Show BLOWN THE WATER wild aud woolly rumors earners concerning the itata ST louis mo may 14 1 A special dispatch froni froin the city of mex aco says ICI persistent rumors minors are arc ill in circulation there today to day that the lie united states cruiser charleston overtook overlook tile chilean vessel ve cl itata It atal on the high ocas and a naval engagement ga was wag fought in which tile hie latter a ter was worsted and blown out 0 of f t the lie water cm CITY OP OF MEXICO may I 1 n I 1 the anglo american prints a 1 special front from san bias repeating repe atin tit the rumor about the inking sinking s of the itata whether she exploded led her ber ina 0 azine 1 or was still sunk b by tile the is not stated A special front from acapulco Iea lulo states that ill neither I 1 the itata nor charlston hn has ben si 0 ditol the t greatest rea test excitement cit citelli ement ent pl pic vails in san sal I 1 isla the government govern 13 mont denies that any chilean ship touched at a mexican port up tip to a lite late hour tonight to night or that any conflict took place at san BIL bias as rumored A delayed telegram front from acab aileo states that tile BIlle yalda left that hat I port rt having ought several favors favor which were refused slie site received a tele telegram 0 rani front the united states and then went to meet the itata idita tile the telegram grani says say the alie captain an ofa of 1 fishing oat tl there claims that his viel v iel ws was nearly run rundown down before daylia daylight daylis ht lit b hy I 1 a larse larre steamer tiler without lights bound north discredited DISCREDIT FD AT washington may 14 is do news liens of the or charleston fit at tho nary no acrel ance i tile the report that tile charleton Char letton sunk the itata in the first place it is ail tile the news of such lit an event could only bo bc received real theoti through li the arrival arria al of tile the charleston at sonic some port connected with the telegraph lines hichi has zo far not occurred in tile the second place nobody supposed suppo sed the itata would resist the charleston for she elie is totally unprepared to ilo do so toil and even it if she arteni attempted ted it tile charleston could read readily IN subdue her without resorting re 9 to t 0 the ilic extreme nic asure of blowing blowin I 1 glicr ler out of the water is as rumored ruil lored she lias ila done dolle sax ian may 15 alic rumors coming coining front from tile the cit city Y of me mexico aico xico to the efrece that the cruiser cruiser charleston hall hail overtaken overta kAll tile steamer ste anier itata and fired upon that vessel are arc regarded here Ls as having no do foundation |