The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

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MarshaL
Kansas CRY. Feb iS--Goneral Joe.
o. Shelby died At his country home.
eight miles from Adrian, No, at 4
o'clock this morning. The end came
peacefully. He had been unconscious
since early Monday morning. and had
beer slowly dying since that time AZ
the consultation Of physicians Friday
night Il was given out that his death
was near. The family were constant
watchers At the bedside Of the dying
general.
General Shelby was taken seriOasly
III 10 days ago with pneumonia, and
gradually grew worse. His vitality
was great. however. and bis friends and
family had hope that he would over
come the disease.
General Joseph orville Shelby was
born In Lexington. Ky. in 1881. AZ 10
years Of age he came with his parents
10 Missouri Hemp was the greatest
Missouri staple In those days, and when
his parents settled on farm young Jo
secured employment on q ropewalk a.
Wavsrly. He ultimately became owner
Of the works and Of big plantation In
Lafayette county, and as . consequence
he became q slAveowner. When the
Kansas dispute came on Mr.. Shelby
naturally sympathiHed with the pro-
slavery element. and In the "border
troubles" which followed. Shelby was
a leader In several Of the raids into
Kansas
When actual hostilities began he was
known among his neighbors a. Captain
Shelby. He raised a company Of Con.
federate cavalry and entered the Geld.
starting south 70 Join Price. A few
weeks later Captain Shelby was com.
missioned a. colonel Of cavalry and OF.
dored back 20 Missouri to recruit 4 rogi.
ment.
Returning with his band Of 100 men,
who had numerous skirmishes with
Federal bands. Colonel shelby quickly
organized a regiment. 20 which wal
joined the three Missouri regiments IN
a cavalry organization known as "Shel
by's brigade" This brigade under
General shelby saw much hard servio,
In Missouri, Arkansas. louisiana and
Texas
When the news Of Lees surrender
came 10 the Confederate army In th,
west General Shelby found himself a
the head Of . well equipped and thor,
oughly disciplined body Of men. a greai
many Of whom would not admit thai
their cause had been iost. Shelby, how
ever. succeeded In convincing his FOL
lowers that further aghtiaE against th,
government would Be useless. and when
as an alternative. he proposed a march
10 MEXICO. there 10 spouse the cause Of
Maximilian. 1000 men Of his following
readily joined him.
Al Corsicana an election was held
and shelby was elected commander, 70
oeiving every vote The column thor
moved on 10 Houston. and then on .,
Austin. the capital Of Texas. where th'
Confederate government had q sub
treasury in which was stored tso0.oO'
In gold and silver. General Shelby
regiment arrived a Austin barely II
time 10 save this treasure from a ma
randing band Of guerrillAs under Capt
Rabb. who captured the treasury build
ing and started In 10 loot it shelby
men surrounded the place and Afte
shooting down anumbeg Of the maraud
ere drove them od. General Shelby
men guarded the treasury until the fol
loving day. On the morning following
ths mayor Of Austin proposed 10 Gen
Shelby that inAsmuch a. his men wor
the last organized body Of Confederaie
In Texaa. they should take this Confed
sFAte money. General shelby positiv,
y refused, saying Il went into Oh
war with clean hands. and By God
blessing. I win 20 out Of the war wit
clean hands"
From Austin, shelby's band marche
70 San Antonio and 10 Eagle Pass. whci
they crossed into Mexico and resume
their march. When they reached n
City Of Mexico. MAKimilan had bee
roiguing Tor a year. Shelby offered
take immediate service with his ban
and 90 recruit an Nrmy Of t0.0o0 Amer
cans 90 suporsede the native Troops, bu
Maximihan was suspicious, and Shelby
company was forced 20 diahand. Man
Of thom settled In Mexico, others woi
10 the Pacific coast and shipped for Ca
itoFnia, while some returned TO che
former homes
General Shelby became a freight col
tractor In Mexico. but In 1857 he r.
turned 10 his farm in Missouri. whsl
he lived a retired life until 1898, who
President Cleveland appointed hi
United States marshal for the wcltol
district Of Missouri. During the gre
railroad strike In 1894, when Marsh
Shelby waa active In supproaslng Il
strikers. he became involved In q col
srovsrsy with Governor Stone, wi
oontonded that United States ofics
and trOOps weru being used In Violate
4 of che doctrine Of states rlehls-il
very doctrine which Shelby had fOuel