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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-06
Success of the Government Expedition Sent to Meet :
 Insurgents.
Important Information Received, but Not Without Encounters With Patro11ing Troops of
 Spanish Cavalry.

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett
 KEY WEST, Fla, May 5.-Important information regarding the Spanish forces in Cuba was gained by the tug | tLeyden's expedition which left here last Monday. The details of this informa- tion l am not permitted to give, but l 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, few miles west of Havana, where 1t 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 Rio 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 1t was found that General Acosta and his companions were In consulta- ton 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 soon after daylirht Wednesday and the work of landing the freight and ammunition on board the latter, con- sisting of 50000 rounds and two boxes of dynamite, was contin' Nd. A few boxes had been safely conveyed to the
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-06
LOYALTY OF
 THE FORESTERS
Those Members Who Go to War Will Be Kept in Good
 Standing by the Lodges.
Grand Court of the Order CornpIetes Its Annual Session at Healdsburq
 and Holds 8 Banquet
Special Dispatch to The Call

HEALDSBURG, May 1.-The Grand Court of the Foresters of America ad- journed its tenth annual session sine die to-day at 3 p. m. after one of the shortest yet most important meetings in it's 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 F S55. The committee reported that 1t was advisable not to organize new courts, but strengthen 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 righteous and justifable war against the Kingdom of Spain to the end that the unnatural and inhuman barbarities inflicted upon the people of Cuba, shall cease cruel and cowardly destruction of the Maine and
 otic and liberty-loving fraternal organization earnestly approves and heartily applauds the course and conduct of this Government in the
 Whereas, Many members of our order are members of the National Guard of California and many others have and will enlist as vol unteers in the army and navy of the United
 Resolved. That all subordinate courts in the jurisdiction of this Grand Court be and they in good financial standing in their courts dur ing active service in said war, all such mem- enlistment in the service of their 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. Tonight the Grand Court officers ex- empllfied the new ritualistic work, after which the grand banquet was held Flo quent toasts were responded to by Sol Peiser, J. S. w. Saunders, Hugo K Asher. T = ldxy Tvo burn. J. J. Cordy, San Francisco: War ren NJ John, San Luis Obispo: Judge c. P Rendon, Stockton; R. B. Voltage, Oak land; Max Grimm, Stockton; Charles IF. Hogg, San Jose; Louis Thorne Los An geles; J. c. Keene. w. F. O'Leary and M M. Pyne, Healdsburg
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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- m1ral 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 Admiral Sampson will give battle whenever he comes across the Spanish force. and confidence is felt that he will be able to defeat it. But should the Spanish men-of-war arrive at San Juan before the American fleet. reaches there 1t will be the duty Of Rear-Admiral Sampson to station his fleet before the harbor and, in the words of the expert to whom l talked, thus completely bottle them up.
 In stationing Rear-Admiral Samp- sons force between Key West and Porto Rico the War Board had in viey the protection Of the cities of the Atlantic coast and the prevention of any attempt on the part of Spain's war ships to break the blockade of the Gu 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 1t will therefore be necessary to place the armor-clads within striking distance should the enemy out in an appearance in their rear
 Rear-Admiral Sch!ey'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 patrol squadron in the defense of the coast.
 Should 1t be definitely canned that the Spanish fleet IS not on its way across the ocean the probabilities are strong that 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 will start to sea on a cruis~ to the east ward of Porto Rico.
 Rear-Admiral Sampson's force will then be left to continue the work of re- ducing the Notifications 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
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LILLY" LANGTRY LEAVES THE STAGE Henceforth She Will Devote Herself to Her Racing
 Interests. to Throw Many Competitors
 Into the Shade.
Special 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 basis 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 the 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 ranch in Lake County, Cal, which is devoted to the breeding of horses. This same ranch she intends shall in future act as 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 with American 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 series of victories. prelimi- nary experiment on the lines indicated is through the medium of the stallion circles The stallion was sent to Ameri- ca not so long since and has already been mated with half dozen mares at the Californian establishment.
 Mrs. Langtry is now making arrange ments to send three other famous stall 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 million dollars, which is a guarantee for the quality of the animals to be found thereon Mrs Langtry, when 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 quail ity of her ranch-bred stock was mainly due to the grass of the region in which raised and she tharafnra posed to import hay made from this grass in large quantities.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-06
THE POSTOFFICE
 APPROPRIATION BILL
Now the Measure Carries NO Fro vision for a Free Rural
 ne1iverv

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- cries of mail in all cities 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
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shore when company of Spanish cav- airy 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 tue 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 en to land the rest of the ammunition.
 The continuation of this work was deemed imprudent, however, at that time by the o.Scers 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 Levden 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 it's station off Morro Castle. When 1t was about three miles away the Leyden resumed the work of landing the cargo. The ammu- milton had all been conveyed to the shore, when the Spaniards again ap- peared and began 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 iards 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- nation, which I learn will have marked influence on the disposition of our troops when the invasion of Cuba is begun.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-06
SchoolboYs Volunteer.

BURLINGA11E, Cal, May 5.-Hoitt's School at Burlingame is the first of the preparatory private schools to respond to the call for volunteers Three youne men enliste4 last Saturday and were mustered into Company B, First Regi- ment, to-day. Their names are Walter E. Garrison, son of Clinton Garrison of Modesto; Arthur w. Clark, son of Rail- road Commissioner Clark of Stockton: 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 petitioned Dr. Hoitt to award diplomas to their volunteer classmates and thus show his appreciation of the exhibition of the the boys by his own teaching. The petition will no doubt be granted.
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of whose soldiers they have landed in

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 Cuban-American corps, which, under the command of General Nunez of the army of libera- tion, will cooperate 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 landing 6f 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 stock Of military stores, including medicines food and ammunition
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-06
HOW SAMPSON
 COT ORDERS Burned to Emulate the Good Example of
 Dewey. Had Some Hot Correspondents With the Naval Author ities at Washington. Then the Big Boats Sailed Away and Everybody Looks for
 Fight.
Copyrighted. 1898. 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 Detroit and the torpedo boat Porter This formidable force will be augmented by the monitors Ter TOT 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 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 destination 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 en- 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- suit 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. Samson 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 lyn. 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.
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NEW YORK, May s.-The Her aids Washington correspondent sends the following:
 Within days sail of Porto Rico and within a comparatively short distance of the United States, the armor-clads of Rear-Admiral Sampson's squadron are ready to leap upon the enemy as soon as his whereabouts is learned
 Patrolling hundreds 7f miles of ocean to the east of Porto Rico, on degree of longitude chosen by the Naval Board of War, are the eyes of Rear-Admlral Sampson-the scouts whose duty 1t is upon the appearance of the CT emy to hasten to a cable station to inform the Navy Department of what they have seen and then to speed under all steam to the point where Rear-Admiral Samp- sons fleet is waiting to impart to its commander the news tl.ey have ob- tained.
 Authoritative information that 1 ob- tained to-day shows that in sending Rear-Admiral Samp on with his armor- clads away from Key West the Naval
  feature of its plan of campaign which requires the destruction of the Spanish feet before the Government shall enter upon the reduction of Porto Rico or be- fore any extensive invasion of Cuba IS set on foot.
 While taking every precaution for the safety of the battle-shiD Oregon, the gunboat Marietta and the cruiser Meth eroy Cor Bufalo), 1t is not proposed to re-enforce them by any of Rear-Ad miral Sampson's fleet unless the scouts report that they have found the en- amey's squadron steaming to the south ward. when armor-clads will be sent poste haste after them.
 Captain Clark's instructions, given him before his departure from Rio Janeiro, give to him the route he shall take to reach northern waters, but no surprise need be experienced if it should be found fifteen days hence that the Oregon has attached herself to Rear Admiral Sampson's command. while her consorts have continued their voy- age to Key West
 Having a division of the Atlantic squadron stationed at the strategic point selected, 1t will aot be a difficult matter, the Naval Board believes, to carry out the rest of the plan deter mined upon. The St Louis. Harvard and Yale have each been given a cer- tain district to patrol up and down, which they cruise day and night, always alert for thesirst sign of smoke on the horizon which will reveal the enemvs squadron. The districts lected were picked out by the board because the Spanish fleet bound from St Vincent to the Caribbean Sea. Porto Rico or any point in the United States would have to pass through one of therl to reach its destination.
 The war experts have compared the position of St. Vincent with the west to the center of a circle, with the United States, Porto Rico and the Caribbean Sea forming an arc The enemv'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
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-06
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 lying 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. He was 60 years of age and native of Switzerland Four grown children survive him.
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Only Men Native of the Island Will Be
 Enlisted.
To Cooperate With. the Army of Invasion When It
 Moves.
With the Guns of His Fleet
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, May 5.-A Washington special to the Herald says: Word has reached Washington of the successful landing of General Nunez and his party, comprising about dozen Cuban officers. with arms and equipments for the insurgents, at point in Cuba east of Havana.
 This party went to Cuba as an ad- vance guard of the Cuban corps which Is to cooperate with the American army invasion. The party will report
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-06
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 ct al., an action to com pei five Supervisors to pay back into the county treas try moneys irregularly drawn therefrom. The error on their part was purely a technical one, but 1t seems there is no way by which they can escape the requirement. of the law to pay the moneys thus drawn. No contention was made that the claims were not legaI
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-06
Contract for the Big Weir.

SACRAMENTO, May 5.-The auditing board to the Commissioner of Public Works held meeting this afternoon. at which bids were opened for the big weir two and a half miles above Elknorn on the Sacramento River. The contract was awarded t, Clark &s Henry pf Stockton for S23.266 n.
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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 Formers Hall, Mrs. Carrie Berg of Marysville, the grand president, presid- ing. Delegates are present from Ma-ys- submitted tomorrow.
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the vigorous opposition, 1t prevailed by a decisive majority.
 A lively debate was prectpitated 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 Ter 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 bill 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.
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Morgan's Canal Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Senator Nor 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 al
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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. He was found by J. M. Riddle of this city and others and taken to Yuma
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Aided by Scouts Securing the Atlantic in Advance
 of His Squadron.
Some Reason to Believe the Boasted Armada Has Igno- ninious1y Gone Back
 to CadiZ.

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Copyrighted. 1898, by James Gordon Bennett.