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4 Lake Carriers’ ASSOCIATION. To consider and take action upon all general questions relating to the navigation and carrying business of the Great Lakes, maintain necessary shipping offices and in general to protect the common interest of Lake Carriers, and improve the char- acter of the service rendered to the public. PRESIDENT. J.J. H. Brown, Buffalo, N. Y. VICE PRESIDENTS. H. H. Brown, Cleveland. C. A. Eddy, Bay City. J. W. Millen, Detroit G. G. Hadley, yi ae W. P. Henry, Bufialo. James McBrier, J. G@. Kent, Chicago, Conrad Starke, Milwatkes. G. A. Tomlinson, Duluth. F. J. Firth, Philadelphia. Frank Owen, Ogdensburg. SECRETARY. Cures H. Kunr, Buffalo, N. Y. TREASURER. Grorarn P, MoKay, Cleveland, 0. COUNSEL. Harvey D. Gou.pzr, Cleveland. 0. BOARD OF MANAGERS. 8. D. Caldwell, Buffalo. K. M. Peck, Detroit. Peter P. Miller, Buffalo. D, C. Whitney, Detroit. E. T. Evans, Buffalo. Wm. Livingston, Detroit. James Ash. Buffalo. A. A. Parker, Derroit. W. Bullard, Buffalo. J. W. Westcott, Detroit. J. J. H. Brown, Buffalo. D. T. Helm, Chicago. W.O. Rinearson, Buffalo. Jesse Spaulding, Chicago. John Rice, Buffalo. J. S. Dunham, Chicago. John Gordon, Buffalo. John Keith, Chicago. M. M. Drake, Buffalo. Jos. Austrian, Chicago. W. P. Henry, Buffalo. W.R. Owen, Chicago. Edward Smith, Buffalo. C. W. Hlphicke, Chicago. James McKenzie, Buffalo. W.M. Egan, Chicago. H. C. French, Buflalo. - J.J. Rardon, Chicago. Thomas Wilson, Cleveland. James A. Calbick, Chicago. M.A. Bradley. Cleveland. George G. Hadley, ' Toledo. James Corrigan, Cleveland. W..S. Brainard, Toledo. H. M. Hanna, Cleveland. L.S. Sullivan, Toledo. George P. McKay, Cleveland. James Davidson, Bay City. H. G. Dalton, Cleveland. Charles A. Eddy, Bay City. Harvey H. Brown, Cleveland. O. W. Blodgett, Bay City. John W. Moore, __, Cleveland. F. W. Wheeler, Bay City. B. L. Pennington, Cleveland. B. Boutelle, Bay City. John Corrigan, Cleveland. Thos. Cranage, Bay City. W.J. White, Cleveland. J. W. McGraw, Bay City. Henry A. Hawgood, Cleveland. Alex. McDougal, Duluth. W.OC. Richardson, Cleveland. F. N. LaSalle, Duluth. J.C. Gilchrist, Cleveland. A. B. Wolvin, Duluth. W.D. Rees, Cleveland. G. A. Tomlinson, Duluth. John Mitchell, Cleveland. David Vance, Milwaukee. R. R. Rhodes, Cleveland. Rk. P. Fitzgerald, Milwaukee. Caleb E. Gowen, Cleveland. J.C. Ricketson, Milwaukee. Wm. 8. Mack, Cleveland. Conrad Starke, Milwaukee. C. E. Benham, Cleveland. F. W. Gilehrist, Alpena. P. J. Minch, Cleveland. Alvin Neal. Port Huron. C. F. Palmer. Cleveland. C. T. Morley, Marine City. J mes W. Millen. Detroit. R. E. Schuck, Sandusky. W. A. Livingston Detroit. Frank J. Firth, Philadelphia. David Carter, Detroit. Frank Owen, Ogdensburg. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. H. M. Hanna, Cleveland. D. C. Whitney, Detroit. H. H. Brown, Cleveland. .P. Henry, Buffalo. James Corrigan, Cleveland. J.J. H. Brown, Buffalo. H. A. Hawgood, Cleveland. David Vance, Milwaukee. Thos. Wilson, Cleveland. R, P. Fitzgerald, Milwaukee. . A. Bradley, Cleveland. John G. Keith, Chicago. J. ©: Gilchrist. Cleveland. J.S. Dunham, Chicago. E. M. Peck, Detroit. COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION. . Caldwell, Buffalo James Corrigan, Cleveland. 5 Pee Ash, Buffalo Wm. Livingston, Detroit. E. T. Eyans, Buffalo James Millen, Detroit. P. P. Miller, Buffalo. Jesse Spaulding, Chiecrgo. H. C. French Buffalo. C. A. ho Bay City. W. Bullard, Buffalo . Alex. McDougll, Dulnth. Edward Smith, Buffalo. F. J. Firth, Philadelphia. H. M. Hanna, Cleveland. RE NR TI FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. _ The Kate Hinchman has not yet been fitted out this season. The tug Fritz Karste has been purchased by Wenzel Tesser and Steven Elliott, of Two Rivers, for $700. Several boats have been reported by the revenue cut- ter Johnson for violation of the river navigation rules. The propeller Sanilac, owned by Robert J. Hannan and Wm. F. Hand, was libeled at Bay City Monday by Capt. Jas. Davidson for $1,580 for rebuilding the craft. The name of the steamer Pillsbury, of the Bessemer Steamship Co., has been changed to Henry Cort, and that of barge 103 has been changed to John Scott Russell. In order to stop carrying away his lightship,the keeper at Port Huron has bolted a sharp scythe to the for- ward side of the stake in such a way that tow lines striking it will be severed. Delaney & Mullen, contractors for the Michigan street bridge at Buffalo, deny that they have let the work go to their bondsmen. They statethat Mr. Gates, a member of the former firm, has bought out the interest of the other two, taking the bridge contract for himself, Capt. Gunderson, of Buffalo, is visiting various ports on Green Bay and Lake Michigan in quest of six pow- erful tugs which he desires to purchase for parties at the foot of Lake Erie. He has an option on the Menom- inee tug Golden at a purchase price of $8,000. It would seem as if all the good tugs owned in these waters would be absorbed by lower lake parties, —Sturgeon Bay Advocate. THE MarinE RECORD. NEWS AROUND THE LAKES. CHICAGO. OWNERS AND MASTERS OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN LUMBER FLEET FREI, DISCOURAGED—CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN COMMISSION. OFFICE OF THE MARINE RECORD. t CHICAGO, Jtine 16. J. ly. Higgie, Jr., receiver for the Vessel Owners’ Towing Co., sold the tug A. G. Van Schaick to the Ley- den & Drew Dredging Co. for $4,500 cash. The Van Schaick, with engine 22 x 22, was formerly known as one of the most powerful tugs in Chicago River. Nine more of the late V. O. T. Co.’s tugs are advertised for sale in THE RECORD and can be purchased at very reas- onable prices. : The whaleback steamer Christopher Columbus will arrive here from Lake Superior on Wednesday. Thurs- day morning a free excursion will be given by the owners of the Columbus to the newsboys of Chicago, who will be accompanied by a number of prominent clergy- men and friends, who will look after the welfare of the youngsters. On Thursday evening the members of the Knights of Pythias and their friends will take a trip on this splendid steamer.} Friday morning the Christopher Columbus will start on her excursion route for the season, between Chicago and Milwaukee. Her dock will be on the northwest side of Rush street bridge Clarence KE. Long, editor of the marine department of the Sturgeon Bay Advocate, has been visiting Chicago during the past.week. Grain freights are quoted as steady’ at 13¢c on corn, 1c on oats, and 1%c on wheat t6 ‘Buffalo. C. W. El- phicke & Co. chartered the steamer George Stone for 130,000 bushels oats, South Chicago to Buffalo, at 1%¢; the steamer J. J. Hill for 70,000 bushels oats, Chicago to Sarnia, at 18,c. Carr’ & Blair chartered the steamer Progress for oats to Buffalo at 1%c; the schooner Cora A. for oats to Sarnia at 1%c; the schooner Lake Forest for oats to Port Huron at 14% c; the schooner James G. Blaine for corn to Sarnia at13%%c.. James A.. Calbick & Co. chartered the steamer Allegheny and consorts Transfer and Ogden and steamer Robert Holland and consorts Minch and Warmington for lumber from Ash- land and Washburn at. $2. Capt, John Prindiville char- tered the steamer A et So Minch for corn and oats to Buffalo p. t. Lumber cargoes are scarce, ana nine shillings, the price offered from Menominee and Manistee, is not suffi- cient for steam or sail vessels to make anything except running expenses. This isa poor outlook for owners, and it also makes masters of vessels, who are anxiots to increase the incomes of their owners, feel discouraged Capt. Rowland Harry Long, one of the oldest and best known lake captains in Chicago, died suddenly of heart disease at his home in Windsor Park, at 10:30 o’clock Saturday night. He arrived here Saturday morning on the steamer City of Rome, from Erie with coal, and took her to O. S. Richardson & Co.’s coal dock at South Hal- sted street bridge. He left the steamer at 7p. m. and went to his home, arriving there at 8:45 p. m., and after partaking of a light lunch he concluded tosmoke a cigar before retiring to rest, and after lighting one, he sat down in his arm chair, when suddenly he fell out of the chair and his life soon ebbed out Capt. Long was a man of sterling character and was much respected. He leaves a widow and one grown daughter, and a large circle of friends to:-mourn his sudden taking away. There was a large attendance of marine men and other friends at the funeral, and many flags were at half mast on vessels in Chicago River. THOMAS WILLIAMS. ‘BUFFA Lo. THE CAUSE OF THE ALVA’S WET CARGO STILL AP- PARENTLY A MyStTeERY—Capt. MIKE CARR RETURNS From His Tr1ip—A NEw Gorpon Srory. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. BUFFALO, June 16. Business is good in spite of the rather dismal outlook. It was a trifle slow last week on accouat of the falling off of the grain business, but that has come back now, at least for the time, and there is a large increase in ore and lumber receipts. Buffalo is expected to get the five boats of the Davidson fleet that are coming down from Duluth with what is announced to be 550,000 bust els of whea*. The estimate is high, though, for they took on only about 520,000 bushels. This amount has been exceeded once by the bunching of whaleback tows, but not for a year or two. In spite of the various efforts to get at the facts in the case of the Alva’s wet corn, it now appears likely to remain a mystery. The insurance companies do not seem inclined to delve into the matter, as they appear to be convinced that they would have to pay the loss any- how; but it looks strange that such a thing could hap- pen and no one be able to venture a probable guess as to the way the thing was done. When a discharged watchman blew into Smith, Davis & Co.’s the other day and said he was on the boat and on duty when the acci- dent happened it looked as though he was going to solve the mystery, but his idea that the water came in through the gangway is not accepted by the inspectors, who certainly haye no reason for covering up the facts: in the case. : The work of the dredges in the creek is beginning to tell. The City of Paris got aground this morning on her way to the Buffalo furnace dock, it is true, but she was drawing 16 feet 6 and besides was out of the chan- nela little. The dredges will not stop until there is 20 feet. Be The Northern Line people are hard at work on the new docks they are to have on the Blackwell. The Penn- sylvania coal trestle is coming down, and construction work will begin soon. The dock and warehouse are to be ready for use in August. Coal shippers are not making any haste to send the _ wares forward on the cheaper freights. Brokers p dicted that they would not ship any more on the loy rate than they would have done had the 60c rate b held, and. they were right. Still the rate was highe than other rates and it had to come down. Capt. Mike Carr has added another chapter to his rather long list of enterprises. He made his appear- ance at the tug offices to-day unannounced after having been away several months. Most people did not know what had become of him, but they soon recalled that h took the steam yacht Eugene Galvin, last September or thereabouts, and set out for salt water with her. He first went to Cleveland and thence to the Miami, up which he made his way to Cincinnati. Then he too business easy. Like a true rover, he kept on, but often stopped on the way and sailed the yacht for pay awhile, so that it was May when he fetched upin Houston, Tex. There he sold the boat and then of course he steered for home ‘‘ for he hadn’t anywhere else to stay,’’ as he puts it. Hewillsoon be master of some harbor boat again, where he will stay till the rover habit sends hi) off again. They are after John Gordon again, and the new lin must come now or somebody will know the reason wh The Globe took some freight off the Crawford salt doc the other day, and it at once went out that Mr. Gord had leased it and was after the line, sure. But he back from a western trip and declares that the whole story is made out of nothing. I am teasing the Buffalo Merchants’ Exchange to ap- point an official statistician. It is not very likely that it will be done right away, but it is time such a demand was made and repeated at every opportunity till some- thing is done about it. One of the Cleveland papers had something to say about inaccurate and inadequate lake statistics a few days ago, but it did not say half enough. The more a person looks into the way statistics are gathered the less confidence he has in them. Tjast wi ter one of the Buffalo papers was a million or two short of the others in its figures on flour receipts. On inquir it was found that the reporter had estimated the pac ages, as they were not all of barrelsize. ‘Two or three weeks ago oneof thecity pipers gave the coal shipments of the week at 164,000 tons, which is easily twice the actual amount, and is more than ever went out of here naweek. Whatare mere newspaper statistics usually worth anyhow? They merely satisfy the ignorant. e Capt. Killeran has had a long stay in Duluth, lookin after the repairs of the Moran, which came out Monda after nearly six weeks of detention. If there is to be : lawsuit on top of this the actualloss from the ‘collated will be heavy. ‘The police yacht Gov. Morton has been supplied with a high-power search light. Its rays filla circle 100 fee! in diameter, and clearly expose objects over a mile dis