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22 MARINE REVIEW. [April 5, AROUND THE GREAT LAKES. Mr. W. H. Vance of Milwaukee, announces that the firm of W. H. Vance & Co. has been dissolved, but that he will continue in business at 209-211 Brown building, Summit and Madison streets. The steamer A. G. Lindsay of Cleveland, is owned by the S. W. Transit 'Co., Charles T. Williams, manager, and not the South Western Trans. Co. as it appeared in these columns a couple of weeks ago. Col. Jared A. Smith, United States engineer at Cleveland, advertises 'elsewhere in this issue for bids on extensive breakwater and pier works at Ashtabula harbor and Lorain harbor, both on Lake Erie. Bids will be opened on the 16th inst. In the enforcement of St. Mary's river navigation rules this season three men of the revenue cutter service will be stationed at Sailors' En- campment, three at the dyke and three at what is known as tthe island cut, and a watch will be maintained day and night. W. L. Scott & Co. of iErie, fearing that they might encounter great difficulty in moving coal to Chicago during the coming season, have chartered outright the steamers Black Rock, Niagara and Ketchum. It is understood that they paid $42,000 net for the Black Rock and $50,000 net for the Niagara. Mr. W. J. Wilson, principal of the Chicago Nautical School, Masonic Temple, Chicago, gives out the following names of winners of the Great Lakes Register prizes: Capt. John Crangle, first prize; Mate J. F. John- son, first prize; Mate 'F. N. Tucker, second prize;-Mate J. D. Hallahan. third prize; Mate O. Larson, fourth prize. Congressman Burton has secured in the house passage of a bill trans- ferring the gas buoy now on Lansing shoal, Lake Michigan, to Simmons' reef and authorizing the removal of the light-ship at the latter place to Lansing shoal. The measure will undoubitedly be hurried through the senate before the opening of navigation. Valentine Fries, who died at his home near Milan, O., on Monday last was.an extensive vessel owner and had built vessels on the Huron river that were 'known in all parts of the lakes. Among them were the famous Edward-Golden Age tow of wooden vessels. Mir. Fries was a man of progress, always looking to the future. It is understood that the Maythams, operating at Buffalo a tug line in opposition to the consolidation, now have a fleet of fifteen or sixteen tugs. They have been quietly buying everything in the way of a harbor tug that they could secure around the lakes and planning for determined opposi- tion to the consolidation on the opening of navigation. Rear Admiral Hichborn, chief of the bureau of construction and repair, will leave for San Francisco in a few days to inspect the shipbuild- ing at that point and to investigate the needs of the Mare Island navy yard. HIGH PRAISE FOR METALLIC PACKING. 'Metallic packing of the best quality is certainly coming into great favor on shipboard, especially where high pressures are used. Note the following letter, written from San Francisco under date of March 1 to the United States Metallic Packing Co. of Philadelphia by Chief Engineer Arthur G. Rose of the United States army transport Thomas, and which was signed also by W. H. Phillips and Robert Dempster, first and second engineers respectively of the Thomas: : : : : "Yours of Nov. 16 inquiring about your packings received in Manila. I thought it best to reply after arrival at San Francisco and completing 22,00 miles, forty-eight actual steaming days. The following is the least that I can say and you are at liberty to make such use as you please with it: 'We left New York 'Nov. 4 for Manila and touched in ports only for coal; arrived at Manila Dec. 23. In Manila we examined packings (clear- ance) and found them scarcely worn. All were replaced as they were and up to the present time we have no trouble with hot or leaking piston rods or valve stems, and less swabbing and oil have been required.' " HEAVY CONTRACT FOR BOILER TUBES. Rear Admiral Melville, chief of the bureau of steam engineering, has just awarded a contract to the National Tube Works to supply the govern- ment with 70,000 boiler tubes to cost $165,000, and to be delivered within ninety days. The contract is remarkable in that it is understood that the successful concern will have to secure the assistance of some of its com- petitors to fill it in time. The tubes are necessary to repair the boilers of the Asiatic fleet at Manila. Benjamin F. Perkins, grand captain's clerk of the American Associa- tion of Masters and Pilots of steam vessels, has been making a tour of the lake lodges during the past few weeks. He says he has found everything in satisfactory condition, though he was unable to go beyond Toledo during his present trip. It is reported that Col. Charles Bird will select the transport Logan to represent the transport service of the United States at the Paris ex- position. The Logan was built in 1892 and is 504 feet in length over all, with a beam of 62 feet; she draws 27 feet. She has two sets of triple ex- pansion engines and twin screws. The house committee on naval affairs has approved the naval appro- priation bill and directed its report to the house. The bill carries ap- proximately $61,000,000. Its general features have already been outlined. The Godfrey Marine ways of Clinton, Ia., is building an excursion 'boat 125 feet long, 24 foot beam, for Amasa Hutchins of Rockford, III. BELLEVILLE GENERATORS. GRAND PRIZE AT THE WORLD'S FAIR OF 1889. List of Ocean Steamships on Board which BELLEVILLE GENERATORS are Used. FRENCH NAVY. Despatch Boat VOLTIGEUR; Squadron's Look-out Ship MILAN; Squad- ron's Look-out Ship HIRONDELLE; Gunboat CROCODILE; Despatch Boat ACTIF; Cruiser AMIRAL RIGAULT DE GENOUILLY; Iron Clad Cruiser ALGER; Iron Clad Cruiser LATOUCHE-TREVILLE; Iron Clad Cruiser CHANZY; Iron Clad Cruiser AMIRAL CHARNER; Tug ABERVRAC'H; Despatch Boat CAU- DAN; Torpedo Despatch Boat LEGER; Torpedo Despatch Boat LEVRIER; Battleship BRENNUS; Protected Coast Guard AMIRAL TREHOUART; Iron Clad Cruiser BRUIX; Iron Clad_ Cruiser BUGEAUD; Cruiser DESCARTES; Battleship BOUVET; Cruiser POTHUAU; Cruiser GALILEE; Cruiser PASCAL; Cruiser CATINAT; Battleship CHARLEMAGNE; Cruiser LAVOISIER; Cruiser PROTET; Battleships GAULOIS, SAINT LOUIS and HOCHE; Iron Clad IENA; Cruiser DESAIX; Iron Clad Cruiser DUPETIT-THOUARS; Cruiser DUPLEIX: Cruiser FURIEUX; Battleship NEPTUNE; Battleship DEVASTATION; Cruisers SULLY, AMIRAL AUBE and MARSEILLAISE. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES: Cargo Steamer ORTEGAL; Mail Steam- ships SINDH, AUSTRALIEN, POLYNESIEN, ARMAND-BEHIC, VILLE-DE-LA- CIOTAT, ERNEST-SIMONS, CHILI, CORDILLERE, LAOS, INDUS, TONKIN, ANNAM, ATLANTIQUE. COMPAGNIE DES CHEMINS DE FER DE L'QUEST, (Plying between Dieppe and Newhaven): Freight Steamers ANGERS, CAEN, BREST, CHER- BOURG; Fast Steamers TAMISE, MANCHE, FRANCE. RUSSIAN NAVY. Iron Clad Frigate MININE; Gunboat GROZIASTCHY; Imperial Yacht MAREVO; Imperial Yacht STRELA; Gunboat GREMIASCHY; Gunboat OTVAINI; Imperial Yacht TZAREWNA; Imperial Yacht STANDARD; Cruiser ROSSYA; School Ship VERNY; Cruiser SVETLANA; Cruiser DIANA; Cruiser PULLADA; Torpedo Transport Boat BAKAN; KHERSON and MOSKBA, Ships of the Volunteer Fleet; Gunboat GILACH; Iron Clad EKATERINA II; Gunboat KOUBANETZ; Cruiser AURORA; Iron Clad EMPEREUR NICOLAS I; Iron Clad PRINCE POTIEMKINE DE TAURIDE; Cruiser BAYAN; Iron Clad CESARE- WITCH; Gunboats TERETZ and QURALETZ; Iron Clad BORODINOW; SMOLENSK, Ship of the Russian volunteer fleet; cruiser BOJARINE. ENGUISH NAVY. Torpedo Boat Destroyer SHARPSHOOTER; POWERFUL and TERRIBLE, iron clad cruisers; GLADIATOR, ARROGANT, FURIOUS, VINDICTIVE, cruis- ers; NIOBE, DIADEM, ANDROMEDA, EUROPA, cruisers; CANOPUS, GLORY, GOLIATH, ALBION, OCEAN, iron clad ships; ARGONAUT, ARIADNE, AMPHI- TRITE SPARTIATE, HERMES, HIGHFLYER and HYACINTH, cruisers ; VENGEANCE, iron clad; ALBERT AND VICTORIA, royal yacht; CONDOR Cable Address: BELLEVILLE SAINT-DENIS.SUR-SEINE. and ROSARIO, sloops; CRESSY, ABOUKIR, SUTLEY and HOGUE, cruisers; IMPLACABLE, FORMIDABLE and IRRESISTIBLE, VENERABLE, LONDON, BULWARK, iron clad ships; EURYALUS, BACHANTE, cruisers; MUTINE. RINALDO, SHEARWATER, sloops; CORNWALLIS, DUNCAN, EXMOUTH, RUSSEL, iron clad ships; DRAKE, KING ALFRED, LEVIATHAN, AFRICA, cruisers; VESTAL, sloop; MONMOUTH, cruiser; BEDFORD, cruiser; ESSEX, KENT, cruisers; ALBEMARLE, MONTAGUE, battleships. _ The total horse power of boilers fitted on board the 57 above named ships of the British navy is nearly 900,000. AUSTRIAN NAVY. BUDA-PEST, iron clad coast guard; KAISER KARL VI, cruiser; X', X"", battleships. ITALIAN NAVY. VARESE, cruiser; BENEDETTO BRIN, battleship. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. PUEYRREDON, cruiser; Steamships PUERTO-HUERGO and MENDOZA. SPANISH NAVY. REINA REGENTE, cruiser. CHILIAN NAVY. O'HIGGINS, cruiser; ALMIRATE LYNCH, torpedo boat destroyer; ALMIRANTE CONDELL, torpedo boat destroyer; GENERAL BAQUEDANO, school ship. JAPANESE NAVY. _SHIKISHIMA, iron clad; CHIYODA, cruiser; ASAHI, iron clad; IWATE, cruiser; AZUMA, cruiser; HATSUSE, iron clad; ITSUKUSHIMA, iron clad coast guard; MIKASA, battleship. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Northern Steamship Co.'s Passenger Steamers NORTH WEST and NORTH LAND, of 7,000 H. P. each: DUCK, SULTANA. each; yachts SHEARWATER, CORYELL, WILD General Information Sent on Demand.