The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-12

stranger was under surveillance, and the
dungeons of the old fortress, as wei as
the barracks of the garrison, were Hlieu
with suspected persons. Through the good
offices of our respective consuls, three
Englishmen and myself, after losing one
steamer for the South Pacific, had sue
ceeded in satisfying the officials that we
were innocent tourists and Indifferent 10
the political success of Don Manuel Altero
who had inspired the outbreak; therefore,
we were granted permission TO board the
steamship Coquimbo which was to SAL
for Callao that night. But my Spanish
friend had declined 10 see the consul
of his government, and had resented all
inquiries into his personality and plans.
No amount of persuasion could convince
him that the intendente had right 10 IN
quire into his Identity and purposes, and
in the most imperious manner he forbade
all interference with his movements or The
restriction of his personal rights
The crisis had come. / had been grant
ed an interview with the intendente and
made a final and fruitless appeal in behalf
of my irreconcilable associate, of whom
| knew absolutely nothing, and whose
conduct only aggravated the suspicious
with which he was regarded. The lie
and liberty of a stranger in times of revo-
luton in Spanish America are not seri-
ously considered by either the legitimate
authorities or the insurgents; but having
done what l could TO convince him thar
discretion was the better part of valor'
and having made several appeals in his
behalf, l CONCLUDED to abandon him to the
fate he had chosen and take the best care
l could of myself.
AT midnight a gun was fired from the
ship in The beautiful harbor of Panama,
ana a teniente, with squad of men, APP
Feared at the hotel 10 escort us TO the
ships boat that ray at the wharf. My be
a4 fDr Il
and my bill had been paid hours before,
so at the first signal l sprung from my
chair on the balcony and ran to my room,
where 1 was confronted by a handsome
but half-uakcd peon carrying my bags ana
rugs through the corridor. | noticed he had
Senior Aree's luggage also, and explained
at it was not to be taken away.
1T is the order, your eXcelency," he re
piled. your friends luggage is to be
taken to the steamer"
"Muy bcn l answered and hurried on.
The haIf-naked cargador slowed my lug
gage carefully under the bow of the boat,
and sitting upon it TUNED his face to the
sea. l look d about for my Spanish friend,
but he did not appear, although his traps
were with nine, and when the shouting
and confusion had ceased l asked for him,
making the question general and address
ing no one in particular. Without turning
his head the handsome cargador in the
! bow answered, cateles sly:
He had gone with the heavy luggage in
/ the lighter"
1t WAS only a moment after we boarded
! the CoCuimho that her screw began to
| whirl. In fact, the anchor was out of the
! water before our feet touched her decks.
NO such person on board said the
! purser in reply 10 my inquiry about Arce.
! ''At least none Of that description was
! turned over TO me by the teniente who es-
corted you 10 the ship, and he gave strict
! orders that none of your party should COM
municate with The shore, ana that no 9th
! er PASSENGERS snou.d he taken.
Gone to the gloomy bastile,' remarke
| a sturdy Englishman who had shared our
fright and discomfort, as he pulled his pipe
/ from his mouth.
! And it's good enough for him. added
! the other Bri,on. His blooming independ-
| ence nearly sent us all to the dungeons. 1
| fancy when he has been there awhile ne II
be willing 70 show his passports"
But his traps came aboard with mine
and are in my stateroom," l explained.
| and the cargador told me that he was in
the other lighter with the heavy baggage
They probably tipped him overheard in
! the bay. then" suggested number one.
les a way they have TO get rid of trouble
some people sometimes: accidentally knock
them on the head with an oar, so they
can't swim ashore"
That's TOO horrible to believe" said !.
Indeed they do" said the purser. Il
have heard of such cases. If the comman-
dante had sent him aboard this ship he
would have come with the other passen-
gers. If he wanted TO get rid of him, and
no questions asked. he'd have sent him in
the big lighter and tipped the wink TO the
man in charge. They're a brutal lot, and
/ lis a heap easier to drown a man than to
hang or shoot him, and less explanation is
| necessary unless some one takes the
| trouble to inquire into his fate
| The purser and his fellow Englishmen
related examples of cruelty and vengeance
one after another until my blood was
chilled and ! asked TO be shown to my
! stateroom. There, TO my surprise. on the
| bunk with my own bag and hat box, were
the two foreign portmanteaus of Don Man
uel. and i'm the handle of one Of them was
a strip of paper torn from the margin of
| the Panama Star and Herald, upon which
was hastily written:
kindly keep these until called for
| NJ. A"
| I was lying in my hammock one MORN
! ing three days out, when steward in
! formed me that a deck passenger, who
| was in desired to see me ! made in
! quiries but He is III. senior" was all The
| reply ! got. and may have the fever; 50
you had better consult the surgeon before
/ you see him
| went 70 The doctor, as che steward sug-