Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, J1C1 Festeylvania Averne, Cor. 11th St, by The SErEae » H. Star Newspaper Com AUFFS euANN press cents per pois Copies at the u By mail where tn the ce Caaaéa— postage prepaid—50 cents . with ar, $1 per 51 t Washington, D. C.. advance. ieatlor. scriptions must be pafd ag made known on ap p Ultimatum Sent to Spain Today. MUST REPLY BY SATURDAY Senor Polo Has Demanded and Will Receive His Passports. CUBAN RESOLUTION SIGNED Notice of the Fact Applauded the House. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS oe ee es The Cuban resolution is now a law of the land and the ultimatum to Spain an accomplished fact. The President at 11:24 o'clock affixed his signature to the joint resolution of Congress requiring Spain to evacuate the Island of Cuba. The ultimatum meanwhile had been prepared at the State Depart- ment by Assistant Secretary Day, and at 11:30 o'clock announcement was made at the White House that it had been signed by the President and had been sent to the Spanish government. The ultimatum was brought over to the White House shortly before ir o'clock by Assistant Secretary Day. who went over it with President Mchinley before the latter affixed his signature. Che Evening Stave. After the public announcement, Assistant Secretary Day said that the ultimatum had been transmitted this morning to Madrid, addressed to United States Minister Wood- ford, who will deliver it to the Span- ish government. As soon as the final determination to send it had been reached and it had been started on its way to Mad- rid, Senor Polo, the Spanish minis- ter, in accordance with diplomatic courtesies, was furnished a copy of the paper by the colored messenger of Assistant Secretary Day. The minister, as soon as he re- ceived it, made a brief reply and re- quested his passports. It was said at the White House that the terms of the ultimatum would not be made public here until tomorrow. The President in his ultimatum to the Spanish government transmits a copy of the resolutions passed by Congress, which resolutions he states he has signed. He demands tha: Spain withdraw her army and navy forces from Cuban waters as re- quired by the terms of the act of Congress (no date for the withdrawal being mentioned), and then states that if a satisfactory answer is not re- ceived here “before Saturday next” he will proceed at oftce to carry the resolution of Congress into effect. Passports for Polo. _The Spanish minister's request for Passports, sent immediately on the receipt of the ultimatum, was as fdllows: Legation de Espana, Washington, April 20, 1898. Mr. Secretary: The resolution adopted by the Congress of the United States America and approved by the Prest dent is of such a character that my permanence in Washington becomes | No. 14,083. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1898. TWO CENTS impossible and obliges me to request you the delivery of my passports. The protection of the Spanish in- | terests will be intrusted to the French ambassador and to the Aus- trian-Hungarian minister. On this | oceasion, very painful to me, I have the honor to renew to you the assur- of my highest consideration. (Signed.) LUIS POLO DE BERNABE. Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of State of the United States America, ete. of Announced in the House. At 12:03 p.m. the House was noti- fied that the President had approved the Cuban It — was greeted with a tremendous outburst of applause. resqlutions. Call for Volunteers. Mr. Hull this morning reported to the House the bill authorizing the President to cali the volunteers into service. He asked immediate con- sideration of the bill, stating that a telephone mess from the Presi- patch from the Secre- ef War just received by him urged the j ze of the bill by Con- gress fately today, stating that s of vital Unanimous consent was given for the consideration ef the bill in com- mittee of the wh le, and the House is now considering” it in committee of the whole. age dent and a d tary in Was It Sent Last Night? It was reported here today in offi- cial circles that an ultimatum to Spain had been actually sent last night, and that by this time it was in the hands of the Spanish foreign office at Madrid. The report came frora sources that entitled it to cred- ence, but it lacked confirmation offi- cially, and Assistant Secretary Day during the forenoon absolutely re- fused to see newspaper men. The report said that the ultimatum recited the act of Congress in sub- stance and requested of Spain an answer to the demands by that act. Diplomatic precedent would require that the government should not make public an ultimatum to a for- eign power until after its receipt by that power. THE JOINT RESOLUTION. For the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish its author- ity and government in the Island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval fore from Cuba and Cuban waters, and direct ing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resojutions into effect. Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of Cuba, so near our own bor- ders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminat- ing, a3 they have, in the destruction of a United States battle ship, with two hun- dred and sixty-six of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana, and cannot longer be endured, as has been set forth by the President of the United States in his message to Congress ef April eleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, upon which the action of Congress was invited: Therefore, Resclved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, 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 Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the government of Spain at once re- linquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. ird. That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is directed and empowered to use entire land and na- val fores of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several states, to such ex- tent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect. Fourth. That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or con- trol over said !sland except for the pacifi- cation thereof, and asserts its determina- tion when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to its people. ——_——— TO FIGHT FOR UNCLE SAM. London Consulate Besieged by Appli- cants for Service. LONDON, April 20.—The rush of appli- cants for cnlistment in the United States army and navy was continued today. Be- tween forty and fifty English and Irish sailors or soldiers, or would-be soldiers or sailors, applied for enlistment at the Uni- ted States consulate this morning. The afternoon papers of London today, while generally friendly to the United States, express a certain amount of sym- pathy with Spain. —_.__ Spanish Fours Drop Again. PARIS, April 20, 2:30 p. m.—Spanish fours have fallen on the bourse to 85! The closing price yesterJay was SS. $e importance. [ WHO WILL FIRE FIRST? ee Naval Officers Speculate on the Block- ade of Havana. SS ees I DEPENDS an GENERAL BLANCO Captain General Has Rece'ved-Defi- nite Orders From Spain. T ANXIOUS FOR ACTION eee From a-Staff Correspondent. KEY WEST, Fla., April 20.—The officers of the e hoping that when the ultimatum to Spain will be lost in getting their shi way for Cuban waters. Intimations re- ceived from Washington Fave been to the effect that th: the This morning the talk has been mainly of what constitutes a peaceful blockade and of how long such a condition might last. squadron a rot an hour s under t is what is expected from and the fleet is in readiness. Said one officer: ful bl fare during this century, that was when the English fleet blockaded Greece. It was peaceful enough until Turkish ships ap- peared in those waters and gave the Eng- lish vessels a lively engagement.” Something like this may happen off Ha- The shore batteries at Havana are extensive and they have plenty of ammuni- tion. “I only know of one pea cade in the history of naval war- vana. For weeks the men who man these guns have beea receiving instructions how to handle them and have been engaged in practice. Orders to Gen. Blanco. A month ago, when the Sagasta ministry sent word to Blanco to prepare for war, it was officially intimated in Havana that this instruction carried with it discretion as to defending the city by aggressive tac- tics in the use of the means under his con- trol. At that time the Spanish naval authori- ties had probably decided on the policy of withdrawing all ships from the vicinity of Havana instead of risking them against the superior force of the North Atlantic squadron. Blanco, it is stated, had the power to open fire on the first American warship which appeared in sight. If Spain rejects the ultimatum and accepts war he xnay think this is the best way of defend- ing Havana. It will be entirely a question of expediency. If anything is to be gained by more time, then the shore batteries will remain quiet, while the first stages of a peaceful block- ade are entered upon by the American flect. That may open a way for the surrender of the city without bombardment and with- out even firing a shell. But it would be unsafe for Captain Sampson to proceed un- der this assumption and to expose the ships of his command to the danger of such a mistake. Batteries May Open Fire. It is at least probability that when the fleet appears in Cuban waters the shore batteries will be directed by Blanco to open fire with a view of keep- ing them from creeping In too close to shore. A bombardment of the city proper by the fleet would not necessarily follow, because the silencing of the two largest batteries might be accomplished without a single shell being dropped into the main portion of the town. When the two great batter- ies are silenced Havana 1s taken in a naval sense, though {it may not be yielded by Blanco until smaller batteries are re- duced. The populaticn is not likely to suf- fer much if the bombardment merely von- sists in reducing the batteries. The hills offer a refuge and they lie cloge to Havana. ‘the people have been expecting to flee. They know the range of danger and can be depended on to get out of it. Quick ac- ticn will be mcre merciful to them than a long drawn out peaceful blockade with the suffering that must come from shut- ting off food supplies. PEPPER. —_.s—_ MAYFLOWER AT KEY WEST. an even She May Be Used as Capt. Sampson's Flagship. By Associated Press. KEY WEST, Fla., April 20.—The United States torpedo boat Mayfiower arrived here late last night and anchored near the flag- ship New York. It is possible that the Mayflower may be Captain Sampson's flag- ship. He may use her for this purpose it he finds the expected blockade of Cuba necessitates the making of continual an? rapid rounds of the fleet, as the Mayflower is better suited for such work than the first-class cruiser New York. The rumors of the New York going north and of the Dolphin becoming the flagship are untrue. Additicral precautions have been put in force here to insure the safety of the big ships since the resolutions of Congress were adopted. All deck lights on board the New York, Iowa and Indiana, which He out of Key West harbor, are now extinguished before 8 p. m., when the battle ports are screwed on and the formidable warships can hardly be seen from each others’ decks, except when an occasional searchlight, flashing around, reveals their dark outlines, Besides this precaution, the night.patroi has been doubled. Last evening both the Cincinnati and the Marblehead, accom- panied by two torpedo boats, went out on Picket duty. Heretofore one cruiser with her torpedo consorts has been considered a sufficient guard. But Captain Sampson has no intention of taking any chances, With these increased precautions the strain of susperse becomes greater, and all hope for speedy and definite action. . ————— Austria Bars Our Fruit. VIENNA, April 20.—A decree was pub- lished today forbidding importation of American fresh fruit, plants, fresh fruit refuse, fruit wrappers and fruit So ot ents pallet ie at the traces bd the San Jose scale. 2 TROOPS REACH THE SOUTH Regulars Feginning to Gather Up at Points of Vantage. Active Propsrntions for War Con- tinue xt All Points of the United States, NEW ORLEANS, April 20.—Six compa- es of the 18th Infantry, Major Ketly com- four companies of thc ine, arrived lez will be in command of cK until the ‘ival nd the main body of it even- [2s for Voluntcers. LINCOLN, Neb., April 20.—Governor Hol- comb, through Adjutant General Barry, has issued an oré ni ting s-veral com- punics of the Ne’ recruit up to the limit of BUTTE, Ment. April = the question raised as to the utional Guard to militia in case of w: that the prospects home to repal Montana Na- the he'c ces ¢ he tional Guard have ernment in the ca SPRING Jeseph W. a call fer of war with Spain to be pI poral of the state authori Vance attended West Point, was i in the Union eval of Ilnois Negotiatins for Lake Stea ST. PAUL, Minn., April 20.—It ts report- ed that the govern is after the steam- ers Northwest and Northland of the North- ern Steamship Comparfy, which operates between Duluth and Buffalo. These two steamers are capable of making miles an hour, are steel built and have been used exclusively for passenger service, so that if secured by the government it is thought ill probably be used as trocp ships. dent J. J. Hill of the Great Northern ay. who is also at the head of the mship company, is in Europe, having reached Bremen yesterday, and cannot be seen to deny or affirm the truth of this statement. SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.—The tug Vigilant has been added to the fleet of America’s naval vesselse The purchase price is $60,000. The vessel was immediate- ly taken by the naval representatives to the Union iron works, where she will form- ally be put in the United States service. The Knights of the Red Branch Rifles have volunteered their services in tne event of a war with Spain. When War is Beclared. DULUTH, Minn., April 20.—At a meeting held at the councik chamber last night, presided over by Mayor Truelson, it was decided that the declaration of war against Spain should be annourced by the blowing of whis The boats in the harbor will take up the signal, and all the industries employing steam will jein. That evening a patriotic meeting in ratification of the war will be held at the third regiment armory, which will be addressed by Duluth’s best orators. Troops Go Through Chicago. CHICAGO, April 20.—The 3d Infantry, U. S. A., 650 strong, en route from Fort Snelling, Minn., to Mobile, Ala., arrived in this city at 4 a. m. and resumed the jour- ney south at 5 o'clock. A stop for break- fast was made at Kankakee, Il. nds of people greeted the soldiers station through Minnesota an1 n. At Lake City, Minn., the sol- diers were loaded down with fiowers. The union station at Milwaukee was jammed with enthusiastic people, who waited until 1:30 a. m., being entertained meanwhile by evolutions of the first and second bat! ions, W a onal Guard. Most the re reacl ved the atee A ten of vol gov- April General this city iss: of regiment of volunteer nce n officer and was adjutant gen- om ISS4 to 1891, ers. ot eey when their train Milwaukee, but the che music brought them out and they remained ulars w ring and up until the trains reached C Three special traini Hathaway, from Fort } reach her2 this evening. sist of thirty officers, 520 men and eighty- six horses. They will leave immediately for New Orleans via the Chicago and East- ern Hlinois and the Louisville and Nash- ville railroads. Coming From the North. NEW YORK, April 20.—The 9th and 21st Infantry Regiments went through Jersey City early today on their way to the south. The 9th, which was stationed at Sackett’s Harbor, N. Y., consisted of about 500 men, and the 21st from Plattsburg, had nearly the same number. Each regiment had two special trains. Light Battery F, 2d United States Ar- tillery, arrived today from Fort Adams, on the Fall River Line steamer Priscilla and started for Chickamauga Park. The Priscilla brought a detachment of sailors and marines from Boston. They went to the Brooklyn navy yard. CARSON, Nev., April 20.—A troop of cav- alry for the use of the government is being organized in this state. It will be com- posed of cevboys from the Mason and Car- gon valleys and will be mounted and armed. ASTORIA, Ore., April 20.—Two companiss of naval militia have been organized here. ——->— IN THE HANDS OF THE SHERIFF. ABO. in charge of Maj. brara, Neb., wiil The troops con- Branch House of Browning, King & Company im Litigation. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 20.—The big clothing house of Browning, King & Co. in this city is in the hands of a deputy sheriff, representing the public administrator in the city of St. Louis, Dr. Wm. C. Richard- ecn. Henry W. King, a member ef the firm, died in Chicago iast week. There being no member of the firm resident in Mis- scrri, nor heirs of the deceasedé in the state, the public administrator in St. Louis: secured letters of administration there and under the state law, which provides that there must be only one administrator of an estate for all property of such an estate within the state, he yesterday secured porsession of the store here. The local representative of Browning, King-& Co. de- clares that it is a fee grab and has taken the matter to the probate court here. LIMITED TO NATIONAL GUARD. oS President’s Call for Volunteers—Ap- pointment It was stated Field Officers. WOULD BURN HAVANA ———_.___—_ Cuban Capital Threatened With the Fate of Moscow. TALK OF SPANISH ELEMENT Profess, However, to Expect an Easy Victory Over Yankees. WAR SPIRIT RUNS NIGH HAVANA, April 20. Havana do not belie though doubtless they wowld like to think so. The full details of the diplomatic ne- gotiations have not arrived yet to form a basis of definite judgment. But it is safe to that as soon as the full situation is ascertained from Washington this, together with the bellicose and patriotic reply from Spain, will provoke the whole loyal popu- lation to great indignation and stimulate the desire for w Americans is assured. The press of the en- tire island attacks the “‘jingoes” and the ‘sensational American press,” especially singling out Gen, Lee as responsible for the ion cf the harvests and planta- in Cuba, fer the prolongation of the the shedding of blood in the presen that is to be shed war, camps in the conflict that is ticles are written at nie ten: full of bellicose ardor. The w the history of Spain, and diplom in the Carol: on, and are Spanish The thusiasm them by these intl adding to their country over the powerful Americi take it an insult if is suggested, even in Senor Ramon Galvan, chant, said in the pr spondent: “I wish the: and I weu'd giv< y over the Yank for instance: Havans, but if they husiasm. excited to en- fore will not take they will only fird ri sho: Some mph would prefer rather than hi icans. There line. * Exchange is still falling. rising in price, although still abundant. There is great activity in military centers, and much enthusiasm in carrying on the work of completing the defenses. The generals come and go after conferences with General Blanco. Beginning of the End. Everything indicates the beginning of the end. Local committees have placed thirty- nine districts°of Havana in an offensive and defensive position without the aid of the troops or the volunteers. El Torres publishes a telegram from Matanzas say- ing that the news of the coming conflict with the Americans has been received there with great enthusiasm. The nignt before a thousand patriots made an fm- posing demonstration, marching past Gen. Molina acclaiming Spain, the queen regent, the king, the army and navy. Gen. Blanco, Gen, Molina and the chief officers of the three Maria Christina bat- lalions will give up a month's salary each in aid of the navy fund. El Correo, commenting on the trip of the perliamentary commission 10 confer with the insurgent 1 declare that they view up their own hous them taken by the A pod deal said along this sions are n should have gone eight it is now stormy and they may To Burn Charity Clothing. El Comercio advises that the clothing re- ceived for the reconcentrados by the steam- er Bergen should be burned. Three Brit- ish subjects, who were detained in Cabani fertress under suspicion of taking notes as to the fortifications, have been released on the request of Mr. Gollan, the British con- sul general. Today has been very hot, and unusual meteorological conditions were pre- sented this afternoon—cirro-stratus clouds to the north and cumilus to the east. — SIGNING WAS POSTPONED. Disappointment on Non-Action on the Cuban Joint Resolution. The disappointment was keen when the extra session of the President's cabinet adjourned yesterday afternooh ai 5:30 o'clock ‘without having agreed upon the ultimatum to Spain and without the Pres- ident having signed the joint resolution aaepted by Congress. This disappoint- ment soon disappeared, however, when cab- inet officials announced in the most positive fashion that the President had no inten- ticn of delaying matters, but that it was impossible to get the ultimatum ready to dispatch to Spain before this mcrfing. The President, it was stated, desired to sign the ultimatum and the resolution at the same time, When the cabinet met at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon consideration of the uilti- matum was at once begun. Judge Day took the text of the uHimatum to the White House from the State Department, and it was this which the cabinet talked about. While the ultimatum was the gTavest question before the cabinet other matters were not lost sight of. Members of the strategic board of the Navy Depart- ment were sent for and confi with as to coming naval movements. Dauntless is Now Press Boat. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 20.—The famous filibustering boat Dauntless is now the dispatch boat of the Associated Press. The United States court has released her upon a bond of $25,000, and-she is being provisioned and coaled for her mission in sheets seas. She will sail from Jackson- knowing every inch of the Florida and Cu- ban coasts. ———__. Spurgeon’s Tabernacle Burned. LONDON, April 20.—Spurgeon’s taber- necle was destroyed by fire this afternoon. ——_+—_—_-.. Steamship Arrivals. snvineed that victory over the All the ar- j ters recall | A MATTER OF POLITICS 1 Meaning of a Vote for the Coban Resolution Conference Report. Technical Discussion in the Senate Caused by the Remarks of Senator Cockrell. The contention in the afternoon over the relative credit to w democrats and republicans in the were entitled for the action on th s e yesterday Cuban resolution was continued after The Star's report was closed. Mr. Hale called Saeeee to the forecast he had made last was in effect that the democrats wer: posed to any action. He did not expe his forecast to be so soon substantiate Mr. Cockrell replied that when the ques- tion finally came before the Senate it w: on the particular matter as to whether th recognition of independence should be in- corporated in the resolutions. That amend- ment, Mr. Cockrell contended, was the nly point i ue on the final ‘yore, about again to interu en he was stopped by the Spooner (Wis.) that the permitted Yo proceed ght, which oy- ot responded Mr. from Mi atory spe al whether shouted ained that he was ac- the position of himself and ndmit,”” persisted that he and thirty-four others sues voted against the Cuban Cockrell, di tiifogging tacti a lawyer in a jus : a ah) inquired of Mr. Hale st a conference report agi t sure involved. y, Mr. Hale said in substance that i all the effect of a vote ire because by the adop- tion of the report the measure, with the subsequently attached signature of the 4 w of the land. ct.” interjected Mr. s whole business was a party a ‘democratic play—and they on this side of the chamber na hole by any exhibition of a ‘holler than 1cu’ policy on that poin . Bacon (Ga.} continued the discussion f the democrats, taking > took Monday night, x sin ogniiion of inde Pages Bacon d that as y mutter: of differ- e go into conf: the vote in the @ on the conferen only on the Turpie committee report themselves in favor of the Turpie amend- ment. Mr. Fairbanks asked whether a vote in favor of concurrence was not, in fact, a vete for the resolutions. Mr. Bacon replied that it was not by any means, because the conference, having jur- isdiction only over points of difference, its point could cover only such points of dif- ference, and the vote of the Senate could cever only cuch points. He contended that the senatyrs who had not voted for th resoluticns originally had lost their on! opportunity to support them. Mr. Spooner said he did not profess to have voted for the resolutions, because they did not meet his views, but that he had yoted for the report in order to bring alcut a Icgisiative adjustment, even though ‘as, to an extent, swallowing his own . He wanted ‘to bring aid to the starving Cubans, and that could be done only by compromise. Mr. Bacon contended that he had proved Spooner had never voted for the resolutions. Here the two serators fell into a tech- nical discussion as to what was implied in ‘ote for a conference report, in which senators participated. Bacon declared that the resolutions become a law if the Turo’ Mr. would have amendme! t hac prevailed, the only dif being that in that event the insurgent ent would have been recognized. ea ion Many republicans ex- claimed in unison, but none at- tempted at ihat time to explain the rea- sons for their dissent. All this had been in the way of inter- ruption during Mr. Cockrell’s speech. He resumed at this point his discussion of the President's policy, which, he contended, from the President’s own language, meant ion In the shape of “hostile con- ies to the Cu war, : the ‘Spanish. He cont: fey looked oniy to 2 paci land of Cuba, not to the expulsi Spaniards or the establishment ef a repub- lie in Cuba. Without Concluding his specch Mr. Cock- rell yielded for an executive s 3x40 p.m. pol = Proposition Discussed in Public Yeung Debaters. That “Hawaii be annexed to the United States” was the conclvsion at which the able young lawyers arrived wio discussed the matter April 15 at Masonic Hail, Hy- attsville. As the proceeds of the affair were for the benefit of the Presbyterian Church at Riverdale; an unusual number of the inhabitants of that suburb were in attendance. Mr. Harry B. Fowler of River- dale, representing the Geergetown Univer- sity, opened the debate for the affirmative Mr. E. E. Denison of Columbian University {cllowed on the cther side; Mr. Joseph Chez of the National University took up the weapons dropped by Mr. Fowler; Mr. Hampton Magruder of the iaw departme: of Georgetown University ventilated the true inwardness of the provisional govern- ment of ii; Mr. W. E. Sullivan of Co- lumbian University strengthened the posi- tion of the affirmative and advanced new reasons for owning Hawaii, and Mr. C. D. Van Duzer of the Naticnal University clesei the discussica. The judges, Rev. C. J. S. Mayo, Capt. R. W. Syivester, Rev. C. Alvin Smith, Mc. Wm. Mycr Lewin and Mr.Francis H. Smith, decided the question in favor of the affir- mative. The remzinder of the program embraced @ soprano solo by Miss Bessie Fowler of Riverdale; “Ojd-time Meiodies,"" by Hyatts- ville Orchestra, and bariione sclo, by Mr. A. R. Holden. Mr. B. H. Warner presided, and paid ™msny compliments to the young debaters, bidding the United States Senate te it by their methods. aS The War Revenue Measure. by n much as upon } [the War Departme porake | | gwen an opportunity to volunteer for serv- If you want to buy, sell or exchange anything, lease preperty or rent rooms, want a situation or want help, it will pay you to announce the fact in the advertising celumns of The Star. They are closely studied by more than three times as many pcople as read any other paper. GUARDED BY POLICE Authorities in Madrid Fear Attack on Minister Woodford. WAR SPIRIT RUNNING HIGH Spanish Sailors Vow to Conquer or Never Return. -- TOF MADRID PRES: COMM MADRID, derly here and n curred. Two policem: the corner cf the stre ed April n are stat upon which ts s! the United § al art L. Wood terday prepa 2 e from Madrid. He has not ceived communication from Wa ton since the text of the resoluti gress was cabled out. of residenc Ger who began y The Prince of Monaco, who is an officer in the Spanish navy, has writt to the qu regent, warmly expressing regret the fact that “private duties” prevent from discharging his naval duti but th in the meanwhile he Seription of 10.009 pe fund, being of the Spanish n x-Queen Isabella of Spain has sent a subscription of 30,000 peseias to the na- tional fend. The United Siates vice consul here has resigned. forwarded a According to the Congressional Directory Ignacio F. Hernandez is the United State vice consul at Madrid. The newspapers of the Spanish this morning were eagerly bought. are very warlike in tone. The Imparcial (indcpendent) contrasis the manner in which the United States and Spain enter into the conflict, saying, “The aggressor is noisy, insulting and clamor- ous and the agrieved is reserved, calm and self-contained. The Liberal (moderate republican) re- marks: “Even Minister Woodford is con- vinced tha war is at hand, having left his farewell cards with the diplomatic The Liberal, which is the organ of Senor Sagasta, the premier, heads its article today with the single word * and says: “The resolutions passed (by Congress) are tantamount to a declaration of war. Spain is fearlessly and unitedly prepared to defend her rights, single-handed and aban- doned by the powers, but fortified by the Justice of her cause.” The public generally accept the situation without apparent concern. Advices from Cadiz say that the com- mander of the new Spanish squadron now being formed there recently visited the shrine of the Virgin with his men i there addressed the crews of the ships, of- fering the choice of remaining behind to whoever felt fear. The crews, it is added, unanimously declared that they preferred to go to battle, whereupon the Spanish commander and his men knelt and took a solemn vow never to return to Spain unless victorious. Don Car os at Ostend. OSTEND, Aprii 20.—Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, accompanied by a num- erous suite, has arrived here. It is under- stood that the pretender will remain at Ostend for some time to come. Ostend Is a seapert town of Belgium, in West Fianders, on the North sea, and only about sixty miles from England, where the followers of Don Carlos have been very aetive recently, uncer the leadership of the Earl of Ashburnham. Ostend has regular steam communication with Lonion and Dover. ae es REFERENCE GIVEN GUARDSMEN. WL Be Accorded First Opportunity to Volunteer. The authoritative tement is made at t that on the first cail National Guard will be for troops only th ice in the war. such # cours cretion and the for the organized great expense and ha to perfecting them Any other cou structive to th As far as pi or thinks that ng with sound dis- 8 of common sense, milina have gone to ve devoted much th “ives for military duty. » believes would be de- sts of the guard. p the siate on iza- tions entering the volunteer service will re- main intact, the governors of the various states being permitted, as they were in 1SSI, to designate the regimental officers, which wiil inciude those of the grades of second Meutenants to colonels. The President will right to appoint the Several additional allotments have been mede from the emergency fund the War Department. One million dol. was €:ven for the quartermasters’ d ments, chiefly to meet extraordinary expens: the transportation of troops and munitions of war; $15,000 for work w oons 4 $60,000 for perfecting the army te-egraphic service. A great deal of indi:s pressed by naval c n has been ex- blooded attempt of persons or acting as their agents the government sums of mo: excess of the value of their c saben £ Senate ConSrmations. “The Senat? yesterd:y confirmed these nominations: Edwin R. Burbaw, marshal for the west- ern district of Missouri: Henry J. Lend- erink of Iowa, to be secretary of the legu- tion at Santiago, Chile; Fred, Butler, ve- geiver of public moneys, Leadville. Col. “Fo be district attorners—Robert G. Evans, for the district of Minnesota; Pat- rick H. Rourke, district cf North Dakota. Frederick von Baumbach, collector of in- ternal revenue district of Minnesota; Ed- win Stewart, paymaster general and chief of the bureau of supplies and accounts in , the navy; Major Henry Lippincott, ceputy surgeon scneral, with rank of lieutenant colonel; also some promotions in the navy.