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Show ' PUERTA PLATA SHELLED. Dominican Navy In Action Against Seaport Seized by Rebels. Washington News that Dominican gunboats were shelling the rebel city of Puerta Plata, endangering Amerl-cap Amerl-cap lives and property, caused hurry orders to go from here Monday to the cruiser Dps Moines, which had been preparing to aall from Quantanamo, Cuba, for Santo Domingo since report re-port of the lateat revolution there were received several days ago. The frulser was coaling and waa expected to sail directly for Puerta Plata. In' the meantime communication between Puerta Plata and the outside out-side world had been broken and no word had come to the state department depart-ment atnee the brief message early Mosday announcing the bombardment bombard-ment Monday. |