The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-06-02

NEW YORK, May 2i.-lt is learned
positively tonight that Admiral Samp-
son, with his division of the United
States fleet. is off the southeast coast
of Cuba, and has been there for sew
eral days.
RUMORED BATTLE.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-Sensa-
reports of a battle in the Windward
Passage in which Admiral Sampson
is said to have sunk the entire fleet
of the Spanish have reached Wash
ington from Madrid, from London
and from Port au Prince, by way of
New York, but up to a late hour to-
night no official confirmation of the
engagement could be secured in any
quarter, and Secretary Long, when
seen just before midnight, reiterated
the statement made in the Official
bulletin posted just before the navy
department closed to the effect lat
no information had been received in
dicating that an action had occurr-
ed in the Windward Passage"
BATTLE DENIED.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-At the ma
Wy department there was posted an
ment off Mole st. Nicholas last night.
News of battle is, however, looked
for at any time.
NEW YORK, May 24.-Schley's fly
ing squadron is definitely and posi-
lively located off Santiago. The crui-
ser Minneapolis, which has been with
Commodore Schley's flying squadron.
is at Curaco. where Admiral Cervera's
vanishing fleet coaled while Samp-
sons fleet was bombarding San Juan
and hunting the Caribbean sea for ma
val battle. With the Minneapolis at
Curacao is the converted cruiser Yale,
which left Cape Haytien at $3.50 p. m.
last Saturday. From Mole ST. Nicho-
las, Hayti, comes report that on
Monday two American warships put
in there, both disabled. and that they
We're the cruisers st. Louis and the
Wampatuck. which had been in the
engagement off Santiago, cutting the
cable. Word has been received here
tonight that the Wampatuck has ar
rived at Key West.
A rumor sent from Madrid that the
Spanish fleet had captured an Ameri-
can warship in Cuban waters is not
credited here.
WHAT SCHLEY is DOING.
JAMAICA, May 24.-The waters to
the south of Cuba have suddenly be-
come the scene of great naval activi-
ty. Commodore Schley, who left Key
West Thursday with the battleships
Massachusetts and Texas, the armor-
ed cruiser Brooklyn and the armed
yacht Scorpion, is believed to be now
cruising off Cienfuegos and Santiago
de Cuba.
The battleship Iowa followed Com
modore Schley on Friday, but was ov-
ertaken off San Antonio on Saturday
by the torpedo boat Dupont, with Sc
| cret Instructions The battleship i'm
mediately increased her speed to the
! limit and when last seen was guard
| ing the entrance to the passage be-
| tween the Isle of Pines and Cuba.
The Dupont rushed on toward Glen
| fuegos.
Five British warships are now In
the vicinity of Jamaica.
REPORTED ALLIANCE.
NEW YORK, May ga World ca
BILE from Jamaica, w. L., says:
The signing of treaty of defense
between the United States and Grea,
Britain is announced in dispatch re.
ceived here by the military authori-
| ties on Saturday.
THE OREGON ON DUTY.
JACKSONVILLE, May 24.-News
reached here late tonight from Jupi.
ter Inlet, on the south coast of Flor.
ida, that the battleship Oregon had
arrived there with all onn board well
She will take on coal and then act
as an escort to the troops going tc
Cuba.
THE LATEST.
LONDON, May 25.-A dispatch to
the Financial News from Port au
Prince says:
Admiral Cervera is believed to have
divided his fleet.
1t is reported that the Vizcaya and
Alphonso XIII have been destroyed.
MONTEREY COMING.
The San Francisco Call of the 25tl
says:
The coast defense monitor Monterey
went to Mare Island yesterday after
noon to be placed in proper order fol
the long run to Manila.
1t is ascertained from a high au
thority that the requirements of the
Monterey are few, and that but @
short time will be needed to put the
vessel in shape for the voyage.
NOTICE.
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