The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 6, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1898. SAMPSON IS LOOKING FOR SPAIN’S FLEET Aided by Scouts Scouring the Atlantic in Advance of His Squadron. Some Reason to Believe the Boasted Armada Has Igno- miniously to C DOCO0CO0C000000000000C0000000000000000 LONDON, May 6.—The Dally Mal h 000000000000 00000000000000C000000C0R o o 1 Yo fi p - o disputable authority that five Spanis. fonso X.II are not 4 The Daily Mail's Paris correspo O tion for the Cadiz teet caused delay © fleet and will probably compel the o YORK, May The Her-| correspondent sends | the following: Within a day’s sail of Porto Rico and tively short distance | States, the armor-clads | squadron | leap upon the y u<“ w of the R yuts is learned. ¢ miles of ocean ., on a degree »sen by the Naval Board the Rear-Admiral scouts duty it is - of the eremy to rm the have eyes of on that I ob- sending Samp on with hi Key West the Naval | rided selely by the f which ish armor- « 1paig ction of the nment shall enter he reduction of Porto Rico or be- ion of Cuba is| 1sive inva exte ng every precaution for the ip Oregon, the | e cruiser Nicth- | not proposed any of Rear-Ad- | unless the scouts ound the en be sent tructions, given departure from Rio to him the route Le shall worthern waters, but no ve experienced if it should hence that the 1 herself to Rear- zommand, while | inued their voy- | Atlantic | strategic Il aot be a difficuit | 3oard believes, to of the plan deter-| Louis, Harvard een given a cer- Il up and down, v and night, always thesfirst sign of smoke on the | ill reveal the enemy’s | tricts lected were | board because the | d from St. Vincent to | a, Porto Rico or any nited States would have s through one of them to reach days of the at the which w the ar experts have compared the position of St. Vincent with the west to the center of a circle, with the United ates, Porto Rico and the Caribbean forming an arc. The enemy’s fleet will have to sail along one of the radii to reach any point on the arc, and these radii pass through the districts which t supplied with ammunition. | an Gone Back adiz. il's Paris correspondent hears on un- ships including Pelayo and Al- ndent says that want of ammuni- in the sailing of the Cape Verde latter to return to Cadiz. () < [ © © [+ o (4] (] ames Gordon Bennett. o Copyrighted, < < < (] 1855, by CAPE HAI. . Haytl, May 5.—The captain of the German steamer Castilla, which has just arrived here, reports that some Spanish vessels have been coal- © ing and taking on ammunition at O St. Thomas. He also sald he saw Spanish warships patrolling outside the harbor of St. Thomas. S © < (] o [ [+] [A) Q0000000000000 000 are now being patrolled by the Amer- ican scouts. Assured, therefore, of the prompt dis- covery of the Spanish men-of-war upon their appearance, and of the immediate transmission of the news to Rear-Ad- miral Sampson, the next point to be determined by the board was as to the place and manner of giving battle in or- der that the advantage might be with the American forces. Of course Rear- i Sampson will give never he comes across the Spanish force. and confidence is felt that he will be able to defeat it. But should the ish men-of-war arrive at San Juan before the American fleet reaches there it will be the duty of Rear-Admiral | mpson to station his tleet before the harbor and, in the words of the expert to whom I talked, completely “bottle them up. In stationing Rear-Admiral Samp- son's force betwee Key West and Porto Rico the War Board had in| view the protection of the cities of the Atlantic coast and the prevention of attempt on the part of Spain’s war- ships to break the blockade of the Cu- ban coast. The vessels which he took with him from Key West include the battleships Indiana and Iowa, the ar- mored cruiser New York, the monitor Puritan and several torpedo boat de- stroyers. While a formidable force has been left behind, including the three moni- tors, Amphitrite, Terror and Mianto- nomoh, their slow speed would prevent them from coming up with the enemy, and it will therefore be necessary to place the armor-clads within striking distance should the enemy out in an appearance in their rear. Rear-Admiral Schley’s squadron will not be called upon to re-enfo:.ce Rear- Admiral Sampson’s command unless such action should be necessary. The squadron will remain at Hampton Roads to assist the northern npatrol squadron in the defense of the coast. Should it be definitely ‘eained that the Spanish fleet is not on its way across the ocean the probabilities are strong that a battle-ship, either the Ore- gon or Indiana, will be assigned to Commodore Schley’s force. The New Orleans will take the place of the Co- | lumbia, which has been assigned to the { northern patrol squadron, and the fleet i will start to sea on a cruis. to the east- | ward of Porto Rico. Rear-Admiral Sampson’s force will then be leit to continue the work of re- ducing the fortifications of Cuba and Porto Rico, and by depriving Spain of these bases of supplies prevent her mak- ing any extensive attack upon the coast of the United States. A CUBAN CORPS 10 BE FORMED 1 Only Men Native of the Island Will Be Enlisted. To Co-operate With the Army of Invasion When It Moves. Uncle Sam Will Cover Its Landing With the Guns of His Fleet. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 5.—A Washington gpecial to the Herald says: Word has reached Washington of the successful landing of General Nunez and his party, comprising about a dozen Cuban officers, with arms and equipments for the insurgents, at a point in Cuba east of Havana. This party went to Cuba as an ad- vance guard of the Cuban corps which {8 to co-operate with the American my invasion. The party will report Qanaral Gomez. ler_the protection of whose soldiers they have landed in Cuba. Senor Gonzalo de Quesada, secretary to the Cuban delegation, has returned to Washington from New York. His visit to Gotham was to communicate with other Cubans on the subject of the organization of a Cuban-American corps, which, under the command of General Nunez of the army of libera- tion, will co-operate witht the Ameri- can army of invasion. Senor Quesada said that New York City would furnish one full regiment of twelve companies. Only native Cubans would be enlisted. Regiments were being recruited at New Orleans, Galveston and other Texas points, Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Jacksonville, Mo- bile, Tampa and Key West. The American Government has equipment for the Cubans ready and will cover the Janding 4f the corps on Cuban soil with the guns of the block- ading fleet. ‘With this Cuban corps will be several batteries of rapid fire guns, and a stock of military stores, including medicines, food and ammaunition. e Schoolboys Voluntcer. BURLINGALIE, Cal., May 5.—Hoitt’s School at Burlingame is th> first of the preparatory private schools to respond to the call for volunteers. Three young men enliste. last Saturday and were mustered into Company B, First Regi- meat, to-day. Their names are Waiter E. Garrison, son of Ciinton Garrison of Modesto; Arthur W. Clark, son of Rail- road Commissioner Clark of Stockto: William K. Reed, son of the late Hon Charles F. Reed of Auburn. Two of these boys would have graduated in three weeks. The remainder of the graduating class has already petitionea Dr. Hoitt to award diplomas to their volunteer classmates and thus show his appreciation of the exhibition of the patrl&t,tsm blna;llxl:ed 1nml themheana of the boys by own teaching. The ted. Retition Will no doubt be, gTante oo [+ o (<} [x) battle | HOW SAMPSON GOT ORDERS Burned to Emulate the Good Example of .Dewey. Had Some Hot Correspondence ‘With the Naval Author- ities at Washington. Then the Big Boats Sailed Away and Everybody Looks for a Fight. Copyrighted, 1598, by James Gordon Bennett. KEY WEST, Fla., May 5.—Admiral | Sampson sailed at daybreak yesterday. | He took with him the flagship New | York, the battle-ships Iowa and Indi- | ana, the cruiser Detroitand the torpedo- | boat Porter. This formidable force will be augmented by the monitors Ter- | | ror and Amphitrite and two of the tor- | | pedo-boats now doing patrol duty along | the coast of Cuba. At present the| Terror is blockading Matanzas, while | the Amphitrite is doing similar work off | Cardenas. Late last night the Mar-i blehead, fully coaled, left the harbor | | and sailed away in the wake of the| | big ships. This leaves the monitor | | Puritan still here, the cruiser Cincin- | | nati, half a dozen gunboats and reve- | | nue cutters and the torpedo-boat Erics. | ! son. | | Admiral Sampson’s desination is not ! known. There is little doubt, how- ever, that it is Porto Rico. Among the officers of the fleet this is the only | opinion held. While the big ships were | here the officers came ashore in great numbers and freely discussed the pros- | pective movements of the fleet. For a week they have been daily expecting | the fleet to move to Porto Rico. The | order for the big ships to return to Key | West to coal was to be the signal. While here news of the victory of Dewey came. It was a spark to fire the ardor suppressed for weeks. Ad- miral Sampson sat on his flagship and | fretted and fumed. He burned to em- ulate Dewey. It is well known among the fleet officers that Sampson has chafed dreadfully under the restraint| | imposed by his superiors at Washing- | ton. | On Monday and Tuesday some hot | correspondence passed over the cable | | between Sampson at the one end and | Secretary Long at the other. The re- | sult is not positively known, but he | admiral let it be known among his sub- ordinates that he had obtained at least | | discretionary permission to do some- | thing. | Sampson’s plan, while not definitely | known, may be outlined with reason- able accuracy. Sam-son will take the | | New York, Indiana, Amphitrite and | | three of the torpedo boats over to Porto | | Rico. There he expects to be joined by | the Massachusetts, Texas and Brook- | Iyn, and probably the Vesuvius. These | will make a fleet of twelve vessels, eight of them being battle-ships, ar- | mored cruisers and double turreted monitors. LOVALTY OF THE FORESTERS Those Members Who Go to| War Will Be Kept in Good Standing by the Lodges. | Grand Court of the Order Completes Its Annual Session at Healdsburg and Holds a Banquet. Spectal Dispatch to The Call | HEALDSBURG, May 5.—The Grand | Court of the Foresters of America ad- | journed its tenth annual session sine die | | to-day at 8 p. m. after one of the shortest | yet most important meetings in its his- | tory. This morning the committee on | state_of the order reported that there | are 152 courts of the order in California, with a total membership of 12,85. The committee reported that it was advisable not to organize new courts, butstrengthen | the old ones. The following resolutions | were adopted by a rising vote enlivened with three hearty cheers: | Whereas, The Government of the United States is ‘waging a righteous and justifiable war against the Kingdom of Spain, to the end and Inhuman barbarities { that the unnatural | inflicted upon the people of Cuba, shall cease | and that retributive justice be done for the | cruel and cowardly destruction of the Maine; and Whereas, Th: otic and libert. Foresters of America, a patri- loving fraternal organization, s and heartily applauds the ct of this Government in the | | s, Many members of our order are members of the National Guard of California, | and many others have and will enlist as vol- | unteers n the army and navy of the United | States; therefore, be it | Resolved, That all subordinate courts in the Jurisdiction of this Grand Court be and they hereby are authorized to keep and maintain in good financial standing in their courts dur- ing active service in said war, all such mem. bers as were not in arrears at the date of enlistment in the service of thelr country. On motion of C. P. Rendon of Stockton a vote of thanks was given the citizens of Healdsburg, the members of Court | Sotoyome, F. of A., and Companions of the Forest, for the kind and hospitable treatment of the delegates. The newly elected grand officers were installed and the Grand Court adjourned. To-night the Grand Court officers ex- emplified the new ritualistic work, after which the grand banquet was held. Elo- | quent toasts were responded to by Sol | Peiser, J. S. W. Saunders, Hugo K. Asher, J. C. Heenan, Fred C. Hensley, Ira Co- burn, J. J. Cordy, San Francisco; War- ren M. John, San Luis Obispo: Judge C. | P. Rendon, Stockton; R. B. Vellage, Oak- land; Max Grimm, Stockton; Charies H. Hoges San Jose; Louis Thorne, Los An. geles; J. C. Keene, W. F. O'Leary and M. M. Pyne, Healdsburg. NAPA PIONEER DIES FROM GAS ASPHYXIATION, Jacob Nussberger Found in an Un- conscious Condition by His Son and Soon Expires. NAPA, May 5.—Jacob Nussberger, an old and respected resident of this city, died early this morning at his home from asphyxiation. His son upon arising this morning detected the odor of gas escap- ing somewhere, and upon investigation found his father 1ying in an unconscious condition upon the floor of his bedroom. Life was not yet extinct and medical aid | was immediately summoned, but the suf- ferer soon expired. The deceased had lived in Napa con- tinuously for thirty years, keeping the Music Hall Hotel. e was years of age and a native of Switzerland. Four grown children survive him. ey 2ai Catholic Ladies’ Relief Society. SACRAMENTO, May 5.—The annual grand council of the Catholic Ladies’ Re- lief Society convened in this city to-day at Pommers Hall, Mrs. Carriec Berg of Marysville, the grand president, presid- u\fi. Delegates are present from Marys- ville ut&thll city. Tha WUl -be | been cruising for eleven days along the | | western coast of Cuba, says there is | | with American DIVISIONS OF THE SOUADRON Commodores Watson and Remy to Take Charge of Them, Great Activity Is Observed by Blockaders Along the West Coast of Cuba. Earthworks Thrown Up and Ap- parent Preparations Made Against the Expected Invasion. Special Dispatch to The Call KEY WEST, May 5.—A naval offi- cer of high rank told a corraspondent to-night that the division of Admiral Sampson’s squadron already indicated | from Washington will, in all probabil- ity, go into effect forthwith. Commo- dore Watson will ralse his flag on the cruiser Cincinnat! and his command will include other cruisers and gun- boats. Commodore Remy, who will com- | mand the other division of the fleet— Rear Admiral Sampson being com- mander of both divisions—is expected | here in a few days. The censorship of dispatches here | continues very strict. Captain Lyons of the gunboat Dolphin, which yhB; great activity on shore throughout that sectlon, and especlally at Bahia Honda. Groups of Spaniards can be seen work. ing on improvised fortifications of all kinds. Earthworks have been thrown | up all along the coast and apparent | preparations against invasion are be- ing made. During her cruise the Dolphin held up eighteen vessels, all of which were | released ~_except the Spanish fishing | schooner Leolo, which was sent in here the other day. The Dolphin had pre- | viously taken the Leolo, but had re- | leased her on the captain’s promise to g0 inshore and remain there. Not long | afterward the Dolphin again found the | Leolo cruising and apparentlv signal- | ing information to some one on shore. | The Spaniard was then captured de- | spite the captain's protestations that | gnaling. he was not “LILLY" LANGTRY LEAVES THE STAGE Henceforth She Will Devote Herself to Her Racing Interests. Will Launch Out on Such a Scale as to Throw Many Competitors Into the Shade. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 5—A cable to the Telegraph from London says: “Lilly” Langtry will never be seen upon the stage again. This statement is made on the basia of her own assertions, re-enforced by the testimony of her friends. Hence- forth she will devote herself to her racing interests, and she promises to become one of (he magnates of the English turf. She has now put herself on record as stating that she intends to launch out on a scale which will put the majority of her com- petitors In the shade. In order to do this she has evolved an exceedingly ambitious scheme. It will be remembered that she has a ranch in Lake County, Cal., which is devoted to the breeding of horses. This same ranch she intends shall in future act as a feeder to her English stock. Her present proposition is something to this effect: She will send English stallions to her ranch, and these will be mated brood mares. The off- | spring, after proper selection on our side | of the water, will be sent to England, where the fair owner hopes they will win for her a serfes of victorles. A prelimi- nary experiment on the lines indicated is through the medium of the stallion Gold Finch, well known in British turf | circles. The stallion was sent to Ameri- | ca not so long since and has already been mated with half a dozen mares at the Californian establishment. | Mrs. Langtry is now making arrange- | ments to send three other famous stal- | lions to America for the same purpose. Incidentally, the value of the California | ranch, together with its stock, is, so I am told over a quarter of a mililon dollars, which is a guarantee for the quality of the animals to be found thereon. Mrs. Lnngtr{.owheu seen at her superb house, Regal Lodge, Kentford, did not hesitate to state her plans on the lines indicated. She added that she believed that the qual- ity of her ranch-bred stock was mainly dle to the grass of the region in which they are ralsed, and she therefore pro- posed to fmport hay made from this grass in large quantitie: FRUIT GROWERS MEET AT ORANGE. Thirty-fourth Annual Session of the Pomological Society of South- ern California. ORANGE, May 5—The thirty-fourth semi-annual meeting of the Pomological Society of Southern California was called to order by President Abbott Kinney this morning. The hall was neatly decorated. The programme opened by an invocation by the Rev. S. S. Fisk. The address of welcome was delivered by Hiram Hamil- ton, during which he called to mind many notable incidents connected with the his- tory of the society. President Kinney made a very appro- priate response. The president appointed the following committees: Resolutions— Hiram Hamiiton, S. K. Hemphill, S. Ar- mor; nominations—A. D. Bishop, D. Ed- son Smith, James Boyvd, Dr. W. B. Wall and C. H.'A. Goodwin; auditing—D. Ed- son Smith, C. P. Taft, James Fullerton. At both morning and afternoon sessions the cause of puffy oranges was discussed, but nobody was able to give a remedy or cause. D. Edson Smith of Santa Ana read an _able paper on waste in the orchard and how to overcome it. C. P. Taft of Orange, who has made a specialty of the loquat, placed on exhibition a display of this fruit, and_read an interesting paper upon “New Varieties of Fruit.” Fred Rafferty of Santa Ana read an interesting paper on *‘Floriculture.” A, D. Bishop sald that it was the duty of every horticulturist to grow green manure. { —_— Morgan’s Canal Bill. WASHINGTON, May 5.—Senator Mor- gan to-day reintroduced his Nicaragua-| canal bill. It is in the main framed upon the same principles as former bills, but there are several new provisions. One of these authorizes the President to in- vest in the bonds of the canal company the amount realized by the Government m]me Central Pacific and Union Pacific sales. Contract for the Big Weir. SACRAMENTO, May 5—The auditing board to the Commissioner of Publie ‘Works held a meeting this afternoon, at which bids were opened for the big weir two and a half mfl‘es above Elkiorn on BLANCO OPENS THE CONGRESS Delivers an Address to the Parliament of Cuba. In Bitter Words the Governor- General Complains of the United States. Asserts That tbe Amar&c-ns' Sent “Help” for the Furpose of In- creasing Existing Discords. Special Dispatch to The Call. HAVANA, May b6.—The recently elected Cuban Deputies assembled yes- terday for the first time to effect or- ganization. Assembled in the hall in addition to the members of Congress, the colonial secretaries, etc., were Ad- miral Manterola, General Losado, the civil and military anthorities, the bishop, the foreign consuls and the commanders and the officers of the British cruiser Talbot and the French cruiser Fulton, both of which are in port. Besides the officers and cfficials, there were present many representa- tives of the Spanish nobility, the lead- ing politicians of Havana and the rep- resentatives of the local and some of the foreign newspapers. There were also many ladies present. The Captain-General was received with the greatest respect as he entered the hall, which was finely decorated. In the center of the hall on a platform was a big presidential table, under a canopy, and right and left of it were | portraits of the little King of Spain and his mother, the Queen Regent. General Blanco took up a position behind this table. At his right were the members of the Colonial Govern- ment and the Secretary-General of Cuba. rado, Pando and Solano. When all participants in the ceremony were in their places the Captain-General sa- luted militagy fashion and read his message to Congress. General Blar.co sald in substance: I take great pleasure in seeing the rep- resentatives of this island united here for the first time. In spite of the fact that the United States has tried to impede the re-establishment of peace, Spain has fulfilled her promise of introducing re- forms in Cuba, and was approaching a | reconciliation and the ending of the war. But the United States, though speaking of peace and autonomy, has tried to pre- vent us from bringing them about. If the declaration of the United States had been sincere its ns ought to be saluting to-day the first Cuban Parlia- ment,, instead of threatening the lives of its members and proving herself so false to their policy, ambitions and plans. Spain has given the island all she is authorized to do for the purpose of restoring peace, and without any conditions. Tne autono- mist form of government established is as ample as that of the British colonies, and Spain has deciared that it will be made more ample still if such a course is judged to be necessary by the members of this Congress. Rigid customs and other rules were aholished in order to help the reconcen- trados, the victims of the fight sustained by the United States. We admitted free of duties the “help” sent from America— sent for the purpose of Increasing the ex- | isting discords. In short, nothing has been left undone which might satisfy the | aspirations of the people, if compatible with the national honor. On the petition of his Holiness the Pope and the European powers hostilities were suspended In order to treat for peace, when, ignoring &ll this, the President of the United States declared that the auton- omous form of government had turned out to be a failure, when Parllament had not eyen assembled, and the patriots of the United States were excited by the declaration that Spaniards caused the Maine catastrophe, forgetting the gener- ous hospitality her sailors received here. And now the United States Is taking up arms to impose its domination. Before such an aulruge Spaniards and Cubans must unite to defend the fatherland, and the reconcentration will be all the more sacred in view of theactual circumstances in the case. The defenders of Spain and of the autonomy of Cuba all have Span- ish biood in thelr veins, or were born on this soll. All the new laws must be put in force on July 1. Preference should be given to the measures providing for public se- curity and the maintenance of the na- tional honor of Spain, the only country which can protect the development of this colony and bring about the forma- tion of a great country united to the old Castilian nation, and at the sametime be the mediator, in the new world, be- tween both continents. ‘When he had finished 'reading his message Captain General Blanco shouted “Viva Espana,” which cheer was responded to with considerable en- thusiasm. The captain general then declared the Cuban Congress open and administered the oath to the Depu- ties. He asked all of them if they swore to always defend Spain, and was answered with a spontaneous ‘“yes.” At about 2:2* ~ m. -~ third salute of fifteen guns from the fortress an- nounced the departure of the captain general froii the hall, while a fourth salute of fifteen guns announced his return to the palace. At the palace the captain general from a balcony witnessed a march past of the troops. NOMINATIONS ARE CONFIRMED. Among the Appointments Approved by the Senate Are a Number of Army Officers. WASHINGTON, May 5—The Senate in executive session made the following con- firmations to-day: Luther B. Ellsworth of Ohio, to be Consul at Porto Cebullo, Venezuela. 0. C. Applegate of Klamath Falls, Ore., to be agent for the Indians of Klamath Agency in Oregon. Postmasters: California — Lilllan W, Thomas at Sausalito; John W. Short at Fresno; Willlam D. Ingram at Lincoln. Washington—J. A. Benedict at Centralia. Arizona—John G. tch at Bisbee. Also the nominations to brigadier-gen- erals as sent to the Senate on Wednesday. Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Weston, assistant commissary-general of subsist- ence, to be commissary-general of sub- sistence, with the rank of colonel. Culnuln Wells Willard, commissary of subsistence, to be assistant commissary- eneral of subsistence, with the rank of leutenant-colonel. Captain Tasker Hayward Bliss, assist- ant commissary of subsistence, to be commissary of subsistence, with the rank of major. Harry L. Rogers to be paymaster, with the rank of mnlo{i May 2, Ensigns M. L. Miller, Lloyd H. Chand- ler, George N. Haywt and S. S. Hay- ward to lieutenants, junior grade. i i iy The McGettigan Case. VALLEJO, May 5.—The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the Superior Court in the case of Solano County vs. E. McGettigan et al., an actlon to com- pel five Supervisors to pay back into the county treas iry moneys irregularly drawn therefrom. The error on their part was urely a technical one, but it seems there Ps no way by which they can escape the requirement of the law to the mone; thus drawn. No contention was that $he clalms were Rot On his left stood Generals Par- | TUG LEYDEN LANDS ARMS FOR CUBANS Success of the Government Expedition Sent to Meet Insurgents. Important Information Received, but Not Without Encounters With Patrolling Troops of Spanish Copyrighted, 1888, by James Gordon Bennett. KEY WEST, Fla., May 5.—Important information regarding the Spanish forces in Cuba was gained by the tug Leyden’s expedition which left here last Monday. The details of this informa- tion I am not permitted to give, but I can say that the expedition was suc- cessful in every sense. Aside from interviews with leaders direct from the insurgents' camps a large quantity of ammunition was landed near Mariel and safely conveyed by the insurgents into the interior. Spanish cavalry made two attacks while communication between the men from the Leyden and the insurgent leaders was in progress, but the only damage done was to the paint on the Leyden’s smokestack, which was struck by bullets from Spanish rifles. Baldamero Acosta, an insurgent chief, and five other Cubans were with the expedition. Three of them remained on land to gather information, while Gen- eral Acosta and J. E. Gartaya returned to Key West. The tug effected a landing on Tues- day near Mariel, on the north coast of Cuba, a few miles west of Havana, where it had been arranged to meet Colonel Perico Delgado of the insurgent army and deliver to him dispatches to General Mayra Rodriguez, in command of the insurgent forces in Pinar del Rlo district. General Acosta, Antonio Moria Leon, Marcos Diaz and Alberto Guzman were put ashore charged with the delivery of the dispatches. The Leyden then steamed east along the coast under cover of the blockading fleet to a point near Cardenas, where General Donre- ano Prado and Ambrosio Diaz went ashore. Everything went according to the prearranged plans. The insurgents in sufficient numbers to make a stand, who were in concealment afforded by bushes, eluded the Spanish cavalry pa- trolling at some distance from the coast line and joined the party landed at Mariel. When the Leyden returned there un- der the cover of darkness on Tuesday night it was found that General Acosta and his companions were in consulta- tion with Colonel Delgado, who is in command of a brigade in that zone, and who had 100 insurgents with him. Colonel Delgado went aboard the tug goon after daylirht Wednesday and the work of landing the freight and ammunition on board the latter, con- | sisting of 50,000 rounds and two boxes of dynamite, was contin' {d. A few boxes had been safely conveyed to the Cavalry. shore when a company of Spanish cav- alry suddenly galloped into view, shoot- ing wildly and without effect. The in- surgents, hidden behind clumps of bushes near the beach, returned the fire. About twenty shots were ex- changed, the Spaniards retreating after their first volley. This engagement took place in full view of the tusr which was anchored not more than 300 yards away. After the Spaniards had dis- appeared Colonel Delgado. who had left the tug and returned to shore, sig- naled to the Leyc:n to land the rest of the ammunition. The continuation of this work was deemed imprudent, however, at that time by the o cers of the Leyden, who feared a re-enforcement of the Spanish company that had made the attack just ended, and the interception of the insurgents before they could safely get their boxes into the interior. The in- surgents were left to guard what had already been landed, and the Leyden steamed away to the west to meet the ‘Wilmington, which was blockading in front of Morro Castle. It was about 8 in the forenoon when the brush be- tween the Spanish cavalry and the in- surgents took place on the beach, and five hours later when the Ievden re- turned, followed by the Wilmington, Colonel Delgado and his men were still there, having remained concealed in the bushes. ‘While the Wilmington remained in sight, no Spaniard was seen and the gunboat returned to its station off Morro Castle. When it was about three miles away the Leyden resumed the work of landing the cargo. The ammu- nition had all been conveyed to the shore, when the Spaniards again ap- peared and began a fusillade with their rifles, several shots striking the tugs. Meanwhile the insurgents took to the bushes and succeeded in escaping, the tug seeming to be the main object of the Spanish attack. Her smokestack is indented and her ventilator perforated. The Leyden carries only one small gun, but during the morning some wooden poles and a flagstaff were mounted on the deck to resemble a cannon, and it is believed the sudden flight of the Span- jards after firing one volley in the first attack was caused by the impression they received of the warlike qualities of the Ledden, lying only a few yards off shore, a mistake which they did not discover for some hours. Captain J. H. Dorst, of General Miles’ staff, was on the Leyden. He did not go ashore, but had a long talk with Col- onel Delgado while the latter was on board the tug. He brought back infor- mation, which I learn will have a marked influence on the disposition of our troops when the invasion of Cuba is begun. THE POSTOFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL Now the Measure Carries No Pro- vision for a Free Rural Delivery. WASHINGTON, May 5.—During al- most the entire session to-day the Sen- ate had under consideration the post- office appropriation bill. The measure carries $99,224,300. being very much the heaviest of all the appropriation bills. The most important action taken upon the measure was the adoption of an amendment offered by Tillman of South Carolina reducing the number of deliv- erfes of mail in all citles of the country to a number not exceeding four each day. The amendment was sharply an- tagonized as a blow to business inter- ests in the large cities, but the feeling of the Senate was such that, despite the vigorous opposition, it prevailed by a decisive majority. A lively debate was precipitated by an amendment of the committee strik- ing out the appropriation of $500,000 for rural free delievery. The proposition was discussed for nearly two hours. Chandler of New Hampshire and But- ler of North Carolina leading the fight in favor of rural free delivery. By the close vote of 22 to 25, however, the committee was sustained and the biil now carries no appropriation for such delivery. An important amendment to the bill was one which will prevent star-route contractors from subletting their con- tracts. In order to get their money they must be able to swear that they performed the service themselves. + £ saved From an Awful Death. SAN DIEGO, May 5.—Joseph F. Stanley of Bakersfield, who was reported recently as having perished on the desert, is safe at Yuma. e was found by J. M. Riddle of this city and others and taken to Yuma. ADVERTISEMENTS. e s ALASKA AND KOTZEBUE SOUND STEAMERS. Johnson-Locke Mercantile Company, Agents, “GOLD PICK LINE,” 609 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, Wil ‘dls FOR KOTZEBUEBEA)UND. DUTCH HA spatch the Icllowng first-class steamer: May 28th, BOR, NUNIVAK ISLAND, HOOPER'S Y. ST. MICHAEL AND DAWSON CITY. The newly built triple expansion steamer, “GRACE DOLLAR.” Upon arrival in ST. MICHAEL passengers for DAWSON CITY will be trans< ferred to the n “eGr{)LD STAR,” “PINAFORE" gmceed without delay to KOTZE! BUE ly built, highly-powered river boats and barges and othe SOUN! “RIDEOUT," The “GRACE DOLLAR’ then wiil TS, D, where passengers will be disem- arked and placed upon the river steamer “ARCTIC BIRD"” and will be given free passage up the Putnam River as far as FORT COSMOS. The Pacific Coast and Kotzebue Sound Transportation and Trading Company wi.i also maintain at KOTZEBUE SOUNLD a warehouse. Parties contemplatin a_tri take passage on the “GRACE to KOTZEBUE SOUND are strongly advised to OLLAR.” She has a newly bullt triple expansion engine for the highest power; her bows will be sheathed so as to permit her making vay through the rv'veirl ‘t:ythe first vessel reaching KOTZ! May 2th—JOHNSO. ing ice; and the “‘G EBUE SOUND this, year. N-LOCKE MERCANTILE COMPANY, Agents, RACE DOLLAR"” without question Wil dispatch for DUTCH HARBOR, NUNIVAK ISLAND, HOOPER'S BAY, ST. MICHAEL and DAWSON CITY, the steamship “TILLAMOOK,” Connecting at ST. MICHAEL with the steamers “STAGHOUND,” “GAMECOCK,” e 'TY OF DAWSON” and other boats. June 1st—JOHNSON-LOCKE MERCANTILE COMPANY, Agents, 'Will dispatch for ST. MICHAEL, DAWSON CITY and YUKON RIVER POINTS the magnificent steamer “ MORGAN CITY,” Cajacity, a at BT, MICHABL with the “GAME VIS0, DEOUT,” “GOLD us within a few days. OUND,” “POWELL,’ 700 passengers and 2000 tons of freight. The “MORGAN CITY" connects COCK,” “STAGH N EO! STAR"” and “CLAN MACDONALD.” Sallings of three additional ocean steamers carly in June will be announced by OHNSON- Lo MR N LE COMbany - AN B 403 Market Btreet, o “fin‘:!hneum. 112 Yessler Way, Seattla. S e B 809 Home Insurance Building, Chicagey 2%