Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-05-14

gent Vessel Defes Federal Interior
ence-Ehorts to Capture the Robert
| and Minnie.
SAN DIEGO, CAT, May About $50
last evening the CHILEAN steamer Etata,
which had beou seized by the United
States authorities, lifted her anchors
and quietly steamed down the bay and
out into the ocean, carrying with her
Deputy United States Marshal Spencer,
who as far rs known is still on board
Pilot Dill was sandwiched between two
armed Chilians, while four cannon
guarded each bow and stern. The crew
was Mt quarters, and at least eighty Chill
lans were drawn up in line on the
decks, showing that while the vessel
was III port she was plentifully supplied
with men, arms and ammunition.
While here she displayed on one
small cannon and n crew OF about sixty
men. When the vessel left the harbor
she turned north and steamed toward
San Clemente.
The departure of the Etata was not I'M
expected, though 1t was not supposed
she would leave as soon rs soon as she
did. 1t was rumored late in the alter
noon that she was preparing to leave
the harbor, and the absence of any of
her crow from the streets added weight
to the story. AT ) O'Clock the Captains
gig. which had been lying ut the foot of
III Street, pulled off for the vessel with
six men aboard, and as soon as the boat
was hoisted to the deck the Etata
weighed her anchor and steamed down
the stream. Marshal Gnrd was not
aware that the captain had any inten~
ton of disregardiug his authority, for he
lett for Point Iona in the launch Tia
Juana Just one hour ahead of the big
steamer, and had passed the point and
| proceeded some distance out to sea be-
| fore he could have been aware that the
Etata was following him.
Marshal Cards errand on his second
trip out of the harbor was to take the
schooner Robert and Minnie anywhere
she might be found in the open seas,
outside of Mexican jurisdiction, as Il
piratical craft. The Marshal's launch
| left the wharf ut o'clock. Besides
| Mai. Gard there were aboard \. G.
| Spaulding, of San Francisco; A. NJ.
Conoughy, Capt. Crawford and four
soldiers from the barracks, armed with
lilies and ammunition belts, who had
been detailed to go on the eXpedi-
| 1t is known that the Marshal
received instructions from washington
that he had authority to take the Rob
ert and Minnie on the high seas under
neutrality and piracy laws, but whom
these orders were issued by could not
| be ascertaiEed. Marshal Gard was very
retlcent when questioned on this point,
simply saving he meant business and he
intended to bring the schooner back if
he came up to her
At o'clock Wednesday morning
Marshal Gard and party left for Corona
| do Islands where the Robert and Minnie
was last seen on Tuesday. Just out IL
sail appeared which the tug made for.
AS soon as her master saw the Tia
Juana, he put about and ran south in
order, it is supposed, TO get into MeXi
| can waters before he was overhauled.
| The meeting place of this schooner and
tug was two and half miles south of
the international line, about fifteen
miles southwest of Point Iona.
The tug passed to windward of the
Robert and Minnie and those aboard
had a good chance to observe
her closely. On her stern were the
words Robert and Minnie, San Fran
| cisco" The schooner was sailing under
fore and mainsal with no jib or topsails,
and was so heavily laden that she made
but slow progress. There were but four
| of her crew visible, and these watched
the movements of the tug anxiously
from their position on the poop. The
schooner being i'll Mexican waters,
Marshal Gard returned to port TO tele
graph for instructions.
There has at no time been any real
| doubt III the minds of those best In
formed that the ammunition which the
| i
ed for the Gillian transport and that it
would be transferred to the hold of the
| Etata for the use of the insurgents as
soon as the big steamer obtained what
supplies she needed in port. 1t is
definitely known that communications
have passed between Capt. Ferrall of
the schooner and Capt. Mauzeum, of
the Etata, both while the Robert
and Minnie was at Catalina and
since her arrival off this .harbor. The
! Chiliaus laid their plans we'll and they
were carried out to the letter regardless
of the inference of the United States
! authorities.
Just after midnight this morning
| Marshal Gard and party returned from
outside and reported that the Robert
and Minnie had completely dis
appeared.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., May THE Treas
ury Department officials are being kept
| fully informed of the movements of the
| CHILEAN vessel Etata, which escaped
from the port of San Diego, Cal, yester-
day, after being seized by the malshal,
and of the fruitless chase for the schoon-
| er Robert and Minnie. They refuse, how
ever, to make public any of the dis
patches that have been received from the
collector or that have been sent him.
Secretary Foster, when asked ii there
was anything to-day about the matter,
intimated that it was out of the jurisdic-
ton of his office, and was now with the
attorney general. The attorney -gener-
al also declined to say anything upon