The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-26
THE BLOCKADE
AT HAVANA
IS EFFECTIVE

IS EFFECTIVE
The Line up of tee Fleet Along the Cuban
Coast--7oe Fleet Ranges From Eight to Ten
Miles From Shore for a Distance Of twenty
Miles Part of Fleet Parts Company and
Sailed Enthusiastically Presumably to Block
ade Matanzas.--The Spanish Government
Preparing % Swoop upon American Shipping
-.-Urge nt Orders Issued for the Movement Of
Spanish Warships-- -Privateering Will be
Adopted Patriotic Demonstrations all Over
Spain.
Washington, y. c., April 24.- \ rcso-
lution formally declaring war against
Snoin will be introduced in the Congress
of the United States tomorrow. Inc
decision TO do so has been reached ate"
mature deliberation in order to safeguard
the interests of the United States. All
the arguments pro and con were discuss
ed this afternoon at the White House
nj a conference in which President Me
Kinlcy. Attorney General Griggs, Assls-
tant Secretary Day and Senators DAVIS
and Hale participated and on its break
ing up announcement was made that Con
rross tomorrow would be asked to de-
clare what it is held already exists. This
was the most important Washington de
yclopmcnt on the first war Sunday.
The President will send Il message
10 Congress tomorrow to be delivered
Immediately after its converting settin:
forth the facts in the case and asking
Congress formally to declare war In or
der that there may be no misunderstood
ing on the part of other nations. The
most important point in the message
from n news point of view will be the
announcement that Spain has made for
NAL reply to our ultimatum. This reply
has not been given to the public. and
it was supposed that none had been re
ceived. The document is Il formal &C
acknowledgements by Spain, and also an
acceptance by that country of the ulti
matum rs Il virtual declaration of war
Congress will therefore be asked to re-
cosnizc this condition of affairs and t.
declare it to the world, using concession
rs a reason for it.
The war resolution has been prepared
o,l - =, ,n1nntDo1 t1,t tho two Inp,
mitteeS having in charge the foreign af
fairs of the two houses of Congress vii
be prepared to report upon it very speed
ily-probably Immediately after rcadin:
of the message. An effort will then b,
made To have the resolution taken III
and passed forthwith. and it is not nov
believed that there will be any formida
bic opposition to this course in cithe
house.
For the President and his Cabinet cir
Gle Sunday passed quietly and unevent
fully. The President attended divin
service mt the Metropolitan Methods
church. accompanied by Secretary an
Mrs. Gage and Miss Alger. Mrs. NJ
Ninlcy has not vet returned from he
trip to New York city. Adjutant Ger
cral Corbin and Secretary Algcr COZ
fcrred in the afternoon respecting tn
arrangements for calling on the Govern
Ors of the State and Territories for tn
quota Of troops they are to furnish III
der the Presidents proclamation askin
for $4,000 men.
In the State, War and Navy Depar
mentS. many Of the officials were :
their desks directing the execution ,
policies heretofore determined upol
Neither Secretary Alger nor Secretar
Long We're on hand. but Assistant Seer
tnry Meikeljohn and Assistant Secreta1
Roosevelt were on duty for sever:
hours. The Assistant Secretary is bu
lily engaged in supervising the rener