The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-21
BROKEN OFF,.
The Spanish Government De-
1iVerS a Round Insult
To United States by DiSmisSing
Minister WOOdfOrd
WITHOUT WAITING
For His Formal Communication
of the UItimatum.
Handed His Passports and Told
to Leave.

Washington, D. c., April 21-Minister
Woodford says he has received his pass
ports and diplomatic relations are at an
end.
Woodford said he was given his pass
ports before he could present the ulti-
matum.
The ultimatum of the United States
was received early this morning in
English. The Spanish government i'm
mediately broke off diplomatic relations
with the United States, notifying the
United States minister to this effect
before he was able to present any note.
London, April 21.-Money is plentiful
but firm. The statement cabIed here
that the United States treasury has
decided to issue a war loan through the
postoffices of the United States is exer-
cising good effect upon the depression
and stagnation of the stock exchange
here, though this state of affairs is ex-
pected to continue until the actual COM
mencement of hostilities, where more
briskness is anticipated.
Several American securities already
indicate improvement; L. & N. shares
are the firmest, as the road is expected
to benefit by the transportation OF
troops.
Washington, April 21-DipIomatic
relations between the United States and
Spain are at an end. 1t is expected that
from now on everything will move with
amazing rapidity up to the climax of
actual war
Judge Day, assistant secretary of
state, early this morning received a
cablegram from Minister Woodford at
Madrid stating that he ha n Il
ed his passports and had been notified
that official relations between the Unit
ed States and Spain were ended.
His cablegram said that he had been
given the passports before he had had
an opportunity to present the ultfmat-
um transmitted to him for submission
to the Spanish government, the deliV-
cry of the ultimatu tum to Minister Polo
having been accepted by the Spanish
government as a formal announcement
on our part
White House, where he found President
Mckinley about to enter a carriage to
take Mrs Mckinley to the railroad
station where he intended to see her
off on a short trip to New York.
The news that diplomatic relations
between the United States and Spain
were formally at an end, was so i'm
portant that the president bade a hasty
goodbye to his wife on the White
House portico and repaired immediate
ly to the upstairs part of the house.
Whefe ne ana Judge Day held a confer
ence, the result of which was the dis
patch of Secretary Porter to the cap
itOl 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 in order to facilitate any action
deemed necessary by congress.
By a hasty summons Senator Davis
of Minnesota, chairman of the senate
committee on foreign relations, Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, a member of
the committee; Senator Allison of Iowa,
a leader in that body, and others were
brought to the White House, where they
Joined Assistant Secretary Day and the
president shortly after l o'clock in a
conference whose purpose is to map out
the immediate policy of the United
States.
The conference broke up shortly after
half past ten o'clock, Judge Day, ac-
companied by Senator Lodge, going
over to the state department. The as
sistant secretary would say nothing re-
garding the conference further than to
authorize the statement that a public
the day.
Chairman Davis of the senate foreign
relations committee was laconic and not
explicit, simply remarking:
We've taken the trick" Asked spe-
cifically regarding the handing of his
passports to Minister Woodford he
said that that was all right; that the
delivery of the ultimatum to the Span
ish legation here had served all pur-
poses.