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VOL. XXXI. NO. 11.
IT JIOW SEEMS CERTAIN TRfll THE WAR GItOUD WHdt BURST THIS WEEK (—PERHAPS TOMORROW
DECLARATION OF WAR
LOOKED FORTHISWEEK
Spanish Evasion and Delay Will Be
Tolerated No Longer by the
United States.
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REPLY FROM MADRID CAUSE
INDIGNATION IN WASHINGTON
By Jos: Ohl.
Wash’ -ton. April (Special.)-- Tomia row I Tomorrow! To
morrow. That is the effect of the Spanish r .ply to the pr.|
s.lions Os 't.ls government looking io peaer In Cuba and the .
freedom of tin rpa bile, Evasion, deity -nd a sneer. I bese
are the three elements which stand out in Si;: ista’s note to
the American go’, ■•rnnmnt.
In nil probability it is his last note until Spain has
tasted the b?t. yo s _, of defeat in n contest at arms and
be comes to sue for peace.
T . r.- .1 '-I--- 1!l,i;y that bet wen now iwl Monday
tho Spamsn premier may bo forced, by pr.-.-.-nt. '. r. in European
governments, to change b! 0 tun and . one d. Cuban iml'pen
dene. . but that is only a bare i nil'ti, <> -light In fa.-t a
to scarcely be worth the courting. Hlpl m >-y ha- i .1-d.
At '-r we lts of weary waiting w• have b< • u glv-n .'lii. '- il
as.-ur.in .- of wh it we have all the time bode, d to be the slt
■•.011 tl -t Spa Would 'ot < .nsid. ' i iving I:■ C.lbn
In those weeks the Spantar, s have been able to nut
I hemselves m excellent fighting trim, ami now, just at
the time when t.1.-'y are in best shape, comes their final
answer. It means war.
\\ hin.gton li s been pre .th . x -it.d all day. The f:>-t that
peace had been received during th. night and would be cou
sin- r I by the e.i. it . t it - me.-l.ng t day. cans' i t i.it ni.-el
tng to b»- w.itc'i. i ult'i the pro.in-a anxiety, though it was
■i - i .:... .by tht pres lent and ' ■ advisers would !■-■ ml
f . .. -■ m d i:i< wt »b -w >r. |
• 'rounds were, besieged with crowds of anxious I
waiters, about the newspaper offices and at the capitol
There was th ■ deepest indignation manifested on all
sides .viton an official abstract of Sagnsta’s ply was
given out at tin white house.
I' w •? Ini'*' * un \ t < :. r .<i .li .] jn the lirht of <
i •! r :ii>-e who h i\t L • n talking strong* -I
. I 1 • • hi • • i.
v- f Thf-o m. n aav- th it <!lpl ona« \ -
th h ..ii,*-; thought cnul.l only
• 1 ’r-'I •,v.h', .:’!•] ’Alan, t !.< r«< <•’••, th**\ s w
i' :!.<> Se.imir.- ~J /.niplv L* < n util
• : • ■«: • ■ ' •. 1 far ‘ »* purt* of g ■ ; u t in-
Fo r- ,• r, y w* i to add th:.’, when the
■ -IV , . ■ ■ .
) u r, Will J.. 11 with all th.* others in ind .rsing
tne p ■•!* ; ; a i- i pr nipt action no mate r a just w'nat shop
• • nn.c- !.» - !!• J - wi ib. no quibbling • i:<| no evasion.
Those wh: have been getting their pattiotisin from the
stock •;■:' e. . will doubtless cast their votes the same way,
but th ir a '.ion will be inspired by other motives.
. are mill sorrv to s< tills b lutit i’ bond ■ Imme fell I
: q >! • y : d I.• • iJ\ ,’> •• S .g i t■ <>l < ••• : Ks ir. i y i•.■;j.> wt v I
. f.i a’ ( t: •jjliali-'fi b. ~-i lit.- 1 nl • ad-. I,ilks ..I* !<av ’
I.J • 'Pi- ..n <■ 1- ■ to br cb Pr nun. db- ..li ilhgcd pa r-
ni ■ ' w 1 ■ i • * is’ rc* w:p n< \• r r ■ . .an , ind ‘
. iiart r a n irrrMic to the . >nonandmg r , n -rnl !
.Fm<''v.c by 1 " e ins, “" i
More Delay Is Wanted.
t-« . • '■<’ i, Is. pitt r part of th!* month mid do .- no' j
rar. lor. . t.» fc.cai. ti-orc d«da\ i f pa-i.-iihlv. (if coiirs- th. r. ;
I . . n d< <-lar<-d.
Monday vail bring to congr* .>- the m<*4 ar-.- of the president, ‘
wh'. a< »rhug ta th*- pr<-b* nt plan, will present all of th- '
! s a ! »oui ii* in h.* i tbu ’ I. av< b< * i going on and *ll
1 V- . !...-■■ - to <■ :!:• 'I ba! .-ongre.-s wilt ,iu in a I
The recognition of independence and the determination to ■
ii l the new republic in every way possible will be two
>f the features of the action of congress.
There i.; a possibility that a distinct declaration of
war will be embodied in the same action.
■JI beli< 1 that this should !><• dom- is growinK rapidly In
commas It is notable that as th.- crisis is approached the ■
• ~ ■. o •, among; m nibei . of con- r. ss is to brinu the dextrin-. .
; m i.-. ( - Maine I.ack a position a ;>, lor'-ti'cnt ol th.
i .. for Aim r.- in action, from which pin.--- it. has b, <-n i
1.. o,| by tlo- so-, lied iliplomaey that has been going on fur ;
. ji. s t 11w w.• k-. I
Whatever the action of congress, whatever this goi’eii -
ment ni'.y s.-ty to tho world, this is certain —the utuon
the American people want war and are going to war is to
avenge the murdei of Ihe men of the Maine.
Th i. has been some talk today of tlw poss'bility of the ;
1 :• blent , vt'-ndng ri cognition to tin- (Tiban republic b io<. he
■i ds ■ m.to <-oiigis. but there m no likelihood of '
"i'11.., • Wil' lir.v, r. t- ird.d this action po -tilde have I.as d :
■ bell f on ti e probability liiit aetl-.ii tomorrow w->md f.-i- I
ite nav.-'l operations ..-p.-iinst Spain. Th. ollicers ol the -
i. y nr., sii'l y. ry In sum in urging that the Spanish fleets
l> ..-oh-,; off. and t in-v point out that in or.b rto do this <f
f- ei.i dly tl.ie flying rii’iarlron should leave Hampton roads 1
mor.ow. The naval board of i trutcgy was in conference with I
' • rir. sid.-nt and members ot the . ..binet this morning, bin if :
.-.ii; d. flr.ii. d.-t ■ -nnln.. tion as to naval movements was reach- |
.-I it a eonc. ~1--1 Jn tin bi'.ists of thos. high in power.
There have In-mi all sorts of rumors today about tho recall .
JCF* in the event of irar. as a result of the present critical situation bettreen Spain and the Ended Stales, and frith .so many political complications for
the gear. Til E WEEKL Y CONSTIT f T JON ought to reach every home in our trhole southland, it frill give all the neu's reliably, promptly and fairly,
if you are not a subscriber send your name, if your neighbors do not take it. get them to join you in a club. The nears of the world for the year for SI.OO
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of General Woodford. Teh grams from
Madrid byway of London, received this
m ... - . • ued that General Wo
ye, but ' ‘
that there has n any r.e.ill at •! the
probability :■ tbit tlm American minister
Will remain at b:.- post until e t ion of con
gress on Monday makes his further stay
there inns's.able. lie '.'.ill then t ike ae-
• . ... th, ; ■ • :.. . of '. mt ricans tn
Spain in tlie hands of the minister of some
friendly country, presumably eltner Russia
or England. and taking his passports, will
com.- on home. Hi. dream of diplomatic
glory will be over.
In every division of tin navy inti war de
partments there was the greatest ac
tivity today. The gravity and Import
ant-. of tin situation, a- It appears to the
tdlleia.s of these departments, will be gath
ered from the orders which have been is
bir d ngalnst riving out any n<‘ws roiu’crn
mg t k :<- work that r going r*u I’or this
re,i -on It i.s dltiicult to get much of Die
details.
A most significant act today was the al
i lotnient to Hu- quartermaster genera! of
th army ol >1 ,<hh>,<mio from the eim rg -m y
fund
This Is in addition to the liberal appro
priations mad*- this department in th.
army ami sundry civil appropriation bill.-.
Wl'.il.. ulli-i.i's having tin matlr in
charge de. lim'd to ■liscii. s tie- appropria
tion, it is known that the purpose of the
al lotmen t i.s to prov Id e so rt h tra t
(ton of troops from .all ii.-.rts of th. .oiintiy
to tin south just .'IS soon as the or.b ls to
move eome. Tie-re are no oth< r possible
exp. n-es of the department fur which this
coll Id b Intended
General Lee in the Army Again.
1 hud a. talk with Gen..Tai Mil'.- today
about tile rumors of <'e n, ral Eitzhngh I. . ',-,
piaibable appointment to high command .is
..on .as war breaks out. General Mil-n
-lid tlm; th,, i.r.-lit value of General ).«•<
as a. soldier is fully appreciated by the
I president, and that the Virginian will un
• doubt, dly b. given such a command bi < a.-e
; of hostilitie s. It has been suggest. .1 that
i General Lee would bo made a major gen
! er.il of volunteers ami would be given com
! maud of 111.- volunteer army. General
I Mile;, showed me a I•• 11 ■■ r which he had
just receive.! from <’olonel Mosby, the fa-
I moils confederate chieftain.
Mosby, who Is in California., writes ex
pressing his desire to have a hand in wh.-it -
• r iii>lie>i]ty may com.:- and asking that
i . When I su ted
i that Mosby wa.-> an older man than Gen-
< rut Lee and wus perhaps nut so active,
I General Miles said:
‘•Oh, he’s active enoagh. He will
be a valuable man, just as General
Lee will, and we will want them
Loth.”
(p: ri'-rmaster <;. n<".il West, of G.-orgla,
a.i. on. of rlic callers upon Secretary Ai
ea r this morning. General Alger and Colo
nel We,4i ,i. warm friends. Win a the g'-n
--; oral lied what his visitor would do in
< ase of war, he replied, with characteristic
"01,.-;, .i-.ieis, follows Hitz Lee .and fear
: no danger."
' There lias been some talk tonight of the
pre: Ident holding over his message until
I’ll'. .lav. but republican lead'-rs have urged
so strongly against any further delay that
: it will probably eome Monday. The j.res
ident complains that the pressuiu from
: , .-ilb r.- i- so great that he can find no tint.-
I to work on Ids imssnge. and there m good
e.oi.se for Ills complaint. It is his idea to
m ike an • xliaustivc review of all the <!•■■-
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I tail- leading to thf. crisis and has .-aid tie |
. might not be able to d<> this bj Monday. ■
i T ... re win tie an Import.l >■ imet.i,: of I
tl- lilt. h.-n < -bim t H liitia. Aldrich. I!.kins. :
l.’airlrink.s and Spooner with tin- ]>r---id< in ,
tomorrow moining at 1" 30. Tin
: ene.-s ..f the presld. tit with h:.~> close polit. i
i.- il idvlsers are regarded of morn import- |
■ ■ . ■- than the re .1 etibine.t m- ■ t. igs. and
t . ..... tomorrow is jiarticularly important, i
I nn me will bed' t. rmimd d.-iinl'■-ly.
MESSAGEANDREPORTCDNSiDEREDI
President Recites What Board Ascertained, but|
Makes No Suggestion—Full Text
of Board’s Report.
By Jos: Ohl.
Washington, March 2S.—(Special.
The p|i-id -nt today .sent the following
message io congress:
I "To the Congr. ss of the United States--
i I-’or sump time prior to the visit of the
Maine to Havana harbor, our consular rep
leseniative pointed our the advantages to
tiow from the visit of i itional ships to
Hie Cuban waters, In accustr niing the peo
ple to the, pn s<nee of our flag -s the sym
bol of good will and of our ships in the
fullillment of the mission of protection of
American interests, even though no imme
diate i -cd tin refer might exist.
' A.. -ordingly, in the 24th of January
' last, after conference with tl:e Spanish
■ minister, in whii h renewal of visits of our
I v. . r '. : to Spanish waters wa. dis-
' eussfai and accepted, the peninsular autlmr-
I itie at Madrid and Havana w< i'e mb. ie< <1
. m the purpo-e o: this gov-r'inunt to re-
I rin.'ie friendly naval vl its at Cuban poHs
1 ami that In that vie.v the Maine w mid
1 for'liwlta i all at the port of II \ ma.
"This anrouncement was received by the
■ 5,i..,:!;h government with appr. elation of
' the friendly < a.tract, r of the visit of the
Maine and with notification of inten
tion to return the courtesy by rend nv.
: Spanish ships to ih<> principal ports of th.
; United Stat'S. Meanwl.iie the Ma i', en
tered the port ot’ Hav iu i on l k- LMii oi
i January, In r arrival being m.irk- d ’.vith
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n. sf-eclal incident besides the exchange |
'o- eiisiomiii . salutes ind cer -monial v .
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j No Excitement Attended Maine s Stay.
"The Maine continued in tlu- harbor ot j
Hiv.ina ilurin;.- tin tbr ■■ we k following ;
her arrival. No apprec’able -Xvltemi-nt at- !
tmded her stay: on the contrary, a feeling
of relii-i and eonlldenee followed tin re
sumption of th" lorn; interrupted friendly
• irti-rcotirse. So noticeable was this Ini- ;
I nu-diat. • ffeet of her visit that tile consul I
. general strongly urged th it the pre-.-nc.-
<>l our ships in Cuban waters should be I
k- pl up by retaining the Maine at Havana, ■
or, In the event of her recall, by sending :
another vessel there to take her place.
"After forty m mutes past U o'clock, on ,
■ l ,a citing of the 15th of February, the I
1 Maine was destroyed by an explosion by I
i which the entire forward part of the -hip |
was utterly wrecked, in this e.itastroph
two oPic rs and 2(11 of h- r < re w perished
those who were not killed outright by her
explosion being p.nrc-d between decks by
th.- tangle of the wreckage and drowned
by tlie immediate sinking of the hull
"Prompt asslstauce was rendered by the i
I neighboring vessels .anchored in the harbor,
; and being espee ally given by the boats of '
- the Spanish cruiser Alfonso Nil, and the I
A\ ird Line steamer City of Washington. |
: whicli lay not tar distant. I’b ■ wounded i
wore generously cared for !>> the author- '
I ities of Havana, the hospital ■; b.-ing tr. ely |
opened to them, w hile th.- earla .-,t recover- -
< G bodies of the dead were interred b> the
I munieipalitj in < publit eemeft
j city. 'I lie truiii'.ts of grief and .-'ympat ,
: wi re offered troni ill ofliei.il headqu .rter.- .
i of the island.
Calamity Was Appalling.
j "Tin appalling calamity fell upon the '
i people of our country with crushing force. -
I and for a brief time an intense excitement
prevailed, wltich, in a community b s.s just
and sell-controlled than ours might have
led to hasty acts of blind resentment. This
spirit, however, soon give way to the
calmer process of reason and to the resolve
to investigate athe fails and await thi
mater. i'i proot 'before forming a .iudgnu-ut
las to Hie cause, the responsibility and ii .
the fuels warranted, ti e remedy dm-. This
| course was necessarily recommended itself
I from the outset to the i xeeutiv.-, for only
[ in the light of a dispassionately .iscertain
i cd certainty could it determine the nature
! and nn-asure of its full duty in the matt' r.
"The usual procedure was followed as
In ill cases of casualty or <!: aster to naval
vessels of any maritime state. A naval
court of inquiry wa- at once organized,
composed of otiicers well qualified by rank
and practical experience to d.seharge the
' onerous duty imposed upon tit. tn. Aided
■ by a strong force of wreckers and div.-rs,
■ th'- court proceeded to make a thorough
investigation on the spot, employing every
j available means for the impartial and exact
: deti rmimition of the causes of the ex
' plosion, its operations have been eonduet-
I ed wllli the utmost deliberation and judg
' uh nt, and w hile ind- pendt nt 1' put-tied
: m> source of information was negl'-eicd and ’
: the fullest opportunity was allowco lor a
I annultaih-iiu; investigation by the Spanish
aut liorities.
"Tie- tinding of the court of inquiry was
reached after twenty-thre" days of con
tinuous labor, on the 21st of March instant,
ami having been approved on the 2_'d by
the eommander-in-chief ot' t • United
I States naval force of the North Atlantic
' station, w ,s transmilted to the executive. ,
He Recounts Report.
“It is herewith laid bcf. re the congress, |
; together with tlie voluminous testimony i
: taken In-fore the . ourt. its purport is, in .
i brief, as follows:
i "Win n tin- Maine arrlv. d nt Havana ‘
Continued on Second Page.
ri?K e FsVE c ents
HOUSE ADDS TORPEDO
BOATS TO THE NAW
Members Demonstrate That They
Are in Hearty Accord With
War Measure.
DEMOCRATS FREELY DECLARE
FOR HURRY PREPARATIONS
Washington, April I.—ln an exec--linglj turbulent s< . >t>
of six hours th. horn.- t id.ij pa:-,. 1 tlnj raval apyrop t.’lon
bill und then adjourn'd tint 1 Monday.
Tite war spirit is manifested in nil the speeches ar.d
overrode file naval committee itself by increasing ti.e
number of torpedo boats and torpedo boat, destroyers to
twenty-four, the bill as reported providing but t.veiv-',
and tlm appropriation to $4,000,000 instead ot $-f,-
300,000.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of tin- appropi ia: on.- <-miniittra-,
Offend mi amendment to reduce the number .-: b.itib ,
to one. It was buri <1 under a.n overwhein
provision relating to armor plate, which, in oid-n t ■ i.- -.
would h.'iv. pre-ipitati-d a. debate of : ever.-d days, w
posed of In t.-n minutes, a proposition to t ; i;■ ■
agreed to in lie bill from sl-m to s;:■«> pr toa bcm;-, urownid
in u perfect chorus of noes.
Cannon Opposes More Ships.
In speaking on his .imi'iidment r>.-«lucing th.- n-imu. r of
battleship.', Mr. Cannon sad:
war with one of th. countries of the earth. 'l' i
additional taxation and authorizations t.> borroa -,■><'■! It
Single dollar tha.t is iwl m-eessary to me t th. .-im rp-m y
just in front of u- Lo.ag lx I :a- the.--. l atte ,
launched the war v 111 be ov- • .in-i I I- r lb” ■ i .'■ i t h-s|. i ■-s
will be obsolete.” (Appian--- on tin. I’ooi-.l
of naval warfare .showed tliai the gr.-.-il an', al b.. Il' < of the
world have b- • :i Vmi b.v 111. op-
Cu m min tjs Re v ievv s ‘ La st.
Mr. Cumming- il.-ni. ri'.it. of New York, de-, la -. ■
value of the battleship had b. . n demoustrufed •>'. th.- bind"
of tho Yalu and that, the sul'seij lent eciioa of J pan ni'.
China in order ng battleslilps, not to :
Get many, Krai < Ei nd a
Mr. Pearce, repiibli an. -as Missouri, ms. red n.-i ~m. mini, at
to increase th- numis r ol tor:- .-...e- :.
stroyers authorized by the bill io twelve .
the appropriati-'ii from to sl.'c 1
naval oth'-er .as statin;- tii.it. Ca ■ '..rp.d'
lutely es-ential to tho prot :tion of the b.'ld. -:.
navy. 1: was little short ol criminal,
ject a fleet to dangers from a torp.-io b< ■
Mr, Buutelle 5.,.d,i.- comnr.tt" was p. cell
the emergency ipproi Cation the admin...::
ard Lnil'.liiiL tni'pcb’ .libi ~! ii ,,?
the prultxTiOD •)!’ <- ;1’ iipiY .-■-i‘.-
The peace amendment was adopted.
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Mr Ik- \ini'.-i<l. d'-ni.w:.-.’. "I '■
! < i.:H .<•' ’')’ IH..*\V, :. ■' H-*i, Hi . H’. ” 11 r
The great Question now was to stop the 1. mcle i. t
now app-oa;:lcng OUr shores. If we were dey-uln v.- n
I diplomacy, ’.t would prove a broken reed.
eiTuaby ‘man bed gladiators Tlw x ietm-y lr !<>
■‘Let us protic' ourselves.” continued Mr LeArm nc,
I “by strikii’g before we are stricken. (Applause).
! “Let us not wait. We have waited too long. Ih • ' the
proper ineasu”es of eneigy are on toot, and that wii it
I apprtnend as danger will be avoidel.
■■ I listened with int. r< t to f: mini ■.. . ■ •' u : r
<>.' marine naval a Ii: .■ i ■ I m'”. the Holland boat. w. n
t Ilf* W<ll FT ‘)f h. I y ot* Ot 0 tlKi \ 11)0'. «' >I h’H .I> W 11 1 \.
I on its errand of .!■ -1: uii< ■■ I ' i-- ■ eiii'-d m m th.it a
hardly wise tor this :-ov : mi nt, when the tlm. ;..r mn..-li.ate
action with reference to the present emergency exists
x .!.■ for .1 ii- i.int tuiui wh-ti p. bap- that provision w.ll be
m . dl.-ss.
■'lf war should occur it will : oon be demonstruted wl it th*
value of the modern battleship is ,Xo man doubt- > man . n
doubt the value of 'l’- modern n tru as
■ the torpedo boat and torpedo boat ,!■ -i :-.■•■-.>•
I “Silently and swiftly in the watches of the ine.ht,
over still wates, these swift boats proceed upon th< r ei-
' rand of destruction, and while insignificant, in them
selves, yet they carry such mighty agencies a; destruc
t ion t hat t P ttl hip that ev< fioa > a
i mere paper box. when assailed by them.
I “It is simply a tr.ip: simply a mngnilie. it grave ben..ph
' the water for t'.v io iinfortim.u. l v h .pp. •> m ... on ’. . .]
' when th” destroyei strike. . But above all things let n,-.. . ;1
■ endeavor to impress upon the house that th. .lane, rto b- pr.,»
i vided ..gainst is the dang, r which men.'.-.-s us now.
“Every hour and every minute across the wate--: o f
the Atlantic is coming that danger. Every hu> i ;,nd
I Is Imminent! f
\ It may be declared j
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