The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 21, 1898, Page 1

The Call SAN FRANCISCO,. TIIUI;S'DAY, APRIL 21, 1898. VOLUME LXXXIII—NO. 142. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FOR PEACE OR WAR SPAIN MUST DECIDE BY SATURDAY PRESIDENT SENDS HIS ULTIMATUM Woodford Will Present It To-Day if Sagasta Will Permit Him. Clash of Arms May Come With- out That. for Spain’s Torpedo Fleet Has Sailed From Cape Verde. NEW YORK. April 20 —| The Herald’s Washington cor- | L T CUBAN SARCASM. respondent teleg m]Z‘hQ‘ Di- Copyrighted, 1585, by James Gordon | =4 o | - 2 Bennett. 1 plomacy has ended. War is TV N spl a0 T aclucha “*Accord- ve have re- cKinley wiil fix the time of forty-eight hours for Spain to withdraw her army fronically t o the last c d President now upon us. Spain’s fleet| sailed to-night from St. Vin- cent for an unknown desti- | nation. American men-of- | war are on lookout for the Spanish ships, and all is in readiness for the word to| move on Cuban ports. The first gun is to be | fircd as a necessary prelude in the mind of the President to for- from Cuba. to ask McKinley for delay be- cause it Is not possible to with- draw 20,000 soldiers and guerril- las and 300,000 volunteers from the country in the time the tele- gram says the President of the great republic is going to fix. If * * * * * * * * * * * It will be necessary * & * * - * # he does not prolong the time we * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * will rebel against the President's order on account of the practical impossibility of fulfilling it. To drive away the master from his own house in a fixed and per- emptory time is having but little consideration for him, don’t you think?” The directive board of the Au- H tonomist party did not hold last maal declaration of night the session for which it had * | war, but when he/|?* convoked the members for the ¢ P purpose of approving candidates for representatives before the in- There was no signed the act of Con-| gress to=day calling LR R R R R T R R R EEE R R R R R R R sular cabinet. quorum. sk sk ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok sk ok ok R kK ok ok ok ok ok ok sk ok sk ok ok oKk % % % F THE FIRST INFANTRY MARCHES AWAY TO THE WAR. . Column Passing Down Van Ness Avenue. *x SPAIN WILL BE I: R L Lot i 1 * % | ] 3 = R TR e T Lk Bl e ol FE 1 e ] :: THE ULTIMATU ermany U HSPAIN'S TORPEDO * % * * * *ox SATURDAY TO REPLY. *=« * GERMANY * * % e * # *| e NOT DELIVERED £ A ERIEND 10 ¢ FLEET NOW ON * 4 WASHINGTON, April 20.—The text of the President's ultima- # 4 s :: tum will not be given out here until it has been presented in Madrid #* % : AMERICA. * %% and McKinley has received notice of that fact from Minister # % % 5 2 : TO SPAINYET)! baissv o * ¥ 0({1 embodies the demands of the resolutions passed by Congress ¥ # $ : d!}l},::l’;r t‘he Frv;:elgn Otfic: :::e : # # that Spain shall withdraw her army and navy from Cuba and Cu- * % % confirm the report that the Span- % % % ban waters at once, and the American Minister is instructed to im- # % AR R Rk B g B # # press upon the Sagasta Government that hrei will not walt ll]hngv»r * * % many to sell ordnance and army * £ X g than Saturday for his answer. There 1s a dispute as to whether #* % s i 2 % o 3y rin Th h S ] d h %% {hs aitimatum ‘runs by its ‘terms until Satfirday st nobntor Bats ik Mlnlster Wood ford Wl" Present : fll\:‘ég:m:as'rl?:;ndfedfu(s};?; the re- e S ips Saile Away From t e # % urday at midnight, but it is not thought probable the President * % . % % C V l Y t %% will attempt, as one statesman expressed it, “To hold a stop watch % # T . d l d d ¥% on the Spanish Government.” * % It to Sagasta O"Day if :*****************: ape verac Islands yestierday * * % :-»*w********%*w'%******************** He lS Permitted to : BOUGHT TWO * fOl' Some Unknown “*************:fl./ RS R E R EEEEEREERSEEERER B CUNARDERSo b . . ible interven-/s “WAR! WAR! WAR!” » Do S . : Destination for forc c a I's : ) 2 . (0] 0. # LONDON, April 21.—The Dally % 3 tion and dispatChc. l ¢ LONDON. April 2l—Accord- & MADRID, April 20.—Minister Woodford has received from the Pres- 5 ;l;,eal:g{::hugietc;gressta:e:iscénv:::: : the Hfilvg sffdnslv{d:: ?::}o:i%;Thgpx:h:ifi; tc: r;:zioc;ietn;(:f an ultimatum to Spam . ;r;id:_;’d z:}‘::_dg;g:‘;‘;&?: ;;’n': fi ident his ultimatum and will present it to the Spanish Government # ment has purchased the Umbria #* Kinley’s ultimatum may tnke.ths form of shot and shell. Her he knew full well that | @ asked the opinion of the Cabinet & T e Snaieh erploven. atithoylogation; willipass the # ol thelEhoania fofitlieHiCunardy formidable fleet, which has been mobilizing at Cape Verde Islands ¢ kne @ as to the outlook, replied: “War! & “'g‘x “'“ ‘:‘}:“‘s'e" iw°°df°"‘“ ':5:59““& ; Seae ” for some days past, sailed to-day from that point for an unknown @® War! War!” & er the opening session of e Cortes the Ministers met in coun- 3 i -nigh th - war must follow. a ® cil extraordinary and discussed exclusively naval and military mat- ARNELARE RN L gestination. JThie {nformation was received fomight by tho s Spain still has until Saturday morning to consider the ultima- tum which Minister Woodford was to-day instructed to immedi- ately present to the Madrid authoritics. No one supposes that she now even wants this much time. The assumption of the President and his ad- visers is that Spain will immediately re- ply to the ultimatum by sending Ministepr Woodford his pass- ports, thereby throw- PPPP2PPP00000000006 & ly prepared plans for forcibly intervening to put an end to Spanish misrule in Cuba will be put into execution. The movement of naval vessels to begin the preliminary work Porto Rico ports may, there- fore, commence to-morrow unless Spain desires to take advantage of the full limit of time allowed her before mak- ing reply to the ultimatum. In any event the war flects will be on the move by Saturday. The war squadrons at Hampton Roads, Key of blockading Cuban and, ters. No statement has been issued regarding the decisions reached. After the council Senor Sagasta, the Premier, declared that the Government had up to that time received nothing regarding the ulti- matum. United States Minister Woodford has not yet asked for his pass- ports. Herbert W. Bowen, American Consul-General at Barcelona, will leave that city on Thursday, after transferring the papers of the consulate to the British Consul. The Ministerial paper, El Correo, says to-night: “When the ulti- matum is delivered Spain will worthily reply, stoutly defending her honor. LONDON, April 21.—The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Mall telegraphing at 11 o'clock Wednesday evering says: General Woodford's family left to-night by the ordinary express for Blarritz. The American Minister himself has taken tickets for the south of France by the express to-morrow. He has received exten- sive dispatches of instructions. It is doubtful if he will have an op- portunity of presenting the ultimatum since, in all probability, Senor Gullon, the Foreign Minister, will send him his passports at 8 o’clock to-morrow morning (Thursday) with a declaration that diplomatic re- lations between the two governments have been broken off. General Woodford has handed the archives of the legation to the British Embassy, where he dined to-night. The Republican minority met this afternoon and agreed to grant the Government whatever measures might be necessary for war. Some uneasiness is felt at the movements of Don Carlos, which are being closely followed. It Is asserted that the Government will not resort to privateering. morrow, if final action is taken by the Senate, calling for 80,000 volunteers. There | were important conferences |o between the President and'jg his War and Naval Secre-|© taries and the members ofvg the Military and Strategic Board at the White House this afternoon, and the con-| ferences lasted until night 000000000000 ©00000C¢ between the War and Navy.go ing, “Will there be war ?” Department officials for the taches of the late legation of Spain who have remained in this city. It is conceded to be highly probable that the fleet will hasten across the ocean to Porto Rico and Cuba to prevent by force the ousting from the islands of the naval and military forces of the Spanish Government. In order to ascertain the whereabouts of the Spanish vessels it is probable that a swift man-of-war will be sent to Eastern waters. As soon as they sight the enemy it will be their duty to return and inform the Gowernment of what they have seen, when Commodore Schley’s forces and those of Captain Sampson will be gathered to administer a crushing blow to the enemy. It is admitted to be possible that the vessels may not go to Cuba or to Porto Mico, but may make a counter demonstration against New York or one of the Northern ports, in which event it would be necessary to draw ships away from the gulf coast to give them battle. Officials say they will have plenty of time to prepare for the Spanish fleet, as at least a week will be taken up in making the distance between St. Vincent and Porto Rico. 00CO00000000C000000000¢ 0OBONO0OO000 If Spain does not blockades. 0000000000000 QC00000000000 Forcibie intervention it will be, and forcible intervention means war, but President McKinley still. insists that Spain shall fire the first shot. purpose of effecting details and getting everything in readiness for the final plunge. It has been a day of war talk and warlike actions. fire a shot while the block- ading is in progress, the néxt move will be to send a ship laden with supplies and con- voyed by American warships 00000000 0C0OC0O000O0O00O0O0C0CCOOCC0O0O00O0C0OCOCO000 West and Hongkong “Who will fire the first The ports of Cuba will be|to Matanzas, where an effort 00000 0OO0O00O0CO00CO00C0OOCO00C00000CCO0O00 i do ege . : Itl(‘)gthc":lzitthecdgggn:lct are waiting, with ©000000000C000000C00000000000000000 |shot?” “How long will the blockaded as a preliminary |will be made to land them e : & °§- steamup,for theword (the United States invasion of Cuba. war last?” are questions|movement for carrying out|and to distribute them to the The waiting period will|to move. is concentrating at| A proclamation will be is-|heard in every quarter. | the intervention plan. There|starving. A ship, was char- then be over and the careful-l The regular army of Southern ports forthe |sued by the President to- | Everybody has stopped ask-|are such things as peaceful |tered to-day for tflis purpose.