Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
SAYS POLITICS GOVERNED MET
CALF's PROMOTION.
ADMITS He IS A GOOD oFFIcEF
REGULAR CORRECTs SOME POPU-
LAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Says the Health of the Soldiers Is
Good, as a Rulc-FllipinOs Will
Not Stand and Fighf-The
Rainy Season Dreaded
by the Soldiers.

ABILENE, KAS., July I7.-(special.)
parents from San Fernando, Philippine ISL
ands, says of the promotion of Metcalf:
"They had no choice as to election Of
colonel, none whatever. I am in command
of the regiment at Saa Fernando, at pres
ent. May 16. Metcalf was shot through the
foot March 2S, and has been laid up at
Manila ever since, some forty-eight days.
He missed the fall of Malolos and Guy
quento, our biggest battles, and has been
laid up longer than I was when shot. STAN
calf over Whitman and me. Both Whitman
and l have done more days service in
the Philippines and have been more days
at the front than Metcalf. I have done
more days service on the island than either
OF them, though not more days on the fir
ing line than Whitman. Funston and Met
calf are good officers"
Little adds that the regiment wants to
quit and come home,
TOPEKA, July 17.-(Special.) Governor
Stanley to-day received cablegram from
Colonel Wilder s. Metcalf, of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment at Manila. making recon-
mendations for promotions to fill the va
cancies caused by the transfer of a num-
ber of Twentieth Kansas officers to the
new United States volunteer regiments
They follow: To be major, Charles L.
Martin. Captain of Company F. To be cap
tains-Edgar A. Fry, first lieutenant of
Company L. and Henry w. Shidler, first
lieutenant of Company D. To be first lieu
tenants-Robert s. Parker. second lieuten-
ant Company K; Everett Huddleston, sec
-ond lieutenant Company A. To be second
lieutenants-John ]. Demming, first ser
geant Company A; John j. Haisch. sergeant
Company A; Oscar B. Wooley, first ser
geant Company D.
Governor Stanley will follow the recon-
mendations of Colonel Metcalf and will is
sue commissions to the officers named
above.
company in tine Twentieth Kansas. has de-
clined the position of captain in the United
States volunteers given him by the pres
ident recently upon the recommendation
reached Governor Stanley to-day through
telegram from the war department. No
reason was assigned for his declining.
The mail from the Philippines to-day
brought letter from Captain Glasgow to
Governor Stanley, dated June II. The gov
ernor appointed him captain last March
and in the letter which the governor re-
cefved to-day Glasgow expressed his appre-
citation Of the honor. According to the let
ter he was SO busy for several weeks fight
ing Filipinos that he could not get to town
to get his commission. He says: "The COM
mission has been in the hands of the ad-
jutant general here for some time, but I
have not been in from the line since March
10. and, of course, could not get it. was
mustered In as captain March by author
ity cabled from the war department
The same mail brought In a letter from
Colonel Metcalf in which he explained some
delayed cable correspondence which he and
the governor had shortly after his promo
tion as colonel. There was no news in it.