ft ' 1 V J JL TWELFTH YEAE , NEB. SA.TUUDAY MOttNING , NOVBIMBBIl 18 18e < 13 * BOREAL BEAKS. Electrical Waves of Uncommon Strength and Surpassing Brilliancy , Telegraphic Communication East of the Roeklea Bus- ponded For Hours , "While tlio Northern Htnvons II- lumlunto in Uouor ci the Event. Tuo Effect of the Storm la Eastern Cltioa. If the readers of THE BEE find the telegraph report this morning lens complete than usual , they may nt least tate consolation in the fact that ovcry road iv between the Rockies and the Atlnatio soa-board has the oamo reason to complain , It's all on account of the great storm which raged all day yesterday , extending from Ogden on the woat Jo Now York city and from the parallel forming the southern bolder of Kansas to that mythical objiot , the North Polo. It was not a atoim in which the wind or ruin , thuudur or lightning play con spicuous parts , for on the contrary the sky was olear and the day was beautiful aa was also the night which followed it. It was an electric storm , the only visible evidence of which to the uninitiated it the display known an the Northern Lights or Aurora Boro- alia. Reports from nil directions in dicate that 'it was the worat electric atorm over experienced in the United States. On such occasions the telegraphic communication between various parts of the country ia seriously affected. A BEE reporter climbed up into the Western Union Telegraph office about 3 o'cjpck to POO whit was the matter with the night report. He was In formed by the manager , Mr. Critten- don , ; . that the currents of electricity had taken possession of the wires and overcome their batteries. The storm begun at 4 a. m. yesterday r.nd kept increasing in strength all day. Duriug the day Omiha worked with Chi- -cage , 'St. Louis and Cheyenne without any battery on at either end. They simply put the wires at each end of the line in the ground with the in- ntrumonts ou and the earth made the circuit complete. At 1 a. in. the Western Union had no ( a single du plex or quadruples working east in the otlbo. There were two duplex wires working west , bat they worked hard. A f ow ainglo wires wore work ing , four of which , between Omaha and Chicago , were used 'Ultimately with and without battery. An im mense otock of meaaagea , 'four or five hundred , had collected and were await- injj lra3 ? miM"/ > n. , A Ic.rpa .portion of these were frotu''rO lffornl8sth'o through business from the west not 'being much interrupted. A dispatch from one f 'theboys at > " 6ioux City brought the information that it win light as day up there. One of tue Oheyoniw operators was sending a message and suddenly said , "Hold on a minute , Charley. " A moment later he eaid , "Some one passed the office and yelled fire , but it'a only the northern lights. " The reporter climbed up on the roof above the telegraph office to.qotugood view of the celestial show. The corona was very bright and distinct , and extended in a nreat arch across the northern sky. Pencils ci light shot nowand then toward the zenith , and wavoa of light detached themselves from the corona and -rolled off into space , breaking xainst the deep 'blue vault above as surf Ibroakn ou the oa shore , The telegraph folks .call thoao i earth .currents. At times a double corona-waa distinctly visible , between ttho arch and the horucn the heavens ilooked inby black , and above it beautifully - > tifully blue end studded with atttrs rthat shone with unusual brilliancy. At the Bicnul oflico the ibaromotor teed at 30 38 , having gone up savcu- tenths inches in the previous twenty- four hours. AT OINCINKATJ. p dal Dispattu to Tun IIu. GNCINNACI , November iI7. Ths olootricil storm began to bo observed liero on thu eastern wires ct 8 a. ni. Jto' effect gradually icereasod until at 10:80 : tlna nkco was cooplolaly sur- sounded. Tlio atorm reached itouth < cant OB fir M Augusts , Ky. Wirtn wnro warktd from hero to Gnlumbun and St. Lonia without a battery at thiw end. AT CHICAGO. November 17. 'Officers of the Western Union Telegraph hero say tu ! > elootrical disturbances in this country to-day are the most pro nounced a.ncl widespread experienced foi years , jf indeed they have bean paralleled iu some xeipocta at. any time. An electric storm of the great est violence ia raging in all thoterri tory from KVX Yf-rk to points beyond Omaha , and from Knueui City oorth to the terminus of telegraph commu nication , practically putting a atop to telegraph service over the entire area It first begin to bo felt about o'clock this mornini ; , and increased in _ int n- eity till 945 ; , when communication ftom every direction waa cut off , Thia olectrio storm teemed to go in gueewsivo negative and positive wave * , alternately neutral izing the oarffota on the wires or in- creating thtir intensity to such a de gree ss to turn everything up , The switch-board here has been ou fire a dozen times luring the forenoon , and half a dozan keys of the instrument wort ) malted by the current which continued to Uaa. The screws were turned up ind pirtod to the farthest limit. D jplo } and quadruplox wiruj wore useless , ud at noon but a single wire of Cfteoubetwecn | thia city and Naw York waj in operation , and it wat frequ ntljr interrupted , Word waa rocivod from Milwaukee that the ( Umonphcno electricity coming in 01 ono of the wires from the country hac such dynamic powci M to auflico for ( .coping thu electric lamp burning. Alljousmotfl at the office hero ia eubjeot to delay , oven the Aesociatcd Press report ia unavoidably delayed , and up to ono o'clock thia afternoon less than 500 words had boon transmitted. AT NRU YORK NEW YORK , November 17. Tele graphic comunloation has boon gener ally intcruptod to-day by an excep tionally severe electric storm. Ex * perioncod telegraphers siy it ia the worst of the kind for many yean The titorm oxtouda throughout the United Slates and the eastern prov inces of Canada. Cables are hour * behind , It was snowing at Bull'.tlo , Albany , and Boston , Snow is several indite deep iu the two latter named eitica , TUICKIKO inn STOHM Oiuotao. November 18. In an in terview to'iiight with the manager ol iho Western Union Tclograph com pany , at 1 o'cloak , ho stated that the nluoric storm throughout the country mill continued and that the regular business of the telegraph company wna carried on under great diflicultics. The disturbance in unlikoany hitherto "xpertancod , ai it appears to act urmu the wircn in otrong wavca , causing changing of thu polarity cur rent. Reports trom Omaha ovate that the aurora ia very brilliant at that point , thu illumination being almost aa bright tta dty. At St. Pnul it ia report ) d the heavens have a blood rod color , the diaplay being grand and foarful. The great storm extends as far weat as Ogden and oaat to Bos ton Oheyetmo reports the storm at that point aa "bright as day. " The telegraph company devised a now trick to boat the aurora , when , on account of the great induction it was impossible to work with ono wire , they dtecovorod that by taking two wires from the ground between any two given points and joining their ends together , Instead of the same being grounded , a circuit Has formed that could bo aucceaafully worked. In this way eight wires between Chicago cage and Buffalo wora made to do aer- vice aa four. All long wires are broken up into short circuits by which mcana Now York and far western points are reached. AT INDIANAl-OLIS. INDIANAPOLIS , November 17. A peculiar electrical disturbance was no ticed in connection with the workings of the telegraph wires here this morning. It commenced at about 8 o'clock and continued up to noan. The phenomena presented here waa such as to charge the wiroa when the battorloa were removed , and at times presenting a change of polarity in a brief period. The UBO of the quadru ples sjBtcm had to bo abandoned for a time , and a metallic circuit was found to woik without the disturbance of current reserves. Teller Talks About Polities "Bitters" Too Lioud For tt > o Label. The Star'cayu : Secretary Teller waa at his desk thia morning , He has just returned from Colorado , and speaking of the result of the election in that state , -ho uaaerta that the re publicans have won a substantial vic tory. Still the ocorotary believes that the disaffection and bad faith of cor- tainrepublicin leaders in state policana cauaed a heavy loss in the republican vote , and defeated Mr. 'Campbell , the candidate for governor. In the nom inating convention the secretary says the men had pledged themselves to suppsrt the candidates selected , yet aa suon as it appeared their slate wac dofesAed , they bolted , and used every means to defeat the regular ticket. The cocrotasy added ; "Moro money had beim opunt tor election purpose * in Colorado Una year than atuny pro- vioua election , fully SltO.OOO buing spent by tlio disaffected republicans. sraismr 'fey ANY OTUttR NAME. " The adoption of the prnhibitiaoc amendment to the constitution iu IOWB ia stimulating thu manufacture of coeapound ' liquors , which the pro- priotora are attempting to have Btampoi aa > medicinea. To-day , ia the internal revenue bureau , threa kmdaof "bittera" were examined and passed 'Upon adversely , and they wore Bimt by .c. manufacturer naciod Grabba , of DAvenport , with oxplauationa aa to their ingredients and the moat or- traykgantclaiou made for their medi cinal virtues. The proprietor do- Glared that thoj/ wore u aura cur for the rai'ious ailments of the di- Btive ucg ne. , and at the sam < time a certain remedy /or inilu- CDZB , vrhilo Hill other proportion wera of ouch u rouarka'jlo chnr/.ctor that they would pravout nouu-uction of ctmtagiouu cteeasoc. Upon analysis ( he asmplco iroru .actually iTouud to coneitt < jf a very poor quality of vrhiaky ewoeteuod with molaaaea , aud containing oomo aimplo cromatio dcugs , harmless in their properties , bu < t worth uotitng ui general madi- ciiif.a , Simple apices formed the chief basin of the pretended modi cums , in addition to tba low undo of whuky and the wattr , Yet ono was .called the "ArflUf ! JUUera ; " another waa named "Long Ufa Elixir" and ttiU a third "Uoonu Oamp Dlttera. " The ptopriatore do- tiroci the authority of tLe govornctont to attach the two-cent revenue atapp to each bottle , and cell tbo decoction to the people of Iowa under the nanuj of medicine. The cumcueaionor of internal revenue will inform Mr. Grabbo that the scheme will not v/ork , and that his mixture , instead of medi cine , appears to him to bo n compound beverage clearly without the palo of the aot of congrcaa grantiuir privilegcu to the propriotora of patent medicines which contain alcohol in certain pro portions , STOVES I STOVES ! A largo line of the rnoit celebrated makes of Base Burning Stove * at ifreatly reduced rates to cloae them. J. D. EBOK , 01G and 017 North lJth ( Street. IGeodSt A MYSTERY. A Drank Who Olainis to Bo His Own Cousin , Ho Follows a Girl Around the Country From PJaco to Place , Anil Finally Kidnnpi Hei-Oflloom on Hli Trnoli. A good many weeks aqo n young man mmcd J. H. Borden appeared at the police court in thia city and told n har rowing tale of misplaced affection , anc how it waa blighted by the objocl thereof decamping from hia homo in Burlington aud coming to Omaha with all the household goods and the broken fragments of hia heart. Ho rcpro aontod that ho was a punter in the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy shops at Burlington , and exhibited passes and a loiter from the master mechanic. Ho made serious accusations ogainat certain parties recently removed to thia city , among other things the uttering of counterfeit gold coin nt Hamburg , Iowa , and said they were wanted by United States officials iu Chicago. JIo lingered about for two or three days and then suddenly disap peared. Immediately after the parties ho had implicated , accompanied by Detective - toctivo Noligh , put in an appearance , making a general denial and claiming that Bordcn waa a crauk , They were given the benefit of their statement and there the matter dropped for a timo. About two or three weeks ago , ono rainy aud disagreeable night , an individual turned up at THE Br.E oflico in a stale of lofty and stormy In dignation. Ho exhibited TUE BEG , in which Bordou was charged with being a crank ; said his name waa J. E. Borden don , and that ho waa a cousin of the alleged crank , who had como to Omaha clear from Chicago to raise the devil generally. Ho wanted a retrac tion of the article or blood from the author and blood and dam ages both frcm Datectivo Noljuh , whom ho charged with having spirited his cousin away from the Occidental hotel on to the street. Ho produced a book of contracts in blank printed in the name of the Borden and Some body's comedy company , for which he eald ho was part proprietor and ad vance egont. Ho had letters from va rious prominent partioa , ono of whom was a Peoria editor , and claimed to bo on intimate relations with Pinkcrton's detective force , who , ho said , had worked this case up. Ho repeated the story of the counterfeit money and Eald the United States officers had warrants for 4ho parties and would como on as apon as ho could notify them. A big roll of , bills was exhibited wh.ldi ho said ho4 proposed * to'usfo-In lU > iluKrtii8 cousin's fair name and fame right be fore the world. His plausible tale was reported to the deputy city mar shal and an appointment made for the following morning. Gordon's atetc- mont was also given , and the next day ho disappeared aa suddenly as ho came , and again the defendants and Detec tive Nclrgh catno to the front and as serted that J. E. and J. H. Borden wore the same person , and thtt he ha'd 'Imposed on the reporter and others. They reiterated that ho waa a crank of the first water , and added that lie had got hla tnonoy by collect ing tor a church building fund down in Illinois , and decamping between two days. Detective Noligh ofTorod to arrest him if ho showed up again and again vouched for the character of the parties whom Bordvn was ahadoTrtng and hounding about. This waa the last chapter of the stery un til the principal actor turned up at Plattoraouth , and his doings there are tluin told by The Journal : 'It ' will be remembered that two wooka einco a richer umooth young man giving hia natnn en J. 'Bordon ' , and 'representing himself to bo ad vance agent for a show 'Company known aa the Star combination , a member of the United States Hocrot aorvico and also -tf I'lnkertoh'a do. teotivo force , made his appotranco in tills cityiand arrettad and carried away with him ono Daisy 'McCoy , an Inmate of Mrs , Moore's bagnio onH3econd Btreel , cltiming that aho in company with 'Mamie SrnLh , cnother of the in- matesj who was &ict at the tiaio , had committed a robbery at Geneaao , III , It is now ascertained that ho ia a fraud. Bo ranted' ? itzperald hell for the evoniugo of tlio 13th and 14lh < iuatn. , giving hia order for § 2& upon 'the Star combination , which in found to bo a mythical nonoutity. He alao run u board bill at the Porkine and loft it to bn aid by tha same dkpha- rwui agency. Ho a ! o obtained a-timo pcaa over the B , & M.oil the strength of boinc a detective. 'Thia morning CJenoral Ticket Agent Cuatia pat her- iff Hyori on ilia track , And the tctle- Krsph soati rovea'ed ' tktt ho left No- brueka yoatorday , leaving an unpaid b'jard bill there , Ho dlao vintimked the Croighton Louau in Omaha. In fact , bo has beaten evocy hotel and every r&iltoad that he has taokled , Hyers iu upon l.ia track Kith the tcl- e raph and will hdvo them in tow to- iiiyht. Hie object in thuc arresting the girl in tkia citj' and carrying hce away cannot bo surmised , unless it was a doiiro to utilize her lllgotton wraith ai a means oC living in paau. The girl was never taken farther than Pucilic Jnnotiou , whura Sheriff Hyera sent for her to-day to be used as u witne's against him on bis arrival in ; his city whuro he will probably bo dealt with tor kidnapping aud ether crimes , Wheu in thia city ho waa Ac companied by a tall confederate , dress ed in a lom ; black frock coat , light pants , steve pipe hat and carrying u : ano with an antelope foot cano head , whom ho introduced as Jim Pinker * ton , a son of the renowned All&u Pink , iitou , of Chicago. The girls are both mown to bo innocent of the crime chanted. The caao has a very mys- terioua air surrounding it , BRAVE BEAR'S DEATH. Details of the First Legal Exe cution of an Indian iu Dakota. The Notcil Slottx Chief Dlo Oatuo1 The first legal execution of a Dikota Indian for murder occurred at Yank ton , Wednesday last , in the hanging of Bravo Boar , known iu the Sioux language as Matoupallka or Wnpoll. Ills last day was na beautiful as could be dcairod , It waa n day more suita ble for marriaco bolls than for the mournful work of the hangman. Workman were busy nil the morning putting finishing touohtm to the ncif fold and building the fence , which waa about twenty foot high , and cncloacd it apace opaco of sixty foot by forty. Every precaution was takuu that noth ing should interfere with the succo a of the execution , and the programme waa carried without break , Uniro Bear has proven worthy of hia name. Dating the past week , though now aud then depressed , ho displayed > \ gond deal of nerve , while ho continued to believe that ho would yet oscapo. For the laet three days ho had reason to believe that his end was nottr , es pecially as ho could hear the workmen building the scaffold The sisters and priests were with him a good deal , and Uravo Boar was evidently ql/ul / to Dccjthom. 'Tuesday night ho.sont for As sistant District Attorney Palmer , to whom ho has taken a decided fancy , perhaps because it waa Mr. Palmer who carried him the news of the pres ident's ropriovo. Bravo Boar told something of hio history , but the main object iu sending for Mr. Palmer was to MAicr. IIIR WILL. Ho said he had a largo quantity of furs and various articles aud trinkets , besides a sum of gold and paper money and gold dust , all of which was burled in a certain spot up the river. He told where thu key of the box waa and alxo the Indian who know the apot. Ho described everything in detail to Mr , Palmer , whom ho dele gated to look after the disposition of hia cffoota. When Mr. Palmer aakod him if the money waa not Johnson's money , Bravo Boar denied that it was. From the description given of his money aud property it must amount to be tween § 2 , 000 and § 3,000 , which ho divided anioug different individuals. Ho had two wives , but did not like the ono who testified against him. He aaid ahe waa rather too friendly with the worst ot the wood choppers. Bravo Boar rested wull that'uight and was up early next morning to masa. which was said at G o'clock by Father Willard and which lastad nearly an hour. 1 THE SISTERS WERE ALSO ( EARLY WITH an remaueaft , _ : 'r.i ; ° ? e but little breakfast that morning , bur for the last week ho had an unusually good appitite. Tuesday , day and night ho was constantly eating nuts and fruits , otc. , of which ho had a good supply. Woonoaday ho had another talk with Mr. Palmer , and more fully affirmed what he said in the night. About the middle of the forenoon he grow somewhat norvoua. Ho would walk about the prison , light hia pipe , call for water , and twitch his handker chief. ( Shortly bpforo 12 Father Wil lard hold services in the corridor of the jail , after which the warrant was road and explained by an interpreter. Promptly at 12 Bravo Boar was led up through the jail to the marahal'a oflico , where he MADE A 'STATEMENT. Ho desired thnt the newspapers should say to the Indians that his death was all right ; that they ohould not attempt to take any rovouito. Ho particularly rcquootod his relatives not to kill any horses. Ho also baked that the president bo Informed that ho died happy. When aakod if ho roellf killed Joseph Johnson ho dropped - pod hia head and made no rely , Though ho made no confession , ho virtually acknowledged ycsturdw/ that he did commit thu murder , and at was ponLepa not the only ono which ho win ( ; uilty. At 2:15 : o'clock Brave Boar was load out to the noa { . fold by Father Willard and the deputy marshals. Ho stopped Along o.rally , took his position on the trap. looked up at the crowd , smiled and said ia a loud , chearful tone , "Well , good by. " He then stooped over and received the nooaa upon the nock. Ho was dreebcd in woolen Blockings , blocktpanta and a 'long linen duotor. Aa the nooao waa tightened h gave floreral twitches , juntas n man will do wiion hia collar is too.tljjht. Ho then read over the final services with tlio prieatq , which laated fcur or five uUn- utea. While reading ho rolled iiin eyed about us if ancioua to see bow the spectators regarded the matter , At 12:21 o'clock , YunUon time , fiio black CAP was put on nod at a girm signal a man , no ouo but the marshal kuowe , who was iucidu the court houno , TUK TKOf and the unfortunate Indian shot lik an arrow through the door out of sight. Io Jell i'uto a eago about teu foot square , which was boarded up , und no ono could BOH hu death etrug gle. In a minute or two the physicians wont iusido the cage , and they say that ho gave two or three convulsive movements , and was probably uucon- .scious from the moment ho fell. tHa normal pulse was eighty ; in five rainutea it ffcce to ono hundred but gradually fell , and in fifteen min utes there was no distinguishable pul sation of the heart. At the end oi thirty minutes ho waa cut down , his remtma placed iu a oollia , the iinal requiescat in pace aaid by the priest , nnu Btavo Boar's body was tnoii car * riod to thu Oatholio cemetery , while his soul goeatuarcbingon to the happy hunting ground , where ( juao is plenty and the red and white mco uevor killer or scalp pAcli other. THE LIMPING ARMY. Examination of Applicants For Pens ous by tlio Board of' Surgeons at 8t , Loui ? . Men With Bonra Qlorioue , Scnro Inglorious , and No Soars at All. Some RrmntlinbloVonudi Exliib- Ucil-Tho Method ofEx- muinrvtinu- fit Ix5 l < llqullillcin , ICth. Thotfl WHS quite a pathoring in Dr. U J. Hill's ofUco , 41(5 ( Washington avenue , yoit rday rjorntutf , when a reporter of thia journal entered. The doctor waa busy , but found time to inform the reporter that all the mon preaont wore applicants for ponoiona. They had coluo to bo cximined by the board of aurficons , having teen referred from the pcntion buiuau to thia ptaco. Each bora n certiQcito to the plToot that ho was injured in ( ho aorvico of the United titatoa , with the particulara of hla injury , and the doctors had to examine the claimant for the purpoivj of finding out the nature and extent of the in- jurioa and rate the pennion according ly. A look at the gathering showed that nearly nil those pronont had re- cuivod nothlnp but hard knocks in their voyage through llfo. They ap peared nearly all ogud and worn out. i3nmo walked lame , others looked on lifo with a einglo eye , n few had crip' plod hands , and othcrn were there whoao only outward aign of having over boon in the army waa the faded brown discharge papers which they hold in their hands. But ono of the crowd was anything like well drrasod ; and ho wan an intelligent Gorman , who omilcd' good-uaturodly. although ho limps through the world , his right log having impeded the progress of two mlnnien'at the second 11ATII.E OF BUll KON. Ilia appearance indieatod anythingbut the fact that ho was auitod to dra < v a monthly stipend from the govern ment. As a general thing , however , the claimants for ponaionu assembled at the office yesterday were not of the olaao who exhibited nmrka aa evidence that they had fonght and bled in their opuntry's uorvico. There were two or throe who had contracted rheuma tism daring the war by sleeping on the ground. Ono young man appear.nl with both shoulders dislocated , IIo had gene into the army in 18G5 at , the sgo of 15 , and the dislocation waa the result of the fitrain of a heavy musket on hifl youthful bones. Ho could scarcely raiao his arms and waa'really ' almost helpless , Another gentleman presented , his claim for pay , and as proof that ho was really Injured in the army exhibited a great stiff too. When naked bow ho happened to bo wounded them ho replied jthat ho was in < the cavalry and his horao Vlhid'u.pow'ihdT.oo'oncS ' ' dayman h'JTras about to mount. Another and an equally unwarlike injury waa that ex hibited by a gentleman of about 45 years of ago , Ho had a useless linger on hU right hand. The uao of the hand was not doatroyed by a rebel bullet , but it was caught and crushed in a rope while the claimant waa handling oomo government muloa down aouth. Of the others , aomo had rheumatism , and others Buffered from diseased the rcoult of long tilting in the saddle. Some few had heart dis ease. Each individual was thoroughly examined by Dro. Hall , Woaalbr and McCoah , who took his ago , weight and complexion , and gave n diagnoais of the case , rating the man's remunera tion in proportion to the injuries BUD- tainod. The man with the broken too will probably receive about $2 nor month , mid the man with the crushed finger the aamo amount , Tr. Hill , having a few momenta to oparo , waa aakod if the supply of pon- monera waa NOT UUNNINfl HUOHT. Ho replied that on the contrary the number referred to the examining 'board here seemed to bo increasing , but ho aacribod that to the fact that the number of clerks iu the dopsct- mcnt at Washington liaa boon in creased and the work vraa done much faster than formerly. Ho then related - lated a number of instances of curi ous wounds which pensioners had ex hibited to the board , saying tb > t it was really miraculous how some of the men could lire aftnr having suffered no much.t8oma men had both oyei ' ahot out , a'omo h&d whole pieces ol their skulls carried r.wr.y by ballots ; others were hhot through and through the body , and others iiad their heuua Ibid open with Biibers ; yet they continue to I void ou to llu'o and aoom to enjoy it aa much , if not more , than t'.iuso whoao bodies are sound und whole. Some few in Ht , Louts draw ( juito largo ponoioiui & 0 to $05 per ma nth but euch persons are paid only in cases where the in juries Buffer ed and tku ab- > were great pwties arc - ixilutaly unable toiko care of them- solves. Pensions as low aa $1 are paid to some who hive -ouetainod injuries - juries which occasion elicit inconvon- louoo but do not itnpwlo the petiaionor in procuring a livelihood. Very few fraud * are praotisBd , iietrly all the wounds being genuine and received iu aorvlce. Very few victims of buz saws try to palm themselves oif upon the board M having Buffered in the war for 4ho Union or any other war. Such attempts are made , butthegamo ia genordiy broken up at the pension bureau , as it required there that every wound bo proved to have boon ruceiv- ed while serving the country. The government ia NOT 80 OFTEN UEPUAUUKD by pensioner * ! aa many people iui- agino , nor ia the injured soldier ro often deprived of sullicioiit to main tain him. Great ore ia taken to pre vent thu first , and as a general thing the pensioners rocolvo all to which they are entitled. It ia un impotei bility almost for a man to nt'cure it ponaioa when not injured In tbo aur- vice iu the proccodlngi the out of penMen papers are much like thoao of a court , the Inquity into the facia and the uatnra of the injury being very rigid. Not all ponaionera are thoao who have fullered in the war for the Union. Thora are a few veterans of the Moxic-ui war drawing pensions , and there n few in St. Louia who are receiving compensation [ or injuries rocoirod in conflict with the Indiana. There are but n very few womou in the city receiving pensions and they are those whoan injury conaiols principally in the loss ot hunbinda atidchildron who were their support during lifo. Al most aa muoti money is annually drawn from the United Stales treasury by poraons who contracted disease in the army as by thoao who were wounded , Some of the pretexts for drawing any compensation whatever are very Blight , but it rarely happens that any ouo gota ahead of thu gov ernment in thia respect. The reporter or listened for some thno to the stories told by the ox-warriors , but it waa o' ' remarkable fact that not ono present claimed to have done anything remarkable , soon anything remark- hblo , boon in clone communication with the great mon of the country or undergone any particular viciaaitudea iu the army. There were no good atory tellers in the crowd , and con trary to all proccdont the crowd of old soldiers laokod oven an ordinary unount of proviuicatory ability which ia at way a n characteristic of thoirclnto. Thcro were no whopporn told , and ! o\v of thoao present could add any thing of special interest to the old. ild atory of the war which turned brother against brother , and father against son. None of their lives were romantic , and the reporter loft them n their shattered and debilitated glory to the examinations of the three ihyaiciana , GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. Ijiochl Dbpntchta to TUB linn. TALK IN TUB COMMONS. LONDON , November 17. In the IOUBO of commons this afternoon , indor secretary of the colonies stated , n auawer to a question , that Uuto- vayo was not a prisoner , but waa stay- ng at Oudomalon waiting the com- ilution of arrangements for his estoration to the throno. Sir Charles Dilkc , under secretary 'or foreign oflico , promised to table correspondence with the government ! ] if Peru and Chili relating to Peruvian jonda. Gladstone stated it waa not intend ed that the cilices of first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the ex chequer should bo in the future re presented by ono person. ' Tlio present irrangomont , ho cald , waa not good. Ho did not consider himself aa being able to noaroh out work as thoroughly aa a good chancellor of the exchequer ought , aud aa in former times ho tried to do'cheers ) , and ho hoped a long time would not elapse bcforo a change was made. In replying to a question of Ash- mead Bartlett , Gladstone denied that dual control has boon abolished iu Egypt. The Egyptian government had expressed a desire that it should bo , bin thnt'nxpreaaiou tfaa rfpt the out come of Engliah advice , but was' spon taneous. Debate on procedure rules waa re- suaiud. Eight rules remain for deci sion , all of minor importance. After those are disposed ot the house will next consider the motion to iniko the resolutions applicable as the experi ence of ono session only ; next whether the details pf bills passing a second reading ahull bo referred to the grand sectional committees , conclud ing the whole procedure question in n fortnight. A VOTK 01' OONl'IUENC'K. PAUIH , November 17. At a mooting of the chamber of deputioa to-day the followers of Oambetta decided to sup port the ministry by a vote of confi- dencoon the budget interpellations. KUKPUH rOLITIOH , PAUIH , November 17. Martin Fo- nillo , upon assuming the presidency of th6 Union Bopublicano , ono of the loading groupa of the chamber of deputies , dwelt on the importance pf harmony and concord in the republi can ranka. The Figaro states that Presilrnt Grovy'u medical advisors are of the opinion ho has reached a delicate crises iu the period of old age , when it i necessary there should bo no mental disturbance and ho Bhou\ < have absolute ropoeo. Loon eava his name ia mentioned o the probable candidate for thu presi denoy , Host of the Paris journals condemn the cimmbur of deputies for not rousting obstruction tactics o the extreme left. The propoaal to sccuro a bulanoinf , of the budget by utrikitig onehundrot million franca from the Hum allowoc the dopKvtment of public works ia find ing favor among u majority of dopu- tll'S , President Grovy is urged to resign aa being the only moans to prolong his lifo. DOUUN , November 17. Prttriok Casey waa found guilty of the murder of the Joyce family , and was son- toncpd to bo hauged Dao. 17th. Eleven Times iu a Minute. SpecUl JMsjutch ia Tim Uix. NVAMIINOTON , November 17. At the soft glove exhibition here to-night John L , Sullivan , the Boston champion , who hud challenged any man in Washington to stand up be. fore him for four rounds , knocked Jordan Renaaler down eleven times In ouo minute. At thu lost knock downIlonaaler at tempted to rlao to his foot and face his oppouent , but ii > o poliuo interfered and put a stop to the contest. Hun- aaler waa a volunteer contestant and wus severely puniahod , blood spurting from his nose and fooo when the con- teat was stopped , The exhibition , which had boon extensively advor Used , drew a laruo audience. Gtnuine Swlas Ohoeso and New Holland Herring at ileitnrod & Dor- maun'it , corner lUih and Jaokson , Tinnurs wanted immediately atSul- ivan Bfoa. ' . 1410" Farnam atreet. Wagea § a per d y. 10-2t AN UNDESERVED STIGMA , General Grant's ' Defense of Fitz John Porter Creates a The Oalumnios of a Biased * Court Rapidly Die- nppenring , t While Popo's Promotion Will ' * Meet With Opposition in the Senate. ' The Gar Hold Board of Audit Flonn- dorluc Amdug the Btllr. NOTEP. Special UUpatch to Till Hun. GRANT ON VORTKH. WASHINGTON , November 1G - The tuticlo of General Grant vii Fits John Porter , in The North Amemaii llj- viutv , has naturally attracted a gttat deal of attcntion-iu nrmycirclca'JiOre ' , and friends of Porter say that in the Forty-eighth congress there will no longer bo nny qtiratlon but that ho will accomplish hia purpoao. It'lisa ) come out in the course of iliac'n'ision from friends of Grant herd , that Granti > denied very recently that ho recom mended the promotion of Pope to the vacant major goneralahip , Aa has , b ion alleged , ana that ho uald , if asked , he should hwo recommended aomo ono olso. Thoao who are very near to Grant say now the latter did not 'recommend ' the promotion ot Pope , tend that Pope Tit not have his support to prevent him from being defeated by the opposition which ho will have to encounter when the soiiato ia asked to confirmed the president's action. Friends of Pope oven are vary apprehensive that ho may fail of cptaGrmation on account of this opposition iu the interest of Fitz John Porter. But it had not boon thought possible that Grant would bo an ally of Porter to thu r.x- tent that ho even indirectly would as- elat Porter in hia malicious and ma lignant effort to prevent Pope , who oxpoaod Portor'a treachery in Virginia , from receiving the promotion ho do- ' aurvca. A BITTER KIOHT. An evening paper eaya , the demo crats , it is understood , will make a bitter light iu the senate against the confirmation of General Pouo to bo nnjor gonoral. Friends of Fitz John Porter accuses Pope of investigating the overthrow of Porter ami this , together with Popo's well known anti-democratic principles , will it-'Is thought combine all democrats against him. Ho has ted , a few enemies' ' in the republican party , and it is said there , ropublicat senators will vote against him , TREATING WITH. MEXICO. Mr. W. H. Troaoott , Kreoa'utly ap- poicfcrd , , opo of , the ppiuqiiBflipberB to' , negotiate u treaty between tlio'lTiiit d1 States and Mexico , culled at the stat . , department to-day and had a en fl > vorsalion with the secretary rula' 1 + to the details of the commlss ; , j0ns irork. No date baa as yet bcou assigned for the departure of tb a commission - mission , which is composed o' and Troscott. CLAIMS. At the afternoon ortsion field board of audit u ae.r ination into aud thotoi' of the ohuma of the tending the late prr , d * h d The examination o Jnprehondl.d not ? " ] yt ] P ' , F0'8 submitted to the board of audit b- , bjt thoao presented to congrcaa A Ir * COnBultnUon was then held as to wlfat Bhoujd bo doruy in thopromiar but odjtmrnmont waif reached wit Jout a d 0.ion , hnvifl fTifn.V ? id ot' Judge Lawrence stated tha , in ono ingtanoB „ ms lm lanoous oil ] ( whoh | had otgjnay ; ] , coun p' .OBontoj to COngroaB , reached the boj nftor jmvjnR boon scalcd 4Q P" ° ' jnt. ubovo the amount as claimed ot r .ongrcsc. Joorotary Teller has limited tha exP - P Jiidituro for surveying the Orosr In- ' illan agency to ? 1,000. IJOYINO I10NDS. It ia underatood that Folgor will lay before congroee the matter of buy. ing in open market United States 4 and 4 * per cent , bonds of 1907 und oak for dir.ctipn . T'lK OABINET MEETING to-day wui quite brief and unimpor tant. The contents of several annual , rnporls of oxeoutivo officers were dis- cuescd , each officer giving an idea of what hia report should bo. The feaaibllity of including osrtairi recom mendations iu ' the president's message was also referred to. Ono member said : "Wo discussed neither politicu nor romoyjla " to-day. TUE W iH ON RATE3. The Mllwftukea Outa Bates to Council Blutfa. Sixclal Dhutch | to Tut Use. CaiOAQo , November 17. A war on piaaeugor rates between Chicago and Kansas City is considered imminent. The Hannibal & at. Joe has baun warned , if caught cutting ntca eg tin , that all reciprocal rolationa will be withdrawn by ether membars of the pool.A. . A. E. Touzaiiu , for 15 years nn ollicer of the Burlington road , has ro- ilgned on ucoouut of failing health , The war on rates to the novthwost goes on merrily. Yesterday tha Rock , . stand made a § 5 rate from Ohbago , hus entering the territory of the Dhicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , and to-day the latter road retaliates by UKling the rate from Chioago to Coupcil Bluffs glO , instead of $14.60 , und Nollicn. Special Ubpatch to Till Uit , 'OiiiOAoo , November 17. Maicua 1. Mnyer , buainusa manager for Mr , Abbey , leavea to-morrow for San rrautuoo , to make arrancoments'for he appearance there of Mrs , Liutry ud Bladamo Neilaon. *