Evening journal., 1898-05-24
THE FLEETS MEET
Great Naval Battle Said to Have
Taken Place.
SPANlARDS ANNlHlLATED.
Officials at Washington Deny
knowledge of Conflict.
.NlARDS ANNlHlLATED.

knowledge of Conflict.
ALL EXCITEMENT AT KEY WEST.
ALL THE HOSPITALS THERE
HAVE BEEN MADE READY FOR
SERVICE AND THE SURGEONS
AND NURSES ORDERED TO
THEIR POSTS SPANISH CABI-
NET HOLDS GRAVE SESSIONS.
New York, May PA Journal bull
letin contains the following from Key |
Wle1t: Great excitement since the ar-
rival Of the dispatch boat. All hos
pitfalls have been put in readiness and
nurses and surgeons are at their posts"
Now York, May PA Mail and ok
press bulletin says that thc Spanish
aeot is totally destroyed.
Now York. May PA dispatch to
the Journal from Key West says:
This town is al lagog over a story Of
our first naval disaster. The report
goes from mouth to mouth that the
Mangrove has been captured by the
| spaniards.
The widest stories run. II was said
that the little lighthouse tenders en-
tire complement of officers and men
had been butchered Then this was
modified to the extent OF saying that
they had been taken to Santiago de
Cuba.
} Everybody was filled with fear for
the worst The naval station here
! would net verify the story, but those
/ in charge were evidently uneasy over
j it,
S Telegrams sent to Washington ask
d ing whether or not the dread report
y was true, elected unsatisfactory re-
% plies. Evidently the Navy Department
= could not, or would not confirm oi
deny.
n New York. May PA Journal dis
- patch from Madrid via London say,
y THAT tho Spanish Cabinet has had sew
X enal conferences of serious import, an,
it is believed that grave news has beeI
s. ] rr.pgivfI of Enn nfoIh fnfoof
- Washington, May 24-Up TO II
: o'clock to-day both the Navy and Statl
Departments deny having received Of
., fetal information of a naval engage
= mcnt IL lis conceded THAT THE news
/. papers are likely to have the first news
u Washington, May 24-The Ofiiciai
" Shene stil insist that they have had m
news of amy battle.
Washington, May PA Cabinet oil
Ger said to-day: "If holding the Phillip
II pines interferes with the Monroe doc
uine, let us change the cOnstructio
ans we did after the war;
lg Key West. May 2l.-nhe transpoi
q Florida left hene this morning fc
81 Cuba with 200 Cpbaus.
80 Washingbon,M May 24.-Secretary Ion
- returned from Boston this morning. =
0N stated that he had NO Information
ID, disclose.
IN New York. May PA cablegra
y from London says there is nOthir
4e known Of a naval battle.
Madrid. May 24.-onicial dispatch
received from Havana say THAT A.
miral Cervera's feet is still at Santial
on de Cuba.
lst The belief is general here that d
we government is Withholding impouta
be news from Cuba.
ne Washington, May 24.-The COVER
Ter ment has placed am order with q
ay Washington Navy Yard for Ohe co
ter structiOn of two hundred Maxim rapi
Tor fire guns. the work to he done with
two weeks.
The gums are intended for use in
invasion Of Cuba, and to add to q
ay, armament OF gunboats and auXllia
ri cruisers.
,od - ~ -s11 S2l .fef'-D .
IN DiolUMf may -ts-- Ap1NtNu HoRNAn
it 9.57 this morning posted bulletins 50
ar ing that the Spanish feet has been
the stroyed by the American fleets. I
tal / news has not been confirmed.
will
Washington, May 24.-The Span
fleet is positively known to be at S;
tiago. 1t is thought that only misc
,et- culatiOn on the part Of the Americ;
,te and luck on the Spanish side can s;
4, the Cape Verde fleet from annihi
"a ton.
Washington, May 24.-It Is repor
to-day that the low-lying mysteri'
craft that have been ciucling arOI
merchant steamers on the New FOu
land banks are friendly vessels Of
lort ~ 80 IN - ,o,,d 80, I'm M -, ~
mn I in Naur IgUUlaud