The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-05
WHAT Is
GOING ON
IN HARB0R.

Flags were at half-mast today on the
steamer city OF Taunton and the dock OF
the Providence line. out OF respect 10
tie memory Of william ID. Bishop. Sr.'
who died suddenly at his home in Bridge
port, Conn, yesterday. He was vice
president of the New York. New Haven &
Hartford railroad. and for many years
Identified with the management OF the
road and the steamship company.
After the tide began to ebo shortiy pe-
fore noon today captains of laden pasgss
did not essay to make their docks, there
being so much floating Ice above POINT
street bridge. The course was conpara-
lively clear below the bridge.
The Queen City arrived from and maze l
return trip to Seaconnet today. Inc
Ruth Il. Lutte, Capt. Sanford, is sun SUD
stituting for the warwick, Capt. KICK
etson. The repairs on the war ,,y rwiuH on, he
completed for her TO resume the usual
trips to and from Fall River before MOI
day next.
The seamen OF Boston have scored a
victory against the Shipowners associs-
ton OF that city, and union crew AT fuil
union wages shipped yesterday afternoon
on the six-masted schooner, william IL,
Douglass. For fully n week the vessei
had been detained In port by the captain
who hoped TO get non-union crew AT
| proposed reduction In wages or -
| m.
| Of their Boston brethren will give encour-
| agement to sailors ashore here, number
| ing as they do at present fully 100.
! Oystermen and clam diggers have SUI
! fered much during the past month on ac-
count OF ice and continued Arctic weather
Some oystermen have advanced the price
| per gallon ten cents; clans generally hold
their own the year round but, surprising
| to state, cells which can be caugn,
| through the ice are quoted at almost
| double their former figures. Lobsters art
| reasonably low, being chiefly shorts bu'
they are sweeter than the others
''It has been the worst winter we have
had In years" remarked Frank Pettis
manager OF the old Robert Pettis oyste
house. today. "We have kept two steam
ers up and down far as Nayatt Point
every DAY, and that Is why, unlike othe
dealers we have not run short nor hav'
we advanced prices for we always com
| manded a trine better figures than othe
dealers. We have 25 oyster openers bus.
and ship about $50 gallons daily TO sa
nothing of hundreds of barrels weekly Z
New York. philadelphia. Ohio and all owe
New England BY the barrel they com
mand from - to s475, by the gallon open
ed Il 10 to S125 We have about 300. %
bushels planted-a five years supply-ou
, for lack OF seed you gan look for highe
, figures next year.
The move MADE Dy tne fTONluoiiS
/ chamber OF commerce scarcely more tha
, three weeks ago, urging that congress
make an appropriation for completin
the breakwater and barbor at Point Ju
: tfth, r. I-eastern arm-on the lines an
e plans originally accepted is attractn
the attention of marine interests, as we
as the general business interests OF ses
= port towns along the Atlantic coast froi
Baltimore Md, to Portland, Maine. tn
completion OF this Improvement will be
national benefit and will confer lastin
protection 10 Atlantic coast commerc
, and shipping, so absolutely required g
that point The New York chamber
: commerce and many other similar organ
izations have fallen into line and eve
at the meeting OF the Rhode islam
Mulespinners' association in Pawtucke
last evening II was voted that the NOV
ment be indorsed and an appeal made
| senators and congressman from RhoC
a Island to especially interest themselves
I, the matter.