The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07

gold fields of Pixies Peak lured him to
the mineral region of Colorado. At the
opening of the war he disposed of his
personal property and enlisted in Cap
tain Bacllus' Company of independent
Scouts Of Colorado Volunteers. In 1861
he was commissioned Second -Lieuten-
ant, and during the winter of that year
and 1862 was active on the Platte and
Arkansas rivers, where he had many a
brush with the Confederates. His COM
pany in 1862 was ordered to Fort Union,
New Mexico, where he was placed in
command of the artillery, holding this
post till an officer of the regular army
could be sent from the East.
When relieved, he again joined his
command, and was soon aftcrpu in the
field on scouts duty. While thus en-
gagged, he pursued n band of hostile In
dams many times larger than his own
command, who had plundcred several
trains of merchandise near the Cimar-
ron river, five hundred miles into the
Indian country, near the boundaries of
Texas and Indian Territory, where he
surprised large command of
Comanches, capturing the chief and a
number of warriors, and recovering q
large portion of their plumber
He was promoted to First Lieuten-
ancy in 1862, soon after which he was
transferred to the Arkansas river to
suppress the bands of desperadocs that
were infcsting that region. AS yigor-
GUS fighter of the rougher elements in
the warfare of that period he scored an
unusual success, for which he was hon
orably mentioned in another general
order.
Upto September 81, 1864. he was con-
tinually employed along the border,
when he was commissioned Colonel of
the Third Colorado Cavalry. Soon
after this Colonel Shoup made his home
in the Territory of Idaho, then in it's
earliest stages of development. He To-
Gated in the valley of the Upper Salmon
river, at point nftcrward called Sal
mon City. Here he opened q general
store in 1866, and in course of time did
a large trade with the miners and stock
raisers of the surrounding country.
His rugged good nature and thorough
knowledge of the needs of that region
made him rapidly popular and influen-
tial among the people. Prudent and
successful management of his affairs
leader. The citizens of his county would
have been delighted to honor him with
civil office, bat generally Colonel
Shoup preferred to remain in pri-
vatc life. lie served as member
of s the territorial House of Rep
resentativcs during the tenth session of
the Idaho Legislature, and again as a
member of the Legislative council of
the twelfth session. In November, 1883,
the Republicans of Idaho advocated the
appointment of Colonel Shoup as Gov
ernor of the Territory, and on March
%, 1880, President Harrison appointed
him to that position. At the election
hold in October last Governor Shoup
was elected the first Governor of the
State by popular vote. His majority
was the largest Of any candidate on the
State ticket.
After being elected to the United
States Senate, he came to Washington
and was sworn in upon credentials is
sued to himself as Senator, by himself
as Governor, an occurrence which is
heretofore without precedent. 1t was
his duty under the law to pass on his
own election.
Senator Shoup is man of fine per-
sonal appearance, weighing nearly
three hundred pounds, fully six feet III
height, and bald-headed.
In the best sense of the word the new
Senator is self-madc man. His educa-
tional advantages were necessarily linn
n, leaving Pennsylvania as he did in
fearly boyhood. There he attended
schools of his community and OBJ
5ned the documentary knowledge that
3rmed the basis for his career.