The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-16
BOUNDARY COMMITTEE.
CONFERENCE OPENS 1T Old POINT.
The virginia Committeeman Will Not As
sent to the Maryland Assertion that To-
comoks sound IL a Part ofthc River.

HyorrA HorEr.. July 15.-tSpeciaL AL
though il is only little after o clock, he no.
tsl IA already wide-awake, in fact il has been
40 pretty nearly all night, for It was after lC
o,clock before the members Of the Bar Associa-
ton and few privileged characters entered
the dining hall. and the feasting and speech
making was kept up until about 3 o'clock
this morning. Quite number of members
of the Bar Association came down here only
Yesterday. just in time to participate in the
annual banquet. Among the Richmond
lawyers who are here and have not been
mentioned in these columns are Captain
Sol Cutchins and Messrs. John Jackson,
DE Saussure and Fauntleroy.
The members of the special committee OF
the Virginia Legislature who will wrestie
with the Maryland committee over the
question of catching fish. crabs and oysters III
the Potomac river and PocOmoke SOUND were
AL on hand promptly last evening when the
conference opened. For the benefit OF those
who might not have been Thoroughly
posted Speaker Cardwsu briefly recaPitu-
lated the history Of the much-yexed cues
tion and seyeral members conjectured on
the nossibls mode that the Maryland dele
cation would pursue. One thing was EVIL
dent however. that If Maryland insists on
the assertion that PocomOke sound IS foco-
moke river. and that the citizens OF Doth
States should have equal hshing rights III
Pocomoke river. the virginia conn lttee
will etand firm and decline TO make any
such concession.
The pilot steamer Relief. which is TO carry
the Virginia committee over tue waters OF
the Pocomoke and Potomac. arrived mere al
4.SO O'Clock yesterday afternoon. She Is IN
charge Of Captain James q. Peake. Cap
tain Oscar f.. Edwards. president OF the
Virginia Pilot Association. Of course is here
10 look after the interests OF his guests
Captain j. Il. Bally and I. W. Guy, or tne
Pilot Association. are also on haho anu
ready TO give the committeeman then AZ
tention.
The pilot boat William Sterkey. COM
manded by Captain William II. Face, is also
here. Colonel John Bell Bigger spent last
night on her. but. much to the regret OF all.
he was compelled this morning to return 10
Richmond on account Of sickness. Colonel
Bigger is an enthusiastic fisherman, and IN
spite of the broilipg sun he went out nshlng
yesterday until he was overcome by the
heat.
All the rest OF the delegation who took
part in the dinner of the Bar Association
stayed at the hotel last night IN order 10 DO
on hand early this morning.
The Maryland people must have been
very tired last evening from their trip down
the Potomac river. or they had some other
important reason why they could not come
ashore at 10 o'clock last evening TO meet
our subcommittee. who had been patiently
waiting for them for hours. Instead OF dele
eating some of their members TO represent
them they only sent their sergeant alarms
with note stating that they would be ready
at any time this morning TO meet our peo-
pie. The sergeant-at-arms returned this
very moment with the information that 1t
will please his committee to put IN all APP
psarance at 8 A. Nj. sharp.