Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-02
GEN. FUNSTON SUES IRELAND
Kansas Warrior Rcscnts Charge that
He ncsecrnted Catholic Church
In the Philippines,

KANSAS CITY, Nov IA special TO
the Star from Albuquerque, n. NJ, says
General Frederick Funston, who Is en- route
home with the mustered out Twentieth
Kansas regiment. has wired his Topeka at
torneys, Gleed, Ware G. Gleed, to bring pro-
ceedings against Archbishop Ireland OF ST.
Paul for criminal libel because of statements
attributed to the archbishop in recent in
terview. General Funston also instructed his
lawyers to begin civil and criminal prosecu-
tions against the Monitor. Catholic paper
OF San Francisco, which printed the story.
In recent interview in Chicago Arch
bishop Ireland was quoted as saying that
General Funston had been charged with
looting Catholic churches in the Philippines.
The charges alleged to have been referred
to by the archbishop were made by the edi-
tor Of the Monitor soon after the landing of
the Kansas troops in San Francisco The
Monitor stated, 1t is said, that General Fun
ston had taken two magnificent chalices
from a certain Catholic church in the Phil
ippines and had sent them home to his WIFE
Archbishop Ireland. in his Chicago inter-
view. was quoted as calling upon General
Funston to deny the truth of the article, and
sue the editor of the Monitor for libel or
the public would be obliged against its will
which he has been accused.
General Funston Is highly indignant at the
accusation and says he will prosecute the
matter vigorously. He Intends, he says, to
put stop forever to the malicious stories
put in circulation regarding him.
General Funston says he not only re-
Trained from desecrating houses of worship
in Manila but that while colonel of the
inn iaI r5o
hibiting the looting or mutiatlon CT church
buildings. He supplemented this verbal in
structions to his company commanders to
see that the order was rigidly enforced
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 1.-C. S. Gleed,
senior member of the law firm OF Gleed,
Ware & Gleed, stated tonight that his firm
had received absolutely no intimaton from
General Funston Of any purpose to begin
any legal proceedings against Archbishop
Ireland. Mr.. Gleed stated that he had
merely received a personal telegram from
Funston requesting him to ascertain II
Archbishop Ireland had been correctly
quoted, General Funston at the Same time
expressing the opinion that the statements
attributed TO the archbishop would be found
to be incorrect. Mr.. Gleed added his surmise
that General Funston desired this informa-
tion to enable him to form reply to the
archbishop in the event that the alleged
interview should prove authentic.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 1.-Archbishop Ire
land appeared somewhat surprised this even
ing whSafhe heard that General Funston OF
Kansas was reported as about to sue him for
libel on account of statements attributed to
him in Chicago interview. He said he had
made no charges against General Funston,
but had in conversation expressed the opin-
ion that the statements of the San Fran
cisco paper charging the general with hav-
ing taken priests robe from a Philippine
church should be denied by General Funston
at once, lest a failure to deny lead to a
wrong impression. The archbishop ad-
mitted the substantial accuracy of the Chi
cago interview, but was not willing to admit
that he had made any libelous statements.