The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-23

MINER WAS MISLED.
He Did MT Endeavor to Protect
Gen. Rarrundia.
DEAF TO CAPT. PITTS APPEAL.
After she Kniist He Protests Bitasrly
Agsinss ~ Lack 81 Faith sAsus
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olkciM report at Minister Mixner, teeether
With ali the attendant facts concerning the
shooting OF Genersl Barrundia on board
the Pacific Nail steamer Acapulco, viii be
sent into the House Of Representatives
either today Or tomorrow. Minister NiS-
ner says in his report tbak several official
depositjons are lacking. and he has made
applications for them 70 the Guatemalan
gOyeFnment. and expects to forward them
70 the United States By the LivinGston
mail, which left Guatemala on September
8. The Hcyuld Is abse to print . pretty
complete synopsis of the report in advances
OF the oficial publication.
Miner tells the story Of Barrundia's at
tempt TO raise . force in Mexico against
Guatemala. bis imprisonment and release
under promise to leave the country. The
report continues with the story Of the first
attempt to take Barrundia q Champerico,
which failed because Captain Pitts, Of the
AcapulcO. refused 10 give him up.
otAfter this letter was sent by the Qua
temaIan minister of foroign Affairs, Senior
Francis Anguiano.. TO the United States
minister. reporting the refusal of Captain
Pitts to deliver up Barrundia while in
Champerico. and asking Minister Miner
upon the arrival Of the Acapulco at San
Jose. Miner sent no immediate written
reply to this letter. buf called upon the
Guatemaian minister Of foreign Affairs at
the governments palace and had long in-
texvIew with that official. He told the
Guatemalan government that 1t would be
time enough to give categorical reply 10
the letter when the Acapulco arrived ct
San Jose. He asked for fun explanations
or reasons Why Bafrundia should 10 ar
rested. and called attention to the fact that
Guatemala was then under martial law.
Dr.. Anguian0 assured Miner that Barrun-
dia would have . fair trial, shut"
continued Senior Apguiano, you must
know. Mr.. Minister, Guatemaia Is sore
besst with enemies on all sides Just now.
and she must do all she can to protect
herself against them. Barrundia Is an
enemy Of this country and the government
would fail in its duty we're it to allow him
to continue his Vaccinations against
Guafemaia while in its power to prevent it.
The United States has been doing ali Il can
to preserve peace in Central America, and
1t hardly seems probable that it will allow
that peace 10 become again jeopardized BY
allowing Barrundis TO escape by obstruct-
Ing our efforts to protect ourselvesn
Miner was assured that the government
Of Guatemala had no treacherous designs
against the life Of Barrundia, and that il
had no desire to put him to death, nor
would It do 30. Miner accepted the as
surances of the Guatemalan government
and said the matter would have his atten-
ton when the Acapulco arrived ct San
Jose.
The Acapulco arrived at San Jose the
next morning, and Miner received
dispatches from Captain Pitts appealing to
the minister TO, advice and protection.
Minister Miner replied to Captain Pitts,
telling him that the vessel was in Guase.
malan waters, and If the Guatemalan
authorities had demanded the arrest of
anyone charged with having committed IN
ofiense against the laws OF Guatemala,
they had the power TO exercise their right
to arrest such offenders. The laws Of ma
tons placed the Acapulco within Guate-
malan jurisdiction from the moment she
vas within one marine league Of Guate.
malan soil II Captain Pitts c-Ose 70 re-
sist he would have to do SO at his own
pleasure, and thus render himself amsna-
BILE to prosecution and punishment by the
Guate malan authorities.
While these kilograms were passing be-
tween Captain Pitts and Ministsf Miner,
the Guatemalia minister of foreign affairs
made . formal demand in . dispatch to
Miner for Barrundis's arrest To this
dispatch Minister Miner replied that the
Guatemalan government knew its own
laws and it was not necessary for him to
make any suggestions upon matters within
their own jurisdiction. II the Acapulco
was in Guatemalan waters the Guatemalan
authorities could assert their legal right,
and if in order to do 30 it should be found
necessary 70 arrest General Barrundla
whila on board the Acapulco, there was no
need for the United States minister to
raise any objection to the enforcement
OF Guatemala's laws by the officers
OF that government who have been
duly authorized; but while so doing he
(Mizner) would remind the government of
its promise to accord full ana complete
justice to Barrundia. and to avoid extreme
measures with him, rs well a. the guarap-
tee OF his life. This letter was shown to
Captain Pitts, who also received one of the
same tenor from Minister Miner.
Then the report tells of the shooting of
Barrundia. The officer who came 10 take
him carried letter from Miner, and Cap
tain PITTS told Barrundia that he must
give him up.
Mizner has also addressed dispatch to
the department of state, com planning very
bitterly OF the lack of good faith on the
part OF the Guatemalan government in oil
OF its dealings with the United States. and
particularly so in the recent troubles with
Salvador and in the Barrundia case Mr..
Miner expects to supplement his report
with further details, which should arrive
n A0v