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ADVANCE N0. 5 DUNLUP ST.. TOP HOUR. PROPRIETOR. BINDERY 2-1) 88`! `> LARGEST CIRCULATION, MOST NEWS--MOST ADS. Often the cheapest. Always the Best. ONE ISSUE A WEEK, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. ll allowed 1 sition T5 % ac.` -`um 5 Toronpj er-1!_n,` 4 `You have been furnished with the text of a joint resolution voted by the Congress of the United States on the 19th inst.-approved to-day-`-in rela- tion to the pscication of the Island of `Cuba. In obedience to that act, the President directs you to immediately communicate to the Government of Spain said resolution, with the formal demand of the Government of the United States that the Government of Spain at once relinquish it authority and government of the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. In tak ing this step, the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over said island, except for the pacication thereof, and asserts its de termination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people under such free and independent Government as they may establish. If by the hour of noon on Saturday next, the 23rd day of April, instant, there be not communicated to this Gov- ernment by that of Spain a full and satisfactory response topthis demand and resolution whereby the ends of peace in Cuba shall be assured, the President will proceed, without further notice, to use the power and authority enjoined and conferred upon him by the said joint resolutionvto such extent` as may be necessary to carry the same into effect. MINISTER Woonronn"s REPLY. Minister Woodford replied as fol- A---V '- can Consul Woodtord at'M`adrid,-and gn answer through him requested. As soon as the President had taken this gtep he notied the Spanish Minister at Washington, who immediately upon receiving the news applied for and re- ceived his passports. He left immed- iately, in company with his entire sts`, for New York, then to N lagers. Falls md to Toronto on Saturday, where they stayed for a few days with the Spanish Consul, before proceeding to Spain via Montreal. During the war, Spanish business at Washington will be conducted by the French Minister. THE ULTIMATUM. The following is the message sent` to Spain through Minister Woodford : Early this (Thursday) morning, im- mediately after the receipt of your open telegram, and before I had com- municated same to Spanish Govern- ment. Spanish Minister for Foreiizn Affairs notied me that diplomatic re- lations are broken between the two countries, and that all oicial commun- ication between their respective repre- sentatives have ceased. I accordingly asked for safe passports. Turn Lega- tion over to British Embassy and leave for Paris this afternoon. Have notied Consuls. On Wednesday, 20th im, President McKinley senhhis ultimatum to Spain,` demanding the evacuation of Cuba. The message was sent through Ameri- CT? `I I A'" I CC This announcement of Spain's con- duct` was received as 9. statement tats.- mount to a declaration of war and events in both countries moved on with amazing rapidity to the climax of war. PLAN or CAMPAIGN. The plan of campaiqnto be follow- lowed at the beginning of the war as given in Thursday s News, 9. despatch from the American eet s headquarters is as follows : The eet has received instructionsof a most positive nature not to re a shot _at Havana, but when the order to advance is given the eet shall blockc ade Havana and Porto Rico. Spain will be starved into submission, and unless she "takes the initiative there will not be a gun red. The United States wants to win a peaceable victory. If however, the fortications should 3 0Den re on the ships doings police duty at the port, or along the coast, the big ships will ght. They will subdue the fort and then retire out of range again. When Havana and; Porto Rico have surrendered, and not until then, will the United "States army Wednesday. 20:! 1'heQuenv11sen=.r Or navy attempt to enter Cuba. This Dlan of action will involve weeks, end: P9rhaps months, of a. blockade. ' omsznma or s1>ANii1 rgnptgugszsf. q The Spanish ` Parliament` * ope:_ed3>'ni` `ho is mether-of the yonpg :W1}Q; Sat beside her` during. the thP0l1e,`g>g`id`:`:-3 _ W " T" b...P24B1i` panish I ' Amerlcan. K W 'cuban comp1ae.tans irel War. l,o00.'i put in force, foresaw that the free. mlnifeittion of- the Cuban people,-- throuch its-. chambers, would "frustrate forever.` the schemes against Spanish 80V9l'eignty, which " have been plotted by those who, with` resources and `hopes `sent. from the neighboring coast, have fettered the suppression of the `insur- rectioni in that unhappy island. Should the Government of the United States yield to this blind current, the menaces and insults which we have hitherto been able to regard with indifference, for they were not `an expression of the sentiments of the true American nation, would become intolerable pro-. vocations which would compel my Government, in defence of the national dignity, to sever relations with the Government of the States. _- " I have summoned the Cortes to defend our rights, whatever sacrice they may entail. Thus identifying myself with the nation, I not only full the oath I swore in accepting the regency, but I follow the dictates ot a mother s heart, trusting to the Spanish people to gather behind my son s throne and to defend it until he is old enough to defend it himself, as well as trusting to the `Spanish people to de- tend the honor and the territory of the nation. It is possible, however, that an act of aggression is imminent, and that not the sanctity of our rights, nor the moderation "of our conduct, nor, the expressed wish of the Cuban people freely manifested, may serve to main- tain the passions and hatred let loose against the Spanish fatherland. In anticipation of this critical moment when reason and justice will have for their support only Spanish courage and the traditional energy of our people, I have hastened the assembling of the Cortes, and the supreme decision of Parliament will doubtless `sanction the unalterable resolution of my Govern- ment to defendjour rights, whatsoever sacrices may be imposed upon us in accomplishing this task. an it 0 Although a dark and gloomy future is before us, the diicultxes are not be- yond our` powers; with our glorious- army, navy, and united nation, before foreign aggression, and we trusttin God that -we shall overcome without stain on our honor the baseless and unjust attacks made upon us. At the close of her Majesty s speech, there was renewed cheering, and the Queen Regent and the boy King, ac- companied by the court, left the build- ing amid a wild burst of enthusiasm. FEELINGS or THE cuBANs., l The Cubans are not by any means agreed as to which country they will favor. The insurgents are mostlyifav- orable to the United _States, while the rest are loyal to Spain. The inhabi- tants of `Havana, the capital and chief city of Cuba, are decidedly Spanish in their leanings, and many of them en- listed several weeks ago and have been drilling daily to battle for their mother country, Spain. 1 i , smnxsn moors canmn our. 'A Madrid despatch to Mail-Empire on Thursday said: ` ' n,,,,-n_.n.- ---L L-.. L..-`l-.... -4!` -Luann. annual Iavunvn The Spanish Government has broken of!` diplomatic relations with the United States. For the last couple of days there has been a noticeable feeling of restlessness and even some little irratation over the continued stay in Madrid of General Woodford. As I told you last night, the Spanish Government had rmly decided to receive no ultimatum. `One Minister said to me` that it was an in- sult for anyination to demand from another the performance within 48 hours of a physi- cally impossible task, namely, the withdraw- al of her huge military and naval forces ti-`om. any point, sotthey determined to avoid the necessity for reply by refusing` further com- munication with the United States. and, as it was certain that General Woodford would - carry out his instructions to the letter, `a sort G of deadlock began to be feared. b With the l going away of General Woodfordall lethargy has left the people. A War, specials are being cried in the streets, all the talk is of war. everyone wondering where the blow will be struck, and by whom. i 4 l 1I_-A. Q.;-:_` `nnnvn ll HUICIIUB, Dill-I VJ Vvv uvuau It enema certain that Snain will leave all initiative to the United States, At the same` time all the troops are being called out and A massed at various point; on the peninsula. Next week,'at- the very latest, large rein- forcemente will be deepatehed to Porto. Ride. In fact,-a battalion ' has already been `sent from Cuba to Porto Rico no as" to place ' the Leeeer -Artillee in a better _poeition for defence. From every point of Spain notices. pg; ._;_2 - .I-......._l--a I-Eon: gn 0.6181108. 1.-rum vvm, ya... .. ...,...._ _.- ,__ , , come of enthusisstio demonstrations, and I the entire qiir`-it of the people "is compressed into the vibrating cry, .Viva la Gherra ! % ` vmnmosus nova oN1IA,VANNA... . . ' A despaueh from Washington to the Mall- Empire on Thursday said : ' ' ' wuss-Ngrstagrsjszansic -maaro- -made foi true A ~-. Ln...-" n.:."-g -'ng.~._- .5`. ..,..nhna nuyuuu .decision to send th IlllI-ll Liv y A- - `y. .._ oat` 77-"i$-i3& \ It is the purpose to gather these troops and then make a sharp, decisive ' movement. Immediately upon the passage of the Army Volunteer bill by Congress, the President. by proclamat,ion,'will callj for 100.000 men. `Of this force-lit is intended to use 80,000 men in Cuban operations, in conjunction with the regular army, now already assem- bled or assembling at points of concentra- tion. The remaining 20,000 will aid the ar- tillery detachments in guarding the coast and manning the heavy guns of the coast defence. ' *- "" ' " 'u -'..'n'"'-' 9 lads , of the the harbour: of Havana immodhtely. < The eet late; on will_ he supported by troops, no will _he despatched t_o_Cuha as-soon as.. in the opinion of the Pi-esideut. it is pos- sible tonse them advantageously in the `oc- cupation of the island. Meanwhile, as rap- idly as troops can be gushed to Key _West and othetzpoints on the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts `they will be `hurried forward. It is believed that it will take ten days to concentrate at the coast an army of suicient size, with the necessary supplies, to make eective campaign ; ' `I5, The Cost of Modern Warfare. The ordinary expenses of the.Government. during the four years of the Civil War amounted to close to $3.l80,000,000. But the peace expenditures of the Government would have amounted to about $260,000,000, leaving $2,920,000,000 for war. About $730,- 000,000 was raised by taxation; if we as- sume that $260,000,000 would have been re- quired to carried on the Government in peace the war taxation was -$47 0,000,000, and $2, 450,000,000 was raised by borrowing on interest-bearing bonds and non-interest- bearing notes. It will be observed that the people who fought the war provided at the time for rather less than one-fth of the ex- pense of it, leaving the rest of it to be de- frayed after the war by themselves and very largely by posterity. The cost of the war while it was going (\l\ wan , , , , , , _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ , _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _s4()()_Q(L`(') gm the special cabinet ` mgung this am. I_I90n, and win guarded as oloiely an poui_ble. Hut-tied ordertwere despatchd t9 thdoet L- --.._|.u_1_ _ '11-- _|__ .9- ,p A_L_ __..__._-- -2 Cost of the war to the end of the last - scal year . . . . . .' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,7u,ooo,ooo We are now paying in pensions and in in- terest on the war debt, in distinction from the debt more recently incurred to maintain `the value of the war paper money which has never been retired, about $3,500,000 everypweek. For pensions alone we are paying between twice and two and a half times as much annually as the entire expen- ses of the Government before the Civil _War. As the payments of interest and pen- sions will go on for manv years, it is prob- able that the cost to the Government, exclu- sive of vast individual losses, of the Civil .War will ultimately be `twelve thousand ,million dollars. This is equal to the entire assessed or to three-fourths of the estimated true valuation of all property in the.United.' States in 1860. ' - uv yuan vs -uv u up. u u... n. u-.. D..- on .........$2,9a_o,ooo`ooo Interest durmg and since the war to July 1, 1897. 2,664,000,000 Pensions since the war-those paid Au.-1-u-up ska urn: nun 'nn`|IAI` ahnvn a van l\l\(\ nnn I 1`he internal revenue law of June 30, 1864, `is interesting reading for the present generation. It covers 82 pages of the statute book. It begins with charges for licenses on occupations. Bankers were assessed from $100 and upwards, according to capital ;i wholesalers`, $50 and upwards; retailers, $10; brokers, $50; pawnbrokers. $50 and upwards ;. land warrant brokers, $25 ; com- mercial brokers, $20 ; theatres and circuses, $100 ; .jugglers, $20; builders and contract- ors, $25 and upwards; and the following occupations among others were to pay $10 : horse dealers, livery stable keepers, cattle, produce and custom house brokers, hotels, inns and taverns renting for not over $200, and rising with the rental, eating houses, confectioners, claim. real estate and insur- ance agents, auctioneers, apothecaries, pho- tographers, bowling. alleys, stallions, law- yers. physicians, architects and civil engin- eers and plumbers.-N. Y. Commercial World. ` Farm Notes. I Extra. cultivation and extra. harrowing will always pay providing other conditions are favorable. and though it will pay to sow as early in the spring aspossible, yet it will be injurious to do so before the land is in perfect condition for receiving the seed. `Peas and oats produee the laraeegyield of green forage per acre of almost any other _combination `of grains. Heavy seeding is moreeatiefactory than light. Too many farmers through neglect con- tinue to sow old seeds over and over again, then wonder why they do not have larger drops. It will- pay every farmer to change his seed every three or four years, at least. When he does ohange he should aim to get the verve best quality of seed possible. This isthe time of the year to secure good seed. l _ The clover plenb is theneheapeat `most eective subsoil plbuqh that can be used on soil: where it _will work; runs deeper than. a. steel plow, is self-liropelling, and in pass- ihg leaves more femlity tha.n'ib takes; 1 . . ... { 1 will think overtbe 1')eople of the tarm- " ingl communities where 'I have lived and thoaeof them who have been nanciallv suc- cessful and you may think over those of vourlacquaintanoea` I know we will agree that the success was due to mutual ability and helpfulness of farmers and their wives, the` scales about balancing with the down weight in favor of the farmers wives.-Mon- -tteal Witness. ` ` Why Women Are Not All Mariied. The Temple Magazine has been holding a eympoeium-th_at., we believe, is the wo_rdL- on the question. " Why do women prefer-.to remain unwed 2" This `seems to be taking a` /good` deal 'for_eg ranted, to begin with, but - three of. the ladies tell us ivhv. have no n J 3 I F I :d9u|5h on,.,eha~ I_!nbiect.._ Mil! v"Ad91ine ._*g`eainsv~;nn;n;i~iu up lay-. declaring `that *3 the I13I0n' SINCE [He wa}-:nusc pauu dunng the war are mcluded above 2.xa7.ooo,ooo `I _f and Builder. In the April number of the Cana-, dian Architect _ and Builder, Toronto, Just to hand, are `found many ably ' written articles relating to architecture and building. Among the most promi- nent may be noted the conclusion of a paper by Prof. Adams, of McCall Uni- versity, on Pompeii City of the First Century"; an article on the City Gar- den, dealing with the relation of the site and surroundings to thebuildings 3 a paper on Heating Methods by Mr. Mansell, a well known Toronto plumb- er; articles relating to meansfor the prevention of building disasters; meth- ods of carrying out work in the various trades, etc. As usual the illustrations are of a high order and include com- plete plans for an artistic and carefully planned suburban cottage costing about $1,600. Every person interested in building will nd the Canadian Archi- tect and Builder with its weekly edi- tion, the Contract Record, a valuable "help. i -`..______ -__..- __v:__..__- Vess_,_. while .Miss- "'8-H ` Dondney takes the higher View that _it is because we- men `f know -more about men than they ever did in olden times, and knowl3dge..means disenchantment." Miss Mary F. Billington is--shall we say more candid or _less ingenu- ous? She answers the ` question by asking another :- Is there in the world any wo- man who does` prefer to remain unwed 2" and answers it herself by a at negative. This is at treason, and we can almost hear the other ladies sharpening their pens to fall upon Miss Ballington.-London Chronicle. yomin ivho wants to enjdy life Vlhoulvif. hinly remuinfnnw * Mist Hulda Fpiod: am`. i; ]{:Tp:n:o " June Tc} 7-}}3In*1& ___i1!_I__ _-_ II , IEO, ` Presentation at Bond Head. On Thursday evening of last week an interesting event took place in Bend Head, at the McDermott House. H A number of the friends of Mr. and`Mrs. G. Rennick assembled and presented the happy couple with a handsome din- ing room suite in recognition, of the high esteem in which they are held by their many friends in Bend Head and the surrounding country. Friends from Bond Head, Bradford, Cookstown, Tottenham. and the township, partici- pated in a pleasant evening s enjoy- ment. Dr. Foxton lled the chair, and in a few well chosen remarks called upon Mr. Richardson to make the presentation, which he did in a very felicitious speech, after which Mr. Bell- nick s friends all spoke in the highest` ' terms of his many `estimable qualities, each and every one expressing the wish that he and Mrs. Rennick might be long spared to enjoy the pleasures of a happy married life.-- Witness. Sounds Like oruna Scene-The court room, Sandwich. J udge-Prisoner at the bar, have you anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon you ? -m __ 7 Judge-The sentence of this court is that you be forced to ride over the streets of Windsor on a bicycle. 81'. * `Oh, judge be merciful! Let the law take the usual course! Sentence me to death ! `B711-t hhhhezjudge was exorableg and with a yell of despair the unhappy prisoner fainted, and had to be carried by! the warders back to his eell.-Wind- ' Masons In Canada. `The following statistics of the Ma?- sonic craft in the Dominion of Canada, published by the Freemason, are com- piled from the latest published proceed-" ings of the several Grand Lodges: ' *Prieoner-.No, my.lord'. I confess the crime. I commuted the murder. Iovince. Prince Edward Island New Brunswick. -. . . . Manitoba. . . . . . . . . . . `British Columbia... Q'uebec....`...'. _ Nova Scotia.. . . . .. Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . .. Warning en. 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