Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-08
ON BOARD THE ETArA.
Marshal spauidIng Makes q Trip TO
Ballast FONT aud ReIates His
Experience.
THE VESSEL MAY ne TAktN
WHEREVER FOUND.
The uniied States Cruiser Charleston
WIN BE sent TO Pgrsue tho
Gillian ship.
ny Telegraph to the News.
ADVENTURES ON THE "ETArA."


WV
Marshal spaaidisz Relates iiis Gx.
periencs-.
Ban FRANciscO, May Z. - The
ChroHioit's special from Ban Diego
gives Deputy Mammal Spnuldingr
story Of his adventures on the Ildfd.
lie said; "Wednesday afternoon NJ
b:55 u boat came from shore bringing
the first mate, surgeon and two pass
cugers. The lhttnr had n conversation
with the captain. Five minutes later
I was surprised 10 Ind the Etatd max.
ing for the ocean under n full head OF
steam. I was invited into the cap.
taIn's cabin and he and the passengers,
exhibiting revolvcrs, told me they had
contrabaDd goods ON board. This IL
lifo or death with me- said the captain.
He then called two Of the crew anu
they stood guard near thc door. armed
with revoivefr and rifles. He anu the
Passengers went out, telling me II
lett the cabin or attempted to give u
Aign or jump overheard they would
not bc resp,nslblc for what happened.
About this time 1--WE steel cannons
were litod out OF the hold aud fastened
In position on the upper deck and
loaded. A few minutes later the cap
tain came back and Informed me- was
90 he put OH In boat from the pilot
boat ut Ballast Point.
~ was then led on deck, followed by
ARMED MES.
On reaching the bridge saw on the
deck below one hundred Chillans nil
armed 10 tho teeth and Ia uniform.
When asked the pilot II he was going
TO guide the ship out, the captain
spoke up quickly, "No," aud exhibited
revolver. He added, "rhis IN going
TO guide IT,"
"Aflcr l was lowered into n small
boat. the Etdfa passed out Of the bay,
headed north. While was q prisoner
my captors were very careful 10 say
nothing that would reveal their plans,
except that the captain gave me his
name anu address. anu said ho would
go directly to Valparaiso.
Two dcscrtcrs from the Etdfa were
found In San Diego today. They state
positively that the wnr ship Emsraida
accompanied the Hiafd ~ far north
m Cape 81. Lucas and Ia awaiting her
return In order 10 get provls-
Ions and coal. IL IL also said
that Captain Manzeum 10 only em.
ployed TO navigate tho ship aud the
roal commander In . native CHILEAN. A
resident OF this city claims 10 have
seen q corvette flying the Gillian flag
pass north yesterday. The United
States steamer Omaha saw nothing Of
the vessel.
THE CIfARLESroN.
SAN FRANCISCO, May THE Alta
(I.flE.Futss h.. l..f
that tho United States cruiser Charles
ton VIII sail tomorrow In pursuit Of tho
Gillian ship Hata.
FLINT NOT IN 1T.
NHw YoRK, May 7.-Chsrlrs II.
Flint, bend Of tho American shipping
house Of Flint n Co., smiled when
asked II II was true that his firm aud
that Of w. X. Grace a 90. were In.
turested In prolonging the CHILEAN
revolution.
no" said Flint, "as far m our
house Is concerned, we are not In II.
don't believe there Ia any foundation
ior q belief that any commercial house
Is interested In prolonging the rsvolu.
ZION IN chill. IL Ia, Of course, to tho
ness with CHILEAN ports that the ala.
turl anco should be over NJ soon ~ pos
sible."
GLOW about the shipments OF arms
which your house Is said 10 have
made?"
~ do not caro- 10 discuss my private
affairs In tho newspapers. II l have
made any such shipments Il II n matter
ofprivate business. The constitutional
government Of Chill 10 on friendly
terms with tho United States, aud II Il
perfectly In order for any CONNIE rclsl
house To make shipme nts TO any recog.
nised constitutional government. Or
course, " any vessel II to DO sent out
with arms for the insurgents, they not
having been recognised ms beiligcrcnts,
u would be In violation Of the neutrality
laws, but a shipment Of arms TO n con.
stitutionai government Is Just as lawful
ns a shipment OF provisions"
TnE "ErATA" WILL BR CAPTURED. ~
POSSIBLE.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Attorney.
General Miller this afternoon made
public the substance OF the correspond.
.nce relating TO the insurgent vessel
hfafd and the schooner Robert and
MHnie. He refused to glos out the full
ext OF tbs correspondence. Tn. infor-
nation given by the attorney.genrra
agrees substantially with that received
In the presa dispatches. The reprcsen.
thtione upon which tho orders were
originally given TO detain the Robert
aud Mimic were matte by the CHILEAN
minister, and were to tho effect that no
had Information that the neutrality
laws were being violated. The nttor.
ney,gencral refused 10 indicate what
ufthcr steps he Ind taken In tho mat.
"r since the escape Of the two vessels,
orto discuss the probability OF any in.
lernationai complications. He had
several conferences with the secretary
d the navy during the day, and this
gave color TO the story that efforts
would be made TO recapturo the Hata.
Can you take the vessel Oh the high
seas without violation ot aw?o the re.
porter asked the secretary.
yes. sir" replied thu secretary en-
phaticnily.
'Will you do ~"
nave no answer 10 make 10 that,D
tliu the secretary. "Ycu can't skin "A
'nre before you catch him.v
rus seems To summarize the present
ntuhlion. The Aata viii be captured
! possible, but she lnss q large start of
my luisucfs. Her escape raises an
Important question VI internationa