Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10

adoption. When war burst upon the lahd
no was true 10 his faith and his a1ecuoh'
and offered his life in their defence.
When the knell OF his hopes was SOUNDED
at Appomattox, he led band OF despair
ing Confederates into Mexico to hsht Ior
Maximlian He soon retuIneI - " -,
rouri. however, and endeared hlnsef 10
all classes by his personal quahties ana
his stand for reconciliation.
General Shelby was born in Lexington
KY. I'm 1881. He gained what was consld-
cred a good education in that day' ana
spent some years In mercantile Ire. rate
then attracted him TO Waverly, Mo,
where he began the manufacture OF bale
rope. 1t was not long before bleeding
Kansas" brought bands Of armed and
desperate men to the west Of the Missouri
river. Shelby's sympathies were with
the South. and he deserted his factory 10
raise a company in Kentucky. He took
the field on the plains Of Kansas with
Clark. Atchison, and Reid, but when the
Abolitionists won. he went quietly back
to his factory at Waverly. On the fall
of Sumter. Shelby raised, mounted. armed,
and uniformed a company Of cavalry. and
promptly marched away for four years
OF bloody strife On his return from
Mexico he settled on farm in Fayette
county. He soon became involved in the
and moved TO farm near Adrian, Bates
county. President Cleveland I'm his second
term made him United States Marshal for
the Western District Of Missouri.
Courage. cOurtlness, and chivalry came
70 shelby by Inheritance. His grand
father was Isaac Shelby, the first Gov
ernor Of Kentucky in whose day the
fighting Of Indians was a common occu-
patton. His father was Colonel James
Shelby who played part at the battle
OF the Thames under William Henry Har-
rison and came out of the war OF 1872
with the lustre of glorious deeds. General
Shelby himself went in the war as
captain of the company he had raised
himself and came out of the conflict with
a mator-generalship and the admiration
of friend and foe. He was masterful as
Il commander, gallant as a fighter, gene
rous as a victor. and admirable as a man.
once having accepted the verdict OF
the sword as final. he used his powerful
influence with the unreconstructed ele-
nent i'm Missouri, and was great factor
I'm restoring peace to this distracted
commonwealth. Old foes forgave him,
and all Missourans swear by him.
IN MEXICO.
shelbv's Missouri Division fought
through Missouri. Arkansas Mississippi
louisiana and Texas. When hope be-
came hopeless it was the last organized
division of the Confederate army west
of the Mississippi. Shelby planned 70
continue the contest but his men yearned
for their homes and their families. There
was a dramatic separation on the field
near Corsicana, Tex. There still remain
ed with Shelby 800 bold troopers, and they
had an abundant supply of arms, ammu-
milton. and supplies. They deterihihed
IN march into Mexico and become SOL
diers of fortune with Juarez or MAXI
,,tiiap They marched 70 Waco and
.,,a.tr q, a well-disciplined band. Shelby
was urged TO seize the money In the
Confederate Treasury at San An
tonio for his soldiers, but he was not
nlnnderer and declined. Texas bandits
carried off the treasure before he could
reacb San Antonio to protect IT. as he
bad nrotected public funds in Austin.
Nfonv exiles were awaiting Shelby at
can Antonio. Among them were Gene
lie smith. Magruder Hindman; Lyon.
~ Kentucky; Ledbetter, and wilcox Oh
ee's ARMY: Governor Murrah, OF IeXas'
Governor Morehead. Of KENTUCKY GOV
ernor. Allen. of Louisiana, ana Governor
Tr,,sten polk. of Missouri. Senator Har-
+ts of Tennessee and Senator Vest OF
Missouri were in that despairing COM
pany. c,.,,,,. ,oa bis hand
,,nder military discipline 20 New Braun
fois and thence TO Eagle Pass, on the
pio Grande. Crossing to Piedras Ne
o,ross the fugitive sold the cannon the
or,,s the ammunition, and the accoutre-
ats 20 the supporters of Juarez for
enc COO which was divided pro rata among
oHcers and men. Several shrewd Ger
,,,ars attempted to take advantage OF a
NFavican law and seize all OF Shelby
horses having Mexican brands and the
.reacherous Mexican soldiers supported
thor In the scheme. The Confederate te
oon,nander promptly sounded the cali
80 mount horses and the SEQ American
',otarans only awaited the word 10 begin
s,a,,obtor The Germans fed. ana 'he
,,.,.,oare wilted. shelby took vote oi
bis officers to determine whether they
,gould cast their fortunes WIN Jt,ieN
tho Mexican patriot. or Win MaNiil,iian
the emperor sent 10 Mexico py Ndpoieo'
Tbev voted for MaXimihan. Inc eAlies
hurled their battle-scarred nag III IN,
yaters of the Rio Grande WIN tearlul
ceremonies. and started FOR Monterey 20
-. re- French legions. At Monterey
JON ,,,,ond disbanded. Some went 10
s,asoro enS 10 fight against Macmillan
0,hers went 20 California. British Hon
S',nas mr. Brazil Shelby and trusty
- ~ efty went TO the City OF Mexico,
Ia then settled In the Cordova Colony
of Carlotta.
VI ALWAYS LOYAL
General shelby was always loyal 10
his friends. This explains in part MS