Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-05
MORE sCHOONERs SEIZED.
the Canadian Terror-Three COnfis.
Gated ships at Shelburne.

HALIFAX, N. S., July 8.
The Canadian war against the American
fishery feet has been renewed right earnestly,
if the seizure of three more schooners within
two days is to be regarded as an indication of
any thing. Such indication must be that the
Canadian government, goaded by the shouts
of disapproval hurled at them for their inac-
tivity and helplessness by the Dominion
press, and concluding that something must
be done to endeavor to bring the Americans
round to their way of thinking, have been
compelled to again show their teeth by snap
ping at the United States fishermen. The
result of this determination first showed it
self yesterday in the seizure of the Portland
schooner City Point at Skelburne, and today
by the arrest of two more Portland vessels at
the same port, the George w. Gushing, Capt.
Jewett, and the c. B. Harrington, Capt.
Frellick. A report that a fourth one had
been captured at Canso, the Hereward, Capt.
Macdonald, proved incorrect. The seizures
of the Gushing and Harrington were effected
this morning by Capt. Quigley of the cruiser
Terror. They are understood to be charged
with offence somewhat similar to that brought
against the City Point, of taking water on
was reported to the customs authorities.
The news of today's two seizures
coupled with the publication in the morning
papers of yesterdays event at Shelburne,
created considerable stir in interest, d circles
in Halifax. The excitement at Shelburne in
consequence of the past two days occurrences
is great, and the confscated vessels are being
visited by crowds of curious people. Each
of the three schooners is guarded by two men
from Capt. Quingley's cruiser, and no person
is allowed on board but officers of the Cana
dian government.
U. S. Consul Gen. Phelan has received Off
cial confirmation of all the seizures at Shell
burne. Last evening he telegraphed to Con-
sular Agent White for additional details in the
City Point case, and asked whether the men
landed from the vessels were natives of the
port or American citizens.
The reply received by him today included
the first intimation of the arrest of the Har.
rington and Cushing, and was as follows:
1.-THE two men reside here. Three Others
were ashore, short time after the water
boat returned, two from Maine, the other
from Queens county, N. S. No consent or
objection by the master for landing. Schoon-
ers G. w. Gushing, Jewett, master, and G.
B. Harrington, Frellick, master, both of
Portland, were seized this morning for similar
breach of the customs laws. The master of
the former was ashore bargaining for bait.
but did not obtain any"
Consu-General Phelan was also in receipt
of the following telegraph message confirm
ing this report:
"Our schooners seized today for seeking
bait and not reporting at customs house.
Have not bought anything Boarded eight
miles from customs house. John Frederick,
schooner c. B. Harrington; C. B. Jewett,
schooner g. w. Gushing, both of Portland,
Me-"
This is all the intelligence bearing on these
cases that reached the United States repre-
sentative today here. The statement that
the schooner Hereward, Capt. Macdonald
had been arrested by the Canso collector of
customs, was asserted positively IN dispatches
received in Halifax early this evening. IL
was declared he had violated the fishery treaty
by shipping Canso man, but that her CAP
tain denied the charge. Late tonight Consul
Phelan got telegram from Capt. MacDon-
aid saying: "All right, sail tomorrow from
which it would seem that he had been detan-
ed on some charge for which there was no
good grounds, and then released on his inno-
cence being established. The consul-genersl
leaves for Shelburne at the first opportunity,
to examine the men belonging to the three
schooners eoRfiscated at that place.