Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-24
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POLICE BOATS PUT AN END TO
ILLEGAL DREDGING.
Potomac Oyster Beds to Be Protected
Steamer Newport News Returns
Other Matters.

The oyster dredgers which have been
dredging for plant and seed oysters on the
beds in the lower part of the Potomac out
of season have been put to flight BY the
Virginia oyster police. and the oysters will
be undisturbed probably until the opening
of the next oyster season, in the latter part
Of next September. The work was done by
the steamer Rappahannock, under the
command of Capt. Hudgins, who found the
dredgers were AIarylanders, and they were
ordered to leave at once. No arrests were
made, as it is stated no oysters or shells
We're found aboard the boats.
The vessels of both the Maryland and
Virginia marine police forces Will. it is
stated, patrol the bay and its tributaries the
entire closed season. and will make every
effort TO put a stop to any illegal taking of
oysters from public beds.
There was big fall off in the volume of
business done at the wholesale fish market
this morning compared with last week, but
business was fair. The receipts of herring
We're heavy, over 100000 of the fish hay
ing been brought up this morning The
receipts of shad numbered about 300. Prices
are slightly lower, except on shad.
One vessel with about geo bushels of Po-
tomac oysters aboard arrived at the wharf
this morning and Joined the fleet. There
is but little sale for the bivalves and they
can be, bought for fifty cents per bushel
Hard and soft shelled crabs are on sale,
but the supply IS light There is a fair de-
mand for CLAIMS at about seventy cents per
hundred.
MALTA used by the Sanford & Brooks hy-
draulic dredge Dewey in the digging of the
channel of the Eastern Branch will be
lowed to Baltimore. and the tug Leader ar
rived here today to make up a raft of the
pontoons and will leave port with them for
the trip down the river and up the bay 1t
is stated the Dewey, soon as she com
pletes overhauling at Baltimore. will be
taken to Newport News, where she will be
employed in harbor dredging.
General Marine News.
The tug A. II. Hole, which has been pur
chased at New York by Washington parties
for service on the Potomac. has been
hauled out on a Baltimore railway for some
repair work to her hull. AS soon as the
repairs are completed she will resume her
trip to this city with tow of scows
The Randall line steamer Wakefield
which went into service in the waters of
the lower Potomac Saturday, is under the
command of Capt. Bailey Reed. with Mr..
chapman Sly as mate, Eugene Murdoch
ana Preston Wise, quartermaSters and
Phylander George. deck mate. M. George
Guest is the purser and Mr.. William Reed
has charge of her engine room.
Mr.. John Callahan, second vice president
and general manager of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company, has re-
turned from business trip to Philadel-
pha.
Mr.. NJ. S. Parker, cashier OF the River
View Excursion Park, will leave here this
week for the resort to prepare for the
opening of the excursion season.
Chief Engineer Charley kersey is super
intending the overhauling of the engine of
the steamer Randall. in preparation for the
summer excursion season on the river.
The steamer Newport News of the Wash
ington-N Norfolk Iine completed her annual
overhauling at the Newport News shipyard
at the shipyard the steamer was cleaned
and painted and was given a thorough
overhauling She will take a party on a
special excursion to Yorktown and James
town Wednesday, and her return in the
latter part of the week will relieve one OF