Show battleship bids are accepted the navy department has cut from he at ons for the new battle ships items aggi aggie aggregating gating in value about 80 it also has considerably re deuced the fund reserved for superia ten dents inspect on and coppering copperi Dg therefore secretary lou long Is able to offer to the lowest bidders the new port bews aws and bath corporations the sum of 3 for the construction of one sheathed battleship judge payson pay son representing the two corn coin panics has accepted accepted the offer and nothing more is to be done but prepare and sign the contracts |