from Spain by Saturday Night. the
. Act of €011is will he Enforced.
~
ANNOUNCEMENT CHEERED
IN THE LOWER HOUSE.
' From this Time on War Preparations will go Forward with Renewed
Activity and Both the Army and the Navy will he Put in Posi-
tion for Active Operations—A Demand will he Made for Uncon-
ditional Surrender, or Bombardment will Follow. ~
The president announced to Congress this afternoon
that he had signed the Cuban resolutions and sent an
ultimatum.
reached Madrid.
It is reported that the ultimatum has
At the same time announcement was
made that it would not be made public until tomorrow.
The ultimatum announces that if a satisfactory re—
sponseis not mceived f1- 1Spaiu by Saturday at midnight
the president will proeefielidrat once to carry out the act of
Congress.
‘ The Cuban resolution was signed at 11:24 a. m.
At 11%) o'clock Minister Polo received a copy of
the ultimatum to Spain. He handed the messenger his
reply, and with it a request for his passports.
Important orders to the navy and army are likely
today so as to be prepared for early action.
Minister Polo and staff will leave Washington at
7p. m.
The crews of the Spanish squadron at Cadiz vowed
before the shrine of the Virgin never to return unless
victorious.
Spain '11 afldirs 111 \Vashingtonmave been entrusted
to the French ambassador and the Austrian minister.
In the House unanimous consent was asked for the
passage of the bill to call out volunteers.
The story that Spain
offers Cuba to the Pope for
surrender to the United States is denied.
All night precautions of the l'nited States ileet at
Key West have been redoubled.
General Blanco will consider regular passenger
steamers as neutrals.
Minister Woodford is preparing to leave Madrid.
By Associated Press.
Washington. Avril ZOv—The i'uban
resolution in now a law of the land and
the ultimatum to Spain nu accomplish—
etl incl. The Milan It 11:24 o'clock
ndlxcd his signature to the joint reno-
lullon oi Congress requiring Spain to
annuals the island at Cuba. The ul-
iitllntllnl mnwlllle has been prepared
at the state department by Assistant
Secretary Day and at ”:30 o'clock on-
ml was lllnde at the White
House that it had been signed by the
President and had been sent to the
Spanish government.
While Inn-u.
The ultimatum was brought over to
the lloune at ":30 by Assistant Serum
tnry Day. who went over it with l’resir
dell McKinley More the latter nuis-
ed his logo-turn. Aim thin Infillilllt'o-
melt. Anointnnt coronary iluy said that
the ultimatum had been transmitted
thin morning to Madrid. addressed to
’ United Staten lilolrirr “landlord. who
will deliver it to the Spanish govern—
. meat.
An soon as the final deterministic»:
to nend it bud been vouched and it had
In“ started on ill way to Madrid. he
not Polo do Bunnie. the Spanish lilo.
later. in accordance with diplomatic
W. was furnished with a copy
at the rover hr the W
of Ami-taut .
”miter. on he received
it: n mist filly. and med
nu W.
“it would at the Mile House that
tbwutheuitltuuinm would not
In made public until tomorrow. it in
W that it non-inn lntloly at
n W m or the loan no-
of the ultimatum to he sent to Spain
was agreed upon and there remained
tor this morning only the mailing oi
the President's signature. The origi-
nal drait was made by Assistant sec»
rotary Day and the revised «my,
his tlirr-rtlon. was laid befme the Fresh
dent aimut lllz'zil o'rlm'lt.
lly eleven o'clock things were liver»
in! up nlmut ilil‘ upper rmrrnn and ot-
lli'i'ii, and there were frcqiient rails [or
the secretaries to attend the President
in the rubinet room. it was itnown that
the question of giving to the prawn n
"my oi the ultimatum as now as is was
signed. was under discussion, but no
one could state whether this would be
done or not.
In M” labile Tomorrow.
it was atop stated by some of the rul-
lm; on leaving the President that he
would very now send to the l-Ioune
notion of his having apnmvnl tho (Yu-
lutn resolutions and at the some time
would lay before both bodies copies of
the i-lpnnlgh ultimatum. At “:24 all
Inoculation was bromhl to an end by
ilit‘ nnmmnecment that the President
had at that mat signed the rennin»
rim ol "let!“ : that the lull-
button m m m some time no.
form and that the latter would not he
nude public until some time tomorrow.
“Immune“.
The Provident. in his ultimatum to
the Spanish government. transmits n
copy at the renal-thine by Me“.
which resolutions he fluted he had
signed. He “has: on ilpniu will».
draw M It" Ill W m from
cub-u waters an reunited by the terms
elitism-stimulus- tnolntetovtne
withtdrnwnl being mentioned). and
the status that its anti-tartan nunim
In not received here htlnvu Unit-tiny
sent its will around at once to carry
the m cl m lulu M
Wuuchnunturethntmypreaenoe
{if a SatisfaetoryiResponse is not Received
which was made this morning under ’
‘hlspn-portnneulimmudlntolyonthe
receipt oi the ultimatum. won an lob
lows: "W do lupnan. Wall's,
i D. (3.. Avril ”. II“.
"The resolution adopted by the Con-
greus of the United Staten of America
and approved by tits President in at
in
Washington becomes impomlble and
obliges me to request or you the deliv-
ery of my pan-ports. The protection
of the Spanish interests will be entrus-
tedtotheli‘reueh nmbnunndornndto
the Austrian-Hungarian minister.
On this occasion. very plain] in use.
i have the honor to renew to you the
assurances of my highest considera-
tion."
”(Signed) LUIS POLO de BERNABE.
”Hon. John Shaman. secretary of
State, of the United States of America.
etc.” etc.
Assistant Secretary Day has direct-
ed Minister Polo’s passports be pre-
pared and sent him at once. No in—
structions have been sent to llnbter
Woodiord. the department not murd-
lug Senor Polo's letter 'an answer to
our ultimatum
Invertthntitwlllunt w flight.
WW Anvil 20—“ was report.
ed here In ofllcial circles early in the
day that an ultimatum to Spain had
been actually sent last night and that
by this time it was in the hands of the
Spanish foreign oillee at Madrid. The
report came from sources that entitled
it to credence; but it lacked the wulir~
mation of the secretary and his aunts-
taut.
Secretary Day during the invention
absolutely colored to see newspaper
men. The report said that the ultima-
tum recited the act of Congren in sub-
niance and requested of Spain an an-
swer to the demands made by that net.
Diplomatic precedent would require
that the government should not make
public an ultimatum to a foreign now»
or until after its receipt by that power.
nmwmnonn.
Indy Haul-g Iowan and Incidents
hthuWnMon.
By Associated Press.
Waniiington.A April Zil‘Bven persons
White House would not have supposed
this morning that anything of nuns—
uni character was on the tapis. Ev»
erything about the mansion bore ltu
mymtomed look of quiet and order.
At ill o'clock the president rain» to
his oilir-e, where ho was joined by Sec-
retary lilies. llin cheery greeting to
the secretary as he entered the room
confirmed the imprennion that the
strain of the last few months had not
made any observable inroads upon his
health or spirits.
At lll o’clock it wan announced at
the White llouue that neither the Coo
bun revolution nor the ultimatum to
Spain had yet received the presidential
turn. The ultimatum was in
mum of preparation by Assistant liar-
rotary llny. who was charged with the
droning of its terms in accordance
with the requirements of diplomatic
prwmlent.
When he completed this innit and the
copy was ready for the president he
saved his signature at the name limp
to the not at Congress and to the de-
mand that in based on the joint rm
lotion.
Cheers and Applnuno when the fresh
dent's Action wun Announced.
By Anuorlnterl Press.
Washington. April mm" was a
tremendous denunciation in the
Home immediately after the reading of
the journal. when Iinior l’nulen. the
Wire clerk. announced the previ-
dent’u approval of the Cuban revolu-
tionu. The galleries cheered and the
members on the door applauded rig»
«only. The speaker with dillcnliy
W the ovation with which the
monument was greeted. The non-
ntc joint resolution authorising the
printing at cairn copies of the military
publications of the war department wan
adopted.
ltr. llull. chairman at the committee
on military unit's. um unanimous
consent tor inn immediate mundan-
tien of the hill in W yesterday
at the rent-vol at the wur W.
author“ the provident in call tnr
W lie cuplulnul that the
“in had agreed in the menu-re
at n uni-l muting lib staining. ll
N.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL‘ZO. 1818.
message m White House. saying
that. an nor-till oi the om too-y was
imperative. . Bull said the com-
mittau had only!” important change
MMMIIIIWMMWIIM
pnrttnont. Michaage reserved to
the governors (“he states the power
to appoint oomph and regimental of-
doors. which thallin as drawn center-
red upon the t and was in bar-
mony with the in oi 1‘86].
Hr. llolllllou. , inocrat, Tennessee.
Inld he realised the present importance
of the measure and he thought it
should he cunuidorod in the committee
or the whole. was agreed to, and
the House ”utility a committee of the
whole to oounldtw it.
Iir. Sayers. ‘ocrat. Texas, criti-
cised the section uthorizlng the pres—
ident to appoint the stat! of oilieers
subject. to confirmation of the Senate
or authorized him to assign these ol-
ileeru from the molar army. the vol-
unteer Mean or the militia.
ur. Hull explained that the commit-
tee had unanimously agreed that past
precedents should be tilled and the
governors of the states should retain
the power to appoint all regimental
oilieevn. The loin renolutlon passed by
Congress nutli g the president to
employ the mill force of the l nited
States. he said, would not meet the
present situation. He felt authorised
to any that it we were to light this war.
it would be with the volunteer and the
militia.
Ir. Grouvennr. Republican. Ohio.
nilggented a view of our experience
durilx the late war that all surgeons
should be required to keep complete
and perfect records
Mr. Hull replied that that was a mat-
tor of radiation. not of legislation.
Mr. Hull read the following telegram
he received from Savoury Alger this
morning:
“i hope you will inirodouce your hill
this morning. The is now very val~
liable. 0n the w to. i am inclined to
think that requiring commissions to be
signed by the prfinidont for the mill-
tin would be cannc for action and op~
[Joni by the women who nutur~
ally n‘aig‘lh feel that on» was taking
some of their power from them. (‘an
most familiar with the routine at the, you consistently change that and has-
ten its passage.
Mr. Johnson. Robllplican. ind, at
this point attempted to secure time to
address the Home regarding his all:
litutle on the general situation. it war
was to come, he said. he waa ready to
support any measure to prosecute it
to a nucrmlul conclusion. llut beforv~
hostilities began be thought the House
should give him a chance to speak.
The request met with much opposition
and was rcfuml.
Mr. Con, Democrat. Tennessee, thr-
senior minority member of tho rom~
mitten, gave the bill an modified hill
endorsement. in reply to a question.
Mr. Hall said the bill of liltil was a
temporary measure and Congress was
confronml with the alternative of re-
enarting that. temporary law. or New
in n permanei law ill» the pending
hill on the statute booltn Mr. llnll
said that the best argument for tin- an.
eminent of a permanent law was tin-
fnct that the executive olllcm oi the
government was now compelled to null
t‘ongrr-uu to enact a law to carry out
the will of Congress.
Air. Marsh. Republican. ill.. and Mr.
Sayers. Democratic, Texan. both ex»
pressed the opinion that this more
should bu penned. We were on the
verge of war. The message was suited
for by the president and the secretary
of war. nuld lir. harm. and there
nhould be no further uulbblng.
It was ilnully arranged that gem!
debate should clone at 2:l0 p. III.
M"! 1' m “It“.
a Mo...“—
”.mmnluuolutionln-
WWW-us.
Washington. April M chaplain
in his invocation at the opening at the
llenntotodny-udeutouehing snow
tier reference to Sumter Wallis-ll. oi
lllnnlunippl.wholndringnt his-part-
mentn in this city.
The (allowing revolution was pre-
unicdbyllr.Allen:
"That in the opinion of the sen-to
no circumntnneun can urine in the re-
liniiunu oi the United hiatus ot Anteri-
on III 0an ll Drain that will
warrant an increase oi the interact
hearing bonded m at this
government or that will in any our
SPANISH MINISTER
GETS PASSPORTS.’
He will Leave Washington Tonight; Entrust-
ing his Affairs to the French Ambas-
sador and Austrian Minister.
THE SPANISH
The Queen Regent Reads :1 Speech
CORTw
OPENED THIS AFTERNOON
from the Throne. Reviewing the
Situation and Referring to the Efforts of the Pope for Peace—
She Appeals to the Spanish People to Gather Behind the Throne
of her Son-Havana Prepared for War.
The Spanish Cortes were opened this afternoon.
The queen regent read the speech front the throne. The
queen reviewed the situation and referred to the efforts
of the Pope for peace.
She announced that she had
summoned the Cortes to defend Spain ’s rights.
Her
Majesty appealed to the Spanish people to gather behind
her son’s throne.
By Associated Press
Washington. April 20~—-’l’he applica-
tion oi the Spanish minister. Senor
Bernabe. for his passports reached the
state department about noon an it
was honored at once. Assistant Soc-
forwarded to the minister immediately.
No instructions have been sent to
Minister Woodford at Madrid to with-
draw from Spain. it in said at the do—
partment that the withdrawal oi the
Spanish minister here does not mean
the immediate withdrawal of Minister
Woodford irom Madrid. in the view of
the department. the action taken by
Senor Bernnbe is not regarded as an
answer to the ultimatum. and accord-
ingly Mr. Woodford will he continued
at Madrid until the Spanish govern-
ment has had an opportunity to r.-—
iorn surh an answer an may he railed
for or. failing that until Saturday. be
will withdraw. The impression here is
that the action of the Simninh minister
was brought about by the preamble to
the Joint resolution of Congress. in
view of what Senor Saganta. tho Span-
ish premier. in reported to have said
yesterday. it is believed that the Span—
ish government regards thin preamble
an an insult to the notion of which it
is obliged to tolu- nmlre formally when
the resolution is known to have been
enacted.
“VIII ”Allin ”I V“
The Constitutional lays [pain will
lickunnndflnvthn'hip.
liy Ausm'iuiml Press.
Havana. April 20. 9 n. m.'"’u”il'l
prevails here. but war preparations
continue.
Centre Guilt-go society has given up
several ileum belonging to it for the
one of the government in rule at war.
The Union Constitutional. in an ad-
itorial today. commenting upon the
resolutions adopted by the Congress oi
the United Staten. toys: ”interven-
tion menus war tor Spain. But it is
easier to vote than to execute."
Continuing the Union Constitutional
says: "iio far ilpnln has treated the
l’nlted iltaieu with contempt and now
she will hlclt her and use the whip."
lilt'l'lilltil FROM Till: LEGITIMATE.
lly Associated Press.
New Yorlt. April maltose (lesbian
will quit the legitimate stage. She has
signed a contract to appear for n tern:
oi weeltn on B. If. Keith's circuit of
perlormnnce in Bunion. New
York and Phi phin. lieu Gout»
inn is at present sustaining the leading
role in Charles Mann's Winn
at ”The White Heather.” at the AM
envy oi titanic. in this city. Her retire
mi from the legitimate in mm
ry. an she has been W by He.
freeman for the next nan-we
‘ WAR 03PM!“ BILL.
.87 Associated mun
Wabbit-"Mush.
thenewwnrnnunrhnunt an unity.
Washington. April our» Home ’
Madrid. April 20; l p. tit—The op.
wing of the Spanish Cortes today was
a magnificent night. All the wealth
and beauty of Madrid gathered in the
Senate. where every available loot of
‘npaco was occupied. There was a ter-
retary Day gave orders that they no
title crush at the entrance landing to
the senatorial seats. many of which
were mounted by ladies. The curren—
pondent of the Annotated Pre- uecur~
consent besidoSenorliomerolloh-
ledo. the former minister of Justice and
conservativo leader.
Large tulle: oi troops were drawn
up outside the building. including the
handsomely uniformed blue drngnons
and the magnificently appuraledguardv.
All members of the diplomatic conic
were there in full dress.
MM’U lvuneh.
The 01m Regent read the speech
from the throne. She referred to the
il'mlillt'n mentioned at the last meet-
ing of the ('ortes. saying they had in-
creased "owing to the attitude of part
oi the pcvude oi the l'nited States," nai-
dlng that hitherto Spain had submit.
ted "to these threats and injuries. as
not being the genuine erpreuuion oi
the American nation, but becoming
national. they would oblige me to
break relations with the United States."
Continuing. the Queen Regain remar-
ked that in the supreme crisis. the Pope
"spoke words 0! peace. which were
henriteuod to by my government. in
the firm consciousness of right and in
tin- «not performance at international
dill ion."
ller ulnlesiy rNIlIt’lli "iltniin'n grati-
tude in rim- to tip" Pope, and also to
the great Powers, whoue action
ntrmtbenu my conviction that ilpnin’s
«rouse deserves universal vympnthy."
Wanton or more.
Wampum-antler“ be Ink-
ilg tin- tn bk.
Washington. April ZO-Amnlin
are being made by the war department
tor the transportation of the troops
from southern ports to Colin, and they
will be perteetcd tomorrow or norm ui’
ter. Colonel Kimball. chief quarter-
munter of the cunt. will open bids at
slow York city today for the charter oi
strum vessels luv this important nev—
vicv. The government will have no
diilculty in securing n auntie-t num-
berolveuuelnofgundunpuedlorthe
transportation of the army to be aunt
in Cubs.
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