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12 THE MARINE RECORD. MARCH I, 1900. OF2, Chicago Pautical Scoot 1513 Masonic Temple, CHICAGO. W. J. WILSON, (Late Lieutenant U. S. Navy), ’ Principal. A full aud complete course of instruction in lake and ocean navigation. Also special branches taught those desiring to qualify themselves for better positions in the marine service. $200 in prizes (Great Lakes Regis- ter) awarded annually to students. Students taught by correspondence. Students may begin at any time. Send for circular. 5S OF TREASURY DECISIONS. CORRECTING ERROR IN DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 12, RELATING TO RULE II, PILOT RULES FOR ATLANTTC AND PACIFIC COAST INLAND WATERS. TREASURY now suvict | STEAMBOAT-INSPECTION SEP VICE, WASHINGTON, D. C., February 19, 1900. To masters and pilots of steam vessels and others whom it may concern : You are intormed that, in transcribing the amendment to Rule II, Pilot Rules for Atlantic and Pacific coast inland waters, as published in z¢éa/ics in Department Circular No. 12, dated February 7, 1900, page 7, and in Treasury De- cisions dated February 15, 1900, page Io, the words ‘‘so as to cross the stern of the other steamer’ were inadvertently placed after the word ‘‘port,’’ whereas they should have fol- lowed the word ‘“‘starboard’’ where that word occurs in the fifth line of said Rule II in Department Circular No. 12, and in the seventh line of Rule II of the Pilot Rules in Treasury Decisions heretofore referred to. Following is the rule as it was intended by the Board of Supervising Inspectors to read, and it will be so printed in the new edition of the Pilot Rules: PILOT RULES FOR ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COAST INLAND WATERS. Rule II. When steamers are approaching each other in an oblique direction, as shown in the diagrams of the fourth and fifth situations, so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other, which latter vessel shall keep her course and speed; the steam vessel having the other on her starboard side indicating by one blast of her whistle her intention to direct her course to starboard, so as to cross the stern of the other steamer; and two blasts, her intention of directing her course to port, which signals must be promptly answered by the steamer having the right of way, but the giving and answering signals by a vessel re- uired to keep her course shall not vary the duties and ob- ligations of the respective vessels. Jas. A. DuMONT, Supervising Inspector-General. Approved Feb. 19, 1900, O. L. Spaulding, Acting Secretary. SEA STORES. No authority of law for exemption of excessive sea stores from assessment of duty. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, February 15, 1900. Sir: Ihave the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of October 7, 1899, inclosing copy of a dispatch from the consul of the United States at Kingston, Canada, in re- lation to the complaint of the president of the Thousand Isles Steamboat Company of the action of the United States customs officers in exacting duty on sea stores upon the ar- rival of vessels of his company at American ports. The consul states that it is impossible to estimate ‘‘the exact amount of stores that will be needed for the coming ~ day or two;”’ that he finds the practice of the Canadian au- thorities, with a law similar to that in force in the United States, is to pay no attention to sea stores as long as they re- main on board, until the end of the season, when all foreign © supplies found are assessed with duty or bonded, whichy Controlled by ment of the duty on such stores, on the ground that it is im- possible to foretell the number of passengers to be provided for on a given trip, and consequently to make a proper esti- mate of the quantity of sea stores. The special Treasury agent stationed at Ogdensburg, N. Y., has carefully investigated the matter, and reports that the company seeking relief could victual its boats in the United States, purchasing supplies at Clayton, N. Y., or from New York City, and thus avoid paying duty on Cana- dian goods, and that said company wishes to buy its sup- plies in Canada, because food is cheaper there. Section 3111, Revised Statutes, provides that if any vessel enrolled or licensed to engage in foreign or'coastwise trade on the northern, northeastern, and northwestern frontiers of the United States shall touch at any port in the adjacent British provinces, and the master of such vessel shall pur- chase any merchandise for the use of the vessel, he shall re- port the same with cost and quantity thereof to the collector or other officer of the customs at the first port in the United States at which he shall next arrive, designating them as ‘‘gea stores;’’ and in the oath to be taken by such master of such vessel on making such report, he shall declare that the articles so specified or designated ‘‘sea stores,’’ are truly in- tended for the use exclusively of the vessel, and are not in- tended for’ sale, transfer, or private use. If any other or greater quantity of dutiable articles shall be found on board such vessel than are specified in such report or entry of such articles, or any part thereof shall be landed without a permit from a collector or other officer of the customs, such articles, together with the vessel, apparel, tackel, and furniture, shall be forfeited. Section 3112, Revised Statutes, provides that if, upon ex- amination and inspection by the collector or other officer of the custonis, such articles are not deemed excessive in quan- tity for the use of the vessel until an American port may be reached by such vessel, where such sea stores can be ob- tained, such articles shall be declared free of duty; but if it shall be found that the quantity or quantities of such arti- cles, or any part thereof, so reported, are excessive, it shal) be lawful for the collectors, or other officer of the customs, to estimate the amount of duty on such excess, which shall be forthwith paid by the master of the vessel, on penalty of paying a sum of not less than $roo, nor more than four times the value of such excess, or such master shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than three months and not more than three years. The laws of the United States contain no provision for the warehousing of surplus sea stores of vessels while in port, so that they may be reshipped for future use of the vessel with- out the payment of duty (T. D. 7697 and 18351); nor can surplus sea stores be sealed up on board until the vessel sails to avoid duty (T. D. 4438). From the foregoing it will be observed that masters of the vessels engaged in foreign and coasting trade, and touching cat adjagent British ports and purchasing merchandjse for the use of ‘their vessels, are required to report the same, with cost and quantity thereof, to the officer of the éustoms at the first port in the United States at which they shall next arrive, designating them as ‘‘sea stores,’’ and shall declare that the articles so designated are truly intended for the use, exclusively, of the vessel, and are not intended for sale, uransfer, or private use; and if the collector or other officer amounts practically to a waiver of duty; and that for thé ‘uftthe customs find such stores excesssive, duty shall be purpose of keeping as much as possible of the rich business of the Thousand Islands under the American flag he ‘‘hopes the Secretary of the Treasury will find some method of treat- ing the sea stores with the same liberality as they are treated by the Canadian minister of customs.” It appears that the headquarters of the Thousand Isles Steamboat Company is at Kingston, Ontario; that the ves- sels of said company are not registered, but enrolled and licensed under the laws of the United States; that said ves- sels are engaged principally in carrying excursionists to and from Canadian ports and the Thousand Islands; that two- thirds of the trip, namely, 24 miles, is in foreign waters, and the other one-third, namely, 12 miles, is coastwise, between Clayton and Alexandria Bay, New York; that upon the return of the vessels to the United States the company is required to pay duty on excessive sea stores purchased in Canada, and that said company desires to be relieved from the pay- levied on such excess, which duty the master must pay or be subjected to a penalty. After a careful consideration of the subject, I have reached the conclusion that there is no authority of law for the ex- emption from duty of the excessive sea stores purchased in Canada by the Thousand Isles Steamboat Company and found on their vessels upon their arrival in the United States. In this connection, I will state that excessive sea stores are not to be regarded as included in the requirements relat- ing to the importation of ‘“‘goods, wares and merchandise,’’ and the statement of the master of the vessel can be ac- cepted in lietSof invoice for the purposes of assessment of duty. (Article 167, Customs Regulations, 1892, and T. D. 16458. ) Respectfully, O. L. SPAULDING, THE SECRETARY OF STATE. Acting Secretary. from 80 to 365 days and nights without atten- tion, and can be seen a distance of six miles. Pintsch Gas Lighted Buoys. Adopted by the English, German, French, Russian, Italian, and United States Light-House Departments for channel and harbor lighting. Over 800 gas buoys and gas beacons in service. Zapt. Samuel W. Gould, 265 MARCY AVE., CLEVELAND. at Burn Gives instructions in Ocean Co ntinuously Navigation and prepares candidates for the examina- tions for Master and Pilots’ Licenses, before the Local * Steamboat Inspectors. st — TAKE = Wade Park or Payne Ave. Car. THE SAFETY CAR HEATING AND LIGHTING Co. 160 Broadway, New York City. FRENGH CANADIAN DIALECT “‘POME.”’’ We have been asked for a copy of a French Canadian dialect effusion that appeared in the RECORD some years ago. A glance through our files brings out the following. DE ‘‘LOOK AN SEE.”’ A skow kom sailing down Lak St. Claire Shingal an cord hood her deck load ware ; De win blew fresh an de win blew free, An speed her way dat ‘‘Look an See ;’’ Out she sail from de creek of de Bear, Over de waters of Lak San Claire. De win increase till he blow a gale, De ‘‘Look an See’’ she reef her sail ; De water joomp rite o’er de boat An way tree stick of cord hood flote ; From gail to hurricain blow de wind, Four bonch of shingal flote behind. De captain she can’t stan dat no more, All de profit gone from dat trip sure ; If all shingal an de cord hood go; de sheriff he seeze, An sell dat skow, den no more whiskey, No more bread, no more cabin to cover de head. So de mate she yell in de gail, Batise stan by an let go dat sail ; Haul in de peek halyard when I luff de boat, De peek haul in de halyard gon, An under de gib day scoot along. Dey reach de river, dey pass de lite, Dare stopping place soon com in site ; De captain jomp rite roun and roun ; Parblue Batise, why doan you haul down? Can’t do it captain, de mate reply, If you tink you can, you bess com try. Trow in de hank so quick you can, De captain cry as he forward ran ; Trow in de hank, an we make tings snug, Better do bat dan hire a tug ; But captain, de hank ain’t got no string on, Never mind, trow her in, may stop her som. —Author Unknown. or YON YONSON’S YUMP. Yon Yonson vas good sailor-man Upon te vood-scow ‘‘Kate;’’ He cum har over yars ago, Hees fortune he to mak. He vas good fellow on te scow, An fame soon cum to Yon, Ven he ‘‘ yumped into te yallie-boat, Vith hees yellie yacket on.” Now Yon of det he never tank, Det yump he mak befor, Bot Ole see hem an’ he tell Det story on te shore. Te fellows laugh an always say Ven Ole dey vould con, “Yon Yonson yumped to te yallie-boat Vith hees yellie yacket on.” Yon saved hees money yar by yar, Vith it he buy scow too; He sail har good vith man an boy, Te three mak up har crew. He mak fas trip across te lak, All veather he vould run, And he ‘“‘yumped into te yallie-boat Vith hees yellie yacket on.’’ Now Yon hees'reech, no more he sail, Life easy he can tak, Hees name and fame it has spread far, It covers all te lak; Det day fame smiled upon hees life Ven he climbed to yibboon upon, ‘‘An yumped into te yallie-boat, _ Vith hees yellie yacket on.’’ Manitowoc, Wis. —EDWARD L. KELLEY.