Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-22
|H|[ IR[ FLEETS. METZ
Figbaid to Have AIKEN Place
| { Mole st. Nicholas.
GREl AMERICAN VICTORY.
Twe|v'spanish Ships AI|eg-
ed Have Been Sunk.
OUR L6S INSIGNIFlCAN 7
Two Unite Stares Vessels Reported Il
Hav. BsDisablcd. No Confirms
"u tioIsf the Rumor Receiv-
.. eThc Situation at 49,.
.M. Key West IT,. &.
OUR Les INSIGNIFICANT

CAPE HlyTlEN, MAY 2l.-A PAS- f.
SENGER FOM PORT Di. PAIN, h
WHO ARRFED ON THE HAYTliN i
STEAMER TODAY. BROUGHT u
kuMOR TH.T A FIGHT HAD TAX c
EN- PLACE DIFF MOLE ST. NlCllO- /
LAS. IN WHICH TWELVE SPAN !;
1SH WARSHPS HAD BEEN SUNK t
AND TWO NA1ERICAN WARSHlPs
DISABLED. THE REPORT. HOW !
EVER, LAC1S CONFIRMATION I
CAPE HA1TIEN. MAY 2l.-lT is :
REPORTEDH HERE FROM y VAGUE | {
SOURCE THAT CANNoNAD1NCs 4
WAS HEARl OFF THE MOLE TO
4 THE NORTFNARD yesterday.
THAT THE FIRING WAS RENEW
/ ED EARLY TODAY AND CONTIN-
UED UNTIL NOON.
NOT CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON. May 2l.--'rhe con
tirmation OF tile rumored engagement
off Mole ST. Nicholas had not been re-
ceived at the Navy Department, up to
a late hour tonight. and naval officers
are dsinclincd to believe that the
American fleet has encountered the
Spaniards.
1t was expressly denied at the de-
partment tina, information even Civ
ing an intinatisn of a fight had been |
received and =fi,rt her than that it wa,
stated that a etinE between thfA-'ssfeal
\ Jacksonville. Fla. MAY; MAY ,; IL
KEY WEST. May 49, VIA ' ~, eNs e.rnnisht
W.. tba close or the most ihteh1e's
, n,-i,,,s and most veXatious aaS nv,
: NVnst has known since the WI. ~ ~ :,
{ ! tSyarything indicates the lIoAi..' ,,,snan
t big naval battle, pu. W.. W. any one OF
= FOE. Who may appear a. al" strike a
:, lo o,.a,.ol noints and possibly stFihe ~ :,
- n,ow and get away before lotee 49,
massed TO crush hl4- .,,,a bo,,tsl OF
:, At This hour the Whe.ea a;rans ort
re ea,,iav's and SIMPSONS sauauIui,s ~ tn,
m os. Qualities in the et!uat'o,l'
~ llAeu ,aras are represented ny y:
Id sp,,'hraak found Commander sei,, etn,
:. snu,dron, (which sailed iroli. chnrad al
70 70 Roads on Friday May ,, ~ below he
his SANDY ~ ~ have joined Caplhl
lis. Mes.. hig greyhound, the 81: I ,a,.
err s 'itsi,.h leaving the Roads Il u.'s .,,nn
'rt than they. had beat me men. ,nnearance
is a uaS .nu SQUADRON was supplement,
law the ~ a.So o'clock by the iesI '" \ An
lot a pou, boats that had been MI NJ. =, ne
be Pc Pc, SIMPSONS squadron; prass aispa,
y and neck, the s. Ass3 5o the lead The
81 boat l'a ~ c1tting the cable at ,, y
nay cessi.S 40 cuba has already oee Mad
e,ne .las. a in KEY West by sese.aa star
Pay cablegrams. VIA LL.arsfueeos last W.
go bloody fight at shend.s boat crew
it at when the MarDlehs;nt
M cable at that POM. + arrived
',.S,d p NJ. This is conn niiatehes
Dixie forecast maze - hareabouts and in
plea day as 70 ,n two fleets. Bo.h
They lions , %, in arriving than Wen ~
sn'a a,,,i officers had suPF"e
GIFTED time. Interesting enough
taken All TINS a. It was allowed pas
IN did nov ,sor and score OF eo' tha
2 case. wv. ~ 1vho had been oeS,e su7n int
down en- EN- all morning, wiltea ,ha hr
ibuted, cial a.. chairs out Oh w ~
ard at no.e' ha,nless to get a Wort Civ, Vi u
their sun, ne. tha situation to theli ;,
nttons. news o. m S for the most va,
out on Nana, oUant as the corrsspo,.nu,1a :
rhe sun 800 matters stood III ny or n
Ms of Key VS. ,.s.r CENSORED had not a
Ii; We're lated out through Wy
it,annels al Washins.o"i .d les
ch Manmal men, however, Act act W;
N..racnlation. for the s nc, sim,
..k. 10, ,'l Snrgaged in preparils 40 onl,
lists will the details on WATSON and tho
he opera to CnHlThs,u officer ashore
ng a Sc to him. r.N t.sa to hurry ab'
delight, the alert ~, ,ast night was
80 veil swim such last D. ,,croft
are W.. sE'p. men from the l'anel' u
iere .ne % ~ tha Helena ana 'he
catalepSy ton. za-e, reached the
sno" ~ on asclock. The Rancr,on, att
e can Wv was ashore looklh ,s;,,,
a s.ina1 nsn word was sent " Va nnn,t
INC INC, M nrovisinn contract n NAV II,
ne1i. :ea-,,, 49, sr,an fleet WAS ait,tS. r
per- Az r..n he reached her any I,a ~. ia.
,e head OF gig was si.'a ,,;ne out Of the
onta,tain- Where the smail 4oo siow
in IL hyp- mystery ~ h,nt for the spa
,,i,hts At and not strong eh1,,harc the,
na he will help at Havana ivan ar.
store Of NJ, ready more n'''''7
venue. ana needed. ,,,usi,,lc theory
where eN The m":,e -, rho quick dep
entire meu 10 accou,.' r,ere to form n
the city mas that they tho southwest
opening per- OF scouts, and Vesuvius aI
to be Watching These tv
Yucatan channel, Thursd.
I" MEM moved quietly on w a leisul
from B. M and Disappeared a. It ma,
cntral Cloth me southwest war" all discu:
trustee. was Nv admitted 'n na,,, mere is
If the cor e,parsiSh ree' ,,,.ntably Is
elk yesterday Key Yves. - ,a,gs, save sue
At was mace the chrre.s a Iaily bulletin
80 the liabit- ished by ,he - the lntentio
/ $500. I:c Ger9ta y. thot sannnson &C
A. Paul, sys'' ever; En-, On hnaing the spar
and r. J.. % aen .,sa nm in San !uam.3
: share equal hott,en Wards at Manila,
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