Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-09
Eia,a and the Question Of the Right Of
the United States TO
Capture Her.
PROBABLE TROUBLE ron rnr p'-
LOTS DILL AND KEITH.
Deserters from the Eia,a Say tha, She
was Conveyed North BY tho
Esmeralda.
rho question of Capturing uer Not
Settled.

rho Question of Capturing Her Not
ksttIed.
WASHINGTON, May s.-rhc gues-
ton Of the right OF the United states
10 take the Ltata on high sens II not
altogether settled. The state depart
ment people are Inclined 10 doubt the
right. The whole question arisas from
the dispute m to tho character Wero
tho pirate a vessel OF American register
engaged IN acts In violation OF treaty
stipulntions, the case would De amn'
rle one, but she IN merely n Chi'ian
vessel engaged In the transportation OF
a suspected cargo, mud there IN grave
tlsk Involved.
DISPATCHES from Chill today throw
q peculiar sidn Hight on the wnr, being
10 the effect that President Bnlinaceua
has directed that payment OF revenue
and other dues 10 the government
mus, he made In silver. a naval
officer today pointed out the TACT tha'
this means good deal aud might M
dictate q certain amount OF shrewi pre-
caution on tho part OF Balinhceda VINO
l., ~ likely as not, preparing for abli.
cation. such action OF cour-. would
end the war la favor OF the Insurgents.
In the matter Of International law in'
volvud II would seem rs though the
State department IA not In accord with
the rest Of tho administration, for
both Attorney. General Miller aud
Secretary Tracy lean To the Idea that
tho Etotd Is legal prey.
A report has come FROM San Fran.
cisco that Richard Trlmbull, member
~ the Chilian congress, has been ar
rested there. No knowledge of such
net has reached tho Department OF
Justice. II Is stated 1t would he mn
easy matter for my one TO cause the
arrest OF Tumbull on n charge Of vio-
latinv the neutrality laws. The mar
shni IL bound TO recognize an order to
this effect, contained In Information or
complaint sworn 10 by any citizen.
In cate there In mistake and false
arrest, there IN cdrcrs only In the form
Of suit Mt law against the informant.
The marshal IA not responsible.
TIIn PILOTS MAY HAVE TROUBLE.
SAs FRANCISCO, May s. = Tue
Chronicles San Diego special says
Pilots Dill and Keith will probably
have trouble with tho government
over the escape Of the Etdfa, aud q
charge Of conspiracy may be- preferred
against them. The government Of
doing on tho vessel while she was In
shal, aud why Keith carried n ines.
sage from the captain. OF tho !fatd to
the master OF the Robert and Mimic
outside the harbor Wednesday. They
say even II force WAS used 10 make
,.ll.s k.. -. a.
none used In getting him ON board
several hours before she sailed.
United states Marshal Gard says to-
DAY II custom-housc officials had done
their duty contraband goods would
rtructions would then have been 70.
c-ived 10 put troops on board, and \
revenue or war vessel would have been
sent here. He (Gard) depended on
the custom-house 10 do its business, but
instead Its officers sneakcd out 10 sea
Ia n tug, trying 10 thwnrt his scheme
10 the arms on tho Etafa, he holds u
written order from tho department.
"ErATA" AND "EsMERALpA.n
SAN DIEGO, May Stu = further
talk today, two deserters from the Edta
repeated the assertion that tho vessel
was conveyed north by the CHILEAN
warship EsDleraitid, and that the latter
vessel Il waiting for her of Cape santa
Cruz. II was deemed unwise for tho
Esnierafdd TO come further north, but
100 Of her crew, fully armed were put
In the hold Of tho Efata, prepared for
any emergency. The captain Of the
An a.tfl ~.