Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
HELD IN ECUADOR AND IN DANGER
OF HIS LIFE.
The International Case OF Julio santos-Protect-
ing a Naturalized Citixcn-A Good Chance
for President Cleveland to Win
Timely I.aurels.


IL has called forth two resolutions from the
House of Representatives, and that the gov
ernment has sent a war vessel to Guyaquil
to protect him.
Mr.. Santos came to this country as a boy I'm
1856, and was entered at school with Mr.. On
derdonk at Medtield, near Woodberry, Bal
timore county, Md His two cousins Mr..
Flavio Santos, now merchant in London,
and DR.. Elio Santos, now in New York on a
visit, had preceded him in the school. The
boy Immediately attracted attention by his
indomitable industry aud wonderful quick
ness of apprehension, especially in mathe
matics. Otherwise he was remarkably quiet
aud retiring. Whom he had completed his
preparatory education he entered the Univer-
sity of Virginia. He soon made his mark
there and became assistant professor of
applied mathematics. He was subse-
quently employed on the Baltimore
II Ohio railroad as engineer in loca-
ting the Chicago division i'm Indiana
He also occupied professors chair in
Southern college. While at the University
OF Virginia he became naturalZed. He re
turned TO South America and entered into
commercial life with his brothers.
At MIR. Onderdonk's IS school he was follow
ed by his brother Santos T.. Santos, the
present head of the house of Santos II. Evia
Hermano, Bahia dc Caraquez. This young
man accompanied Mr.. Onderdonk when
that gentleman reopeued the college of st.
James in Washington county, Md.
ARRESTED AS REvoLuTIoNIsT.
At the early age of sixteen, by the death of
his father, Santos f. Santos was compelled
to assume the care of the business and of the
family. The family consisted of his mother,
seven brothers aud five sisters. BY his
energy and skill in ten years he had raised
the house to a very important place in the
commerce of Ecuador, in fact he built up the
town of Bahia He was in New York max
ing arrangements To open branch house
there when the revolution broke out. The
news of the downfall of the house and the
arrest of his brothers was to him thun-
derclap IN a clear sky, as he knew that the
house had sedulously kept clear of any politi-
cal complications. In November a regiment
OF the "fueras legitimas," or government
troops, without any suspicion ON the
part of the Santos family fell upon them,
broke into the house, DESTROYED their furni-
ture, took possession of their silver arrested
the two brothers who were at home, the re-
manning brothers being in New York,
and drove out the mother and sisters
and used the house for an armory.
Whatever property could he converted into
cash they sold at auction. Tho brothers,
Julio and Antonio, were carried off to prison.
The fact of the arrest was kept from the
knowledge of their mother, as her daughters
feared the consequences of her knowing it.
The oiiscer, however. who had arrested them
learning this, Immediately sent a messenger
tn inform her that her sons were in prison
and would he shot the next day. The effect
upon her was that she fell to the ground to
be raised up corpse.
Mr.. Il. Santos receiving telegram an.
nouncing thissad news, sailed Immediately
for Ecuador, but found on reaching Panama
that the whole family were under a ban and
were not allowed to enter Ecuador The
sisters by borrowing enough money to get
third class ticket to Panama had, under the
care of stranger, reached the city, having
been exposed by the deck passage to the
tropical sun and rains.
TARDY ACTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Before leaving New York Mr.. S. E. Santos
took the proper steps to prove the fact of his
brothers naturalization and have the whole
matter put in the hands of the state depart
ment. Upon arriving at Panama he learned
that the interference OF the department had
as vet been Ineffective and ne Immediately
wrote to Mr.. Onderdonk that he feared that
his brother would be executed before the
United States had made its influence felt.
MIR. Onderdonk Immediately interested Rep
resentatives McComas and Findlay, of Mary
land, and A. s. Hewitt of New York, in the
matter On January 2S the whole matter was
laid before the state department. and the
navy department The last telegram that
the state department had received had been
to the effect that the president had refused
to recognize Julio Santos a United States
Cltl2en. This telegram nau lam III the Office
something like week without any action.
telegram was sent to the commander of the
Pacific squadron to send a vessel to Guaya-
= quill. ON the same day the House Of Repre-
sentatives, by resolution offered by Mr..
McCouias, requested to know what had been
dome by the state department in Mr.. Santos
case. By subsequent resolution offered by
Mr., Mccomas the- Herse nipowered7 tho
state department to take any proper steps
for the protection of Santos and his property,
and, acting on this, the secretary telegrapbed
70 the vice consul at Guayaquil 10 see Mr..
santos and to employ counsel at the expense
of our government. The Wachusetts has
arrived at GuayaqlIil and has made a demand
for Mr.. Santos, the American citizen, but the
response has not yet been received.
1t happened that about "a month before the
arrest the Wachusets was at Bahia, and the
officers made the acquain tance of Mr.. Santos.
In fact, as they came ashore one of them re-
cognized Mr.. Santos AZ "A college friend at the
University of Virginia. All of the sons but
one, Antonio, have been edurated by MIR.
Onderdonk. Two of them are now at st.
James college, MIR. Onderdonk having CON
sented TO provide for..thcm until Mr.. Santos
has extricated himself from his present trou-
bles
THE SITUATION IN ELCADoR
At the successful termination of the last
revolution, by which the dictator Vientimilla
was deposed, a concordat was made by the
present government with the Pope of Rome
Dy Wnlcn, III return Tor inc support OF ms
Holiness, a tax Of 10 per cent. for the support
of the church is levied on all the income.
The ultramontane party, which includes all
the rustic population of the interior, is larg-
est in point of numbers, and the govern
ment recruits its forces from the interior
The cities and the commercial population,
which have all the wealth. industry, enter
prise and intelligence, favor the liberal party
of which Alfaro is the military leader. But
as their existence depends upon their conser-
yative position, they are compelled to be at
least apparent favorers of the existing gov.
ernment The revolution has cost the state
800 lives and $500, 900 i'm Ecuadorian money,
or SiOO0o0 of our money. Other merchants
besides Mr. Santos have been arrested and
theirproperty seized for the purpose of raising
money 10 pay the soldiers, under the pre-
tense of the disloyalty of the sufferers, while
the really disloyal, with arms in their hands
but no money in their pockets, have beer
allowed To go scot free. The latest news fron
Panama says that the president has, since tn,
United States has taken hold of this case
bribed men to testify to Mr. Santos com
plicity in the revolution. His family Insis
that he was the first who endoavored To dis
suade Aliaro from his step
JUDGE NONE LOST