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10 THE MARINE RECORD. Engine FOR SALE. BUILDERS OF ALL KINDS OF Pair of 18x34x34 stroke steeple com- Iron, Steel, ana pound engine cylinders, complete with steam reverse link and sword arm, 6 * Wooden Ships — throttle valve, exhaust shift valve, etc. Built for compounding an engine, but never used on account of change of own- ership, lack of funds, etc. For full par- ticulars address E, care of the MARINE RECORD. FOR LAKE OR OCEAN SERVICE. West Bay City, Mich. F. W. WHEELER, Pres. H. T. WICKES, V.P. J. S. PORTER, Treas. C. W. STIVER, Sec’y. PROM TIER Iron Works. MARINE ENGINES. DETROIT, MICH. WM. WILFORD’S*>— MATCHLESS WATER-PROOF CANVAS The best in the market for hatch hd covets, is stronger, lighter, and more gp.durable than any water-proof goods / yet produced. It is made of a twist- ed thread of pure flax, which renders it very strong. It will not crack like cotton goods, which is a great advan- tage Sse ee Ue Ue ee ee ee ee EDWARD A. BUNKER, Room 617 27 and 29 William St., New York. EAS ERZIEAI EPRICE OP OTI ORI OPO OTIS OPO HPD TOO HTD OPO TOON ‘HONEST JOHN’’ Yee ae world like it. HYDRAULIC RAINBOW CORE PACKING. t 16-24 WOODWARD AVE., DETROIT, MICH. Nothing in the 193-195 BANK ST., CLEVELAND, O. eS For Water and Hydraulics, > Patented and Manufactured Exclusively by PEERLESS RUBBER MNFG. CO. 16 Warren St., NEW YORK. CHICAGO, ILL. prentice, received by a circuit court, is substantiated with- in six years after the receipt thereof by the court, it shall be in the absolute discretion of the court, if any subsequent claim is made, either to allow or refuse the same. Such courts shall, from time to time, pay any moneys arising from the unclaimed wages and effects of deceased seamen, which in their opinion it is not -nec- essary to retain for the purpose of satisfying claims, into the Treasury of the United States, and such moneys shall form a fund for, and be appropriated to, the relief of sick and disabled and destitute seamen belonging to the United States merchant marine service. Sec. 10. _That section forty-one hundred and sixty-five of the Revised Statutes be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: “Sec. 4165. A vessel registered pursuant to law, which by sale has become the property of a foreigner, shall be entitled to a new register upon afterwards becoming American property, unless it has been enlarged or under- gone change in build outside of the United States.” Section 16 of the act also repeals sections 4133 and 4134 of the Revised Statutes, which read as follows: “Sec. 4133. No vessel shall be entitled to be registered, or, if registered, to the benefits of registry, if owned, in whole or in part by any citizen of the United States who usually resides in a foreign country, during the continu- ance of such residence, unless such citizen be a consul of the United States, or an agent for and a partner in some house of trade or co-partnership, consisting of citizens of the United States actually carrying on trade within the United States. “Sec. 4134. No vessel shall be entitled to be regis- tered as a vessel of the United States, or, if registered, to the benefits of registry, if owned in whole or in part -by any person naturalized in the United States, and re- siding for more than one year in the country from which he originated, or for more than two years in any foreign country, unless such person be a consul or other public agent of the United States. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the registering anew of any vessel before registered, in case of a sale thereof in good faith to any citizen resident in the United States; but satisfactory proof of the citizenship of the person on whose account a vessel may be purchased shall be exhibit- ed to the collector, before a new register shall be granted for such vessel.” Sec. 2. That on and after June thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and ninety-eight, every place appropriated to the crew of a seagoing vessel of the United States, except a fishing vessel, yacht, a pilot boat, and all vessels under two hundred tons register, shall have a space of not less than seventy-two cubic feet and not less than twelve square feet measured on the deck or floor of that place for each seaman or apprentice lodged therein; Provided, That any such seagoing sailing vessel, built or rebuilt after June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, shall have a space of not less than one hundred cubic feet and not less than sixteen square feet measured on the deck or floor of that space for each seaman or apprentice lodged therein. Such place shall be securely constructed, properly lighted, drained, heated and ventilated, properly protected from weather and sea, and, as far as practicable, properly shut: off and protected from the effuvium of cargo or bilge water. Fishing vessels, yachts and pilot boats are hereby ex- empted from the provisions of section one of chapter one hundred and seventy-thfee of the laws of eighteen hun- dred and ninety-five, entitled “An act to amend section one of chapter three hundred and ninety-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and eight-two, entitled ‘An act to provide for deductions from the gross tonnage of ves- sels of the United States,’”’ so far as said section pre- scribes the amount of space which shall be appropriated to the crew and provides that said space shall be kept free from goods or stores not being the personal property of the crew in use during the voyage. And on and after June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, every steamboat of the United States plying upon the Mississippi River or its tributaries shall furnish an appropriate place for the crew, which shall conform to the requirements of this section so far as they shall be applicable thereto by providing sleeping room in the en- gine room of the steamboats properly protected from the cold, winds, and rain by means of suitable awnings or screens on either side of the guards or sides and for- ward, reaching from the boiler deck to the lower or main deck, under the direction and approval of the supervising inspector general of steam vessels, and shall be properly heated. Any failure to comply with this section shall sub- ject the owner or owners to a penalty of five hundred dollars. Your attention is invited to the provisions, concern- ing the maltreatment of seamen, of the act approved March 3, 1897, entitled ‘‘An act to amend the laws relating to navigation.” The act will take effect July 1, 1897. Sec. 18. That section fifty-three-hundred and_forty- seven of the Revised Statutes be amended to read: “Sec. 5347. Every master or other officer of an Amer- ican vessel on the high seas or any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, who, without justifiable cause, beats, wounds, or imprisons any of the crew of such vessel or withholds from them suitable food and nourishment, or inflicts upon them any cruel and inhuman punishment, shall be pun- ished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not more than five years, or by both.” “Nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal or modify section forty-six hundred and eleven of the Re- vised. Statutes.” : EUGENE T. CHAMBERLAIN, Approved: Commissioner of Navigation. J. G. CARLISLE, Secretary. or oo B. B. Crowninshield has established himself in business as a yacht designer and broker, with an office at 31 State street, Boston, and already has several orders placed and others in prospect. 202-210 S. WATER ST.,