The Portland daily press., 1885-06-04
THE OLD WORLD.
Fire in an English Colliery, in
Which % Miners Perish.
A Royal Residence to be Established in
Ireland.
Minister Phelps and a Few Ameri-
cans Dine at the Lord Mayors
Expense.

LONDON, June "A despatch received in
London this afternoon from Durham says that
fire broke out in the Philadelphia eollery,
situated near that city, at noon to-day. Three
hundred miners are in the pit, and all attempts
SO far to subdue the flames or render assistance
to the imprisoned men have failed. Great
excitement exist, and it is feared that ma
Jor1ty OF the miners will Iarish. A large force
OF men is at work at the Colliery trying to res
cue them. A despatch received at London
later states that the coliery on fire is the prop
erty of the Earl of Durham and is known az
Margaret Pit" 1t is now feared that all the
men and boys within the pit will 10 lost. Their
number is placed at $50. The excitement in
the nsighborhc ID of the burning colliery in
creases momentariiy. Relatives of the im-
periled miners crowd around the mout tn Of the
PIT, weeping and wailing in the mc3t heart
rendIng manner. A later despatch says that
all but % of the miners have since been res
cued, and thoae missing are supposed to have
oesn Killed The fire was caused by an ex-
plosion of fire damp.
The Derby Race.
LONDON, June 3.-The Derby race was won
by Melton, with Paradox second, and ROYAL
Hampton third. The Prince and Princess of
Wales and all their sons and daughters went
to EPSON by special train to witness the
Derby race. Senator Payne of Ohio was,
among those present, as was also Consul Gen
eral Waller and large party of Americans.
The attendance to-day, it is considered, was
unprecedented. Besides the Prince and
Princess OF Wales and family, the Dukes of
Edinburgh and Cambridge and other royal
personages were present. Jockey Archer,
after his victory, was made the recipient of an
ovation.
ROyaI Residence ia Ireland.
Among the measures to bs introduced in the
House of Commons by the government soon
after the resssenbling OF Parliament is q bill
to provide the necessary funds to establish
royal residence in Ireland. The scheme is one
of the results Of the visit to Ireland last April
OF the Prince and Princess of Wales and their
eldest son, Prince Albert Victor The estate
which 1t is intended to buy is that of Ard
braccan Palace, a celebrated show place, beau
tltulIy located at Navan, County Meath, be-
tween the rivers Boyne and Blackwater, and
near their confluence. The plan is to make
this the residence, during part of the year, Of
Prince Albert Victor, where he will establish
court as the personal representative of the
Qaeen. 1t s whispered also that that the plan
includes the appointment Of Prince Albert as
Viceroy OF Ireland as soon as bis father shall
succeed to the throne. But this is not publicly
mentioned, as it is the rule here to write and
speak as though the Queen were expected to
live forever.
Minister PendIeson's Task.
A despatch from Berlin says: 1t is UNDER
stood that the next task OF Mr.. Pendleton the
United States Minister, will be to resume me-
sOtloelOAc I6sorulOS tHo pOslGlOu OF minors
born in America, the sons Of German parents,
who after being nsturalized in America take
up their residence in Germany. The negotia-
tions commenced by Mr.. Kasson were without
result, the principal point of dispute being
whether the government could in the interests
of public order refuse such minors the right of
residence in Germany.
Minister Phelps Dimes Ont.
United States Minister Phelps was the prin-
cipal guest Of the evening at banquet given
the judges by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion
House tonight. The Americans present were
Consul General Waller, Secretary of Legation
White and Mr.. Gillis
A Long Sail All by himself
QUEENSTOWN, June "a small canvas
decked boat, the Neptune, has arrived here
from Penzance, and will start for New York,
Friday. The only soul on board is a Nor
wegian named johnson. He hopes to finish
the voyage in two months.
Gable N0Ies.
Russia will probably increase duties on i'm
p0rtations from 10 to 20 per cent,