The morning call., 1894-08-20
ANTONIO AT SEA.
The Bennington Keeps
Out From Shore.
YRIGOYEN is. HOME AGAIN.
He Learns of DIR. CalderOn'S
Appointment.
NO ACTION TAKEN YESTERDAY.
The San SaIvadoran Middle Will
Probably Reach a Climax
To-Day.
NO ACTION TAKEN YESTERDAY

The United States man-of-war Benning-
ton is still outside" and on board of her
are Antonio EZeta and the three other
refugees from Salvador
No move was made in the matter YES
terday by the new Consul, W. Eustorzio
Calderon, or his attorneys, Pierson &
Mitchell.
The appointment of DR.. Calderon was
made through the means of the telegraph
used by Minister Guzman at Washington.
Mr.. Roma was acting Consul during the
gagged Piersou & Mitchell as counsel on
behalf of the San Salvadoran Govern
ment in the Ezeta matter.
He Immediately called upon DR.. CAL
derOn, turned over the whole matter to
him and introduced him to the legal cOun-
sci engaged. No doubt the matter will
reach climax to-day.
The actual service of the warrant for
the refugees arrest Is of little account and
represents merely formal, preiunctOry
performance. 1t follows naturally on the
recognition of Salvador by the President
some weeks ago and does not in any way
signify the surrender of Ezeta 10 his &C
cusers, but simDiy transfers the case under
the law to the United States courts.
The warrant is known 10 have arrived
in this city on Saturday. That it was not
Immediately served is due doubtless to the
fact that there was a change of Sal
vadoran consuis at this port. Carlos F.
Irigoyen, an appolntee of Carlos EZeis,
had been displaced by Eustorcio Cal
deroD. the appointment having been made
by the present Salvadoran administrs-
ton through DR.. Guzman, the Salvad0ran
Minister at Washington. Immediately on
nf he oY,1 nol-
steps 10 have the warrant served by the
United States Marshal.
The warrant charges EZeta with robbery
in forciDly securing S0-called loan from
a SalvadOran banking institution, and of
the embeZZement of public money. The
evidence in support of these charges will
be presented to the United States court in
California, and if. in the opinion of the
court. EZeta and his friends are guilty, they
will be delivered as prisoners to the Saliva
dOran authorities.
Carlos +. Yrigoyen arrived home from
New York yesterday to find a telegram
from San Salvadoran Minister GuZman
at Washington giving notice that he mad
been released as Consul here and that DR..
EustoTZio Calderon had been appointed in
his stead.
Mr.. Yrigoyen was an appointee of Carlos
EZeta, late President, and 1t is. therefore.
not surprising matter that he vas not
important station, and especially at this
peculiar and interesting juncture.
But the appointment of DR.. Calderon has
peculiar significance, inasmuch as he has
mnch more reason for taking advantage of
the present situation 10 help the Govern
ment to secure the return of Ezeta. there
by getting that tiger of the frontier into
trouble. than Yrigoysn had 10 aid in his
escape. Calderon is a sort of political
refugee himself, having opposed the
Ezetas somewhat in San Salvador and
been punished for it in such drastic and
Spanish methods as being hung up by the
heels in dark cell. OF that experience
not unnatural to assume that he would
gather not a little satisfaction in aiding
the return Of his enemy into the hands of
his enemies.
Mr.. YrigoyeD, however. takes occasion
to empha tically deny that he has been
active in Ezeta's behalf in any way and to
scorn the imputation that he would not
have done his whole duty, while at the
same time expressing great pleasure in
being relieved of the possible necessity of
having to do what would be very unpleas-
ant for him.
II am man of peace" said Mr.. Yri-
gOyen, "a merchant. and it would be very
revolving to me to be the agent in sending
any man to his death without regard to
the question of friendship. Yes, it is true
that l have known and been on friendly
terms with Carlos EZeta, the late Presi-
dent. L never had anything to do with
Antonio, now seeking TO land in San Fran
cisco. l am a native of Guatemala, not Of
San Salvador. / have been a resident here
eight years and have had nothing TO do
with the political changes in Central
America. l left there. indeed, to avoid
them and to get somewhere where the
people were not forever shooting at each
other. l met Carlos Ezets when he was
pursuing the life Of planter before he be-
came President.
my trip East? 1t was purely a bust
ness matter and had nothing to do with
EZeta. If it bad / would have gone TO
Washington and not to New York. AS
for my appointing Mr.. Roma to serve
during my absence. which some news
paper says looks like an act in the interest
OF EZeta, It is simply ridiculous. Mr..
Roma held the Office before | did and he is
my friend, and | knew of no one who
could serve as well. all of which are suffi-
cient reasons for my appointing him.
so far as my doing anything to help
Ezeta, while / might be inclined to do so,
there is nothing that the Consul here can
do further than to carry out the orders
that come from Washington. While, as l
say, am glad to be relieved OF duty that
may be an unpleasant one, l wish to say
thatany duty that l might have been called
upon to perform as Consul would have
performed 10 the letter and not hesitated
about it. Such duty would be of the
head and not of the heart, which l would
not have allowed to interfere. If my father
or brother was aboard the Bennington and
l was directed to 60 and arrest and hand
him over to his enemies, if it was my duly
TO do so l would do II.
Or. Calderon? do not know him fur
Their than to speak as 1 meet him on the
street. / have no friendship with him."