The morning call., 1890-08-07
AMERICAN CAPTAINS.
San SalyadOrian Soldiers Cannot
TerrOriZe Them.

When the Pacific Mail steamer Acapulco
arrived in this port on the Goth of July her
passengers brought the intelligence that
the vessel had been boarded at La Libertad
by San Salvadorian soldiers. who had
seized the person of the ex-Minister of the
Interior OF San Salvador under Menendez,
and that it was the prevailing impression
that he would be shot by the revo-
lutiOnists on the day following. That
such was not the case is shown
by private letter received in this city from
a gentleman engaged in business on the
Central American coast.
The steamer Starbuck was at La Liber-
tad, bound south, at the time, and the eX-
Minister managed, with the assistance of
friends, to escape from his captors the day
following his arrest and boarded that yes
sci. When the Starbuck arrived at Am
apala, Honduras, the Pacific Mail Com
pany's cOasting steamer City of Panama
was met ON her northern trip, and the fugi-
tive was transferred to her without going
ashore. When the City of Panama reached
La Union, a port in San Salvador, COM
pany of soldiers attempted to board her for
the purpose of searching her.
Captain Clark met them at the gangway
and commanded them to disarm before COM
ing on board, as he would resist an armed
invasion Of his vessel, and would not allow
them to take any passenger off. The off,
GERS and men (solders) retired much dis
gusted with the failure Of their bluff. The
same firm stand was taken by Captain Clark
at two other ports, and his passenger was
landed safely at Acapulco, whence possibly
he took the next due Pacific Mail steamer
from Panama on its way for the United
States 1t was certainly the intention to
shoot the ex- Minister. but he was too smart
for his enemies.
The correspondent, whose letter is dated
Acapulco, July Goth, says further: =
The steamers are taking many passengers for
San Francisco. Quite a number of Ministers
came up on the City OF Panama en- route 10
five republics into one Government with Chief
Executive, each State 10 be presided over by a
Governor the same as in the United States; but
| think IL Will be some time before that comes
about. The trouble ia, which OF the republics
will name the President OF the consolidate
Government.
The Coilna was seized at San Jose de Guate-
mala because there were arms aboard for San
Salvador, and IL Is understood Blaine ordered
TWO men-0l-War 10 the scene OF The seizure, but a
telegram has been received here stating that the
arms have been transferred 10 the City Of sgd
ney and are on their way back TO Acapulco,
where they will be stored Ia the Old hulk Alaska
until they can be landed at a Sau SalYadOrian
port so there will be no trouble with the Amerl-
can Government; ana IL is well for Guatemala
as that State Is likely to have all IL can attend 10
IN Its difficulty with San Salvador, as they did
five years ago.
1t is a noticeable fact that Captain Clark
of the City of Panama, who defended the
right OF an American steamer TO give shell
ter to q political fugitive, is nephew Of
Captain Pitts of the Acapulco, who yielded
to the demands of the insurreetionists and
allowed an American vessel to be boarded
by armed men and q passenger removed
therefrOm,