Arizona silver belt., 1898-04-21
Spain Has Been Given Until Fri. day Night to Answer the Uitimatum of the
 United States.
Unless the Spanish Forces Evacuate Cuba Our Army Will Occupy tho Island Transport ct Troops
 to Begin Next Sunday.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Special to THE SILVER BELT.

special 10 HE SILVER BELT.
 WASHINGTON, April 20.-Not since the civil war has such intense excite ment existed throughout the country as today. The nation applauds the presi. dent for signing the ultimatum to Spain.
 The Spanish Minister requested his passports and they were given to him. He left for Canada tonight Minister Woodford IS still in Madrid, but is ready to leave.
 The Spanish Cortez will answer the ultimatum before the time expires on Friday night.
 Foraker announced in the Senate this P. NJ, th.t Mckinley would recog. nize the Cuban republic tomorrow. The House passed the volunteer army bill this evening. The president will call for volunteers tomorrow and it is asserted that the invasion of Cuba will begin Sunday, if Spain's reply is un- favorable.
 The government announces that dur ing the war the United States will resort to privateering. The War department has completed arrangements to trans- port troops to Cuba from the Gulf coast. The army will have its own transportation exclusive of the navy. Vessels have been chartered to carry troops, ammunations and supplies.
 MADRID. April 20.-Oiiicials nn- nounce the location of the first naval battle will be veritab'e surprise. No enc denies that Spain will reject McKinley's ultimatum, but will take until the limited time to do SO, or it may give answer by refusing to answer at all.
 WAsHrNoTos, April 20..-Foraker said, not speaking officially. that he would know, and that all would know tomorrow, that the Cuban republic was being dealt with officially by the admin istration, and that the Gomez govern. ment wonld be publicly recognized by the president tomorrow.
 WASHINGTON, April 20.-Following are the joint resolutions adopted by Congress, and signed by the president at 3:30 a. m, April 20.
 Whereas, The abborrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the | moral sense of the people of the United States, have been n disgrace to Christian civilization, eliminating us they have in She destruction of United States bat tleship and 266 of it's officers and crew, while ou friendly visit in the barbor of Havana, and cannot longer be en- dured, as has been set forth by the president of the United States in his message to Congress of April II, 1898, upon which the action of Congress was invited; therefore,
 Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress nsselnbled-
 First, that the people of the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and independent.
 Second, thut it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the gov ernment of the United States does hereby demand, that the government of Spain at once relinquish its author. ity and government in the island of Cuba, and withdraw it's land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
 Third, that the president of the United States be, and he is hereby, di rected and empowered 10 use the entire land and naval forces of the United States and to call into actual service of the United States the militia of tbe several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
 Fourth, that the United States here by disclaims any disposition or inten- tion to exercise sovereignty, iurisdic- tiop or control over sad islands. except for the pacifcation thereof, and asserts its determination, whom that is accom- plished, to leave the government and co ntrol of the island to it's people