Yale Has A Narrow Escape

Washington, June 7.- While on recent scout duty ofL the Cuban coast the auxiliary cruiser Yale had a narrow escape from capture by a Spanish war vessel. It got away only through its high steaming qualities. All the scouts, and especially the larger ones, have reported their encounter with the same vessel, which proved to be the Alfonso XIII. SeveftU days ago, while the Yale was proceeding up the coast of Porto Rico, it feil afoul of the Alfonso, and immediately there was a lively chase, the American ship having nothing in the shape of ordnance on board but two six-pounders, while the Spanish vessel made it lively with its 5 and 6-inch rapid fire sruns.