The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-16
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SENATE WILL PASS INTERVENTION
RESOLUTIONS TONIGHT.
Then, If the. House Promptly Concurs,
the President VIII Sign the
"war" Declarations.
WILL REJECT RECOGNITION
If SUCH A PROPOSITION is Tackled
ON THE RESOLUTIONS
On the Ground that He Alone Has the
Power to Recognize Legality of
Foreign Governments,
SPAIN TO BE FAIRLY WARNED
WILL BE GIVEN A BRIEF TIME TO
LOWER HER FLAG.
Then, if She Disregards the UItima-
tunl, the Hungry "Dogs of War''
Will Be UnIeashed.
On the Ground that He Alone Has the
Power to Recognize Legality OF
Foreign Governments,
SPHIN TO BE FAIRLY WARNED
WILL BE GIVEN A BRIEF TIME TO
LOWER HER FLAG.
Then, if She DisreEards the Ultima
tum, the Hungry "Dogs of War'
VIII Be UnIeashed.
YESTERDAYS DEVELOPMENTS.

XESTERDAY'S DEVELOPMENTS.
Orders of great significance-pOr-
tentous in the present crisis-have
been issued by the War and Navy
Departments. Nearly all the reg
uIar troops not already at sea-
coast fOrtificatiOns have been or
dered to New Orleans, Mobile,
Tampa and Chiclxamauga. Gem
erals Shafter, COppinger, Wade
and Brooke will be in command at
the four points of rendezvous in
the order named. The force or
dered to the gulf ports consists of
twenty-five regiments of infantry,
while the cavalry and artillery
will concentrate at the national
military park. 1t is probably the
intention of the War Department
to assemble the entire army in
Florida to be ready to act with
the navy i'm enforcing the expected
decree of Congress to intervene in
Cuba. Preparations are already
under way for the transportation
of the troops to the island. The
orders to the commanding officers
urge all haste possible in getting
their men under way.
The Navy Department has char
tered all the fast ships of the
American Line--the ST. Paul, St.
Louis, New York and Paris-fOT use
as transports or. SeRuisesrs. - SeGEa-sA
tary Long has purchased the first
class steamships Yorktown and
Youmuri, and reOpened negOtia-
tiOns for two war ships and sew
eraI torpedo boats from Chile and
Argentina. He has also assigned
the naval reserves of Atlantic
coast States to five auxiliary cruis-
ers to be known as patrol boats.
The Senate spent over twelve
hours in discussing the Cuban res
OIutiOns. Several notable speech
es were made, the utterances of
Messrs. SpOOner, CullOm, Daniel,
TiiIman, WOIcOtt, Berry, Teller
and Stewart receiving much atten-
tion. Several efforts were made to
adjourn early last evening, but no
agreement was reached till late at
night, and the session did not end
till 1O:35 o'clock. During the de-
bate MIR. Chandler provoked n row
between MIR. Wellington and MIR.
Money, and the Mississippian
called the Delaware statesman u
liar, but afterwards apOlOgized. 1t
is probable q vote Will be taken
late tonight, and 1T is possible the
Foraker "rider'' Will go through
with the intervention resolutions.
If it does, and the House accepts,
the President will sign the resolu-
tions, but he will notify Congress
that. under the Constitution, he
alone has the right to recognize
foreign governments. An ultima
tuna will be sent to Spain, giving
that government twenty-fOur or
forty-eight hours to surrender Gu
ba, and If she does not lower her
flag it Will probably he torn down
by United States troops.
The war feeling in Spain, ac-
cOrding to some dispatches, has
infected all classes. The Queen
Regent, who, n few days ago, was
reported to be for peace almost at
any price, is now quoted as pre-
ferring seven the horrors of wax
rather than tarnish on the pres
tige OF the army or an impairment
of the rights of the crown" Her
Majesty has increased the war en-
thusiasm by giving 100000 Pc
setas TO the navy fund. Don Car
los has warned the government
that he and his followers may rise
against it III it s'continnes to per-
NIT the Spanish standard to be
dragged in the mud" He wants
"the glove which Washington has
flung in the face of Spain" picked
up at once. A late dispatch from
Madrid says the Cabinet and Min.
lister Woodford still believe there
will be no war, but this state
ment ~ not borne out by the COM
ments of the press.
Spain, it is reported, tried to In
fuence the European powers to
make a joint naval demonstration
against the United States in case
the latter persists in intervention
in Cuba. Great Britain would not
consent. and it is Improbable the
other powers Will make such
belIicOse move.