The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
WAR Is FINALLY DECLARED
HOUSE AND SENATE RESPOND.
Text of the Presidents Message
Conspiracy to Upset the Mon
nrchy in Spain-Announcem
That the Spanish Fleet VIII Sail
The Attitude of Germany.

between the United States of America
and the kingdom of Spain:
BE it enacted. ETC.:
"First-That war be and the same is
hereby declared to exist and that war
has existed since the 2lst of April, A. ID.
1898, including Sunday, between the
United States and the kingdom of Spain.
''Second-That the president of the
United States is hereby directed and EN-
powered to use the entire land and naval
forces of the United States and call into |
actual service the United States militia
OF the several states to such an extent
as may be necessary to carry this act
into effect"
President McKinley's Message.
Washington, April 25-The president
today sent to congress the following bill
recommending a declaration of war
against Spain:
To the senate and the house of repre-
sentatives of the United Statec of Amer
lea: / transmit to congress for its con-
sideration and appropriate action copies
of the correspondence recently had with
the representatives of Spain and the
United States with the United States
minister at Madrid and through the lat
ter with the government of Spain, show
ing the action taken under the joint res
olution approved April 20, 1898, for rec
ignition of the independence of the people
of Cuba, demanding that the government
of Spain relinquish its authority and gov
eminent in the island of Cuba and Cuban
waters, and directing the president of the
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force of the United States to carry these
resolutions into effect.
Upon communicating to the Spanish
minister in Washington the demand
which it became the duty of the eXecu-
tive to address to the government of
Spain in obedience to said resolution, the
said minister asked for his passports and
withdrew The United States minister
at Madrid was in turn notified by the
Spanish representative that the United
States had terminated diplomatic rela-
tons between the two countries and all
official communications between their re-
spective representatives ceased Herewith
recommend to your especial attention
a note directed to the United States min
lister at Madrid by the Spanish minister
of foreign affairs on the Dist inst, where
by the foregoing notification was com
municated. 1t will be perceived that the
Spanish government having cognizanc6
of the resolutions and in view of the
things which the president is hereby re
quired and authorized to do, responds by
treating the demands of this government
as measures of hostility, following will
the instant and complete severance of re
lations; an action which by the usagel
of nations accompanies an existent stat,
of war between sovereign powers.
The position of Spain being thus mad,
known and the demands of the United
ture in all intercourse with Spain, w
have been constrained in the exercise o
the power and authority conferred upol
me by Joint resolution aforesaid, to pro
claim under date of April %, 1898,
blockade of certain ports on the nortl
coast of Cuba, lying between Cardena
and Bahia Honda and the port of Glen
fuegos on the south coast of Cuba; ant
further in exercise of by constitutions
powers and using the powers conferre
on me by the act of congress approves
April %, 1898, to issue my proclamation
dated April %, 1898, calling for volun
teers in order to carry into effect tn
said resolution of April 20, 1898.
Copies of this proclamation are here
unto appended.
In view of the measure so taken an
with a view to the adoption of such wa
measures as may be necessary to enabl
me to carry out the expressed will of tn
congress of the United States in tn
premises. now recommend to your hor
orable body the adoption of a joint resC
luton declaring that a state of war exist
between the United States of America an
the kingdom of Spain and | urge speed
action thereon to the end that the defn
ton of the international status of, tn
United States as a belligerent power ma
be made known and the assertion of a
its duties in the conduct of public wa
may be assured.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Executive Mansion, Washington, April 2
Gigantic Conspiracy.
Madrid. April 25.-About 10000 r
publicans have signed an address to S
nor CASTELAR, under pretext of congra
ulating him upon his recovery from il
ness, but in reality offering him the
support if he proclaims a republic.
The newspapers Of this city and Il
provinces are filled with rumors of ca
lures made by the war vessels of Spa
or of the United States and with repor
of the movements of American war shil
combined with patriotic utterances fro