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HAY WAR IS NOW CLOSE
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Tor prices terms and particulars
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Hartwell Iron Works
DIEIIL ELECTRIC FANS
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mills and retain the same skilled tailors tho
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russ Suits from fid 00 up Pants 1 50 and
up Cutaway Suits 22 P0 to 63 00 Have > our
clothes made at borne with the prhllego of
trjlng on and a cuaraiiteo to fit
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Opera House Building 200 Ianulu street
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WITH MR JNLEY
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS ARE AWAITING
SIGNATURE OF THE EXECUTIVE
Will Be Signed Simultaneously with the Ul-
timatum to Spain
THE MOMENTOUS SUBJECT WAS CAREFULLY
CONSIDERED BY THE CABINET
Spain flust Be
Notified Before
Made Public
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The Puban resolution passed by congress
arrlxed at Iho Wblto Houso at 115 oclock
a little oxer an hour haxlng been consumer
In tho formalities of securing tho signa-
tures of Spekaer Heed and Vice President
Unbart to the resolution Inopen sesslcn
and Its delivery nt tho White House
It was expected that the resolution would
be signed Immediately after It 1 rallied thn
president nnd this was his Intention but
for certain stato icasons it was deemed ad
xbjible that the resolution and ultimatum
Fpaln should be signed simultaneously
and time was needed to draft the ulti
matum In diplomatic form The fact that
tho resolution xxas not Immediately Bisned
gave rise to a fow disquieting reports but
It soon appeared from statements of cab-
inet officers that the president hed not the
slightest intention of withholding his slg
naturo and the delay In attaching It xvas
accounted for solely by his deslro to have
a full and complete plan of operations for
the government of tho executive In tho Im-
mediate future before taking the final and
Itrrorlant step of tirrnjng the Joint resolu-
tion inio a ntatute
Just what this plan shall be nasthc oc
casion for the two cabinet meetings today
The first cession In anticipation of the re
ception wa devoted largely to questions of
finance and military polcy a well as to
tho framing of tho ultimatum Itself So far
as cap be gathered tho important point at
liiuo in regard to the ultimatum was thn
question of time to he allowed for a rer
sponco on the part of Spain
Tho nsya and army preparations I11
dlcatfij the contemplation nn ipn part of
tho admlnjslrstlon that a peaceful solution
of tho Ifflrultloa Is po probable M to
tho cpurse of events In the immpllatc fu-
ture the only prediction that ean to made
Is one based pn precedent Accordlng to
then MImMt Woodford will notify tho
Spanish government of th e 1 action
of the government pf the Unli > d States
am should the Spanish answer bo untalls
factory as is expected the next stfp la
order Will bo for him to ask for his pass-
ports and leive Madrid That would bo fol-
lowed Instantly by tho withdrawal from
Washington of Senor Polo the Spanish
minister At this pplit It can be paid that
ttp ctato department official cr > confldtnt
that the Spanish government xvI ro shspe
every phase of tjis negotiation as to ob
lige us to take he InltlatUe at overy point
After the withdrawal pf iho minister as-
suming Spain does not hack down will
follow actual warfare but whether or not
the Document Is
As Soon as Woodford Lays the Declaration Before the Spanish Of-
ficials He Will Ask for His Passports Administration Docs Not
Believe Spain Will Comply Army and Naval Officers Now
Expect the War Will Last Longer Than First Thought
WashiiiRton April iaSpiUi xHl not recrlxc oftlclnl notice of the ilcmnmls
of tho United States until tomoirow fihc xxlll then ho Informed that the Cubnn
resolutions passed by the concier nt an cirl > hour today nro now lnsvs and an
ultlmntum xvlll bs sent demandiiiR couipllnnco with this law and an answer do
nanded within a xery < hort time piobably txxentyfour hours Compliance Is
not expected and i forward moxement on Cuba xvlll commence the latter cart
J of this week according to tho plans of the administration Thc Cuban resolu
tion will not 15 signed until tomorrow Tho uljlmatum to Spain will h algned
nt the samc timc Tho prcfldmt early cljieldedttirfjuolkfctpjc two practically one
net bj a Vimultineous signature of ctch
Tho Jengthy cabinet meetingsiete held dtirlnc tho flft At their rloep an
nounrement that exctuttxo action xxas delayed until tomorrow tis maile Jloth
CAbinct sessions weie Uoottd principally to a dlhcusloii of tho ultimatum to be
i > fnt to Madrid A the morning scMirn the piesldcnt lathjr fmnred nllowlim
the Madrid gocrrimeiit two or exrn three da > s In which to icply to our iletnaiid
but since that time hn has changed his xicws homewhat and It la now believed
to b his purpose tu require nn niibwei within a very short time probably within
twentxfout bourB The reason for limiting the time in one dix or even lear is
slid to 1c stiatcgle Othrrwlto two or ex en three da > s would bo allowed
The ultimatum Itself It Is Mid is hort and to tho yolnt It will put
forth the main features of the resnlutons passeI by congrar and demand a
compliance thfrcwlti So far as couH b learned theie will not he n mectlnrj
of the cabinet this rcnlng or tomorrow morning before tho president signs tho
two ilocuricntsf whlrh It is belfcvaii xvill prcclpitato xar
The ultimatum probablj xlll not hs made public here until notice Is roeehrd
that it Is In the hanria of the Pptjiihh government diplomatic etiquette leqlilr
lng this
tttieott
tho first overt actxxlll bn preceded by n
formal declaiatlou of war which would
Insure the Immediate neutralization of tho
rowers or whether the Xorth Atlantic
rqundron will make Its appearance off Ha-
vana as a beginning can not yet be pre-
dicted In this connection It may be stated
that the army and navy experts aro begin-
ning to taXe a less hopeful view of nn
easy and quick campaign than they enter-
tained a short time ago Months aro now
mentioned Instead of weeks ns the probable
length ot hostilities and ono eminent naval
officer who had experience In the late
war tTofcsses 0 belief that unless outside
pressure Is brought to htnr a vvir may
easily drag along a year Under existing
conditions
Appniently tho powors have abandoned
orcn efforts In Washington to Influence tbs
course of our government Matters wcie
quiet nt all the legations today and no in-
structions were received by any of tho am
bansadors or ministers In the lino of
mcdlnton
Washington April 10 The president did
not reach his office thlo morning until 10
oclock Rverythlng about tho executive
mansion presented Its usual quiet appear-
ance There wero very few callers and
these were not permitted to ior the presl
dent The cabjott began to assemble at
a lltto heforo tiVpclock Secretary Al
ger and rSecretary WIm xverp the first to
arrive and rt tsoorf followed by the oth-
ers Tho cabinet was in session an hour
and a half At
1230 an adjournment was
taken until 330 after u decision wag
rearhed to preparp an ultimatum to fipftlu
the ultimatum and tho Cuban resolutions
lo be signed simultaneously U0011 ufler
tho session eloscd the president atd Secre
tnry flss took a walk dirpuph the Vhltc
Ilrxiso grounds Although the official copy
of tho resolutions was before the meeting
the copy as It appeared In the Congrcs
slonal Hecord was read and discussed
Thero was a dlffercnca of opinion as to
the engh of time that should bp given
tho Epanlards within which to reply to our
peremptory demands for an evaluation of
tret Island of Cuba One or two of the
members thought hat twentyfour hours
would be sufficient while a number of
others suggested fortyeljht hours
The Qubsn rwslutlon finally reached
the White House at 130 oclock xxitb the
slgMturo cf Vice President Hobart and
Speaker pfd attached Jtwanjn charge
of Representative Hoger of Iowa chairman
of the house committee pf enrolled bills
PJJIOEt SCENTS
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Washington April 10 Tho ultlmntum said ono member of tho crthlnct niter tho meeting today hits been agMcd
roil In substance bnl has not yet been formally drown up 1 think you nro tmfc In saying that Spain will bo gfven
fortyelght hours to lubmlt her reply In nccorduncowith tho terms ot Iho tcsoluUon tho prcsldmit will dcutanl that
Spain shall ovtcunto tho Islnnd The dem and for thK will be flatfooted nml nljsoUtto nnd no tentntlvo or halt xvay reply wilt
satltf tho president Nor xlll nny com piomlse thnt contemplates tho xvUhdrnwnl of SpanUh troops from tho Uliuul nn
tho subsequent roestahllshtnent of tUi Spjnlsh ling oxer tho country ho nwcp twi by tho administration
If Spain refuses to tuiietmto Cuba jirompt measures i > Ul be adopted to p tit into forco tho congressional resolu
tlon A blockade of Cuba xlll so far as nt piesent understood bo began nt onec There aro an adcqunlo number ot war
xeasels in the vicinity to mako this cficcthc I think such Mippltwan the Spanish n ow tontrol xlll not last hqm nioro than
a mouth Then steps xxlll be taken xvjlh n view to Increasing tho equipment of Uo mer soldtera mid furnishing thoru with
sufficient hiid taok for food xxlll enable him to lint ass tho Spanlnids from tho 10 ar whlrh will materially assist iu bring-
ing them to trrmt
This goxeminent will not countenance prlxntccrlng but It tho Spinlsh government chooses to enter upon tula llao at
warfare she will have to deal with the nations ot Europe with xxhoao coiunicico sho socks to Interferes
iULTIMATUM OF SPAIN
iSagasta Plainly Says Spain Will Not Comply with
the United States Ultimatum s
Madrid April l > Via Iarls Tho sii Pixortcm of Iho goernmont In both lmiHes mot In tho sennto chamber at 5
oclock today Premier Kagastn nddrc Bfd them as follows Tho times nro so graxo nnd tho elrrumstutices aro ho excep-
tional that acts and not words are neteasaiy to face tho present difficulty Attempts arc bolutf nmde to sully the glorious
history of Spain by an infamous cnlumny Tho prosent Spanish government hurt douu their utmost to avoid the war to
xxlilrn we ire being prookcd Wo hnxo now icachod the llmlta cf couccaslun compatlblo xHh honor and territorial li
y
tegrlty
Wo consented to the lart tontession at tho Inslumo Of thu popoj and tho powers AVu > ledod In factbut now at-
tempts are made on our honor and nqtr dlrcrted against our territory That Is a thing to xxhloh Spaniards xvill noycr
consent Applause This 1 not the moment to trace a parliamentary programme but tho moment to units ourselves as
our fathers hixo done in the fuce of an odious attempt against the Intenrltyofour torrltorjVTho Insult offered u < s today
ultimatum to SPAIfEJ
It Will be Put in Strong Language and Will Demand
Immediate Evacuation of Cuba I
the coblpet Considerable progress vvai
made In outlining tho plan to be followed
but owing to the complexity of tho uub
Jcci all the details could not be arranged
at the first conference It Is proposed to
use tbfs additional forvo In conformity to
tho term of tho bills submitted today to
congress by Secretary Iftr through Sen
ator H ley According to the decision
therein l ld down pretumlng the bill to
bo enacted into law tho president would
4e
T lll kIk lii n imrty to i < iy trntTliU lnic fur hnv linmiciinhm
riolonged cheers greoicd this cpceuli The ministers met today to modify tho speech from tho throne Hcoor Rllvela
Ieadr of tho dissident eonsorxiitlve addres d his party decluilng It Inopporluno to formulate a political programme
He declared he and his pnitv would nld tlo government by voting as nitieh as should bo necessary tor thn defense
Seldom has theie been witnessed nioro Impresslxe nnd slgnllcniit scene The large hall ot the senate xxnn crowded
xvlth llbeinl scnalois nnd dcpiiljei who listened with liroithlesH ntlnnllon to tho npcnrli of Scnor Sngnstn only Interrupted
with loud applause when tie alluded to 11 njustllied and infamous nsperslmiM can upon Spain xxlth regard to tho Maine dis-
aster >
If tho idea still existed In tho minds of any ono here that war could bo axolded benor SagastaH firm npeech Is re-
garded as llnally settling all doubts
GEN LEE IS CONFIDENT OF WAR
He Expects to Command United States Troops
Which Will Invade Cuba
nichmond Va April 10 General Fllzhugh Ioe la confident that wni with Spain Is not mote than a few days off
nnd fully mpccli to hold tho connilsslrin 0f major general nnd tomm mil Oillted Slatoi iroops In thu Invasion of Cuba
He pi optically said hs much n nn Inteixlow ami lepcated It at a rnnipflro In 11 speech General Loo would not say that
thi president had promised him nn appointment but admitted fhit ho and MoKluloy hud hnd flomo conversation
He waa equally unrdcd In discussing tiro likelihood nt Assistant Hecietnry Itoosovelt receiving nn appointment on his
stnff but confessed that Mr Roosevelt had spoken to him about n staff appointment General Lee docs not think tho
clmato of OubJ will provo enpcclally dlBnstiouh lo UnitedBthtcs troops If they remain under cover nt night nnd protect
themselves from the dwg Ills understanding Is thai the troops for Invading the Island will be drawn from all parts of
tho country and that Northern nnd Southern rcglrucntu xvlll light sldo by side aoneinl leo repcnlc l tonight the declara-
tion ho made last fall that he will bo a onndldato for the United Stairs sennto whin Mr Mart fn omcfup for roalectlon
Ho proposes lo mike an active canvass of thu State
It Is nn Interesting lolncldenro tlu Mr C P CJibonell who ilidvo tho caiilngo in which llsn Hvangellin Clsreroa j
made her escape from Iho Havana prison happens to bo heie The Cuban heroine Is visiting Ooncial Lees family Car
bonell who la a young hanker Is hero w th a party headed by his employer Mr K Idalgo llo called ou MUss Clsneroa to J
day This young lady has atlnctcd niurh attention
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who was accompanied by Representative
Ovcrstrcet of Indiana Tho resolutions
wero taken Into Secretary Porters office
and thence to the president Tho presi
dent did not sign tho bill in the presence
of the bearers as they hoped lip would do
When Informed that tho houso had ad-
journed until tomorrow at noon Mr Mc
Klnley raid that being the case ho would
not lmvo nn opportunity to announce bis
nrtoln heforo that Ime Tho committee
was not with Iho president moio than
three minutes
The cabinet meeting It was learned dur-
Ing tho afternoon practically settled the
question as tp how many vulunUers shall
bo called for to supplement tho regular
army in thefr operations In Cuba tho con
clusion b < dnK arrived at that the president
shall call for 80000 men of tho National
mllltlo Secretary AlKer after this de-
cision was reached repaired to tho xvar
department and sent for Major General
Miles and Adjutant General Corblu A
conference lasting nearly on hour was held
a to tho means to he employed to give
effect to tho decision pf tho president and
first apply to congress for tho special pcr
mltslon to < xil for volunteers Thn mon
thus secured would technically pans Into
tho scrvlco of tho United States This
would ho neipssary piobably In order to
cscapo a violation of tho constitutional pro-
hibition against oendlng tho State militia
out of tho ountry Tho additional men
would still however ho actual rnllsterH
and only In namo part of tho regular es-
tablishment Tho law requires that In a
call for troops tho numberrqulred must
bo dlttrlbutcd according lo population
among the several SJntcs
irxrim or TUtJ Win
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Washington April jo Tho dlplomatle
representatives here bcllevo that tho war
which they regard as Inevitable will not
be of short duration It Is posslbla that
the fleets of tho United States may destroy
or erously erlppl thoso of Spain la tho
first encounter or within a few months
after hostilities begin but such an event
Is not regarded as probable If the war
continues for any length of llmo It Is ap-
prehended that each contestant would Is-
sue letters of marquo and scourthe sea-
n quest of tlie merchant vessels of the
other That would undoubtedly strloufcjy
Interfere with the comnterrs of tha Kii
ropcaa powers and loan jxfcnttu f wjjulof
ilrt tjcethcuuo InUneua to ler li ttbo
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Havana April 19 10 a m The news-
papers ot Sngun Ja Grande criticise tho
charity of tho UnltedSlatos toward iho ro
conccnlrados One nowspapcrjoys Tho
clTcrH remitted by Yn Hcrgotrwera old
clothes dirty nnd rotten which nppearpa
to havo hpen plckedup on tho streets and
which wero full of microbes Tho shoea
wero like thp damaged barges Texas and
Iowa
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