| Show TIlE BLOCKADE OF CUBA A Proclamation Issued Closing i Certain Ports of the Island VESSELS OF NEUTRAL POWERS NOTIFIED I Tilly WlU b Users Thry Days to Lce the Uro Delgnistd I th lruclowaUun Washington April 2Th following proclamation announcing the blockade of Cuban ports was Issued today III the President of the United States A PROCLAMATION Whereas I3j a joint resolution passed by the Congress and approved April 20 IMS and communicated to the government gov-ernment ot hpiln I It was demanded that said government at once relinquish relin-quish Its authority and government In I the Island of Cuba and withdraw Us naval forces fiom Cuba and Cuban misters and the President of the United Unit-ed States was directed and empo eted to use the entire land and iiivil tomes of the United Matt and to call Into tho actual service 01 the United States the I mllltla of the ueveral states to ueh I extent as might be necessary I to carry said resolution Into ttlett told Whereas In carrying Into effect the I lesolutlon the Piesldcnt ot the United Unit-ed btites deems It neeessary to set on foot und maintain a blockade of the north coast of Cuba Including all ports of said coast between Oaldeltas und I liable Hondo and tho iiort of Clews I fuegea on the south coiilt of Cuba 1 Now therefore 1 UUlam McKlnlej President of the Untied btates In order or-der to enforce the svld resolution do hereby declare and proclaim that the United States of America have Instituted Insti-tuted and will maintain a blockade of he north coat of Cuba Including port on said coal between Cannon Cann-on llahla and the port of Celnfuegos on the south coat of Cuba aforesaid In pursuance uf the laws of the United States and the lawn I of nations apillc able to sucih cases An cllleaent force will be posted no as to prevent the en trance and exit of vessels 1 from the 1 ports aforesaid Any neutral vessel 1 ap pioaejilng said ports und attempting to leave the same without notice or know I edge of the establishment of such blockade Ill be duly warned by the commander of the blockading forces who will endorse on her register the fact and the date of such warning and where such ndomnt wa made and If the Paine estel 1 hall again attempt at-tempt to illiter any ulockndd pOlt she will be cIurd and sent to the nearest convenient port for such predlll arst4wicl her and hr cargo us a prize as may be deemed advisable Neutrol vessels 1 lying In any of the ald ports at the time of the establishment or such blockade Will I be allowed thirty days to Issue therefrom In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United I StatM to be affixed Done at the city of Washington this 22nd day of April A D IDS nnd of the Independence or the United States the One Hundred and Twentysecond Signed WILLIAM McKINInV Uy the President JOHN SlinilMAN Secretary or State Washington April 22The proclamation procla-mation of blockade was signed before the meeting adjourned l and will be promulgated l It Is understood at once The embargo roouton of Congress I were one dlud It IIIglh and till ally approved by the President Thev wit effectually I prevent the landing at any Cuban or Spanlih port of alai l or other contraband articles Customs officers will be Instructed l not to grant clearance papers to any vests Is I an laden fund I Il false statement I ts I made as to their destination they wl1 not be permitted to 1 > 8 the blockade mil Iii bo subject to seizure During hte meeting General Oreeley chief signal ofller of the army Was called In as was also Mr Marean heal I he-al manager of the Western Union Telegraph company but the nature of their business wan not disclosed The cabinet dlscuwed a nviiber of Important maters bearing upon the situation but the members were un jsmilly reticent tn regard to them The President and his advisers consider the war now on and no time will bo lost In farcing 1hesus 11 gthO At the conclusion or the meting the resident took a wnlk with Secretary tiger No other meting of the cabinet wll b held unless by special call of the President f liSr April 22A dispatch to the Herald from sr Thomas says a I revolution has broken out In the Ponce I l 4 d I district of Porto We and there Is I riot lag all through h 1Im Havana April 22 10 RanCaptilts General Uanco has published a i de confirming his previous delrees and declaring war the Island to be In a state of He also annuls his fonne similar decrees cree granting pardon to Insurgent and places under martial law all those who are guilty of treason espionage Crimea wigibist Peace or against the In dependence or the tuition seditious revolts volt attacks against the government or against the authorities and against those who disturb public order though only by means of printed matter Tile a1 Cabinet I Madrid April 22AII the persons onsultd by the quen regent hae Advised continuance of the hagasta cabinet I Is probable however that th > minister ot marine Admiral Her I miijo win Insist upon resigning In or I d41 t 0 ak mmand of n 8 quad toll lotrlotle enthulam rlgs throughout out Madrid and the bpanlth provinces The queen regent had a long confer Price today with nen Weyler and the European diplomats had frequent con ferencea with Senor Gullon 1 |
