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THE COSSAcKS.
Their Organization and Method Of Mobiliza-
ton.

Hartford Times)
| In Europe the COssacks operate con-
| Jointly with the ordinary cavalry, but in
Asia they are the only mounted troops of
the Muscovite, Empire In ex-
change for q homestead and other privi-
| leges the COssacks are bound to military
| service, and to furnish their horses and
| equipment, uniforms, etc. There are &C
| cording to the official statistics published
| in 1900 by the Imperial Commission, 15O
| regiments Of mounted Cossacks, three divi-
sions, % sotnias or squadrons, Is batta-
lions Of infantry and A batteries Of light
| artillery, in all, 10000 soldiers and non
commissioned officers.
'"The mobilization Of the Cossack forces
is rapidly made, without great expense OF
ink and paper. The military posts in the
| immense steppes, not being connected by
! telegraph lines are served by COMFY or
couriers, having the best of horses, and who
| stay permanently near the Province Gov.
errors in order to carry their orders to
the log dwellings Of the Cossacks. When
the mobilization order reaches the central
| military administration of the provinces
| each gonetz starts, carrying in his right
hand a small red flag in daytime and a
red lantern at night, crying: The Car
calls you! Mobilization! In q moment oil
the village is up. On the high pole in front
Of the municipal building red flag in day
time or red lantern at night is hoisted.
All the men, accompanied by women and
children, start for the rallying place. All
the men are clothed in their finest caftans,
Of all colors. Nobody is missing; even sick
men refuse to remain behind. Those who
would voluntarily remain behind would not
dare to return to the village; their moth
ers, wives or sisters would gouge out their
eyes, as has happened several times.
"Fhe whole Russian Asiatic region from
the Ural Mountains to Vladivostok is col
onized by these Cossacks to whom could
be joined the thousands Of converted Mon
gols living along the frontier of Mongolia
and Manchuria. Innumerable reinforce
ments in cavalry can be drawn by Rus
STA to push toward the east. 1t is calcu-
lated that there are $4,000 horsemen along
the railroad line Of Mukden-New- Chwang.
There would be greater danger for Japan
if there was truth in the theory, advanced
by Gen. Prjevalsky, that $1,000 Cossacks
would be sufficient, if need be, to conquer
the Chinese Empire"
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rhe End.)
"A Great Invention.

. John A. Stransky, Of Pukwanna, s. D.,
has received a patent for a new smokeless
gunPowder that will revolutionize the
powder business and make the inventor
rich. He says it can be made for seven
cents per pound, and one pound will 60 as
far as. two pounds OF black powder, and
one and 0ne-half Of the best smokeless
powder. There is but slight report made
and the recoil or kick is not noticeable.
The powder is smokeless, and can be made
in any kitchen.
Mr.. Stransky wants q few agents to in
troduce this powder. He has agents who
are making as high as $3.50 per month.
Write for particulars.
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Pension Was Restored.

Mrs. e. McE.haney, widow of Comrads
James McElhaney, who died in SeptemS
Der, 1903. at Honey Brook, Pa, was, when
she married Comrade McElhaney, a SOL
dier's widow, and drawing a pension,
which she forfeited by her second mar.
riage. She now writes: Il saw in Tho
National Tribune that il a soldiers widow
who was married a second time became d
widow again, she can be restored to the
pension rolls. My first husband was VIM,
b. Jones. 18th Pa. Cav, and died in Sails
bury prison during the war. When 1 saw
that in The National Tribune after Mr..
McElhaney's death, l applied for resto.
and l wish to thank The National Trib.
une for letting me know"
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THE SECOND REIGN OF TERROR.
Comrade Who Was Eyewitness Of the Scenes During
Paris Commune Gives His Experiences.
By DR.. HARRY A. ROBBINS.

bearing military title, came to see me
this morning. looking as if he had been
drawn through purgatory, and said that
if this thing did not stop, he would die OF
fright. / remarked: Colonel, that does
not come we'll from man bearing q mill
tary title" He replied: Military titles be
-: | hate war and love peace"
When Maj. Deacon was here last night
he told me that several days ago, as he
was walking up the Champs Elysees, ne
was arrested by several National Guards
men, and was taken to the Prison de
Mazas, where he was imprisoned for two
days. 1t appears that Deacon is an init
mate friend OF Gen. Rossel, and was ar
rested on suspicion that he was connected
with him in some conspiracy. l imagine
that he was associated with him in mil
ltary way. The friends of the Major,
however, exerted themselves and had him
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SOUTHERN CEMETERIES.
A Call for Contributions for Memorial Day
Headquarters Grand Army of the Repub-
lic Memorial Hall,


lie, Memorial Hall,
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. %, 1904.
Circular Letter No. b.
Three hundred thousand Of the dead OF
the Union army are buried in National
Cemeteries, most Of which are in the
South. where the Departments and Posts
are relatively few in numbers and poor in
purse. Under these circumstances it has
been the custom OF the Grand Army of
the Republic to solicit contributions for
use on Memorial Day for what is known
as the Southern Memorial Fund, which
fund is used for the decoration of the
graves Of our dead. This year the fund is
running low, and it is necessary that i'm
mediate action be taken to replenish it in
time for use by the 3Oth of May.
To this end every Post is requested at
the first meeting after the receipt of this
communication to take contributions OF
to make appropriations in aid of the
Southern Memorial Fund. Send such
contributions or appropriations by draft
or money order. without delay, to Com
rade Charles Burrows, Quartermaster-
General, Rutherford, n. j.
Whatever you give, comrades, give
quickly, give cheerfully, give lovingly.
In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty,
JOHN G. BLACK, Commander-in-C Chief.
Official: CHARLES A. PARTRIDGE, Adju-
tant-General.
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.est possible comfort and accommodations

best possible comfort and accommodations
for the Woman's Relief Corps and all who
may accompany them. To do this salts
iactorlly it is positively necessary we
should know how many to provide for.
Therefore an early reply to this circular
will be appreciated. Rooms with board at
hotels-from 81 to S. per day, each per-
son, two or three persons in a room. Rooms
at hotels, two or three in a room, without
board, from 81 to $1.50 per day for each
person. Lodging, boarding and private
houses, from $7oc to 81 per day, each per
son, two or three in a room--with break
fast 25c extra. each person. All rooms
must be engaged for not less than three
days"
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an election could not hold itself still. Mr..
Tawney Niinn) asserted that the Demo-
Gratis in the 51st Congress voted against
antitrust legislation, but a vigorous pro-
test came from Mr.. Gaines CTenn) and
Mr.. Williams, each of whom asserted that
the Democrats had unanimously voted for
such legislation.
Throughout the day the Post Office Ap.
preparation bill was under discussion, and
little progress was made. The minority
leader declared the Post Office Depart
ment was rotten from turret to founda-
ton stone, and the Republicans were try
ing to reorganize it on an appropriation
bill.
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~aDl Gaiety, not Terror,

excursionists, ~aDd Gaiety, not Terror,
reigns.
Mons. Theirs Il going to give a grand
dinner at Versailles to-day. Mr.. Wash
burne ought 10 b the guest. OF honor, for
he alone not only stood by his country
men in Paris, hat those citizens or sub
jects OF all nations during the Franco
Prussian warsand the bloody times Of the
Commune. All diplomats are invited to
the dinner, inciuding several Orleans
Princes.
-(Gen. rClu4ret escaped. He was par
doned after ~ few years. He went to his
Province. and was returned to the Corps
Legislatn, where he served with honor to
himself and his country up to the time Of
his death, which occurred two or three
years ago.
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an invitation to each and every member Of
our Order. to be with us at our Annual
Convention in Boston. the week of Aug.
Is, 1904. There comes with each of these
yearly gatherings much for US all to en-
joy--as well as much for us all to do. To
be true to the motto of the Grand Army
of the Republic, and exemplify the name
our Order bears-and so scatter kind deeds
and words-like sunshine in the paths of
the veterans-and all those whose lives
have been made sad by the civil war.
1--WE are now prepared to furnish the
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WHAT IT WILL COST.

Rates at hotels and Boarding Houses at Bos-
ton for Visitors to the National Encamp-
ment In August.
Lizabeth A. Turner. Chairman of w. r.
G. Committee on Accommodations for visi-
tors during the National Convention
to be opened at Boston. Aug. Is. has is
sued a circular letter to Department Presi-
dents of the w. r. c. for dissemination
among the Corps, in which she says:
Observation-Disclosures Mother Depart
ment' of the Woman's Relief Corps, sends
through you o most cordial greeting, and
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First Service In Missouri.

The survivors Of the Sd Mo. Cav. and
the 18th, 9th, 5Oth and 18th III. remem-
Der with pleasure the Reunion which they
held last October at Quincy. H., under
the auspices of Post SO, G. A. r., assisted
by the loyal citizens and ladies of the w.
Il. &. They marched around the public
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AGE PENSIONS.
New and important Pension
Order.

All survivors Of the war Of 1861
1865, who served for ninety days, were
honorably discharged, and who are now
over 62 years of age, should address for
full information and form Of application
w. w. DUDLEY & CO.,
Attorneys at Law and Solicitors
of Claims,
Senior member formerly Commissioner Of Pensons)
Pacific BUILDING, 6a2-62A So. N. W.,
WARRINGTON, ID. a..
NO FEE UNLESS SUCCESSFUL.
Many years of successful practice before the
various Government Departments.
Mention TIE NATIONAL T1IBUNx when you wEita
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). D. PENNEBAKER. J0nN PAUL JONES,
PENNEBAKER & JONES,
Attorneys and Counselors.

1891 STREET, WASHINGTON, D. d.
Special attention to adjustment Of accounts OF civil
war Volunteer Officers
We think very officers were properly paid.
Widows (even IL remarried. other heirs snti.
tied. Write for details.
We especially anxious to communicate with ON.
Tor their heirs) who % paid for recruiting
services for services rendered prior to In,
CO who were denied bounty by reason OF promotions
) who dismissed from the service; % who were
denied travel by OF resignation for personal
reasons or convenience: (5l who were not mustered
and paid because command below minimum mum.
ber and 80 who lost U. = pay by Of state pay.
ment
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splendid new book work that will be
u OF tremendous, incalcuable value to all
who receive it-has just been issued at q
cost OF over 5000 by distinguished special
LIST, man famous In Europe and America
Regardless Of the great expense Of publish
Ing this work, Its author will give away
work could easily have made his fortune.
had he placed 1t on sale. Casting away ali
thought OF gain. he gladly offers 1t to the
will mean life Itself to all who read its
pages.
F0p years Its author, Or. sproule, B. A.,
great philanthropists Of North America. Ia
bored night and day to discover a perfect
permanent cure for Catarrh He sacrificed
time, energy and money to gain his end.
step by step he worked his way along new
paths, outstripping his rivals on two CONT
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TORPEDO.BOAT DESTROYERS.
A Craft Which Has Introduced q New Era
Into Naval Warfare.

The astonishing achievements of the
japanese torpedo-destroyer boats, which
have resulted in putting out of action in a
few minutes time at least two magnificent
battle-ships and as many or more equally
fine cruisers, have startled the world. In
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square, and had a splendid campfire. The
next Reunion will be held in Quincy, about
Oct. ID, and they want all the comrades
or those regiments now living to be pre-
sent.
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JOSEPHH. HUNTER.
Pension and Patent ATTORNEY.
WASHINGTON, p. c.


FF1cticC be1OFe the BuFe00 q Een0fO06 O
Specially.
Survivors OF the Union army, please state are.
monthly rate of pension: IL denied pension heretofore
why: The executive order which takes effect afte}
April 13 1904 may benefit you. The information re-
quested will enable me TO instruct you and supply
proper application form. No fee unless successful.
EDGAR r. GADDI0.
Attorney ut Law, Waahin4tOn, ID. G.
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nents. At last his efforts were crowned with
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PENSIONS
FOR ACE.
new RULING.

By order OF the Commissioner Of Pensions.
approved by the Secretary OF the Interior March
Is. 1904, applicants for invalid pension under
the act Of June 81, 1890, as amended by the act
of May 0. 1890 may obtain pension rate Of q
per month if over SO years; s. IL over 65 yeasst
slo if over 6s Gears; and sl2 IL over 20 years.
Apply now Iyithout proof Of disability. Reject.
ed cases D,w reopened on application. Write u.
BG Consultation free.
esI- Fee dependent on Success.
NiL0 B, STEVENS & CO., Attys.
$50 18th sc. n. W., washfngton, ID. @.
Founded 1864 by Milo B. Stevens. 18th Ohio Baiter2
Branches at Chicago. Cleveland and Detroit
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PENSIONS! PENSIONS!

Under ruling
will be This of
draw
Mr.
allowed Mr. Hunter write him. = - = -
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A PLEASING INCREASE.
J
The Numbsr of Telephones in Virgin.
ia. Nearly Doubled in Six Months.

Manager Lister of the Mesaba
Telephone Co., was in from Eveleth
on Thursaay,,naking the Enterprise
short basiness call. In the course
of convers sation he announced that
at the present time the number OF
phones in use in this city was 1888,
or nearly$$double the number in use
at this point six months ago.
Eveleths< formerly. had far the
greater nj i'm Der of phones, but Vir-
ginia's squirt" has placed her in
the lead,= Eveleth having at the
present ii ,tpe but 100.
The increase in this city would
indicate an: abiding faith in the
city's prospects: for the ensuing sea:
son, as business men are not going
to additiGpal pense swithoutes6rn
belief t11at business conditions viii
warrant. i
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Il y I$SS'-.sis-r ~ u. z ~. - 3 I5
WILL MAKE VIRGINIA HEADQUARTERS.
The Northern Lumber Co. Will Have
! Extensive Operations Near City.

Extensive Operations Near City. + +.
Manager Gillmor, of the Northern
Lumber CO., the present logging
operations of which firm are at Wey-
erhaeuser,ssome three miles west of
Mt. Iron; while in the city on Friday
last informed the Enterprise scribe
that'his company would this season
get into their timber north of Vir-
ginia, and would rem owe their head
quarters to: this point.
The company owns between co.
100000 and 1O,0o0,O00 feet of standing
pine in the north end of township
5s-17 andsin township 59-17, meaning
cut of two or three years with a
large force Of men. The company
owns its own railroad, banking in
the St. Louis, and the extension of
roads together with woods crews in
so close proximity to the city will
make an appreciable difference to
the comm ercial interests of Vir-
ginia. I ",
AT the present time their heaviest
logging npera ations are at point
three or four miles northwest of the
city, and the management expects
to get in Shape to lay track into the
bunch ofstimber mentioned about
July lst.
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Solemn Ceremony.

AT 7:3o o'clock this (Friday) even
ing an imposing ceremony will take
place at Our Lady of Lourde's
Catholic Church. The new and
beautiful Stations of the Cross, the
generous gift of Messrs. Jacob Stein
and E. ]. ORoprke, will be adjusted
to their places on the walls of the
church. These stations contain
fourteen distinct pictures, large in
size and in keeping with the beaute-
Gus architecture of the church.
The productions of the very best
artists of European mould they
sensibly represent to the faithful
the varied phases of the terrible
ending of the human life of our
Savior. Z he ideals of each picture
are ,nanifestly of an eastern caste,
taken mainly from Sacred Scripture
and from the traditions that have
come down to the present time
through history and poetry to re-
present to men of the present day
the one man amongst men who
could say (Which of you can con-
vince me of sim"
The gift as presented to the
church by our mutual friends,
Messrs. Stein and O'Rourke, cost
$4,000, and is in every way worthy
of the generous disposition of the
donors.
The sermon for the evening will
be delivered by the Rev. John W..
Smiers, of Two Harbors,
The Virginia enterprise., 1904-03-25
FINISH HIGGINS SPUR.
Contractor Runquist Completes Grad
jnQ This Week.

Contractor Runquist, who has had
a crew engaged in grading for the
Duluth, Missabe & Northern spur
to the Higgins, the new steel cor
poration mine to the northeast of
the city which will enter the list of
active shippers the coming season,
has his contract practically COM
plete and the roadbed will be ready
for the laying of steel another week.
The spur to the new mine leaves
the main line near the north end of
the Virginia yards and will be bout
one-half mile in length. a bridge
across the stream near where the
spur leaves the main line was COM
pleted early in the winter, and the
laying of steel will take but a short
time, and the line will be in shape
to accommodate the mine at the
opening of the season.
The Higgins will be wrought as a
milling proposition, and has been
developed to that point where a
large block of ore can nsbezforwarded
the coming season, if required. The
development work at the mine has
been done under the local super.
vision of Capt. John Gill, who also
has charge of the Sauntry and AL
pena mines during their seasons of
activity.
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VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA IS,
DID A NEAT JOB.
Cracksmen Tap the Safe Of; the Eaton
Dray Co., Securing About 500.

" 0ONStSCu Top IuC 0SasO w. SsSC A1SVss
Dray Co., Securing About 500.
Cracksmen entered the office of
the Eaton Dray CO. Wednesday
night and by the use of nitro-gly-
cerine blew open the safe, securing
about $4,000. :.
A large sum of money came in on
the evening train for the new Amer
ican Exchange Bank, and it is sup
posed the till-tappers had wind Of
the shipment and supposed ! it
would be deposited in the safe of
the dray company, with other ex-
press monies> over night. The ship
ment, amounting to several thou
sand dollars. was taken by Cashier
Peet upon the arrival of the train
and deposited in the bank vault.
The job is evidently the work of
crack professionals. Aside from
the money obtained in the safe
nothing was molested in the build
ing, although several express pack
ages and other valuable articles
we're in sight.
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Buy Swell Furniture.

w. J. Fraser, representing the NJ. c.
Lilley Co., of Columbus, Ohio, man.
ufacturers Of uniforms and military
equipments, was in the city Tues
day, selling Virginia Aerie No. 1O7,
F. O. E., an elegant equipment of
furniture for their new hall in the
Backus block. The furniture will
be special make, and it is not ex-
pected that the consignment will
be ready for shipment until about
May LIST. ..~ :-~ = 4 -
During his visit Mr.. Fraser also
interviewed members of Northern
Light Lodge No. 127, X. of p, and
listed some very fine uniforms for
the lodge upon it's reorganization,
which will:be effected on the 9th of
April. t ILL.,. - %s. ..--..es.@
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Explore New Option.

The Tesora Mining Co. have COM
menced the work Of exploring on
lands in 59-17, north of the city, un-
der an option. obtained from, Du-
luth parties, fee owners. The op-
tion embraces the east half of the
northeast quarter of section 81 and
the southwest of the northwest and
the northwest of the southwest of
section 80. Testpit crews are at
present on the ground.
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LAkE 81 syPtRloR PER 4 q 81 as1RallI. I
Map Issued Showing Points of Pro-
duction and Manufacture.

A map recently issued for the
Division of Mining and Mineral
Resources, compiled by John Birk-
inbine, special agent, showing the
distribution of iron ores mined in
the United States during the year
1902, is an interesting study. In ad-
dition to showing the output of the
various Lake Superior ranges the
map shows the route over which
the product is taken to market and
the proportionate amount of ore re-
ceived at lower lake ports to be for
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WaTdedfp he fi5
s = y Ss41s,i1.S L


duced during the year mentioned.
the Mesaba furnished upwards of
100000 tons; while as receiving
ports for the product Cleveland
lead with a total 40 millions, ASH
tabula being credited with 4.8. Lake.
Michigan points 4.6, Conneaut 49,
Buffalo 2.3, Erie 1.75 Fairport 1.5. OF
the ore received at lower lake ports
Pittsburg receives by far the great
er proportion for manufacture, be-
ing accredited with receiving: So
millions tons for the year named.
tor spring, at Halls
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Survey for 1racks.

Great Northern engineers are this
week engaged in making prelim-
mary survey for the proposed ex-
tension of the line into the city. @ /.