Show The City of Panama Cae NEW YORK Aug 12The Pacific Mail steamship City of Panama which was detained tamed by the authorities of San Salvador at La Libertad was permitted t sail Monday Mon-day This dispatch was received at the office of the company in this city yesterday from the companys agent at Panama The following dispatch has been received from the agent at La Libertad The City of Panama sailed Aug 10 at S a m direct for San Jose The cargo for La Libertad was discharged The commander com-mander of the port refused to dispatch her J B Houston vicepresident and general gen-eral manager of the company said that all ho know of the detention of the steamship was contained in the dispatch from Captain F P White of the detained steamer to the general manager of tho company on the isthmus of Panama from La Libertad The authorities refuse t clear the ship here saying the ship is confiscated by order of the government General Letona is a passenger from Corinto Nicaragua to San Jose Guatemala The commandanto at La Union with an armed fore demanded the surrender of five political criminals and refused to dispatch the ship unless his request was complied with 1 refused his request After twentyseven hours in port I sailed without clearance The agents here advised going to San Jose direct to land passengers apprehending apprehend-ing serious difficulties from Ezcta at Acajutia with an armed force determined t arrest the five political refugees onboard on-board I await your advice The agent in reply sent this dispatch to Captain White Proceed to San Jose direct I di-rect keeping your passengers on board until un-til you can communicate with the United States minister This means to San Joss do Guatemala Houston said Captain White had either to deliver up the passenger who were under the protection of the American flag or sail from La Union without clearance papers He waited twentyseven hours for his clearance papers and then sailed without thom Houston believes Captain White a justified in this course because of the upcarrying mail which had t be delivered de-livered I believe the whole trouble n said Houston was caused by Germans who have been endeavoring for some time tme to get control of that trade They try to gt trj prejudice tho public aguinst our company which built up the trade and furnished every facility to carry on the business NTowtthoy want to step In and get control of the business |