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Show IT WAS A RICH FAKE. Tb. Alleged KncaKem.nt In Valparaiso Harbor a Newspaper Yaro. Washington, June 5. The account which came from San Francisco yesterday yester-day of the naval engagement in Valparaiso Valpa-raiso harbor is received with incredibility incredi-bility at the navy department. Such facts, as are officially known, seem to discredit the story of the engagement reported to have taken place on April 28th, in the presence pf foroigo men-of-war. Admiral McCann "was there on that date, on board the Baltimore, yet in his report to the department de-partment on the next day ho failed to mention any such event. In addition to this, department officers offi-cers say they have no doubt if the engagement en-gagement with such pronounced results had taken place, news would have been promptly telegraphed to the United States iustead of taking the slower course of mail steamers. |