The morning call., 1894-06-15
THE REASON WHY
EZcta Is Said to Be an
EmbeZZler.
Insurgents Pressed All the Launch
men at Acajutla Into Service.
The ElweiI Sold.

II it had not been for the San Salvadoran
insurgents the steamer Colima, that ar
rived yesterday from Panama and way
ports, might have taken on large cargo
at Aeajutla.
Just before the Colima arrived at that
poIt a band of victorious soldiers from
Santa Ana swooped down on the town.
capturing all of the coffee that was stored
there for shipment to San Francisco.
While the Colima was at La Llberrad
the United States warship Bennington
was in port doing honor to the flag by
promptly acting in the interest of Amer
leans who are stopping at that place.
RumOrs of all sorts were circulated con-
corning Ezeta and his efforts to feather
his nest from the public treasury of his
country. 1t is now KIN own upon what are
based the charges of embezzlement for
which the now deposed President is
writing EZeta Is on board of the Benning-
ton. Captain Thomas refusing to surrender
him TO his enemies, who charge that his is a
felon's, not politicians crime.
1t is Tumored that the dictator chartered
two German steamers, pillaged several
villages and hurried his i1-gOtten gains on
board of the vessels and then had them
make away for Europe.
The people of La Libertad and Acaiutla
DO not credit this story. but declare that
the President. nevertheless. did ship thou
sands of dollars out of the country upon
more than one occasion during the Tevolu-
ton.
The Colima brought up an unusual num-
Der of passengers, many OF whom were
from Central American ports, but few
protested to know much about the revo-
luton.
One or two spoke their minds freely.
| however. and said that Ezeta's overthrow
was much rejoiced over by all the Central
republics.
During the preliminary fighting around
Santa Ana about 5000 persons were killed
Ezeta at one time nearly lost his life in a
killed. The story OF the accident was told
in THE CALL several weeks ago.
The COlima was twenty-SiX days from
Panama, having been delayed at Acajutla
for three days, all the lanncheros and
wharf employees having been pressed into
service in the army and no one could be
found to load the great quantity of freight
that had accumulated on the pier
1t is reported that William E. Mighell
and others have purchased the American
wooden ship Elwell and will run her on
this coast in the coal trade. The Elwell
arrived here some months ago from New
York with cargo Of general merchandise
and has since been lying at Folsom wharf
2 She is good vessel, and though built
in 1875 is still as sound and serviceable as
she ever was. Her dimensions are
Length 212 feet. beam 80 feet depth of
hold "a feet, gross tonnage 1861 tons.
The Marine Board of Underwriters have
forwarded the following communication
to Captain Swan Of the bark McNear,
which sets at rest all superstition that the
captain was at fault in his little trou BILE
with CAPTAIN Thompson:
1--WE are Instructed to advise you thai
certain charges against you have been in
vesrigated by committee of this board.
and that the committee has reported that
the charges have not been sustained, and
this report has been adopted by the
board"
The boatmen at Folsom street dragged
Lazy Bill" the tramp, out of bis sn oozing-
place in an iron tank on Howard street,
and gave him good ducking hoping to
improve his health and personal appear
ance by the bath. Bill fights shy OF the
WharyeS now.