The record-union., 1894-08-24
Ezeta and His Comrades Landed
at San Francisco.
NOW IN THE CUSTODY OF U. s.
MARSHAL BALDWIN.
Futile Search by United States Steam
ships for the Missing Men of the
Whaling Bark James Allen-AlI the
Volcanoes In Alaska Active-De-
structive Forest Fires In the State
of Washington.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ov.

Special to the RECoRD-UNToN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.-General An
tonic Ezeta and his fellow refugees are
prisoners at last, by authority of the
United States District Court. The war
rants of arrest were served this after
noon. Early this morning the local Fed
eral officials received notification that the
differences between the Navy Depart
ment and the Department. of Justice had
been compromised, at least in measure,
and that the naval authorities of Mare
Island would permit the United States
Marshal to serve the warrants. The
Navy Department maintained its position
on one point, however. 1t would not
furnish transportation for the Marshal
and his deputies to the gunboat. The
Marshal, too, was determined to uphold
the department of the Government
which he represents. He refused to
possibility that the refugees would be
left to die of old age on the high seas.
DIR. Calderon, the local Consul of the
Salvadoran Government, finally inter-
ceded, however. aud prevented any seri-
Gus rupture between these clashing de-
partments of the United States Govern
ment. He went into his own purse for
money and chartered tug. At O'Clock
this morning the tug steamed out through
the heads. On board were Consul Calde-
ron, United States Marshal Baldwin,
four Deputy United States Marshals, and
Lieutenant Stoney, United States Navy,
who went as representative of the au-
thority of the Mare Island naval station
| TO certify to Marshal Baldwin as repre-
sentative of the United States Govern
ment. and to permit Commander Thomas
OF the bennington to receive the Marshal
and his deputies on board.
| The tug, which singularly enough was
named the Relief. arrived alongside the
bennington about 8 o'clock in the morn
ing. After the formalities necessary to
| fully sustain the dignity Of the Navy De-
partment were over, Marshal Baldwin
and his deputies went on board the gun
boat. The tugooat Relief then steamed
away, heading for port. Immediately
afters,ard the Benninetons anchors were
hoisted. She had been lying at anchor
near the Farallone Islands. about thirty
miles from port. A few minutes later
the Bennington was Steaming toward
San Francisco Bay, but as one OF her en-
gines is disabled she made only slow
progress. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
Golden Gate.
That the refugees are now under arrest
there is no doubt, for Marshal Baldwin
and his deputies went on BOARD the gun
boat for the purpose of taking them pris-
oners when the Bennington should have
passed within the three mile limit The
bennington passed up the bay and came
to an anchor off the the quarantine sta
ton. She comes from port infected
with yellow fever. The Health Officer
was notified of her arrival. This fact
soon gave rise to report along the water
front that the gunboat has twenty-three
cases of yellow fever on board. Neither
Lieutenant Stoney nor Consul Calderon
would verify or contradict the report or
say anything about the arrests of the
refugees The yellow fever yarn finds
few believers, however.
Marshal Baldwin and his deputies are
still on board the cruiser with the men
supposed to be their prisoners. When
they will come ashore it is not known
but it is believed that the opera bouffe
features of the Ezeta case are about over,
and that the serious features of the inter-
national complication will demand public
attention tomorrow. 1t is thought that
| tomorrow the five refugees will be taken
before United States District Judge Nor
row, who issued the warrants for their
arrest. Then will begin the proceedings
which will determine whether the five
men shall be given their freedom or be
taken back to San Salvador to be shot by
their political enemies, the successful
revolutionists.
There is a probability that habeas cor
pus proceedings will be brought on be-
half of the prisoners before the extradi-
ton matter is examined into. In this
event only the validity of the warrants
would be attacked. Horatio S. Rubens
and Gonzales de Quesada. attorneys of
New York. are here to defend the cul-
prits. On motion of the United States
District Attorney, Rubens was to-day adj
mitted to practice before the United States
District and Circuit Courts. These attor-
neys refuse to state their probable course
of procedure. So far they have been un-
able to see their clients. This morning
they applied for permission to go TO sea
on the tug boat which carried the officers
to the Bennington, but their request was
refused in few words. The prosecution
is being looked after by local attorneys
specially employed by the Government
of San Salvador.
LATER.-The bennington did not go
into quarantine, as was at first thought,
but steamed directly to Mare Island. The
prisoners were landed in San Francisco,
and are now confined in the Federal
building here in custody of Marshal Bald
win.
The refugees were made comfortable
for the night in the Marshals office. and
soon after were visited by their attor-
neys. The lawyers would not state what
they proposed to do, but the mon will be
brought before Judge Morrow in the
morning, and the attorneys will prob
ably apply for w,its of habeas corpus.
To reporter Ezeta. who does not
speak English, told his story with the
assistance of Lieu tenant Coffin of the
bennington as Interpreter. Ezeta says
that between the 10Th of April and May
Sd three battles were fought near Santa
Ana in which his forces were defeated.
| Ezeta was wounded in the head on May
Sd, and was concealed in a hut. Two
weeks later, with 800 of his followers, he
made his way to the sea coast. There he
found the bennington, aud asked for
refuge until the steamer San Bias should
arrive on her way north four days later.
When the San Bias arrived the refugees
were not allowed to board her, but were
kept against their wills on the Benning
ton.
Ezeta explained the charge of murder
against him by saying that he did not
kill the man. but that the teamster who
tried TO intercept him was shot by one of
his men, an American. Lieutenant Coffin
corroborates this story.
| AS regards the bank robbery, EZeta
says he TOOK Inc money from the DanK
and gave his receipt for it as President of
the Republic, and used it to pay his SOL
diers. This, he claims he had right to
do under the laws of the country.
General Bustamente, who is accused of
| hanging four men, admits that he hanged
| them, but says the men were deserters
| from the army.
| In fact. all the offenses charged against
the refugees are explained by them as