The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21
lie Demands Of Spain the Removal
Of Her Army and Navy
Out Of Cuba.
THE SPANISH MINISTER
LEAVES WASHINGTON,
Minister Woodford VIII Remain at
Madrid Until Saturday Unless
Spain Answers Before That
Time Or l. Given
His Passport

Washington, April 20. The Culo,
resolution Is now a law Of the land AN,
the ultimatum to Spain Is an accom-
plished fact The president at Il:2.
o'clock this morning affixed his sigma
; ture TO the joint resolution 20 congres,
requiring Spain to evaouate the island
OF Cuba. The ultimatum in the mean.
while had been prepared at the state de.
rartment by Assistant Secretary Dav.
and AZ II l:Se O'Clock 1t had been signed
by the president and had been sent %
the Spanish government. The ultima.
tum was brought over to the White
House shortly before II O'Clock BY As.
sis'ant Secretary Day. who went over /,
with President Mckinley before the lat.
ter affixed his signature. Assistant Sec.
reiary Day says the ultimatum was
transmitted 10 Madrid. addressed 70
Minister Woodford, who will deliver IL
to the Spanish government.
As soon as the final determination IN
send IL had been reached and IL had
bcen started to Madrid, senor Polo de
Bernabo' the Spanish minister. in ac.
eordance with diplomatic courtesies. was
furnished a copy Of the paper BY the
colorcd messenger Of Assistant Sccro.
tary Day. Minister Polo as soon as he
received it made a brief reply and re.
qucsted his passports.
II was said NJ the White House thar
the terms Of the ultimatum would not
10 made public here until tomorrow. IL
Is underitood II consists largely OF the
diplomatic paraphiase Of the joint reso.
luton Of congress, concluding with the
statement that this government awaits
SPANS reply.
AZ the cabinet meeting yesterday al.
tornoon the general features and form
OF the ulilmatum to Spain was agreed
upon and there remained for this
morning only the making Of a copy for
the presidents signature The original
draft made by Assistant Secretary Dav
and a revised copy, which was made this
morning under his direction. was laid
before the president about 10: 20 o'clock
AZ that hour several members Of the
cabine; had called as well as number
OF prominent senators and members of
the house. Among the number wcre
Secretary Wilson. Attorney General |
Griggs, Senators Platt OF Connecticut
Frye, Lodge, and Elkins and Represent. |
atives Cannon and Grosyenor. An were |
in the cabinet room nearly at the same |
time.
IL Is known that the question Of Civ.
ing to the press a copy Of the ultimatum
as soon as II was signed was under dis.
cussion, but no one could state whether
this would be done or not.
IL was also stated by some callers ON
leaving the president that he would yerv
soon send to the house OF representa-.
tives notice Of his having approved
the Cuban resolutions aud az the same
would lay before both bodies comics NJ
the Spanish ultimatum. At li.sl all
speculation was brought 10 an end NV
The announcement that the president
had at that moment signed the resolu.
tons OF congress; that the ultimatum
had been signed, but that the latter
would not bc made public until some
time tomorrow.
The president, in his ultimatum TO
The Spanish government, transmits A
copy Of the resolutions that were passed
by congress, which resolutions. he states
he signed. He demands Spain to with.
iraw her army and navy forces from
Cuban waters as required by the terms
II the act Of congress tno date for with.
travail being mcntioned) and then states
hat II a satisfactory answer is not Ne.
'eived here before Saturday next, he {
viii proceed at once to carry the resolu. =
ION into effect.
Tho Spanish ministers request for his
'assports, sent Immediately on recent ,
Il the ultimatum, was as follows.
"Legacion dc Esplno, Washington,
Spril 20, 1868 Mr.. Secretary: The q
esolution adopted by the congress Of a
he United States OF America, and an. !
royed today by the president, is Of such 1
nature that my pcrmanencc in Wash. r
ngton becomes impossible and obligcs y
ne to request of you the delivery OF my r
assports The protection OF the Span. I