, 1891-09-01
SHOWED HIS NERVE.
Capt. White of the Pacific Mail
Steamer City of Panama,
Runs a Bluff on the Command
ant of a Salvadorean Port.
he Refuses to Allow the Ar
rest of Five Passengers.

SAN JOSE DE GUATEMALA, Aug. 81
An incident which occurred at La Libertad.
in the republic of Salvador, ten days ago
bore some resemblance to the Barrundia
affair which happened on the steamer
Acapulco in San Jose de Guatemala
during the late war between Salvador and
Guatemala. One of the parties concerned
in this case, however, was an American
citizen. The Pacific Mail Steamship
company's steamer, City of Panama,
stopped at Corinto, Nicaragua. Aug. 5,
on her regular n%orthbound trip, and
among the passengers on board we're
Patrick Brennan, an American citizen
residing In Salvador, and four native
Salvadoreans, all foreign officers Of that
government. These men had incurred
the displeasure of President Ezeta, aud
we're regarded by him as revolutionists.
The steamer reached La Libertad Aug.
s.. and Ezeta's officers demanded the
surrender of Brennan and his companions.
Capt. White refused to comply and the
commandant of the port went to the
steamer with a boat-load OF armed meI and
informed Capt. White that the latter
could consider himself under his orders,
as he bad come to take possession of the
steamer and arrest the men. Capt.
White s indignation was aroused at once,
and without waiting to discuss the matter
at all. he told the comnandant that if he
did not leave the steamer Immediately he
would throw him overheard. The COM
mandant evidently perceived that Capt.
White was disposed to carry out his
threat, for he Withdrew from the steamer
without further discussion. A short time
before the steamer sailed Capt. White
was informed that President Ezeta had
been notified of the occurrence and had
gone with a large armed force to Acaiutla,
the nex port In Salvador, intending to
take off the refugees at all hazards. Capt
White accordingly determined not to 90
to Acaiutla, and on his arrival at San
Jose de Guatemala laid the facts before
United States Minister Pacheco. The
men whom Ezeta desired to capture are
now in Guatemala territory and Ezeta has
requested Guatemala to surrender them.
The exact details of the charges mad e
against the men are not known here.
Brennan has resided in Salvador for some
time and is a railroad contractor. He is
said TO be a man of means and some
prominence in the country. During the
AohN "aA Az hio uoiutb
operations were interrupted and, it is
said, at President Ezeta's request, he ac-
cepted a commission in the army of Sal
vador, enlisted his railroad employees in
the service and was instrumental in win
ming one or more battles in which he was
engaged. AT the close Of the war he re-
tired from military service and when the
revolution was threatened in Salvador
some time later it is said Ezeta
again desired Brennan to enter his
service and enlist his railroad
employees: Brennan declined to
de 80, and it IS supposed that in this he
incurred Ezeta's displeasure. The four
Salyadoreans whom Ezeta wished to seize
were Don Ayola, who claims to have been
legally elected president of Salvador, but
who has been deprived of office; Gen.
Letona, c~ommander-in chief OF the Saliva
dorean army in 1885, but who has been
in exile for the past five years; Gen.
Bernardez, a wealthy exile. and Col. NJ.
Rivas of the Salvadorean army. a nephew
of Gen. Rivat, who was executed at
Ezeta's orders for the part he took in the
late civil instruction.