Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-04-30
WAR IS FINALLY DECLARED
HOUSE AND SENATE RESPOND.
Text of the Presidents Message
Conspiracy to Upset the Mon
archy in Spain-AnnOunce ement
That the Spanish Fleet Will Sail
The Attitude of Germany.

Washington, 9pril 25.-Following is the
report by the house foreign affairs COM
mittee Of a bill declaring that war exists
between the United States of America
and the kingdom of Spain:
'Be it enacted. ETC.:
"First-That war be and the same is
hereby declared to exist and that war
has existed since the 2lst of April, A. ID.
1898, including Sunday, between the
United States and the kingdom of Spain
"Second-That the president of the
| United States is hereby directed and EN-
powered to use the entire land and naval
forces of the United States and call into
actual service the United States militia
of the several states to such an extent
as may be necessary to carry this act
into effect
President McI<in1eH's Message.
Washington, April 25.-The president
today sent to congress the following bill
recommending declaration OF war
against Spain:
| TO the senate and the house of repre-
sentatives of the United Statec of Amer
lea: | transmit to congress for its con
slderation and appropriate action copies
! OF the correspondence recently had with
the representatives of Spain and the
United States with the United States
minister at Madrid and through the lat
ter with the government of Spain, show
ing the action taken under the Joint res
| olution approved April 20, 1898, for rec
ognition Of the independence of the people
of Cuba, demanding that the government
| of Spain relinquish its authority and CIV
eminent in the island Of Cuba and Cuban
United States to use the land and naval
force of the United States to carry these
resolutions into effect.
Upon communicating to the Spanish
minister in Washington the demand
which it became the duty of the execu-
tive to address to the government of
Spain in obedience to said resolution. the
said minister asked for his passports and
withdrew. The United States minister
at Madrid was in turn notified by the
Spanish representative that the United
States had terminated diplomats tic rela-
tions between the two countries and all
official communications between their re
spective representatives ceased Herewith.
| recommend to your especial attention
Il note directed to the United States min
ister at Madrid by the Spanish ministe,
of foreign affairs on the 2lst inst where
by the foregoing notification was com
municated. 1t will be perceived that the
Spanish government having cognizance
of the resolutions and in view of the
things which the president is hereby re-
quired and authorized to do, responds by
treating the demands of this government
as measures of hostility, following with
the instant and complete severance of re
lations; an action which by the usages
of nations accompanies an existent state
of war between sovereign powers.
The position of Spain being thus made
known and the demands of the United
ture in ali intercourse with Spain, we
have been constrained in the exercise of
the power and authority conferred upon
me by joint resolution aforesaid, to pro
claim under date of April %. 1898, a
blockade of certain ports on the north
coast of Cuba. lying between Cardenas
and Bahia Honda and the port of Glen
fuegos on the south coast of Cuba; and
further in exercise of by constitutional
powers and using the powers conferred
on me by the act of congress approved
April %, 1898, to issue my proclamation
dated April %, 1898, calling for volun-
teers in order to carry into effect the
said resolution of April 90, 1893.
Copies of this proclamation are here
| unto appended.
In view of the measure so taken and
with view to the adoption Of such war
measures as may be necessary to enable
me to carry out the expressed will of the
congress of the United States in the
premises. [ now recommend to your hon
orable body the adoption of a joint reso
luton declaring that a state of war exists
between the United States of America and
the kingdom of Spain and I urge speedy
action thereon to the end that the defni-
tion of the international status of the
United States as belligerent power may
be made known and the assertion of all
its duties in the conduct of public war
| may be assured.
WILLIAM MKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, Washington, April p.
Gigantic Conspiracy.
| Madrid, April 25.-About 10000 re
publcans have signed an address to Sc
nor CASTELAR, under pretext of congrat-
ulating him upon his recovery from i'll
ness, but in reality offering him their
support if he proclaims a republic.
The newspapers CT this city and the
provinces are filled with rumors of cap
! lures made by the war vessels of Spain
or of the United States and with reports
of the movements of American war ships
combined with patriotic utteances from
| all quarters of the kingdom
instructions respecting the right OF
search of neutral vessels were published
officially today
Nine to Nothing.
New York, April 25-Sinee the war
| with Spain has begun the United States
blockade of Cuban ports and have cap,
tured nine Spanish vessels. The prizes
reported until sunrise this morning are
| the steamers Buena Ventura. Pedro, Mi
g,,el, Jover, Catalina, and Saturnina and
the schooners Mathilde, Candida and An
| tonic. All of these vessels have been
taken to Key West except the Saturnina,
which was seized at Ship Island, Miss
| The Spanish steamers Panama. from
New York. and the Alfonso XII, from
Spain, both bound for Cuba, are likely
to be captured by American warships
within few days.
soain has made no seizures of Ameri-
can vessels as far as known.
Since the beginning of the war the only
movement of the Spanish navy that has
been reported is the departure of the tor
pedo boat destroyer Audaz from Queens
town for Spain, her departure being COM
PEELED by the English neutrality procla
nation. For the same reason the United
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