Show secretary REFORM intends to institute a in several of undo sams navy yards dreadful of small pox in tho states germanas germanys Germ anys policy is the pence of europe indian troubles or Wehler ll AVs il tk hie vavy yard reform jal v lu jhc thc tary navy purposes effecting an entire of nine government navy yards not later than next t all an looking to lias barn in progress pro gresa for toiuo at various yards leavo been examining the beoka and papers covering a period of ten years these committee shave been and are being assisted by a special commission bent from the navy department reports are te be sent to washington and compared with the boolas here the object of the investigation is to learn whether or not the books will agree with the accounts in the department at washington it is thought that already a discovery has been made that the books at the department show that certain materials ought to be on hand in one yard cannot be almare island navy yard california the investigation will be most thorough because of reports of needless expenditures of money at eliat place the secretary lias been furnished with the names of a nam berof persons who say that they an give evidence of fraud in that yard in the re pairing of united states vessels will the secretary order an investigation ti of repairs on vessels in all the yards was asked of a naval officer today who is acquainted with secretary whitneys Whit intentions it is useless to order an investigation be replied money lias been spent in some cases recklessly and I 1 expect fraudulently but it cannot be recovered at one yard mare island which is a great distance from washington alie have to feel that they could act impunity I 1 have heard it said eliat rotten wood lias been placed in vessels being repaired that they might soon be returned for additional repair little more than three years I 1 ala was condemned at mare island yards she was brought to the atlantic and sent on a three years cruise and only recently received repairs eliat the officials in califor nia said were necessary was there charges are higher at marc island than at private yarda on pacific coast the coast barvey efti cial had a vessel taken there for repairs she needed but little work yet the mare island officials wanted the work was performed by a private company for 1500 in alie proposed reorganization tho secretary will manage to dispensa with alio services of so many bosses tho yards are full of master this and master that and all get 3 a day whether they work or not four hours is a days work in some instances A sail maker went from bloston to one of alie yards and began working eiehl hours a day ho was told to labor less time that lie could not be allowed to accomplish so much work each day biot in LONDON july dispatch from lerida spain baya a serious riot occurred there on account of the opposition of a portion of the populace to the payment of certain taxes tha governor who endeavored to pacify the rioters was stoned by them the mob moro demonstrative and to burn the town by the use of petroleum the military were called out to restore order and tired on the rioters killing three one soldier alao killed many of the I 1 rioters are wounded another disi patch containing intelligence saya 1 the shops there were closed and the streets held by soldiers supposed indian Tren ble july 10 A telegram received at the war department tor day indicated that indian difficulties had occurred at a new place the dispatch was from general terry and read col brooks commanding the district of montana has received information from canadian authorities that lodges ot insurrectionary canadians under a son of B IR hear are golar toward the boundary line they probably intend koine to the crow indian reservation in montana they would bo a disturbing clement if suffered to join our indians who arc now on resources no action has been taken on the dispatch today to day Eav low july 11 A complaint comes from tt smallpox infected near creston that it ia impossible to get conveyances lu carry ho dead to the cemetery the people are panic stricken tho dead lay unburied buried several daye much indignation dig nation is expressed I 1 statements denied july 10 tho cologne gazette prints an denial of the statements in russian and french newspapers to the effect that germany waa an alliance with fingland Jin gland against russia German yB only policy alio gazette bays is hc of whole europe grants condition MOUNT july 11 until 1 aliis uen grant was wakeful but after eliat hour and until mornant lio slept well after leaving him at 7 tho doctor said ls general waa then bleeding bleeping Ble quietly willing to support rufila Sn anra rA july bithe british hero has received in forma tion to tho effect that tho afghan orah af pf lundo boosh have declared their willingness to support cussia is the present ameer we geoa bif july H is gemi that tho appoint nicot of Jono aos united filatea con mutate at was objected to on account of that gent lemans known towards austria |