BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-06
CABLE NEWS

the MARQUIS of Salisbury denies the fact
that the Chinese having refused to con
cede to England extensinn Of territory
round abouat Hong X ing, is of any i'm
portaace.
MI. B ,lfour. chief of the liberal En-
glish party, in replying to the British
premier. in al editorial commented up IN
by the Dany Graph c states tha, the Ce
les,ial Empire is the nation chosen by
tn: protcctorate Syren of cxpansionism
to eclipse the star Of Lord Salisbury.
The Tagal general Montenegro has
told iepcr,er OF The Times. that the
Marquis de Polavleja not being now in
the ac uAl directory Of the army, Spain
IN ghl have been able to procure the re-
demption of the prisoners Tor au i1signi-
| fcant sum
The seneral referred to ad led mo-
recover that Spain bought besides the
prisoners ,ausomed. the eternal and re
conce atrstcd hatred which the Philippi-
mes forster againts the Marquis de PoIa
vieja for having shot Doctor Rial.
The influenza is causing great ha-
voc in Paris
Duling the past week the number OF
deaths which occurred in the great ca
pital was enormous.
The Globe ex xpatiates upon the pre-
sent blck :ring betwee1 China and Italy,
and says that the resources employed,
concealiag the tual motives which lead
her a to ilveisle hersef in to the ques-
ton of the Extreme east is Of most un-
savonry .ture, and Winds up final y,
prognostIcating great battle in the Ye-
! lion Sea beiwsea the Children OF the Ce
| les ial Empire and italy. the remaining
nations beng on 10 1kets in the great
spectacle.
Great fears exist in Turkey that
the bubonc pest may spread itself thro
ughout the empire.
One Of the parties attacked died In
Smyrna
General G menez Castellano, one. of
the last OF the Captain generals Of Cuba
during the Spanish Dominion is pointed
out. 10 succeed in the Senate the place
vacated by the late General Chinchila.
TO fill tn. other FIVE vacancies in
the senate notable persoas affiliated to
the politics o. the present government
are pointed olt
The ship Raleigh intended tobe
used as hospital for the crew of the
Navy of the United States Of America
now IN the Philippines has arrived in
Hong Kong ou her way to Manila.
In said ship ten army physicians.
and many important gifts made by the
American Red Cross association, are ou
their way for the troops in the Philippi-
ne.
Yesterday he Regent for the space
of three hours had a long conference
with the generals Polavieia and Martinez
Campos.
Said conference is attributed to the
o. ogress OF Carlism.
The Royal Yacht Osborn has left
| London d :. tined to France, Carrying ou
toard part of the attendants, jewels. and
dresses of he Queen. who is now in Nj
ce.
In the English capital the appoint
ment of TIE Count de Villa Gonzalo. as
Spanish Minister at the Court of Saint
lanes has made au excellent impre sson.
kilograms received by the Associ-
ated Press assert that Turkey will re-
qure the aid of the powers to sutfocate
the rebellion in Macedonia.
Abdul Hamud is irresolute not kuo
wing wht ther to attend to the up ,isurg
of the natives OF Mace ionia or tothat ot
the Servians whose menacing attitude,
makes him to presume that the Ottoman
Empire will snffer very important dis
membermant.
The Sultan, viewing the imminent
danger has cited the Grand Visir and
other high function nares of the Divan to
Consult with them abant making mo
We tocheck the alarming attitude of the
Macedonians and the Servians.
1t is assured ultimately that Thra
clans have united with the Ssrvians and
Macedonians to constitute separate ma
tionalities
The ministers of the Empire have
resolved to combat the alarming moves
of those who have thrown themselves
into the rebellion, threatening the Turk
ish integrity.
Abdul Hamud has sent ou at once
fifty thousand men to suppress the re
bellion.
Osman Pacha has been sent on to di.
rect warlike operations.
L Autorite. the stormy organ o.
Mr.. Paul de Cssagnac asks incidentally