The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-05-13
DODGED THE MARSHAL.


q Gillian Insurgent Vessel After Bein:
Captured slips Away-Important 0ues'
tons of International Law Raised.
SAN DIEGO, Cal. May S.-The steam
ship Etata, which was seized yesterday
by the United States marshal got away
last evening. taking United States
deputy ma, shall who was on board
with her. She left the harbor at lit.
tie after o'clock. Her departure was
not wholly unexpected. but it was not
believed that she would leave as soon
as she did About o'clock the capt
aims gig, containing himself and five OF
the crew, pulled out from the foot Of H
street and as soon as the captain got or
board the anchor was weighed and the
vessel steamed out of the harbor.
The United States marshal was not
aware evidently that his authority was
TO be disregarded by the captain of the
Etata. for at the time of her sailing he
was in quest of the schooner Robert
and Minnie. which craft he had been
ordered TO take at any port outside the
jurisdiction of Mexico. The vessel was
10 be seized as a piratical craft
There is no doubt but the rifles and
ammunition on board of the Robert and
Minnie was intended for the Gillian in
surgents and that the calling of the
Etata at this port was for the object OF
procuring these arms. 1t is definitely
known that communication passed be-
tween the steamship captain and the
captain of the schooner. The United
States marshal arrived at this port
about midnight last night with the
news that the schooner had eluded him.
There is no doubt now but that the
Chilians were determined TO leave the
harbor at any cost One of the deputy
marshals who was stationed at the
mouth of the harbor in a small boat &c
keep lookout says that when the
Etata passed out the pilot was standing
between two armed Chiiians while four
cannon guarded bow. boat and stern.
He also says that at least eighty armed
Chilians were drawn up on the deck
ready for action. This fact shows that
while the vessel was in port she had a
plentiful supply of men, arms and am.
munition. During her stay in port the
ONLY arms displayed was one small can
non, while no more than sixty sailors
We're at any time seen on her deck. The
vessel on leaving the harbor shaped her
course north and steamed in the dircc
ton of San Clemente.
THE NATTER AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. May S--AttorneyGc Cen
eral Miller has made public the sub
stance of the correspondence between
the officials here and the authorities at
Wilmington and San Diego. Cal. relat-
ing TO the insurgeut vessel Etata and
the schooner Robert and Minnie.
The Etata is Gillian insurgent YES
sell Of iron build She carries four can.
non and about 100 men The telegram
mentioned a probability that the Rob-
ert and Minnie would probably go &c
San Clemente island and there transfer
her arms and ammunition to the Etata-
Can you take the vessel on the high
seas without violation of law?" was
asked of Secretary Tracy.
Yes. sir" replied the secretary en-
phatically.
The escape of the Etata raises impor-
tant questions of international law
The Alabama claims. which cost the
British government so. 600. 600. arose in
a similar manner. through the equip
ment of confederate vessel in an En-
glish port and the supplying of men.
guns and ammunition to her by British
vessels