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LA LIBERTAD'S INCIDENT.
IT BEARS some RELATION TO TEE
BARRUNDIA AFFAIR.

One of tho Party Concerned an
American Citizen-Alleged Revolu
tionists on the Steamship City of
Pansme-rhe Captains Refusal to
Surrender the Passsn xers and
Threats to Throw the Command
ant Overheard.
Copyright, 1891, bV Western Associated Press.
SAN JOSE DE GUATEMALA, Aug. 1S.-An
incident which occurred at the port of La
Libertad, in the republic of Salvador, ten
days ago. bore some relation to the Bar
rundia affair, which happened on the
steamer Acapulco, in San Jose de Guate-
maa during the late war between
Salvador and Guatemala. One of the
party concerned in this case, however. was
an American citizen, and the result mighb
have been the same as in the Barrundia af-
talr had it not been for the prompt aud de-
oisiVe action OF the captain OF au Ameri-
can steamship. The Pacific mail steamship
City Of Panama, which runs bstween
Panama and Acapulco, Mexico, stopped at
Corinto, Nicaragua, Aug. 5, on her regular
north-bound trip.
ALLEGED REvoLurtoNIsTs ON BoARn.
Among the passengers whom she took on
there were Patrick Brennan, an American
citizen residing IN Salvador, aud four ma
tive Salvadorians, ell former off,
GERS OF that government. Tnese men
had incurred the displeasure az
President Ezeta and were regarded by him
as revolutionists. TIE steamer reached La
Libertad Aug. 8. There she was boarded
by officers acting under the direction OF
President Ezete, who demanded Of Can't.
+. p White. commander of the City OF
Panama, the surrender Of Brennan and his
four companions.
REFUSED TO SURRENDER THE PASSENGERS.
Capt White refused to comply with this
demand and the officers returned to tho
shore and reported the result Of their vislu
to the conmandant Of the port. The com.
mandant Immediately went to the steamer
with boatload OF armed men and informed
Capt. White that the latter could CONSIDER
himself under his orders. as he had now Co
take possession OF tho steamer and to arrest
the men. Capt Whites Indignation was
aroused at once aud. without waiting to
discuss the matter at all, he told the COM
mandant that il no did not leave the steamer
Immediately
HE WOULD THROW HIM OVERHEARD.
The oommandant evidently perceived
that Capt. White was disposed to carry out
his threat, for he withdrew from the
steamer without any further discussion. A
short time before the steamer sailed from
La Lbertad Capt. White was
informed thar President Ezsta had
been notified of the occurrences on
tho City Of Panama and that
no had gone with large force to Acaiutla,
the next port In Salvador, at which the
steamer was to stop. The captains infor-
nation was TO the effect that President
Ezeta intended 20 await the arrival of the
steamer at Acalutla and to take off the refrs
gees at oil hazards. Capt White accord
inglY determined not to go to Acajutla, and
there was no Other port at Salvador at
which the steamer was scheduled to stop,
80 he proceeded to San Jose dc Guatemala.
THE CASE BEFORE MINISTER PAcHECo.
Mr.. Brennan went at oncs to the city Of
Guatemala and laid the facts Of the case
before United States Minister Pacheco.
The men whom President Ezeta desired to
capture are now on Guatemala territory,
and he has requested the authorities of
Guatemala to surrender them. The exact
details of the charges made against the men
by the president are not known here.
Mr.. Brennan has resided in Salvador for
| some time and is a railroad contractor. He
is said to be a man Of means and of some
prominence in the country.
ASSISTED EzETA DURING THE WAR.
During the late war with Guatemala his
business operations were interrupted, and it
is said that at President Ezeta's request he
accepted commission in the army Of Sal-
vador. enlisted his railroad employees in the
service and was instrumental in winning
one or more battles IN which be was
engaged. AT the close of the war he
retired from the military service, and
when the revolution was threatened in SAL
vador some time later it is said that Presi-
dent Ezeta again desired Mr.. Brennan to
enter his service and enlist his railroad en-
ployes. He declined to do 80 aud it is sup
posed that In this way he incurred the Presi.
dents displeasure.
THE -FOUR sAIvADoRIANs.
whom President Ezeta wished to
seize were Don Ayala, who
claims to have been legally elected
president of Salvador, but who has been de-
prived OF the office; Gen. Letona, command
er-in-chief of the Salvadorian army in
1885, but who hos been in exile for the past
five years; Gen. l.. Hernandez, wealthy
exile, ard Col. Rivas of the Salvadorian
army, nephew of Gen. Rivas, who was
executed by President Ezeta's orders, for
the part which he took in the late civil in~
surrection.