BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-05-22
CABLE NEWS

| In the Philippine camp the news that
the Tagal troops contemplated dissolvinh
by cannon shot a meeting which the
principal leaders Of the insurrection we
re celebrating fell like a thunderbolt,
producing a very doleful impression.
1t is insisted upon that the genera
lisimo Antonio Luna was one Of the par
ties at the meeting.
| -Paterno Befnal and many others,
chiefs of the revolution fell into the
hands OF the Americans
In Washington political circles this
action is qualified as one of the greatest
victories which has occurred in the PM
listincs.
-Aguinaldo says that nobody but a
Filipino traitor could have led the enc
mics to the place in which the Tag Is
were holdius: their meeting
In said union the delivering up Of
arms and the disbanding OF the troops
in Cuba We're treated new.
-Geental B oaks announced that
his Governm IN. demanded the delivery
Of arms in the shortest time possible
from all the Cubans to the chiefs of the
| United States Army.
| -Generll Gomez said he could not
force the Cubans against their will, and
for this reason, notwithstanding his posi-
ton as generaIisimo he could not assume
the responsibility Of the delivery.
The Cuban papers qualify the NEE
tnh held betwesn Maximo Gomez and
General Brooke as a formal breaking up
OF relations.
Dispatches from Tam "a say that
generals L,cret aud Mayia Rodriguez
have left hurriedly for the capital Of Gu
| ba.
The position which the Cubans ha,
We assumed. in refusing absolutely to
cumply with the orders given by the
United States generals, has caused the
greatest aStons sbm-nt.
dispatches from New York say tina.
the Washington Government approved
the resolu ion of sending three more pc
nerals to Cvoa.
Said teiegrams assert that the Wa
| Department has forty thousand men rea-
|
sorder which may prop up in Cuba.
| "A new conference is announced TO
day Of tn j.: representatives of the Powers
anent the disarmament question.
up to now. the representatives OF
Switzerland, the Uoited States OF Anne
rica, Italy and the Spanish Delegate,
Mr. Villaurrutia have taken part in the
debates
The Secretary Of the War, Mr..
Long, intends ordering the Raleigh and
three other ships of the Squadron to be
docked to have their bottom cleaned.
He THINKS of sending some others
t. Cuba in anticipation of the foreclosing
what ever contingencies might occur in
said island.
Germany has voted an important
crrd:: for the construction OF twenty hrts
class battle ships.
The Aim Of the emperor in cons
tructing at the created speed possible a
formidable squadron which will know to
maintain the dignity Of the Empire, is
eulogised ent usiasticaily thoughou, the
realm
A meeting of the Reichstag is an
nounced and at which Will be discussed
the proposition of increasing the navy
and other questions relating thereto.
The Duque of Ba len has contribu.
ted one million marks to foment the
great projet OF the Berlin Parliament.
The News paper, Das Post, refer
ing to this affair, says that the fleet which
Germany W II construct will greatly ex
eel that of France
The American and Philippine troops
have had new engagement in the vi
cinity of Tarlsc.
Z In this action the Minnesota Regi-
ment and fraction of the Utah battery,
commanded by Colonel summers, took
part.
The Filipinos army resisted stubbo
rally the attack of the a americans so that
they made Colonel Summers exclaim
that his troops were fighting against a
wall
The Federal Infantry attsckes were
received by a c'osed fire which caused
many deaths.
When the bate was looked upon
as being most indec;sive Mr.. Tunstow,
a Colonel commanding the American
troops appeared and succeeded, after
many stubborn attacks which Were resis-
ted by the Tagals to put them to fight.