Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-21

Washington, April 20.-Spain will
be officially informed today that the
Cuban resolutions passed by congress
are now part of the laws Of the United
States and that an ultimatum will be
sent demanding compliance with this
law and that an answer is expected
within very short time, probably "A
hours. Compliance is not expected
and a forward movement on Cuba will
commence the latter part OF this week,
according to the plans OF the admin
istration The Cuban resolutions will
be signed by the president today. The
ultimatum to Spain will be signed at
the same time. The president has de-
cided to make the two practically one
act by the simultaneous signature of
each.
Two cabinet meetings were held
yesterday, the first beginning at IL
O'Clock, lasting nearly two hours, and
the second lasting from until $3.50.
Al their close the announcement that
executive action was delayed until to-
day was made. Both cabinet sessions
were devoted PRINCIPALLY to discus
sion of the ultimatum to he sent to
Madrid. he reason for limiting the
time to one day or even less is said
to be entirety strategic, otherwise,
even two or three days would have
been allowed. The ultimatum itself,
II is beueved, will be short and to the
point. II will recite the main fea-
lures OF the resolutions passed by con
gress and demand compliance there
VIVA. II VIII probably not be made
puOIIc here untll news is received that
IL Is III the hanus OF the spanish gov
ernment, dlplomatlC etiquette requir-
ing this.
The ultlmatum, said a member of
the CABINET after the meetings, has
DcCu dSlttu upOl III ouDaldhSI Jul Ado
not yet been formally drawn UP. 1t
VIII reacn Madrid this evening, the
difference in time between this coun
try ana spain being SIX hours. Il
think that you are safe in saying,
he said, that Spain will be given As
hours to submit her reply. In accord
ance with the terms of the resolutions
the president Will demand that Spain
shall! evacuate the island. The de-
mand for this will be tiat-footed and
absolute and no tentative or half way
reply will satisfy the president, nor
will any compromise that contem-
plates the withdrawal of Spain S
troops from the island and the subse-
quent establishment of Spanish
control or the raising of the Spanish
flag over Cuba be accepted by the ad-
ministration. Possibly it may be that
the suggestion on that matter has to
be referred to the cortes which meets
today for its consideration may be in
strumental in postponing for brief
time the putting into effect of the con-
gressional resolutions, but the presi-
dent is disposed not to brook farther
delay. 1t is only fair that in a great
crisis like this a reasonable time
should be given"
The Cuban resolutions arrived at the
white house at rs, being delivered at
the white house by Representative
Hager Qa.), chairman of the commit
tee on enrolled bills, and Representa-
tive Oyerstreet lind }. The fact that
the resolutions were not Immediately
signed gave rise to a few disquieting
reports, but it soon appeared from the
statements of the cabinet officers that
the president had not the slightest in
tention of withholding his signature
and that the delay in attaching it
was accounted for solely by desire
to have full and complete plan OF
operations for the immediate fu-
ture before taking the final important
step Of turning the joint resolutions