSOn
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Murdered by ITS mother.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-Mrs. Annie
Garkin is under arrest, charged with the
murder Of her infant, 10 months old. Sun
day morning Mrs. Garkin says she arose,
and in doing so frightened the cat which
belongs to the family and it ran out of the
room. Fastening to the bedside of her
child she found the little one dead, with an
ugly wound on its throat, where the cat had
torn it with it's claws. In her excitement
and distress she says she dressed and wiped
the baby, but put the blood-stained clothes
in bucket of water. An investigation
confirms the suspicion that the mother muir
dered the Child. No blood was found on
the bed clothes, but the floor of the out
house was found to be spotted with blood
and bloody buther-knife was found Sc
cred there. The childs throat appears as
if cut rather than lacerated. The ooroner's
jury returned verdict of death from
wound in the throat, inflicted by parties un-
known. The evidence showed that the
wound had been inflicted with sharp in
strument and not by a cat, as the mother
alleged. The latter was committed to
prison to await the action of the district at
tOrney.
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More Trouble Expected.

. DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 29.-Everything
has been quiet among the Poles to-day. A
large number of Poles attended the inquest
of John Laviski, the Pole who was shot
Christmas day, but no trouble ensued. The
inquest was adjourned till tomorrow. No
doubt is expressed but that the verdict will
be murder by some person or persons un-
known. Tonight there was presented for
the consideration of the aldermen
petition from the followers of Father
Kolasinski, asking the city to interfere and
compel the bishop to reinstate that priest.
1t was tabled. 1t is reported that Kolasin-
skis emissaries have been among the Polish
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Sensational Shooting.

SUcCldl CO Lu6 OlODe.
Boston, Mass, Dec, ga suicidal
bullet put sudden stop to divorce to-day,
when Mrs. William Mackin, bride of only
five months, shot herself in her husbands s
Office The woman, whose maiden name
was Mary MCGOWAN, had, previous to her
marriage, it is said, not been of exemplary
character. Her husband discovered this
and the couple separated. To-day Mrs.
Mackin came to her husbands Office in
Quincy market building by appointment
to accept the service papers in suit for
divorce. Mr.. Mackin was not in the room
at the moment, and his wife seized the op-
portunity of saving herself from the i'm
pending disgrace incidental to the divorce,
and, placing the pistol to her head, fired
two shots, the first grazing the scalp and
the second entering the brain just above the
right ear. Surgeons at the city hospital say
she NAV die at any moment
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LONDON, Dec. ga cabinet council
will be held on Sunday next for the pur-
pose of discussing the drafts of bills which
the government intends TO lay before par
lament in the coming session. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Gladstone has decided to
await the production of the Conservative
local government measure before divulging
his own scheme. He is so much irritated by
the cool reception given the published ac-
count of his project by the Liberals and
private individuals that he will never again
accept Office
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The Germans DON'T Like 1t.

morning has dispatch from Berlin accord
ing to which it appears that the recent allo-
cution of Pope Leo XIII has not been re-
ceived with favor at the German capital.
The tone of the aIlocution, it is thought,
shows that the pretensions of the Vatican
have been encouraged by the Difference
which was shown to it in asking the pope to
mediate between Spain and Germany in the
CarolineS affair."
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The Work of a Crank.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. "a special to
the Evening Journal from Cumberland sta
ton says: A letter signed John R. Swift,
and dated Sept. II, has been found near
Indian Ladder. The writer says that he
murdered man named Haley and threw
the body into hole. He also says he Sc
creted in a castle SIG, 1000 in gold and bills,
which he gives to the finder of the latter
The letter states that Swift and Haley
committed robbery in Knowersville last sum-
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Washington Waits.

The following named fourth-class postofices
take effect Jan. 1, 1885. The salary of the
postmasters is fixed at $1,000 per annum:
Los Gates, Cal: Lake Linden, Mich; Bolivar,
Mo-: Orleans, Neb.; Punxisutanney, Pa:
Buffalo, Wyo.
The Blair educational bill, appropriating
ST., 600, 600 for common school education in
the states and territories, will probably pass
this session of congress.
The treasury department bought no silver
bullion yesterday, the prices asked being re-
garded as too high.
The Puritan will be given another dock
trial.
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Drowned ina the Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 29.-Mr. Sanders,
with his wife and three children, were
crossing the Kentucky river in skiff last
night, near Nicholasville, XIV. They
missed the landing and the skiff struck
snag and capsized. Mr.. Sanders got
ashore, but it was so very dark he was un-
able to render any aid to his wife and
three little children, who were all drowned.
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Severed His JuguIar,

Snow HILL. Nd, Dec. 29.-Samuel
Blake was stabbed and almost instantly
killed late last night by Ernst Brattan, near
Girdle Tree Hill, Worcester county. Brat
tan was escorting a girl from party, when
Blake made an insulting remark and struck
Brattan. The latter drew knife and
stabbed his opponent in the neck, severing
the jugular vein. He made no effort to es-
cape and was lodged in jail.
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Down am Embankment.

CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 29.-An axle of a
freight locomotive on the Chester Creek
railroad broke at Mt. Alverno this morning
and derailed the entire train, throwing it
down steep embankment. James Rambo,
the engineer, of Philadelphia was crushed
to death beneath the tender. George Mott,
brakeman, of Chester was so badly injured
that he cannot recover, and A. c. Williams,
conductor, of Chester and William Nc
Cuone. fireman, of Philadelphia were also
severely injured. The track was torn up
for fifty yards, the cars piled high upon
each other and the fields strewn with mer-
chandise.
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Criminal Cuttings.

Yesterday morning at Pittsburg, James
Kahn, desperate character, shot and almost
instantly killed John Wright, colored man,
because the latter accidentally ran against
him on the street.
Alfred Palmer, proprietor Of the Hotel
Windsor, Toledo, who was shot through the
abdomen Monday afternoon by Henry A.
Miller. died yesterday evening. Miller is in
jail.
On Sunday afternoon at Stickney Prairie,
Tex, Deputy Sheriff Davis was killed by a
man named Garrett, who was nnder arrest
for disturbing Christmas entertainment.
Edward Livermore, a Wall street broker,
was arrested Monday by the sheriff, under an
execution against his person, and is now in
sail
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Rescued the Ivanhoe,s Crew,

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The officers Of
the steamer Genert. which arrived at this
port to-day from Hamburg, report that
they sighted the fishing schooner Ivanhoe
from Gloucester, $50 miles from New York.
leaking badly and in a dangerous condition.
She rescued the crew, consisting of seven
teen persons and then burned the wreck.
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The Cablnet on Silver

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-All the mem
bers of the cabinet were present at the regu-
lar meeting to-day except Secretary Lamar.
who was at his home in Mississippi. The
session was devoted to the consideration of
the financial condition of the country and a
discussion of the probabilities of the action
of congress upon the silver question.
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Unsuitable Homicide.

VIcKsBURe, Dec. 29.-The steamer Will
S. Hayes passed up last night. A short dis
tance above Natchez Floyd Hicks, negro
roustabout, made murderous attacksson
John Winn, the mate. Capt. w. G. Floyd
interfered, when the negro turned on him
with knife. Capt. Floyd drew his re-
volver and fired On Hicks. The ball entered
his head and killed him instantly. A cor
oner's jury rendered verdict of justiiable
homicide Winn was still in critical con-
dition when the boat left.
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Am important witness.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 80. - Deputy
Sheriff Leonard of Leadville, Col, left
here to-day with two prisoners, Clarence
Gaffett, wanted on charge of forgery and
embezzlement in Leadville, and A. Meyers,
charged with stealing funds from Moses
Harris, his employer. 1t is stated here that
Meyers is wanted as an important witness
in number of suits brought by creditors
against the firm of Herman Bros. of Lead
vile, who failed about a year ago for $780,
600 and made an assignment to Moses
Harris. Before the failure Meyers was en-
ployed by the bankrupt firm.