Show 1 mm oN site VALLAC16 A Daniel rule C111161 Her to 11hised r Her Color NEW YORK June 12Tb Ward Line disorient Valencia Capi Hklll logo arrived here today from Boutb Sloe 1 Cuban portr 1 Shortly alter no in Thursday May 27h as the ship was leaving hattur of Guantanamo having already Billion the forts and taken dawn her colors the Spanish ciulser Maria Mercedes bore dow nod n-od fired a blank she across Ibo Val enciaa biWA Tbls Was quickly for lowed by a solid I shot which dropped dn dVro btlr dropTed nl se under the Valencias stern The Valencia then showed bar colon and the cruller steamed away toward tligo ICapialn Hktlllugp while not willing lo make any statement as to his encounter with the cruiser said that the Valencia was no stranger lo the cruller Whose commander was well aware that she was engaged In Ibo service of Ibo Ward line It was publicly reported at Ba itlsgo that the colI Cantata openly stated that bo knew the Valencia was an American steamer but that he fired on her purposely pur-posely to compel bet to show bet colors |