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THE MARINE RECORD. NOVEMBER I, 1900, ESTABLISHED 1878. 33) Published Every Thursday by THE MARINE RECORD PUBLISHING CO., Incorporated. C. E. RUSKIN, _ - : si Manager. CAPT. JOHN SWAINSON, - - - Editor. CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, Western Reserve Building. Royal Insurance Building. SUBSCRIPTION. One Copy, one year, postage paid, - - $2.00 One Copy, one year, to foreign countries, - : $3.00 Invariably in advance. ADVERTISING. Rates given on application. All communications should be addressed to the Cleveland office, THE MARINE RECORD PUBLISHING CO., Western Reserve Building, Cleveland, O. Entered at Cleveland Postoffice as second-class mail matter. No attention is paid to anonymous communications, but the wishes of contributors as to the use of their names will be scrupulously regarded. CLEVELAND, O., NOVEMBER 1, 1900. (SUIS ST P R BUFFALO-NEW YORK TRAFFIC. The indignation of New York grain men over the new rate from Buffalo to New York, which went into effect on No- vember ist, is not diminishing in the slightest, and talk of a barge canal has revived. Henry B. Herbert, chairman of the Canal Association of Greater New York, and a member of the canal committee of the Buffalo Produce Exchange, says: ‘‘The need of a barge canal for the control and safety of the commerce of the port and State of New York was unmistakably demon- strated on October 25th. Onthat day, without any previ- ous notice, Mr. Harriot, chairman of grain committee of the railroad combination, announced an advance in grain freight,’ Buffalo to New York, of 33% per cent., to take effect November 1, 1900. “So sharp was the advance and so short the time given merchants to adjust their contracts for future deliveries of grain that it was ashock toa trade unprepared for such a change. There were many protests on the floor of the New York Produce Exchange, and fora while Mr. Harriot was the’cetiter of attraction. Merchants were vehement in their denunciation and declared that. the action of the railroads more: than ever proved the necessity of a barge canal in the intérest of New York trade. “The new schedule of freight rates will undoubtedly re- strict the movement of grain to New York and improve the exports at Boston and competing ports. “'This'summary action of the railroad management brings into view the arbitrary and absolute control of the freight situation by the combination, and involves not only the matter of ‘making the rate of freight, but the question of percentage’ of traffic that shall come to New York. ‘This is a railroad conquest of the commerce of this great port. With no ‘Competition in sight to check this condition in ‘transportation, we may earnestly ask, What are the citizens of the Hmpire State going to do about it?”’ SB seis eS ea ee 7 “GHANGE IN AIDS TO NAVIGATION. The Light-House Board gives notice that the work of chang- ing ‘the j iron, buoys in the ninth light-house district, for the winter, to.spar» buoys, similarly painted, will begin on the dates below: Gas lighted buoys, entrance to Fox river, Green: Bay; November 7; gas lighted bell and iron buoys in Greén Bay channél between Lake Michigan and Green. Bay, on Wij gins Point shoal, and in Sturgeon Bay, November 8; gas. lighted buoys, Fox Island and Rushshoal buoys, Lake Michigan, November 12}: Mackinac Straits (west of old Mackinac light ‘station) and channels north and east of Beaver Island group, November 15; off Sheboygan, Novem- ber 17; off Milwaukee and Racine, November 21; off Chicago, November 28, SPEED OF NAVAL VESSELS. With the exception of torpedo boats and a few small pleas- ure craft, the American-built Russian cruiser Variag is to- day: the fastest -vessél afloat, ‘having recently gone through a,seyen and-aihalf hours’ trial:run at a speed of from 23.6 to 23.7 knots,.or'272%4 to 27\75:miles'an hour. The best hourly trans-Atlantic)-record, which :now is’ held by the Hamburg- American line. stearnship) Deutschland, is 23 knots, or 26.45 miles, and, this affords av:vetry ei OR standard for com- parison., oR) THis . The United States ttiple screw cruiser Minneapolis about six years ago developed slightly more than 23 knots during her contract trials, but, as in the case of most naval vessels, it was not expected that this would be demanded hour after hour in a run of several days, and it was not until the suc- ceeding year, 1895, that practical demonstration was given for the first time that a naval vessel could actually hold her own with one of the crack American liners. This was af- forded by the United States cruiser Columbia in her phen- omenal run from the Needles, near Southampton, to the Sandy Hook lightship, off the American shore, in a few min- utes less than seven days, or, to be exact, in six days, 23 hours and 49 minutes, the average speed of the whole trip being 18.54 knots, or 21.3 miles an hour. The Columbia at the time was practically racing against the steamer Augusta Victoria, of the Hamburg-American line. Making proper allowance for the difference in the length of the two routes, the Augusta-Victoria having sailed from Cherbourg, the same rate of speed was maintained by both ships. Since that time high-rate, long-distance runs of war ves- sels have been repeated, so that the impression has at last been wiped out, that modern warships were simply boxes full of delicate and complex machinery scarcely fitted for the heard knocks which they were really intended to withstand. But among all the swift cruisers and battleships the Variag’s 23.7 knots give her to-day first place. OO OD ee ASTRONOMICAL DATA FOR NOVEMBER, 1900. (FURNISHED BY ‘THE WASHBURN OBSERVATORY. ) The brighter planets are disappearing gradually from that portion of the heavens visible at night. Venus is still the brilliant morning star, and the ruddy Mars ascends the east- ern sky through the early morning hours, hardly passing the meridian before it is extinguished by the light of day. But Venus is steadily approaching the sun and diminishing in brilliancy; while Jupiter and Saturn, so conspicuous through the past summer, in the southern sky, are now seen only in the early evening, sinking towards the southwestern horizon. The lesser planet, Mercury, passes through infer- ior conjunction November 19, and then swings westward from the sun, but its apparent path keeps the planet too low to be readily seen. An annular eclipse of the sun occurs on November 21, not visible at all in this part of the world. The path of central eclipse will cross South Africa, the Indian Ocean and ter- minate in Australia. The present month is that in which the famous Leonid meteors may be looked for again, November 15th and 16th. But, considering the scarcity of those seen the past two years and the fact that the orbits of these meteors have been dis- turbed by the major planets there is little probability of a remarkable display. The times of sunrise and sunset at. Milwaukee for the mouth are as follows: SUNRISE. SUNSET. INOW artes divs rc ates vie wverc'ovais Gi2Geee te cs voces ONOV ee DLO ays cies sieve eos s IOP hai ieihnt ede As Macphee a : NOUR Tet te piece sal ons Grp eee ciee bv prnbe eee ae 4:23 INGVvs{ 300 ved den. Pea ON HDN RAE asec yero pe eG tes Sete 4:18 The times of the moon’s phases are: Pullimoony. .. viens icalp typ SHO ie Lk, Fd Nov. 6,'5:00 p. m. EWING: QUETOR 5 cic: ou apeue oye sinh feipinsiere, Gd aeied Nov. 13, 8:38 p.m. BNGW. MOOD pcccat tp atereks os aissecs Hass santos 4s, ate Nov. 22, 1:17 a.m ENPBUSUMIATLED sictirtvite ce cus cases oes Nov. 29, 11:35 a. m. The principal fixed stars visible during the monthin the evening hours are: To the west, Vega and Altair. To the east, Aldebaran, the Pleiades and Capella. Bus VESSELS CLASSED. “api Vessels classed and rated by the American Bureau of a ping, New York, in the Record of American and Foreign Shipping: Conner, three-masted schooner Horace P. Shares, three- masted schooner Rebecca J. Moulton, British three-masted schooner Wentworth and’ British three-masted schooner Bessie Parker. . _ tioned as liberal subscribers. American screw Santiago, ship’ William H.’ LITERARY NOTES. | With its November issue, The Century Magazine begins a Year of Romance, during which many of the most famons living writers of fiction will contribute to the magazine short stories, novels or novelettes. The reception accorded ‘‘The Helmet of Navarre,” begun in the August number, indicates — that the proposed departure will be a popular one, and with — such names to conjure with as Rudyard Kipling, Mrs, Bur- nett, Bret Harte, Lew Wallace, Wier Mitchell, Miss Wilkins Winston Churchill, Howells, James, Harris, Cable, Stockton, Page, Anstey and Ian Maclaren—to note but these few—the conductors of the Century are pretty sure to meet the tastes of all lovers of fiction. ; In the November number of the North American Review, Capt. A. T. Mahan has an article on the ‘‘Effects of Asiatic Conditions upon International Policies,” in which he dis- cusses, with characteristic mastery of the principles involved, the changes in the relations of the different powers to one another and to the world at large which may result from recent events and developments in Asia. Captain Mahan . pays special attention to the question: How can the United : States, in the new situation, secure the consideration due them in the councils of the nations and provide for exer- cising in adequate degree their moral and commercial in- fluence upon the Orient? To doso, in Captain Mahan’s judgment, our country must so increase the navy as to en- able us to be in effective force on the Pacific, and also—the Isthmian canal being completed—in the Caribbean Sea. He on points out a serious defect in our naval resources, which > should be remedied. The prospectus of Scribner’s Magazine for 1901 promises a most interesting series of articles. Gen. Francis Vinton Green’s story of ‘‘The Regular Army,’’ which will be one of the prominent illustrated features, should prove a special. attraction to our readers. Few invented stories of adventure™ could contain more deeds of personal heroism and dash, and ° few stories of older armies hold better examples of what has” been done by organization, steadiness and skill. Thesear- , ticles will be illustrated with comprehensive historical ac-- curacy. ‘‘Russia of To-day’? will be described in articles by Henry Norman, and China and the Chinese situation by © Thomas F. Millard, author of articleson ‘‘With the Boer ~ Army.’ Mr. H. J. Whigham will also bein China for the magazine. Theodore Roosevelt will contribute articles on - public topics, and John Fox, Jr., a group of papers on ‘‘The: Southern Mountaineer.”’ In fiction, Kate Douglas Wiggin contributes a short serial story; J. M. Barrie a new story, to» be announced later in the year; E. W. Hornung a new series of stories of ‘‘The Amateur Cracksman;’’ Earnest Seton Thompson further stories of animal life; Frank R. Stockton a story said to rank with his best;, and other authors’ stories. on various themes. A series of noteworthy papers on art will appear, from the hand of John La Farge and others. Illustrations will, as usual, form a special feature of the magazine, with color printing of a high order, for which the magazine has made itself a reputation. The November issue of Scribner’s, now ready, contains the second article on ‘‘Russia of To-day,’ telling of the great Siberian railway;”” the conclusion of J. M. Barrie’s present serial, ‘“Tommy and Grizel’’; ‘‘The Landscape Features of the Paris Exposition,” by Samuel Parsons, Jr.; ‘‘The Tartar Who Was Not Caught,” a Shanghai story and ‘‘The Wheel of. Fortune,’’ a bicycle story; ‘‘A Camera at the Fair,’? by Dwight L., Elmendorf; { “A Little Gossip,’ by Rebecca Harding Davis; a story by Henry James, poems, and much other matter. TT THE ' NEXT YACHT RACE. - The new cup defender has been ordered. The Herreshofia have been instructed to go ahead with their plans for the cup racer, and only the question of management causes dis- cussion now. gif This time the defender will be a syndicate boat, and over.) -a score of yachtsmen will be financially interested in her. Over $100,000 has been subscribed for her erection, and Cor- - nelius Vanderbilt’s and August Belmont’ Ss names are men. Vigne . The question as to who will manage the new boat pe : te atisweted ‘yet. Several prominent yachtsmen have been » talked: of it’ this connection, but none has up to this time me been agreed upon. ; W. Butler Duncan, who managed the Defender so well during her trial races with the Columbia, has received fay- orable consideration, as has also Cornelius Vanderbilt and Henty F. Lippit, the owner of the schooner Quissetta. se aie OA