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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
WEYLER OPPOSES MINISTRY
Conservatives Are Satisied-Repa-
triated soldiers Make
DemonstratiDn.

MADRID, March 6-The new cabinet has
been well received by the conservatives AMI
the business world, but 're democrats and
republicans denounce it as representing the
most ultramontane section nf he conserva-
tives. The Weylerites arc violently op-
posed to the cabinet and stormy times are
predicted. The elections O the Cortes will
take place in April next.
a number of repatriated soldiers made a
demonstration at Valencia yesterday even
ing They marched through the streets
headed by a banner insCr bed: Long live
the army" and we ars hungry" The
proces ssionists We're dispersed by the police,
but there was no serious disorder,
The initial appearance IN rhe Senate to-
day OF Senior Sivela as pr mier was marked
by a somewhat stormy sess ion. He attempted
to read the decree Of dissolution and Count
d'Almenas tried to talk, 1ut his voice was
drowned with cries OF "Conspuez! Cons
puez!"
The president of the louise vainly en-
deaYored to quell ths disturbance, but
finally Senor Silvela coin .e4ed reading the
decree amid cheers for lib ,tv, mingled with
cheers for the queen, the my and the navy.
The session was declare closed amidst an
uproar. There were sim ar scenes in the
Chamber of Deputies and shouts Of Down
with the Jesuits!" and ch srs for liberty
The session was closed In a general up
roar The ushers had I drive the public
from the floor and the platform of the
Chamber.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
COAL STRIKE SITUATION
More Men Quit Work and Some
Towns Are Being DepOpulntcd-
Strikers Determined.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. March 6.-The coal
strike is still on with little prospect of an
early termination. although there has been
no serious clash between the opposing in
terests. There are about $50 men out at
Russellville. All the miners at Hunting
ton are out, but quiet prevails At Bonanza
every miner is out and determined to stand
by their demands. At Spadra unsuccessful
efforts have been made to get miners and
operators together The report that 100
ex-convicts had been brought to Hartshorn
from Pana. H.. proves to have been mis-
leading. There were only forty eight men
in the crowd The mines are being worked
partially, but the strikers claim that every
ton OF coal produced is costing the company
at leas, So
FORT SMITH, Ark, March 6.-The town
of Wllburton, l. T, has been almost de-
populated. No work has been done in the
mines there since the strike last Wednes-
day and the strikers are leaving town in
large numbers 10 seek employment in other
fields The men are quiet and orderly ana
no demonstration has been made.
DENIsON, Tex, March 6.-The United
Mine Workers association has scattered
walking delegates at the several mines and
forbade members OF the union going 10
work Two small mines the Samples and
Edwards. shut down today. This has
stitened the backbone OF the strikers. AZ
the other mines the situation is but little
changed but is favorable to the strikers.
Instead of men going to work this morning
and other mines opening the situation has
been reversed and other men have quit
work The Katy officials say that there is
plenty OF coal in sight and they do not seem
at all worried over the situation,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
OVERLAND is SN0WBOUND
Worst storm in Railroad History in
wyoming Holds Passengers Cap
tiVes uetWcen stations.

CHEYENNE, March 6.-(Special Tele-
gram. Wires between here and Iron Noun
tain, which had been down during last week,
were repaired today and message received
from Superintendent Rasbach, in charge OF
the snowed-in Cheyenne and Northern train.
He reports killing a steer on the range and
getting a supply Of -four from Wheatlanl,
supplying tralnmen and passengers with
ample food until the relief train could reach
them. The relief train which
started yesterday returned today, having
opened the track twenty miles, and will go
out again with a larger force of shoyeler5.
Four passengers who left the train on
foot at Iron Mountain Friday reached here
today, having suffered severely in Saturday
nights blizzard, in which they wandered
from the track and nearly persisted. All
were badly frost bitten.
storm which commenced at o'clock
last night and is still in progress has tied
up the Union Pacific main line today frorn
Sherman, thirty miles west Of here, TO Med
cine Bow The storm on Sherman hill and
west from there 10 Laramie filled up the deer
cuts made by the snow plows with closely
packed snow, and in one OF these the rotary
preceding last nights trains stuck one mile
east OF Tie Siding. A force OF fifty shovel
ers. two rotary plows and six engines has
been working all Of today to get the ploW
out Of the drifts, so far without success.
The trains tied up by the blockade are
Westbo No. ! OF yesterday at Bui0r1
station; train No. OF this morning ana to-
night No. /, at Cheyenne; eastbound No
OF this morning, at Laramie, aud No. 4
OF today, at Medicine Bow.
Weather reports received tonight show
. that the storm has not abated between
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
COLLISION ON LAKE SHORE
Passenger Train strikes switch
Engine aud Two Trainmcn Are
kiIied-Othcrs Hurt.

DUNKIRK, y. Y, March 6-By the col
lision OF passenger train No. l on the Lake
Shore railway and switching engine in
the yards at Westfeld at l2:1O o'clock this
morning, the fireman and engineer of the
passenger train were both killed, both en-
gines demolished ANA a number of passen-
gers severely shaken up.
Following is a list of the injured Gill
bert Thompson. Buffalo. engineer light en-
gine: James Kirkland, Collingwood o.,
fireman Light engine; 5. H. Hubbard. Toledo,
baggageman; Postal Clerks John Tittering-
ton, Cleveland; L. L. Griffin, Cleveland;
Asa Perrin. Clyde; T. II Mitchell Wal
worth. y. Y; r. :. Wilder, Erie; Passen-
gers Henry NJ. Eowey. New York Frank
NJ. Jobson, Philadelphia, E. \, Foster, Dun
kirk; Henry Turner, passenger engineer,
Erie. Pa; Fireman Collins of the passenger
train.
The train proceeded east four hours late.
The wreck occurred in the extreme end Of
the Wes,feld yards The passenger train
was due, but Engineer Thompson OF the
light engine either forgot the fact or was
wrong in his time, for he tried to back his
engine from a sidetrack to the main track.
Just as he touched the frog the passenger
train struck his engine.
The passenger coaches Of the train rubbed
against the light engine and passengers in
the sleepers who had retired were aroused
by the crashing Of the timbers as the pos
tai car and combination baggage and buffet
car were being torn by the drivers and con,
Meeting rods of the engine. The postal
car was thrown down bank and the buffe,
car left the track and went half way down,
None of the sleepers touched the engine and
Nunt % Them LEFT Tie tack
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07

French Government Reports the Close
of the Mmscnt Incident.

PARIS, March 6.-In the Chamber Of
Deputies today NJ. Brunea, progressive re-
publican, representing the First district of
the Islands OF Reunion, questioned the gov
ernment on the subject of the Muscat in
Cident The minister OF foreign affairs, NJ.
Delcasse, declared the facts were that the
British resident summoned the sultan TO
withdraw a concession to France OF a coal
depot on a creek near Muscat. The sultan
thereupon asked France TO return the deed
OF the concession and France refused. The
sultan then cancelled the concession. Great
Britain, however, quickly admitted France 5
Iigh. to the coal depot and expressed deep
regret at the incident. France thus oh
tanned prompt and complete satisfaction and
The incident was considered closed.
The foreign minister concluded by off,
cially corroborating the statement that ne
gotiatlons are proceeding between France
and Great Britain for a delim!.ation of their
African frontiers, Tin a sincere spirit Of
conciiation, aud with the view of reaching
an arrangement which will guarantee FAST
ing understanding between the two coun-
tries"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07

mild. News from the Big Sandy is that it is
falling at the headwaterS
All trains ON the Big Sandy division Of
the Chesapeake q Ohio are suspended on
account of laudslides
BOSTON, March 6.-Ttese advances in
cotton mill wages were announced today:
Cabo; cotton mills, Brunswick, Me, 1000
hands, restoration to schedule in effect be-
.ore January. 1898.
York corporation, Saco. Me, 500 hands,
increase not stated
Eockdale and North Bridge, Mass, coo
hands. 10 per cent.
PITTSBURG. March G--The Baker Chain
company advanced the wages OF all en-
ployes today from to 10 per cent. The
increase affects 300 men.
The strike at the Shoen Pressed Steel
company is still on. An advance OF 10 per
cent in wages was made by the firm on Sat
urday, but the men are not satisfied and the
car department is still idle.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
QUEEN WILL REC I'VE CHGATE
New Ambassador viii His Wife Pro-
ceed to Windsor I istle. Where
They viii Dine md sleep.

LONDON, March 6.-T le United States
ambassador, Joseph H. hoate, and Mrs.
Choate will proceed this iternoon 10 Wind
sor, where they will din and sleep at the
castle. \ royal carriage i'll convey Mr.. and
Mrs. Choate from Claridses hotel in Pad
dngton railroad station, and her ajesty's
master of ceremonies. Cofone! william James
Colvi!le viii conduct hem to Windsor
and present Mr., Choate o queen Victoria
before dinner TIE ma hioness Of Sails
bury will present Mrs . 5,r. White.
secretary OF the United sta g. embassy, and
Mrs. White are also invited to Windsor. but
Mrs. White viii be unable TO go, as she is
indisposed.
The duke of York held a lcvee this after
noon at St. James palace. Mr.. White pre-
scented George ". Wurtz, formerly Uuitad
States charge d'affaires at St Petersburg;
Joshua Wilbour, United States consul at
Dublin; George W. Gable, the American
novelist, and Dr.. c. S. Welles of New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
BACKBONE OF STORM BROKEN
LcadyiIIe Gets IA Let-Ip from Howling L
BIiZZard-Rclief supplies
Taken out.

LEADVILLE, Colo, March 6.-The weather
here was warm and clear today and the
prediction Is made that the backbone Oi
the storm is broken. There have been only
four days out of the past hfty-siX on which
it has not been showing and blowing in the
vicinity of Leadyille.
Around Twin Lakes the snow is six feet
deep on the level and in places for miles
it is heaped to a height of twenty feet.
Eight miners loaded with food and
mail, left here today for Kokomo on snow
shoes. Twenty-Five men carried a large
quantity Of provisions from Panto to Koko-
mo, removing the growing fear of famine
in the towns On the two abandoned rail-
roads the South Park and the Blue River
The Denver q Rio Grande railroad is open
throughout ana the Midland is open east Of
Leadville ana its putting forth every effort
possible 10 open the road west so that coal
and tinbegs, Of which the mines stand is
need, may be brought in from Newcastle.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
DEATHS IN PHILIPPINE ARMY
Majority of Those Reported Sue
cumb to Disense-NOnc
from Nebraska.

WASHINGTON. March 6-The War de-
partment has received the following cable
gram.
MANILA March 5.-Adjutant General,
Washington; The following deaths since
last weekly report, February .: Private
Richard l., Bryant, Company X, First Colo
rado, variola; Verne A. Barker Company l.
Thirteenth Minnesota, yar.Ola. 20: Harry l..
Plowman; Company H, First Idaho. yarioa;
William J. Donohue, Company F, First Colo
rado, variola. y: sim Barber, Company
l.. Twentieth Kansas, yariola. March !:
John A. Ewing, Company NJ First North
Dakota, typhoid, Frank Upham, Company
c, First North Dakota, dysentery; Joseph
Marx, Company c, First Montana. yariola;
George L. Doran, Company F. Eighteenth
infantry, diarrhoea and pneumonia Died of
wounds received in action February 27
Privates Richard H. Mclean, First Wash
| ington, Howard a. Olds, Twentieth Kansas
IS: Edward 5. Moore, Company c. First
Montana. OTIS.
With reference to the number of deaths
| from yarilod or smallpox mentioned in Gel-
eral Otis weekly mortality report Surgeon
| General Sternberg said that there would be
no additional precautions taken in coanec-
lion with the spread OF the disease Every
| Thing possible has been done aud every pre-
yentive measure taken The troops at
Manila have been vaccinated and each regi-
ment thoroughly searched for persons who
have not taken advantage of this guard
| against smallpox.
In one instance a regiment was canvassed
| four times in order that every one should
| be vaccinated. When a case appears the
| patient is at once isolated and proper meas
| ures taken 10 effect a cure and prevent the
contagion from spreading.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
FIFTY DEAD BODIES RECOVERED.
other Victims Supposed 10 BE Burned
in Ruins of TouIon Magazine.

TOULON. March about fifty corpses
have now been recovered from The scene Of
the explosion Of the powder IN. gazlne yes
terday morning between La Seine and Tou-
lon The remains Of several other victims
are still buried in the debris.
LONDON, March "a special dispatch
from Paris says it is rumored that Que of
the soldiers who Dershed in the explosion
of the powder magazine yesterday morning
near Toulon had for long time past been
the victim Of systematic persecution upon
the part Of a corporal and he vowed TO
be avenged. II is added that this man is
suspected of having blown up the magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
CASUALTY LIST FROM MANILA
san Pedro Mncnti-Ncbraskan
is Injured at Panny.

WASHINGTON, March 6.--The War de-
partment today received the following cable
gram from Manila:
MANILA, March 6.-Adjutant General,
Washington: Additional casualties, March
4, near San Pedro Macati Luzon
Third Artillery.
Killed:
PRIVATE JOHN TOICA, Battery G.
First California.
Wounded:
Private Louis H. Bariean, Company G.
abdomen; severe.
Private Wilhelm H. Wheeler, Company L,
thigh; moderate.
Sol seaEJ F,ank F. MeNally, Company G,
spTained ankle.
Twcnty-Third Infantry.
Wounded:
First Sergeant Henry F McFadden, Com
pany f, chest
First Nebraska.
February %, at Jaro, Panay:
Private James Weldon, Company X rup-
tured in action.
Eighteenth Infantry.
Killed:
PRIVATE JOSEPH W. EVERINGTON,
Company c.
PRIVATE WILLIAM \. BRINGS Com
pany A. OTIS.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
SUGAR ANOTHER NOTCH UP
Trusts Way of CheapeninE Product
Is by Adding Eighth of Cent
"A Pound.

NEW YORK, March 6.-An all around ad-
vance in the price of refined sugars was
made today by the American Sugar Rein
ing company, Arbuckle Brothers and How
ell Son q Co. the last named firm repre-
senting the Independent retners. The ad-
vance is one-eighth OF a cent pound bring
ing barrel sugar up to 51s cents and pack
age sugar 81 cents.
The Mollenhauer refinery, one OF the in
dependent concerns resumed operations to-
dav
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
POPE is NeARIN5 HIS END
Condition OF the Aged pontin Not
such ~ 10 Iuspitr Hope of
Receivers.

Copyright. 1893 by Press Publishing C0J
BERLIN. March New York
World Cablegram-Spec'si TelegramD-
telarlam received here from
Munich states tna' Information
has bacq received at the %uuciature there
that the condition OF the lope is hopeless
Speedy setting in OF gan zraena ssnels is
said to be feared, and thOIsh recovery from
the effects Of the operation Is reported sat
sfactory. the improvement IS stated to be
only of a temporary nat.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
GERMAN VESSELS AT TANGIER.
VIII Persuade the sultan to Pay Ger
mnnN,s Inhe mmitN niII.

BERLIN, March 6.-The German school
ships Charlotte and Stotsch, the correspond
ent here Of the Associated Press is informed
on authority, have arrived at Tangier,
Morocco, TO enforce the demands made for
the payment OF an indemnity 70 the German
victims OF the Moroccan outTages, The sui
tan has failed TO act on the agreements ar
rived at In the matter
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07

can follow such vessels into shallow water
The Wheeling has already started for
Manila and the Vixen will 60 by ;he last OF
this month. The department may send
others.
The authorities were glad 10 hear that
General Lawtou would arrive az Manila
about March 10, as he will then be put in
control of the military operations, thus
-iyiug General Otis an opportunity TO aid IN
b.. Philippine commission as we'll as take
,T n. be many questions constantly aris.
~ ~. eGeneral Lawton's arrival one
SEY generals at Manila will
prcn> uoilo to relieve General
Miller. ON the retired list
March p.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
ADMITS KILLING HIS FAMILY
John Gilbert, Who Murdered wife
and Children with Hammer, Con-
fesscs His Crime.

CLAY CENTER. Kan. March Especial
Telegram john Gilbert, suspected OF hay-
ing killed his wife and four children fifteen
miles south OF here was caught in Emporia
yesterday. dispatch was received this
forenoon from Sheriff Conner saying that
Gilbert had confessed all 70 him this morn
ing sherin Cooper left for Emporia imme-
diately to bring Gilbert back The district
court convened -oday and a speedy trial and
sentence are expected.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
WORK FOR SMALL WAR SHIPS
Desired to Follow FiIibusterinE EX-
peditioBs Into the shallow
HaFbors of Philippines.

NEW YORK, March Ga special from
Washington says The necessity Of sup
pressing hlibusteTing expeditions is the
cause % Admiral Dewey asking that the
department send him more vessels Of lignt
draugh, On account OF the number OF
Philippine Islands the natives are able 10
transport from the Asiatic coast a large
quantity OF munitions OF war in small
sChooners. Admiral Dewey wants a large
number Il War ships al his disposal which
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
For EkecntIon OF pnIr OF Murderers.

OTTAWA, Ont, March 6-Lord Mimic,
governor general, signed an order today for
the execution OF Cordelia Niau Poirer and
Samuel Parslow, convicted of the murder OF
lsadore Poirier the husband OF the woman
The two Will be hanged at 81. Scholastique
que, on Friday next.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
Coming to Inanect Americnn s,.teIn

LONDON, March G.-The British Railway
association has arranged 10 send five prom
inent railway officials 10 the United States
TO investigate the facts upon which the
government bases the bill compelling the
adoption Of automatic ccuplings-a measure
which would give the Board os Trade power.
five years from It's adoption to compel
British railroads TO supply the whole OF
their rolling stock with this device at an
estimated cost OF 100000 600
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07

sherman and Tie Siding. but is subsidinE
west OF the blockade betveen Laramie and
Rawlins It is expected he blockade yW
be broken by morning and that all the tied
up trains will be moving 10y that time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
OId Ispnrecher 4. AIiye

ST LOUIS, March "a special to the
Globe Democrat from Muskoget. |. T.. says:
The report that was sent out from Musko-
see that Chief lspareaher had died last Tues
day was without foundation The cid war
rior was seen last Friday and he was hale
and hearty.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
Transport Grnnt Id singapore.

LONDON. March s-Lloyd's agent at
SINGAPORE announces the arrival there Of The
United States transport Grant, which sailed
from New York on January 10 with re-
Inducements Of troops for the Philippine
Islands.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
Sufferers at Charleston.

CHARLESTON w Va, March 6.-Today
the high water receded but slowly and the
largest portion of the city is still under
water. 4 heavy snow fell this afternoon
and tonight and with it came freezing tenn
perature.
The mayor with his relief committee has
accomplished wonders ip providing for the
flood sufferers, but there will probably be
much suffering on account Of the cold
weather. Several hundred families are still
quartered in the state house, city hall, court
house ana other buildings. II is estimated
that the damage to coal property along the
upper Kanawha will amount to over S25,-
600 There is likelihood of distress on ac-
count Of the growing shortage OF coal. The
supply was about exhausted today and all
the coal yards are under water
The city Is st!ll Early half submerged, but
the river is steadily falling at The rate OF two
inches an hour, having receded about three
feet already, Il is estimated that 5000 peo-
pie have been driven from their homes and
viii not be able TO return for several, days.
Suffering from cold has been slight and to-
day the sun is shining and the temperature
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07

Total ...l3I 132 IIG I22 I22 I22 IL.
Nee. to Elect 66 GI 30 62 G2 o. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER

Forecast for Nebraska
Fair and Warmer; Southcrly Winds.
JcmurroturC ot Omaha Nesterdnyi
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-25
GkRRETS0h WINS WINS.
Appellate Court Decides in His Favor
in Van Zandt Suit.
Plaintiff Sought TO FniOIcs Contract for
Purchase Of Real Estate.

The opinion of the appellate court in
the Newport case of Lydia b. Van
Zandt ct al. VS.. Frederick Il. Garretson
was handed down today. The bill was
brought for the specific performance OF
a contract by the respondents TO pur-
chase certain real estate in Newport.
and was before THE court in June last
Then the complainants claimed as they
were all benefciaries under a power of
sale of the land in question, the legal
title WAS vested in them under the stat
ute Of uses. The courts decision was
there was no devise upon which the
statute could operate 10 carry the title
over TO the benehciaries
The complainants now claim that
they are entitled TO decree upon the
ground, not then presented. that they
hold the legal title by reason of their
election 10 eJeclt the provision for a
sale and distribution OF proceeds by an
administrator ana the consequent re-
conversion OF the estate into realty
which election Is evidenced by their
contracts TO sell. Assuming the fact Of
a complete electior, they claim that
ipso facto. the Legal title vests In them
Judge Stiness who writes the opinion
Of the court reviews the cases pertinent
TO the last proposition of compliinants
and does not find that they sustain thu
proposition. His honor maantains that
one cannot be compelled to take a title,
which he can maintain only by a suit
I'm equis even though such suit must
be successful. The vendor must off n
title which Will give the vondce a Sc
cure possession both in law and equity.
" anything is TO be done 10 gt in the
complete title, the vendor is the one to
do it.
The opinion concludes, "In this case.
II there is - be a sale undgr the will
" must be by an administrator. If the
benctGaries do not want such a sale
bat want 60 dispose Of the estate them-
selves, they mus, get IN the legal title
before ehey can enforce contract of
sale. There might be little risk I'm buy
ing the equitable estate. as against
bare legal title. for the equities would
go 90 the purchaser bur that is a mat
ter for him 20 determine We have only
TO say that he cannot be compelled. on
a contract for the fun estate. 10 take
the equitable without the legal title"