Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-21
THURSDAY, APRIL 81, 1898.
TUESDAYS WAR NEWS.

by vote of IL to SIS, and the House,
by 80 to 6, adopted the Cuban res
olutions agreed upon by a conference
committee. They read as follows:
Resolved, by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
United States of America i'm Congress
assembled:
II. That the people of the island
of Cuba are. and of right ought 10 be.
free and independent.
-. That il is the duty Of the
United States To demand, and the
Government of the United States
does hereby demand that the Gov
eminent of Spain at once relinquish
its authority and government in the
island of Cuba, and withdraw its
land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters
''3. That the President of the
United States be, and he hereby is,
directed and empowered to use the
entire land and naval forces of the
United States, and to call into the
actual service of the United States
the militia of the several States, to
such extent as may he necessary to
carry these resolutions into effect.
II. That the United States hereby
dis, ,ips any disposition or intention
to exercise sovereignty, Jurisdiction
or control over said island except for
the pacification thereof, and asserts
its determination, when that is ac-
complished. to leave the government
and control of the island to its peo-
pie"
As that is a compromise acceptable
to the President, there seems to be a
clearing Of the situation and nothing
left but a yielding or fight on SPANS
part.
An Administrator bill calling for
10000 volunteers for the army was to
be introduced Tuesday in the House.
A second call for 100000 may soon be
made by the President.
The Regulars started for the Gulf
Coast Tuesday.
There is belief, SO said, in Army
circles that the war may have to be
carried into Spain; in fact, is quite
likely to.
A mob murdered the American
Consul's negro servant at Malaga,
Spain.
The Spanish government is defiant.
The six great powers are advising
Spain to ask the good offices of the
United States to permanently pacify
the Island.
Spain is preparing the Canary Is
lands as base of supplies and feet
ren6f;yen..
IT looks like now there will be
powder burnt i'm short while.
Spain is trying her best to alarm
the great powers against the Monroe
Doctrine and alleged American ag-
gressiveness against all foreign-gov-
erned American territory. She is
also seeking to array all Spanish
American nations against this nation.
1t is reported that six torpedo-boats
and several warships have arrived at
Porto Rico. If this is true, it is an
evidence Of Spanish naval strategy
being at work. The torpedo-boats
are much feared by the u. s. Squad
ron at Key West.
A third Atlantic squadron is to be
formed Of the large merchant ships
converted into armed cruisers. II
will be called the Patrol Squadron"
and it's duty will be to guard the sea-
coast. 1t will take three weeks to
prepare the ships for this squadron.
Rear Admiral Sicard, the senior
officer Of the Navy, has been recalled
from his sick leave to advise with
the Navy Department.
An assault was attempted by mob
on the U. S. Consulate at Barcelona,
Spain.
Rioting has commenced in Porto
Rico and Americans and English are
unsafe.