The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-04-29
A BATTLE REPORTED
Engagement Between an American
Monitor and Spanish Ship.
THE SPANISH TORPEDO FLOTlLLA.
The Engineers Said TO Have Purposely Dis
abled Machinery-Flying squadron
Prize Taken-The Paris Captured

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 23. -Ac-
cording to private dispatches received
by the Times Union and Citizen last
night the first naval battle of the war
took place opposite Boynton, about %
miles south of Palm Beach, at ten
o'clock yesterday morning. George
Lyman, reliable man, and several
Others, who were fishing in Lake
Worth, which is separated from the
ocean by narrow strip of land. heard
heavy firing and ran to the beach.
They reported to the railroad agent
and postmaster at Lantana that a
United states monitor was chasing
and firing upon Spanish man-of-
war or gunboat conveying a coal or
transport ship. The Spanard replied
shot for shot. The men say they
watched the battle for an hour, or
until only the smoke from the tunnels
was visible on the southern horizon.
in which direction they were travel
ing.
A special dispatch to the Times
Union and Citizen from Lantana saws:
An eyewitness has just arrived from
Boynton and reports a supposed trans
port vessel southwark bound guarded
by man-of-war pursued by monitor,
keeping up heavy running fire.
THE SPANISH TORPEDO FLOTILLA.
GALVESTON, Tex, April 23.-The
British steamer Asloun. Capt. p. II.
Garnett, arrived yesterday from Las
Palmas, Grande Canary. one of the
Canary island group. lie arrived at
Las Palmas March 81, two days after
the Spanish fotilla left that port. He
was reliably informed that the
machinery of the several tor
pedo boats and torpedo boat
destroyers was purposely disabled
in pursuance of plot by
the engineers. They did not rel
ish the trip across the ocean in
torpedo boats, and, finding the Span
ish government determined to make
them go, as a last resort crippled the
machinery. None of the engineers were
allowed to repair it, the work being
done by a local machine shop at Las
Palmas. Capt. Garnett saws the tor
pedo iiotilla did not want to encounter
a United States feet if il could be
avoided. They will likely keep out of
the track of our vessels and may con-
tent themselves with picking up an oc-
casional prize. The torpedo Hotilla
left Las Palmas March 30 and its
destination was unknown.
THE FLYING SQUADRON.
FORT MONROE, Va, April rs. Visit
ors were not allowed on board the |
ships of the flying squadron during
yesterday. The fact that two GOLFERS
and hospital ship have been rushed |
to the squadron and that one of the |
colliers was hurriedly filled seems TO
indicate that hurried call to move is |
expected. The opinion of many otfi- |
GERS seem to be that this fleet will |
move the instant IL becomes known |
that the Cape dc Verde islands fleet of |
the Spanish is in motion. If the fleet |
stays here for any period of time it
would not be surprising If the Column
bia and Minneapolis were sent out on |
-'''.-a-snalsinO expeditions.
LINED UP OFF CUBAN COAST.
KEY WEsr Fla, April % 1t is re-
ported here that the United States
fleet is lined up off the Cuban coast for
blockade An incoming tug reports
That the New York has captured
passenger steaSler plying be-
tween Havana and Porto Rico. The
torpedo tlotilla has come in.
HONG KONG FLEET SAILS.
SHANGHAI, April 23.-The American
squadron at Hong Kong has sailed for
Manila. Reported priests and com
nercial classes favor surrender, but
The military are determined to resist