Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-21
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President Mckinley SuS|QinS
The Action OF Congress.
RES0LUT |ONS SIGNED
Spain Must Make Answer by
Saturday. "
THE PLAN OF OPERATIONS
Spanish Minister Polo y l:ernabc De-
nhantls His Passports. Army and
Navy OF the United
States to Move
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! NASHlNL1O1, April .v.-IE.S WAS
Il Gay ot events III ttt;. HISTORY yi In,.
cuban question. :Llle SISn>.tur. by. ne
| PfcSluelit OIL the JON. lesuliyla!I re-
| curing intervention IN ltutl me no
lllcatlon OF that action 10 the Sl,;.nlst
munster here; mis- demands for PASS
| ports; the deplrl,ue,:l's prunlp, rrply
TO That demanu; The niuissler $ depart
| ure Tor Canada, AMI TIE transmission
OF our ultimatum that SPAN must
| eNacuate Cuba and must make an
! sWer by Saturday Though Atinislcr
| Woodford followed in rapid Succession
! The next step is SPANS reply, ii She is
| 70 make any, and the movement OF The
| United States army :llil navy on
| Cuba.
Early in the morning tie execution
OF the program Lon The day began with
conference between Assistant Score
tary Day, eA-Secretar, tusle: and
| Second Assistant Secretary Aue. IN
| which the wishes Of The President and
cabinet as to the ultinarum Were. re-
| duced to diplomatic form. The other
| events succeeded each other Ni;l IA
| pidity.
The ultimatum was sent to the Span
ish minister by Judge Days personal
messenger Edward Savoy, enc Of the
trusted employees of the State Depart
| ment. who was appointed To his place
IL
| senger was not kept waiting long 1T
| the legation, but in the course. of an
| hour had returned to the State De-
! partment with the minister's applica-
ton for his passports. 1t was not un-
til $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon that Sa-
| Noy made his second trip, carrying
| With him the desired paper This was
| a passport for the minister and his
| family and suite. It was not in the
| usual form. but was what is known
| as a special pasSnort. In general
| terms it is similar TO that presented
to Lord Sackrille West. when that
minister was obliged to retire. In this
case 1t reads as follows:
United States of America; .
Department of State.
70 all whom these presents shall
come. greeting:
Ion LOUIS f'oio 3ernabe, envoy eN-
traordlnary and minister plenipoten-
tlary OF Spain to the United States,
accompanied by his family and suite,
IS aDout TO travel abroad.
Ihese are. therefore to request all
ollcers or the United States or of any
state 1hefeof to permit him to pass
freely Wilhout let or moleStatiou. and
10 extend to him all friendly aid and
protection IN case of need
IN testimony whereof. I. John Sher
MAN secretary OF state of the United
my hand and caused the seal Of the
department OF state to be affixed Mt
washington this twentieth day of ~.
-. 1898. ana OF the Independence Of
the United states of America the one
hundred ana tWenty-second.' IT,.
AT flrst there was some expectation
AZ ,he STATE department that re
spouse from Minister Woodford might
pc expected today. Later on. however.
after Judge Day had calculated the
length OF time That would he c"nsum-
90 IN the cahe'lnS or the ultImatnm to
minister Woodf"rd its translation
INTO cipher ana retrhnsi;ttlon. he be-
came convinced that it would he
practically imnossble. owing to the
difference in time between Washing
ton and Madrid. to receive any re-
snonse TODAY Therefor" tn" follow
ing statement was posted at the de-
pa rtment
The text OF the ultimatum to Spain
will be given out by Mr.. Porter, sec
rotary to the President, at the White
House, some time tonight. probably"
The next move must be made by
Spain. according to the department. Of
| ticlals If the Spanish government
takes a view as might possibly be con-
cluded from the action of its minister
here today, that in the language and
terms the congressional resolution is
insulting, it may promptly hand Mr..
Woodford ms passports upon receipt
OF this communication and bring the
negotiations to the crisis and cause a
breech OF diplomatic relations within
the next twenty-four hours. II, on the
other hand. it should neglect to return
satisfactory answer before sunday
noon that hne OF po'lc5 VIII De quite
eHec1lFe as positlVe ACT lhasnluch
as II "ouid amour, 70 d rel usa' Oh w
| demands OF the .nitsu states. IN
| such case .ne rresioent Wouiu pro '
ceed immeoiately 10 the use on mn,
eary ana natal IprceS OF me uhite"
Stdtes 20 eAeeu's ''ie WI oi NoiEies'.