Word: shipping
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Cessation of building would be an abrupt break in the policy adhered to since 1886: Herbert, p. 424. - (a) Additional ships should be ordered by next Congress for - (1) Usual time for building a battle-ship is 5 years. - (2) Cramp can not construct the best in less than 2 1/2 years: Higgins in Cong. Rec. Vol. 27, p. 3576. - (b) Provision for - (1) Sudden shipwreck, cf. Reina Regente. - (2) Ordinary wear and tear. - (3) Filling place of older ships made nearly useless by modern improvements...
...Free registry involves grave evils.-(a) Economic. (1) It would annihilate ship-building in U. S.-(2) It would withdraw millions of capital from the country.-(b) National.-(1) It would cripple us in time of war.-(x) No trained workmen.-(y) No shipyards to build in emergency...
Scapin then sees Geronte, and tells him that a Turk has captured his son, and carried him away in a ship, and that he demanded a large ransom for his release. The old man after some delay, gives him the money. Not satisfied with this he tells Geronte that his life is in danger from brigands, and induces him to enter a sack for protection Scapin then imitates the noises of brigands and gives the old man a sound drubbing. The money is given to the young men and Leandre is enabled to marry. The two young men then meet...
...spite of the proverbial hard times which have prevailed during the past year the Cooperative Society has continued to prosper and has done a larger business than ever before. The member ship this year is 1681 as against 1492 last year and 1298 the year before. The receipts for this year cannot of course be given accurately till the books have been made up at the end of the year, but they will probably amount to about $113,000, an increase of $12,000 over the business of last year. It can be seen readily that a large part...
...Melville then recounted informally his experiences in the Arctic regions. He is the only surviving officer of the ship Jeanette, that made its memorable expedition to the north in 1879. The ship was caught fast in the ice-floe and drifted north-west for twenty-two months. At the end of this time the ship was five hundred miles from Siberia, the nearest land, and was so badly crushed bp the ice that it had to be abandoned. The retreat to land was full of hardship. The men were weighted down with baggage, and progress over the uneven surface...