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NAR Is FINALLY DECLARED
House AND SENATE RESPOND.
FeKt % the rEesiassps Message
Conspiracy - Upset. che Aien-
aEehy IN spain-Aanenseement
TAat the spaaish Fleet wuI aaII
-Ths Assituas 81 0ermany.

Washington, 9pril 2s.-F Following Is the
feport BY the house foreign affairs com.
pittsa Of bill declaring that war exists
between the United States Of America
knd the kingdom Of SPAIN
10 II enacted. ete.i
"flnst-That war be and the same 4
heFeby declared 10 eAist and that war
Nas eshsted since the 2ist of April. A. ID,
evss larlnding Sunday. between the
United States and the kingdom Of Spain.
-seeond-That the president Of the
DATED States Is hereby directed and em.
~ cred 10 tiss the entire land and naval
pgees Of the United States and call into
ftnal service the United States militia
she ssysnnl states u nneh a. extent
may BE- necessary 10 carry this act
Elo effect"
Psestds1t MeIGiBIeYss Message.
Washington. April 25.-Tha president
Nsiay sent "a eongTcas the fuil0ning bill
HeepmnenAing . declaration u war
A6ninst 6pains
To the senate and the house oG TrpFe-
1ntatives u the United States ii AmsS.
10 transmit 10 congress for It's con.
'asmtion and Appropriate action copies
the correspondents Fecently bad with
- representatives Of spain and the
nlied States with the United States
0InisteF At Madrid and through the LAT.
"a With the government u Spain, show.
~ the arti0n tAkrn under the joint re-
iRtioa approved April -. lsas, ioF rse.
4nitioa 81 the inasFendsBce Of the people
Enba. deHa ndiBg that tbs government
Spain Fsiinqaish In authority and gov
snmrnt In the island d Cuba and Cuban
NteFs. and dlTreiing the president ot the
nised ststes 10 u.s. ths Land and naval
8ts 81 the United States 10 carry thesr
intions lnte effect.
UPoa communicating TO the Spanish
InAstsF In Washihgtan the demand
Heb Il barams the duty II tho e1aeu-
10 10 addrrss 10 the government ol
ain In ohellsncs 10 aid resolution. Ih<
y minisssS asked toF bis p4sspoFta aud
sAdrcu. The United States minister
Madrid vas Ia turn noiinsd By the
enish representative that The URsisA
Ries had terminated dipisasalir reia.
ns brtwsrn tho tuo rauntTi-s and all
Nal communications b~sasrn their re-.
rtive representatives creased Herewith.
srcomnsnd 10 yoaE especial attention
lots diTrcted Ia the rnilrsl States min.
~ al Madrid by the Spanish minister
lnsvign Affairs On the sist last, where.
the foregoing hSlineatioa vas com-
Inicatrd II viii b. perceived that the
.nish government having cnguiSanrs
The Er.olutions and ia stsu II the
|ngs uhirh the president u hrsrby ~.
fsd and authorized 10 do. responds By
1tlng the demands a this government
meaaE~s II hostility. following with
instant and complete srvenRos u 70.
nnsl an action whleh by the usaRe.
naiiona accompanies IN existent state
bar belwcsn sosssvizn powers
Dc po~ition u spsin being thus made
Dah and ;hr Demands al the uaiiel
ID In al iatsEuouEsa With Spain. ws
~ heea constrained In the exercise ol
power and authosfty eonfefrrd upau
By joint resolution aforesaid. TO pro.
- under date q April p. lsos. q
rkadp Il ccTtain ports oa The north
at u Cuba. lying betwucn cardeaas
Bahia Honda and the post Of Cira,
lns on the noath coast u Cuba, and
lAsr in sxsFrsse Of by constitutional
Nen and using the powers conferred
me by the act 81 eungEe~a approved
Nsil e, lsDs. 10 Issue my proclamation
Isd April -, Isps. calling ior volun,
NA In order 10 carry into effect Tho
a resolution Of April sn. lsas.
|ppi~s Of this proclamation arc here
|D appended.
y Wow Of the measure - taken and
|I view 10 tho adoption Il such waI
enrcs "a may be necessary to enable
D carry out The eSpTcsaed will Of ths
||sess Of tho United States In the
.|Iisrs. ] now recommend TO your hon
|.Ia body the adoption Of joint re~o
|In declaring that = state Of war exist.
I.tNteu the United States al America and
~ Kingdom Of Spain and urge speedy
|on thereon 10 the end that the dsiini
N|tn Of tho international status of ths
M|Sed States a. bclligcrcnt power may
made known and the assertion 81 all
dntics in the conduct Of public Wal
NAI be assured.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
|entive Mansion, Washington, April 25
Gigantic Conspiracy.
'hdrid. April 25.-Aboat 10000 re
||'Icans have signed an address 20 Sc
~ CASTELAR, under pretext Of congnt
.'InR him upon his recovery from III
but In reality offering him theii
port II no proclaims a republic.
Do newspapers Of thls city and m,
lnccs are filled with rumors Of cap
|s made by the war vessels Of spair
the United States and with reports
10 movements Of American war ship
Mined with patriotic ntserances from
1aarteTs Of the kingdom.
Niuctions respecting the right o
ID Of neutral vessels were publishcs
lily today.
Mise % Nethfsg.
" York. April 2s.-sInce the wa
Spain has begun t.,e United State
|Ade Of Cuban ports and have cap
nine Spanish vessels. The prize
led until sunrise this morning ar
leamers Buena Ventura, Pedro, Mi
lover, Catalina, and SaturniEa an,
ehooners Mathilde, Candida and An
N|N All Of these vessels have becl
M 10 Key West except the Saturninu
h was seized al Ship island. Miss.
10 Spanish steamers Panama. iron
|I York. and the Alfonso XII, fror
y, both bound for Cuba, are likel,
captured BY American warship
ID few dayA