Show PORTUGUESE STEAMERS STEAMER'S I MANEUVERS MYSTIFYING Circles Twice About American Ameri Amen can caiz 17 Vessel Jessel and Steams Away No TO Explanation New York De Dec 25 Officers 25 Officers s And aud crew rew of or the American steamer which arrived today front from Mexico were mystified b by tho the peculiar actions of or a a. vessel essel encountered on the voyage which the they Identified as the Portuguese steamer Faro of ot Lisbon last reported port d leaving la New Nev Orleans December December Decem Decem- ber IS IS for tor Newport News and tar The Tue Faro was formerly th the German German German Ger Ger- man steamship Galata one of or the tho German German German Ger Ger- man vessels Interned In ports at the the- outbreak of ot the war and later seized by br the Portuguese Thu Tho h her r officers said safa toda today encountered the tho Faro just at dusk De- De comber 23 23 3 about sixty miles miles miles' south of or Diamond Shoals lightship which is of off Capo Cape Hatteras She Sho steered across tho the bow Jow then circling crossed astern and disappeared In the darkness Her name was a not discernible then but the n next day yesterday at noon tho the same steamer appeared and repeated the performance This time the name Faro Lisbon was IV distinguished on onh h her har r stern She Sho steamed awa away southeast southeast south- south east cast without signalling an any m message e to toe e explain pl ln her action the of officers officers officers of- of said The Faro is registered as a a. ship of ot 2550 gross tons commanded by Captain |