The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
WAS IT CONTRABAND OF WAR
SENT BY GENERAL ANTO-
MO EZETA 2
The CITY OF SYDNEY HELD IN
ORDER TO TAKE OFF SEv-
ERAL CASES.

General Antonio Ezeta is living quietly
at the California Hotel and to all appear
ances it looks as though he were domiciled
at the California for good. He receives his
numerous friends with open-hearted gen
crosby and according to them the ex-
President of San Salvador has given up all
thoughts of his Central American home.
While these assertions and appearances
may all be true there are other things
which point to the fact that the general is
not asleep and that his dream of United
States of Central America has not been
forgotten. Last Thursday the City of Sgd
ney sailed for Panama, via Central Ameri-
can ports and she was delayed over an
hour awaiting instructions from General
Agent Center. There were a number of
cases on board which caused the officers of
the steamer considerable uneasiness, and
when the order came to remove them from
the hold there was general feeling Of re-
lief These cases are said to have con-
tanned contraband of war and to have been
shipped by General Ezetas agents. The
only reason the cases were not sent on
was that had they been found on board in
Central American port the ship and
cargo might have been contiscated.
The records of the Customs-house show
that there is now on the way from Paris
the full equipment of a war steed and also
the full military costume of a general
These goods are consigned to General
Antonio EZeta, California Hotel, San Fran
CISCO" The uniform and accouterments
Tor the warhorse are expected daily via the
Southern Pacific Railroad and had there
not been a hitch in the proceedings Ezeta
would have left for Central America on the
Acapulco, which is scheduled to sail on the
9th inst.
When the City of Sydney was ready to
sail last Thursday there were standing on
the wharf General Agent Center, Vice
President Schwerin, the boss stevedore and
about twenty of his assistants and Super
mtendent Hauxhurst. The mail and pas
sengers were all aboard, but still the signal
was not given to cast off the mooring lines.
After delay of about an hour and
half Center said something to the boss
steyedore, the latter gave some instructions
to the men, and they at once rushed on
board and proceeding to the forward part
OF the ship seized certain cases and carried
them ashore.
The cases were placed on the trucks and
Immediately carted away. A few seconds
later the lines were cast off, and the
steamer moved away from the dock.
AS the cases were being removed, one of
the officers was heard to remark, There
goes some of the - stuff"
eyes" answered the officer he was ad-
dressing, land | wish to - it was all
gone" With that they hurried aboard,
and Messrs. Center, Schwerin and Haux-
hurst sauntered slowly up the wharf.
General Ezeta asserts that the goods,
whatever they are, do not belong to him,
but the men on the wharf say that the cases
contained contraband of war, and that
they were destined for Central America.
Ezeta admits that his uniform and the ac-
couterments for himself and charger are
on the way from New Y ork, but he insists
that they are not for use in Central
America.