BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-23
CABLE NEWS

| Many l3thlIlcS whose IclatiVcS are I'M
prisoned in the Philippines and whose
situation is extreme ly alarming, visited
the Queen at the Palace yesterday.
SAID families solicited Her Majesty
urgently to interest her self in the lot
Of these unhappy ones.
The Madrid Press comments ami
matedly the magnanlmity of the Ladies
who put in an p.earance at the Queens;
the former supplicated her Majesty to
grant them gratuitons passages, that
tkey might repair forthwith to their in
terested, they and share with them the
affection which they are un dergoing in
the Philippines.
The pettionists were highly pleased
at the piety and charitable sentiments Of
the Queen.
She promised them to send spe
cial Delegate to Hong Kong to treat
with the Philippine assembly about the
excarcelation of the prisoners
The session terminated with Vivat
Regina. The Queen being visibly af
fected, embraced all those who solicited
ly and charitAbly ths meeting.
1t was reported last night that the
French gave hostile reception TO
| Queen Vi-to ia who arrived recently in
France. This new, however is conside-
red untrue
The truth about it is, and later dis
patches 60 to prove it, that the London
News paper Pail Mall Gazette, published
yesterday threatening article melting
the French to an inevitable and imme
oiate war if they fail to dispense the ira
dticnal courtesy and demonstration of
Afection to her Britannia Majesty, viii n
they are accustomed to show to other
Svereigns.
The aggressive phrases which the
Pail Mall Gazette employ. against Fran
ce has been commented upon on the
Continent by all tn: news pap-rs
The Italian Senator So. Giolitti pio
n ,unced violent discourse stating that
he makes common cause with Senator
Zanardelli, asking the Government with
urgency ard without attending to the
mediation Of the powers, to dispatch the
squadron for the Yellow Sea.
This said So. Zanardelli. demands the
national integrity, more than the duty
of acquiring colonies.
The Cabinet Minister Of the Spa
ni,h Navy Mr.. Gomez Inlz place yes
terday for the signature OF the Queen a
paper containing reduction OF the Of
hcials in that department.
The closing of the Nava! Academy is
thought, Of not admitting ingtess in the
future to any applicant until the neces-
sity of that Department demands it.
The EX Archbishop de Manila P.
Nozaleda interviewed the Philippine lea
der, general Aguinaldo, to treat WITH
him about liberating the Spanish priso
neGs.
The Generalisimo Aguinaldo has as
kcd definitely five million dollars for tn.
prisoners whom he holds in custody.
Of the two american soldiers wound
ed in the combat which took place yes
terday between the federal troops and
the lagals in the vicinity Of Zignic, one
is dead.
The war transport Iris has set sail
for the island of Neg'os, carrying SOC
men and ammunition for the garrison O
that island.
There have been 3 cases of dys
sentery on board the battle ship Oregon
recently arrived at the Philippines
Yesterday the Colonial Commis
sion nominated by the United States tC
inform upon the state of affairs in the
Magallanic Archipelago was al Cavite
-Mr. Shurmann, president of tht
Colonial Commission, which is in ths
Philippines has reported to his govern
ment that the MagalIanio Archipelago il
| a country of fabulous richrs whose sol