St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-11
Startling Disclosures of Corruption IN
earthed in the Management of
Uncle Sans Navee.
New Assistant Postmaster 0hOpping Of
Republican Heads at a Lively
Rate of Speed.
Union Pacific Director in Place OF
Noyes--HOadly VIII Run for
Governor.
What Vaughan, the Noted Hawkeye
Wants--Good Work of the Labor
Bureau.
Navy Investfgafions.

WASHINGTON. July 1O.-The secretary
of the navy purposes effecting an entire re-
organization of the government navy yards
not later than next fall. An investigation
looking to this end has been in progress for
some weeks. Committees at the various
yards have been examining the books and
papers covering a period of ten years.
These committees have been, and are being,
assisted by special commission sent out by
the navy department. The reports
are to be sent to Washington
and compared with the books there.
The object of the investigation is TO learn
whether or not the books will agree with
the accounts in the department at Washing
ton. 1T is intimated that already the discov-
cry has been made that the books at the
department show that certain materials
which ought to be on hand in one of the
yards cannot be found. At the Mare Island
navy yard, California, the investigation
will be most thorough, because of the re-
ports of needless expenditures of money at
that place. The secretary has been fur
nished with the names of a number of per-
sons who say they can give
EVIDENCE OF FRAUD
in that yard in the repair of United States
vessels. ''Will the secretary order an in
vestigation of the repairs on vessels in all
the yards" was asked of a naval officer to-
day, who is acquainted with Secretary
Whitney'S intentions. 1T is useless TO order
an investigation" he replied. 1.-The money
has been spent in some cases reckleSsly and
l expect fraudulently, but il cannot be re-
covered. At one yard Mare Island) large
amounts in past years have been expended
in repairs. This yard is a great distance
from Washington, and the officers have
seemed to feel that they could act with i'm
punity. have heard it said that rotten
wood has been placed in vessels being re-
paired. that they might soon be returned
for additional repairs. 4 little more than
three years ago the Pensacola was con-
demned at Mare Island yard. She was
brought TO the Atlantic and sent on a three
years cruise, and only recently received
THE REPAIRS
that officials in California said were neces-
sary when she was there. Charges are
higher at Mare island than in the private
yards on the Pacific coast. A coast survey
official had vessel taken there for repairs
She needed but little work. yet Mare island
officials wanted IS, 900. The work was per-
formed by a private company for 81. 500.
In the proposed reorganization the secretary
will manage TO dispense with the services of
so many bosses. The yards are full of
master this and master that, and they all
get S. day, whether they work or not.
-Four hours is a days work in some in
stances. A sail maker went from Boston
to one of the yards and began working
eight hours a day. He was told 10 labor
less time; that he could not be allowed to
accomplish so much work.