BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-20
CABLE NEWS

The Visayos Who live in the suburbs
Of l!o-llo are plotting a conspiracy
agaist the Americans and Spaniads who
live round aboat there
The Federal troops who since some
days ago. distrust the boasted faith o
the natives, feigned to be surprised by
them, rebuilding their vigilance, and ia
king >erions precautions.
TO the Filipinos who had svo-n f.
1elity to the American government ia
king advantage Of the darkness Of the
night, Attempted to surprise the sen,i-
nels so that they might set the town on
f c. but after they had got within the
city, they were fired upon with great
rapi1ty and having sustained he elvy
lcs, took flight
The Tagals were put to fight after
leaving the field covered with dead bo.
dies.
General Miller has prohioited tn.
Vlsayos. owing to their su5terfuges,
from entering the city.
The fact Of General Lawton having
left the Philippine conquered by him in
the interior ungarrisoned has been lively
commented uqoa.
-Dispatch>s from the Associate d
Press say that said general in defence of
his order affirm that it would require
an army OF on: hundred thousand men
to garrison the several towns conquered
by him.
The Federal troops Eow in the Phi
lippines amount to 10 ty two thousand
and the Government contemplate aug
mcnting said number.
The Spanish papers comment upon
the result of the election of the 9th.
Pursuant to anti party papers they
us= in all the Spanish provinces undue
influence and restrain to bring out trium
phantly the ministerial candidature.
Ell Espancl, Mr.. Gamazo s q per,
says that there were capital provinces in
whose electoral colleges the functiona
ries OF Mr.. Silvela destroyed publicly the
votes in favor Of his opponents.
ALI the Sagastine papers of the
Cortes 49,. embttered against eI s: Zea-
20 civil governor Of Teruel, whom they
asperse.
The elections which took place in
that capital, according to said papers,
may be regarded as failure
The Epoch a Madrid paper asserts
that it is laughable to give the name of
party to socialestic gathering which
could not succeed in securing a candi-
da'ure for its most popular and distin.
guished candidate, Don Euseb;o Blassy,
ex-Redactor de lie Figaro de Paris.
The Resumen says that it is diff
cult to believe. judging from the Machia
velic schemes employed in the elections
that the Minister Of the Interior is un
der all considerations respectable per
son OF eighty years of age, associating
ministerially besides with CHRISTIAN g.-
neral who is cabinet member.
The anti Press party confirm the
assertion that had the Silvelaists pro-
ceeded otherwise they would have had
the very insignificant number of fifty de-
puties.
Colonel Mr.. Piquart has declared
once more before the French Court of
appeal respecting the declarations left
written by the ex Secretary of Colonel
Henry.
The Dreyfls party Press fires aga,
inst the enemies of the ex-captain Drey
fus and points out the ex-captain Este
rhazy as the sole traitor in this question.
Said papers affirm that MI. Du Pa
ty de Clam is innocetn, although they
affirm that he is false and bad French
man.
In this island the squadron which
admiral William Sampson commands is
expected at amy moment.
AT the time of telegraphine, it is
assented that the squadron has reached
Point-a Pitre.
In each of the islands of the lessed
Antilles which he has visited he has re
ceived brilliant reception.
Many persons have been seized bv
the Russian police in Livadia who dis
covered great conspiracy against the
Tsar.
- or this reason twenty four nihiIist
were sent to prision against whom a
short court martial was held.
-Ihe political elements which Sr
Sagasta captains are hurrying up eurhu-
siastically tor the coming struggles in
the election OF senators which will take
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