BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-05-23
C.{BLE NEWS

The Wa hington P.css Is occupied with
the battle fought in the Philippines be
tween the f,lccs commanded by ,he Co.
lonels Summe, AMI Tunster ani the Ta-
gals.
In one place on the ba tie h".d the
surgents left forty three dead soldier ,
the price t their intenti Of capturing
light fiel | ic L be ougins to the Utah
batteiy. rhe remaining death rate is
unknown.
-Accoid j ng to eli ial notes the fe-
deral troops have had loss OF e'even.
Nothing a armng is id about the for
ccs of Colonl runster
--Te!esrams from The Associated
press say that lhe Government Of Was
hin,ton received dispatches from Cuba
Which containg grave intelligence.
The President Mr.. Mac Kinley has
called together the Secretary of War and
the Navy to confer with them about this
matter, and to take immediate reso,u-
tions.
Great activity is noted in the con-
centration Of troops destined for the
Great Antilles.
Public opinion is deeply alarmed
ignoring the text of the dispatches trans
mtted by General Adna Chaffec, Militia
ry Governor interim.
Major H. L. Scot, adjutant ci Ge-
neral Brooke, and elected rot many days
ago member of the Society American
Wars, has asked license TO translate
himself to the United States,
-Telegrams from Manila report that
the Philippines Desiegei in Bacoloor by
Lawton and Mac Arthur. are d dsposed
to make desperate resistance.
The New York Herald has received
d dispatch from Hongkong through
which it declares that the Americans are
treating about the takiog possession of
Cavi,e.
On account OF many deserters from
the rebel files having reached Manila it
is presumed that the insurrection, being
now very weakened, is approach ng its
end.
General Otis proposes to dominate
the Tagals within the shortest time pos
sib!e.
TO carry out this scheme he will
f. sht in the Province Of Pampanga from
South to North and from Nosto to South
in Cavite, to which point he has sent by
sea numerous contingent.
In this manner General Otis asserts
that the Tagals Will be between two fires
and that they viii have no other recour
Sc than that of submitting
-GeneGsl Ovenshne and Colonel
Whallayseran are the hitfs destined to
reduce the province of Cavite.
The ex President of the Spanish
Cabinet Mr. Sagasta. has called to ge
ther his party supporters to make atran
gements for the campaign which they
are to make N the Gaming Cortes.
These as it is said, VII be opened
on tho Second of the coming June.
Tomorrow, the presentation of Mr.
Deschanet at the French Academy will
take place at Paris with all solemnity.
lie Gaulois, denies that the Fllipi-
nos assassined, as is affirmed in Ameri
can papers. Mr.. Dumarais wh) went to
oreat with Aguinsldo about the ransour
of the Spanish troops.
The trials of the cannons, of Span
sh system, invented by the son OF Epi
cero was made Yesterday in the fields Of
Carabanchel CMadrid] giving wonderful
results.
The technical commission was com
posed of three inventors, belonging to
the Artillery Department, General Var
des Montenegro, Colonel Ordefiez and
Captain Mata
Steel strongly hardened and pla-
ced at distance which exceeded two
kilometres We're completely disaoyed
by the proyectiles
The English have made new offers
to the son OF Especiero for him to give
them the key of the invention.
The Muscovite delegates at the pea
ce conference cable daily Nicolas III the
resolutions taken in said Assembly.
The Emperor is very much dissats