The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-04
ABOUT AFFAIRS ABROAD.
A TERRIBLE MINE DISASTER
Thirteen Dead Persons in an English
Pit Cholera Epidemic in Spain.
Irish War on ParnelI-Other
Foreign News Notes.
England.
ANOTHER MINE HORROR.


LONDON, June ga dispatch from
Durham says fire broke out in the Phil
delphia colliery, 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 exists, and it Is feared
the majority of the entombed men win
perish. A large force of men are at
work at the colliery trying TO rescue
them
FEARS AND AGONY.
A Durham dispatch Just received
states that the cOlliery on fire is the
property Of Gail Durham, and is known
as the Margaret pit. 1t is now feared
all the men and boys within the pit
will be lost. The number is placed al
$50. The excitement in the neighbor-
hood of the burning collierY Increases
momentarily. Relatives of The imper-
lied miners crowd around Ito mouth of
the pit, weeping and wailing in the most
heart-rending manner.
ALL SAVED But TwENTY-rwo
A later dispatch says: gall but % of
the miners have since been rescued, and
those missing are supposed to have
been killed"
The fire was caused by an explosion OF
fire.damp.
Another di spatch from Durham states
that the fire in the colliery occurred in
the top seam of the Margaret pit-the
peggy pit, as it is known. Its believed
that 10 was caused by an explosion, and
% men and boys at work there wero
killed outright. The explosion was fol-
lowed by a rush of water in immense
volumes into the Sutter seam. The
miners, men and boys, in this seam,
however, were all taken out alive.
Working parties are now laboring zeal
ously to stay the food OF waters rushing
into the Nadine seam, where q great
number Of miners are imprisoned and
whom the reliefs hope, to release and
rescue.
THE DEAD LIST DIMINISHED.
The latest adviCes from Durham state
that u more Golfers have been rescued
and that only IL are now imprisoned in
the mines.
MILTON WON THE DERBY.
The derby was won by Milton; Para
dox second and Royal Hampton third.
The greatest event on the English
sporting calendar was the race for the
derby stakes, run to day at EPSON
Downs. The weather was brilliant, the
attendance enormous. The winner of
the race was Lord Hastings bay colt
Melton. He was the favorlte In the bet
ting, and was ridden by the famous
jockey, Fred Archer. Capt. G. Baw-
ling's bay colt Paradox took second
place, and M. Childwick's bay colt
Royal Hampton third. Paradox was
second choice in the betting He was
ridden by Webb; Giles rode Royal
Hampton.
LONDON STOCKS.
Consols 90 7-l6 Tor both money and ac-
count.
THE CABINET RECoNCILED.
The cabinet viii hold the first session
since the Whitsuntido recess on Thurs
day. A complete reconciliation has
been effected on the Irish crimes act.
The remaining business before dissolu.
ton of parliament includes the crimes
act, the Irish land purchase bill and the
Scotch Crofters bill. Parliament will
terminate at the end of July.
MR.. MILDERs' MALADY.
The ailliction from which MIR. Mil
ders is suffering is diabetes. His ro-
tirement from the ministry is inevita
BILE.
ITALIAN NEGOTIATIONS.
The English government has resumed
ne citations with Italy for tho occupa-
ton OF Suakim by that power, owing to
the demand OF the porte as q condition
of Turkish occupation that date be-
fixed for the withdrawal of English
troops from Egypt and that the expenses
of Turkishoccupation be drawn from the
Egyptian loan of E9000,000.
THE WABASH BOND MATTER,
The Wabash bondholders' committee
have arranged to send Mr., Ball, one of
their number, with MIR. Sheath, an &C.
countant, to investigate the accounts of
the railway company and the prospects
of the line, They will be assisted In the
examination by an expert, to be selected
in America.