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March 5,1897 For the first time this winter the Shenangoes have been in trouble. Anew plan was adopted whereby the boats ran together instead ofseparately as last season. On Tuesday morning of last week, they left Cormeaut, but were soon held up by a strong northwest wind, which packed the ice into the entrance ofthe harbor. No. 1was ahead about aquarter ofamile fi-om the end of the west pier. Both boats became fast inthe ice and unable to extricate themselves. March 12, 1897 The City ofDetroU of the D.&C. Line was to have left on her first trip this season yester^y mommg, but having received word that the upper end ofLake Erie was fill^ vath heavy ice it was decided not to start her until tomorrow (Saturday) With the opemng ofnavigation arate war that promises to be very bitter and Cleveland people some cheap steamboat riding will be inaugurated. I 7 made by the City ofDetroit the rate offare charged will be Scents The amouncement wasaftOTMn from the Gnimmond Line office that the 25 cent rate would be met and probably lowered by them. The Gtununond Line steamerStale ofMichigan, which left Detroit on Mondav lfr7 If ofthe heaw i« Sat the dock here, started out again on Wednesday mottling. The soft weather and 7 on Monday and Tuesday had softened the ice somewhat ZiTftriS^was to have left at noon on Tuesday, but as aheavy foe nrevailed at thnt t*could not ^m^e. On Wednesdl; morning t^rivS:^ofi™^ na^ow belt at the foot of the island and the lake was clear as far as could he f and the steamer left here about 6 o'clock in the considerable drift ice and narrowly escaped several shoals Lt h arriving in Cleveland safely the same evening The tm Swl Trr ^ Tu' State ofMichigan and both boats were fast in tL ice offC^rCt managed to free themselves. offColchester for awhile but March 12, 1897 The fimeral ofthe late Capt. Thos. Haves was VipIH laot c j ^ the large number which attended attested to the esteem in wSTb held mthis vicinity. The Watt Wrecking Co with which thflengaged and in which company he was astockholder, chartere^thltr^y' r- II to convey the friends of the captain in Windsor and Detroit to Amherstbiu-g and about 300 availed themselvesofthe opportunityto pay the last respects to the dead. The funeral cortege left the house about 1:30 and proceeded to the R.C. church, about 60 of the members of Lome Lodge, A.O.U.W., attending in a body, being requested to do so by Milne Lodge, No. 336, A.O.U.W., of Windsor of which deceased was a member. Services at the church were conducted by Rev. Father Ryan, the fimeral thence proceeding to the R.C. cemetery, where the remains were interred. The pall-bearers were Capts. D.J. Girardin, B.C. Gatfield, T.Quinlan, J.T. Mutton, JamesTobin andD. Nicholson. The floral offerings weremanyandvery beautiful. John G. Mullen left on Monday on a business trip to Toledo, returning on Wednesday. Yesterday (Thursday) he left for Detour, Mich. The Cuddy-Mullen Coal Co. have engaged docks atDetour and will have an agency there this coming season. Mr. Mullen's trip toDetour is inconnection with the work tobedone there by the coal company. He was accompanied by his cousin, Michael McCarthy of Cleveland, O., who hasbeen in the Cleveland office for some years and who will have charge ofthe Detour office. March 19, 1897 FISHERYMATTERS.-The following despatch from Ottawa is of interest to the people ofPelee Island and the mainland ofEssex County on Lake Erie. "When Mahlon K. Cowan, the member for South Essex, visits Ottawa, the Government Departments are aware ofthe fact. He visited this city a few days ago and the officials of the Fishery Department thought a blizzard had stmck the city. Mr. Cowan is looking for anumber ofchanges and discussed them with the Minister of Fisheries for two hours. The Pelee Fishing Club complain of a change in theclose season for bass. The members ofthe club represent that they have invested $20,000 inclubhouse and grounds on the island. Before deciding to do this they examined the fishery regulations regarding close seasons for years back and found that no changes had been made. From this they arrived at the conclusion that the policy of the Department in this respect had been pretty well established and that any material change in the regulations was not likely to take place in the near future. Achange, however, has been made in the close season. It now begins in April and extends till June. The club suggest that the regulations would serve the purpose ofprotecting the black bass ifthe close season did not begin till, say. May 20th and continued till about July 15th. The club say the bass do not come up from the deep water to the