The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-21
NO MEETING OF THE CABINET
BUT INFORMAL CONFERENCES RE-
GARDING A PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
Incidents of the Day at the White
Hcuse-Spain Expected to Ignore
or Refuse the Demands.
Yesterdays DEVELOPMENTS.

Yesterdays DEVELOPMENTS.
Spain has been notified TO evaca-
ate Cuba, in accordance with the
action of Congress. At liza
o'clock Wednesday morning the
President signed the Cuban inter
vention resolutions, and few
minutes later 1T was announced
that an uItimatum had been sent
to the Spanish government,
through Minister WoodfOrd, de-
mandtng compliance with the
terms of the congressional decla-
rations by Saturday. The text of
the ultimatum will not be made
public until our representative at
Madrid notifies the State Depart
ment that it has been presented to
the SE,anish minister of foreign at
fairs. This will be done to-day,
Minister Woodford having re-
ceived the note late last night.
Much pomp and ceremony at
tended the opening of the Spanish
Cortes. The boy king was on pa
rade, and TIE crowds about the
parliament building were worked
up to great enthusiasm. The
queen Regent read the speech
from the throne in a voice that
was barely audible. She reviewed
the trouble with the United states,
spoke of the unjust attacks"
made ON Spanish integrity, and
urged the senators and deputies to-
nrOvid0 u,oana fow Iafands,,o 4I,a
nation against aggression. Hex re-
quest will be granted by the
COrtes at once. 1t is stated at
Madrid that Minister WOodfOrd
may be handed his passports this
morning before he presents the
uItimatum. His family has gone to
Biarritx, and he is ready to close
the legation at any moment. Don
Carlos, who is at Ostend, is caus-
ing; uneasiness in Official circles
at Madrid.
Now that steps tantamOunt to n
declaration of war have been
taken, the plan of campaign is be-
ing completed. 1t is probable that
Havana harbOr will be bIOclkaded
and the city starved into submis-
sion, or the forts may be bombard-
ed and troops landed near the
capital with the view of capturing
it. Matanzas may be made the base
of military and relief operations.
General Gomez and his insurgents
will be supplied with arms and
ammunition, and Cuban patriots
will mot nfInfa md sruf.Ha. CO..
our navy and army. Indiana is
expected to furnish 2,75O of the
$4,000 volunteers for which the
President Will soon issue a call.
The Spanish legation at Wash
ingtOn is closed, and Minister
Louis de Bernabe and suite are on
their way back to Spain. When
the minister was informed by the
State Department that the Presi-
dent had signed the Cuban resoIu-
tions and sent an ultimatum to
Madrid he at once asked for his
passports. Senior POlO's request
was complied with, and he left the
capital last night. The represent
atives of France and Austria will
care for Spanish interests i'm the
United States during the coming
conflict. The ex-minister will
spend a few days in Canada before
starting across the Atlantic. just
before leaving Washington Lieut..
De CarantIla, ns val attache of the
legation, said Americans would
never capture Spanish ship.
spaniards would prefer to be an
initiated rather than surrender.
The House, with unusual expedf-
tion, passed an emergency bill
giving the President power to call
out the volunteer forces and pro-
viding for their organization.
The measure was prepared at the
War Department. 1t was amended
so as to place the appointment of
all regimentaI officers i'm control
of the Governors of States. The
original bill gave this authority
to the President.
In the Senate MIR. Foraker said he
thought the government had prac-
tically recognized the Cuban re-
public, and that the admanistra-
tiOn was now dealing officially
with representatives of the new
republic. The Cuban question was
discussed for five hours. popuIist
Allen introduced n resolution on
posing the issue of bonds to carry
ON the war or Iegislating in any
way that Will interfere with the
Peoples party plan of reforming
the currency.
The statement is made that the
United States Will not resort to
privateering. The following rules
will be observed: A neutral flag
will cover the enemy's goods. ex-
cent cOnfrnhnnd of war, nenfrnI