Salt Lake Herald | 1898-06-30 | Page 2 | Wild and Woolly "News"

I WILD AND WOOLLY NEWS I Spaniards Celebrate the Death of Commodore Schley Copyright 1S9S by the Associated Press I Kingston Jamaica June 2 Wednesday Wednes-day 1 p mThe Spanish consul here has received a cablegram from Santiago I de Cuba asserting that the United States I armored cruiser Brooklyn has been struck by a Spanish shell which sank the vessel and killed Commodore Schley I and 24 seamen The consul really believes be-lieves the news and the Spaniards allover I all-over the city are drinking champagne I and rejoicing It has also been reported to the Span ish consul from Santiago that an extensive exten-sive mine has been laid which will blowup I blow-up half of the American army when it I enters the city Washington June 30At 115 oclock this morning officers on duty at the navy department were shown a copy of the I above The disbelief dispatch They expressed disbelef in the story Not a word has been received re-ceived from Sampson they said since Tuesday night and the officers regard It as certain that had anything of the kind recounted in the dispatch happened the admiral would have immediately Informed In-formed the department deDa I