The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-04-23
WAR IS NOW At HAND.I
President Mckinley Signs the Ulti-'
matum Telling Spain to
Get Out of Cuba.
OUR WARSHlpS ORDERED TO HAVANA
Minister Woodford at Madrid Is Given His
Passports Before He Has a Chance to
Deliver the Ultinatum--He Starts for
Frnnce--The Spanish Fleet Leaves Capo
Verde Islauds.

Verde Islnutls.
Washington. April 2l.-The cnbinet
meeting, at $50 p. M, after careful
discussion of Spain's action in severing
diplomatic relations with this country,
decided that there was no occasion for
further delay In beginning hostilities.
All departments were instructed to
make immediate preparations for ac-
ton, and Secretary Long has ordered
Captain SIMPSONS fleet ut Key West
to move Immediately.
The flying squadron at Hampton
Roads will also receive orders to go to
sea without further delay
Washington, ID. c., April 2l-Diplo-
matte relations between the United
States and Spain are at an end. 1t is
expected that from now on events will
move with amazing rapidity up to the
climax of actual war. Judge Day. as
sistant secretary of state, early this
morning received IL cablegrum from
Minister Woodford from Madrid stat
ing that he had been handed his pass
ports and had been notified that all of.
fetal relations between the United
States and Spain We're ended. His ca.
telegram said that he had been given
the passports before he had an oppor-
tunity to present the ultimntum trans.
mitted to him for submission to the
Spanish government, the delivery Of
the ultimatum to Minister Polo having
been accepted by the Spanish govern.
our purt.
Washington. April 2l.---Wednesdny
was day Of events in the history of the
Cuban question. The signature by tho
president OF the joint resolution re-
Quiring intervention in Cuba; the noti-
icntion Of TINT action to the Spanish
minister here; his demand for puss.
ports; the departments prompt reply
to that demands; the departure OF tho
Spanish minister, and the transmission
Of our uitimntum Tint Spain must
evacunte Cuba and must make answer
by Saturday, through Minister Wood,
ford. followed in rapid succession. Tho
next step is Spain's answer, if she is to
make any. and the movement Of the
United States army and navy on Cuba.
Early in the morning the execution OF
the programme began with confer.
ence between Assistant Secretary Day.
cX-Sccretnry Foster and Second AS
sistont Secretary Adee, in which the
wishes Of the president and cabinet as
TO the nltimntum were reduced to dip
lomatic form. The other events sue
cceded each other with rapidly.
Polo Receives Pnsnports.
The ultmatnm WINS sent to the Spans
ish minister by Judge Days personal
messenger, Edward Savoy, one of the
trusted employees of the state departs
ment, who was appointed to his place in
1860 by Hamilton Fish. The messenger
was not kept waiting long ut the legn.
ton. but In the course Of nn hour had
returned to the state department with
the minister's application for his pnss-
ports. 1t was not until hnlf pnst three
o'clock in the afternoon that Savoy
made his second trip carrying with him
the desired paper. This was passport
for the minister and his family and
suite. 1t was not in the usual form, but
was what is known us n spccinl pass
port.
Ulumntum Not Made Public.
Az ilrst there was some expectation
Mt the state department that response
from Ministrd Woodford might be ex-
pccted Wednesday. Later on, however,
inter Judge Day had calculated the
length of time that would be consumed
IN the cabling of the ultimntum to Min
lister Woodford, its translation into,
cipher and rctranslntion, he became
convinced that it would be practically
impossible, owing to the difference in
time between Washington and Mntlrid,'
to receive nny response Wcdncsday.'
Therefore, the following statement was
posted nj the departments: "The text
ot the ultimatnm to Spain will be given
out by MIR. Porter. secretary to the.
president, ut the white he Use some time
Thursday. probably"
Washington, April 21.--Thc Spanish
minister, accompanied by six members
OF his staff, left Washington at 1880
O'Clock Wednesday, night, and the snln-
ish government thus terminated its dip
loIlntic representation in the United
Suites. The minister and his party left
by the Pennsylvania road going north
ward to Buffalo and Suspension Bridge
and thence to Toronto. by 10:4O o'clock
this morning the Spanish officials will
be on British soil. They will stop for
day or two on the Canadian side of Sus-
pension Bridge, and will then spend
some days Mt Toronto. From there they
go to Halifax to take an ocean liner.
While the minister liz on this side of tho
border he has tho prot ection OF the pass
ports issued BY the state department at
his request, following the delivery Of
copy Of the presidents ultlmatum to
Spain.