Cuba Belligerent Rights Stir Madrid as Congress Pact Sparks Outcry
Madrid dispatch reports the conference committee's Senate backed Cuban belligerent rights provoked sharp press reaction and uneasy Madrid mood. Ministers reportedly show less optimism and eye naval and military measures before May rainy season. Republican union protests foreign intervention and Spain’s colonial policy while condemning reform gaps and draft evasion schemes.
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Johannesburg Rumors Stir Up the Matabele Uprising
Cape Town dispatch reports rumors in Johannesburg that Boers may have fomented a Matabele uprising. Disturbances, possibly tied to Rhodesia cattle stamping, involve Amatoli and Mashonas. Bulawayo dispatches describe the revolt as widespread and increasingly alarming.
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Curzon Non-Committal Over Delagoa Bay Purchase Report
In London March 30 Mr George N Curzon under secretary of state for foreign affairs refused to answer in the house of Commons whether Britain had bought Delagoa Bay and the surrounding territory for five million pounds. He said the government must insist on proper notice for such a question.
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Denied by Chamberlain on Delagoa Bay purchase claims
London reports Secretary of State for the Colonies Chamberlain denied any foundation for Britain buying Delagoa Bay and adjacent territory. Also France’s treaty annulling move with Madagascar drew remarks in the Commons and Britain pledged to protect interests. Chicago aldermen faced arrests for disorderly conduct and assault. a Michigan boy age 15 killed by his 12 year old brother in a loaded gun incident.
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The Lawyers Best Fee and Favorite Prescription Endorsement
A Oklahoma minister testifies in a published notice that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription cured his wife after 17 months of invalid status and costly remedies. The informal poem lauds the physician and urges every invalid lady to obtain the remedy.
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