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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-23
A|L|B|EM]AIR|L|E FISHERIES
THE LARGEST NETS IN THE WORLD ARE THE STEAM
SEINES FSHED IN OUR WATERS.
HALF MILLION AT ONE HAUL
Capehea
and the Family and the FsheeS
of Greenfield Drummonds Point and Sandy Pont--How
Big Senes
The peculiar formation-island and

The peculiar formation-islanda and
sound, with hundred bays and estu-
aries, and shallow, almost landlocked
soundis-of our Eastern section makes
it naturally one of the great fishing
grounds of the world.
The waters of Pamlico and Able
marie, Currituck and Croatan and Core
sounds all TEEN with fish of many va
rietres. fish that are not excelled in
fineness of flavor by any others that
the world affords. Especially does the
sound Albemarle swarm with herring
and shad. and these fish seem to in
crease year by year, in spite OF the
great nets that drag them out OF the
water by the hundred thousand.
The fishing industry is a source OF
great wealth to the State, and 1T is in
Gimated that THE annual catch is worth
much more to North Carolina than
the annual crop of cotton, the princl-
pal agricultural staple.
As far back as 1890 there We're 81 ,243,
98s invested and more than 10000 per
SONS were employed in the industry
I'm the six years since the last census
this has increased phenomenally, and
she sum invested to-day in the simple
paraphernalia of the Industry is at
least s., 100000, and more than 10000
persons are employed.
The twenty-six counties in which
the industry is leading feature are:
Curmtuck, Camden, Pasquotank, Per
ammans, Chowan, Gates, Hartford,
BERTHE, Martin, Washington, Tyrrell,
Dare. Hyde, Beaufort, Pitt, Edge
eombe, Pamlico, Craven, Lenoir, Car
teret, 0nslow, New Hanover, Pender,
Duplin, Sampson, Brunswick.
The large sum invested in fishing
apparatus includes boats. seines, pound
gill, skim and Dutch nets, shore prop
erty. vessels, steam flats, pontoons, etc
Many people even in North Carolina
itself do not know that the largest
fisheries on earth are in the State
Some of the great hauls of the steam
seines rival the miraculous draught
of fishes" that the Apostles drew from
the Sea of Galilee, and the great catch
rs almost pass belief.
Among the great steam seine fish
cries are:
Avoca, DR.. w. r. Capehart.
Greenfield, ]. G. Wood and Frank
Wood
Drummond's Point, j. G. Wood and
Crank Wood.
Sandy Point, II. G. Wood.
Croatan, Weymouth and Sons.
These are the largest of the Sound
fisheries.
Nearly all the steam seine fisheries
are located on the northern side oi
AlbeEarFe Sound, though Avoca, DR.
Capehsrt's fishery, is located on the
south side of the Sound, and the Wey.
mouth fishery is located on Croatan
Sound
sWhat is the largest catch of fish
ever made at one haul?" is the first
question most people ask when one
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beach, with their engines and their
alternating steam drums on which the
rope is wound as the seine is pulled in.
Between these two steam plants is the
great landing place and warehouse,
where the seine is landed and the pack
ing and icing is done. This is a long,
low wooden building with an immense
shed and floor jutting over the water.
The seine is carried out by two small
steamers, called flats" and is paid
out" as the Great Eastern" paid
out" the Atlantic cable. Four hours
is required to "shoOt the seine" (that
is, to carry out the net and "set" it
in the sound), and to make the haul.
The seine lis divided into two parts,
one half being carried out by each
flat" The steamers meet at the
stake boat" in the center, and there
the two parts are connected. Then
the signal is given by whistles, and
the steam drums on the beach begin
to wind the rope and draw in the seine.
The lower side of the seine is drawn in
first, leaving the fish ito run in on the
upper side At the proper time, de-
noted by signals, the upper side OF the
seine is drawn in.
Each haul is an event of the day,
and a buster place than fishing beach
when the haul is made can hardly be
Imagined. The fish are landed on this
long platform in front of the. ware
house, and they lie in a great heap
thousands of futtering fins and mil
hons of shining scales in the moving
mass of the finny tribe
THE process of cutting, cleaning,
icing and packing begins the moment
the seine is landed, and every hand is
pressed into service until the entire
haul is disposed of. To show the eN-
pertness o. some of the neg } women
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= the extent of these great fisheries.

OF the extent OF these gredI Hshel lt'S'
Before the war there were twenty
two of these immense seines between
n,nmnond's Point and Edenton, but
the economy in the operation of the
pound nets as compared with the great
cost of maintaining the large pants
REQUIRED for the immense seine fisher
les has driven out most of THESE
plants out of existence.
These seineS are the largest nets
fished in the world and the catch is
far beyond the next largest to be
found anywhere else.
Long before steam seines were in
ented these immense nets were carried
out by boats and drawn in by drums
on the beach, operated by horse-pow-
or The catch was quite as large then
as now, but the number of hauls a
day was not so great, the horsepower
seine being much slower than the seine
operated by steam power.
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OF the leading fishermen of the Able
marie region, and whose sons now
own the largest fisheries on the Sound
He is buried in the Baptist church
yard at Edenton, and Mr.. Frank Wood
will soon erect a monument TO his
memory, the funds being contributed
by the seine fishermen.
DIR. Capeheart says in letter in the
North Carolina handbook:
@Prior to 1900 gill nets were the only
device for catching shad and sturgeon.
Soon after that date seines were rugged
and operated-Messrs. JOSH. and Chas.
Skinner, Mr.. Cullen Capeheart and Mr..
Starke Armistead, being the first to
embark in the new enterprise. Great
success followed, and rapidly seine
beaches were cleared all along the
streams of Albemarle Sound down to
Roanoke Island, and were operated
until the beginning of the war-man-
ual labor and horsepower being used.
Mr.. Cullen Capehart in one season real
lied a profit of $4,000 in sixty days
100, 900 shad, besides several hundred
barrels of herringsAt that date, 1874 ALI
fish of each variety were cut, salted
and shipped to Bath, Baltimore, Rich
mond, Philadelphia and New York. In
1850 we commenced packing shad IN
vessels and shipping North. The YES
sci being laden with ice (ice-grinding
machines on deck), and, dropping an
Choir in front of one of the large fish
cries, purchased the shad, started the
grinder, and soon the vessel was laden
with shad packed in ground ice, when
it would set sail for New York.
''As soon as we commenced fishing
after the close of the war, a new mode
was commenced, shad, herring, striped
bass and perch were packed in boxes
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3egins TO talk of the North Carolina
3sheries.
A complete record is kept at each
ishery of every haul made, the exact
hour at which the seine was landed,
the condition of wind and tide and the
catch of fish, and the price they
brought. In this way the exact num-
Der of fish caught at any one haul,
from the beginning of fishing with
these great seines, can be found at
short notice.
The largest catch ever made, or ae
least, the largest ever accurately re-
corded was made at the old Montpelier
Fishery at SINNERS Point, on Abe
marie Sound in 1868. A few thousand
over five hundred thousand fish were
caught and saved at one haul.
A gentleman who was connected
with one of the large fisheries told
me that some twenty years ago at the
gnoanan fishery a haul was made
that was estimated at six hundred
thousand The seine was staked out
in abe Sound for two days and the
8sh drawn into shore by hand selnes
Nearly half million fish were saved
ne said, and thousands more turned
loose IN the Sound.
ihS 1dfSSSb "a oSi lhsIo - 1850
years was made by DIR. Capeheart at
Avoca In 1892 when three hundred
thousand were caught at one haul.
These catches were of course phe-
nomenal, but numerous catches OF
I0o, 900 and over are found on the re-
cords OF the fisheries. =
This past seaso., a season that
hardly came up to the standard, q
catch of $4,000 was made at the
Greenfield fishery owned by Messrs
=. G. and Frank Wood.
FROM this some idea may be gained
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The steam seine is itself North
Carolina invention. Capt. Peter War
rem in 1869 invented the steam seine,
and the first apparatus of the kind
was put in use at Drummond's Point,
which fishery is now operated by
Messrs. j. G. and Frank Wood, sons
of Mr.. Edward Wood, who owned the
fishery when the first steam seine
was there installed. In 1879 steam was
applied to the boats that carry out
the seine. Capt. Warren's life was
singularly marked by decades. He
patented the fishing fat in 1S49, pa
tented the oar locks in 80, the shore
apparatus in 80, the steam flats in
10, and died in 1899. He cleared and
established the Greenfield fisheries,
which this year record the largest
catch of any on the Sound. This
ingenious inventor, who did so much
for the fishing industry, was for many
years in the employ of Mr.. Wood, one
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ca 1T
ExsN
!, at

This is the complaint of E%
thousands at this season. % =
They have no appetite; food sSoAS N~''es -
does not relish. They need the toAing upof
the stomach and digestive organs, which
q course of Hoods Sarsaparilla will give
them. It also purifes and enriches the
blood, cures that distress after eating and
internal misery only a dyspeptic can
know, creates an appetite, overcomes that
tired feeling and builds up and sustains
the whole physical system. 1t so prompts
" and efficiently relieves dyspeptic symps
toms and cures nervous headaches, that 1t
seems to have almost ga magic touch"
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GREENSRORN. N. C.

lends and patrons for past favors. Bus -
times" cry leaves but one of two causes
This week we offer exceptional values
We need the room for
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Cheyenne. Wyo., April SIN the United
states circuit court here suit was COM
menced to-day in behalf of the United
States against the Union Pacific Railroad
company involving titles to property val
ued at sl,0OO.000 The complaint includes
as defendants about $50 citizens of wy
oming living along the line of the Union
Pacific. The purpose of the suit is the
cancellation of patents issued to the rail-
road company for lands selected by the
company in lieu of lands claimed by the
company to have been taken up by set
tiers within its land grant after the filing
by the company of it's map of definite ,,o-
cation OF the line of its road. The claim
OF the government is that a large parcel
or lieu lands were selected by the COM
pany Tor lands to which claims of settlers
had attached at the time of the filing of
this map. 1t is believed that the defense
FOR all of the defendants will be under
taken by the railroad company.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09
SEVEN MEN KILLED
AWFUL DESTRUCTION BY A
PREMATURE BLAST.
rhe Accident Occurred In the Canyon,
-Four Miles From Ogden, Utah
Many Persons Injured.

ogden, Utah, April S-A terrific ex-
piosion, entailng the loss of seven lives
ana the wounding of several Others
occurred shortly after 8 O'Clock This
evening in the canyon four miles from
TINS city The men were employed by
the Pioneer Power Dam company and
were about to prepare a blast when the
premature explosion occurred.
The killed are: Dan Morean. Ogden /.
Il. Kirkman, ogden; George Weaver.
ogden; Nate Kempton, Provo: Samuel
Hatfield, Provo; Jeff Ruby. HuntsyilIe
Utah; Mike Leanan, Provo.
The wounded are: Andrew Sprows.
Alfred Ellington, George Slater and
several others. report was widely
circulated late tonight that there
were more than 200 men near the scene
OF the accident previous to the explo-
sion. and II is generally believed the
loss OF life has been far greater than
at first reported.
Foreman Dan Moran was loading n
hole for blast and had sprung IL sew
eral times with giant powder SO as 10
get in large quantity of black powder
and II Is supposed the hole had not suf-
hciently cooled when the accident oc-
CURED. Three men who were assisting
In the work were thrown 500 feet over
a cliff. alighting on the river bank.
physicians went Immediately to the
scene of the accident and the killed and
wounded were brought to the city. The
dead were taken to Richey's undertake
ing parlors and the wounded to the city
hospital
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he Church - ous orr.

Washington. April s.-The District Of
columbia appropriation bill. recommit-
ted by the house on account OF the aid
carried by II 10 charitable Institutions
was to-day considered by the commit
Tee and remodeled. as far as II applied
TO private institutions. All the items for
private and semi-private institutions
which heretofore depended largely upon
the government for support We're
stricken from the bill In place OF these
appropriations, the lump sum OF s9l. 700.
equal TO the total OF the various items
Is added for the relief and care OF the
poor and such charitable and REFORM
atory work as heretofore has been pro-
vided by direct appropriations. TO be
expended by the district commissioners.
either under contract or by employing
public institutions OF the district. The
commissioners are required to render
an account OF the disbursements, and
strict limitations are placed upon their
powers
The amendment ends with THE clause.
That no part OF the money here an
propriated shall be paid for the purpose
OF maintaining or aiding. by payment
Tor services or expenses, or otherwise
any church or religious denomination.
or any institution or society which is
under sectarian or ecclesiastic control"
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ing with the Indians should be bona
hde residents OF the state or territory
In which the Indians are located. The
vote on the amendment was deferred.
An amendment by Jones, democrat
Arkansas. was agreed to. increasing z
the appropriation for surveys in the
Indian territory TO 5000. 900. The bill
was laid aside at 5 o'clock
PETER asked unanimous consent that
the resolution for a senate inquiry into
the recent bond issues be taken up at
2;l5 O'Clock p m. next Tuesday. Hill,
who has contested the resolution. made
no objection and the agreement was
effected
Mitchell OF Oregon introduced a Joint
resolution TO facilitate a reorganiza-
ton OF the Northern Pacific railroad
company. giving TO actual settlers the
right TO purchase lands within railroad
grants AT 81. 80 per acre and to prohibit
consolidation with competing lines At
O'Clock p. m. the senate adjourned
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09
THE ST. -EPERS.
Great Northern. People Get In a Ringer
on the N. T.. Folks.

Great Northern. People Get I'm q Ringer
on the N. y. Folks.
Chicago. April s.-The Great North
ern and the Union Pacific are at log
gerheads over sleeping car rates to
Portland, Ore. The tracks OF the Great
Northern end at Seattle, and from
there to Portland IL uses the tracks of
the Northern Pacific. The sleeping car
rates from st. Paul to Seattle is $3.50;
from st. Paul to Portland the amount
is the same, but the Northern Pacifc's
local sleeping car rate from Seattle to
Portland is 81. The Great Northern Is
now absorbing the 81 between Seattle
and Portland. and in support of its ac-
ton 1t has a ruling of the secretary of
the local passenger association a.
Portland. The Union Pacific, however,
has taken exception to any such rul-
ing. IT claims that the Great North
ern, not having tracks of its own into
Portland, has no more right to do a
through business to that point than II
would have to go to Seattle or any 9TH
er Puget sound point The matter has
been referred to the chairman OF the
Transcontinental association for a rul-
Ing, but he admits that 1t is too COM
plicated to pass upon without full par
ing and he therefore has requested ex-
pressions of opinion on the subject
from all the roads interested.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09
SELECTING THE MEN
DsmOcratic and Republican Convsn-
tons in Different States.
FUN BILLED FOR PORTLAND
To-Day the @. o. p. In Sections,
VIII Fight for Superiorlty-Ta-
coma's EIectIon-More Nc
kinieyites In Line.

Portland. Ore. April S-Republican and
democratic state conventions will meet
In this city tomorrow for the purpose ef
electing delegates to the national conven-
tons, nominating presidential electors
and one justice Of the supreme court At
the state election on June there will be
chosen legislature which will elect a
successor TO Senator j. Fl. Mitchell In tho
United states senate. Republicans will
undoubtedly make a declaration on the
money question on the lines OF the repub-
hcan national convention OF 1882 There
Is strong sentiment among the dele
gates in favor OF declaring for a gold
standard. but II is believed that the ma
Jority OF the delegates favor a decIara-
ton for bimetallism to the extent that
the parity OF both metals be maintained
There are two sets of delegates to the
republican convention from Multnomah
county and a contest win arise over seat
ing them In the district convention to-
day the same sets of delegates that have
been elected to the state convention con-
tested for admission and the controversy
was settled, by giving each a one-half
representation. This will probably be =
precedent for the state convention
The democratic platform will favor the
tree and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio OF IS to l. The secretary OF the
democratic state committee tonight said:
me convention viii declare for free
shNer by vote OF to 1"
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THE METRIC SYSTEM.
it is Adopted by the House se-Cummings
Civ Cleveland AWAY.

tN tieNeiAud AWAY
Washington, April s.-By a vote OF
ll9 to III the house passed a bill
adopting the metric system OF weights :
and measures I'm all departments OF the
government after July 1. 1895, and
making u the only legal system after
Jan. 1, IDOL Dockery moved to recon-
slider. Stone moved TO lay the motion
on the table The motion to lay on
the table failed. Ill to 1856. Opponents
or the bill pressed the motion to re-
consider The motion to reconsider pre-
10 withdraw the bill. but Dockery OBJ
Jected. He then moved to recommit.
which carried $50 to 80.
The bill to repeal the compulsory nj
lotage law insofar as IL relates to sail
Ing vessels in coastwise trade. was
then called up with the understanding
that a vote should be taken az 9
O'Clock. Payne In charge OF the bin.
made an extended argument in its sun
port. Cummings, democrat New York.
opposed the bill He said IL had been
stated that the pilots of a lobby were
here TO defeat the bill. Il know" said
he' OF a mugwump. one Chamberlain.
commissioner OF navigation, who has
importuned members of this house.
remember that Grover Cleveland a few
days ago, removed from the governor
snip or Arizona one Hughes, who was
accused or trying to influence members
on the Arizona land lease bin. and /
say 10 YOU that II you have any re-
gard Tor the official life of the commits
sioner OF navigation you will allow this
biI To be defeated. for II this bin pass
es ana Grover Cleveland is true 10 the
principle he laid down In the Hughes
case the commissioner OF navigation
VIII very speedily navigate out of
mittee on agriculture. presented sthai
conference report on the agricultural
blli, which was adopted. after which
the house at 5:25 O'clock d. m. ad-
journed
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09
PATTIsoN FOR PREsIDENrs
Chairman Harrity say. He's the Man for
the Position

Cincinnati. April s-The Commercial
Gazeote will print tomorrow a COM
munication, with a PHILADELPHIA date.
from Hon. W. III. Harrity, Chairman
OF the democratic national executive
COMMITTEES, In support OF ex-Goyernor
X. r.. Pattison OF Pennsylvania AZ
democratic candidate for the presIden-
cy. MT. Harrity says: The democrar-
&c candidate must be a man OF broad
views. undoubted integrity and with
an fnfeNible purpose to meet the high
est demands OF the position. In Mr.
fattison Will be found all the qualif-
cations OF such a leader Nothing in
MS private life or official career has
called Tor explanation or equivocation
uhough his every act has been closely
scrutinlzed by hostile and Desperate
political interests in more than one ex-
citing canvass. Twice at the general
elections he has carried the citv ~
Philadelphia. the Gibranar OF republi-
canlsm or the country. for the position
OF CITY comptroller. The Office OF gov
ernor OF the commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania has been filled by a democrat
but twice In the IS years and each time
dhe victory was won with Govern.,r
Pautison as the candidate"
His letter OF $500 words II n ca-~r,,,
development and amplification OF thI.
brief extract from Il.
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splnish studenI. Earaved

Madrid, April s.-Students and men,
bers OF the national party here are re-
ported to be organizing demonstra-
tons against the United States in view
OF the recent vote of congress on Cuban
belligerency. The chiefs Of various sec
uons Of the republican party have
planned TO hold a meeting tonight 10
make arrangements for a big demon
stration 10 protest against the Cuban
vote in the United States congress.
which the republicans consider contra
~ to International law
Barcelona. April s.-The municipal
council has decided to equip a battalion
OF volunteers
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Athens. April S-Nearly all the MEM
bers % the royal family and king OF
Servia were present a. the Olympic
games this morning. TIE principal
events In the early part q the day
were bicycle and shooting contests. A
Frenchman named Flaming rode 100
kilometres In remarkably fast time. No
Americans are competing to-day. The
Americans are much gratihed at the
generous at-itude OF the Greeks to-
ward the victors and the utmost good
feeling prevails.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09
GAY is DOOMED.

The Motion for New Trial Denied by
the suprs ms Court.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. April s.-The supreme court
to-day overruled Bill Gays motion for
rehearing. A remittateur In the case
was issued and Gay will probably be
sentenced Friday or Saturday.
In the United States court to-day
Draper's attorneys applied for an or
der for transcript on appeal to the
united states supreme court. There is
a question of jurisdiction involved. the
attorneys claiming the defendant
should not have been tried in the Uni
ted states court. Draper is under SEN
tence or death for the murder Of Lena
Turner on the Crow reservation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09

Washington. April s.-Four contested
election cases were decided to-day by
the house elections committee. In only
one case was the report adverse to the
member now holding the seat, that OF
Murray vs.. Elliott. First South Carroll
ma. which Is favorable TO Murray. The
others We're; Johnson VS.. Stoken. Sew
enth South Carolina, In favor OF Sto-
ken; Kirby VS.. Abbott. Fifth Texas. In
favor OF Abbott: Ratcliffe vs.. Williams.
Firth Mississippi. In favor of Williams
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New York, April S-The committee
on the stock list OF the stock exchanxe
has listed the following securities;
Northern Pacific. $4,000. 900, second
mortgage trust receipts: Oregon Short
Line q Utah Northern Railroad COM
pany. ST5S00o. trust receipts for Utah
Southern general mortgage nc bonds
OF 1909. and 81. s66. 900 trust receipts for
the same. extension bonds.