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Immediate Response of Congress
to the President’s Message.
The Resolution States That \Var Has Ex-
isted Since April ill—The President Says
That Spain’s Refusal to Recede 0111
Ultimatum Marked the Beginning of a I
‘ State of War.
Washington, April 26.—The following
is the full text of the President’s mes-
sage sent to Congress yesterday, recom-
mending that a declaration of war be
passed: '
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the" United States 01
America:
I transmit to Congress for its consid—
eration and appropriate action copies.
of correspondence recently had with the
representative of Spain in the United
States, with the United States Minister
at Madrid and through the latter with
the Government of Spain, 'showing the
action taken under the‘joint resolution
approved April 20, 1898, “for the rec-
ognition of the independence of the peo-
ple of Cuba, demanding that the Gov-
ernment of Spain relinquish its author-
ity and government in the Island of
Cuba, and to withdraw its land and
naval forces from' Cuba. and Cuban
waters, and directing the President 01
the United States to use the land and
naval forces of the United States to
carry these resolutions into effect.”
Upon communicating to the Spanish
Minister in Washington the demand
which it became the duty of the Execu- l
tive to address to the Government of E
Spain in obedience to said resolution
the Minister asked for his passports
and. withdrew. The United States ;
Minister at Madrid was in turn notified
by the Spanish Minister for Foreign]
Affairs that the withdrawal of the =
Spanish representative from the .United
States ,had terminated diplomatic rela;
tions between the two countries and
that all official communications be—
tween their respective representatives
ceased therewith. -
I commend to your especial attention
the note addressed to the United States
Minister at Madrid, by the Spanish
Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the
let inst, whereby the foregoing noti-
fication was conveyed. It will be per-
ceived therefrom that the Government
of Spain having cognizance of the-joint
resolution of the United States Con-
gress, and in view of .the things which
the President is thereby required and
authorized to do, responds by treating
the reasonable demands of this Govern-
ment as measures of hostility, follow-
ing with that instant and complete sev-
erance of relations by its action which,
by the usage of nations accompanies an
existent state of war between sovereign
powers.
The position of Spain being thus
made known, and the demands of the
United States being denied with a com- "
plete rupture of intercourse by the act
of Spain, I have been constrained to
exercise of the power and authority
conferred upon me by the joint resclu- ,
rtion aforesaid, to proclaim, under date
of April 22, 1898, 3 blockade of certain I
ports of the north coast of Cuba. lying
between Cardenas and Bahia. Honda
and of the port of Cienfuegos on the
south coast of Cuba, and, further, in
exercise of my constitutionad powers,
and using the authority conferred upon
me by the act of Congress approved
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April 22, 1898, to issue my proclamation
dated April 22, 1898, calling for volun-
teers in order to carry into effect the
said resolution of April 20, 1898. Copies
of these proclamations are hereto ap-
pended. . '
In view of the measures so taken and
with a view to the adoption of such
other measures as may be neceSSary to
enable me to carry out the expressed
will of the Congress of the United
States in the premises, '1 now recom-
mend ‘to your honorable body, the ex-
ecutive body, the adoption of a. joint
resolution declaring that a state of war
exists between the‘ United States of
America and the kingdom of Spain, and
I urge speedy action thereon, to the end
that the definition of the international
status of the United States as bellig-
erent power may be made known, and
the assertion of all its rights and the
maintenance of all its duties in the con-
duct of a public war may be assured.
(Signed) WILLIAM McKIlV LEY,
Executive Mansion,
Washington, D C., April 25, 1898.
The correspondence accompanying
the President’s message included copies
of his proclamations calling for troops
and announcing the blockade of Cuban
ports, together with a statement of the
circ iinstances attending the rupture 01
diplomatic relations with Spain by the
handing of passports to Minister Wood-
ford at Madrid and to Minister Polo at
Washington.
The documents were with the mess-
age, referred to the Committee on For-
eig n Relations and were immediately
taken to the commit-tee room by Chain
man Davis and laid before the meeting
of the committee, which was held all
once. I
The committee was only in session-
ten minutes. Acting Chairman Adams ;
presented the bill, the same which had '
been agieed upon by the Foreign Rela-
ticns COmmittee of the Senate, and by
a unanimous vote it was ordered to be
immediately reported. The bill is as
followzs
A bill declaiing that war exists be-
tv. een the United States of Amciica and
the Kingdom of Spain.
Be it enacted, etc.
First, That war he, and the same is
hereby declai ed to exist, and that w 211
has exls ((1 since the let day of April I
A. D. 1899, including said day, between;
the Lnited States of America and the
Kin-11613111 of Spain.
Second, That the President of the
United States he, and he is hereby di-
rected rind empowered to use the entir-a
land and'navul forces or the United
Statesfand to call into, the actual Sero‘
vice of the United States the militia
of the several States to such extent as
may be necessary to carry this act intc
effect.
1t took the House one minute and
forty- -one seconds to pass the declara-
tion of war. There was a unamnmu.c
vote and little excitement. The an-
; the President the portfolio
' to him and asking that it take effect
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nouncement of its passage was greeted
with a round of applause in which the
gailelies joined.
Policy as to Prizes.
Washington, April 26.—-The act of
Congress in declaring that a' state of
war exists. does not in the ,opinion 01.,
the administration involve or,‘inva.li'_date
any of the acts of the army or navy
since April- 21. The Administration
holds that Spain declared war On the
day when she broke off diplomatic re-
lations, and that the United States had
a perfect right to seize vessels.
The action of Congress is simply to
officially declare that war does exist,
and it covers all acts of the Govern-
ment since actual hostilities began.
The bill passed was drawn under the
advice of the Attorney—General, and it
is therefore supposed to protect the in-
terests of the Government, especially
in regard to 1the seizures made by Ad-
miral Sampson’ s fleet.
While there can be no question as to
the right of the United States in this
matter, it is understood that, in .view
of the news from Madrid that Spain
has granted American vessels thirty
days in which to leave Spanish ports,
the captured Spanish ships may be re-
leased “conditionally,” to see if Spain
is really acting in good faith. In other
words, these vessels now. at Key West
may be held as hostages until
shows what Spain may do. If this is
the case the prizes will not be sold fox
some time yet.
RUMORS OF OTHER CHANGES.
Secretary Gage' Spoken of Among the
Cabinet Officers \Viio Will Resign.
Washington, April 26.——With the res-
ignation of Secretary of State John
Sherman, which took effect yesterday,
he retires from public life after a ser—
vice of over forty years, embracing the
House of Representatives, the United
States Senate, the Secretaryship of the
Treasury and the Secretaryship of
State.
The resignation is on account of the
condition of his health, which is now
impaired, and the arduous duties of his
present oflice, he being nearly 75 years
of age.
The Secretary’s resignation was in
the form of a. simple note‘ tendering to
intrusted
as soon as “may be convenient.”
The withdrawal of Mi,
followed by a number of other rumors
of forthcoming resignations from the '
Cabinet. -Lyman J. Gage, the Secre—
tary of the Treasury, is‘
among those who are going out. ‘
Whitelaw Reid, it is said,
considered by the President in one of
the forthcoming vacancies, but it can
be positively stated that the President
will make no mention of the names of
the new men who will enter his official
family until the changes are actually ,
made. -
He followed this plan in regard to the
apointment of Charles Emory Smith to '
succeed General Gary, not mentioning
to his Cabinet nor to his personal and ,
. political friends who was to get the
Post 1...--c department. until he sent‘
the name of the Philadelphia editor to
the Senate. Under these circumstances
it would Only be guess work to predict
how Ithe reorganized Cabinet will be
' made up.
From the best and most reliable .
sources it is learned that Judge Day '
has accepted the position of Secretary ,
of State, with the understanding «that
he will be allowed to resign upon the _
Judge Day 3.0- ‘
conclusion of the war.
cepts the position in order to render
his valuable assistance to the President
and because he does not feel that he
should leave his old friend at this crit-
ical time.
In connection with further changes in
the Cabinet, it is reported that the men
have already been selected to relieve
Secretaries Alger and Long the moment
those 'two men‘ find that the strain of
their present positions are too severe
" for their health. While, of course, offi—
cial confirmation cannot be secured to
the rumored changes, it is understood
that James Harrison Wilson of Dela-
ware (is likely to succeed General Alger
as head of the War Department. Mr.
Wilson was one of the best known offi-
cers of the Civil War and is familiar to
army men by the soubriquet of “Fight-
ing Jim Wilson.” He is considered a
fine executive officer and a good or-
ganizer. He has been in Washington
frequently of late in consultation’ with
the President and Secretary Alger, with
whom he is on friendly terms.
It is reported that Rear Admiral
Walker is to be made Secretary of the
Navy on the retirement of Mr. Long.
Owing to the fact that Mr. Walker is
not eligible for this appointment under
the existing law, it will be necessary
for a special, act of Congress to be
passed to enable him 'to be appointed
Sedertary of the Navy.
BLOCKADE OF PHILLIPINES.
May Be Carried Out Before Issuance oi
Proclamation if Emergency Arises.
Washington, April 26,——From the fact
that the State Department has not been
called upon so far to prepare any proc-
lamation giving notice of a blockade of
either Porto Rico or the Philippines, it
may be set down as a fact that the
naval forces are not yet ready to move
‘ in that direction.
It is tne usual practice, as was shown
1 in the proclamation rsialtive to the
blockade of Cuban ports, to give due
notice to foreign powers by proclama-
tion of an intentional blockade, and
although it is not absolutely necessary
to follow this course it is believed the
State Department will observe the us-
ual rule.
It 1: entirely within 'the province of
,an admiral commanding, however, if in
his opinion an emergency exists suffi-
cient «to justify it, to establish the
blockade first and then give notice, and
in the case of the Philippines it is pos-
sble such a. course may be followed in
order that the Spanish naval force at
Manila. may not be given an opportun-
ity to escape capture at the hands 01
the United States Asiatic squadron.
Ti) Guard French Interests.
St. Thomas, West Indies, April 26.—
.The third-class French cruise-r Admiral
. ‘z-x‘iguxult (1e Cenou‘llly leaves here to-dny
{urgent Juan de Porto Rico. capital cl
the Spanish colony of thesume name,
to protect the interests of Fiance in
“these waters. .
time
Sherman is 1
spoken of ‘
is being I
The Plans as Formulated by the
Administration.
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. Regulars to Be Sent from Tampa. to Take
PosEession ofa Port as Base of, Supplies
—Will Be Escorted ,. and Landed by a
Strong Naval Force.
Washington, April 26.-—The President
and Secerta‘ry Alger have decided upon
Cuba. Five thousand men of the reg-
ular army now at Tampa have been se-
lected for this work, and they will go
to the island and establish a base of
supplies.
The command will be composed of
4,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry and ar-
tillery. The Navy Department has ar-
ranged a transport 'to take them to one
of the ports on the southern. coast of
the island, and their departure will
take place this week. ' The point of
landing will be some place which, can
base of supplies, not only for our naval
forces, but to feed the Cubans and aid
the Cuban army.
Supplies for the Cubans will be sen
to this point for distribution after the
troops have been landed. and the place
has been fortified.
Rear Admiral Sampson will detail a
couple of his ships to protect the com-
mand, and a large marine guard will be
ordered to support 'the troops. The
War Department has not as yet select-
ed the oflicer to command the force of
soldiers to be sent to Cuba.
To Communicate with Gomez.
It‘ is understood that arrangements
have been completed for establishing
communication between such aIbase of
supplies and General Gomez’s army,
which is being concentrated for. the
purpose of forming a junction. The
hour of the departure of troops from
Tampa will be determined only by the
question of how fast it is possible to
get the 5,000 men on transports and
put them under a. naval escort. A large
quantity of military supplies and pro-
visions for feeding the destitute within
reach of and under the protecton of the
invading army and the army of Gomez,
will be -tnansported to the point select‘
ed as the base of supplies in Cuba. It
is felt' that a force of 5,000 men will be
amply able to establish the base of
supplies and to ”protect it from any
force the Spanish could send against it.
3 As soon as the force has landed the
way will be open to pour into the island
all the supplies and munitions of war
that can possibly be needed. The ves-
sels which will be detailed from samp-
l‘son’s fleet will be quite able to cover
the landing of the troops from the
transports. It is understood that the
5 Cuban army, as fast as it can be as-
sembled, will be provided with such
arms, munitions, clothing, provisions,
horses and equpment as it needs, and
be put into a condition ior effective ser-
vice.
After it has been determined how ef—
fective a force can be relied upon from
i Gomez it can be decided to what extent
our own unacclimated soldiers will
have to be called upon for service in
Cuba. Starting with the regulars, the
more seasoned soldiers will be first
drawn upon for the army of invasion.
The militia. and raw recruits Will be
kept in camp as long as possible, to
allow them .to become seasoned, and
when the calls upon them begin, care-
ful selection will be made of those best
' suited for the sort of service for which
reinforcements will be needed.
The Regulars First.
The regular army, which will be re-
cruited under the bill which has been
passed by the House and Senate, will
retain a character sharply distinguish-
ed from the volunteer arms. It will
be built up by"recru'iting“to nearly three
times its present size. The- recruits
will naturally be of a very different
class of men from those comprising the
volunteer army. The men in the vol-
unteer army will be for :the most part
those'who would never think in time
of peace of adopting the profession of
a private soldier. The recruits to the
regular army are expected to come
from the same class of men, used to
hardship and privation, who ordinarily
choose the profession of. soldiers in the
ranks. The volunteers, coming chief-
ly from walks of private life, where
many of them have been used to lux-
ury and have never known what hard-
ship is,while experience has shown that
they make excellent soldiers, in fact
the best in time, need to be given a
longer time in camp. For this reason,
it is decided that the volunteers will not
be called upon to join the army of in—
vasion for at least a month, and it may
be considerably longer before any of
them are ordered to duty outside this
country.
Roosevelt to Raise a Cowboy Regiment,
Wlashington, April 26.—The President
has decided to appoint Theodore Roose-
velt of New York,the present Assistant
’ Secretary of the Navy, to be a. lieuten-
ant-colonel of United States Volunteers
to serve-in a regiment-0f cowboys_and
mounted riflemen to be raised by Mr.
Roosevelt and Dr. Wood, the Presi-
dent’s family physician, who is now in
the medical department of the regular
army. Dr. Wood will be colonel of
the regiment.
To Protect Klondike GOYd.
Seattle, Wash, April 26.—The local
Alaskan transportation comp-any has
wired Secretary Long‘for six gatling
guns, to be placed on one of its steam-
ers as a. precaution against any Spanish
warship o'r privateer that may be in the
north Pacific Ocean when the first
steamers start on their return trip from
St. Michael’s, with passengers and gold
from the Klondike.
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Gen. liIiles Still Waiting.
Washington April 26. —-General Miles,
commanding the army, has not yet set—
tled on the day on which he will leave
for the South. xHe has appointed his
staff, and has been ready 'to leave on
his tour of inspection for a. week past,
but owing to the passage of the two
militarydaws by Congress has been un-
able to ‘get away.
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Our 'Asiastic Squadron-Has Orders .
to Capture or Destrov the
' Spanish Fleet.
1 Hong Kong, Britisn Colony in China,
April 26. —The guns of America’s Asi-‘
atic squadron will soon be thundering
' in the harbor of Manila, the capital of
the Philippine. Islands. The last of
the fleet sailed last nigh from Hong
Kong. Commodore DeWey has orders
from Washingto‘d’to capture or destroy
the Spanish fleet.
Unless Spain’s warships are in hid-
ing, the fighting will begin at or near
the Philippine Islands, and the time is
~ only a. malt-ts}: of hours—perhaps by
Sunday. “ ,
General Aguinaldo, the President of
the Philippine insurgents, ,has sailed
from Singapore, where he has been in
exile, with the members of his’Ca ' lt-
They chartered their owu steamship:
They will land at a convenient point
~ on the islands, and the General will put
himself at the head of an army: of
30, 000 well- -equipped insurgents mow
gathered together and waiting forhhim.
General Aguinaldo will lead this
large force to attack Manila by land
while the American warships bombard
the city from the sea. -. d
The movements of that army interest
ngnmodore Dewey and command his
sympathy, but he has given the insur-
gents no official aid or encouragement.
Nevertheless, the two forces will co-
operate in fact, and should prove more
than a. match for 'the Spaniards. _ ‘
Consul Williams arrived yesterday
from Manila on the steamship Esmer-
alda. A? fast dispatch boat 'took him
immediately to the flagship Olympia at
Mirs Bay. The Cbnsul will accompany
the fleet- back to Manila.
He (has full information, it is believ-
ed, regarding the Spanish fortifications
at Manilaland elsewhere on the Phil-
ippines, and also regarding the location
of mines and torpedoes planted in the
harbors. '
The Spanish ships are awaiting at-
tack in Manila harbor, it is supposed,
under the protection of the land forti-
fications.
The United States squadron consists
of the protected cruisers Olympia. (flag-
ship), Baltimore, Boston and Raleigh,
the gunboats Concord, Petrel and Mc—
Cullough, and'the transports Zafiro and
Manshan.
May Be Near Our Coast.
St. John’s, N. F., April 26.—It was
‘ reported here last night, though the rui-
mor' lacks confirmation, that a Spanish
warship had been sigh-ted off Bay
Bull’s, twenty miles south of St. John’s.
She is believed to be after American
fishing vessels on the Grand Banks.
Between sixty and seventy Newfound-
land fishernien left yesterday with the
intention of enlisting in the American
Navy.
Port Au Prince, Hayti, April 26.—A
Haytian coasting vessel which has just
arrived here reports having sighted five
warships, painted dark gray, passing
the Mole St. Nicholas, the western point
of the northern part of Hayti, on Sat-
urday last. , ,1
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Spain’s Squadron Ordered to Leave.
Vi’ashingiton, April ’26.—England’s
neutrality proclamation, which among
other results has caused the American
squadron to sail from Hong Kong with
a blockade of the Philippines as its ul-
timate mission, moved Portugal yes-ter-
day to serve notice on Spain that her
warships must leave Portuguese ports
within forty—eight hours. As Cape
Verd is a Portuguese possession, this
step means that the Spanish fleet an-4
chored at St. Vincent must put back to
the Canaries or to Cadiz or some other
home port if it does not sail westward
to engage Captain Sampson’s squadron
now blockading Cuba.
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Will Stop the Cape Verde Fleet.
Washington, April 26.—A meeting of
the Strategic Board was held at the
Navy -Departmenf. last night. Arr-ange-
ments were made to dispatch the flying
squadron at once to head off the Span-
ish fleet which, it is reported, will
leave Cape Verde 'to-day.
Captain Crowninshield and a force
of assistants were on duty last night
deciphering messages relating to the
course of the Spanish ships, and if they.
are headed this way Commodore Schley
will receive orders to sail immediately
to intercept them.
Still at Cape Verde Islands.
London, April 26.—A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from St. Vincent,Cape Verde
Islands, dated yesterday, says;
“Visiting the Spanish fleet 'has been
forbidden, and no manoeuvring, target
practice or exercising whatever. is pro-
ceeding. All the ships have been paint-
ed black since they arrived here. No
shore leave is granted. It is reported
that the vessels will sail from these isl-
ands to—morrow (Tuesday).’-’
Spanish Fleet to Sail.
London, April 26.-—A special] dispatch
from St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands,
dated yesterday, says:
“There-is reasOn to believe the Span-
ish neet sails to—day. It is exceedingly
formidable, including, as it does, four
first-class cruisers, six torpedo boats,
and two armed transports.
“Since the arrival of the transport San
Francisco, rthe latter has transshipped
to the cruisers 2,000 tons of coal.”
Bryan llIay Enlist as a Private. ,
Wichita, Kan, April 26.—Col. H. G.
Bole-r has received from his friend,Will-
iam J. Bryan, a. communication asking
him as to the propriety of Mr. Bryan’s
volunteering as a private soldier. Mr.
Bryan is willing to volunteer at the
first call, but has hesitated because of
the scramble for commissioned places
now being meal in all parts of the
country. He fears that his action in
volunteering will be liable to miscon-
struction. Col. Boler has not yet
framed an answer; ‘ .
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$750,000 Fire in Glasgow.
Glasgow, April 26. —There was a. tre-
mendous fire in the Clydeside district
of this city last night. ”Several large ,(
buildings were involved, including the
magnificent Catholic Cathedral of St.
Andrew’s Thediunage amounts to
over £150,000. -
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