Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-22

resolutions PASSED by the congress or
the United States the 18th inst. After
he receipt of this notice the Spanish
minister forwarded to the state depart
ment 4 request for his passports. which
were furnished to him yesterday after
neon. Copy of the instruction TO Wood
ford is herewith appended.
THE United States minister at Ma
drid was at the same time instructed
TO make a like communication to the
government of Spain. This morning the
department received from General
Woodford telegram, copy Of which is
hereunto attached. showing that the
Spanish government had broken off dip
lomatic relations with this government.
This course renders unnecessary any
further diplomatic action on the part
If the United States"
tUltimatum.j
April 20. 1898. voodford. Minister.
Madrid:-You have been furnished with
the text of a joint resolution voted by
the congress Of the United States on
the 18th inst.-approved today-in rela-
ton to the pacifca:ion OF the island of
Cuba. In obedience to that act the
president directs you to Immediately
communicate to the government of
Spain said resolution. with the formal
demand of tho government of the Unit
ed States that The government Of Spain
at CnCe rsl:nQuish i.e authority and
government in the island of Cuba, and
~ithdraw Its land and naval force from
C.iba and Cuban waters.
I'm q nlirC thiS bn I-n;.eJ
hereby disclaim any disposition or in
tention to exercise sovereignty, juris-
1iction or control over said island, ex-
cept for the pacifcation thereof. and
| asserts its determination. when that is
accomplished, to leave the government
and control of the island to it's people
under such free and Independent gov
ernment as they may establish.
IF by the hour of noon on Saturday
next, the 22d day of April, inst, there b
not communicated 10 this government
by that OF Spain a full and satisfactory
response to this demand and resolution
whereby the ends of peace in Cuba
shall be assured. the president will pro-
ceed without further notice TO use the
power and authority enjoined and con-
ferred upon him by the said joint reso-
luton to such extent as may be neces-
| sary'to carry the same into effect
SHERMAN"
tTelegram.l
Madrid, April Il (received 9:O2 a.m.)
Sherman. Wasnington:-Early thi.
| Thursday morning. Immediately aftel
| the receipt of your open telegram and
| before l had communicated same e
| Spanish government. Spanish minister
for foreign affairs notified me that dip.
| lomatic relations are broken between
the two countries and that all officia
communication between theirrespectiv,
| representatives has ceased. accord
| ingly asked for safe passports. Turr
legation over to British embassy anc
leave for Paris this afternoon. Have
notified consuls. WOODFORD."
| a significant feature Of Woodford'!
message was the statement that tn,
Spanish government had notified hin
that 1t regarded its Withdrawal of Min
lister Polo Wednesday as terminatin:
diplomatic negotiations. showing that I
was not disposed to accept the expresse,
intention of cur government to continu
Woodford as a medium of communica
ton until Saturday noon. WoOdfort
also announced that he had also in
structed Consul General Bowen at Bar
celOna to cause a1l the American con
suls in Spain to Immediately Withdraw
frcm the country. and that he ha,
placed the American legation ans Amer
lean interests in Spain generally in tn
hands of the British embassy.