BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-27
CABLE NEWS

4Ak AAi bSiIdlH( olOlCI, iii
mister Plenipotentiary from the United
States has arrived to be accredited.
The President of the CAbiLet and
Minister Of State Mr. Silvela received said
representative AMI conver3 SCI extensive
ly with him.
In said interview the government
resolved to choose an olficia. Of similar
grade to 60 to the Uui;ed States to CO.
llect the twenty million owed, treating
besides other matters, about which is
kept the greatest silence.
Mr. BaIlsmy Storcr left quite salts
fed with the attentions and cordiaity
with which he was shown by the chief
OF the Government Of Spin.
The Corrco says that Sr. Sagasta
will get move triumphs in the elect On Of
deputy tn that obtained in the elec
ton OF Senators which will take place
on the GOTH -.
The ex-r mister Sr. Fable has been
the object Of an agression which has
caused destinct comments in the C0rtes.
Passing sid Mr.. Fable by the Gas
tellana some one discharged at him two
shots successively which foftu nately did
not get him,
The correspondent Of the news pa
per The Times IN Man la cables stating
that the greater part Of the Chinese re-
sident in hat Capital has left for the~in
su.rcction.
The federal troops garrison ing the
referred to city exercise an active vigi-
lance upon the subjects Of the Celestial
Empire who nave remained there, sup
posing them to be spies Ct the Tagals.
kilograms from Hong Kong state
that the Philippine general Aguinaldo
and Luna have been reconciliated and
agree beside. about the particulars rela-
ting to the war.
The first of those two generals said
that the experience obtained in the late
combats suggest to him new tactics and
distinct procceiings to those until now
employed in combat.
General Otis continues advancing at
the head of numerous forces not having
had yet more than a few skrm'shes of
minor Importance With the Tagas'.
The forces which said chief com-
mands are marching jointly with these
Of Wheaton, Lawton and Nc Arthur
General Otis carries with him the
intention CT throwing these important
nuclei of force, upon Calumpt where
the generalisimo and his staff are to be
met.
The federal troops are intent on
hemming in Aguinaldo with tn. object
of taking him deadCralive, believing, as
they do that withoue him. the insurrec
ton will be instantane ously suppressed.
-Prctouni anxiety reigns in Was
hington ci:cles 10 know the result of the
projects which general Otis chershe<.
In the first days of the coming
month few Regiments of regu ars wi /
set out for the Phipf ines.
-Nicolas II has cabled to the Queen ot
| Spain stating to her the satisfaction with
which he has rec lived the appointme nt
of the representative of said nation in
the conference Of the disarmament ma 1e
by it, in favar of the Duke of Tetuln
The New York Herald qualities as
rcclamatory, although enwrapped in fl
rid diplomacy, the note presented by
the Representative of the emperor in the
United States; on account Of the decla
rations made by the commander of the
Raleigh.
Said paper afirms, nevertheless
that the matter referred 70 has beer
arranged satisfactorily by the two ma
tions.
1t is assured that the Secretary o
States Mr.. Hay will exact from Mr.
Caghlan, commander of the Raleigh
satisfactory retractioa of the offensiv,
illusions which he made to the German
Empire.
Forces commanded by Genera
King had a Sl<irmish with an insurgen
party consisting of eighty to one hun
dred men
AT the first encounter Of the Ame
rican troops, the party disbanded, clim
bing up the bills, making few dischar
ges and retiring of terwards
The Tsgal forces had FIVE death
seen ignoring the remaining loes as we
as the number of wounded which is be
lieved to be important.
The American loss one dead an