Show AT hailles the united states navy work GETTING A MOVE ON I 1 the bids for the new now steel cruisers PA pronounced bounced QUITE DITE satisfactory the Bood lers conclude to resign A UTAH EX OFFICIAL DEAD acco account in t of 0 the cyclone dimas te r tion of life anil and property destitution by wet west Ast elated cd to the tb OUR satisfactory bid bids received for the new now cru bisers aug a 81 8 1 bids were opened today to day in the coffle of the tile secretary r 0 tary of the navy for the construction of the cruisers cru iBera bet last provided forb for by y congress namely the newark no 1 tone tons displacement cruisers nos 4 and 5 at tone tons each and gun boats km nos 3 and avid 4 1 tons displacement each the iuds beadi of the several bureaus of tile nay navy department and a number of gentlemen representing ship building establishments were mere I 1 present resent iho tile secretary scan tary announced that bids had been made for all the tile vessels at prices price mell ft ell within the limits 11 prescribed 1 ir d by r congress the bids were c of three classes first for tile hull bull and machinery upon the plans of the department second the hull and machinery er y upon tho the contractors own plan third the hull bull after the plan of the department and machinery aft after erthe the builders own ow n plans approved bythe bv lie department there was but on one e bid upon tho the N emark em ark m which was by wm camp i S sons sons under tinder clasa class one the price rico being the union liton iron works of san francisco 1 lud under clas class one tor for either cruiser no 4 or no 5 at william cramp A sons bid upon cruisers cruise 8 nos os 4 and 5 under class one at 14 each under class 2 at each underclass two with special modifications cat ions at fit each under dabs class three at t win cr cramp am bone sons bid for the avi two 0 gunboats afi and N F palmer A co of new york bid for the same at sit secretary S whitney said to the associated soc socia ted press reporter after opening the bids it is a great relief to mv mind retting getting this out of the w m ay jhb require requirements which the contractors assume are more exacting than in the tile cac case of any precious pre ious bidding the law for cruisers no nos 4 and 5 provides that lie tile cen centrach tract for the construction of them shall contain provisions to the tile eclet hat that the von contractors tractors guarantee that they ahall shall bo be completed and tooted tested for speed under conditions to be prescribed by the navy department the vessel shall exhibit a maximum speed of at leist least 19 knots per hour and anti for ever every quarter knot of speed so exhibited aboc above paid guarantee the tile contractor shall receive a premium oter over abid an d above 1 Im his contract price of and fo for r ev aery e quarter it ar t er knot that the tile sa said id vessel 7 ails alls of deachin reaching eaid id granteed guaranteed speed there s shall halla be d de ted from the contract price 0 THE YACHT RIVE the volunteer la in ft a fair wy way of winning again COTTAGE CITY mass blass august 8 A fine northeast breeze is is mom ing tine this morning and the tile lent race to marblehead is progressing two thirds of tho tile vay way it irwill mill be beat to windward it ie is en cited that the winn winning ing yacht m ill reach marblehead in in about 18 ishiura hours the stake is 13 1000 hie the sigi bignal al gun in wag wa fired fi red at een seven and ad I 1 tte abo big achas passed the line in in t alio II 11 follow ing order funtan Jun 3 britan tan volunteer volunteer atlantic aila and priscilla the puritan and the volunteer hid had estimated their distance distan ce with va wonderful ond erful precision and crossed w athin a few seconds of ca aaili ch other under full bail sail and head headway lic adwa wai on the port tack the puritan keeping to ind ward at 7 20 29 tho tile electra steamed after the file fleet in in a flurry liuro at that time the leaders were hull bull down oil oi tile chohon borl ton zon the puritan and anti the volunteer apparently nek neck aud tit ncik ek inaki in alLing aig wonderful time imo cheers for the tile steam era eri and yachts achte rang out aa as the theto to leaders under the lee fee of tho the electra und and within feet of 0 each oilier other the start vas was a very 4 beautiful one and aind by 8 evcic sail 1 had disappeared beneath bene atit the lJ oriton 11 0 o II der clr a strong braem chih I 1 bev blew steadily and gao gave no signs of faggin out ou about iii no a milca milet froin from the kh f hore ore the volunteer went ahead of iho tile pit ritan in fine bt st y 1 ie and clot 11 up lip on the sachem sa hein m I 1 I 1 1 had come down don mith tho the tide and vas was leading the fleet CHATHAM mass aug tug 8 the filoon yachts at 1215 12 15 are standing in from nip hip toward chatham lights tho the volunteer leads the fleet the puritan is is second about a mile commission q A little 11 rebutting they will remove a to oregon after the tb 21 s sv p it FRANcu 1 tco aug 8 jude judge N greene curtla ot of sacramento was wag examined before the pacific railroad commission today to day in in regard to a R statement made by n ex secretary john miller liller A of the contract and finance 1 company that ho lie had entrusted abstracts oi of the booie books of the company to curtis who lie had deft destroyed to ed tile then I 1 0 denied that miller hid eer ever entrusted him ewh pipere TIO atness had defended miller against the charged cli argiA of embezzlement made by the cainie company coni com lany Mii and he was acquitted cert certain tin demor anda m ere gnon en to him at that time vy by miller but lie hc not 1 1 I 1 I 1 regarded 7 the information as implicating the to rala railway y company and arid he af afterwards ler ards destroyed the papers E II 11 miller Ni liler secretary of the central pacific co company in was examined in regard to the cost ost of the construction of the road from sacramento to ogden and tl the various r i c contractors on tractors miller stated t that hr it in J july guiv 1 1868 the tile capital of the central pache pacific waa was increased to one hundred million dollars aa As the law aw prohibited any corporation from incurring debts in lit excess of the par value of its stock the increase librea a was had to enable the company to contract greater indebtedness commissioner anderson said the commission td pro proposed to finish the examination tion this L week ir and next week will be g given iven to the central pacific company to lay such matters mattera before the comry commission om as it cho chooses osen the entire inquiry qu will ill bo be closed on the when hon t the li members will go to oregon GO 60 SLOW I 1 the british wr war ship ships proposing to tike take i hand aug 8 the british war ships now in north american America waters arc are to take a liand hand in settling the fishery trouble the announcement has liag caused a general surprise on all sides it ia is the first time that the british authorities ties have interfered in the fisheries fight and the unexpected change of policy occasions no little an anxiety I 1 e t y among the americans here the e men of war will not act as ac patrols a t rola only to keel the american a u fi fishermen s outside lie the forbidden waters but will make seizures when ullen they cross the line therease there Ther eare are three warships war ships available for service at this moment admiral lyons flagship flag ship hip the Belle the canada and the P lades there h ese vowels are now halifax in harbor the tile present intention is in to rend fend the ships early ne next x t week neck to the gulf of st lawrence favl rence to reinforce the lie canadian cruisers there already it is not likely that more than three war ships will lie be put at tile w work ork of seizing yankees Yankee 1 but if it should be co considered ordered an advisable matter more can lie ordered into there these waters from new Found land and bermuda at a fc few clays days notice THE those sentenced te to the penitentiary concluded to ega resign CHICAGO aug tug 8 the four bood lers who m ere merely fined appeared in court this morning tor for sentence but action was deferred until thursday except in the rao case of commissioner gils he ile was anxious to have tho the ri matter tatter closed at once so ho the sentence was pronounced and be h quickly paid paid over ill hie thousand dollar fine the r he arguments ments on oil motion for a new trial Irr in the cal casee folo of I 1 the seven lood ic lors sentenced to the penitentiary were postponed until october tho the even had mitered their purpose not to rebion office othe ruis e they would mould have been granted no n 0 delay th the riese bink bank project 7 MIt kienitz with two special chinese envoys I 1 started for washington today to day having secured an imperial decree sanctioning tile formation of a banking syndicate the project now only awaits ratification in aberici the immediate capital of the proposed bank vi will ill be 50 the lie management having baying I 1 power to increase the bum burn A dozen bithe of the principal american banks will advance the money li hung chang will bo be the chairman with a joint american and chinese management tho the first work vork to bo be undertaken will be a railway between pekin and ti tien en T tein 6 in and C canton anton admiral luce HALIFAX aug AU 8 admiral luce luc commander of the united states naval forces in north atlantic waters lias has authorized the statement that his chips were not sent to the gulf of st lawrence to prevent by force the seizure of american fishermen ly by dominion cruisers but rather to render such moral wippert taip port ae as the more presence of ships might afford in the event of the seizure of an american itching fishing vessel for an alleged violation of the tile laws la s of lie the dominion tho the caw case must le fought out he lie bays says in the courts monument Mon ament to leo pa aug 8 collections m were ere taken up ye yesterday gerday in every german gernian catholic church in this city to erect a german memorial house in yew new york in honor of the fiftieth anniversary 11 niver aversa sary of the bordinat ordination ion of popo pope leo XI aill ri as a priest tho tile building will be named the leo aliouse and will bo be used for german cini grante the money collected by german catholics in this tills country for the ordination cc celebration le bration is to be uka for this thin pur pwe e while abile the amount received front all oilier nationalities of catholic 5 vi will it I 1 bo be dent bent to homo rome cyclone disaster I 1 ST lorn aug 5 additional ad vices from millbrook which WILS w struck by a cyclone on oil thursday evening aning are to iho tho of effect lett that the tile place ice was practically demoli demolished lied 79 70 buildings lil dings including hotels school houses aws churches astorca and rew resi delcol being wholly or of nearly destroyed tile lowee foot it up to the people are in groat roat distress dis treas and 91 c ommittee has a been appointed to solicit aid th the ominous emotion GALAT Irm v aug 8 the acene ne at the parting partin of the was touching emperor william presaged the hand liand of emperor francia francis joseph and eaid said by the leave nit IU revoir until next vear emperor francis Frinc ii joseph replied it is eure sure and certain at this point william onit mith emotion he ile emperor francis 1 ceph again and again and they final finally y rep abated Fita anger lAngor ef of the gods CHICAGO auar a 8 A apeci special al from fort worth texas eare by lie he accidental ex explosion p of a keg ig of powder lust list night three boys I 1 apro ere fatal fatally and L everal others seriously burnz burned the They m ith a number of men were ere engaged in celebrating the victory oter oer tho the prohibitionists governor ex ed load gabhi hotot t aug 8 S amos reed atone nt one time acting governor ot of utah died suddenly this morning at his hi s homo home near Orang Orani oville eville prince george county misouri Mi aged qa H Z I 1 tei |