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THE MARINE RECORD. _ CLEVELAND. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. The daily Toledo and Put-in-Bay route will be opened toward the end of this week. The river custom house is now open for night service, with Capt. E. L. Pardee in charge. The Wilson Transit Co, is paying last season’s scale of wages to their engineers, so is Mitchell & Co. . Qoal freights remain at 4o cents, Lakes Michigan or Su- perior, the same figure on anthracite is quoted‘from Buffalo. Shoal water has been found at the entrance to Fairport and Ashtabula, and dredging will be started there at once. ‘The harbor master has sent several vessels to an anchor in the outer harbor on account of the crowded condition of the river. -Many of the very poor have lost a good friend this week in the death of Mrs. Jones, the wife of the chaplain of the Floating Bethel. ~ Capt. Emil Detlefs has resigned from the steamer Saxon to take charge of the John W. Moore, for several seasons sailed by Capt, Richard Neville. — Geo. Uhler, national president of the M. E. B. A. paid a short visit here on Wednesday, and left again for Buffalo after talking to the shore engineers of several fleets. “It is now likely that the Tashmoo-City of Erie race will be run from Buffalo to this port instead of as first arranged, v z. from here to Buffalo. The change is denied though. ‘The passenger steamer Puritan, built by the Craig Ship Building Co., Toledo, to the order of Graham & Morton, Benton Haibor, was ‘successfully launched on Wednesday. Evidently the city requires to doa liitle dredging, as the Castalia grounded about the viaduct, and took several hours to drag through the acti from the Seneca to Me street bridge. “There was no difficulty at any time between vesselowners and lake engineers regarding rate of wages, and now that the other terms are called off, engineers are getting to work as ‘fast as possible. “RE. D. Rogers has resigned as assistant sales agent in the Cleveland offices of the Republic Iron & Steel Co., to be- come sales manager for the Bassett-Presley Co. of Cleve- land, in which he acquired an interest. _Capt, Peter Lynch has succeeded in being appointed har- bor master, and he will make a good, fair, all-round man, too. Capt. Murch was also a candidate and quite a few influential men are rather annoyed that he was not given the position. ‘There has been a rumor this week to the effect that the Steel Corporation Co., would absorb the United Towing Co. Possibly this report would get around throngh a deal con- cluding the season’s towing arrangements for the big fleet. Mr. John A. McGean formerly with Messrs, Upson, Walton & Co., shipchandlers, and later, assistant manager of the Bessemer Steamship Co., has received the appointment as purchasing agent for the Steel Corporation in their vessel department. W. H. Stone, for many. years chief engineer for the Haw- good Transportion Co,, will handle the engine of the steamer Méteor on her trip eae Toledo, .O,, to San Francisco, Cal. The Meteor is booked to leave Toledo on Thursday. Mr. Stone, will be accompanied by his. wife and son William. “With Mr. Joseph Hayes as shore engineer, and Messrs. smith and Fraser as_his assistants, the steam fleet of the Steel Corporation will be well and skillfully handled. The old time extravangances will no longer be allowed to prevail, while mechanical ability will, no doubt, be duly recognized. It, appears that the Steel Corporation will pay wages and the highest going if they think fit but won’t be dictated to relative to the number of engineers they will carry, fur- thermore, the. ‘non-union men now at, work will remain in ‘the employ. as.long ; as they can, do their work properly. It is safe to say that no one will remain longer. _ Capt. James H. Stover, who for a number of years sailed steamers ‘of the Moore-Bartow fleet, and who was well and - ‘favorably known all along the lakes, died suddenly from a stroke of paralysis last night. Capt. Storer was in.the steamer N. K. Fairbank fora number of years. The last boat he sailed was the steamer Colonial. He has been ashore for several seasons, A couple of hundred engineers are holding off making an agreement to work for the United States Steel Corporation until all of their demands. are complied with. The Steel Corporation early offered to comply with the engineers, views, but-hold to,the belief that they know how,to man their boats better-than the workmen do, A few other firms also entertain the same ideas, including the. Minnesota, Mitchell and Bradley fleet. Captain George P. McKay, ship’s-husband of the Hanna fleet, has about severed ‘his connection with active lake business after a service in it of a great many years. A little more than a week ago the United States Steamship Co. ab- sorbed the Mutual and the Menominee fleets, which he served, and since that time he has been clearing up his affairs and getting ready to retire. He is still the treasurer of the Lake Carriers’ Association and secretary of the ex- ecutive committee, to which work he will devote a great measure of his time. The Standard Contracting Co., Wade Building,’ has secured the contract to construct a canal throught Port Huron, at a cost of $93,400. The firm has a contract to widen the river here, work on which was stopped this week near the Superior street viaduct, on account of quicksand being met with near the foundation of the pillars supporting the west end of the bridge. The Standard Co. has done some good work on large contracts, and, although the Port Huron business was closely contested for, they ultimately landed the long talked of improvement. They will have to hurry up on the repairs to the revenue cutter Morrill, or she won’t be ready to police the ‘‘Soo”’ river when the early portion of the fleet starts, and they will perhaps be able to save an hour or two in piloting up and down the river. It was rather early in the season for the government patrol boat to be rendered hors-de-combat. She ought to have left that part of the experience to some care- lessly conducted iron ore droguer. Just for a change, it would be a good thing to fine her the cost of repairs with no remission of the total. Capt. Davis, U.S. R. M. S. will, no doubt, realize the difference between chasing pirates end bucking lake ice in the spring. The departure of Geo. Uhler, national president of the M! BE. B. A. for Philadelphia, was not on account of the associa- tion men not sticking to him, or that he became in any way tired of the turmoil or disgusted at the lack of recognition of himself or the union. I was told a day or two ago that Mr. Uhler was always moderate, conservative and consistent in his counsel to the working members, and that the attitude of his personality was somewhat forced upon him to screen those who made the balls for him to fire, in any case the skirmish is now over, and itis to be hoped that all of the more radical advisers, etc., are fully satisfied with the pass- ing display of temporary power or obstinacy, — ——— ra er CHICAGO. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. The last charter here was at 234 cents wheat to Buffalo. Samuel Massey, of Ogdensburg, has received master’s papers from the board of local inspectors of steam vessels. Whether it was from the fault of the engineers or not, the steamers K. W. Oglebay and the Hendrick Holden had both to return to port with disabled machinery. The schooners Lotus and J. B. Newland collided in a fog off Big Point Sable on Tuesday night and each captain blames the other. Damages moderate and no loss of life. The new tug for the Chicago Lumber Co., built at the Burger & Burger shipyard, Manitowoc, was launched on Sat- urday. She will be used at Manistique and cost $14,000 P. A. McCarthy, organizer of the marine firemen, oilers and water tenders of the Great Lakes, is about to make a tour of all the ports along the lakes to enroll all men that follow that craft for a livelihood. The steel steam yacht Cangarda, built by the Pusey & Jones Co, for Chas. J. Canfield, of Manistee, Mich., was launched Saturday. The yacht, which is to be schooner rigged, will be completed and ready for delivery to her owner in June. Mr. W. L. Brown, president of the American Ship Build- ing Co., has returned, after an extended trip to England, France and Italy. ‘ General conditions of business abroad are highly favorable,”’ he said, ‘‘and the prospects for a de- mand for our products are equally so. The world will want our iron and steel the coming year.”’ MAy 2, Igor. For tonnage to arrive 2 cents is offered on wheat. On iron ore Escanaba to South Chicago 23 to 25. cents free of dis- charging charges. The Tuesday reports from St. Clair river shows that the three weeks’ blockade is likely to last until the end of this week at least. The large steel steamer W. L. Brown, owned by Elphicke & Co.; has been chartered for the season by the Canada Atlantic Transit Co. She will carry about 250,000 bushels of wheat. a package freight (general cargo) carrier. Judge Neely, sitting in the Circuit Court, refused: to issue a writ of mandamus to compel the West Chicago Street Rail- way Co. to lower its tunnels under the Chicago river at Van Buren street. The writ was asked by the city, alleging that the tunnel impedes navigation. The case will be appealed. The steamers of the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior Transportation Co. are officered as follows: Peerless — Captain, H. C. Page; engineer, J. R. Bennett. City of Traverse— Captain, N. McCormick; engineer, E. Meeh. Jay Gould —Captain, Charles Wilson; engineer, H. Chalk. Osceola — Captain, Joseph White; engineer, James Oag. ‘James Mowatt, the veteran drydock man, has been ap- pointed agent for the Shipowners’ Drydock, formerly known as Miller Bros.’ Drydock. Mr. Mowatt will have charge of the outside work of the company. He held the same posi- tion with the Chicago Ship Building Co. prior to its amalga- mation with the trust. Plans for extensive improvements in the plant are now being perfected. ‘ A. M. Nichols, traffic manager of the Chicago & Muske- gon Transportation Co., the Barry line, says the company is negotiating for an Atlantic coast steamer, with a speed of 16 miles per hour for the Muskegon-Chicago run, to operate in conjunction with the steamer Alice Stafford. He also Says: the Stafford is exzeeding expectations in speed. She was built for a 14-mile boat, but Mr. Nichols believes she is mak, iug better time, and that without crowding. , The Northwestern is likely to be overhauled by the North: man and both get down to Montreal about the same time. The ice jam in the St. Clair river was not counted on here as being likely to last so long. However, this delay will give the boats a good chance to get out of the Gulf of*St: Lawrence Clear of ice. May 3 is the date of first sailing of the Elder Dempster line of Atlantic steamers from Montreal and the Chicago liners will follow her closely if all goes well. The ice blockade in the St. Clair river has upset all calcu- lations here for the past several days and shippers let upon the pressure to get boats to start out with their grain cargoes on learning of the ice jam. On the other hand, the engineers” strike and then the stoppage of all river navigation by the’ ice just played into the hands of vessel owners as distinct from the line boats. before. ‘The deck officers will look for a raise, too.” oe ‘The steamer Northman, the second of the Northwestern Transportation C».’s ships to sail for Europe, cleared on Tuesday for Hamburg. Should she suffer no delay from the ice blockade at Port Huron when she reaches there, the voy- age to the German city should take about twenty-two days. Before reaching salt water she will probably overtake and pass her sister ship, the Northwestern, which sailed a week ago for Liverpool. The latter was stopped by the ice block- ade in the St. Clair river. The Northman loaded direct for Hamburg, and will only have to stop on the way to get fuel. ‘The cargo of the Northman consists“of roo tubs of butter, 1,367 bales of hay, 3,554 pieces walnut lumber, 14 sacks gra- phite, and 7,314 packages of harvesting machinery. The Canada-Atlantic line’'steamer Ottawa, bound from Chicago to Depot Harbor with corn, ran ashore at Big Point Sauble, five miles north of Iudington, on Monday morning. The weather was foggy and the captain claims he could ‘not see the Ludington light nor hear the fog whistle. It is thought that the compasses were out of order. She left Chicago Sunday morning and steered the South Chicago course, which should have taken her 15 miles otitside the point, She was released by the passenger steamer Illinois after 600 bushels of corn had been lightered into the schooner Scoville: The Ottawa was neaped twenty inches but it is not thotight damages are heavy. bill will be about $800, according to present advices. “The vessel was not stranded for over 24 hours as immediate assistance was sent to her. she became lost in the fog on sucha short run, especially as she again fetched up on Bois Blanc Island and went” through the same experience of lightering, etc. It is reported thet the charterers are looking’ for By the way, Buffalo used to squirm about paying high wages and now figures that it will cost" about $500 more in the engine department this season than The wrecking ' It ought to be found out bow a irri ra La a are eee [Rina lit ie Ble oe Rae