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1903-] 4 CHICAGO GRAIN REPORT. Chicago, Oct. 15.--As will be noted in the summary of grain shipments, which is kindly furnished by P. H. Fleming & Co., vessel agents, the past week's grain movement exceeds the record of the preceding period by some 600,000 bu., whereas, if anything, the vessel offerings have ruled slightly in excess of this large business. Rates are thus unchanged but with a firm tendency at 13% cents wheat, 134 cents corn and 1% cents oats to Buffalo, Port Huron and Georgian Bay, with 234@3 cents to Kingston and with Montreal nominally 4% cents. 'The October government report is very favorable, suggesting in winter and spring wheat a total yield of 658,000,000 bu., '(38,000,000 bu. over September estimate) ; in corn, 2,100,000,000 bu. (16,000,000 bu. excess of September) ; and in oats 787,000,000 bu. (66,000,000 bu. in excess of September). Of the shipments noted below for the week just closed there was via all rail lines some 345,000 bu. wheat, 114,000 bu. corn, 846,000 bu. oats and 15,000 bu. rye; via lake to Buffalo and other American points 509,000 bu. wheat, 3,490,000 bu. corn and 238,000 bu. oats; via lake to Canadian points 25,000 bu. wheat and 443,000 bu. corn. The shipments, lake and rail, are as follows: This week. Last week. last year. Wheat, sbi s. 45s ae 893,604. 747,840 328,729 Com DU eben ea 4,049,122 3,664,055 1,659,410 Oath bus Aino. OAL 1,084,805 994,909 950,775 Rye, (Wiens Ga ess ee 15,155 10,890 35,300 Worl bi eae 6,042,686 5,418,354 2,974,214 ; Since Jan, Same time 1, 1903. last year, Wiest Bune or ee 16,518,313 25,047,060 Com DU COONS a ee 71,880,104 34,506,534 Oats Da Goce 51,094,351 43,759,523 Bye DiS 3,040,763 2,020,831 Moth "DU. ev. a 142,533,531 105,904,548 Stocks of grain in public and private elevators are thus re- ported: Week just , Same week closed. Last week. last year. Wheate pe a es 6,128,000 6,840,000 9,452,000 Come ie (eB 5,025,000 6,862,000 1,317,000 Oats ae a 2,714,000 2,844,000 4,319,000 RYO Wi ea ee 560,000 586,000 347,000 Ota Oe oo ge 14,427,000 17,132,000 15,435,000 DECISION AGAINST LAKE VESSEL OWNERS. -- A quietus will probably be placed upon a number of cases for damages by the decision of United States District Judge Kohlsaat of Chicago in the Algeria case this week. In this case was in- | volved the right of vessel owners to collect damages from the sanitary district by reason of the current in the Chicago river. | Judge Kohlsaat decided against the vessel owners. At least a, score. of similar cases have been waiting for this decision, and claims amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars would have been filed had Judge Kohlsaat decided in favor of the vessel owners. The "Algeria case" was typical of all the troubles which -- have occurred in the Chicago river since the opening of the drain- age canal, by which the direction of the current was reversed and began to flow toward the Mississippi. Oct. 5, 1900, the barge Algeria suffered damages, detention and extra tug bills, to the amount of $800 in going from Halstead street to the mouth of the river, due to the current. There was no dispute as to the facts in the case, which was clearly cut throughout. The Corri- gan Transportation Co., owner of the Algeria, sued the sanitary district for the loss on the grounds that the current in the river 'was greater than that allowed under the permit issued to the drainage district by the secretary of war. Judge Kohlsaat re- viewed at considerable length the relations between the general government and the state of Illinois relative to the contro] of the Chicago river as a navigable stream and held that the rights of the government were not supreme as affecting the interests of navigation when opposed by the interests of sanitation for several million people. The vesselmen will appeal the case to the appel- late court, and if the decision there is against them will take it to the United States supreme court. The questions involved are largely new, for never before has the current of an important waterway, like the Chicago river, been diverted and then in- creased to an extent dangerous to navigation at times. - LABOR LEADERS AGAINST GOVERNMENT DREDGES. © At a conference of labor leaders of the lakes held at the Hol- lenden hotel, Cleveland, last week, there were present the fol- lowing: Capt. Charles McCarle, president of the Licensed Tug- men's Protective association; Archie Valequet, president of the ug Firemen & Linemen's association; James O'Neill of the redge Firemen.& Linemen's union; T. J. Dolan, Jr., of the Brotherhood of Steam Shovel and Dredgemen and President D. J. Keefe of the International Longshoremen, Marine & Trans- Port Workers' association. The meeting was called for the pur- Pose of taking some action towards having government work on the lakes pushed to completion. The labor representatives claim MARINE REVIEW AND. MARINE RECORD. | 23 that the work is being delayed unnecessarily and that many mem- bers of their unions are thrown out of employment on that ac- 'count: It was decided to take the matter up with Chief Engineer Gillespie of the war department, and Messrs. McCarle, Valiquet, O'Neill, Dolan and Keefe will go to Washington next month to discuss the matter with the chief engineer and other officials of ~ the department. A resolution was adcpted opposing the building of dredges on the lakes or at coast cities by the government. Tite. labor representatives claim that if the work is done by the gov--- ernment 40 per cent. of the members of their organization would be thrown out of employment. STRANGE OLD STEAMBOAT RULES, Everybody is acquainted with the notices about care of valu- ables, bell-boy service, etc., that hang in the staterooms: of steam- boats. They are of a stereotyped kind, nearly all alike, nowadays, but such was evidently not the case in time gone by. Mr. Byron Whitaker of Detroit, well known among vessel men of the lakes, treasures an old copy of a notice of this kind that was used on Steam Packet A. D. Patchin. the Buffalo and Chicago steam packet A. D. Patchin, built in. 1845 at what is now Trenton, Mich., by Mr; Whitaker's uncle, Harry Whitaker. A rough sketch of the so-called "Buffalo and -- Chicago steam packet" appears herewith, and the passenger regu- lations as set forth on the card are as follows: . 1) In order to avoid 'difficulty and confusion during 'the ' voyage, passengers who have not paid their fare are desired to call at the office immediately after the boat leaves port, at. the ringing of the bell. a 2. No passenger will be allowed to occupy a berth with boots: ' or shoes on, under penalty of $5. oa 3. Passengers are requested not to lie on the outside covering of the berth or bed, and will be expected to pay for any in- ordinary damages they may do the room or furniture. 4. No smoking allowed in-any of the cabins or staterooms or on the promenade deck abaft the wheels. 3 5. Steerage passengers can have meals at the second ringing of the bell. ee 6. Steerage passengers are not allowed on the upper deck abaft _ the wheels. 7.. Passengers are not permitted inside the pilot house except ) 'by invitation. 8. Gentlemen unaccompanied. by ladies will not be permitted to take seats at the table until the ladies are seated. 9. Children will not be allowed at the first table. ee 10. It will be expected that parents will keep their children ord- erly and not allow them to injure the furniture or cabin. 11. Lounging in the cabin will not be allowed under any circum- stances. . a 12. In order that we may know who are cabin passengers and detect, imposters, the steward will call on all at the table to show their tickets. All unprovided with their passage tick- ets will be charged 50 cents. ee 13. Any impoliteness or neglect on the part of the waiters or cabin maids, to attend to the wants of the passengers, will , meet a prompt rebuke, if made known at the office or to the -- steward. 14. No obscene language will be suffered on the part of the -- passengers or crew. 15. Passengers are particularly cautioned not to leave any arti- cles exposed in their rooms, and to lock up their rooms when they leave them, in port. 16. Passengers will please remember to leave the keys of their rooms on board at the end of the voyage. 17. Passengers will not be allowed to carry the cabin stools on deck, nor remove any furniture out of its place. fel Judge Swan in the United States court at Detroit this week adjudicated the Barry Transportation Co., which has operated the steamers Badger State and Empire State between Detroit and Cleveland this season, a bankrupt on the petition of three cred- itors. The Barry Transportation Co. through its attorney admit- ted the bankruptcy. Judge Swan referred the matter to Harlow P. Davock, referee in the bankruptcy, who will call a meeting for . the purpose of appointing a trustee. The Barry Transportation Co. is a New Jersey corporation and is not connected with the Barry Bros. Transportation Co., an Illinois corporation operat- ve ing boats out of Chicago, - -