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BY SPANISH ! CRAFT
Minister Woodford is I
tation of the
SPAIN TAKES THE INITIATIVE?.
Minister Woodford Notified that Diplomatic Relations Have Been Sev
: er'ed Spain Will Make Nq Reply Minister Woodford Leaves
I Madrid Proceedings in the Cortes The American Eagle
. j Torn Down From a Building Governor General
: Blanco Issues a Bellicose Address to the
Spaniards in i Cuba
. Madrid, April 21. 11:26 a. xa.fIhe ul
timatum of the United tates was re
ceived early this, morning lu English.
(The' Spanish government. Immediately
(brake oft diplomats relations with the
United. States, notifying: the United
States minister to this effect before he
was able to present any note.
12:20 p. in. (The news of the rupture
was received calmly. (There is mo ex-"f
cltement apparent anywhere
2 p. m. Spain's action today is con
. sldered a virtual declaration of war,
" -and hostilities may begin immediately.
3 :20 p. m. A semi-official note is
sued tnis arternoon says:- "xne Span
ish government, having: (received the
ultimatum of the presidenjtrof the Unit-rj
ed States, considers that': the document
' constitutes a declaration Of&war against
Bpain, and that the proper form to be
adopted is not to make any reply, tout
to await -the expiration of -time men
tioned in the ultimatum before opening
hostilities.- In the meantime the Span
; Ush authorities have placed their posses
sions' dn a state of defense and their
fleet Is already on its way to meet that
.of the United States.
4 p. m. The queen-regent presided
; this afternoon at the cabinet council, t
Be nor Sagas ta, the premier, announced
the departure of Senor Tolo y BernabeJ
from Washington and that the United
(States minister, General Woodford, haf
been informed that. It would (be user
less to present any note.
The British ambassador, Sir Henry
Irummond . Wolff, . called upon Senor
- i Gullon,- the foreign minister, and in!
-i (formed him that the affairs of the
(American legation were in his (ambas
sador's) hands. '! "I
i -The chambers have elected- provis-
! lional officers, the Marquis Vego d'lArmi
- gress, the lower; house of the cortes.
i WOODTORD'S IDHPIAIRTTJRE.
4: SO p. m. General Woodford arrived
at the station about a quarter of an
hour In advance of ; the hour at which
the train was scheduled to leave. , The
train started half an ihoUr late and dur
j Snjg'the interval, General Woodford con
versed with the representatives of the
foreign press and a number of private
friends. An : immense' crowd gathered
at the station, composed-of all classes.
1A strong : force of police and civic
gruards maintained order, .while amid
the crowd moved a' large number of pri
vate detectives. A. detachment of the j
civil guards accompanied General!
Woodford to the frontier. -The retiring!
minister maintained Wis usual calm
ness, "but looked-worn and fatigued.
SYhen the crowd was the thickest about
IhlTri, General Woodford forced" his way
v through and. after approaching Col
onel iMorel, the chief of police, shook,'
hands with him' cordially, thanking
him for his kindness and zeal in guard-i!
Ing the United States legation and lush
(General Woodford's) -residence for, so
many (months. When. General Wood
ford took his "seat in the train there was
a stir among the spectators and a rush
toward the window of the carriage,
rrhe minister sat unconcerned and dig-
miified. 1 ' . i
Senor Aguilera. the civil governor of
Madrid, his gigantic figure rising head;
and shoulders above .the crowd, in a;
stentorian voloe, raised a cheer, which
was thrice responded to by the crowd.!
Viva i Rstians" resounded throughout
tho srat on until - me iru.ni wtta iauij
- f 1 1 r Nil h. 1 HIS VV AO i r wm
klndlv farewell, but as an explosion ox.
long feelings. Outside tne station, ee-
nor AcuileRa addressed the crowd,!
calmness and confidence
In the government, : which, he said,
T.i .e . A. 3 4- V - VAnr nf Kr5l5n j
The English flag is now ' flying oveti
. the American legation, wlich is still
o-unrripri rv me uoiice.
j . There is a bitter feeling here against;
r.reai Tirit.nin. esoecially on tne con
i -v,wi mar anH nHvateer oues-
1 i tions. It is the belief of the general;
I rmhii- that Great Britain is playing,
in an underhand manner, the game of
' i the United States. .
IN THE CORTES. ;
. ' r.:SB n. m.In the Spanish senate to
day i Marshal Martinez Campos asked!
the minister of foreign affairs, Senor
i Gullon, to make a statement regarding
i the relations between Spain and the.
. ! United States. Whereupon the minister
! replied that all relations were broken
i off. The former captain general of
I Cuba then made a patriotic speech, in
i -u7Hif.il ho Haoave ht Cuba will never
Jose; her Spanish sovereignty.' He said
he ivarmly approved the wisdom dis-
i played by the government, which had)
; "accepted : voluntarily all propositions
. i : compatible with the dignity of-Spain.'f
He added that ever since 1820 the Unit.
ed States had "pursued is aim .of seiz
pa states naa pursueu jiAii.v,ociTv
Americans, he. argued, Spain ought to
be i considered an American power, : for
"she has' watered the soil of America
with her blood." r He recalled the fact
that there exists in the' American con
tinent 40,000,000 inhabitants of Spanish
orieln. "all favorable to the mother
roitntrv."
A resolution, eloquently supported by
several leading senators pledging the
assistance of the chamber to save the
dignity of Spain, was carried with ae
rlamation. ; i -
Senor Gullon, . the foreign minister,
thanked the senate," "not in the name
of the liberal cabinet, but in the name
of the government." j:
The president then delivered a par
triotic oration, arousing intense enthusiasm-
!
At this afternoon's cabinet council
Senor Sagaeta address'ed the queen-regent
t thus: ;. "In this solemn moment,
when the first cannon shot is almost
audible, the government is prepared to
assume the entire responsibility for its
decisions, but it considers it opportune
that the queen-regent should hear -the
opinion of all the political leaders and
the influential men of all parties, as
well as the principal generals."' .
Acceding to-this proposal, the queen
regent will commence the consultation
this evening. . i:
At the outset of proceedings in r the
congress (the lower house of the cortes) -the
president, Marquis d'Armljo, urged
the necessity of the quickest "possible
organization of the house "to enable us
to defend the, honor and flag of our
country." ' The l chamber commenced
forthwith the election of committees
and it is believed that the work of or
ganization will be completed by Sat-
urday. In the lobbies, deputies of all'
parties were unanimous in saying that
America mui ---
ranee (to the utmost.) -.. .
AaiEKIiClA'N 'HAGiLIJ TCRlAJMPIDEiD
:!v - :, UPON. ' 1
. s;30 p. m. Enthusiastic processions
are now moving through-the principal
tretSi The mob gathered in front of
Forestalled in Presen
Ultimatum.
the "building the the Equitable Of e In
surance company and insisted upon the
removal of the U&nerloan eagle' wnich
was thrown down and smashed to jbita,
Th& - fragments were then carried
through the streets Iby a cheering, yell
ing molb to the military clu'b, where 'the
memlbers appeared upon the balcony
and enthusiasticariy cheered the dem
onstrators, shouting. "Viva1 Espana"
and "Down .with the YanJkees." The
.police mixed with the crowd and allow
vl tho id cm nns trillion itn &ct fin wfthon
1 restraint. The ,011 governor ' of Mad-
drid, Senor Aguiler, 'instead of iprohiib-
itihg disorder, allowed complete, liberty
of action, mingling among the demon
strators. He was loudly cheered, es
pecially' when the American escutcheon
was thrown from the tbalcony of the
Equitable building and fell at Ms, very
feet. Aguiler, as if trampling upon the
escutcheon, addressed the - populace
amid enthusiastic applause. He said:
"The Spanish Jlon is roused ' from his
Slumber. He "will shake 3iis mane and
disperse the rest of the brute creation."
"The demonstration then continued, a
part 'of the mob proposing to demon
strate In front of the American lega
tion, which- is now, under the British
flag, litis hoped, at the time this dis
patch is senlf that the crowd wiM dis
perse exhausted, haying' nothing' upon
which to wreak its vengeance, i
(La Correspondencia lEspana suggests
the expulsion of all foreigners, es
pecially the newspaper correspondents.
The following is the text of the note
received this morning iby General Wood
ford from; (Senor Gullon, "minister of
foreign affairs: - i ;
- "Dear Sir: Int compliance with' . a
painful duty, a have the honor to in
form you hat there has been sanction
ed iby the; president of the republic a
resolution of both chambers of the
United States which denies the 'legiti
mate sovereignty of Spain and threat
ens armed intervention in Ouiba, which
is equivalent to a declaration of war.
"The government of her majesty have
ordered her minister to return without
loss -of time frorn North American ter
ritory, together with all the personei
of the legation.
"By this act the diplomatic relations
hitherto existing 'between the.- two
countries and all of the commmunica
tions between their .respective repre
sentatives cease. . . W '
"I am obliged, thus, to inform- you,
so' that you may make such arrange
ments asi you think fit. . I beg your
excellency to acknowledge receipt of
this note . at such time as you deem
proper. (Taking this opportunity to re
' iterate to you the assurance of 'my
distinguished consideration;
' , ' ' GULUON."
; A MANIFESTO FROM BLANCO.
Havana, April 21.-The official Ga
zette publishes an extra, containing
the following manifesto: ..
"The Geiiferal Government of 'the Is
land' of Cuba to the Inhabitants of
. the Island of Cuba:
"Without and reason or legality,
witl
and
ithout the least offence on our part,
at a time when they have received
from us only proofs of friendship, the
United States are forcing us into war
just at the moment when-quietude be-
gan to settle over the country, when
production was ; flourishing, commerce
taking courage and peace approaching,
with the co-operation of all classes and
all parties under the new. Institutions
granted by the ' mother country.
"Such a proceeding is without pre
cedent in histerj'lt evidently mani
fests the .boguS politics of the repub
lic, demonstratingL.the tricky plans and
purposes r that have always been
nourished r against Spain's sovereignty
in Cuba," ; which ; the enemy has been
conspiring for nearly a century to de
stroy. Our foes now carry their hy
pocrisy and falsehood to the extent of
demanding immediate peace in a war
provoked j and 'sustained, by tnemseives.
Her prudence and . moderation have
been of no avail to Spain, though she
has carried her; concessions to the ex
treme limit - of toleration in order- to
avoid a' rupture. She deplores this
state of affairs, but she accepts it with
all the energy inspired by ,a glorious
national history and the pride of her
people, a pride which will never yield
to the strangers' haughtiness nor con
sent' to see Spain's right and reason
trampled upon by a nation of nobodies.
If . the United States want the island
of Cuba let them! come and take it.
Perhaps the hour is not far distant in
which these Carthegenians of America
will find their Zama in this island of
Cuba, which Spain has discovered; peo
pled and civilized and which will never
be anything hut. Spanish..
"It is our turn to have the honor of
defending her and we will know how to
do it with decision, and ah effort many
a time put forth. I count upon you for
this with absolute' certainty. I believe
there is no sacrifice you. are not pre
pared to (make in defence of the na-
tional territory, whose integrity is
- trt all Snaniards , of whatever
whose veins runs Spanish blood will
reSDond' readily to the call which, In
these solemn moments, I address to all
and that! all will group themselves
around me to contribute as much as
a verv one can to reDel a f oreifen in-
. r vasion. without allowing dangers,- sui
i f rhieitor Drivations to weaken the
heart. of courage. .
"To arms. " then, fellow countrymen!
To armslt There will be a place for all
in the fight. Let all co-operate i and
contribute with the same firmness and
enthusiasm to; fight the eternal enemy
of the Spanish name, emulating the eX'
ploits of our ancestors, who always ex
alted hieh their country's fame and
honor! Cry a thousand" times: "Viva
Espanal' ! 'Viva El Rey Alfonso xnil
Viva La Regente!' 'Viva Cuba Always
Spanish!' . . ' !
, "PAMON BLANCO."
The government i has accepted the
proposal of. Nicholas, Tamin & Co., an
American concern, to arrange for a
supply of water from Paita and Colon.
The contract will be signed immedi
ately. It is looked -upon as a good ar
rangement from both standpoints.
At a meeting yesterday of the direc
tors of the Spanish bank it was agreed
to declare compulsory the acceptance
f of paper money at its value on the day
of -presentation, estates to receive it at
. the previous - day's value.
The movement of troops continue and
there are daily conferences of the gen
erals and the Spanish admirals at the
palace.
It'ls currently reported here tnat tne
insurgents have declined to confer with
the delegation of the colonial govern
ment. which was sent : to -treat with
them for peace on the basis of a broad
er form of autonomy. It is added that
the insurgents will only accept Spanish
generals as mediators.
- The announcement of . the United
States ultimatum to Spain caused great
enthusiam at the theatre last night,
the audience making a' bellicose dem
onstration against the United States
(London, April dispatch to the
lail Telegmph-from Barcelona, via
Paris says: Grave apprehensions are
entertained in the highest government
circles that the Issue of war may (be
decided, not toy valor and enthusiasm
and dogged perseverance, "but try re
serves of ' coal and victuals, of which
they have made but a 'scanty (provision
dn .Cuba. : It appears Chat in respect Of
coal in particular they are comparably
worse off than they", have hitherto
imagined "The Spanish government,
firmly (believing down! to the very last
moment that peace will (be preserved
through the intercession of the pope
and the powers, ; neglected to lay in
sufBicient provision of jcoal, despite' the
representations made o them by one or
two far-seeing naval fofflcer. Besides
they, it is believed, they never once
inquired of the British, or other neu
tral governments whether 'coal would
ibe regarded as contraband of war. The
result- is said to be a tate of things
which may be fraught with unpleas
ant surprises and (bring hostilities to
a 'premature end. ' J
t Base Ball - .
; i Philadelphia 13, Ifew York 4.
Philadelphia, April 2L-HSeymour was as
wild j as a ihare today, and. tn1 conse
quence, Philadelphia- again defeated New'
York. The fielding of both teams was a
little ragged!.. Attendance 2,617. The score:
1 . JJ
Philadelphia' .0 4 0 tf 0 1 ft 8 0-13 10 i
New York 77. .". . . .3 0 0 d 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 4
Batteries: Duggleby fand McFarland;
.Seymour, Getting and Grady. -. Umpires,
Emslie and Andrews, Time, 2:15. .
; Washington 7, Brooklyn- 5.
.Washington, April 21; Eleven, innings
were required by the Senators to;win today's-game.
The feature of the game
was the catdh of a long fly by Selbach.
He fell in making connection' with the.
ball, but did not let it escape him. At
tendance 1,800. The score: ; R. H. B.
Washtngtoni ...301 00 1 0 0 00 27 11 0
Brooklyn : 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 05, 13 2
IBaitteries: Weyhlng and McGulre; Dunn
and!, Smith. Umpires, Lynch and Con
nolly. Time, 2:00. " j
! Baltimore 5, Boston 10.
Baltimore, . April 21.-Th Oriole bats
men could not connect jwltb the ball to
day !when hits were, needed. The field
ing of the home team wa not up to the
standard and their errors helped swell
Boston's run column. JAittendance 11,787.
The-score: - R. H. E.
'Baltimore 0 30 ft 00020 5 7 4
Boston .3 0 1 2j0 0 2 0 2 10 12 2
Cincinnati 11, plttsburk 6.
i Cincinnati, April 2lJ The Reds . hit
Rhines unmercifully in the firstand lasf
innings of. today's game and gained an
easy victory. Dwyer was very wild and
(retired in favor of Dammann in the
sixth; Attendance 3,000 The score:
: -1 R. H. E.
"Cincinnati ....... .-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 611 14 4
IPittsburg 0 1 Cj 2 0 0 0 2 6 6 3
'i Louisville 2, Chicago 8.
i Louisville, April 21.-Jfhe Colonels were
off in both fleldlng and batting today and
t!he Colts bad everything their own way.
Attendance 1000. The.acore: R. H. E.
Louisville ..... ..0 0 050 0 2 0 0 0-r-2 2 7
Chicago ....4 10.1 0 0 0 0-8 9 3
A torpid liver robs you of ambition
and ruins youtr health. DeWitt's Lit
tle "Early Risers cleanse the liver, cure
constipation and all stomach and liver,
troubles. R. R. Bellamy. , .
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! At tlie Theatre.
; "Fatist." dramatization of Goethe's
widelr read poem; wa produced at the
theatre last night f or ..jt'he third time in
two years The first Itwo presentations
were .given v by Mr. Lewis' Morrison, who
possesses ability enough to more than
satisfy the most critical in. his portrayal
of the difficult role o "Mephlsto," and
Wealth enough to obtain the highest taK
IT . ! 1 . 1. . ... J 1 3 i.- 1 -U
ent to support tne yiay, uiiu iiujsi emu-
oraite ! environments. Consequently last
night's performance suffered from com
parison, as all inferior plays do to supe
rior Ones, although vfith.mu'ch success
may the former class be rendered. The
play of ".Faust" is familiar to all; so now
to the players and staging.
Mr. ' Griffith played? the role of "Me
phlsto" well, although some times his
gloating nature, at the least t)he nature
of the character, asserts Itself to too
great an extent, whlbh makes him dis
play-too much loud vocal exercise and
mannerism. . I ,
The ole of Valentine, portrayed by Mr.
Geo. Meeeh, was passing .fair, but the
"Faust" 'Mr. JOhn-J. JPalmer asked us to
'accept was abominable. His too main
faults, which we will admit are nearly
everything, are his non-graceful stage
presence and exertme'ly bad modulation:
In one respect did
tfhe play equal Mr.
Morrison's production, and that was in
the character of : '.'Marguerite." This role
waa played by CMiss! Kathryn Purnell,
who is equal to any one we have yet
seen attempt it. Mrii Morrison's daugnt-
er appeared in thisSpharacter, wlhen here
last, and to our mind Miss purnell ex
cels her. She possesses both grace and
beauty, and was most effective at all
times. i ! -
The rest of the cat" filled ttheir respec
tive! parts very well .
The stage settings, electrical ana me
chanical effects, Wljile not as extensive
as we have seen, wjbre nearly grand and
nigniy creaitaoie. t -
When a man to! suffering with an
aching head, a sluggish ibody when, his
muscles are lax and -lazy, us rain
dull, and his sltomach dlsdalnlhig food,
he Will, if wise, lleed these warnings
ahid resort to the right remedy, before
it is too late.. "Parkers Sarsaparuia,
the "Kine of Blood ?Pumifiers," miaKea
Che appetite keen and hearty tnVigor-
aites Itihe IverpuKfiea ..the iblooa ana
fills It wltih the life-giving elements of
"the food. It Is a Wonderful blood ma
ker and flesh (builder. Sold toy J. C.
Shepard, J. H. Hajia. and H. I Fen-
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- Freight Rates on Fertilizers
. (Special to The Messenger.) s
Raleigh, "N. C.,- April 21. The rail
way commission today fixed the freight
rates per ton on fertilizers as follows:
Five miles,' 60 cents; ten miles, 80 cents.
Thirty -five years make a generation.
That is too w long Adolph Fisher, of
Zaneavllle," O., suffered from the piles.
He -was cured by lusduig three boxes of
IeW4tt'S V'Uch Haaol Salve. R. R.
Bellamy. ' : " '
"In a minute' one dose of Hart's Es
sence oif Ginger will jreMe?e any ordi
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An unexcelled ; remedy .. for Diarrhoea,
Cholera Morbus, Summer complaints
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Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. Fen-
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We mean On Minute Cough Cure,-the
Jmfanaible remedy for coughs, colds.
cnyviv,. fbronchlAia, grippe, and all throat
and lung troubles, K. . it. Bellamy.
don't know. J there may oe others,"
toe sfaid, 'Tjut I have used 'Parker's
Tolu Cough Syrup' to my faanily for
years and would not be without it.'
kmw iwvw ymxu w uujr uiie m-
ferior preparation' that was bemg)
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Syrup" has no equaL Tt will imanedi-
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Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, Hoarse
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remedy for children,? Tor sale by J, C.
Sbetard, J. H. Hard-n. ind H. L. Fen
tress. -
- Hart" i mmulflgon - Cod - XAver Oil
wi th Creosote and the Hypophosphltes,
If faltlhiful'ly used, is a- epectflc In the
treatment of - weak lurags, Oansump
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cians recommend ft. Bold by J. C.
Shepard, J. H. Hardin, and H. I. Fen-
aniiiH.
Can Sail to Any Point on
Moment's Notice.
ANXIOUS FOR THE FRAY.
Great Excitement Among Officers and
Crew All Ordered on Board Tbe
'TCamacliusetts Not. to Be l Detacbed
From tne Squadron Tne Torpedo
Boat Rodgera Passes Ont Under Full
Steam for Key West Cheered by tn
Entire Fleet as Site Passes.
Fort Monroe, Ja., April """21. Begin
ning with the reception' of the first
news bulletins from Washington today.'
intense excitement prevailed here, both
on, shore and among the officers and
men of the squadron. While the gen
eral duties of the day were attended
to as usual under the strict discipline
established by Commodore Schley,
there was an undercurrent of f everish
ness that hurried along things with
suggestiveness. H
The officers who canle ashore in the
afternoon were notified! thatj they must
report on board at 10 fo' clock 'by the
latest, and that .no all night shore
leaves would be granted. The officers
of . the Massachusetts were told that
they must report at 5:30 o'clock on
board when leave might be gnfnted for
some few hours to see friends. Those
tWQ orders led to all sorts of rumors,
an annoying one being, that the MassaT
chusetts had been detachediwhich was
promptly denied.? --At the hotel3 where
many of the. officers' wives are staying
there was great consternation, it be
ing believed that the squadron would
sail before morning. . k -
At 4 O'clock, after the receipt 'of the
Associated Press, bulletin that the Key
West fleet had moved, and the further
bulletin that the Spanish' believed the
ultimatum to be a declaration of war,
the commodore signalled from theBrook
lyn for all engines to be coupled. . The
engines while -in port are uncoupled
and not usually - coupled until at sea
and the order was for the evident in
tention of making good time if an order
was received. Arrangements were made
for the telegraph stations on shore to
remain open all night to receive dis
patches.. ''
Despite the strain on all nerves to
night, men and officers are enthusiastic
to a degree and that was demonstrat
ed when the torpedo boat Rodgers
stopped by the Brooklyn, fn her way'
out to i join the Key West squadron,'
to ask permission of Commodore Schley
r
IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE D1Y.I
There was great activity and 'excitement fa Mjforidlk Yester
day and the Squadron was Ready to SaiJ.j , ' I ?j
Xhe Torpedo Boat Rogers Leaves NorfolKr Key West.
Minister Woodford is notified by the Spi;ash Government
that Diplomatic Negotiations with Our foujtr.y are ended. lie
applies for his Passports and Leaves Madrid
Spain will make no answer to the Ultim&tignjbut will await
the expiration, of the time before beginning Hostilities.
Civil Guards accompanied Mr. Woodford'tathe Frontier. , '
Postmaster General Gary resigns and C.l Ei; Smith, of Phila
delphia, Succeeds Him. , A II' i '
. i Senator Walthallj of Mississippi, died yeteday. -
A Madrid Mob throws down and breaks tlijet American Eagle
over the Equitable Life Insurance Building, ''. ( .
lhe British' Flag? now floats
Building in Madrid.
General Blanco Issues a Manifesto to the SCiihans.
The Text of the Ultimatum
General R. F. Hoke is Spoken of for -Onimander of the
North Carolina Troops.
! The Key West Fleet was preparing to! saftjat. 4 -o'clock this
to proceed. The men flocked' to. the
forecastles of the vessels and cheered
heartily. ' ji ' ;
The Rodger went out once before
but rubbed on a sand bar and slight
ly injured her screw. While the injury
was not severe, it was thought best to
fix it, and the work was completed to
day. She went out of Hompton Roads
at a terrific .rate, i I
The colliers assigned to the squad1
ron the Merrimac and the: Saturn are
not yet quite ready, but may be in a
day. They , are fast boats and can
catch the squadron, which, in squadron
array, will not attempt ; to,- make more
thai twelve knots an hour. The hos-.
pital boat is still in the hands of the
shipbuilders, being; converted and can
not bes ready with a crew for several
aays. -rnese tnings, however, i nave no
enect upon tne starting or (the squad-;i
ron. captain. Hieginson said tonight
that any statement to the effect that
the Massachusetts had been ordered to
go to New York city fori defence of
that harbor was untrue, j j '
All of the ships have extraordinary
complements of coal, .water, oil and
provisions and are ready if or a long
cruise.! - i 4.1iSi
It is a great leap from .the old fash
ioned doses of blue-mass and nauseous
physlios to .the pleasant little pills
known at DeWitt's Ulttle Early Kasers.
They cure constlpaJtiOnj sick (headadhe
and : biliousness. R. R. Bellamy.
Awaiting Today's Developments. -
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleiglh, iN. C, April 21. General belief
is that an order for state guard mobili
zatlon wiM be issued tomorrow. Nothing
has been done; as yet. Major Hayes is
still in Washington. The adjutant gener
al is not' herel It is expected thatas soon
as the government ealls'for troops mobili
zation, will be made at Raleigh f the
TNortlh! - Carolina quota The " present
strength of the infantry of the guard is
about 1,750 according' to- t?he colonels "Of
the regimentsr : while the jquota to be
called j for, it eeems, is 2,068, The state
ment is made, that General R,. F. Hoke
may be " assigned- to command of the
troops; for (home defence after the guard
is put In service.-. While there is intense
interest here 4n war news, there is not
the least excitement. Everything awaits
tomorrow's developments.! j
Why allow youraeir to be slowly tor
tured at the stake of disease? Chrlls
.rvd F"evfr will nfl ermine! a.rA cvptit,
, uauy break down the strongest const!
tution. . "Febri-Cura" (Sweet Chill
Tonic with Iron) is more effective than
Quinine, and being combined with Iron
is an excellent tonic and Nerve medi
cine. It is pleasant to ; take, . and is
sold under positive guarantee to cure cr
money refunded. Accept no substitute.
The "Just as good" - kind don't effect
cures. Sold by J. C. Shepard,, J. Hi
Hardin and H. Ii. Fentress
M. LYooon, Cameron, Pa., says "I
was a sufferer for ten years, trying
moot kinds of pile remedies, but
without success. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve was recommended to one.
I used one box. r It has affected a. per
manent cure." As a permanent cure
for piles DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
has no equal. R. R. Bellamy, .
1 , ( If h f '-'
In Congress Relating to
A
the Pending War,
nit
SENATE ACTS PROMPTLY
The Sundry Cll: Bill Passed The
Volunteer JCrnJ'y Bill Amended and
Adopted Pre')dent Empowered to
- Prohibit Expo Nation of War Mate- f
rial Tbe ?H' use Concurs in the
Resolution-4DvMh of Senator Wal- P
tnau inT( Appropriation Kill.
,1 I , - SENATE. h -
WaaWngtonj iril 21. Three import-
ttnkjiueasures; vrrei passed Dy me sen
ate this afternoon,! all of which relate
largely ito the ! Rational defence. The
sundry Civil hjlf.wwhich has been pend
ing for 1 two weks and ... which f carries
a large jamousnfti-tof; money intended to
be used in tife strengthening1 of the
Gountry's coe&, defences, ; was finally r
nassed. 1 The I rS&Val annronriation 'bill f
. ? f v; r i t- -
was mmedlatejf taken up and' prac-
tically compltt$, although, pending
. U Tit t. , x - f -
ceimng sine prjf ox aiiuoi yiu.LV, Kim
bill was displed; in order that the
measure! temporarily increasing the
military! establishment of the United
States in the! iltie of war might be
iconsidered. v 4jf -It long' -discussion the'
bill as amendedfby, the' committee was
passed. A joirjtj resolution was adopt
ed giving th pWesidenfc power to pre
vent the! exportation of coal and other
war material;) s ';
- Just before i jul journment it became
known among e jiaors on the floor that
Senator IWaltfoTm, lot Mississippi, who
1 .3 1 1. l . , ,
iiau ucen m tiK several weens, was
J J . ml 41! t : A m
dead. The f oraffalrannouncement of
his death wasii;ioti made, but will be
when the senaiMI convenes tomorrow.
Senator Mofip ,bf Vermont, .secured
the passage osffjay bill to restore to citi
zenship in the itiiited States Mrs. Nel
lie Grant 8aro-ij, dayghter of the late
President" Graritwha forfeited her cit
izenship iby hefcfmarriage" to a subject
of. Great ,Britalf I ' f.
Senator Quay; liof Pensylvaniaj 1 intro
duced the following resolution : j.
"T,hat. the preis';dent is hereby authors
ized, in his $lt. retion and with such
limitations a': exceptions as shall
seem to him eyp;edient, to prohibit the
export "of coal!?? Other material used
in war from aiKSseaport of the iUnited
States until othiVwise ordered by con
gress." ( jiifeJ i !
When the suf$ry civil bill was -laid
before the seijit? its consideration be-
; jt ' "j '
1
S
-4
over the U4ierican Legation
to Spain Madetublic.
1
ing by agresnWnti under the five min
utes' rule; Safeori Money, of Mississip-
pi, said he bi& noticed iii a morning
patfer the starfesnent that the state de-
paper tne starenent tnat the state de-a
partmenti naaii
H i-l finer tha
rinis.goenrwomdaide
. ji '- . , .
!hLtLriLmtaein.i856-. Se" -
lieve the;
"But," he
IV. ati i. j a. j. j jl-:4
cue powers u,iysaLeu io me presiuenir.
power to i IsSUe letters of : marque and
reprisal belong' exclusively to . t'con-
gress. Neltpr the TJnited States nor
Spain is j 'signatory to the treaty of
Paris. ' lt I - . -'v. t I
A number 01, amendments were made
rto the sundry, e vil bill and it was then
passed. -; Y . I
passed. -; f f ! ;
The naval rppriatlon bill was laidT
.!lhe T:ns decided late tonight to send ashore
?S fiiilnfVb?; considerable figure5 in the campaign,
saU4,;'it is well enough thatiS. u thmio-v. nnt-nfflini:
I Se ?e BHateJ, iooTA nro" Pas!: -Uance attached to his arrival, and that
ed the house Wried $38,014,058. As it, was here simply On a regular visit
j Coo ' T-1 "- v.o.xwyo
tyWS. - ..S I : : i
, i-,, rv"o. ;wvU .wv.
val bill, Sena Hawley, of Connecti-
cut, chairmafciof, the military affairs-
committee, ca,'iea up me resolution m-y,
duced todav. s: Gelatine: .to the extHrta-"
tion of coaliUrtd other war materials.
After so ampi;dine the resolution as to
" v,, T U
f .pp"- V
but .to 'rai8e',t he embargo the resolu -
tion was pasj ed without division. ',.
-'me reading" oil tne naval bill i was?
thenfesumeJ - and completed, with itsft.report here early, tomorrow morning.
amenment?,t 2t 40 o'clock p.! m. 1 ( FLeet PREPARING TO SAIL.
An amoriirHSilOTlt urns nririorii Vv tnos.'.'l. 1
.i,
of the navmay establish depots- for; sage" came ashore .ordering several of
i ,!v .v.i i v. -j flr-prs of the flagship on board lmmedi-
iniinrpf-tct aaa
ui uui laiiiiK it tijv.uw ' lui nidi ymuwe.
Senator erUins, of California, se
-a' a a
appropriaAi;?100,000 for the recoup,
struction of tujldings destroyed recent-
lv V aatM.f rito at Mora Toionrl now!
vard OaTifrkia: I '
yard, CaUIOfjlja, . .. .
As the blt was about to pass, th. i
armor matte!) was brought up. and as?
It was likely, lead to debate. Senator;!
Hawley brout up the volunteer armyR i, "f1' KlltZ Ta,w are
v.,,, 0?if u:j j a iwarshiDS lvlne in the inner harbor are
,, r,0 - '
Somemendments were offerfj Twe are how !:Affi' g
ed bv SenattHawley and agreed to.t thought to be the i monitor Amphltrite
Spnatnr ti of Georgia. .Ue-e-ested.
that
vide
uiai nw.jiain ill luc lunula, scivai
d be cupelled to enlist by the
of thef (fcmpany of which he is ar.J.
should be
vote
. Senator tWley explained ; that no
body could ib?i forced to enlisras a vol
unteer in service or w un.
difficulty ifiwsarrying into effect thf
Drovisionsi ocshe bill. t
The blllj 4 jr?.er an extenaea aiscus?i
B1UU, . mr o,o :iaiflcu, -. . .
. Consideration of the naval apprOprU
ation bill iwfkS then resumed, in orde
that certain f amendments might be of'i
fered. - - K
ment that IV government should pa
no tnnrA fnit!M00 n. ton for arm or ntn.tV
and appropasting $1,500,000 'for'an arK
1 A i .A -r . M J AAA AAA . ' -J
mur jJinie j.iji,ui;y auu i,wu,vuv i ii-
manufacturef armor plate " vessel?
now being' obstructed agreed to. v,
Senator iTIinan,, of South : Carolina,
offered and' teedured-the adoption of ai
amendment providing for an. electril
light and pover plan at a cost of $20,iifj
000, and for, the storage and. handling
f coal at a cost of $20,000, both at the
aval station at Port Royal, S. C
? The senate 'then at 5:50 o'clock p. m.
ivent into executive session and ad-
f V-ourned at 7:06 o'clock p. m.:
t j Uussiu JJj- K'lltiiJsHNTATirVTE..
u The consideration of the contested
t felectlon case, Patterson va Carrmuv
C rpm tlje Tenth Tennesssee: district was
nierrupxea toaay to allow the passage
'i fne jomx resoiuuon to authorize the
president in ' his discretion to' prohibit
jhe exportation of coal and other war
yhatemial The measure is considered
"jf vital Importance to prevent the shlp
aient of coal to Cuban. tPorto Riv
tpther ports where it 'could foe used by
.ppaan. TJie speaKer. susrnea It lust toe-
ore the house adjourned.
til The contested election case ii rm.
fjfc:in of a novelty .betoause both of the
contestants and the contestee are dem-
t crats. t Mr. 'jfatterson. however, -was
ifflliated in the last campaign with -the
is ! ucuiwiauj inuu. repuioaicans.
fhe democrats displayed considering
t. jltterness. They fought the consldera-
f yi&n of the case and with the aid of
ome republicans almost succeeded in'
lefeatlng' it. The vote wlrl tbe taken
hyomorrow at 4 o'clock.
f Two resolutions of Inquiry reported
.'by the foreign affairs committee wwa
Adopted. : One called upon the president,
if not in compatible with thepublie in
terest. , to transmit all correspondence
yetween njonsul Ueneral Lee and the
;tate 'department, between May lt 1896
iio' the present time, ' fThel second re-
t ;uested him to ilnform the house what
. . - AM 3 . . . ' '
il. a.uy, jiau. iueen xaKen to pro-
:'r . i. 1 ' 1 . . j. .
revL 'uuo arvs aiiu 'pixperxy or tne 300
jmericans left Iby ; Consul Brice at
fatanzas... - ' .-
The Ml reported by the foreign affairs
(committee to restore 'Mrs. Nellie Grant
jrT,artoris to American citizenship .was
K'Tne Tennessee coMested-election :case
was then called up.
i Shortly after 3 O'clock, Mr. Hull in
terrupted the debate and asked unani
mous consent for the consideration of
the joint resolution passed by the sen
ate today to prohibit the exportation of
xoal. He explained; that the executive
officers of the" government considered
it Of great importance that the resolu-
.tjpn. should be passed at once. . .
, iMr. walker, repulbllcan, of Virginia,
said that much coal was produced in
his district and he i was not prepared
to allow a measure, of such Importance
ha i igo- through .without due considera
tion. He was appealed to toy members
;n 'both sides ofKe house liot to object
he refused r.o withdraw his oJbjec-
j?on. r .
'3 The members labored with Mr. Walk
V frfr 'ten miniitea n.nA flnnfllv Indi'iped
ii'W 10 vvjinuraw mis oojeciion.
The resolution was then passed with-
ut division, and soon afterward sign
ed (by 'the speaker, f - " .
f"At 5'.45 p. an. the ; house adjourned.
THE KEV WEST FLEET
preparing to 3all Early This ITIornIng
ITTata.u7.R tbe Objective Point.
If Key West, TFla.; April 21-The town
'jiSagog today over last nights' col
lision between the municipality and the
-jnilitary when Sergeant Williams of the
t-iTwenty-flfth infantry (colored) was
ftke'n from' the country jail by fellow
.Miliars V. r. i-flo "
UlUlVld Ub bill. LllJg3 kliil ' - . -
a.- i. r ' i .f -.
Lieutenant Colonel" Daggett, in com-
and of the Twenty-flfth; infantry,
tiwas. Ignorant of theJ entire affair until
tit ; was , over. When he learned of it,
4e immediately began an investigation.
Ms a result of this Williams and Pri
vate i Coles, ,of tbe same company, who
,1s said to have been the lader of the
attacking party, have been confined in
K the guardhouse, at the request of .the
mayor and -local authorities, the latter
being . unable to guarantee sufficient
protection. : - I ' "
. Colonel Dagett BayJfehat Williams,;
s Coles and their companies, when the
latter are discovered, will be turned
:over to the- civil powers and punished
N.a tha full .'extent of the law. after
fhich a court-martial will follow. '
: Au inmresimg yuini la iiuw tne res
cuing party left the. barracks without
detection.. "
uuring tne day, Williams naa a near-
Mng: before 'a justice of the peace and
was held in Jr.OOO bail for trial at the
May term of the court. There was no
demonstration at the hearing.
Fv At 12 ojclock this afternoon the recall
I guns boomed from the , fleet, . ordering
all the omcers and men ; wno were
ashore to rejoin their ships forthwith.
'i At nightfall, however, there had been
Egio "movement of the fleet, and there isj
l iot likeiy to De any Derore morning, as
ihe" Cincinnati, and the Marblehead
- jiaye b6en; ordered ,to the docks to take
'n coai ano water.
:At X o'clock this morning, Captain
rTtA 1 nin wwaa
i811.1? :vf toBamnK.- HTO
vUer which had been put onthe beach
?wnen ureoaratioiis iun iwuuu - wcc
?Sade some weeks ago, this is believed
th t tne fleet Will first go to
Ma-
stanzas and there establish a base
of
'operations.: . J .
Brigadier, General Graham, command-
W of the department of the gulf, ar
rived on the steamer City of Key West
.this afternoon. -r-He was ' met- at the
dock bv -Lieutenant Colonel Daggett
jand two batteries of artillery stationed
fcha anri eacnrtoil tn the harrftcks. 6en-
. j Graham said no especial signlfl-.
,,,of inspection, colonel Daggett is maic-
,i- offnrta fnr tVi Telpase nf Williams.
. wh0 i3 unable toeQure the 51,000 oau
d exacted. 'It is probable that he
... succeed. Al special term of the lo-
Q, pmirt will hft. called to trv the 1 ail
U ... ' " J. '.
- r.ll-i,i- foil rtwr. a hntrh-
V J-v--Jr?',A-" V ZlTZ
I4way toaay anu oroKe several iiu.
will be removed to the hospital tomor-
;" -
J iThe Indiana, which has been coaling
- tat the Tortugas, has been orderea to
-v :Toward"midniKht a "hurry mes-
intelv. At 12:30 o'clock this morning
.v - - -- . . , . .
- 1 ie was no moment on the part ot
, the fleet, but signalling was still pro-
frSJ
f asnore. Al luau uuuruuqvi.iucv.u-
T cinnati's stewards, who had missed the
. . . . . UirtA craft.
:V.- iilZ
It was said that thefleei
orders to sail at 4 oclocfc
apparently drawing nearer the flagship.
and the gunboat , iieiena.
The signal-
r .
dustriously s
opter hatbor.
morntos as ast as you can."
A Srid a houisehold
e to "DeWKt's Iilrtie Early
Risers," and gave Mm a-bottle of those
famous little pills, for constipation, sick
headache, liver ana etomacn trouoies.
R. R. Bellamy. .
is fYou.'nteed Cod Liver Oil, you say, but
tMnk . you can't take tt? Try "Mor-
rhuvto" a erected: "Wiwe of Cod Liver
Oil. You cam get,aTl the virtues of the
oil without the disagreeable effects.
Sold by J. C. Shepaid,. J..H. Hatdtn
and H. L. Fentress.
' The fajpmeTj the - roechanto and : the
MtfwvflA ridwr . liable to unexpected
cuts and bruises. DeWitt's Witch
-Hazel Salve is the best thing to keep
cm ihsLnd. Tt heals audckly. end Is a
well known cure for piles., R. R. Bel-
lamy, J .i:.-. -4' --''''JAlililaS
h a i ir .1 iii c ., em in i x . n ui.li ilia u, liuuki .
om the New York for that ship's cut-
STARTLING
Which Marked the First Day of Suspended
Diplomatic Relations With Spain, ; :.;
FULL TET OF THE ULTIMATUM.
, rl
Washington, April; Jl.War between
the United States and Spain is a fact,
though not yet offlciatly declared so by
congress. i -I ' ! 1
The stirring eventa-ofyesterday were
succeeded today with ( rapidity by . oth
ers of equal importafcce, culminating
in the afternoon in ofders for the dep
arture of the Atlanti'iSquadron : for
Havana. - This practilly is anact of
war, so that the .wlar between this
country and Spain .my fairly be said
to date from today, kprll $1, 198. Two
minutes after the opening of the state
department this morBig, word came
from Minister Woodfajrjl that the Span
ish government, havi"h?anticipated and
prevented his intention; to present the
president's ultlmatuii he had asked
for his passports. administration
in a public statement, announced that
it regarded the actiorjof the Spanish
government as rendering " unnecessary
further diplomatic acilen on the part
of the United States,' ijeta further stat
ed that it regarded tlfcourse adopted
by bpain as one piling upon that
country the resDohtiibilltv ' for th
breech-of unfriendly Relations, -
Mr. Woodford's telegram resulted in
the. calling, of a special; cabinet meet-
ing to arrange and pailine a plan of
campaign, or rather . tx, determine how
to begin the executfoa? of the plan of
campaign already prepared by the
strategic, board of th-army and navy -departments.
The immediate ; result
was the order for th North' Atlantic
squadron to begin the blockade of Ha
vana. How much furrier than this the
caDinei progressed in - Its deliberations
it is not possible to s&m tgir the Obvious
reason that the timrhas now come
when the interests oil the government
require that the movement of ships and
iroops snoum be guarded with the
greatest care from undue publicity, in
order to prevent the; nemy from tak
ing advantage of thejhformallon.
The North Atlanta squadron, under
Captain Sampson, mas a splendid ar
ray or nne vessels, comprising battle
ships such as the I6.a and. the Indi
ana; monitors like jfb Puritan,? the
Terror and the AmKhrtrlter armored
cruisers like the Ne York, flagship;
protected cruisers surti as the Cincin
nati, the Marblehead and the Mont
gomery; gunboats -Hia: the Vicksburg,
the Wilmington and the Annapolis;
regular tornedo" boatsj as the Ericsson.'
the Cushing, the tVihslow'and the like,'
not to speak of the large number of
fast yachts and others-vessels that have
been added to the iflaet by -purchase.
This force is quite competent to block
ade all the ports, in guba, or at least
all of the ports conneOISng by rail with
nttvana, ana so iiKey to be used ' to
supply that place in fee event of seige
with food and muniti&ns of war. -This
statement. Is-to he taken seith the un-
aersianamg tnat it(oes not contem
plate the coming to "uban waters of
the Spanish fleet. Ins. such case, the
probable policy woyrA be to abandon
the blockade; and endlajvor to force the
Spanish fleet to battles
Minister Woodford's ; action during
the day, as reported 'i & the staffe de
partment in a late telegram, indicated
that he was following ji carefully pre
pared programme. 14, significant fea
ture of his message faa. the statement
that the? Spanish gpfrnment notified
him that it regarde-?the withdra'wal
of Minister Polo yesterday as termi
nating tne, diplomatic negotiations,
showing that' it was ;not disposed to
accept the expressed Intention of our
government to- continue Mr. Woodford
a medium off communication until
Saturday noon. MrX Woodford also
announced that he ya4: instructed Con
sul; uenerai owen fctr Barcelona to
cause all American k-onsuls in Spain
to immediately withdraw from the
country. He further stated that he had
informed the Spanish government, af
ter asKing ror nis passports, tnat ne
had placed the Anepcan' legation, in
Madrid and .Ameriaah-. , interests In
Spain generally, in i the hands of ' the
British embassy. !- he ambassador,
Rt. Hon. Sir Henry grummond Wolff,
is not at present in Hadrld, so Ameri
can interests will b confided to the
British charge d'affaires, Sir George G.
F. Bonham, Bart, j; 1 ,
To all intents and purposes this re
lieves the state department from fur
ther negotiations as tlPtiba. save those
relating to privateeriiri'g', neutrality ob
servances and the ltt&. It. was found
necessary to frame atpttce to the pow
ers of ' the Intention our government
to establish a Wockade in -Havana, a
notification requireds..;by international
law. :. i ; , f J4-i .
The navy .department! today aside
from giving the orders to the squadron.
continued the worfcof adding- to the
navy y , purchasings another ship at
Norfolk as an auxliisry craft and some
smaTT yachts.
The newls of the a ;tual ibeginmng of
war was received wth gravity at the
departments and" 'Hiere were many
speculations as to thvdestlhation of the
Spanish squadron. one sugigestlon
was that they woulf' try to cut off the
fine (battleship Oregon now on its way
from the (Pacific coilst around to join
Captain Sampson's rcommand. There
is also some fear ttm the Oregon may
be taken at an unfar advantage, with
out knowledge of th,er existence of
by the Bpams-h torp.jo destroyer.
meririe, wiucn is nc w lying at jaaenos
AVres. ' Possibly with & view v Avoid -
ing a conflict in the;-tralghts ox iSalgel'
tan wnere sne iwovutroe at a ansanvaii
tage, the Oreg'on jus been ordered
go around cape f..r. v
rrh -ttlA Kancntt. now at Koston
has been placed ij nder command of
Captain Clover, whf will meet the ship
at iNorfolk within aj few days and take
It to Key West. ' i! i X ,
In the war department orders ro"ow
to and fro relative the cojceavc& uon
of troops in the sjtith and ly
Alger was several times In f&r
tion with the .preset, "f
determination to oajr for.M0.W0 yolun
teers as soon as tigress Pssese
necessary legislation. The f!"
the composition "f'A ent irely
unexpected, comply the list of Im
portant events of ,t9 day4 ( -
At aibout 4:45 o'elx;k this afternoon
the president had s a brief, conference
with the attorney f, general, Becretary
Long and Assistant Secretaries Day
and Adee, Several' telegrams were re
ceived and others esuxnably sent, but
their purport wasj not disclosed. At
5:15 o'clock the TiM3ident - JoJned Sec
retary Long In a 'sort walk.
For several- day- especiaUy today,
the secretary; of tM treasury has re
ceived a large afumtber - "of telegrams
from; collectors of .listoms At ports on
the Atlantic and rulf coasts, stating
that ships were betSg laden for Cuban
ports. Large shlpmenfe of mules were
I being made from Lsuinern pons, ana
n coal irora?o8e xucwiei- norw.
' ' ''-'! I I . -'
The Atlantic Squadron Ordered to Advance on CubaThe Island to Be
Blockaded Minister Woodford Prevented From Delivering the t
Ultimatum by Spain Severing Diplomatic Relations Text, :
of the UUimatum Made Public-The Fleet to Pro- .. ,
ceedi fa Matanzas---Active Preparations Be- -
iio! Made to Sail Early This Morning.
The question as to whether these -vessels
should (be permitted to sail was re- '
ferred to ithe attorney general and ibis ;
opinion was that pending the passage
of the bill prohibiting all exportatlons
of articles of this character,- this gov- '..
eminent should-not interfere.
VOLUNTEER ARMY BILL AMEND- "
v '-r-.. I- ed.
The senate committee on military af-'
fairs today amended the volunteer ar-.
my bill by reducing the time of enlist
ment of members - of the national
guard, where the guard, of each state '
enlists as a body, from three years to
one. Another amendment reduces the .
rank of staff officers, the highest rank .
of those of the- staff of the commander
being lieutenant colonel. A proviso at
the end of Section 10 terminates the ;
appointments and assignments to staff
service when the officers so assigned
shall be relieved.. .
xhe ririMATim
Text of the Demand on Spain Wood-
lord Given no Opportunity to Pre- .
ent it. - j : "
Washington, April 21. The' following
statement of ths text of the ultimatum -
to Spain was issued today: -. ;.
On yesterday, April 20, 1898, about 11
o'clock a. m.j, the department of stale"
served notice of the purpose of- this
kovernment, by ' delivering to Minister
'Polo, a copy of the resolutions passed
by the congress of the United- States,
on the 19th instant. ' ' -
- After the receipt of this notice, the
Spanish minister! forwarded to the
state department a request for his pass
ports which were, furnished to him on
yesterday. : A copy, of the instructions
to Minister Woodford is herewith ap
pended, j "
The United States minister at (Mad
rid was, at the same time instructed
to make a like commmunication to the
government of Spain.' This morning
the department received from General
Woodford la telegram, a copy of which
Is hereunto attached, showing that thl
Spanish government had broken off
diplomatic; relations with this government.-
TThis course . renders unneces
sary any tuTther diplomatic action on
the part of the United States. '
"April 20, 1898
'Woodford, Minister Madrid. You
have been furnished with the text of
the demand of a joint resolution voted
by the congress of the United States
on the 19th. approved today, in rela
tion to the pacification of the island o
Cuba.- In obedience to that acti the
president directs you to - Immediately
communicate to the government., or
Spain said resolutions iwith the - for
mal demand of the government of: the
United States that the government of
Spain at bnce relinquish its authority
and government Jn the island of Cuba
and withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters. In tak
ing this step, the United States toerefby .
disclaims any disposition, or intention
to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or
control over said island except for" the
-pacification thereof and asserts Its de
termination when- that Is accomplished
to leave the government and control ot
the island! to Hs (people under such frea
and independent government as thej
may establish. -
"If -by the hour of noon on .Saturday
next, the 23rd day & of April, instant.
there be not communicated to this gov
eminent iby that of .Spain a full ano?
satisfactory response to this demand
and resolb'tion whereby the ends ot
peace in Cuba shall tbe assured, the .
president will proceed, without further
notice,, to use the power and authority!
enjoined and conferred upon nim iby
the said joint resolution to such extent
"as may be necessary, to carry the same
into effect. fSIgned) BHEGKMAJN."
"Telegram-HMadrid, April 21, 1898,
(received 9:02 a. an.) , ?
"Sherman, -Washhigton.
'Early this Thursday morning, Im
mediately" after j the receipt! - of your
open telegram and before I ;had com
muniicarted' the1 same to the Spanish gov- i
ernment. the Spanish minister for for
eign affairs no Rifled me that .diplomat io
relations are broken between tne two
countries, and that all official commun
ication between their respective rep
resentatives have ceased. I according
ly asked for safe passports I turn the
legation over to the $rrasn eonoassy
and leave for Paris this afternoon. : I
have notified the consuls.
(Signed) WOODFORD."
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