Show The Seizure of the City of Panama NEW YORK Aug 11The superintendent superintend-ent of the Pacific Mail Steamship company was advised today by the companys agent at La Libertad San Salvadorthat the City of Panama which bad been detained on account I ac-count of having political refugees on board had sailed from that port direct to San Jose uc Guatemala The agent also stated her cargo had been discharged at La Libertad and the commandante at that port refusen to dispatch the vessel VicePresident Houston of the Pacific Mall Steamship company said this after noon he had received a dispatch stating the City of Panama bad been seized and detained de-tained at La Libortad by tho authorities of San Salvador because there were political refugees on board Details are very meagre Ufa dispatch having evidently been edited with great care by San Salvador officials General Latona I is a passenger on the City of Panama He is a political refugee bound from j I Connth Nicaragua to San Jose de Guatemala Guate-mala How this concerns the San Salvadorans Salva-dorans is not stated but they demanded I his surrender at La Union Captain White refused t comply with tho order and the commandant of the port refuted him clearing papers Ho sailed without them telegraphing tbe information to the agent at Panama who advised him t make the port of San Jose do Guatemala direct fearing the wrath of President Ezota who has an armed force at Acanjutala Cap tin White no doubt had to stop at La Libertad to let off passengers There he was told his ship would be confiscated unless un-less he gave up five political refugees I whose names are not given He again refused I re-fused t give up the men who were under the protection of the American Hag He Iva not allowed t proceed on his way Nothing further has been heard from him The matter has been referred to the state department at Washington The San Salvadorau consul said today he had received re-ceived no advices concerning the action of the steamship He was aware of the existing exist-ing trouble between the company and the authorities but did not know It was of such a serious nature as wbuld cause the detention of the vessel He expects to receive re-ceive word from there soon |