Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-04-16

/ IQo recent Nhntfy law tuhctcu ny tuo
Legislature OF this State is causing con.
siderable excitement, aud IL is probable
trouble will en-ue before the m after G IN
be definitely seJtled b, the Courts. The
| Delaware fisherman y no were instru
mental In having the law passed, main
| tain that II shall be enforced, ana the
| fishermen of Pennsy leania and New
Jersey prohibited from fishing in Della
ware waters. On the other hand, the
| fishermen from those States are rs fully
determined TO continue taeir operations,
las thsy believe tdat they are fully sus-
tanned by law and natural rights.
Governor Albeit OF New Jersey
visited PenDsgrove on Tuesday, ac-
|compapied by Controller Anderson,
General Il. W. Spencer OF the National
Guard, Colonel Charles w. Fuller and
his private Secretary.
The party we're met ut PennsRro We
by Prose cutor A. II. Shape, Of Salem
County. and the Hon j. ID. Whitaker, of
Pennsgrove. In the evening an in
formal conference was held ut French 5
hotel with prom. inent citizens OF Salem
County, many Of whom are interested
in the sbad and sturgeon fishing bust
ness. Tie Governor listen Ell attentive
ly 10 their staten ents and his Secretary
took notes. He had very little 10 cay
| in reference 10 what action will he TAX
EN- by The State, as he intends to lay all
the facts before the Attorney General
and aH ait his decision, but IL Is under
stood thst he advised the fishermen to
continue fishing.
IL seems that they intend TO act on
this advice, AS two hundred fishermen
| lett PeDpsgroye yesterday. They will
| not attempt to laid on Delaware soil,
but will board on their boats, aud say
| that they will not make any trouble
| unless they are iuterfertd with. This
afternoon Goyerbor Albeit will hold a
CONSULTATION with the New Jersey Fish
Commissioners, when it j. probable a
course 10 be pursued in the matter will
he marked out.
1t has been the custom with the New
Jersey ami Pennsylvania fisherman
to board, during the season, at Port
Penn and Delaware CITY, and it is
sclaiined that the presen; ttouble will
, result in considerable. lcss to tho people
| of those places, as these men will now
board Themselves. /, Is also stated
that fully one hundred Delawareans
are employed on Jersey boats. and are
| paid from $50 10 $50 PER month and
their board, consequently the enforce
| mcnt of this Jaw Will affect many from
this State.
1t Is claimed that this aw was fran
ed in accordance with the wish of few
men, q nd that the majority are opposed
| to it, as they contend that The waters
are free for all. The greatest feeling
against the Jersey IN seems 10 exist at
Port Penn, and about a week ago there
came very near being conflict between
the parties, that was only prevented by
| the interpusition Of William II. Miller,
who counselled forsbsarance and ad
vlsed the excited men 10 proceed accord
ny 10 Law.
The fishermen at Port Penn ray that
| from present indications Tits will be a
poor season, ana that ii the fishermen
| from other States are allowed 10 come
| there they lad Is well disc yntinue
operations, as they will certainly lose
money. They claim that the only ones
who will be al utei In this State by
the enforcement OF the law are the
boarding h us-s ard storekeepers, and
say thai y y fe't@r hist the few should
suffer than the u,4cr rs.ra are over
lone hundred tod.s 3 lis State en-.
lgaged in shad II = l...l .. Hhom use
So DNio AipuA wv - 70 ~ 4 IL HIS IDlE.
lIhus lar this season | r catch has been
livery small, owing to ihe coldness Of the
water, and az consequence the price
OF feb has been high.
| Ii Is hard TO tell what the outcome Of
the matter will be, but it is the opinlon
of several awyers 10 this city that the
law prohibiting the residents of other
STATES fishing n the river cannot be en-
forced, but that they can be prohibited
from ianding or shipping rom this
State.
Senator NOVA r. yesterday intro.
tduced bin, b. special permission.
Which provides hat fishermen from
Eo'her Sta,'s may iisd in Delaware wa
terr Tor stu5s eon upon ihe pay nIent of a
icens. fee OF $40 par year 1t Is ~
idnuoi me uatcCGae u ne gproar created
ny the bill OF last week, ard If passed
will virtually make tie situation the
same as It was by the az, vi ISL, so fai
as sturSecn are concerned.