Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-13

reported Intensely hostile to the
Ioumauians.
Austria has lost 20 officers and
600 men killed and wounded at
Bihacowd.
It lis reported that the influence
of Cor tschakof is paramount at
st. Petersburg aud that Schouvalot
has been released from office at his
own request.
The Absre.ras Dis~.ter.
LONDON. Sept. 12th.-The Aber.
carne colliery is the property OF
the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and
Coal Company, one Of the largest
iron and coal properties In South
Wales. 1t is situated few hum
dred yards from the Abercarne
railway station, on the Western
Valley section of the Monmouth
shire Railroad. The pit. which
was 800 yards deep and one of the
largest and best worked in the dis
trict, was yielding 1000 tons of
steam coal daily. The machinery
for winding, pumping and ventila-
tion was of the best Kind and the
use of safety lamps in the mine
was rigidly enforced. The cause OF
the explosion canuot even be sur
missed. Three detonations we're
SUCCESSFULLY heard on the surface.
The framework and castings of the
pit were thrown to q height OF 500
feet above the mouth Of the shaft.
The collIery employs pssrds of
1000 hands, Of whom 1913, taking
their turn or shift, went down at ii
| o'clock yesterday morning. Twen-
ty.one of this number came up at
noon, up to which time nothing
had occurred to creste a suspicion
of danger. At 1910 p. N. q loud,
pumbling noise was heard, quickly
followed by q series of flames from
the pits mouth and 3 column OF
smoke, dust and debris ascending
high In the air. The explosion
damaged the winding gear, thus
destroying the only means of com.
munieatiou with the men In the
pit. AS soon as the gearing could
be repaired, working parties
were sent down ths shaft and
81 men and boys, working within
q few hundred feet of the shaft.
were rescued, but 1t became evil
dent, as attempts were made to ad-
vance into the workings, that little
hope could be entertained OF any
life surviving. About 400 yards
from the bottom of the shaft are
the stables aud here II horses were
found, all dead. Beyond this point
the explorers could not 60 on ac-
count of the impurity Of the air
and the prevalence of choke damp.
Volunteer explorers succeeded In
bringing out 10 or 12 men very
much burned; also Z dead bodies;
but it is feared that no others can
he, for the present, got ct in con-
sequence of the fire extending, and
there remains no reasonable hope
that any further lives will be saved.
The whole district of Monmouth.
shire is much excited and 1t seemed
last night as If the entire female
population of the district had
gathered about the mouth Of the
shaft.
Russiaus Pro pa ring 30 Stay.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 18th.
1t Is said that the Russians at Kuts.
tendje, on the Black Sea, are again
arming the batteries which they
dismantled a month ago, and that
the orders for the departure of Rus.
sian troops have been counter
mapded.
spain.
MADRID, Sept. 12th.-Elsctions
to the Provincial Council indicate
by the large majority that the
coalesced opposition has been sue.
cessful In Almiria and Barcelonica.
A conspiracy has been discover
ed in Seville to establish Federal
Republic. Several arrests have
been made and some important pa.
pers seized.
ATHENS, Sept. 12th.-All the sol.
diers or furlouxh, numbering over
$500, are ordered to rejoin their
regiments Immediately. The Gov.
ernment announces that, the meas
ure Is merely precautionary but
semi-ofhcial journals say 1t Is nec.s-
STATED by important reasons.
Ras,ia supports the ServiHns.
SEMLIN, Sept. 18th. Russia has
advised the jervians not to disarm
and promises to continue her suU-
sidies.
Ths HosltiitIes fS turkey.
BELGRADE, Sept. 12th.-Turk ish
troops and Albanians In the neigh
borhood of Mitrovitza and N0vi-
bazaar are rapidly sending reinfo rce-
ments which are said to include q
large force Of artillery to operate
against General Szapary.