Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-21
Senators Summoned to the White

House.
Diplomatic relations between the United
States and Spain are at an end. 1t is ex-
pectcd that from now on events will move
with amazing rapidity up to the climax OF
actual war. Judge Day. assistant secretary
of state, early this morning received ca
blegram from Minister woodford at Mad
rid, stating that he had been handed his
passports and had been notified that official
relations between the United States and
Spain were ended.
His cablegram said that he had been
given his passports before he had had an
opportunity to present the ultimatum trans
mitted to him for submission to the Span-
ish government. the delivery of the ulti-
matum to Minister Polo having been ac-
cepted by the Spanish government as a
formal announcement.
Judge Day at once hurried to the White
House. where he found President Mckinley
about to enter carriage to take Mrs. Nc
Kinley to the railroad station, where he
intended to see her off on a short trip TO
New York.
The news that diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and Spaiu were
formally at an end was so important that
the President bade hasty goodbye 10 his
wife on the White House portico and re-
paired Immediately to the upstairs part of
the house, where he and Judge Day held
conference, the result of which was The
dispatch Of Secretary Porter to the Capitol
to communicate the news to the Senate
committee on foreign relations and also
to leading members OF the House.
1t is presumed that this was done ia
order to facilitate any action deemed neces-
sary by Congress.
BY Il hasty summons Senator Davis OF
Minnesota. chairman Of the Senate COM
mittee foreign relations; Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts a member of the COM
m:tteei Senator Allison OF Iowa a leader in
that body, AID thers, were brought to the
White House, where they Joined Assistant
Secretary Day and the President shortly
after 10 O'clock in a conference. whose pur-
poses was 10 map out the immediate policy
of the United States.
The conference broke up shortly after
1890 O'Clock, Judge Day, accompanied by
Senator Lodge, going over to the State
Department. The assistant secretary would
say nothing regarding the conference fur
ther than 10 authorize the statement that
a public announcement would be made
later in the day Chairman Davis of the
Senate foreign relations committee was la
comic and not explicit, simply remarking,
We've taken the trick
Asked specifically regarding the handing
of his passports to Minister wooacord. he
said that that was all right: that the de-
livery of the ultimatum to the Spanish le-
cation here had served all purposes.
Taking Up the Army ana.
The Senate committee on military az
fairs today Immediately began conS.do-a-
tion of the volunteer army bill passed by
ably be made to take it up and pass it in
the Senate today.
PATRIOT BEFORE PRETENpER.
Don Carlos Intimates That He VIII
Join spain's Army.
BRUSSELS, April 21.-Don Carlos SAYS
that when the first gun is fired he will give
proof that II am patriot before beirs n
pretender."
The Spanish rretender, in an interview
here today, said: II am convinced that the
Cuban insurgents will make common cause
with Spain. for fear OF being absorbed by
America"
Without expressing absolute confidence
IN the triumph Of the Spanish army enJ
navy. Don Carlos expressed the belief that
the patriotism of Spain would work mir.
acles.