Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27
RUSSIiN CoSsAcES
tAwlsss MEN WHO coMpos.
czAR's BODY euAsn the

Devoted and UnprincIpIea w,.,
or Appreciation Of Danrer--c,.s . Dread
m""'ty from Punishment for A. In
Except Cold Biooded Mura.. ZINE,
sec hero and at st. Petersbur
soldiers in the streets, and the as' aniy afov
sacks riding like mad ON bors,s'ing cn
life OF the military for the win,aa are tie
sacks are the life guards Of the ca. Ihe Cos
inc most interesting of tho MANY CIV a ~
in this strange country cnaracssfs
A genuine Cossack has no NOR. -. stt
OF dread OF danger than he has ~ f,' e'a.lou
terrible ru'l, which he dl1nks ,it' 'oks
ana winch makes intoxication M s,.', water
was the original soldier Of Russia s,snt He
detective and the prime spirit 4, Ivy ~ pesrm
publican institutions what thew ..s 70
devoted to the car, and for his ~. 10 he b
been knighted in the highest ds s,o'i'n ha
acme of tho Russian soldier il g. ~ The
sociateo with the service of tbo a. o0'oins as
DC located about the palace. When a s lug 70
Is stationed in the vicinity Of the nalaa aialr
1t becomes known that he has been rsca and
by the car, his reputation has raaot ssiad
zenith, and no instantly becomes ~, Wy Wy ths
ton OF the entire people. To get n.ua'
tion on suite-tnat is, into tho direct moioo-
OF the cars to acquire the highest h,.as sce
million Russian soldiers aspire to DouoFa
In all the wars Russia has fonob+ -,
organization the Cossacks have florsa NH ler
conspicuously. They especially ', az most
bloody work when Napoleon cana or. ~ 1hs
France in 1912 and attempted to coron. IRON
empire. The great French general fG,,ss ,ae
men falling like hail when he was n ,nt'a us
strike back, tho enemy always beinc ~ y
shelter 1t was continuous bushwhacl;. 10y. ~,
the retreat began, when the Cossacks 80 VA
4o,0Oo on horseback and shot down n a ou
blood almost twice their number in N.r ~ ooa
ranks. For centuries these people baya 'i ~
tho predominant inhabitants on both s;aa ~ !.
the Volga, and the first to take up arms n N
the Crlmea against intruders. Nearly hale.
century ago the car rewarded tho tribs -
making oil Cossacks in his seryice his s,1.,;:,
life guard. Altogether the most brutal ~. :,
ignorant, the Cossack is thus given tbe ua ,s
conspicuous position in all this great arn,,,
whenever you sec Alexander III Won -
swarm of Cossacks about him. riding or..
pedestrians, slashing their sabers in the y.
and holding high and arbitrary au,bor;.,s
They have complete privilege and exercise 4
to the fullest extent
IMMUNITY AGAINsT PuyrsHxrrr
A Cossack soldier is granted comnla,a ~
munity against punishment for all Init fsa
highest crime, which is murder in cold hlooa
II he wantonly murders an innocent and nm.
offending citizen or companion he is court
martialed and probably imprisoned for tbrss
or six months, but it is extremely difficult Ia
convict him when once arrested Hei M.
nished horse, clothing and rations when
stationed in a city, but he is given no salary
and rations only when he cannot foraga
About one-fourth of them are supplied "
the hands of the car, while nearly 10000 Of
them arc privileged to go about the country
and in tho name of the car pillage and plun.
der They hold up strangers, commit burg.
larry sometimes and demand at the hands Of
| the people the best there is to live upon 1t
Is useless to make complaints of their depre.
cations, as they are legalized The people
have to keep the ear and guard his life;
they must protect him and all his interests,
and he holds that they may just as well do
some of their acts for the empires preserva-
ton directly, by maintaining band Of ma.
:auders, as to do it indirectly through the
channel of the treasury.
1t does not follow that because O soldier Is
a life guard he must be at the side of the one
he is employed to protect. His field is in any
spot he can locate effort to injure the empire
or its czar. He is secret or public dstec-
tive, or a soldier, according to his purposes
or desires. He goes about, when not under
direct orders, in tho uniform of soldier or
the dress of civilian. At st. Petersburg
not many days ago, saw Cossack il pri-
vate citizens dress on the street, walking in
hot haste He wore long ulster, buttoned
! up to the chin. He was in the role Of de-
tective. In little group Of men he espied
his gamc-a slender youth. Hastily unbut-
toning his great coat he drew forth bugle.
A single, short call, and at his sido were
three or four of tho fiercest looking CoSsack
soldiers l ever saw. They came in twink
ling, wore coats of mail, caps, and at their
sides and in their belts were pistols, knives
and maces sufficient to start band of Texas
highwaymen. The arrest was not resisted,
and the display seemed entirely unnecessary.
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