The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-05
TWENTY-FIVE LOST IN A COLLISION.
Steamer saxmundham Sunk by the
Norwegian Bark Nor.
Lord sackVIlle's Case TO be Laid Re-
fore Parliament Today.
The News Of stanIey's Expedition
olscredIted at Zanzibar.

LONDON, Nov. 4.-The Norwegian bark
Nor' captain b. Johnness, from New York,
october 2 Tor Stettin, collided with and
sank the steamer Saxmundham of Cowes.
Twenty-Five persons are missing and sup
posed to be drowned. Eight survivors were
dedat Weymouth. The Nor was aban-
doned and the crew landed at Portland.
sackviIie's Case In Parliament.
LONDON. Nov. 4.-On the meeting OF Par
lament tomorrow, statement win be pre-
sented In both houses concerning the Sack
vile matter.
Discredlted at Zanzibar.
LONDON, Nov 4.-The Times's Zanzibar
correspondent says; ''The reports regarding
Stanley are discredited here"
o'shea and harcourt.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-Capt. o'Shea has writ
ten letter in reply to the one written by
Sir William Vernon Harcourt In which the
Iatter stated that at the proper time he would
take steps to contradict Captain O'Shea's
statement made before the Parnell cOmIssiOn.
IN ms reply capt. O,Shea says he will not
Initiate Sir William Vernon Harcourt In dis
cussing evidence given under oath.
ITO Nl0B rdborltoS.
LONDON. Nov. 4-Woodcock and Hendry.
the American favorites OF the King Of Wurt-
emburg left Nice suddenly Saturday. The
King located them in pretty villa opposite
MS own hotel. Woodcock was seen by re-
porter before his departure and refused to
Heny tne charges against them. Wurtem-
ter. - '''s
The czar's Accident.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 3-The official
messenger states that the Cars foot and the
Czarina's hand were injured in the accident
to the imperial train on Monday last Despite
their injuries, the Car and Czarina devoted
themselves the to attending the other persons on
member OF the imperial suite received con-
tuslons. Twenty-0ne attendants were killed
and ~ were seriously injured One Of the
injured persons has since died. The Car,
atter the accident, picked up portion Of 4
rotten sleeper and handed II to a gendarme.
with orders to preserve 1t for production at
the official inquiry, which will be held to as
certain the cause Of the disaster and fix the
responsibility.
Persons who were on the imperial train
confirm the official version OF the cause,
namely, that the accident was due to de-
fective track.
Eighty Miners Killed.
PARIS, Nov. IA terrific explosion oe-
CURED today in the Campagnac coal pit, in
the department Of AveyrOn. Eighty miners
were killed. Twenty-Five bodies have been
recovered.
Foreign Notes.
Cardinal Newman Is out Of danger. A
thanksgiving service for his recovery was
held yesterday.
A "blue book" on the Sackyille affair Is be-
ing prepared for Parliament
A Tory caucus was held at Wolverhamp-
ton Friday evening. A motion made by Mr..
Howard Vincent, M. p, for the central di-
vision Of Sheffield. and leader of the fair
trade movement, In favor Of fair trade, was
defeated, three fourths Of the members Of
the caucus voting against It.
The court has ordered that the affairs Of
the American Exchange In Paris be wound
up under supervision Of the court
Advices from Saigon say that the pirates
attacked post, consisting Of 40 men OF the
foreign legion and seven Pagodas, In Tom
quln and killed all but one man.
The Catholics Of Australia and India have
presented the Pope with 100000.
Mr.: Phelps, the United States Minister,
Will deliver an address before the Glasgow
judicial Society on the 18th inst. The mu-
nicipal authorities Of Glasgow will afterward
give banquet In honor Of Mr.. Phelps.