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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07
LIFE INSURANCE FOR INDIANS
Agent of a New York Company Is Doing
LAND Office Business

FORT YATES, N. D.-A new departure in the
insurance business is that of insuring Indians.
An enterprising agent of one Of thea largest New
York companies has been in the field all sum-
mer and has insured large number of full and
mixed bloods. Many of the fraternal societies
Will not accept Indians as MEMBERS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07
School Boys
Furnishings

School days have returned and
this means added apparel for
"Young America There never
was q boy who did not crave posses
sion of wool sweater. Besides,
they are wearable, comfortable and
good lockers We have them in
the plain navy, maroon and gray.
An extra good quality, worth SIPS.
Friday and Saturday we Or
mark them at, each. VOC
Boys school shirts with soft
turnover collars. They are of woven
madras, light or dark patterns, fast
colors; sizes ~ to IA; value SOC. Our
special price,
each .6VC
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07
Lace Curtains Unidentified
Opportune Time for Purchase.

~ t are attractive goods and just the popular priced
Naturally at the prices quoted M -~-- oeoo-@ slon
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07
Beautiful Madeup Rugs for Fair Week Specials

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noe hunp Ce dond ouhaeap nth
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07
Values in Linens

Two little lots Of hemstitched
cloths to close sout at very special
prices. They are two yards square,
most excellent quality.
A $3.50 grade at, each So. 90
A $500 quality at, each. 1913
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07
Buy Notions Cheap
Prices that, Almost, Talk.

penny.
J. o. Kings 200-yard Spool Cot
ton in black or white, always &c
spool, our price, lie.
Brass Pins, full count, $50 to a
paper, regular SC value, at Sc.
J. A. P. Coats best quality 4-ply
darning cotton, As yards to spool;
half price, at a spool, l12c.
Toilet Pins, with bright heads,
40 to box; half price, at a box, lie.
Barbour's linen thread, 200 yards
to spool, in black, white and brown
always sold at 10c; our price,
spool, &c. "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07

A lot of manufa cturers curtain
samples, 112 yards long, represent
ing curtains worth from So to 81 a
pair. We have sorted them into two
lots for convenience in selec- IN
tion at, each, l9c and. 49,. AyC
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
This Was n Fighting Family.

sketch of the seven Wilson broth
ers who served in Uncle Sans armies
from 1851 to 1865 is furnished by Com
rade Francis M. Wilson, Co. L. 18th
Mo. Cav, who was the youngest Of the
brothers. The seven soldiers were
James w., Samuel M, William s., John
B., Thomas j., Leander E. and Francis
NJ. Wilson. One was a Captain one a
Surgeon, two were Sergeants and the
other four were privates. Four Of the
brothers were members Of Co. L. 10Th
Mo. Cav.
Thomas j. Wilson was killed in bat
tie during charge. and all the surviv-
ors received honorable discharges;
and" added the writer, mot one Of
the brothers was ever called down by
an officer, nor did one of the seven ever
finch or refuse to perform any duty he
was ordered to perform.
Il am proud Of the service we seven
brothers performed for our country"
adds Francis M. Wilson. II think this
service is hard to beat by any one fam
lily. Our father, Meredith Wilson, was
a veteran OF the Florida Indian War in
the '30s. He died I'm the United States
camp at Rolla, Mo, where he went for
protection. He was 81 years Of age at
the time Of his death. 1 have only one
war relic. That is my old saber, its
belt and straps. I often buckle it on
and step around as did back in the
SOS. The blade is as bright as silver,
and think great deal Of 1t. I am in
favor OF all old soldiers with honorable
discharges receiving 81 q day pension. .
In conclusion, Comrade Wilson says
his other six soldier brothers have all
answered final taps" and crossed over.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
RECITALS AND "REMINISCENCES.
Stories Emnenty Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

looks to You alone. Every naval officer
and agent of this Department is expect
cd to give all possible aid to this inn
portant work.
Circumstances may arise to render
a change of instructions expedient. but
under existing circumstances the Presi-
dent hopes that these ships may be
available for the recovery of New Or
leans. and to this great object directs
your preparations to be made.
ITO one so thoroughly familiar with
the character and defenses of the Mis-
sissippi River below New Orleans as
yourself details of them are unneces-
sary. 1t is believed that If your two
ships could pass the two forts at night
they might drive away or destroy the
enemy's ships at New Orleans and cap
ture the city.
Il am, very respectfully, yours,
). X. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy"
The two vessels herein referred to do
not figure in Confederate naval history.
Their construction or existence seems
doubtful. Capt. Bullock was in Liver
pool. England, when this order was is
sued, but the ships referred to do not
figure in the Alabama Claims Commits
sion. In any event, Gen. Butler was
safe in New Orleans SO long as the gum
boats were there to protect him.-Wil-
liam Simmons, Historian, National AS
ISOLATION of Naval Veterans, Naval
Post, GAR, Philadelphia, Pa.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
Old n. Y. and 9Th VT.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history Of the 92d n. Y, I
served in that command until 1863. then
joined the 14th N. Y. H. A. Also please
give sketch Of the 9Th VT. / belonged
to that command when it went out as
three-months regiment. The COM
mand came home and re-enlisted and
became the 9Th VT Veterans. / wish
to see how they got along after / left
them.-R. c. Goodrich, HolIiston, Mass
The s2d N. Y. was organized at Pots
dam In January, 1862, and mustered
out Jan. z, 1865. The first Colonel was
Lewis c.. Hunt, of the Regular Army
who was promoted to Brigadier-G Cen
eIal, and succeeded by Col. Jonah Sand
ford, who resigned. Lieut.-Col. T.
Adams Merriman was in command when
the regiment was mustered out. Lieut.
Col Hiram J. Anderson was killed at
Cold Harbor. The regiment belonged
to Brooks's Division of the Eighteenth
Corps, Army OF the James, and lost 68
killed and III died from disease.
The 9Th VT. was a fighting regiment
and belonged to Getty's Division. sixth
Corps, Army OF the Potomac It was
organized Sept. 16, 1851, at st. Adams
for three years, with Henry A. Smalley
OF the Regular Army, as Colonel He
was discharged, and succeeded by Col
Lewis A. Grant, who was promoted to
Brigadier-Generala and brevetted a Ma
1or-General He was succeeded by Col
John A. Lewis, who was brevetted a
Brigadier-General, and Col Ronald A.
Kennedy was in command Of the reei-
ment when 1T was mustered out. Out
OF total enrolment Of 1,533 1t lost 213
killed.-EditOr National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
The SD Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: am watch
Ing and looking to see published in
your valuable paper a short history Of
my old fighting regiment, the 63d Ohio
Col. John w. Sprague was it's first Col
onel. l know you have not mentioned
the regiment under the head Of Noted
Regiments" SO please do not forget this
veteran regiment. I belonged to Co. II,
and went out first with this regiment
and stayed with 1t until 1t was mustered
out.-Simon Jarvis, Sergeant, Co. H,
63d Ohio, Diagonal, Iowa.
The 63d Ohio was organized at CO.
lumbus and Marietta from August,
1861, to February, 1862. The original
members, except veterans, were mus
tered out at the expiration Of their term
of service and the veterans and recruits
finally mustered out July 8, 1865. The
first Colonel was John w. Sprague, who
was promoted to Brigadier- General and
commanded brigade during much Of
his service. Lieut.. -Col.4 Charles E.
Brown was in command of the regi-
ment when 1T was mustered out, and
was brevetted a Brigadier- General. The
SD Ohio belonged to Fuller's Brigade,
Veatch's Division Of the Sixteenth
Corps, Army of the Tennessee, and lost
during it's service SO killed and 264 died
from disease.-Editor National Trib-
une.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
The Gallant 57th Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Once more
permit me to intrude upon the columns
of the soldiers friend, the dear old Ma
tional Tribune, which every old soldier
should subscribe to.
received my chart and am having
it framed. 1t is of truth something
to be proud of.
In reading the Opening Of the Mis-
sissippi," by Jno. McElroy, memory
goes back to those old days, and like a
panorama the days of fighting and
working at and around Vicksburg pass
before my minds eye. The attack on
Haynes's Bluff and its failure, where
the gallant Capt. Faulhaber, of our
company OBJ, 57th Ohio, offered up his
life upon his cOuntry's altar; and then
the weary days at Young's Point, dig
ging the canal, where the death rate
was very great. and the levee was used
as graveyard. Many a brave boy in
blue found there his last resting place,
mis- weary march ended, his last battle
fought and lost. Then the Steele Bayou
route to the Black Bayou, where our
troubles began In earnest. Admiral
Porter was surely In tight place when
the Saith and 57th, under the gallant
klce, reached and relieved him; but.
oh! what time we had to reach him,
through the swamps. When not wad-
Ing through water 1t was through mud.
We arrived none too soon to save the
gunboat. and then came the return.
The gunboat had to back all the way
to Steele Bayou before finding room to
turn. Back to Young's Point and an
other failure made; from thence to
Port Hudson, below Vicksburg, and
from that time on to May 10 1t was
fighting and marching every day. That
day we had them safely within their
works. and assaulted them, but were
repulsed again on the 21st. We then
settled down to business, and wound 1t
up on the Nations birthday, and that
day repaid US for all we had endured,
and all was forgotten when it was an
nounced that Vicksburg was ours at
last
l don't know whether the 57th Ohio
Is numbered among "Fox's Three Hun
dred Fighting Regiments or not, but
don't think that any regiment partici-
pated In more engagements or saw
harder service than it did.-William F.
Wheeler. Co. B, 57th Ohio, 1899 East
ern Ave, Cincinnati, 0.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
At New Orleans With Gen. Butler.

Editor National Tribune: 1t may be
news to many of your readers to learn
that the Confederate Government
planned the recapture of the city of
New Orleans during its occupancy by
Gen. Butler i'm 1862. The plan was
matured in the fertile brains of Beau
regard, Breckenridge, Van Dorm and
Ruggles. The ram Arkansas, which was
10 have participated in the undertake
Ing. came down the YaZoo River in
May, 1862, and descended the Missis-
sippi as far as Baton Rouge, where on
or about Aug. IL was met by the gun
beat Essex and destroyed. Some of the
crew were captured and the remainder
escaped.
For the more successful prosecution
or the enterprise the capture of Baton
Rouge was also determined on and this
part or the program was assigned to
Gen Breckenridge. who reached Baton
Rouge on or about Aug. A. where he
received warm reception from the
garrison under Gen. Williams and the
gunboats on the river. He left Baton
Rouge quicker than when he came
there, going TO Vicksburg, Miss Two
armed steamers, the Music and the
Webb, were to have co-operated with
Gen. breckenridge. but for some reason
they failed to put in an appearance
and were afterwards discovered in the
Red River by our gunboats When Il
became known that an effort would be
made by the Confederates to recapture
New Orleans. several vessels of Farra-
gut fleet were Withdrawn from Vicks-
burg and other places and We're ordered
TO New Orleans, and their presence
there prevented the Confederates from
undertaking what under the circum-
stances would have been an absolute
impossibility.
The Confederate Navy Department
also became interested in the move
ment, and issued an order on the sub
1ect, or which the following is a copy:
Confederate States OF America, NAVY
Department. Richmond, Va, March IL.
1863.
ITO Capt. James d. Bullock
Sir: The two ships under your i'm
mediate charge will be named respcc-
lively Mississippi and Louisiana In
accordance with your wishes you will
take command of one and the other
will be assigned to Commander Thomas
l.. Page. who is instructed to commune
cate with you.
For the onerOus and responsible
duty OF getting these vessels to sea and
hitting them for service the Department
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
The I'd Mo, Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please give history OF the I'd Mo.
Cav, better known as MerriIl's Horse.
through the columns Of the Old Sol
diers' paper?
The I'd Mo. Cav. begun with the or
ganization OF 10 companies, from A to
K. at Benton Barracks, from Sept. 8 to
Dec. IL, 1861. Cos. L and NJ were sub
sequently organized at st. Louis and
Warrenton In the beginning OF 1863.
The regiment was finally mustered out
Sept. 10, 1865. The Colonel was Lewis
Merrill. OF the Regular Army, who was
brevetted Brigadier-G General. The
regiment had a very long. hard service.
full Of marching and fighting, in Mis-
souri,, Indian Territory and Arkansas
1t belonged to the Cavalry OF the Sew
enth Corps, Armies Of the Trans-M Mis-
sissippi. and lost altogether Sc men
killed and 206 who died from disease,
accidents and in prison. The War De-
partment gives officially FL battles and
skirmishes to its credit.-Editor Ma
ttonal Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14

Editor National Tribune: I have long
been subscriber to your very interest
ing paper until 1t has become to me as
the shadow of great rock in a weary
land 1 love to read the various letters
or my old comrades recounting the in
cidents of the days long agone. 1 read
with delight Comrade Jno. A. McDon-
aids letter wherein he was once q safe
guard in "Ole Virginny," and his treat
ment by his rebel landlord. 1t fell to
my lot TO be a safeguard once in the
valley of Virginia. When Sheridan
was camped near Winchester l was de-
tailed one morning as a safeguard at
the home of an old man named Willis.
his people were all in the rebel army.
and he. with his aged wife and some
TWO or three young women, were all
that was left; but my treatment here
was better than Comrade McDonald's.
FOR / Jared sumptuously, having 81 seat
al the table each meal and fed bounti-
1ully. The old man had great conf
dence m Gen. Early's ability, but ad-
mftted the final triumph of the Union.
l inquired II he knew man living near
by named John Lock. Yes" said he.
he lives near my home. Do you know
nm said: never saw him. but
he Is my fathers brother" us your
name Lock-" Yes, SIR" what are
you doing here fighting your relatives %
i am here assisting Gen. Sheridan to
enforce the laws OF the United States
l am Virginian, but love my country
as a whole far above any one State in
the Union, and having been born and
reared In the mountains west Of the
Alleghenies. had freely imbibed the
spirit of patriotism and freedom for
which West Virginia is famous" | was
with this old gentleman "A hours. the
time allotted for guards, and when
about TO leave his mansion for camp
he called me into an Inner chamber
and gave me a-a-a-well q tumbIer
OF the finest peach brandy that ever
drove the skeleton from the feast or
painted landscapes on the brain OF
man, the remembrance of which is yet
very sweet TO me. This occurred about
Sept 16, 1854, and on the 18th Early
was sent whirling through Winchester.
and In few months the entire rebel
army was driven forever from the VAL
ley OF Virginia. II ] am spared until
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
GEN. HOODS REFUSES.
Charged Seven Times mt Franklin, and
Was Seven Times Hurled Back by
SchO6eld.

Editor National Tribune: In connec-
ton with Hoods repulse at Franklin,
Tenn, l will say that we reached
franklin just at sunrise, very tired after
our forced march, and filed to the left
of the pike. After getting our morn
ing meal the order came to build works,
and so we pitched in with picks and
shovels. We soon had our works COM
pieted. Just in rear of us were some
brass cannon. There was also another
regiment behind us, and when Hood
men commenced to drive in our adj
yanced skirmish line and began their
forward movement we watched them
with interest, as we felt they were COM
Ing to certain destruction.
Suddenly we saw one of our guns
from the east side of the pike advance
to the front and fire a few shots, then
come back. This made Hoods soldiers
act like wild men. They came on until
their yells were greeted with artillery
fire and musketry. 1t was believed that
Hood was drunk, for our impregnable
Works, bristling with guns, were i'm plain
view, and it looks to me to-day that a
man in his right mind would never have
attempted to carry our lines by storm.
Seven times did Hoods men charge and
attempt To capture our lines, and seven
times were they repulsed with heavy
loss.
inns vas ohe VI the Hdruest-IouSnt
battles of the war on the part of the
rebs, and ii has always been my opin-
ion that IL Gen. Schofield had remained
at Franklin until the following morn
ing he could have cleaned up the whole
rebel army in three hours, with but lit
tie loss to our side. Hoods men had
all the fight knocked out of them. But
we left Franklin at night, and started
Tor Nashville. 1t was reported that his
loss was 1000 men.-Elias Baker
Pinesville, Mo.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
Jefferson Davis and Appomattox,

Editor National Tribune: Will YOU
please answer the following questions
in the columns Of The National Trib-
une?-J. b. Knapp. Toledo, O.
1. Why was Jefferson Davis not pun
ished for his reasonable actions during
the war? The Government put forth
every effort to capture him and then
let him go free.
2. Why was Gen. Grant 80 liberal in
his terms to Gen. Lee and army at Ap-
pomattox?
1. There were grave legal difficulties
In the way Of trying Jefferson Davis for
treason. For SO serious an offense all
the rights of trial by jury must be care
FULLY conserved, and this meant that
he should be tried by a jury of his
peers In the County or District in
which the offense was committed.
which primarily meant Richmond, Va.
1t would have been impossible to get
an absolutely fair and unprejudiced
jury In the United States, and certainly
one could not have been gotten In
Richmond which would have convicted
JEFFERSON Davis OF treason. There was
also the condition Of the public mind.
The collapse of the gigantic rebellion
had been so utter and overwhelming
that there was little room for vindict-
ireness on the part of the Union men,
who had succeeded SO much better
than any Of them had ever hoped The
Nation stood aghast as 1t realized the
thoroughness Of the work of the Union
armies, and 1t had little real animus
to pursue the matter further. To the
majority of the people it seemed that
the unqualified collapse of the Confed-
eracy was sufficient punishment upon
all who were engaged In the rebellion.
All these things operated to bring
about the release OF Jefferson Davis
upon bail and the pigeon-holing Of the
indictments against him.
2. Gen. Grant was actuated at APP
pomattox, as he was at Vicksburg, by
the highest considerations of public
policy. The men whom he had cap
tured were, after all, our fellow-citi-
zens, with whom we had to live. They
had been deluded and forced into the
rebellion. They had seen the utter
folly OF that course, and the best thing
to do was to let them go home in peace
and remain there as long as they obeyed
the laws Of the land. The results fully
justify Gen. Grants wisdom in giving
the terms that he did.-Editor National
Tribuna
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
CARRIED A MUSKET AT 13.
Interesting Experiences of One of Uncle
Sans Real Boys In Blue.

Interesting Experiences Of One of Uncle
Sans Real Boys In Blue.
Editor National Tribune: 1 enlisted
In 1853, when but boy of Is years of
age. 1 was raised on a farm, and hav-
ing seen the bright and attractive garb
of some of the soldiers who were home
on furlOugh, longing came over me
to. be soldier, too. One day while
was narrowing oats this longing took
possession of me, and l took the horses
TO the barn and asked my father if
could go to the war. His reply was:
Il came from France to America to
save you from possible death in my
native country. and now you want to
go to war. Well. you may go, but the
risk Is your own"
So l straightway went to Fostoria,
the nearest town to our farm; but the
recruiting officer would not accept me
on account of my age. But / accom-
panied the soldiers to Johnson's Island,
where l was enlisted as a drummer in
the 49th Ohio, but had to carry gun
most of the time. When we returned
from JOhnson's Island / was put in the
164th Ohio, as there were too many in
the 49th. About the toughest night /
believe / ever passed was at Johnson's
Island, where on Sunday night it rained
hard all night and much hail fell This
did not serve to brighten my prospective
hopes as to the war. 1t was at this
tuncture that / began to realize that
war was not as bright as had pictured
1t in my mind.
After leaving Johnson's Island we
crossed the Potomac to what was called
Arlington Heights, opposite Washing
ton, where things began to look like
business. We occupied Fort Strong.
After leaving Fort Strong we returned
home. Then they began drafting men,
and L Went as a substitute for a drafted
man. Many of the boys who were on
JohnsOn's Island will remember that
later the rebel prisoners there were fed
until they grew fat, while the Yankees
were starving in filth in AnderSonville
and Libby.
In 1865, after / had substituted for
one OF my brothers, we went as far as
Harris Island on our way to Sherman'S
assistance, when Gen. Lee surrendered.
/ was in two battles-Fort Lincoln and
Second Bull Run. We rebuilt Fort
Strong, and after we had finished it we
remained on guard there and had sew
eral small skirmishes. Most of our
principal officers are still living, among
them Capt. Olcott, of FoStOria Many
OF the boys of my company will remem-
Der the fun we had on the Potomac
River. We were nearly all young and
inclined to be homesick, and there was
one fellow with us who cut off his
nlHd Win an OLD meat-aX so that he
would be allowed to go home. His
hand was dressed in the camp hospital
and he did not get home as he had ex-
pected to. l was much amused and
pleased with the story of Comrade
Dickerson, of the 8th Mich, who told
Of the hot biscuits he didn't get. The
sweet cakes and other nice things we
got at some places contrasted strangely
with our tack and beans. / will be
pleased to read some letters of others
OF my company.-William Heller, 49th
ard 164th Ohio, Carey, 0.