The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-04-29
An ULT|AAIUA 70 SPAIN.
The President Notifies the Dons that
They Must Proceed at Once
to Get Ont Of Cuba.
GIVEN UNTIL SATURDAY TO ANSWER.
n No Answer Is Made. or IL spain's Reply
IL unsstisfactory, the President Win at
Once Proceed to Comply with the Res
olution of Congress. Using the Army
aud NAVY.


The Die l. Cast.
WAsnISoroN. April 20 The Cuban
resolution is now a law of the lad. and
the ultimatum to Spain an accom-
plishcd fact. The president at li:.i
o'clock. affixed his signature 10 the
ioiit resolution of congress requiring
Spain to evacuatc the ISLAND OF Cuba.
The ultimatum meanwhile had been
prepared at the state department by
Assistant Secretary Day. and .l1
o'clock announcement was maa ne
White House that il had been rncd
by the president, and had been sent tc
the Spanish government.
sent to Minister woodford.
After the public announcement As
sistant Secretary Day says that the ~
timatum had been transmitted 10 Mad
drid, addressed to Minister Moodiord
who will deliver IL To the Spanish gov
ernmcut As soon as the final deter
mination 10 send il had been reached
and ii had been started on its way tc
Madrid, Senor Polo de l;ernabc. the
Spanish minister. in accordance with
diplomatic courtcsies WAS furnished a
copy OF the paper by the colored mes
semgc~ OF Assistant Secretary Day. The
minister.as soon as he received ~. made
brief reply and requested his pass
ports.
SPANS Reply Awaited.
1t was said nj the White House that
the terms 81 the ultimatum would not
be made public here until Thursday
1t is understood that ii consists largely
OF a diplomatic paraphrase OF the joint
resolution OF congress. concluding with
statement that this government
awaits SPANS reply The text of the
ultimatum will not be made public ua-
iii some time Thursday. There were
present in the cabinet room with the
president when he signed the rcso!G-
tons Secretary Alger. Atty. ten.
Griggs. Secretary Bliss. senior ElAins
and Mr.. Charles Emory Smith.
Copy OF Resolutions sent.
The president. in his ultimatum to
the Spanish government. transmits a
copy of the resolutions passed by con
gress. which resolutions. lie states. he
has signed lie demands that spain
Withdraw her army and navy forces
from Cuban waters as required by the
term OF the act of congress mo date
for the withdrawal being mentioned,
and then states that if satisfactory
answer is NOT received here before sat
urday next. he Will proceed AZ once to
carry the resolution OF congress into
effect.
The Gi-t OF the yitsmatum.
Nj. -. - sri f-r,u - sfrt
was not made public. il is known that
with il is transmitted to the Spanish
government. through Minister Wood.
ford, a copy Of the joint resolution OF
congress. together with the statement
that they have received executive ap
prevail. In compliance with their terms
the president makes a demand upon
Spain To withdraw her land and nava
forces from the island and its waters, AND
in the event that IA satisfactory re
sponsc to this demand il not received
by the president by Saturday next he
will proceed. with the armed forces o.
the nited States. TO carry these rcso
lutions into effect. The president does
not maine any hour of the day of Satur
day prior 20 which Spain must max,
answer. If al all. to our demands, bu
reasonable assumption is that am
time up 10 midnight Saturday viii b'
regarded as a compliance with thu
terms OF the ultimatum.
An Interesting Event.
WASHINGTON. April 2o.-The signing
of the Cuban resolutions by the presi
dent was an exceedingly interesting
event, although without special incl
dent. Gen. Algcr had brought owe
from the war department a pen whicl
he requested the president to use in ap
pending his signature TO the docu
nent. The pen had an ordinary gutta
percha holder. and it was handed L
the president by his secretary. Mr. PoE
ter. Those presentgathered around In
table To witness the act. There wa
considerable feeling manifested b
those about. but there was no demon
stration or congratulations. The smal
crowd very soon dispersed. and with
ten minutes the normal conditions q