The Portland daily press., 1884-03-19
THE BRIG sCaEAmER.
Orders Sent TO the Officials mt this Port
BOston Oespatches say She is Ordered
TO That City.

Yesterdays PRESS dispatches stated that
the brig Screa""er of this port, bound to this
country with Cuban banditti aboard, and
anchored at Vineyard Haven under the guns
Oh the revenue steamer Dexter, had been
ordered to this port under convoy of the Dex-
Ter. A PRES reporter called on Collector
DOW yesterday morning and be stated that he
had received despatch from Secretary Folger
OF the Treasury Department, ordering him to
take such steps to prevent the landing of the
passengers from the Screamer, provided they
come within the statute, as were proper.
Collector Dow notified Surveyor Pullen of the
orders he had received and both officers made
arrangements to carry out the wishes of the
Secretary. Collector Dow notified Mr.. Charles
ID. Baker, Commissioner OF immigration of
the State of Maine, to go aboard the Screamer
on arrival, and satisfy himself as to whether the
passengers were convicts, paupers or idiots
Ii they belong to any of these classes, then
the commissioner was ordered to report to the
Collector and the passengers will not be
allowed to land, but will have to be returned
by the captain whence they came, and he
will have to give bonds to do so. II political
refugees. according to the statutes of the
United States there is no reason why they
should be forbidden to come ashore.
There are IA men, 4 women and 6 children
on the Screamer. Consul General Badeau, at
Havana, telegrsphed Secretary of State Ere
hnghuysen that they were banditti, and the
Spanish Minister tells him they are common
desperadoes, not revousionists. Capt Robin.
son of the Screamer told Capt. Gabrielson of
the Dexter they were peaceable citizens, emil
grants to the United States. The orig took
them aboard at Caribarien, Cuba, from which
port she was bound to Boston, with cargo of
sugar consigned to Burtt, Alexander & Co.
Surveyor Pnllen, on notification of the ex-
pected arrival of the Screamer, Immediately
made preparations to have an inspector board
the vessel at once on her arrival and not allow
any person to land except the captain un iii
otfe rwise ordered, and no one aboard except
lne immigration Commissioner. The brig was
10 De placed under the guns of the Dexter in
| the harbor.
Messrs Perley & Russell stated to the re-
porter that the Scresmer never touched at
Delaware Breakwster, as reported. She made
the trip from Csrbarien to VINEYARD Haven in
eight days-from March 9Th to the l6Jh-and
III their opihion there was no object in the brig
coming to Portland, although she is owned
mere, as her cargo belonged in Boston. Cspt
Robinson, the Screamer's master, commanded
her only on this trip, Capt. .Sinnott, the ships
husband, having always commanded her.
Capt JAS. Balm, the agent, is away, and Capt.
Slnnoit was called to Boston by despatch.
A despatch from Washington, dated yester-
day afternoon, stated that Secretary Folger
yesterday received telegram from Capt
Gabrielsop, commanding the revenue steamer
Dexter, saying that strong northerly winds
had delayed the departure of the Screamer
from Woods Holl, Mass. Capt. Gabrielson
said that the Screamer was bound to Boston,
and that he would convoy her to that port as
soon as the weather permits.
Collector WorthiDgton of Boston stated
Yesterday that the Screamer was not going to
Portland, but would be conveyed to Boston,
where she was expected to arrive that alter
noon with the revenue cutter Dexter. Her
cargo OF sugar is consigned to the Continental
Rshnery in that city.
At three o'clock this morning vessel IN
tow OF a tug came into the hsrbor, and the
report was quickly started that the Screamer
was on her way in. Night Inspector OF Gus
toms L. Fl. Tobe set out for the vessel in the
customs barge, bat on boarding the crafr dis
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