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Show DARING OF GENERAL FUNSTON The daring exploits of 'Colonel Frederick Fred-erick Funston In the Philippine csm-palgn csm-palgn have "been briefly referred to during dur-ing the war In tbe Cast, but the romance ro-mance of that gallant soldier of fortune would make a novel worthy of Dumas or HalKic. His bold and courageous attack upon 3,000 Insurgents with only 20 ot 'his plucky Kansas volunteers, amid a shower ot Mauser bullets, a few days ago. Is only one nf the undertek-Ings undertek-Ings thdt has marked the romantic career ca-reer of this hero. Colonel Fiiuslon was born In Ohio In 1861, and after a brief schooling decided de-cided ito shift for himself. He began his career as a Bsnta Fe train collector, and half a doxen con boys In New Mexico Mex-ico and Colorado and western Kansas Who laughed st the little toy collector, aa they termed him, put their farea In court plaster nnd bought new guns. One 'Ot his favorite pastimes was to disarm burly cowboys who Insisted on shooting holes through the roof ot tbe smoker. Tiring of this work, he secured a position po-sition as botanist In the agricultural department at Washington, and was assigned to the Death valley expedition which -was sent to survey that fearful alkali waste In southern California, where the temperature rangea above SO degrees Fahrenheit all the year round It was a fearful trip. Every man who went In that expedition except Funs-ton Funs-ton 1s cither dead or Intsne. One day Funston started across the desert, 125 miles, after the mall; he got lost; the canister ot water gave out, bis horse fell under him, and for twenty-four hours be walked without food or water with the temperature reglsteclng 110 ami the sun beating down upon him. He dared not lie down and rest, end his mind began to deoelve him, hut he found the road and kept straight on, In spite of the calling volcea In tbe air, the booming ot Imaginary Im-aginary cannon, and the gurgle ot deceitful de-ceitful water After coming back from Death valley Funston went to Alaska, strll working for the government collecting col-lecting botanical specimens. After fifteen fif-teen months he returned home and equipped himself for another expedition expedi-tion which today Is a record'breaker for all Alaskan travelers. In April, IB0, Funston left Cfallsoot Inlet, and with a party ot miners went over the divide to the head of the Yukon Yu-kon river. Two Indian guides took him down the mouth of the Porcupine river; he tacked his boat, the Nancy Hanks, up the Porcupine to Kamparl House, an abandoned Hudson Day company com-pany trading post. There he and a missionary started to spend the Arctic winter, Tbe monotony ot the thing palled on Funston, and with a single Indian he started tor an evening's walk to the Arctic ocean, Funston and the Indian got lost. One day they came across a party of Indians going to a whaling runt In the Arctic ocean. Funston and his Indian Joined the party and came up to tbe fleet, which was froten In the Ice, wbere he told tbe news of the presidential nomination of 1892, and of tbe election ot Cleveland. He started back to Rampart House and got tbere Just as the morning of spring was dawning. He bad made a Journey ot 900 miles In the dead of night ot an Arctic winter. Peary's famous Journey Jour-ney In Greenland was only 400 miles, and It was made In the light of midsummer, mid-summer, Dut Funston was too busy to get famous. fa-mous. Leaving Rampart House be went down the Porcupine river and on down the Yukon to Its mouth alone In an open boat, a Journey of over a thousand thou-sand miles. He made his report, quit the government service, and went to Central America, where be tried to establish a coffee plantation and failed. Ileturn'ng to the States he settled down for a while, but the taste for adventure ad-venture would not permit him to rest, so lie decided to try his fortunes In Cnua He enlisted ns a lieutenant colonel col-onel In the Cuban army, Joined a filibustering fili-bustering expedition and landed at C-maguey C-maguey In August of 189G. After many hardships he resched the army under tbe command ot Gomes Karly In October Gomes mid Garcta joined forces and .moved upon Gulmaro, which was strongly fortified and defended de-fended by a consldersble force of Span-lards. Span-lards. Funston was second In command com-mand In charge of the artillery to W. Dana Osgood, who had on renown as an athlete and football player while at the University ot Pennsylvania. The most formidable piece ot artillery was a Hotchklsa rifle, capable of hurling a 13-pound shell iJiter dynamite guns were brought Into service by Funston, to the greet distress of the enemy. After much hnrd fighting and a brilliant bril-liant charge led by Col. Menocal, a graduate uf Cornell, now chief ot police In Havana, tbe largest fortification was taknn. The Hotchklss gun was planted plant-ed In this position of vantage and a destructive de-structive fire opened on other fortifications. fortifi-cations. Unfortunately the brave Osgood Os-good exposed himself to the Spanish fire and fell with a bullet hole through bts brain. Funston then took command of the artillery, a position to which he was appointed by Gen, Gomcx. A few days i INCIDENTS IN GEN. FUNSTON'S CAREER. later he and Col, Estraropes, a New Orleans boy of high position, led a charge against the enemy,-each carrying carry-ing a dynamite bomb In his hand, to hurl at close quarters, Ilcfore this could be done a white flag was hoisted and Galmaro surrendered. Following thst same a score of battles bat-tles ot minor Importance, In which he took conspicuous part. At Ilayamo he led a cavalry charge, 000 mounted Cubans Cu-bans attacking 2,(00 Spanish Infantry. When within thirty yards of the ens-my'e ens-my'e line bis hors was sbot from un-dsr un-dsr blm. Ills troop swept on, but bs, remembering that saddle and bridles were scarce In the Cuban army, stopped In that hell Are until he could release his, which be carried off the field, In this battle he received three wounds, nons ot tbem serious enough to send him to tbe hospital. At Uts Tunas he bandied the dynamite dyna-mite guns with telling effect. The victory vic-tory against an enemy of force superior to tbe Cubans waa wholly due to bis skill In sending dynamite shells where they would do the most good or hsrm, according to tho observer's view point. Just before the victory Funston was shot and his horse killed. The beast fell In such a manner as to crush his rlder't hips. Wounded as he was, after aft-er tho surrender Funston hobbled to headquarters to protest against tbe execution ex-ecution of fifty Cuban guerillas, who were captured fighting under tbe Spanish Span-ish flag. When his appeal for clemency clem-ency and humanity was refused hi determined to leave the Cubans, and accordingly applied for a furlough, which waa granted by Callxio Garcia. He was given a letter to the civil government, which waa Instructed to provide him with transportation to the United States. Armed with this he struck for tbe coast, but waa surrounded sur-rounded by the Spaniards. He saved his life with that wit which had previously pre-viously stood blm In good stead on many occasions. Seeing that capture was Inevitable, be made a breakfast ot tbe letter from Garcia and then advanced ad-vanced with his bands In the alt, announcing an-nouncing himself a presentado. Funston was used well by tbe Span-lards, Span-lards, who thought his presentation would have a demoralising effect upon tbe Insurgsnts. He was sent to Havana, Ha-vana, from which city he took postage , . x. -J sBBasKMHmsItaBttg for New York, arriving here January 10, 1898. When war with Spain was declared Funston was commissioned colonel of the Twentieth Kansas Volunteers. Afters ard he was ottered a position on Gen. Miles' stsft, but declined, preferring pre-ferring to ttay with his regiment. About two months before tbe declaration declara-tion ot war Col Funston married a young Isdy In San Francisco. When his regiment was ordered to tbe Philippines Phil-ippines Imperatlio Instructions were Issued forbidding the wives of tho officers of-ficers lo accompany their husbands on tbe transports. Mrs. Funston, however, how-ever, who Is of the tamo daring spirit as her husband, donned a uniform and went aboard with a rifle over he shoulder. When a couple ot day at sea her sex was discovered and at Honolulu she was left behind. Nothing daunted, however, she took tbe next tramport and landed In the Philippines, Philip-pines, whero she hss been by her bus-band's bus-band's side even to the firing line. From the dsy the Filipinos opened tbe attack upon the Americans Col Funston has led his Kansas regiment Into the thickest of the lighting; wbere tho most desperate fighting was, there vvss to be found Col. Funston snd bis brave Kansans always advancing advanc-ing and never retreating. Tho record of the regiment has been one long series ot fearless and successful charges. During tbe campaign against Mslo-los, Mslo-los, tbe capital ot the Filipinos, the Kansas regiment was exposed to a raking rak-ing cross fire from the enemy. Gen. Otis realising the danger they were In summoned Col, Funston and asked, "How long can you bold your position, colonel!" "Until my regiment Is mustered out, sir," was tbe answer. This Is but an Incident ot tht gallant gal-lant career of this soldier of fortune whose doeds a few days ago In shtrg-lag shtrg-lag the Insurgent Intrenchments and routing tbem with but a handful of men called forth tbe following from Oen. MacArthur: "While It was not a bloody engagement engage-ment It waa one of tbe most dsrlng snd most magnificent that ever took place. When It Is considered that tbe Filipinos numbsred several thousands of well-armed men, with almost Impregnable Im-pregnable trenches, tbe feat of our soldiers sol-diers In forcing them out Is almost without parallel. I want to mike this statement strong. The credit ot this great success Is due to the daring of Col, Funston of the Kansas volunteers, snd to the quick discernment ot Gen. Whenton." |