Show BY TELEGRAPH pen PEB WESTERN UNION LINE A 31 ae C A N washington 28 some weeks ago proposals were offe the removal of the coff cofferdam coffer cr dam daru of 0 the dry dock at mare marc island california the lowest bid for the work was it was rejected on account of the exorbitant price P r cc and the matter was re advertised the rie navy department has been informed by telegraph that the lowest bid under the new proposals was 5 speaker Car carlisle lisla is about half through with his committees he has the list and has most of his chairmanships settled and is fitting the members in their places the committees be he is havin havid having g the most difficulty about are the foreign affairs labor and coinage weights and measures the star says it is settled that bland is to hold the chairmanship of the coinage weights and aud the composition of the committee is giving n the tile epta speaker ker much worry A pressure is being brought to 0 o bear by bland nand mand and other silver men to have none but advocates of the silver dollar placed laced upon it while on the theo then theother ther other raud rand haud hand a great influence is exerted to have it constructed in harmony with the administration in this way the speaker is subjected to a cross fire tire that is very harassing the sec see secretary re ry 0 of f the navy it is said wll will have babe much lh to t 0 say about the composition of the naval co committee in cittee ewitt hewitt II it ic is conceded will wiil be at the head and a number of others whom whitney favors will be placed upon it 1 A question has arisen as to the validity ol 01 mr nin coons acts as acting secretary of the treasury for nine days after the death of se secretary detary folger under a former designation des atlon ot of the president to act dur duning during ngn th the e abs absence erice crice of the secretary it is stated at the first comptrollers ollice that such action might affect coons individually were a question of salao involved yet this action as to third parties could not but be valid and therefore his official acts cannot be questioned this decision Is held under a decision of the supreme court and of the former attorney general fourteen hundred poor children today enjoyed the hospitality of the chanty originally known as the childrens christmas club of which mol lie lle Vilas daughter daughten r 0 of f the postmaster Gene Gerie general rai ral is president dont and nellie arthur daughter of the ex president Is oneff one of the t vice presidents and which every year yea furnishes a christmas dinner and gifts to the children of the tile poor of this city each of the 1400 children was given an excellent dinner a box bos of candy and a christmas Chri card the tables were waited upon by the daughters of the most prominent citizens and mollie vilas and nellie arthur arth ur personally superintended superintend super intended ei the gi giving ing out ot of the presents the president and miss cleveland and many others oth erswell well weli known in society attended the the first comptroller of the treasury has approved the accounts of the united states fish commission for the last fiscal year without alteration or modification these accounts were stopped by tile the first auditor for examination and had been allowed only after the most careful scrutiny r of the manner and authority by which professor f baird expended the money appropriated pro teI tel for the work of which he iria Irla ft nad had charge it is said at white wane that inai there is no brutti in nor any foundation for the story published I 1 in n the Pittsburg denny Penny press that a number of detectives aie coming to washington to look after the personal safety of the president ST LOUIS 28 the following is furnished by a brownsville Browns ville texas tedas correspondent respondent of the globe Deino democrat crat erat under to days date advices advises from rome some texas say that a force estimated at from to men are congregated gre gated at juan Malden maiden 1 ados ranch tour four our miles nales from rome kome arming and preparing for a raid on mier mexico which is about seven miles distant from the ranch they are partisans of one of the defeated candidates for mayor in the recent election at mier and on raising a riot were driven oat by the federal troops the rioters retreated across the therlo rio grande I 1 and llred fired on the troops from the american bank it is not known whether the united states authorities have taken any steps toward breaking up the expedition peili peal tion another correspondent writing from nuevo laredo mexico says general gomez commander in chiet chief of this division of the mexican army arrived bere here last night and this morning issued an order commanding com mandine the fourth battalion of cavalry to start at once for mier although the tile reason for this movement is not understood it is tho thought u the he troops have been ordered there to P preserve reserve the peace at the time of tiie tile inauguration of the newly elected officials on january 1st ast A sufficient number ot of troops have been retained to perform similar duty here there Is no probability of any trouble here though hope bope are entertained by the gonzales faction that the election w will ill lii be annulled by the government A special dispatch to the globe dem from saltillo Sai Sal tillo mexico says preparations are now edw going on in this tills state Coha hulla huila for a gubernatorial election which is lis to take place next february the candidates are the same as were before the people last november M garza galon and ra flosi falcon at which time the result was set iet aside by the federal government ment the toe second battalion of cavalry BOO loo strong has been ordered to piedras the extreme northern boundary ot of the state to preserve order and it is supposed the of the ballot box all the towns of the state ot of any importance are being garrisoned with troops notwithstanding all these precautions opinions are arc expressed it by prominent politicians that all wl will T I 1 cometo come to naught and thattie that the military governor will be retained DUBUQUE 28 A sensational case of vitriol tn rowing occurred here tonight A few ini minutes before 10 frank woods an engineer on the illinois central railroad was walking to the yard for the purpose of taking out train at the lower end of the main street two women stepped out of a dark recess and one of them threw a can of vitriol upon him it sti heinck tick woods in the face and it Is feared the sight of both ees eyes will be entirely lost ills his cries brought assistance si st stance the women escaped in the dark lie he was taken to his residence where ne tic is now suffering terrible agony the women have not been arrested it Is believed that one of them is kate welsh who a short time since sued woods for bastardy the suit is still pending since it was instituted woods lias has married another young lady SAX SAN FRANCISCO feancisco 28 A tucson arizona special says the proclamation of gov zul ck of the warning the tile people of Ariz arizona to desist from attempting retaliatory measures against agal agai list tiie the indians on the san carlos res erva hiom for lor depredations committed by the hostile indians has created surprise and indignation I 1 among the people of the territory generally the entire arizona press irrespective oh olo party unite in condemning the act as unwarranted by the facts and er enil virely ely uncalled for meetings have hake t railed to give an expression of feeling in the tile matter ST jons qs N B 28 A dispatch from frota flaggs cove grand manan matian gives parti particulars mais Mats of the disasters resulting from saturdays storm the zebra killain killam and adele were total wrecks on the centers le shore the schooner A 4 T franklin is a total wreck at inga ingalls lis its point the schooner breeze e of port fort portland land d drifted out with one man on board leaving her anchors on browns point it is 18 supposed she sank in the bay TI the I 1 e s schooner c chude is s a total wr wreck eck on browns point it is reported that the schooner broke away f from roul loy island she is said to nave had a crew of six men A huik hulk supposed to be a bark cabbe can be seen on the bar inside of big duck island the crew are probably bl y all lost many other vessels went ashore or were otherwise more mere or less damaged advices advises from numerous points along the new england coast report heavy winds and high tides and the stranding and wrecking of many small coasting vessels but so far as us reported no loss ot of life MOBILE 28 at gainestown Gaines town clark dark county alabama yesterday alexan i der fler reid a negro who brutally murdered anliss miss carrie boyer at that place on the isab was chained to a tree at the spot where the crime was committed and slowly burned to death by a crowd of indignant whites and blacks 0 omana maua mana neb 29 A special train over the chicago and northwestern arrived an ived ired from froni the east here hereto tonight to night at 11 SO 0 with cigar makers from new york and points along the line bound for san francisco the is to tahe take ae t the places placer of in the ani e e quarter in san francisco A wolf of san rian francisco representing the international cigar makers union 1 is in charge of the party six hundred knights of labor and aud other local or animations received the visitors at t the depot with a brass band bund fifty cigar makers from analia have joined the tho party which will be swelled to 00 before reaching san francisco the terms on which i the men go are to work for one year at wages washes prevailing on the coast for the purpose of supplanting the mongolians Mongo lians the movement is looked upon as a L reat victory for the international union there are some fears of trouble from opposition by Chi namen nameD as the lite factories are in the lvery heart of the most dangerous chinese settlement there EL P also texas 20 it became known yesterday that a bold attempt was made on the dinst to blow up the bridge of the southern pacific railroad across the rio grande river several miles above the city dynamite was placed on the track and the bridge bolts were loosened A dozen men speaking english seized the brid bridge 1 I tender about midnight bound and ed blindfolded him and then marched him to a cabin the intention of the men was to blow up passenger train no 20 from the bridge and land then plunder the dying passengers on the rocks below the train however was several hours late and as daylight appeared the robbers fled NEW YORK 29 the following I 1 is S the visible supply of grain compiled bv by the new york produce exchange achan e wheat bushels corn bushels 29 jqhn a prosperous young farmer near t h 0 lles iles martin county disappeared mysteriously about tive live years ago and no trace of his whereabouts was ever found the matter was completely forgotten until sunday when the su perin of martjn martin county poor house was sent for fon by one of the inmates mrs archer who formed informed fo him that bunch was murdered by her husband hns hus band his brothers thomas and martin marlin and john anch lv and george colt she baid archers desperate lot had engaged in horse arse stealing and other lawless acts that hat they had frequently endeavored to induce bunch to loin join them but in vain and they finally determined to get rid of him hirn as a dangerous man one day her ler ier husband john 13 archer inveigled bunch down to the banks of lost ilav river er and murdered him and then threw him in the river when th the e police dragged the river the archers archelis got scared ed and took out oui the body bod and put it in the boiler of ail all engine of an old oid ld portable SAW mill and boiled it ar for two days and W nights gats they then took out the bones and placed them in the grave beneath the coffin here the body of bunch was allowed to rest but afew days davs when it was again taken up and placed somewhere else mrs sirs archer noti knowing where her confession as made be fore ore the prosecuting attorney implicated all the above aboa e named men and warrants were made out for their arrest sheriff arrived yesterday ay with a deputy proceeded to the fa farm five tive ave miles south where archer was working making rails pod rod e tt showed him the warrant when archer declared deci ired he tie would not go lie ile went to the house and cot a gun guu and ordered the officers off the premises and a man and woman at the house with archer with their guns frightened the way away sheriff has bas now taken eleven men and drop DroF proposes oses to have lave aicher alcher Aich alch erand and his companions dead or alive mrs archer says her husband deserted her shortly after the murder and poverty drove her to the poorhouse tile the affair lias nas created a sensation washington 29 1 the secretary of the treasury today to day received a telegram irom from captain hooper of the revenue steamer lush at san ban francisco stating that after consultation with captain healy of the corein corwin he iad lad decided to undertake the search for fon f or the misling whaler amethyst ile he also aiso inquired if the cruise should be limited to the aleutian islands In lands cr whether he should push northward following the ice lee pack as it broke up in the spring secretary manning replied as follows talethe take Ta kethe the necessary necessary sup alies and proceed at once officers illes glies lave ave been directed to report to you for duty immediately employ a surgeon and use your yur judgment as to the northern limit of the cruise it i is believed at the department that the lush busk will be e able to ail sail s f from torn san ban francisco for behring sea ou on thursday next CALLED BONDS the secretary of the treasury has issued a cal cai call cail I 1 for of three per cent bonds the prill principal cipal and accrued interest of which wh tell will 1 I 1 I 1 be paid february iet lyt aw and the interest thereon will cease on that day the following is a description ot of the bonds called three per cent bonds issued under the act of Cou congress gress approved july 12 1882 and lumbered numbered ed as follows tiso 50 original number 29 to original number both inclusive and original ginal number dumber 1314 to original number 1367 1307 both incus inclusive ive original number 2166 to 2205 2 both inclusive and original number 9 4 to both inclusive soo original number 1076 to original number louo 1090 lyo bott boti i inclusive and original number to original number both inclusive 1000 original number 9 7 87 to original nai nal number both inclusive and original to original number both inclusive original number to irinne irin nl sll ne 1 total the bonds described above are either bonds of the original issue which have but one serial number at elch each end 1 11 substitute bonds which may be dist distinguished ingulstad ing ulsted by the double tet t met et of numbers which are marked plainly original numbers and substitute numbers num beis all ali of the bonds ot tills this loan will be called by the original numbers oui oni only onis the three months interest due february 1885 on the above des bribed binds bonds will not be paid by checks forwarded to the holders of the bonds but will be paid with the principal to the holders at the time of presentation many of the bonds orlI nally included in the above number have been transferred or exchanged into other denominations on waiver the numbers being cancelled and leavin leaving outstanding the apparent amount above stated the provision of law governing verning the order on which the bonds 20 allibe called in th Is as follows the last of the said bonds originally issued under this act and the their ir substitutes shall first be called in add and this order of payment shall be followed until it shall have feen |