Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-20

STeSS lulO CHSOVs - -" @PH'SN-
ter's request for his passports, sent i'm
mediately on the receipt OF the ulti-
matum, was as follows:
LEGACIoN DE EsPANA,
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1898.
Mr.. Secretary The resolution
adopted by the Congress of the United
States of America and approved to-day
by the President is of such q ma
ture that my permanence in Wash
ington becomes impossible and obligt s
me to request Of you the delivery OF
nv passports. The protection of the
Spanish interests will be entrusted to
the French ambassador and to the
Austrian Hungarian minister. On this
occasion very painful TO me | have the
honor to renew to you the assurances
of my highest consideration.
(Siened) LUIS Polo DE BERNABE.
Hon, Joln Sherman, Secretary of State
of the United States of America, &c,
&C., &c.
Assistant Secretary Day has directed
Minister Polo's passports to be prepared
and sent him at once. No instructions
have been sent to Minister Woodford,
the department not regarding Polo's
letter an answer to our ultimatum.
Representative Pearson, OF North
Carolina, introduced joint resolution
to-day to readmit Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris, the daughter OF General U. 5.
Grant, to the character and privileges
of a citizen of this country. Mrs. Sar-
toris married in 1874 Algernon Charles
Frederick Sartoris, British subject,
and resided in England, thus becoming
naturaliz4d British subject, but has
since returned here and lately petition
ed Congress for unconditional readmis-
sion to United States citizenship.
In view of his departure tonight
Senior Polo desires his friends 10 know
that it will be impossible to make fare
we'll calls, even on his intimates of the
diplomatic corps. Senior DuBOsc and
other officials of the legation wish to
make the same statement ID their
friends.
81 hope" said prominent navel Of
fcer to-day who has given much
thought to the subject, that the plan
of operation decided upon by the de-
partment will not include an attack by
our fleet on Moro Castle and the forts
at Cabsaas as the first stroke of the
campaign. If we do this many Of our
ships are sure to be crippled and sent
nome for repairs. Our docking facili-
ties on the South Atlantic coast are so
limited that the vessels would either
have to be sent far north to be repaired
or else await their time for docking in
the south. The Spaniards are taking
the cue aud are displaying much milf
tary sagacity in the movement of their
ships. They are concentrating them
Ia their home ports and, if our fleets
are disabled by attempting to reduce
the Notifications st Havana, they will
steam over here and infiot irreparable
damage on them. 1t seems to Iae the
proper thing for us to do would be to
,,ttempt to land large force of men in
Cuba sur!ound the Notifications and
starve ont tbe 9psniards, meanwhile
keeping up a blockG.:4S OF the naroor
and the coast by our fleet OF -. -'"S' -,
The object of most concern at ILL.,
War Department this morning was the
calling out OF volunteers. This turns
out to be much more complicated
question than was at first supposed and
the officials in desperation are looking
to Congres, for immediate reliefiu their
extremity. There are all sorts of am
biguitie5 and conflicts in the existing
army laws, which, it is said, consist OF
more than a lot of patchwork
dating from the beginning of the re.
public.
The statement is made that Palma,
the repres eatative of the Cuban Junta
IN this country, in company with one of
the brigadiers of Gomez army, has been
in consultation with Gen. Miles to-day
arranging for co operation in the con-
duct of the campaign in Cuba. This is
taken as virtual recognition of the
Cuban republic. 1t is stated that Palma
was summoned here for this difference.
Congressman Otey of Virginia, was
1t the Navy Department to-day to see
{ he couldn't get some of his copstitu.
ants places in the navy other than those
If sesmen, but was informed that sea-
men only we're wanted, but that they
ire wanted badly.
Soldiers are now passing through
lere almost daily, and the strains of
Through Georgia, John
Browns Body, and Hang JEFF Davis on
! Sour Apple Tree, played by their
bands can be heard at the distance of
everal blocks from the depots.
While General Miles was before the
House military committee to-day |
he received a telegraph dispatch, |
without asking to be
he grabbed his hat and |
ushed out of the Capitol as though |
lpon mission of life and death to his
country. People who know the Gen.
raj don't expect him to show up we'll
q the coming war.