Iron County register., 1899-09-07
returning VOLUNTEERS.
4Kansans Sail on the Tartar; Wash
ingtons, on the Pennsylvania,
and Nevadans on the Ohio.
ali WILL START WITHIN A FEW DAYS.
kansas and Washington Will Leave
Over Four Hundred Men Behind.
Most of Them Re-EnIisting-An
Interesting Chat With Brighten.
Funston.

Manila, Sept. 2-Of the troops about
E0 return to the United States. the
Kansas men will leave on board the
transport Tartar, the Washington reg
sTment on board the Pennsylvania, and
The Navada cavalry on the Ohio. All
Sisese departures will occur within tine
next week.
The Kansas Regiment.
Eight hundred men of the Kansas
regiment will return, and 200 will re-
sslain at Manila, $50 of them re-enlist-
5py- Three officers and so men of the
Kansas regiment were killed, and 19
officers and men died from disease dur
ing the smallpox epidemic. while 122
members of the regiment were wound
I'd
The WashinEtOns.
OF the Washingtons, SIS men are
s.n1barking, while eight officers and
296 men will stay, most of those re-
snaining enlisting in the new regi-
z1sents being formed here.
One Of the officers of the regiment
zsz4s killed, one was wounded, and one
s6ed from disease. Twenty-four of the
Et1en were killed, 1S were wounded, and
-,jne died
Gen. FunstOn's Old Wound.
Cen Frederick Funston and Mrs.
Funston are with the generals regi-
y,ent Gen. Funston has undergone an
operation, necessitated by an injury
xT=lilting from a fall from his horse
vNhiIe serving in the Cuban army with
Sen Gomez.
I'm the course of an interview, Gen.
Funston remarked that he would not
rn5nd staying in Luzon. He dislikes
HKsr,but inasmuch as there is fighting,
T'4> would like to remain and aid i'll
bringing it to a close. Speaking OF
the future, he said:
Solution of the Problem.
The only solution of the problem
EEiH be through whipping the insur-
gents j do not think they will sur
-s,Hder- When we begin active op-
'1.TasTons against them on larger
.sa.aie, in the autumn, we will scatter
them into small bands. and | think
zs.hen the soldiers composing these
ErsnlJs see that they are persistenly
-Esss-Sued, they will throw away or hide
sI,tsr arms and return to their pur-
sootiics of armed men will be able to
@sn anywhere in Luzon. The island
vsas always infested with bandits, and
Was never safe for Europeans 10 travel
va Probably after the end of the
fighting the highwaymen will be more
numerous. because the members of
AgainaIdo's army who have lived for
yIsArs with guns in their hands, have
as-1uired a taste for bush life. and
Ss0EId rather continue as highwaymen
than return to work.
Cavalry Greatly Needed.
Cavalry is greatly needed here. The
country when dry, is superb for cav
airy operations The insurgents have
s1oae- One of their strong points is
shFIr ability to retreat rapidly. Cav
sSsy could overtake and hopelcSsiy
ssV=zfter and punish them, and could
ssSIE1sist largely off the country. When
cavalry is once here, il should be given
q chance to go ahead, and not be kept
sSt towns fer guard duty. Our great
est successes have been gained when
fiss- Tegimental commanders have been
allowed 20 quickly follow up the ad-
~zsntages gained in battle. Small bod
ss=s s1f Americans, operating freely. and
commanded by officers of dash and
s.T.trgE. could badly break up the
as7smy- The capture of Aguinaldo by
a,,lx5,ls-y would be less difficult prop
sssItinn than the capture of the Apache
z>lricfS of Arizona"