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Show ARMY OFFICER IS GUEST AT BANQUET Gonoral Hugh. L. Scott Honored at El Paso; Zach L. Cobb Pay3 Notable Tributo. EL PASO, Tex., April S. A banquet, at vhich 500 persons wero present, was tonderod horo tonight by citizens of El Paso to General Hugh L. Scott, commander com-mander at Port Bliss, who leaves here next Saturday for Washington to assume as-sume his new duties as assistant chief of staff of tho army. General Scott, ono of tho greatest authorities in tho country on the Indian tribes, has soen much nctivo servico. Zach L. Cobb, collector of customs hero, and a oloso persoual friend of tho gen-ornl, gen-ornl, in a tribute to the soldier, referred re-ferred to a stirring campaign wnich tho then Major -Scott mado against tho M'oros February 8 to March 4, 190-1. As tho story was told every oye in tho house was turned on tho lands of tho guest of tho evening who quickly i slid them beneath tho table. Early in that campaign, Cobb related, two fingers of ono .hand and a fingor of tho othervwero shot away by tho tribesmen. tribes-men. Poison got into tho wounds and the major's hands swelled. Although sufforing such agony that ho could not touch his bridlo, tho American continued tho campaign with a fioldier leading his horse. He defoated the Moroa and then, with his horse still lod. returned to a hospital camp, where ho was given ado quato attention. |