Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-20

requested the governor to send sew
| eral militia companies TO the scene
of the oyster dispute today.
when / left Mr.. Lee tbis morning
at 9 o'clock he said he had to attend
to some business and would not be
able TO reach Hampton until tomor
| row morning. He was certain then
that the survey will end the trouble
and | feel assured that he would have
told me had he intended to ask for
police or military protection from the
governor. In fact the reports received
| BY Mr. Lee were too reassuring Tor
him to feel that he will need protec-
ton further than can be given him
by the state feet of oyster patrol
boats. | am absolutely certain that
the Richmond rumCr Is without foun-
dation.
Capt. Costin added that he picked
I'd eight white men in the Rappahan-
mock river, off Quinn's island, on his
way down to Hampton, who were us
ing patent" tongs. The men VIII
each be fined S25 and costs as the
law prohibits the use OF the patent
tongs before the first OF October
Then the tongers can use the pat
ents" only through October. Novem-
Der and December. According TO
Capt. Costin the men arrested claim
ed 10 have been given permission t.
use The tongs by the oyster inspectors
and Capt. Ccstin will submit the en-
the question to Chairman Lee today.
Capt. Costin said he knows nothing
of the trouble in James river, iurth'
or than the reports made~to Chairman
Lee, but it is his opinion that the
tongers will be perfectly willing TO
await the survey to be made by Mr..
Ruediger.
Mr.. Ruediger Here.
Ready TO take up the work at once,
Frederick RUediger. county surveyor
Of Accomac county, and the official
surveyor for the state Fisheries Com
mission, came 10 Hampton Yesterday
and will today go to James river on
the Commodore Mauiy with Chair
man Lee.
Mr.. Ruediger said last night tina
the survey probably will require TWO
or three months. but that he will push
the work to completion as rapidly as
accuracy will permit him. Il VIII
spend he rest of this week i'll the
James." he continued. but Will nave
to be back in Accomac again next
week. Later | will again take up the
survey in the disputed oyster terIl'
tory and expect to complete the
task anyhow within two months.
While Mr.. Ruediger declined 'oI
commit himself either way il Is be
lieved that the survey will show tha'
several of the large planters are DC
cupying valuable state rocks. TAel
tongers seem perfectly willing TO-
await Mr. RuedigeT's decision and Mr.
Ruediger does not believe that tue
longers will give any trouble TO 'h"I
commission of fisheries while the re
survey is underway.
Most OF he planters. it is said, AZ
opposed to the resurvey OF the rCchs'
as it is probable that they will have
TO give I'D some of the property as
signed them.
Capt. Hunt Says "AII Quiet"
Cant. Alexander Hunt. who com
mards the oyster patrol boat VIOLA
last night declared that there is,fnJI
truth in the reports coming to the Pc
ninsula yesterday OF another disturb
ance among fthe 'iongers in James
river
Il went all over the river TO-DAY,
said Cant. Hunt TO The Daily P'ess
representative. and can say that
have never seen the tCngers in 4
more orderly state. The tongers wee
busy getting oysters and the idea oil
further trouble was not even suggest
cd much less resorted to In lam :
river today talked with more tha'
100 of the tongers and they seemed
to he contented TO let the situate"
remain as il is until the survey OIL
he rocks is completed. | also hearu
several tongers say that they gamer
cd a. bushels Of good oysters. ou'
there is some complain, on account
of the small prices oysters>are bring
ing From the opinions heard ann
she general satisfaction apparently
among the tongers this is going %
be good year so FAR as the catch Is
concerned"
Capt. Hunt left the river abcat :
o'clock yesterday afternoon and came
to Hampton creek. expecting to meet
Commodore lee. the chairman OF inc
virginia FISHERIES Commission II Is
he opinion OF Capt. Hunt thai the
,onEcrs will accept as right and Just
the nnsl announcement Of the survey
BY Mr. Frederick Ruediger. aud oap'-