Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-04-28

EreSS would be asked to 6ec,ouu
1t is held already exists. III. wat
the most important Wasbipr,a. was
velopnlent on the first war Snnanu ue
Tie president will scnd a mosusy
congress, 10 be delivered immnsuse %
after it's converting. setting fuaiely
facts in the case and aaAing cons, 'ae
to formally declare wal in order ~
there may be no misunderstandi,a'a a'
the part OF other nations. Tha %
important point in the mtssape s.a uiosf
news point of view will be I'M
nouncement that Spain - aA-
Hns Made Formal Real.
to Il ultimatum. This repIy bos
been given TO the public and !, ut
supposed that none had been reee,, "as
The document is a formal ackpow,asul
mcnt by Spain and also an accan,aa4
by that country of the uItimntum Ne
virtual declaration Of war. Conas'a
will therefore be asked TO recognize
this condition of affairs and - -
clare it TO the world, using Spaip,s o W
cession as Il cason for ii. Tho -
resolution has been prepared. and !, !.
understood that the two comml,,aas
having in charge the foreign affairs ),
the two houses of win =
prepared TO report upon IL very snaea |
ily-probably Immediately after I'M
reading of the message. An asras. |
will then be made TO have the rasolr
ton taken up and passed forthwIm
and il is not now believed that thes
will be any formidable opposition "a
this course in either house. Otherviss
the news of the DAY here related Al |
most entirely to the execution Of nlsn, |
hitherto announced.
Gen. Goblin and Secretary Alypr CON
ferred in the afternoon RESPECTING ,ha
arrangements for calling on the rr. |
errors of the states and territories "a.
The Quota OF Troops
they are 10 furnish under the nrss,
dents proclamation asking for l9lNM |
men. The number of men In eacb
branch of the service, viz, infantry
cavalry and artillery remains 10 h
settled, besides many other matters a |
detail. In the state, war and raw
departments many OF the officials werp
at their desks directing the exeeutIos
of policies heretofore determined upou
Neither Secretary Alger nor Secretay
Long were on hand. but Assistant
Secretary Meiklejnhn and Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt were on dhty Tor
several hours. Mr.. Meikiejohn has 4.
ready received II large number Of an
plications from newspapers 10 permit
their representatives 10 accompshs The
army. but ms stated In the circular Il
sued Saturday, the number to be ac
corded the privilege WIZ lie iliiiiiHiHHT4a
The assistant secretary is buSiiy en-
gagged in supervising the general pre-
parations for the transportation Of tie
troops overland and also 10 Cuba, ia
which a large number of vessels will
be chartered. In the q~uartermases
office nearly the whole clerical Fore
was on hand. The details
Are Far From Complete
but Quartermaster General LudiagtM
believes everything will be IN read.
ness by the time the troops are ready
TO move. Questions of equipment q
troops with uniforms and tents a9
are to he settled. although many Of ts
state state organizations are prepared
in this respect. The department hasa
number of branches in which tents
uniforms. etc, are manufactures tf
IL viii be compelled TO call on ne
services OF outside firms to meet ts
present demands. Ii is said al ne
navy department that all OF the naEi
militia which will be used in the sep
sea patrol vessels already have ben
ordered 10 them. Those remaining
will be utilized in manning the Ssna
stations along the coast ana the fs
sells of the close shore auxiliary nsA
Assistant Secretary Rooseyeh ~
nounced that the government had ~
chased the steam yacht Alleen fOf tx
auxiliary navy. 1t was said al w
navy department that no additlonais
formation had been received 81 W
movements of the Spanish fieets nv
dezvoused at Cadiz and at the Osr
Verde islands. Every step taken y
these fleets is promptly reported loN
department by the agents ABROAD y.
officer explained to-day that y w.
very necessary to receive WIN
greatest caution reports OF the INV
ments Of the Spanish ships, as Sr'
naturally will try in every way "D'
lead the United States.