GENERAL NEWS.
EUROPEAN AND FOREIGN. (Per Press Association.—Copyright.) London , May 20. The Bradford wool market is hardening. Wool to-day met with excellent sale. There was good competition all round and prices in favor of sellers. Washington*, May 20. The House of Representatives has endorsed the resolution passed by the Senate for granting iOOO dollars for relief to destitute Americans in Cuba. The Senate by 40 to 14 adopted a resolution according Cuba and Spain equal war rights, the United States to remain neutral in the Cuban difficulty. The result of the division was warmly applauded in the spectators' gallery. The Canadian branch of the British Empire League suggests that the colonies should take measures to organise a naval reserve. Made id, May 20. Senor Begasta, the leader of the liberals in the Cortes, and the members of his party, have decided to withdraw their support from the Government, considering the political outlook too black.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 329, 22 May 1897, Page 3
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154GENERAL NEWS. Hastings Standard, Issue 329, 22 May 1897, Page 3
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