Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-29
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Collector AndersOn's Report in Regard
to the British Schooner Sisters,
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WASHINGTON, May %.
Acting Secretary Fairchild today received
a report from Collector Anderson 1T Portland
in regard to the alleged detention of the
British schooner Sisters, in which he says:
Herewith ! transmit the statement of
Jesse Ellis, master of the British schooner
Sisters of Yarmouth, n. s., relating to the
penalty incurred by him in consequence of
the violation of the provisions OF section
2Sl4 OF the Revised Statutes of the United
States. On this case I have especially 10
report that this vessel arrived and entered at
this port under circumstances substantially as
stated by Captain Ellis. The clearance he
aiiudes TO has on its face the single word
'hsh, as description of the cargo. No
where on the clearance is any reference made
TO the kind, condition. quality, by whom
shipped, or to whom consigned. Very likely
the discrepancy between his statement and
fact arises through inadvertence on the part
OF the person he employed to draw up the
statement. Acting boarding officer at this
port, reported TO me through the surveyor.
under date of gath inst, This vessel arrived
at this port today and the captain failed to
produce manifest of the cargo on board
said schooner. In consequence of this the
master was informed ON entry that he was
liable to a penalty of $500 for failure to
produce manifest upon his arrival
within the limits of this collection district as
provided by section 2Sl5 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States; that under the
article OF treasury resolutions of 1884 re-
lating to customs and navigation laws the case
would be submitted TO the secretary of the
treasury before enforcing penalty | believe
the reasons ne assigns for his failure to com
ply with the navigation laws and customs
regulations of the United States to be true.
l have not discovered any attempt on his
part to defraud the revenue. He presented
the manifest in proper form on the entry of
his vessel IN which the cargo was set up as
taken on board at Yarmouth, N. S., consist
ing of fresh mackerel shipped by w. A.
Killam and consigned to +. l.. Clements &
Co., consignees. residence Portland and port
of destination Portland. In view of the fact
that the morning papers of this city pub
lished in full the statement of Capt. Ellis, |
deem it proper to say that the document was
not furnished the press by any officer con-
nected with the customs service at this port
to my knowledge. | respectfully submit the
case and await your instruction thereon"
Capt. Ellis's statement referred to in the
above letter has already been published.
President Cleveland to be Married We'd
nesday Evening, June 2nd.
President Cleveland will be married at the
| White House Wednesday evening, June End,
to Miss Frances Folsom. The recent death
of relative of Miss Folsom, has changed the
original plans of the wedding and invitations
will now be limited to few near relatives
| and members of the cabinet and their wives.
Rev. DR.. Sunderland of the First Presbyte-
rian church of Washington, will otfcate.
The ceremony will be followed by collation.
and the wedding will be plain and unostenta-
ti0us.
A Substitute for the Blair EducatiOnai
Bill.
At a meeting of the House committee on
education today, Representative Miller of
Texas, introduced a substitute for the Blair
educational bill. 1t appropriates SS 900. 900
annually for ten Years, to be distributed
among the States and Territories, according
to the ratio OF elliteracy as established by the
census of 1880. Many of the other provis-
ions are similar to those of the Blair bill, but
number of Objectionable features of the
latter have been eliminated.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: Postmasters in Maine-F. L.
Biddeford; n. A. SWEET, Sacarrappa. G. f.
Hung for Murder.
Antonio Mardelo was hanged at the dis.
trct Jail near this city, at 80 this afternoon
for the murder of Carmine Rotunno. He
made a speech on the scaffod and protested
| bis innocence.