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THIRD EDITION.
TUESDAY EVENING,
TOPEKA, KANSAS. APRIL 19, 1898.
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should warrant it.
President McKinley Wishes to
Give Spain
Plenty of Time to Make Up Her
Mind
WHETHER SUE WILL
Yield to the Ultimatum to Be
Sent Her.
At the Cabinet Sleeting Today,
Early" Action
WAS FAVORED BY ALL
But President McKinley Wants
Further Delay.
Says Our Sea and Land Forces
Are Not Ready.
.Washington, April 19. Although no
definite conclusion has been reached as
to the time which ghall be given Spain
within which to reply to our ultimatum,
there is reason to believe the president
favors giving at least two or three
days' time, for the reason that It will
require that length of time to put our
army and navy in. position to take pos
session immediately of one of the Cuban
ports, it being the administration's pur
pose that this move shall follow prompt
ly on Spain's refusal.
Speaker Reed signed the Cuban res
olutions at 12:06.
At 1:06 p. m. the Cuban resolutions
were returned to the house with the
vice president's signature, and at 1:15 p.
m., they left for the White House.
After the cabinet meeting today the
president went out walking with Secre
tary Bliss.
At 12:30 an adjournment was taken by
the cabinet until 3:30, after a decision
was reached to prepare an ultimatum
to Spain, the ultimatum &nd the Cuban
resolutions to be signed simultaneously.
Although the official copy of the joint
resolution was not before the meeting,
the copy, as it appeared in the Congres
sional Record, was read and discussed.
There was a difference of opinion as to
the length of time that should be given j
to the Spaniards within which to reply
to our peremptory demands for an
evacuation of the island of Cuba. One
or two of the members thought twenty-
four hours would be sufficient, while a
number of others suggested 48 hours.
The president, however, was of the
opinion that we were not in a position
to force our demands even at the end
of 48 hours, and, in view of that fact.
he thought at least three days would -not
be too long a time to permit Spain
to have for a decision. It was not with
a view to giving Spain any particular
consideration that he favored a longer
time, put, in nis opinion, it would take
that time to put our army and naval
forces in position to strike a decisive
Dlov.
The question, however, was left open
for further consideration at this after
noon's session. The complex wording
of the resolution, it is said, will make a
matter of some difficulty to frame an
ultimatum to cover the points of the
resolution in a satisfactory manner and
it may be late tonight before a docu
ment can be decided upon.
It is understood that the resolution
"will not be signed whenever received,
until the ultimatum is also ready for
-signature, the purpose being that the
two may be made one act.
, As the cortes meet tomorrow it is
probable that the ultimatum will be
sent in time to be placed before that
body on its assembling. It is not
thought, however, that an effort will be
made to have it reach Madrid at any
particular time.
When the Cuban resolution finally
reached the White House at 1:30 o'clock
with the .signatures of Vice President
Hobart and Speaker Reed attached, it
was in charge of Representative Hay
er of Iowa, who was accompanied by
Representative Overstreet of Indiana.
The resolution was taken into Secretary
Porter's office, and thence to the pres
ident. The president did not sign the
bill in the presence of the bearers, as
they hoped he would do. When inform
ed that the house adjourned until to
morrow noon, Mr. McKinley said that
being the case, he would not have an
opportunity to announce his actions be
fore that time. The committee was not
with the president more than three
minutes. '
The cabinet meeting. It was learned
uring the afternoon practically settled
the question as to how many volunteers
Bhall be called for to supplement the
regular army in their operations in Cu-
LastE
BAYS
"REMEMBER
The Order That Will Be
Schley's Fleet When
ba, the conclusion being arrived at that
tne president shall call for 80.000 men
of the national militia.
OTtrciaiy Aieer, aner tms decision
was reached, repaired to the war de-
partment and sent for Maior General
Miles and Adjutant General Corbin, a
conference lasting nearly an hour was
held as to the means to be employed to
give enect to tne aeeision of the pres
ident and the cabinet. Considerable
progress was made in outlining the plan
to De roiiowea, out owing to the com
plexity of the subject, all the details
could not b arranged at the first con
ference. It is proposed to utilize this
additional force In conformity to the
terms of the bill submitted today to
congress, by Secretary Alger through
Senator Hawley.
According to the decision laid down.
presuming the bill to be enacted into
law, the president would first apply to
congress for the special permission re
quired in this case, to call for volun
teers. The men thus secured, whether
attached to the first organized militia,
or not, would technically pass into the
service of the United States. This
would be necessary, in order to escane
a violation of the constitutional prohi
THE MAINE!
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Signalled to Commodore
It Goes Into Action.
bition against sending the state mili
tia out of the country. -
The additional men would still, how
ever, be actually volunteers and only in
name part of the regular establishment.
The law requires that in a call for
troops the number required must be
distributed according to population
among the several states. In anticipa
tion of this call, the department has
prepared a statement showing the num
ber of men that would be required from
each state, according to the apportion
ment of the last census. It was said by
Secretary Alger, after the conference,
that the matter had not yet advanced
far enough to make it possible to send
to congress today a message from the
president asking for the authority to
issue a call for volunteers.
BUSINESS STOPS.
No Contracts Being Made at Havana
-y Papers Urging War.
Havana, April 19. 10 A. M. Business
Is almost paralyzed; no contracts are
being entered into and the papers are
urging Spain to declare war immediately.
TO BE
House and Senate Agree
a Resolution
on
For Armed Intervention
Cuba at Once
in
AT 3 O'CLOCK A. M.
The
Fateful Resolution is
Launched by Congress.
The House Votes For It by 310
to 6.
The Senate by a Vote of 42
to 35.
Washington, -April 19. The conferees
of the house and senate Cuban resolu
tion met at 6:45 last evening and agreed
at once, a practical agreement having
been reached before tiey went in. ses
sion. The resolution will stand as the
senate passed it, striking out the Tur
pie amendment recognizing the inde
pendence of the Cuban republic. The
words "arid are" in the first section are
restored. There was a long wrangle
over the resolution which did not end
until 2:43 a. m.
The resolutions as agreed on by the
conferees of both hoases ' are as fol
lows: Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
years in the island of Cuba, so near our
own borders, have shocked the moral
sense of the people of tjhe United States,
have been a disgrace to Christian civili
zation, culminating, as they have, in the
destruction of a United States battle
ship and 266 of its officers and crew,
while on a friendly visit in the harbor
of Havana and can not longer be en
dured, as has been set forth by the
president of the United States in his
message to congress jof April 11, 1898,
upon which the action" of congress was
invited; therefore, -
Resolved, By -the senate and the
house of representatives of- the United
States of America in congress assem
bled: First That the people of the Island
of Cuba are and of right ought to be
free and independent.
Second That it is the duty of the
United States to demand and the gov
ernment of the United States does
hereby demand that the government 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.
Third That the president of the Uni
ted 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 be neces
sary to carry these resolutions into ef
fect.
Fourth That the United States here
by disclaims any disposition or inten
tion to exercise sovereignty, jurisdic
tion or control over said island except
for the "pacification thereof, and asserts
its determination when that is accomp
lished to leave the government and con
trol of the island to its people.
The conference report was adopted by
the house, 310 to 6.
The following voted against the adop
tion of the report:
Boutelle (Rep., Me.); Brewer (Dera.,
Ala.); Gardner (Rep., N. J.); Johnson
(Rep., Ind); Loud (Rep., Cal.); McCall
(Rep., Mass.)
The conference report was adopted by
the senate by a vote of 42 to 35.
Speaker Reed will not sign the Cu
ban resolution until the house meets
this noon. It will then go to the vice
president and after his signature to the
president.
WAR SONGS WERE SUNG.
How the House Passed the Night
Hours Waiting for a Decision.
Washingion, April 19. While the house
was waiting for the decision of the
conferees last night, a half hundred of
the representatives gathered in the lob
by in the rear of the hall and awoke
the echoes with patriotic songs. The
battle hymn of the Republic was sung
by General Henderson of Iowa.
"Dixie" and other songs w-ere sung.
led by some of the ex-Confederates and
then, in tremendous volume, the corri
dors rang with an improvisation, "Hang
General Weyler on the sour apple tree,
as we go marching on."
The war spirit was reflected in the
songs. Soldiers bivouacking about the
camp fires in the enemy s front could
not have been more enthusiastic than
were many of the grizzled veterans who
participated.
O'HIGGINS ABANDONED.
War Department Now Preparing the
.uetaiis ox war.
Washington, April 19. The bulk of
preparations for action are about com
pleted and the work at the war depart
ment is now reduced to perfectine de
tails. The army is being mobilized and
all that remains is to insure the prompt
supplying of all classes of equipments.
The market has been gleaned of avail
able vessels and it now comes to man
ning them and perfecting methods of
communication and co-operation. The
O Higgins was the last desirable ship
of any size in sight, and it has been
authoritatively announced that all hope
or getting ner nas Deen aoandoned.
General Greelv in charge of tele
graphic and telephone communication
ueiween tne sea coast fortifications an
nounces that this work is going for
ward with gratifying results.
Superintendent Kimball of the life
saving service has conferred with As
sistant Secretary Roosevelt on employ
WAR
DECLARED
ing the men of the coast service In a
regularly organized system of reporting
war vessels sighted at points remote
from primary ports of entry. Such a
system will be a valuable adjunct to the
regular observation service.
The quartermaster's department of
the army is rushing work .on tents and
tent equipage. Ordinarily Philadelphia
gets these contracts, but recently the
war department has - contracted for
making them at St. Louis, New York
and Chicago also. Quite a consignment
of tents have been alloted to the militia
of the states under the act of congress.
MINISTER WOODFORD WAITS.
For the Official Notification to the
Spanish Government.
Washington, April 19. State depart
ment officials this morning were in a
state of expectancy awaiting the of
ficial notification that the Cuban reso
lution is a law. Minister Woodford
has been advised of the developments,
but of course Is precluded from action
until advised of the signature of the
joint resolution. The impression pre
vails that the action of the state de
partment will be of the simplest and
briefest character and that no words
will be wasted in conveying to the
Spanish government the final intentions
of the United States government.
Of course, however, the usual courte
sy of diplomatic relations will be ob
served in the notification. Probably
the line of action will be to submit to
the Spanish government a copy of the
Joint resolution with a polite and point
ed invitation to respond without delay
to the request for an immediate evac
uation of Cuba by the Spanish forces.
Nothing has yet been received from
Minister Woodford as to the disturb
ances at Malaga. The last word re
ceived from him was a message dated
yesterday, stating that matters were
very quiet in Spain. He also informed
the state department that the Spanish
government had made an ample apol
ogy for the indignities inflicted upon the
American consul at Malaga by a mob.
CALL FOR 80,000 Mil
War Department Decides to
Make First Call Soon. .
Washington, April 19. The war de
partment today practically decided that
its first call to arms would be for 80,000
men to be taken from the militia of the
several states. There are some com
plications in the matter, which it will
take a little time to adjust and which
will prevent the issuance of a call to
day and may delay it even a little long
er.
PORTO RICO MADE HOT
Efforts Being Made to Drive Ameri
cans From the Island.
St. Thomas, W. I., April 19. Advices
received here from Porto Rico today
show there is an agitation there with
the object of forcing11 naturalized Amer
icans to declare themselves and leave
the island. "
Further reports have also been re
ceived here of excitement following: the
departure of the American consuls and
It is said many people are ready to
leave the island at the first op
portunity. The Spanish authorities have ordered
80,000 rations for the troops at Porto
Rico.
The senatorial elections which took
place on April 10 resulted in a liberal
victory.
QUEEN REGENT FIRM.
Terms of Tomorrow's Speech Being
Jealously Guarded.
Madrid, April 19 2:30 P. M. The
terms of the speech which the queen
regent will deliver at the opening of the
cortes tomorrow, are jealously guarded,
but it is said the speech will prove firm,
convincing and satisfactory to the na
tional sentiments.
It is claimed here that perfect unan
imity prevails in Spain to face war
rather than to yield to the demands of
the United States.
RIOT IN GEORGIA.
Sailors From a Spanish Ship and
Some Americans Mixed.
Brunswick, Ga., April 19. Seven sail
ors from the Spanish bark Verdad stood
on Torras wharf yesterday afternoon
talking In excited tones about the pro
babilities of war between their country
and the United States.
Mate Henry Richardson of the Amer
ican schooner Francis C. Yarnell, a
stalwart" Yankee, understood Spanish
and overheard the abusive epithets ap
plied to Americans in general by the
sailors.
Richardson stood it as long as he
could, but when one of the Spaniards
alluded to the United States warships
as "tubs'" and Maine martyrs as "pigs"
he seized an ax and attacked the sailors
Five of the Spaniards ran precipitate
ly, but two showed fight, and several
of the Yarnell"s seamen came to the as
sistance of their mate. ' A general meiee
ensued, a number of serious blows being
inflicted.
About 100 people assembled, and the
Spanish crew and vessel were saved
from attack only by the conciliatory at
titude of the captain and the interven
tion of the Spanish vice consul. The
Verdad sailed today with only a half
cargo, the captain fearing another out
break. TOPEKA MUST SAIL.
Now En Route, Without Escort, to
the United States.
Falmouth, Eng., April 19. The United
States cruiser Topeka, formerly the Di
ogenes, has received orders to sail im
mediately for the United States with
out waiting for the United States tor
pedo boat Somers, Which is being re
paired here. j
Death in an English Colliery.
London, April 19. The Whitwich col
liery In Leicestershire Is on fire. It
is believed that 41 lives have been lost.
CUBA GRATEFUL
Cuban Junta Say the Resolu
tions Are All Their People
Could ' Ask.
New York, April 19. The following
statement on the congressional Cuban
resolutions was given out today at the
office of the Cuban junta: "The res
olutions as they stand are tantamount
to the recognition of the Cuban repub
lic. The declaration is that the people
of Cuba are free and independent, while
the Cuban people acknowledge alleg
iance only to the republic of Cuba,
which they have established and main
tained by force of arms. -
"The only object of the insurrection
was the independence of the Cubans.
This is provided for by the resolutions.
The Cubans asked that before inter
vention there be recognition of inde
pendence. This was also provided for
by the resolutions. Their desire to
run their own government free from
coercion is provided for by the fourth
paragraph of the resolutions. Under
these circumstances, the demand made
by the United States that Spain at
once evacuate the island and that the
threat that in the event of her refusal,
the land and naval forces of the United
States will be used to compel evacua
tion, certainly merits the deepest grat
itude on the part of the Cubans. Should
force be necessary on the part of the
United States there will be the most
complete co-operation by the Cuban
government and its army.
"Coast pilots and practiced guides
will be placed immediately at the ser
vice of the United States and in every
practical way will the Cubans aid in ex
pelling the common enemy.
"To the patriotism of the American
people and the American press, the
Cubans owe a debt of deepest gratitude
and for the confidence which the Amer
ican people have in them, they hope to
prove their worthiness.
"The steadfastness with which they
have pursued their ideal for independ
ence ana tne organization which they
have shown in their fight against Spain
are sufficient proof that they will be
able to maintain their independence
and that peace will be their only object
tor tne tuture.
TO JAIL.
The Spanish Fleet at de Verde
Islands
Will Start Westward For Cuba
at Once.
New York, April 19. A dispatch to
the Herald from St. "Vincent, Cape
Verde islands, says:
The Spanish fleet, consisting of the
cruisers Cristobal Colon and Infanta
Maria Teresa, the torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers Terror, Pluton
Ariel. Sayor and Azore, now anchored
In this harbor, will leave at once for
Cuba;
On all the ships the utmost restless
ness prevails among officers and men,
No shore leave is being granted to any
man On the ships. The cruisers Vizeaya
and Almirante Oquendo, which sailed
from Porto Rico, are expected to join
the fleet here by Wednesday.
All the vessels here are row stripped
for action and ready to sail at a mo
ment's notice.
GEN. MILES TO LEAD.
Selects His Staff and Will Head
Cuban Invading Forces.
Chicago, 111., April 19. A special to
the Tribune from Washington says:
Gen. Miles will go to Cuba. He has
beeri very anxious for this duty, and
he will take command of the invading
forces. He has selected some of the
members of his field staff.
Lieut. Col. Wm. Ludlow.who has been
in charge of the defense works on Long
Island and Sandy Hook and of certain
important New York city river and har.
bor work, will be the engineering offi
cer. He is a prominent member of the
corps of engineers and is at present on
duty in New York.
Lieut. Col. F. Humphrey will be the
quartermaster of the staff. . He is at
present in charge of the general quar
termaster's department in this city.
Maj. H.B. Osgood will be the commis
sary of subsistence. He is at present
principal assistant to the head of the
subsistence department in Washington.
ERICSSON'S MISHAP,
Torpedo Boat Collided With
Pilot Boat at Key West.
Key West, April 19. The United
States torpedo boat Ericsson met with
an accident at 3 o'clock this morning.
She was patrolling about ten miles off
Sand Key in the gulf, when she collid
ed with the station pilot boat Hero.
The latter v had no lights and the
torpedo boat which was going at a rap
Id rate came upon her without warning.
The bowsprit of tho pilot boat swept
the Ericsson amidships and knocked
over the ventilators and upper works
of the torpedo boat. Ensign L. A. Bost
wick was struck on the head and badly
cut.
The bowsprit of the Hero was carried
away and she sustained damage on her
port side.
The injury to the Ericsson will not
interfere with her usefulness. Her com
mander says he is ready to sail at a
moment's notice.
MEN
AND -MONEY
Congress Will Place 200,000
Men at tho Disposal
Of the President and $100,
000,000 of Money.
MILITARY BILL READY
Includes 100,000 Militiamen
and 60,000 Volunteers.
A Popular Loan to Raise the
Money Necessary. ,
BOXDS AT 3 PER CENT
Act Will Provide For Raising
$400,000,000 If Needed.
Washington, April 19. Congress will
place 200,000 soldiers at the disposal of
the government at once.
This calculation is based on the fol
lowing figures, viz:
Standing army, 27,000; by call for vol
unteers, 60,000; by calling out state mi
litia, 75,000 or 100,000; by army reorgani
zation bill, 5,000.
Leaving aside the present regular
army force, the second and fourth items
are practically settled on in committee,
while the third, as to state militia, is
being actively canvassed.
The bill drawn up by the war depart
ment for introduction by Represen
tative Hull, chairman of the military
committee, authorizes the president to
call for something like 60,000 volunteers'
to be drawn through the various states.
In the house committee on militia, a
plan to put a large number of militia
at the disposal of the president, is be
ing formulated. Some think 100.000 ex
cessive, but Chairman Marsh-and others
regard the figure as conservative in
view the resolutions mean war.
The army reorganization bill, recently
recommitted by the house is being
pruned in the military affairs commit
tee to meet objections. It is proposed to
extend the army organization to the
three battalion war formation and to
increase the batteries of artillery to 200
men each. This measure may biJng
about 5,000 more men into the regular
service to be added to the present 27,000
regular troops.
Washington, April 19. The cabinet
began to assemble at a little before 11
o'clock. Secretary Alger and Secretary
Bliss were the first to arrive and were
soon followed by the others. Chairman
Dingley of the house committee on ways
and means, had a few minutes confer
ence with the president.
It is believed that a war revenue bill
has already been prepared, even to the
least important details, and will be pre
sented at once to the house as soon as
hostilities actually begin.
Provisions for a war loan will also be
made within the next few days. It is
thought that the secretary of the treas
ury will be authorized to solicit popular
subscriptions to the amount of proba
bly $100,000,000 . The public will be
reached through postmasters, who will
post notices in their offices, giving all of
the details which the general public
would be interested in knowing.
The subscriptions to this loan as a
rule would be made by means of post
office money orders or certified checks.
The same act, it is thought, will auth
orize an additional issue of $400,000,000
in 3 per cent coin bonds, running for a
period of 20 years. Although these are
said to be the main features of the
preparation, the full details have not
yet been worked out, and in the discus
sion of the measure by the committee
it is not unlikely that many changes
may be made even in the general plan.
At 11:30 o'clock Attorney General
Griggs left the cabinet room to meet an
engagement at the supreme court. Up
to that time the question of an ultimat
um had not been brought up. Secreta
ry Gage had occupied most of the half
hour in the presentation of his views on
the finances.
SERGEANT BUTCHERED.
Spanish Charge . Insurgents
With Atrocious Crime.
Havana.April 19. According to state-
ments'made by Spaniards here, the in
surgents recently captured in this pro
vince a sergeant of volunteers, whom
they killed and most terribly mutilated,
cutting out his tongue, eyes, and other
parts of his body.
"BLOWS NOT WOKDS."
Spanish Press Urges Immediate Ac
tion An Affair of Months.
Madrid. Anril 19. The Imparcial to
day commenting upon the commercial
aspect of the war, which it regards as
certain, says: "As soon as President
McKinley stops vacillating, the Ameri
cans who are rushing into war will be
surprised to find that it is not an af
fairs of weeks, but -of months. It will
last until the commercial Americans
are more anxious for peace than they
are now anxious for war."
The Liberal says: "The Spaniards
are tired of talk of papal and other in
terventions. War is a matter of hours
in suite of the rumors of delays upon
President McKinley's part."
Continuing the Liberal urges Spain to
stoD argument, adding, "The time has
come for blows and not for words.' -
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