The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22

Berlin April Ie-The German foreign
office declares that DR.. Won Holleben.
the ambassador OF Germany at Wash
ington instead OF Joining in renewed
| Is urging ambassadors to stop their
attempts at mediation, as they are
considered worse than useless.
The United States military attachee
at Vienna, Lieutenant j. L. Chamber
lain, and the United States military
attachee at St Petersburg, Lieutenant
George L. Anderson. have been called
home.
Plymouth. Eng. April 1s.-The Unit
ed States cruiser Topeka. formerly the
Diogenes. has received urgent orders
TO sail Immediately for the United
States without waiting for the United
States torpedo boat Somers which IS
being repaired here. She left tonigh;
after shipping fresh supplies Of prov4s
ons and coal.
SPAIN URGED TO DECLARE WAR
Havana, April 1s-Quiet prevails
here and prominent people believe war
may yet be avoided. but business is al
, most paralyzed, no contracts are being
entered into and the papers are urging
Spain to declare war Immediately.
Washington. April 20.-This was a
day of events in the history OF the Gu
ban question. The signature by the
president of the joint resolution re-
Quiring Intervention in Cuba; the noti-
fcation of that action to the Spanish
minister here; his demand for pass
ports, the departments prompt reply to
i that demand; the minister's departure
! for Canada, and the transmission OF
our ultimatum that Spain must evacu-
ate Cuba and must make answer by
! Saturday, through Minister Woodford
/ to the Spanish government, followed in
| a &
Spain's answer, if she is to make any,
| and the movement of the United States
| army and navy on Cuba.
Early in the morning the execution
of the programme for today began with
conference between Assistant Secre-
tary Day, ex-Secretary Foster and
Second Assistant Adee, in which the
wishes of the president and cabinet as
to the ultimatum were reduced to dip
lomatic form. The other events sue
! ceeded each other with rapidity.
BERNABE'S PASSPORTS.
The ultimatum was sent to the Span
ish minister by Judge Days personal
messenger, Edward Savoy, one of the
| trusted employees of the state depart
| ment, who was appointed to his place
| in 1869 by Hamilton Fish. The mes
senger was not kept waiting long at
| the legation, but in the course of an
! hour had returned to the state depart
ment with the minister's application
J for his passports 1t was not until 3: 80
o'clock this afternoon that Savoy made
his second trip, carrying with him the
desired paper. This was a passport for
| the minister and his family and suite.
| 1t was not in the usual form but was
| what is known as special passport.
In general terms, it is similar to that
| presented to Lord Sackville West, when
that unfortunate minister was obliged
% rnfs Tn, II - f,.I
| lows:
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
| Department of State
ITO All Whom These Presents Shall
| Come-Greeting:
| Know, We, that the bearer hereof,
Don Luis Polo v Bernabe, envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotenti-
! ary of Spain to the United States, ac-
J companied by his family and suite, is
| about to travel abroad.
These are therefore to request all
| officers Of the United States or of any
; state thereof to permit him to pass
f! freely without let or molestation, and
to extend to him all friendly aid and
/ protection in case of need.
I'm Testimony Whereof /, John Sher-
man, secretary of the United States
of America, have set my hand and
caused the seal of the department of
state to be affixed at Washington, this
Goth day of April, A. ID. 1898, and of
the independence of the United States
of America, the one hundred and twen-
ty-second.'
At first there was some expectation
at the state department that a response
from Minister Woodford might be ex-
pected today. Later on, however af-
ter Judge Day had calculated the
length of time that would be consumed
in the cabling of the ultimatum to
Minister Woodford, its translation from
| cipher and re-translation he be-
came convinced that it would
be practically impossible, owing
| to difference in time between
| Washington and Madrid, to receive
any response today. Therefore. the
| following statement was posted at the
| department.:
! "The text of the ultimatum to Spain
| will be given out by Mr.. Porter, secre-
| tary to the president at the White
house, some time tomorrow. probably"
| WHAT WILL SPAIN DO?
| The next movement must now be
| made by Spain, according to the de-
| partment officials. If the Spanish gov
| ernment takes the view, as might pos
| sibly be concluded from the action of
| its minister here today, that in langu-
| age and terms the congressional reso-
| luton is insulting, il may promptly
| hand Mr.. Woodford his passports upon
| receipt of this communication and thus
bring the negotiations to a crisis and
cause a breech Of diplomatic relations
within the next twenty-four hours. If.
on the other hand. it should neglect to
return a satisfactory answer before
Saturday noon, that line Of policy will
be quite as effective as a positive act.
inasmuch as it would amount to a re-
| fusal of the demands Of the United
| States. In such case the president
would proceed Immediately TO use the
naval and military forces OF the Unit
ed States to execute the will Of con-
| gress. How this will be done, what
| steps shall first be taken. whether Ha-
vana shall be blockaded or whether an
| attempt shall be made to make a
speedy campaign by hurting large
force of troops on Havana under cover
of a bombardment by a feet, are all
matters Of mere speculation. The ex-
perts of the army and navy have laid