The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-11
Letters From all Over the
Union Shower Upon Him.
Hasn't Figured out Yet
Whether he is
FAMOUS OR NOTORIOUS
Another New Brick Plant is
OH the Carpet and Prom
Uses to Materialize Soon.

In letter dated at San Fernando,
Luzon, June 20, General Fred Funs-
ton writes to the editor of the REGIS
TER as follows:
after long delay the mail has
reached us again, and among the 800
letters that came to me was delighted
to find two from you. l have received
congratulatory letters from nearly
every state in the Union on my re-
cent antics and consequent promotion,
but the whole pile of them don't be.
gin to be for me what the letters from
half a dozen old and tried friends
are.
Somehow at this distance cannot
get the proper perspective of the
whole business, and have not yet
been able to figure out whether am
famous or merely notorious, whether
| am Paul Revere or Dick Turpin.
On the whole it has been quite graf
flying experience for me, bat my feet
are still on the earth, ana my hat is
still a.
~ very much approve of your edi.
torial LET the Boy Alone" 1t fits
the case exactly. / am not able to
stir up any enthusiasm over the idea
of going after Office. From the money
standpoint there is absolutely
rnthinU in a. haoanaoI oo,
cave more in other ways. So far as
having voice in public affairs s con-
cerned, having my say and vote on
questions Of governmental policy,
and helping good and capable men
iuto public position, ! should like it.
But when it comes to settling a dis
pute as to who shall be postmaster
at GriggebY's station, or who shall
represent Uncle Sam at the court of
the Ahkouud of swat, Lord deliv-
er isl
"The Twentieth Kansas a few days
ago went to Manila to remain until il
embarks for home, which certainly
ought not to be later than the first
half of August. 1t undou btedly will
see no more fighting. Its casualty
list has been three officers and thirty
enlisted men killed, ten officers and
l02 enlisted men wounded.
"My brigade now consists of two
fine Regular regiments, the 9th and
18th L. ;. Infantry, each 1900 strong.
OF course | don't know when | shall
be mustered out, but / think quite
soon. My understanding is that
there being no vacancy among the
brigadiers 1 was appointed under the
SIX months clause of the Act OF
March ., 1899. II so / cannot serve
longer than september =. However,
1 may be mistaken in this."
Abiding to the criticism made by
some Of the Kansas papers upon his
recommendation of Metcalf Tor
Colonel to succeed himself General
Funston says:
"When the news of my promotion
came | was in Manila wounded and
telegraphed Lieutenant Walker, adj
jutant Of the regiment at San Fer
nando, to privately see every Officer
of the regiment and ascertain his
choice for Colonel, limiting the cleo
ton to the three field officers, Little,
Whitman and Metcalf. There we've
twenty eight officers at San Fernan-
do and twenty-seven of them voted
for Metcalf, Little getting one vote.
There were twelve officers at Manila
either wounded or sick, but as their
vote could not possibly change the re-.
suit, it was not taken. | afterwards
learned by private conversation that
ten of them would have voted for
Metcalf | think the other two would
have gone for Little. OF the twenty
seven who bed for Metcalf At least
dozen were Democrats or Popu.
lists"
In the course of his letter G sneral
Funston pays his respects in his
usual emphatic fashion to the space
writer's who Invented the silly story
of the attempt of his wife to go with
him on board tie transport, disR used
asa soldier, and the Ned Buntllne
romances about his life with Black
Dog, the Indian chief, and his adven-
lures as cow boy. He hardly
knows whether to "cuss" or laugh at
them, but the chances are that he
has done more laughing than swear.
ing.
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