BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
CABLE NEWS

Porto kico is being carried on with grear
enthusiasm.
up to now $ss 900 only ia the Sta.
te Of New York has been collected.
All the Clubs nominate comissions
that may repair personally to the com
mercial element to collect funds.
In Philadelphia seven thousand do
liars were collected the first day the subs
cription was started.
The Ladies of this state have ofie-
red, on their part to form committee,
to better be able to attend to the exigen-
cies Of the case.
From all the STATES kilograms are
arriving from important personalities,
adhering to the humanitarian views oil
the governments.
1T is believed an important amount
will be r.ised to assuage some what the
suferings Of the needy ia this island.
-Mdme Mac Kinley contributes in
Washington to the carrying out success
fully Of the collection organised in the
Capital Of the Republic.
The Gear has deferred his visit to
her Her Britannis Majesty.
Throughout European circles it is
affirmed that this prorog4tion is in keep.
ing with visit which the Minister cf
Foreign Affairs Of the French Cabinet
paid to the Court Of Saint Petersburg.
The Tsar announces his approach
ing interview with the Emperors ofAus
tria and Germany for the first October.
Said meeting will take place in Po-
land.
The Tsar will 60 to this province &C
companied by the Minister of War and
the Minister of Foreign Aff4irs.
The Franco German approximation
with the connivance of Russia is accen.
tuated.
Count Mouravief will visit the Kai.
seI on the IS of the current month.
The President of the Court Martial
which keeps its session in Rennes has re
fused Mr.. Dreyfus and Demange the 48
hours prorogatieu which they supplica-
ted.
This act has caused very disa.
gre.able impression in all circles in Fran
ce.
lie Steele, Mr.. Reinach's organ says
that only to Jew as Dreyfus is, can
such Insignificant matters be refused.
Even the Antidreyfusists have qua
lifted the resolution Of the Rennes Court,
IS extremely severe.
Owing to the continuation Of the
debates Mr. Delaroche Secretary of the
French embassy in Berlin will make a
declaration to day.
1t is affirmed that he will make We
Try important revelations, communicates
to him by Colonel Scwarts Koppen.
"A terrible conAagration is annoup
ced to have taken place in Polo Aus
trial.
Fifteen persons perished from tie
burning of six houses in said place.
Nine were extracted wounded
Yesterday the ARRAYS between the
federal troops and the Filipinos were re
peated.
The columns commanded by Hale
Summers and whalloy sustained distinct
lenkaesments with the insurgents on
whom they inflicted a loss Of twenty.
--1tis observed that the height Of ths
rainy saison scarcelyieave their eneamp
ments,a but keep themselves there on The
E1efensise.
General Otis awaits the large rein.
Ilofeements which will arrive ia hetfahs
lpoft Tartar to garrison the towns con
Iqueted and to continue his advances
movements
/ The d6etors have declated that I'll
wound which MI. Eabofy the cclsbfates
lIawyes eceived from his aggscssOJs, wa
of6 slight nature
MIR Labosy will resume his dutie
q the Forum within fifteen days
The persons who have left thei
caTds as demonstration Of affection Il
lshe house Of Mr.. Laboiy, are counted b
lthe hundreds.