The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-12
THE FISHERIES.
Interview With Capt. ouigIey Of the
Terror.

Judge Levi Woodbury. Of Boston, and
Messrs Cunningham and Payson, Of Glou-
cester, Mass, were in the city Saturday.
The object of their visit was said to be a
consultation with the members of the Fish
Exchange, and twas intended to call meet
ing at the Exchange and have it addressed by
these gentlemen, but, owing to some misun-
derstanding, they left town at $3.50 p. m, and
no meeting was called, nor will one be called
at present. Judge Woodbury. called on MIR.
Putnam before leaving and had some legal
conversation on the adams" case.
The Shelburn correspondent Of the Hall
fax Herald interviewed Capt. Quigley, OF the
Terror, with the following result. The ques-
tions are by the correspondent, the answers
by Capt. Quigley:
"Have you had trouble in enforcing the
law against these Americans as yetY
II find them submissive enough generally,
| but as soon as my back is turned they are up
| to all sorts of dOdges to circumvent my vigil
ance and carry out their designs For IL
stance, gave permission to a skipper In Liv-
erpool harbor to land his son who was sick.
He thanked me for the privilege, and assured
me this was his sole object in entering the
port. In return, however he abused my
confidence by smuggling man into his boat,
and conveyed him on board his schooner to
act in the place of his son. But I've got my
eye on that Jolly tar, and don't You forget
Sand what is the feeling of the Nova SEQ
tian fishermen you meet respecting the pro-
lection Of the fisheries from American ag-
gression?"
''All the fishermen and fish dealers / have
so far had intercourse with are unanimous in
expressing the opinion that the Dominion
government have taken the only course LETT
open to them by the unfair and discourteous
conduct Of the Americans. They repudiate
the idea that the inshore fishermen Of Nova
Scotia are dependent on the purchase OF bait
by Yankee shippers for a livelihood. They
admit that these shippers are willing to give
them little higher price for their bait, but
they can readily sell all they have to Cana
dian vessels at fair profit, and then, the
protection OF the inshore fisheries they claim
more than compensates them for the redus-
tion in the price of bait to Canadian fisher
men,"
''Your recent seizures in Shelburne harbor
completely knock the bottom out of the re-
port lately going the rounds Of the American
press that Canada has been compelled by the
Imperial authorities to surrender her right 10
refuse the Americans bait and men,"
eyes | think So 1t is to be regretted that
the imaginations of the Canadian correspon-
dents to American papers are so lively. We
always are prepared TO take newspaper re-
ports with a certain degree of allowance, but
when statements of national Importance,
without the slightest foundation in truth, 1t
is certainly a discredit to journalism, and
such a state of affairs as demands Immediate
amendment. The consequences OF reliance
upon the correctness Of this statement in the
case OF two of the vessels just seized, have
| been somewhat disastrous"
"What effect on the Americans do you I'M
| agine our attitude towards the fishery ques-
| tion at present will have%
| well, that is matter OF speculation so
far, but L think things will be brought to an
amicable issue before very long. This sea-
| sons work, too, cannot fail TO teach our
| neighbOrS some valuable lessons. Perhaps
| not the least in Importance will be the fact
that their shippers have been for a long time
| jeopardiZing the interests OF their owners IN
pandering to the wishes Of Nova Sc0tlan
members of their crews by allowing them 70
smuggle goods in their vessels, and dropping
| into local ports, when desired, in order to
| help the illegal enterprise along. Not only
| are the vessels imperiled by tins lnfractlon
| of the customs laws, but much valuable time
| is lost, which otherwise would be consumed
| in the legitimate business of the voyage. 1t
| is high time this practice be put an end to by
| our neighbors as well as ourselves.
| A dispatch from Halifax, received Satur-
| day night says that the Portland schooner
| City Point, not already released, is to be set
| at liberty at once, as United States Consul
General Phelan Saturday deposited the
| amount of the fine imposed. $500, with Col
| lector of Customs Ross The G. B. Harring-
| ton and Geo. w. Gushing, the other vessels ar
| rested will be released under sim
| liar conditions. The agreement is
| that the sum deposited for the
| City Point and likely to be deposited for the
| Cushing and Harrington, is to be refunded If
| the owners of vessels establish the fact that
| the desentions were not legally effected. The
| Minister of Customs consented that the
| amount of the fines be deposited with the
| Halifax Customs Collectors, and has tele-
| graphed instructions to customs officers at
| Shelburne. Consul General Phelan is only
| awaiting advices from the owners of the
| Cushing and Harrington before depositing
| the required sum and obtaining their re-