The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07

fighting It's glory had passed with the
destruction of the once famous James
gang. So before anybody knew what was
coming of the youth showed up In Wash
ington again. He made money easily, but
he cares little for ii as such He Travelled
over the East. writing when he felt like It,
Finally some five years ago he started
for Alaska. He had no special notion
In making the trip. but, like everything
else he has touched. he made II count
He explored more Of that unknown region
than any predecessor had explored and
was able Ia correct some geogra phical
lines His services were valuable to the
government and were suitably rewarded.
Fighting Is his forte In spite of the abso-
lutte lack of suggestion in his appearance
America was dstressfuliy peaceful No
war could be had here. so this youngster
determined he would go where he could
find some fighting.
Does Some Ftltbustering.
Three years ago he went to Cuba. In
his travels he had come across the 1unta
and soon became imbued with desire
10 do battle under the lone star flag. To
think is to act with him. He sailed away
in fiibustering vessel. was landed near
Matanxas and joined Maceo. He was
familiar with arms of all kinds and soon
wore the stars OF a colonel Of cavalry.
He had bunch of irrepressibles with
service.
He ratded the country TO within sight
of Havana and when the Spaniards bore
down upon the cubans Funston's raiders
held the rear guard. They stood of Bfan-
cos veterans until the great chieffain
could escape TO the hills. They were In
every skirmish and were terrors 10 the
foe. When the mulatto general fell and
his forces were scattered the raiders went
with them. Funston had a hard time Of
II lodging the enemy. but luck was with
him and he reached his native land n
war veteran months before the nation de-
csded to take hand.
With the outbreak Of war he was Of
fered and accepted a stan commission by
one Of the officers of rank Gov STANLEY
OF Kansas, Popuiiss. raised a regiment
of volunteers in addition to the national
guard and called II the Twentieth Kan
sas. He offered the command TO FRED
Funston. although the boy belonged to
the party which was the most bitter on
ponent OF the governor. Funston accept
cd and. when the command was ordered
10 the far East, FASTENED to assume CON-
mand.
Every war produces some man whose
deeds stand above those OF nil others
Dewey undoubtedly wassthe man of the
sea of the Spanish American war; Fun
sson IL Just as certainly the man OF the
land forces This boy. commanding a
regiment OF raw ievies, lacking In much
OF even the primary training Of the ma
sionai guard In tbs one figure Of the con.
niet who stands pre-eminent The name
or Fred Funston has been mentioned In
the dispatches more frequently shan that
or any officer. regular or volunteer. who
II In the Philippines or who Tough, Ar
Santiago
shows what Kansas Could Do.
Actual warfare bad scarcely commence,
II Lnxon until the world began 20 realize
fhat Kansas produces something besides
FrohIosiinnists and high winds The FIT
psnos had not fallen hack into their second
line OF trenches until the world was made
aware that the Twentieth Kansss haa
driven them out % their ftrss. GO, Fun
sson with n handful OF the Kansas r@et.
mens'' went out ard got them. forwsra
movement was determined on, and the
sayhAwker colonel and MIS- hayseesss were
Ia the van
Lloyd w heaton. a veteran OF msrv
hattie oh the frontier. started 10 wh.n
Axuinaldo oa; Of Masolos His column
called the flying column. was detached
from Aasartaar's division and protected
nofthwsssward from the dsseuses before
Manila Funston. Of course. was in mi.
nying column fer speed. decision. sktl.
and pluck were needed be has them All
ana his ussn have also. Wheaton sur-
e<edsd IN h.s object Every panHr In ~