Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-19
FOREIGN NEWS.
Horrible Deaths BY Fire Damp in an
English Mine.
SPAIN GIVEN UP TO THE CHOLERA.
Cabinet Crisis in Eag!aad.- --IHsr
P1pers---The Ascot
Races.
GENERAL FOREIGN DISPATCHES

LoNpoy. June ls.-A terrible explosion
took place to-day in the Pendle5urry col,
Eery, near Manchester Sixty persons have
been rescued alive. Seven dead bodies have
been recovered. A hundred miners are
still below, and there is only faint hope
that any OF these can be saved. The csges
in which volunteers were proceeding down
10 the bottom OF the pi, got stuck in the
shaft and it was two hours before the party
could &c, to work exploring the mine for
the missing men. Those who were rescued
state that when the explosion occurred they
lied to the bottom of the shaft and that they
are igncrant Of the fate Of their companions.
There is great excitement in the vicinity
Of the colliery where the miners wives and
relatives and congrega,ed. Every effort is
being made 10 rescue the men imprisoned.
Another account Of the col!iery explosion
near Manchester says it occurred in tho
Clifton coliery; that there were $50 men at
work at the time; that 40 were taken out,
but 230 are still Imprisoned, and ii is feared
most, if not all, will perish.
Given Up To Cholera.
MADRID, June i-.-The inhabitants OF
the popUious quarters OF this city strenuous
ly oppose all measures taken By the NUM-
cipa authorities to disintect their dwellings.
The resistance Of the people became so pas.
sionate ard persistent that the authorities
inallv tet constrained 10 abandon the en-
iorceweat OF a.! sanitary regulations which
had .g.p aGOgred TO prevent the entry Ot
chol,Ia into Madrid or TO limit i's ravages
he. a the dreaded disease lind loi igmcnt
theDiv.
ln TIE CQr,ys, last evening, Senor DE
E,c~ay cr, Mipisteg for Foreign Affairs, said
tha, ne government WAS moi yet prepared
to aGyise that the King visit Murcia.
Seror Sagasta denied that cholera existed
in Madrid, and severely arrsigaed the Gov.
erumeut Tor asserting the contrary, thereby
lcing a great injury 10 the commerce OF the
Capital as we'll as TO the many other inter
ests of Madrid. Senior Canovss del Castillo.
Prime Minister, and Senor Romeroy Robe
do, Minister Of the Interior, defended the
action Of the Government in making public
the facts regarding cholera. They said that
the Government were desirous of preventing
any alarm among the people which would be
caused by the false reports in circulation II
they were allowed TO go unchal!engei aad
uncoHtradicted.
Cholera InoccuIation Harmless.
MADRID. June lS.-Three OF the ioIr
Commissioners appointed TO investigate tue
.,.l -. s.t H., :..vN collation. nli- NhO!tTt.
virus is so harmless that they advise that it
be permitted on thine ground that Il will
tend 10 prevent panic.
There were 632 new cases OF cholera and
81 deaths reported in the cities OF Murcla,
Valencia and CASTELAR, de Pians during the
twentv.four hours ending ~ midnight last
night. At Madrid there was one new case
and SIX deaths.
The Ministerial Crisis.
LnyrGy. June l4.-Unitcd Ireland, OF
Dublin, is Of the opinion that the advent OF
the Conservatives to power will be Tor the
benefit Of Ireland. They are likely says
ni,ed Ireland, "to grant to the coun-
try more Of sell government than the
Whigs.
Tie Cologne Kolnische Zci;ung ssys The
uew English Cabinet is hailed IN political
circ!.s here with cordiality and confidence.
We rladly remind ourselves that the Mar
auis Of Salisbury has always been friend
Of Germany. aud an advocate OF closer
union with Germany and Austria, thereby
presenting strong contrast to NJ. Glad
stone, wLo has born himself rs thorough
antagonist to both countries. Il may now
be takcn for granted that the unsettled
auctions betwe, England and Germany
viii e amicably arranged.
The Pail Mall Gazette denies thai Sir Ar
thur Baltour will be appointed Chief Sc,rc-
tary tor Ireland.
Ike movement Of the Ulster Coaserva
tives in favor OF renewal Of the Coercion
act has utterly failed, being tee5,y sap
ported.
an reports regarding the composition Of
the iew Cabinet concur IN the statement
tha, tie Earl of Carnarvon will become
Viceroy of Ireland, and that the Hon. Ed
ward Sranhope will be President OF the
Board of Trade. The Right Honorable
Lord George Hamilton, Member OF Parlia-
ment from MiddeseX, is named for the
Office of First Lord OF the Admiralty. The
Right Right Honorable Lord John Manners,
in Parliament .or Lecestershre, Is men
toned for Postmaster General. The Right
Honorable Edward Clarke, who represents
Plymouth in Parliament, will be the At,or-
ney General. and the Right Honorable John
Hdon Gorsi, Mem5er OF Parliament from
Chatham, is the one named Tor Solicitor
GencIsr.
The winners ofTwo Prizes.
I,vrov. June ls.-At Asco, Heath to-
dav The race for the s.. James Palace
stnkes. for rh-pe.yegr oIds, was won by Lord
Bra ord ; colt Sheraton. Mr. {. J. he;ev-
res L.own colt DIcat was second, and Mr..
Nar,op's chestnut colt Sweet Willie third.
There Sese ,is starters.
The race Tor the gold cup WAS won Dy
Mr. j. II. Iammonds four year Old bay
Co,d II, Ga,ien. Mr.. +. Gcbhards aged
bay horse. Eo!e, was second, Mr.. J. II.
Han. nonas G?e year old black horse Inc
Dutchman, third, and Mr. j. TOYS four
year old brown colt, Scot Free, fourth.
These were the only starters.
The betting At the start was ; to ! on 81.
Ga,ien, > to against Eole, 80 to agalns!
The Dutcbman, and to ! against Scot
Fr,c. ST. Gatisn won in a canter by three
lepg.ls. The Du,chman was a bad third.
I.ypoH, June ls.-The race Tor the Eous
memorial stakes was won by Lord Brad
fords three year old bay cold lso0ar with
the Duke Of Westminster four year old
bav colt Duke Of Richmond second and
1 /olo,J'e Gyayaarnld chestnut horse