El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-17

their information from Madcid was
that peace would be sued for and the
next we knew the French minister at
WashinRto had asked upon what
terms peace could be had.
cit was always q mystery TO me why
they allowed q 600 men to remain in
marc hing distance of Santiago and moi
move q rod to reinforce the Santiago
started to tt cir assistance and 2. 800 en-.
tered the city only in time to be sur
rendered to me, the other 200 having
been captured or killed by the Cubans.
Why the Spaniards outside of Santiago
acted as they did has been the wonder
of military men everywhere.
81 again thank you for this hearty
demonstration in my behalf and hope
to merit in the future, a continuation
of the kindly feeling you have shown
me here today"
After the address General Shafter
at the request Of the people stood on
the steps of the baud stand and shook
hands with those who wished to greet
him in sthat maner and there were
but few in the crowd that did not
avail themselves of the opportunity.
Genr. Malloy served with GenI.
Shafter during the war and also after
the war. Their meeting on yesterday
was q pleasant remembrance to both.
friend whom the general was glad to
meet. The now prominent politician
has cracked the whip over the horses
more than once that pulled The stage
in which the general rode when he
was known as Pecos Bill. The meeting
between the two latter was q regular
old fashioned Mexican meeting of
amigos3after many years Of separation.
SHOOK HANDS WITH ALL.
After the cheers had subsidized hun
dreds ofsspersOns in the audience press
ed forward to grasp the conqueror of
Santiago province by the hand
Among the number were several pref
ty school girls and the general was re-
ported to have been kissed By two or
three of them:
1t soon became poised abroad that
the general had been "Hobsonized'
and reporter started out to investi-
gate. Only one member of the recep-
ton committee could be found at the
time, District Attorney Dean, and he
said there was no doubt but that the
general was kissed by several young
women. AS Shafter is q grandfather
of course there could be no harm in
that and there was no occasion for any
comments.
An amusing incident took place
when Captain McKittrick, Skaters
son in-law, met q group of ten or if
teen young misses in the plaza and gal
lantly lifting his cap, told them that
he WAS Hobson. The young women
however did not take the hint kindly,
but scattered in all directions.
WAS PHOTOGRAPHED.
n,1vn ho f-f
terday before the speaking, General
Shafter graciously complied with the
requset of Miss Lillian New
man to pase for snapshot. Miss
Newman is quite noted for her
amateur photography and if this pict-
ure Is up to the standard the HERALD
is promised copy which will be repro
duced in our columns.
GENERAL SHAFTER'S RECORD.
General Skaters volunteer record is
as follows: First lieutenant 7th volun-
teers, August, 1861. Engaged at the
siege of Yorktown, action of West
Point, battles of Fair Oaks, Savage
Station, Glendale and Malvern Hill,
Virginia Major 10Th Michigan volun-
teers, August, 1862. Engaged
at the action of Thomp-
sons station, Tenn, (taken pris-
oner March, 1863, exchanged May,
1869. Lieutenant colonel 10Th Michig an
volunteers, June 1868. Colonel 18th
U. S. colored troops, April 1864, and
engaged at the battle of Nashville,
Tenn. Brevet brigadier-eeneral U. s..
volunteers, for gallant and meritorious
services during the war. Brevet col
onel U. 8. army, for gallant and mer-
itorious services at the battle of Fair
Oaks, Va.
General Mslloy of Ell Paso COM
msnded q brigade in the army of the
Tennessee when General Shafter was
commanding the 18th colored reQi-
ment. He also served with General
Shafter after the war in this state.
They became warm friends during the
war and have ever remained 90.
Col Thomas J. Morgan in his report
OF operations of the first colOred
brigade before Nashville said: IAN ex-
cellent regiment, the seventeenth u.
s. cOlored infantry under q brave and
gallant officer, Colonel Shafter, re-
ported to me instead of the sixteenth"
In another place in his report he saws,
"COlOuel Shafter, seventeenth, ac-
quilted himself we'll, Is cool and brave,
and good disciplinarian."
The generals record in the regular
army Ia as follows: Lieutenant colo.
mel 41st infantry. % July 1866; assigned
to l4th infantry, 18th April 1869 colonel
1st infantry, March 1879; brigadier
general, May 1897.
At the breaking out of the war he
was In charge Of the department of
o.