The herald., 1894-08-24
SAL LvADOREAN REFUGEES,
They Are United States
Prisoners.
Ezeta and His Companions
Landed.
Marshal Baldwin Holds Them in
Custody.
The Oiash Between the judicial and
the Naval Authorities Settled.
Tho Culprits Deny
Their Guilt.

tonic Ezeta and his fellow refugees hI6
prisoners at last by authority OF the
United States district court. The war
rants were served this afternoon.
Early this morning the local federal
officials received notification that the
differences between the navy depart
ment and the department Of justice had
been compromised-at least In meas
that the naval authorities OF
Mare island would permit the United
States marshal to serve the warranta.
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 was determined to up
hold the department OF government
which he represents. He refused to
charter q tug, and there seemed pos.
sibility that the refugees would be lett
to die of old sge on the high Eeas. DR..
Calderon, the local consul Of the San
Salvadoresn government, finally inter-
ceded, however, and prevented any seri-
GUS rupture between these clashing de.
partments OF the United States govern
the money and chartered q tug.
THE ARRESTS MADE.
At 6 O'Clock this morning the tug
steamed out through the heads. On
board were Consul Calderon. United
States Marshal Baldwin, four deputy
United States marshals and Lieutenant
Stoney, United States navy, who went
as the representative of the authority of
the Mare Island naval station, to certify
to Marshal Baldwin as a representative
OF the United States government, and
Benninaton fe f0 fsSsias Is ii The S marshal snd
his deputies on board. The tug. which.
singularly enough, was named Relief.
arrived alongside the Bennington about
O'Clock in the morning. After the
formalities necessary to fully sustain
the dignity OF the navy department
were over Marshal Baldwin and his
deputies went on board the gunboat.
The tuRboat Relief then steamed away,
heading for port.
Immediately afterward the Benling-
toms anchors were hoisted. She had
been lying at anchor near the Fsrallone
islands, about 30 miles from port. A
few minutes later the Bennington was
steaming toward San Francisco bay, but
ae one of her engines is disabled she
made only slow progress. At 2p. IN.
the Bennington steamed in through the
Golden Gate.
That the refugees are now under ar
rest there ia no doubt, for Marshal Bald
win and his deputies went on board the
gunbost for the purpose of taking them
prisoners when the Bennington should
have passed within the three mile limit.
A YELLOW FEVER YARN.
The Bennington passed up the bay
and came to anchor off the quarantine
station. She came from a port infected
with yellow fever. The health officer
went aboard on her arrival. This fact
soon gave rise to report along the
front that the gunboat had 23 cases OF
yellow fever on board. Neither Lieu.
tenant Stoney nor Consul Caldsron
would verify or contradict the report OF
say anything about the arrest of the
refugees. The yellow fever yarn fnds
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 ia not known, but
it is believed that the opera bouffs fea-
lures of the Ezeta case are about over
and that the serious features OF this
international complication will demand
public attention tomorrow. 1t is thought
that tomorrow the refugees will be taken
before United States District Judge
Morrow. who issued the warrants for
their arrest. Then will begin the pro-
ceedings which will determine whether
the five men shall be given their free
dom or be taken back to San Salvador
to be shot by their political enemies, the
successful revolutionists.
HABEAs CORPUS PROCEEDINGS.
There is a probability that habeas
corpus proceedings will be brought on
behalf OF the prisoners before the extra.
dition matter ia looked into. In this
event only the, validity OF the warrants
would be attacked.
Horatio s. Rubens and Gonzales de
QueBada. attorneys OF New York, are
of the United States district attorney
Rubens was today admitted to practice
before the United States district and
to state their probable course OF proceed.
uius oO iui thcJ huNo DOoh uauptc W
sec their clients. This morning they
applied for permission to 60 to sea on
the tugbost which carried the officers to
the Bennington, but their request was
refused in few words.
The prosecution 10 being looked after
by local attorneys specially employed by
the government OF San Salvador.
THE PRISONERS LANDED.
The Bennington did not 60 into quar-
antine as was at frat thought, but
steamed directly to Mare island. The
prisoners were landed in San Francisco,
and are now confined in tho federal
building here in custody OF Marshal
Baldwin.
The refugees were made comfortable
for the night in the msrsha'o Office and
soon after ws.s visited by their attor-
neys. The lawyers would not state