The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
Leyland Bros. Spoken When Near the Ha-
 waiian Islands.
50 Long Out From Calcutta That Reinsurance Was
 Paid on Her.
The Midas so Long Overdue That It Is Believed She Has Foun-
 dered.

Fears for the safety of the British ship Leyland Bros, from Calcutta for San Francisco with grain bags and jute, have been partially allayed The vessel is now out IA days and as much as 10 per cent reinsurance has been paid on her. Yesterday the Merchants Exchange received a cable from Lou- don, stating that on March 30 last, in latitude 20 north, longitude 145 west. the Leyland Bros. was spoken in a partly d1Smantled condition. She was prob ably caught in the same storm that all most wrecked the Willscott and caused that vessel to put in here in distress
 When spoken the Leyland Bros. was about 500 miles due east of Hawaii but as the chances are that she is coming along under jury rig she may not be expected here for some time.
 No word has come from the British bark Midas, which is supposed to have been caught in the same storm that dis abled the Willscott and Leyland Bros She is now out ninety-two days from Nagasaki for Astoria, and 70 per cent re- insurance has been paid on her. It is feared that she has gone down with all hands
 The steamer Umatilla arrived from Puget Sound ports yesterday with an- other contingent of troops from Wash ington. The boys seem to have been recruited in hurry, as some of them were without guns and others were only half uniformed, while a few were in civilian clothes. In a few days Uncle Sam will have them all fitted out, and then they will present a Soldier-like appearance. The trip down the coast was very rough one and nearly all the guardsmen suffered from mal-de-mer.
 fa English mail, the steamer Mariposa will not get away for Australasia before tomorrow at D. m. Owing to the war scare she will not carry many pas sengerS, but she has a very large cargo mostly canned goods, bicycles, blows and hardware. About fifty passengers will go away in the cabin, and while that is considered a small list, it is large when compared with the four cabin passengers who sailed from Syd- ney from Victoria, B. C., in the War rimoo a few days ago.
 The old bark Canada, which went ashore at Skaguay in d gale last win ter. is to be turned into a barge The hull and cargo were sold for S2250 and her new owners will salve the cargo and take the mast out of her, after which she will be cut down.
 The following is an extract from a letter written in Cardiff, Wales, on April 29 last, by British ship captain who left here few months ago with a cargo of wheat for Liverpool: "All the people in this country sympathize with our Yankee cousins, and I wish Amer ica every success. l was at the thea ter last night and in the middle of the performance the manager came on the stage and told the audience that Amer ica had bombarded Matanzas. There was great spectacle after he an nounced it. Some person cried out three cheers for America, and the whole audience stood up and cheered and waved their hats and sticks It was grand sight"
 The bark Alden Besse was cleared for Honolulu yesterday. She was sold a month ago for the cannery trade and a deposit was paid to bind the bargain. As she will not be wanted for the Alaska business for a few months. she will make a few more trips to the isi- andS for sugar.
 The Alaska Commercial Companys steamer Bertha arrived from Unalaska yesterday. She left four days after the Portland, but brings very little addi- tional news. Work on the river steam CTS was progressing satisfactorily and the chances are that all of them will be ready for the opening of the river next month.
 The bark Rufus F. Wood will be the next sailing vessel to get away with gold hunters. She is bound for St. Michael and will transfer her passen- gers and freight to the Alaska Yukon Transportation Company's river steam- CTS.
 Quarantine Officer Rosenau has been granted an indefinite leave of ab- sence' by Uncle Sam.