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THERE MARINE RECORD. ates: Carr, Ever Warp bas concluded to étick'to his new Ward’s A ‘Line, but the boats are not all settled ov yet. ‘He will have ‘the Toledo, J.C. Ford, probably the Sagituw Valley, and 0 ibly the Northerner. Capt. My J. Galvin will be the Buff- agent again. Comenarnt has been made frequently during the past two easons of navigation, regarding delay in getting the fog-horn mn the main-land at Pelee, Lake Erie, in operation in thick eather. The apparatus is not of the kind required at such “an important point, and the Canadian Department of Marine has in view the establishment of a new steam horn. Mucu unconscious and unintended humor may be found in newspaper dercriptionsof machinery. The Evening Post, of New York, in describing a locomotive for street railway trac- _tion recently says: ‘‘The engine is of twenty-five horse power, and of the double cylinder pattern, so that it can be run either forward or backward.’’ Doubtless, with a third cylin- der, Power remarks, that engine could be run sideways, The same reporter would probably expect a four cylinder engine to go both ways ut once.—Londun Engineer. Sexaror Frye, on March 18th, introduced a bill in Con- gress to provide for the punishment offences on the high seas. It provides for the punisment by a fine not exeeeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, of any “person not a member of a crew of an American vessel within the admiralty jurisdiction of the United States and out of the _ jurisdiction of any particular State, who shall create any riot or disorder or commit any breach of the peace, or resist the crew in the performance of the commands of the officers of a vessel. Provision is also made for the punishment, by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment athard labor not ex- ceeding two years, of any person, not a member of the crew, who shall strike, injure or commit an assault upon any other person On a vessel out of the jurisdiction of the severel States, but within the admiralty jurisdiction of the United States. The statutes in regard to mutiny on shipboard are so amended as to provide for punishment of persons other than the crew who may incite or attempt to incite mutiny on any American vessel on the high seas. ED + OO oe THE NEWS AT DULUTH. Special Oorrespondence to The Marine Record. Dururn, Mrxn.—Just now the attention of the lake public is attracted to the fight being made against Duluth’s attempt to bridge its ship canal. Foremost in this fight are the vessel- owners of Buffalo and Cleveland and West Superior interests. The reason for the opposition iy said to be in the sentiment that whatever helps Duluth must necessarily hurt Superior. That feeling is happily, lacking, on the Duluth side the bay. The opposition of the vessel-owners can not be so easily ex- plained. If it was a belief that the bridge would impede nay- igation there would be a show of reason, but it does not. As a matter of fact auything that tends to develop business at the head of the lake, as this does, is a help to the vessel trade, and consequently to the lake carriers. The bridge which it is in- tended to erect has been fully explained at the meeting of the United States engineers at Detroit, and it is evident that op- position to it cannot arise from any idea that it will impede nayigation in any way. Indeed it it did there are other inter- esis than those of the vesselmen, and it is only right that the people who have created at the head of Lake Superior a tre- mendous traffic for the vessel interests should be given their rights. That, at least, is the way the Duluth people put their case. It is not probable that any city or any set of men have done 8) much for the deepening of lake channels, for the enlarge- ment of the Sault Cunal for the rapid construction of the new e.na), and now for the deep channel hetween Duluth and Buff- ao, as the city and chamber of commerce of Duluth, represen- tutives of both have spent the winter in Washington before Congress, and the result of their work isevident in the River and Harbor Bill justreported, All this should entitle Duluth to speak with emphasis, and to demand a respectful and careful hearing where ler interests are involved, Lake Superior harbors fare well in the new River and Har- bor Bill, as reported by the house committee. Duluth gets $80,000; the St. Louis River to Fond du lac, as was petitioned for, gets the expected nothing though it will likely fare better next time; Superior Bay and St. Louis Bay, $70,000; Two Harbors $30,000; Ashland $45,000; Grand Marais, (Mion) ~ $10,000; Ontonagon $20,000; Marquette, $80,000, — All this, as well as some small sums, is to he expended under the direc- tion of Capt. Fisk, stationed at this city. Sigas of an early spring are less than a week ago, and the prophets have ceased their guessing. Wheat is coming io more rapidly, receipts for the past/seven days having been over 1,000,- 000 bushels, and the cargo indications are excellent. This movement of wheat Duluthward was not expected so early but it will probably exceed in amount the expectations of the most ine. Besides wheat, the flour in stock grows rapidly and be in large amount at the apaaing. Coal on docks has rapidly by the cold weather, and by an uuex— ind from the West. A few coal contracts have for the coming season, aud it is estimated that over b will be handled at the head of the lake dur- This will lead any previous year by about At the Steel Barge works the half a dozen vessels now under way are being pushed along rapidly, and there will be a great fleet of whales to start down in the spring. The big passenger ship is in statu quo, and bids fair to remain there a time at least. The Superior Steel Co, is turning out about 40 to 50 tons of plates daily, much less than was expected from the size of the plant. It contracted to use the entire product of the Du- luth blast furnace, but has been able so far to use less than half this product, It will soon be compelled to work day and night to cerry out its contracts, H. D. Turney & Co., of the big Columbus, 0. coal shippers, have leased a large dock at the west end of the city, and will at once begin arranging it for their purposes. The dock is a solid filled structure, built last year by contractors Williams, Dougherty & Upham, and by J.B. Sutphin, It is 340 feet wide by 600 feet long. It will be extended 600 feet as soon as the ice breaks up. The dock is reached by the St. Paul & Duluth, Northern Pacific & Duiuth Terminal Co. will soon be connected with the Duluth, Mesaba & Northern and Duluth & Winnipeg. the Minnesota side. Messrs Turney & Co., will make this city their Northwestern headquarters at once, though they have been doing business in Ashland for several years. They ex— pect to handle this year at least 150,000 tons. There is now in store here 101,000 bbls, of flour, of which 90,000 is waiting for navigation, Production of local mills last week was 18,340 bbls. Wheat stocks here now are 10,150,- 000 bushels, besides 400,000 afloat, and 360,000 other grain in store and afloat, A year ago stocks were 4,000,000 bushels at this date. BE. W. D. Se LAKE HULL TARIFF FOR 1892. DEDUCTION. Deduct } per cent for water bottoms. Deduct 1 per cent for harbor tugs, with Lake privileges to the extent of 20 miles. Deduct for excepted fire risk on steam craft, 6 cents per month. Deduct for total loss and general average only, steam 10 per cent, sail 20 per cent. it is the finest coal dock on the upper bay on] November 15th ‘ DEDUCTIONS, For risks not attaching until May Ist, 5 per cent of season rate. oo“ fn “ ‘ : May 151.10 § “ hae rants (i) one Fane taegeeel “ ewe “ & July tet 20 «6 “ Yi NOE « “ Aug. Ist 25“ “ «ow 4 « & Sept. Ist 30. “ ou & tae ake Weta Tae ae te “« “ “ “ “e “ee Nov. Ast 55 « “oe (No deduction for partially expired month of May as above noted.) CANCELLATIONS. June Ist Return.. --70 per cent of Season Rate. July Ist Ue 0) months except for August Ist ee ae « September Ist ‘ ¢ “« October Ist id w2 “ November Ist ‘* (No allowance for month of November as above noted.) t# No general agent or company in any case to allow over 10 per cent commission to local agents, or any other consid- eration whatever, at any time whatsoever, and no agent, com- pany or general agent shall be allowed to pay any part of his commission to any vessel owner, broker or any other person, + A PERFECT REPRODUCTION. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 21st, 1892. To The Publishers of the Marine Record. I take pleasure in acknowledging receipt of a copy of your valuable paper of the 17th inst. containing a perfect repro- duction of the group of Supervising Inspectors of steam ves- sels, as photographed from Ife at the recent meeting of the Board in this city, The reproduction if anything being an improvement over the original picture. Respectfully yours, J. A. Dumont, Supervising Inspector General. 100,000 | 75,000 ) 50,000 } 25,000 ; 15,000 ) 10,000 Parti- rTON. TN - | 150,000} and and and and and | and Under cular VALUATION IN POLICY. and over} under | under | under | under | under | under | 10,000 Aver- 150,000 | 100,000 | 75,000 | 50,000 | 26,000 | 15,000 age o ISU: ICE 9 5 Uy ig Ca ALI a os g if $ 3 4 2 z SrEAMERS 4} 53 63 8 =a) é. 5 6 7 9 oe 5} 64 1 OF oa be 64 ih 8h il aS Linir 3 ee 8 9 103 13 3 Season April 1 to Noy. 30. ee] < s | yi ES Sain.’ oo i 5y 6 7 8} 42 5} 63 74 9 Pa 6 7 8 10 38 eek “s 8 9 10 12 oer Liurr 3 on a 9 11 12 14 5 Season April 1 to Nov. 30. a | 5,000 | re | and | Under under } 5,000 10,000 | —— | ———|- _ 44 5} 7 5 5} 6t 7} 6 6 7 8} 8 6 74 9 9 Deduct for total loss (actual or constructive only), 30 per cent. ~ Deductions for total loss and general average or total Joss to be made after deducting for fire risk if excepted. ADDITIONS. For wrecking privileges on tugs, add 1 per cent. When full wrecking privileges are not desired, policies may be endorsed permitted to wreck for } per cent additional for each service rendered to October 1st, and thereafter at } per cent for each service rendered. For yearly policies, add } per cent to above rates. For agreement to make Joss or damage by fire to be set- tled under conditions of special clause add 50 cents for the season, with pro rata deductions for months expired. This clause to be attached to such marine policies only as include the fire’risk. Add for collision clause one per cent for season, with pro rata deductions for months expired, and cancellation, RULES, No allowance or deduction shall be made for portions of months expired except as below noted, and there shall be no suspension of the policy or rebate allowed for vessels lying up during the life of the policy. Not more than six month’s credit on premiums, and ll notes to mature on or before November Ist on season risks. Discount for cash at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. Extensions, Free extension may be granted to December Sth, at noon, to all steamers which class Aland Al}. A charge for extension on other vessels shall be made as fol- lows: On steam vessels 10 per cent of the season rate, and on sail vessels or tow barges 20 per cent of the season rate, Such extension to be for fiye days from noon of November 30th, provided application be made for such extension before noon November 30th. A further extension may be granted from noon of December 5th on steamers only, and only for the purpose of completing an unfinished voyage, the charge for such extension shall be 5 per cent per day of the season rate, The classification of Inland Lloyds 1892 Register to govern as to class and value. Value in policy not to be less than 80 per cent of valuation in Register, and not to exceed Register valuation with 10 per cent added thereto, except as noted below. Vessels—Sail or steam (except tugs) under $25,000 not to be allowed any increased yaluation. THE ROUT OF THE FLOES. JOHN A, COPELAND. Soft does the zephyric south breeze blow, Eroding Winter’s crispy snow; The floes in the bay begin to grind. Around to the east the drift has veered; Old Boreas bold his guns has cleared To hurl at the gyves broadsides of wind, He blows and blares, but his blasts are cold; Frost tightens his grip a hundred-fold. As Orion falls down to the west, Over the landscape there drops a calm; Boreas sighingly sings a psalm, And hies him forth like a zephyr dressed. Up from the south, from the west and east Cirrus onrushes, to view the feast Of the Wind-god on the Frost-god’s fruit, Rain- tears sink into fields of slush: Cloud maids grieve for the coming crush OF the pent-up water’s frozen suit. Pluvius brings to the gyves'relent; Boreas seems to be well content: He swings to the west with hidden glee, Aroar! A race! And his host swoops down. Brusque is his mien; he will surely drown The harbor-foree witk such piles of sea? He gains his cause; with a mighty crack ‘The Ice gives way, and he throws it back, Champing and chafing ton upon ton, Right through the Gap in disordered rout. ~ The mariner raises a joyous shout. “Nayigation’s clear; the ice has gone!’’ mone Canada. = ie aire te. Tite City of Detroit opened navigation on Lake Erie March” 28th.