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The Important Light-House Measure. With the river and harbor bill about disposed of, there is now before Congress but one measure ofa general nature in which lake vessel owners are specially interested. It is the bill providing for aids to navigation in different parts of the lakes. This bill, which has already passed the Senate, was a few days ago reported to the House in revised form, and in its present shape carries $476,600 for lights, light-ships, fog-signals, ete. Appropriations of this kind are usually provided for in the civil sundry appropriation bill, but as that bill has already been passed upon by the House, the appropriations must be secured through Senate amendments or in conference on the civil sundry bill. Representatives of the lake districts, especially Congress- man Taylor and Senator Brice, are working hard to secure the appropriations, but the fact that the billitself has not as yet passed the House is, of course, against them. Ata meeting in Cleveland Wednesday Secretary Keep was instructed to go to Washington at once and urge upon Congress the necessity of this legislation. Following are the appropriations for the lakes proposed by the bill as finally revised in committee: LAKE ONTARIO. Gallo island Op SiemMAall.clsscti. ot. csdossetenw et sido see deme. oMeatsscvonetends tc: $ 5,700 @anltori ss slam deli chit WOUSess asses adersceseneeiaccewec sicmsieer cise se ctorice Saeneee ae 8,600 Bay State shoal, floating lights.........csssssssssceessesssereeeeesneesteesesens 800 . LAKE ERIE. Poiralosnueakwatek, fOp'SLOnalvacenc:<csecce sees qcecset anes vawdeeneeeucsgnerser ses 4,300 Bintan bor, nO pesie mal jassrssaccan see vereberbatedetucet neces yuedeecasereens arcsec 4,300 Baton MAT Or + LO Sal Om lle a sae cepenl ree neccense sais saber ater anecisee Revcoseien 4,500 Ronan WAGbOM, LO STOMA c..snin-c «sas qoeeteecetsrce snark sscese Spier cat cseenee 4,300 OUMMPMAS eels AMO AUTON Go. dace. cane ieee st eewsiens oeeseamsten fie enmeccaetistee nn tees 8,600 oriAClumcon re-estaplishilie White. acest ssaseacetccmeees aches a aaeriasses 1,500 Malimee tiver, moving range Lieitasn,«jeasverleesselscan cesar ewes saree seetneer 8,000 DETROIT RIVER. Bar ointicht-ship) tM eAMeRICAM WALES, ccipese fetesse.sescecs see cer cir 25 ,00C inte lalmeGrossing, HOAbIMO MONG vesrwsncaccse-acinnar-eccrcendec etm ne eseeres 1,000 Ballacds nee wichtishouse und) too sigmale. ices. sessceneeterestt sere ssenae 30,000 GROBSGUISIG FAM C WOES. 125 ves ceaasueeis ttonaaas Gra cca etatcs cases chee en ce eee 2,500 METRE CA ISLAM CANS ICME ret teaccceutd: os ccineteosediine tenant eeemer ce esr 1,500 Grassy island, range lights above..........ccsseeesees ereetcen ee i cpiceese net 2,500 LAKE HURON. opsmeer, oinalia of Mackinaw: litt shitpe.s.nacecores erase tetas soeeese es 25,000 ariveMile point, lini aie to gcalotialisecie.eads.s seuss ooneeiaeneee es . 25,000 ST. MARY'S RIVER. For moving St. Mary's ranges.............0. Sia ccteihe ose eg peite tena sas eae ne reee 2,000 LAKE SUPERIOR. ; Grand) Marais, Welt and. bells... cncssanesdaesorscersd.onauepese weer to eters 15,000 bisssAble point, steam Lop Ssigmal.;.%.c0..ccs- ceca nee eno ka tee ete ene 5,000 oe Onmt anys Mut aM tOOSSI MAL. ct. csatns specs aan vea nae ee 25,000 Mendota, Beta Grise bay, light and thell.........c.se0s..0-.00s seree sence "cad 7,500 Hagletharbor; tog signals: sic. 0. Qvccdee eas acceso ctee de tee ne eee eee aoe 5,500 Sande Prallg, ai ligiht.' tc, «aascoanisstos desu tepudacsd- oe sopsa2 eee ee 20,000 oniv@edake ship Gamal tog sipimal cee cte: sts, jcs-n te nae weeny eee eneneee 5,500 Bourteen Milespoint, lightamd! fog sipmal.:...-e-cne emma ges ees, 20,000 Moving main Chequamegon light and establishing fog signal........... 7,000 Chequamegon, harbor light stations yer.) oreo eee 2,500 evil island, to complete light" stationy...,.:/<:.1500sc4gs-ee es ee ee 22,000 Bayfield, pier light and bell................. sie coipieleis aieioelss ne eioisee annie ereectenetes ; 5,000 Mipentor Day, Nebts.. cc. .0.0- cps ceonee Baste sear eed our ae eee eae ee Ber 1,200 iintapoint, lightrand tog signals s:.. escent a et ee eee eee 15,000 LAKE MICHIGAN. Round island, Straits of Mackinaw, light and fog signal..............000 15,000 PetaG@hraix point Top signal... /ccrc ae ee oe ee 5,500 Southitlox island, fog-signal:.-.00.ccec sc, nacc een ee fee 5,500 North Manitou islands, north end, light and fog signal..............000- 20,000 Mivambtont Marpor, Welle. ...s cons: .ccoeeeeeen eee emer tee on en eee 1,000 iudlington, fos sigtial....2-e..s f.:<.scaamte noe sessei een nn ete ene 5,500 St. Joseph, fog signal.,...... atts desta sd caemee onc aetts i Chonudacsucacirensenaaense et: 5,500 Manitowoc, fog signal...... selisjeinf o apleteeisle ses cisisighistiec se sane Reece Cea EER ae 5,500 Sumnceanbay, canal, a, Mighite...ciassaeeternen Geiomire renin comer ate 20,000 Porte des Mortes, range lights and fog signal.............i:cscccscessseeeees 21,000 SaimteMantnsvigland a lsht...0c-tet ern ee ne 15,000 fiilerGinldsland lipht and foe signal.....s0.0h ltl. eee eo. 20,000 Squaw point, Little Bay de Noquette, light.............cs.06. escosseeeseceane 5,000 Peshtigo shoal, light-house and fog signal................csssssscsecesseseeens 10,000 RiebOveAlr, LOl Slender cae, eon, te eekies. Oee AEE Oe te 5,500 Gta seen ete tee ee AS toma geen ke $476,600 The bill provides that enough of the $60,000 heretofore appropriated for Eleven Foot shoal light-house be applied to the construction or purchase of one or more light-ships for service on the lakes. The report of the commerce committee of the House on the bill, submit- ted by Mr. Brickner of Wisconsin, says: "You have appropriated largely and,doubtless, wisely to the improvement MARINE REVIEW. of rivers and harbors and to the consequent facilitation of commerce. It © would be a curious concomitant of this state of facts if, while you are deepen- ing the channels of your water ways and rendering not only possible but prob- able a vast increase in the tonnage and number of the vehicles of interstate and foreign transportation, you should refuse to life and property thus encouraged to venture the requisite means of safe conveyance or remit them to the danger- ous and unreliable protection in not a few cases of lights and signals estab- lished by private enterprise and kept up at private expense. We have no right to make the people take a leap in the dark, run the chances of the tor- tuous channel, and brave the hazards of the aggressive shoal with their eyes closed. We must not lead them into the wilderness of the waters and leave them without a pathway marked either backward or forward. We should not deepen the depths without making provision against falling into them. But whether you spend for rivers and harbors or not, it is absolutely necessary to light the ways of commerce by other means than those which nature provides, in the great interest of the salvation of life and property. On behalf of such measure of justice as is just now attainable to the toilers of the sea, this bill should pass Congress and greater sums must be spent hereafter."' Discussing the Detroit Accident. Special Correspondence to the MARINE REVIEW. Drrrort, Mich., Jnne 2.--The lamentable tragedy which occurred on the river here last Saturday night, whereby one of our foremost business men, John Hurley, with a worthy man named Robinson, a marine engineer, were drowned, continues to be a leading subject of conversation, particularly with men connected with the vessel interests. The universal regret at the loss of such a citizen as John Hurley is all the more intense because of the entirely unnessessary loss. It is now generally known that Hurley very frequently made a practice of taking one of his tugs and going alongside of the Majestic (owned by his firm) to communicate with the captain, a practice dangerous at all times, but how much more so on a dark and stormy night such as that was. Not an hour before he started on the ill-fated errand, he was appealed to by an intimate friend to stay ashore, but he could not see the dan- ger which had passed him by many times before. As to who is responsible for the terrible affair, there seems to but little difference of opinion, but pend- ing an official investigation it would be out of place to dwell upon the painful subject. . At this writing the general fright outlook at this point is no worse, and not much better, than at other centers of lake commerce. Grain receipts here ~ continue aggravatingly small, due chiefly on account of the bad condition of country roads. The wheat goes forward, nearly all to Buffalo, as fast as a cargo can be made up. The call for vessels to carry lumber, stone, coal, ties etc, continues good, and vessels in that class of trade have so far no cause of complaint. In General. B. D. Babcock, for a number of years superintendent of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railway ore docks at Cleveland has re- signed. He will go into the coal business. Capt. Mahan, engineer secretary of the light-house board, was in Chicago recently looking after matters pertaining to the location of a tower which the board proposes to erect on the world's fair grounds, On a draft of 13 feet 7 inches the new steel steamer Samuel Mitchell, built by the Globe Iron Works Company of Cleveland for Samuel Mitchell and others, brought down 2,056 gross tons of ore from Lake Superior. She made 13 miles an hour, loaded, without crowding on Lake Huron. There are a number of people well posted on lake vessels who think this steamer will prove an advertisement for the Globe company. _ Judge Blodgett of Chicago, well known to lake vessel own- ers, is about to leave the United States District Court bench to serve as counsel in the Behring sea arbitration. He attained the age of seventy a year or two ago, and is therefore entitled to re- tire on a full salary. His withdrawal will be greatly regretted in lake shipping circles. His mental faculties are undimmed, and he has long been admired for his ability. Fairplay of London quotes the tollowing as a portion of a letter from Joseph R. Oldham, Cleveland agent of Lloyds to the secretary of that institution: 'I think I informed you that the - Inland iloyd's will not pay general average expenses for vessels grounding in known shallow places, unless it is clearly shown that the vessel was loaded to a draught of water less than that known to exist where she grounded. 'This rule, I think, will only apply to fair weather and clear water strandings. I pre- sume Lloyd's policies will also be interpreted in the same way; for if lake shipowners ask for lake custom as to constructive total loss they should abide by lake custom otherwise." It is probable that the Inland Lloyd's custom will govern the foreign business in this as in other matters, é ae