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MAJOR GEN vs“. a. =SHAFTER.;;- ‘-"
Was Considered Just the Man. to Free
Cuba from the Spaniards.»
Major General William RufusShaf-v
ter, commander of the United'States
cently described by his life-long friend,
Senator Julius C. Burrovws, as “every
inch a. soldier, and just the man to
.clean the Spaniards out of Cuba.”
The son of a pioneer farmer, William
R. Shatter was born in the town of
Galesburg, Kalamazoo county, Mich.,
October 16, 1835. With scant educa-
tional opportunities, the future general
toiled on his father’s farm until he at-
tained his majority. By that time he
had saved sufficient money to carry "
him through the winter term at the
Prairie Academy. He returned to ag-
ricultural pursuits, but the monotony
of a farmer’s life was irksome to his
ambitious spirit, and the outbreak of
the civil war found him ready and wil—
ling to become a soldier. At the first
opportunity that presented, young
Shatter tendered his services as a
private. He was a fine specimen of
manhood physically, hardy, athletic, a
dashing rider, and very handy with a:
gun. Persons in local authority‘appre-
ciated his Worth, and he Was commis-
sioned first lieutenant in Company I of
the Seventh Michigan infantry. He
was mustered into 5 vice a few days
after the repulse of the Federal troops
at Bull Run, and from that time to the
present he has been in the military ser-
vice of the United States.
MAJOR W. R. SHAFTEB-
One of the first engagements in which
Lieutenant Shafter’s company partici-
pated wu the battle of Ball’s Bluff,
which resulted in disaster for the'Un-
ion forces. Fortunately the Michigan
militia emerged from the battle in fair
cO'ndition and rendered effective service
with McClellan in the peninsula cam-
paign. At the battle of Fair Oaks
Shatter was wounded, but he so dis-
tinguished himself that the command-
ing general said in his official report:
“Lieutenant Shatter of the seventh
Michigan volunteers, in charge ofthe
pioneers, was slightly wounded, but
kept the field and furnished a beautiful
exhibition of gallant conduct and intel-
ligent activity.”
In the summer of 1862 the Nineteenth
Michigan regiment was organized and
Shatter was assigned to it with the
rank of major. The regiment joimd
the westernarmy and for a year or
more saw a great deal _of hard service
in Kentucky and Tennessee. In the of-
ficial reports of the middle Tennessee
campaign Major Shatter ispraised for
meritorious conduct and specially men-
tioned as “one of the most deserving
officers of the Nineteenth infantry.”
Together with other Federal officers, he
was captured by the Confederates, but
his gallantry in battle had been so con-
spicuous that his captors allowed him
to retain his horse and side arms. He
was a prisoner of war for three months
and was exchanged in May, 1863.
Soon after Shafter’s return to his
command he was commissioned lieu-
tenant colonel of the Nineteenth regi-
ment and rthis promotion was speedily
followed by two successiv: brevets, the
first as colonel in recognition of his
gallantry at Fair Oaks, and the second
as brigadier general for “gallant and
meritorious conduct” at Thompson‘s
Station. He served for about a year
as lieutenant colonel of the Nineteenth
and was promoted to be colonel of the
Seventeenth regiment of colored troops.
He remained in this latter command
until the close of‘ the war, and was
mustered out of the volunteer service
November 2, 1866. .
Prior to his retirement from the vol-
unteer army, however, Colonel Shatter
was commissioned lieutenant colonel of
the Forty—first United States infantry,
and his connection with the regular
army has been unbroken ever since.
In every station of responsibilityvhc
has acquitted himself with credit.
With the development of plans for
the invasion of Cuba. the president and
secretary of war began to look about
for suitable leaders. Prominent among
the eligibles was General Shatter.‘Pres—
ident McKinley made him a major
general of volunteers on the fourth of
last month, and he was assigned to
command the troops in the Santiago de
Cuba campaign. “Put Shatter on the
island,” said Senator Burrows to Sec‘
retary Alger, “and I will guarantee
that he will speedily clean out Cuba.
from end’to end.”—-New York Times.
Would Change Places.
Little John (after casting his penny
into the fund for the Bamalam Island=
ch)—I wish, I was a heathen.
Sabbath School Teachers—0h, John-
ny! Why do you wish such an awful
thing as that?
Little J ohn—The heathen don’t never
have to give nothin’—they are Always
gittin’ somethin’.—Harper’s Bazar.
army of invasion into Cuba, was re»
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HOW CHAMBERLAIN MET HIS WIFE.
n. Wasn’t Afraid to be the Only Man
Among a. Number of American Beauties ' _
Many persons can recall the visit
which Mr. Joseph Chamberlain made
to 'Washington in 1887 as chairman of
the Fisheries Commission. He was
the social him of the hour. A Baltf- ‘
more lady who met him tells the fol-
lowing story:
“He was a big, burly man, caring so
little. for his appearance that at one
of the most fashionable dinners of the
Season his cravat got turned to almost
under his ear and his shirt stud came
unfastened, and he sat calmly obliv-
Ions in either accident. His brains
and charm in conversation won him
friends wherever he went.
“One day he called on a lady who
happened to be giving a girls’ lunch-
eon. She went out at once to see him,
and laughingly said that if he did not
mind being the only man present she
would be delighted if he would come
In the dining room and take the va-
cant place of one of her young friends
who did- not come. He was not afraid
to face a lot of ‘American beauties,’ so
he accepted. gayly, and the vacant
alace happened to be next that of Miss
Endicof't, daughter of Secretary of'
War William C. Endicoft, of Massa-
3husetts, a dove-like, slender girl, one
of the greatest belles of the day.
'The outcome of this was the mar-
riage of the English statesman and
the ‘Puri‘tan maid,’ as she was often
called, his neighbor at an entertain-
nent to which he had only been fid-
ien by that ‘fate- which shapes our
ands, rough new them as We Will.’ ”-
Baltimore Sun. ”A; _, "9351.: Ea"
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.QUEZZEL, A BIRD OF LIBERTY.
It Dies Almost Immediately if Captured—
Has Two Doors to Its House.
On all postage stamps of Guatemala
s engraved a somewhat distorted rep-
‘esentation of the quezzel, which is
‘ightly called the bird of liberty, as it
lies almost immediately when cap-
:ured. So extreme is its love of free-
iom that if capture-i and in a few sec—
)nds restored to liberty it would seem
Is if the contamination of the 'hand
rould not be removed, and it-ivill drop
ifeless after flying but a few yards. If
It is caught in a tr p it is' always found
lead. and when the young are taken
from the nest they die at once. It is
’ound only in a. small portion of the
3ount-ry, and is seldom seen live, since
t cannot be kept long in captivity.
It is a bird of beautiful plumage,
laving two extremely long tail feath-
ers and a superbly crested head. It
s said that its pride in itstail feath-
ars is greater than its love of life, for
f one of them accidentally become
Droken the bird goes to its nest and
lies from grief and mortification. It
)uilds a round-roofed nest, having two
ioles on opposite sides, so that the '
;uezze1 literally “goes in at one door
Ind out at the other,” and thus avoids
md necessity for tail-breaking, and
:onsequently heartbreaking, by never
;urning around in order to .make its
axilt from the nest.
rHE JOKE WAS ON THE TEAMSTER.
He Ordered General Sherman to Brush
His Mules.
A good story is told of one of Gen
aral Sherman’s Missouri teamsters.
He had just joined the service, a raw
:ccruit, and was assigned to the task '
)f driving a six-mule team. When the
Irmy halted for the first night he was
wearily unharnessing his team.
“Hullo, there,” said the wag of the
3ompany, in passing. “What do you
mean by taking care of those mules
yourself? Why don’t you have the
nostler do it?”
“Why, I thought every man had to
take care of his own team,” said the
Jewildered teamster.
“You bet he doesn’t. We’ve got a
hostler for that. There’s his tent,
right over there. He’s a lazy, contra-
:y old cuss, and he may not want to
lo it; but you swear at him and he’ll
move off at double quick,”
The Missourian strode oveg to thel
tent indicated, which happened to bet
General Sherman’s headquarters.
“Here, you son-of‘a-gun,” he roared
fiercely, “get out of here and brush
those mules.”
Needless to say, the teamster spent!
the evening in the guardhouser-Chif
:ago Inter-Ocean. "
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Where No Flowers Are Allowed.
“Flowers can play no part in a mill:
lary funeral, the rules of army or
naval burials forbidding them,” said
111 am; vfllcer. “While I was down
at Ch'ickamauga recently, it was ru-
mored thatcne of the soldiers in a'
2amp there had died. Indeed it was
so printed in a local paper. The re:
sult was that on the following day a'
large quantity of flowers were sent byi
sympathetic ladies and others with a'
request that they should be placed on'
the coffin of the dead soldier. Now the
fact was that no soldier had died and
the oflicers had the flowers sent to,
their quarters. If there were a death‘
In the camp the flowers could not be;
used, for they are not military in any,
sense. The only thing allowed on the
coffin of a soldier or sailor is a flagl
That has been decided to be, decora-z
tion enough, and among military men‘-
I have never heard the slightest objec-i
tion to the custom, which Has always.
prevailed.”—Washington Star.
An Insulting Innuendo.
“Don’t this old injury hurt you;
when you attempt to run?” asked the;
examining surgeon of a candidate forl
enlistment, . 1
“Course it does. If yer lookin’ forf
soldiers what’s goin’ to run, jest count
me out.”—Detroit Free Press.
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Es a skilled; prosperous k profession
known as “Shroffing,” and is taught in.
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KLDNDIKE
THE JOSEPH LADUE
GOLD MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF YUKON.
, PRICE'OF SHARES TO BE ADVANCED AUGUST 3|, “398.“
Mr. Joseph Ladue, the pioneer 0f! the Klondike, and founder of
Dawson City, aided by some of the most conservative and successful finan-
ciers of New York, is operating the strongest company yet formed for
mining and trading in the Yukon gold fields.
To this Company he has transferred placer claims on Bunker and
Gold Bottom Creeks, the “ Marguerite” Quartz Mine, his Saw Mill,
his Timber Lease, that virtually monopolizes the saw timber on the
Klondike, and large holdings of Choice Town Lots in Dawson City.
The Company also owns the S. S. “ Morgan City ” now earning $20,000 per
month, and has shipped up the Yukon several hundred tons of merchandise,
for trade, upon which a very large profit is assured.
The U. S. Government
reports certify that the saw mill produces about two million feet of lumber'
in the open season, sales price of which is from $140 to $240 per 1,000 feet
according to class. a
" » CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY. , ..
Preferred Stock, 656 cumulative, $1,000,000
Common Stock, 4,000,000
Total Capital, par value, 510 per share, $5,000,000
The preferred stock has a first lien on earnings for its dividend,
and on the assets of the Company for its par value, and after all the 1
stock of the Company has received 6 per cent, the surplus earnings are
. shared pro rata by the preferred and common stock.
Thus the preferred stock practically ofi'ers the safeguards and advantages
of a first mortgage bond, coupled with an earning capacity as great as that of
the common stock.
. The undersigned has obtained a short option on a block of this preferred
stock which he now offers at par, $10.00 per share.
This option terminates
August 31m, 1898, after which the price of the preferred‘stock will be
advanced by the Company to $12.50 per share.
I: This is the last opportunity to'get the preferred stock at par, and
in time to participate in the autumn dividend. Shares will be alloted in the
order subscriptions are received.
Send for map of Dmson, and data respecting Klondike.
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