The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-17
110 Miners Killed by the Colliery
Explosion.
FIGHTING BETWEEN THE ALBANIANS
AND MONTENEGRINS.

CARDIFF, Wales, July 16.-At half-past 10
Wednesday night the Risca colliery was re-
ported exceptionally free from gas and all
working in good order. One hundred and
nineteen miners therefore descended the pit.
The explosion occurred at fifteen minutes past
Thursday morning.
The Albanians and Montenegrins.
LONDON, July 16.-A despatch from Scutari
to the Manchester Guardian, dated Thursday,
says:-The Albanian leaders secretly decided
to take the offensive some days ago. On Sum
day night some seventy clansmen were sent by
a circuitous route to fall on the rear of the
Montenegrin position near Golubooche At 2
o'clock on Monday morning they surprised the
picket of sixteen Montenegrins and six escaped
wounded A simultaneous attack was made
on the Montenegrin front. The seventy clans
men returned with thirteen Montenegrn heads
and about twenty rifles and ammunition cases.
A mountaineer who has just arrived reports a
renewal of the attack at Blementi, near Dino
81. He says twenty-eight Montenegrin heads,
three of them officers, were brought in.
Cannon firing was heard here this evening
The Albanian clans are hurrying to the front.
The committee here has telegraphed to pow
erful Dibra tribe for 5000 men. The League is
undergoing an important development. The
committee at Prisrend has summoned the
Great Council of the Albanian nation to meet
there and concoct measures for the future.
The Turkish governor here continues to sup
port the Leaguers, and Hodo Beg, Albanian
commander-in-chief continues to receive pay
as Turkish officer. The attack causes great
excitement. The Prince of Montenegro can
scarcely retain his warriors, pending his appeal
to Europe.
1t is stated in Berlin that no German officers
with the governments consent have placed
their services at the disposal of the Sultan in
relation to financial reforms in Turkey.
The Irish Compensation Bill.
LONDON, July 16.-The following amend
ment to the compensation bill offered by Glad
stone, was adopted by the Commons:
"And the tenant shall be entitled to COM
pensation in the discretion of the county court
judge if non-payment of rent is caused by the
prevailing distress anda the tenant is willing to
continue his occupation upon reasonable
terms, and if such terms are refused by the
landlord without reasonable alternative"
Proceedings in the British Parliament.
LONDON, July 16.-Out of the 1863 votes into
which the estimates are divided 80 remain to
be taken in committee.
A session prolonged until September or the
abandonment of several of the governments
bills appear to be the choice of Parliament.
1t is admitted on all hands that the Irish COM
pensation bill cannot pass the Lords. and Glad
stone is being strongly urged to abandon it. He
shows no disposition to adopt that course,
though the consequence of his persistence
threatens to be more unfortunate than at pres
emit appears on the surface.
Foreign Notes.
A Copstantinople despatch says that the
Catholic priests refused to sing the TIE Deum
in honor of the French fete on Wednesday.
The Greek clergy, therefore, celebrated the
occasion, and the Greek residents made dem
onstration in honor of France.
The Rome Deretto says it is not believed
that Greece will be able single-handed to cope
with the Albanians.