Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-23
THE sRINER FRONT
.JIM CROW, LAW CAUSING CONCERN
AMONG RIVER MEN.
Steamers Required to Provide Sep
ing Craft-Genefal and Personal.

The statute authorizes and orders the mas
tiers of passenger steamers to assign sepa-
rate eating, sleeping and sitting apart
ments for the two races as far as the con-
struction of the steamers will allow. AS
the boats are now built the keeping of the
two races separated will be very difficult
thing to do, and the steamboat owners
are puzzling their brains as to how they
are going to comply with the law.
The stock of fish on hand at the 18th
street wharf market was not large this
morning, and the demand was lighter,
at about the same prices yesterday.
Since yesterday about twenty-five pack
ages have been received by the local deal
ers the Norfolk and Washington line
steamer bringing up ten packages from the
fisheries about Old Point and Norfolk, the
Estelle Randall four packages from ely
mont and Gunston. ana eignt boxes coming
by express from the northern shores. This
morning black bass was sold at 10 to l2h
cents per pound; rock. LIZ to 20 cents per
pound white perch, 10 to II cents per
pound; sheepshead, 6 to Z cents per pound;
green pike. 10 cents per pound; smelts, . to
Z cents per pound; blue pike, 4 cents per
pound; frozen trout 6ls cents per pound
yellow perch. 20 to As cents per bunch; cat
fish 25 to 80 cents per bunch; sand PERCH
36 cents per bunch; buck shad, 40 cents
each; roe shad, 81; carp and herring, $500
per hundred.
wharf this morning was duller than 1t has
been this week, but prices remain at the
figures of yesterday, the smaller oysters
selling from so to 20 cents per bushel and
the larger ones as high as 81 per bushel.
The supply on hand is ample to last sew
eraI DAYS the fourteen vessels in port hav-
ing on board about 1900 bushels. and yes
sells with cargoes of oysters are looked Tor
at any time The Norfolk and Washington
line steamer this morning brought up about
thirty barrels Of Lynn Haven and Norfolk
oysters for the local dealers. The only ar
rival at the oyster Wnar1 since yesterday
is the Hiawatha, which brought up about
500 bushels of oysters from the Wcomlco.
The Freight Handlers.
The schooner James Judge is at Jackson
Vile Fla loading a cargo of about 100000
feet of lumber for Johnson & Wmsatt, this
port. --.a.
The barges Robert T. Mclean and Thorn
as J. Cleaver have been brough: from
Georgetown and will be taken to Occoauan
to load poplar wood from Carter & Clark
for PHILADELPHIA
living in port here for several weeks has
sailed for the lower river to load cordwood
back to this port.
The tug Juno has sailed for the lower riv-
err with a tow of light oyster vessels. She
is expected to return with a tow OF laden
vessels. re
The schooner Jennie c. May, which sailed
about a week ago from Rockport, Me-, for
Alexandria with a cargo Of ice is expected
to arrive in the Potomac early next week
The Avalon and Volunteer have sailed for
the lower river oyster beds and will load
full cargoes back to TINS market as quickly
as possible.
The schooner Cora McKenney has COM
| p1eted the unloading of her cargo of oys-
| tiers at the Alexandria wharf
| Dougherty's tug Stella, with the American
Refining Companys barge No. IS, laden
with Oil, in tow from Baltimore, has ar
rived in port The barge is now discharg-
ing her cargo. The tug will start back to
Baltimore with the barge as soon as it is
light. aL- .tt r,
The schooner Eta has completed the dis
charging of her cargo of oysters, and has
sailed for the lower river to reload
The schooner Sidonia Curey with cargo
of Virginia nine lumber, is expected to
arrive for Major Fl. l.. Biscoe tomorrow or
Monday.
80. General Matters.
The Postal Telegraph Company has
changed the location of its wharf office
from the Norfolk and Washington line
wharf to the office of Major H. L. Biscoe
About half an inch of ice forms on the
river every night and during the day is
broken loose by the wind and tides. In
floating up and down the river 1t has
knocked down or pulled UP many of the
markers set out by the engineer corps to
guide the dredge in its excavations In the
harbor.
The new boiler for the harbor police boat
Vigilant. which has been under construc-
ton at Baltimore for the past six months,
will, it is understood, be ready for delivery
shortly. AS soon as it reaches here the
Nigilant Will go out of commission while
her old boiler is being taken out and the
new installed.
The steamboat companies which have
steamers lying idle at the wharves here are
planning excursions for the week of the 4th
of March among the fleet of war vessels
that will be at anchor off Alexandria.
The work of overhauling the steamer
Harry Randall has been completed, and she
is now ready to resume her place upon the
lower river route.
The steamer Samuel J. Pentz will be used
to transport the troops from and to Fort
Washington the 4th of March. Efforts
are now being mader to have Battery NJ,
from Fort Hunt, ordered here for the in
augurai parade. 1t Is understood the fail
ure to order them here was an oversight.
A wharf is to be built at Honest Point, in
the Coan river, and a fish packing house and
factory is to be established there by Capt.
w. II. Owens. The wharf will be ready for
service by the early spring.
The oVerhauling of the Aqua creek
steamer Lily and Howard at William A
Smoots wharf. Alexandria, will be COM
pleted shortly and the steamer will resume
her trips.
andria wharf and the dealers there nave to
come to this market for their supplies. The
pungy Ella Hill is down the river loading
oysters for that market and her arrival is
looked for at any time
The tug ID. NJ. Key. now laid up for re-
pairs. will be ready for service in ten days
or two weeks.
Personal Mention.
Captain Charles McKenna is quite i'll
at his home in Alexandria.
Captain Charley Raley will have COM
mand of Taylor Bros tug d. NJ. Key when
she goes into commission again.
Engineer Marten Knapp will take charge |
Hft he CT 0 rln - &c al
Randall during the first week of next |
month. Chief Engineer William A. Moore |
will superintend the overhauling of the |
River View steamer at Baltimore.
MEMORY OF WARRINGTON.