The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-21
|jL0 GOES HOME
kst Is the Result, Thus Far, of
thp Sjcnin" Of the Ultimatum
to Spain.
|ber and More Serious Results,
However. Are Expected to
Follow Speedily.
|aju Given Until Midnight Sat-
mlay to Make Satisfactory
Response,
liIing Which Our Troops Will
Proceed to E.jact Those Of
Spain From Cuba.

WASHINGTON, April IL. --Tnc Cuban
! j.uuvn /, nuw a law Of the land.
i lie u.t.m..tun TO Spain an aeon.
)sAel iacr Inc president ut ll:2l
kock affixed his signature to the Jolnt
k.ution OF congress requiring Spain
|eyacua,e tile island OF Cuba. The
tmatum, meanwhile had been pre-.
ped at the ,tate department by As.
talt Secretary Day and 1T 1850 the
Eoupc,mgut was made at the White
tusa that Il had been signed by the
ksiieut, and had been sent u the
|EnlsA g5ycrnmcnt. Tho ultimatUm
s brought 70 the White House about
y o'clock, hy Secretary Day, who
ut over II w!th the president before
latter affixed his signature. After
! Iubac announcement, Assistant
rtetAry Day said that the ultimatum
p teen transmitted to Madrid, adj
Fssed t. Minister Woodford, who
Y deliver It to the Spanish govern.
Polo Requests His Passports.
Is soon 4 the final determination
\ been reached, and it had been
sted or It's way to Madrid. Senior
ode Eonabc. the Spanish minister,
accoTdance with diplomatic courtesy,
S'uSnlsAed a copy of the paper by
eoIorel messenger OF Assistant Sec.
Iy Day. The minister, as soon as
received II, made brief reply and
;4es'ea his passports.
h was SAID at tho White House that
'vsms OF the ultimatum would not
1iale public here before morning.
understood that it consists largely
o'p'omauc paraphrase Of the joint
''~'!oA OF congress, concluding with
statement that this government
"" SPANS reply. At the cabinet
"AS the general features and form
-' u.tlmatum to be sent to Spain
|, agreed upon, and there re.
"t' only tho making Of fair
\. ~ The Presidents signature. The
e 1"' arait was made by Assistant
I1'y Day and the revised copy,
'1 was made under his dire c,ion,
), "N before the president about
km, ''ock. At that hour several
EIoV's oi the cabinet had called, as
h '"s y q number of prominent senators
: members of tho house. Among
ktora "1ihber were Secretary Wilson,
N, "1y 1G General Griggs. Senators
n p p,Oohn.), Frye, Lodge and Elkins,
kno. i'sehtativcs Cannon and Gros.
6m " ONO. All wcro in tho cabinet
clool. lleaiiy at the same time. BY II
i nn ~ 'hlngs We're liven,ng up about
||e,e atpef = rooms and offices, and there
at,a ne1uent calls for tho secretaries
|om D' The president in the cabinc,
Div; A was known that tho question
Ha,n,l's rn,ns to the press a copy Of tho ul'
bder m y Is soon as it was signed wat
Ats discussion, but no ono could
b whether this would be done OF
N lle,. Il was also stated by somo Of the
|ou)a a ", o'l leaving the president that he
lDreSo,e'y soon send to tho house OF
p NATIVES notice of his hav
ous 'pproved tho Cuban resolu'
'oula ana at the same time,
tho l"y before both bodies copies
J., Al, pahish ultimatum. At ll:2l a
Id ~ ~, SPECULATION was brought to al
resjda' 'he announcement that tn,
be res, mad at that moment signet
HI imulut'ons of congress; that tn,
stors 'u'a had been signed some tim,
M,n ana that the latter would no
tesen, public at once. There wer,
tesida,n - 'he cabinet room with tn
loas 81. s when he signed tho resolu
al Crootetary Alger. Attorney Gen
'ess' Secretary Bliss. Senate