Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-24
HIS PARTING SHOT.
General Funston Vigorously Defend
His Record-ScOres Lieuten-
ant Callahan.

His Record-scores Lieuten-
mt Callahan.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov ZS-The accusa-
tion that Colonel Wilder S. Metcalf. of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, deliberately
L;1,ad IN ,,,.rn,a1 Er,tn;,o ,,-;sor., d,,r,n.,
n, "n ui'Ai '" iiip.Ao ~ uo'ine
'he fhnppihe eampaish mas resuitea, ac-
disclosure that two surrendered Filipinos
waro sbo+ h, x.rso, MON at C.Ioooo,
th.t -,,ar Son,rtr,ar,. in,,.s,t.,tior, w., =
.i'. d wa. uep,'i , 'inen' INV was
Captains Bishop, of Company NJ, and
E,anao-s of co,n,ny ,rara axo,Ino+ad
p' -
from blame.
General Funston who has been a staunch
s.fo,,a. =. r,.,o,,,, ,Io,o,,f ro,,o,a,o. h,.
deienuer OF Coiohei MetcaiI' reltera'es MS
charge that five officers of the Kansas reg
imept were s1,iIty of cowardice during the
iiheh. "eie su,'' VI uu',ne r.,i .ne
nghtlng from Mania 10 Ban ferHahuo. Inc
Kansas general announces that in his opin-
;o, f,rrn.r T;au+o,ont w Ca,Iahan NJ
ca on - ~ 49, ~ .,,o ,,,a,
Company q, is one OF the men.
ReRarding the Husky deposition, cherg-
- '.,.,, ns-.,s ~.
inB SCiohei heteaiA VIII ha'ihs shoe d
Filipino prisoner while on the ground beg
o;,p for ynercy Harold " Chambers Of
sN'e ~ ..,-.
the same company, ana an intimate per-
sonal friend of Husky, to-day said that
1I,,,,,,, ,;o,od thu r.,fament ,vbi,a undar
the influence fliquor ana tnat ne was
coaxed to do so by Lieutenant Hail.
Chambers says that had Husky been sober
ne would never have put his name to the
sta+annent and he was NOT sure of the state
go. ha,ns tr,s az n was
,Ss S, SS,,,ns.o-, - doy too,, I'M Ijautar
Ieuerdi uiis'oii ~ .oon w a:.;,
ant Calanah recoiu d. sottS st y - IL
points and makes Nigosous 9e.e.se n.do oi ms us
statement, published by the Examiner.
General Funston gives his views as fol-
lows:
,. -, a.. au,.,,. &, shiloh
CaIlanan m,ssea @ @ rsa az ,.,,nsd ,isht se.h
the regimen. .ooN psf.. " innin. hn,is, wbii.
at calOocan. He went back to tho hospital at at Ma
MIA anu su ~, raa,e,. I.,. in March inst before
turned 10 .he peg pg%enI Mno,ns We had ,I says Of
continuous nghtins there, out cann wen. oa ia
to Manila after the secona gay nsh.hS t1 anu t
three rn.s months, MS, &, t,. b.,t,e n, cuioun.o
Caiahan says ne was IN tne us''te Vi - ~, =.
He was thirty miles from mere, M A. no ume n,o a
the oattie OF sulSuh.o siu ne eosn ,ir .,r on.
and that ior ten SECONDS ohqer espeeiay furious @
nre from 'ne ene aas. inea nd ,.r was .s nnds- cover
beIore l cropped. N, ,,,,
hardy Drysdaie and whey oio s"im tne AAfhA'
river ana never Claimed cteois iIp p,a cd.
is absurd. White ana Iremoiy eid s~im tne iNsr
and hitehed the rope by which the raft was mana,
feItr.srs msn xer. taken over We drove out 2. soo
insurgents. using wv ROUNDS OF ammGnition 20
man during inc nan nour nshtihg. 1enerai MAC
arthur ana GenerAl Mheaton we're eye "tnssses 70
tfat rsnt- ihey were stahains ~ the te'Snt nouse
500 yards away on the south BANK OF the river. II
was upon their report of that affair that was made
origacief general. bass, Oh 'he new iolx heiaia'
and AcCuteheon OF the chicago RECORD. caoieo tns
stories OF the engagement.
Al baSoag river Lieutenant BALL. myseif ano iour
enlisted men swan the river under fierce IRE
and We took the intrenchments. General Wheaton
mlhded for a medal OF honor. >- '-'' - 'e~''''
defy anyone to prove that have ever used
money or any other means to influence any news
paper man to advertise me. have never had one in
my employ either directly or indirectly. The news
paper correspondents in the Philippines were Of
honesty and great personal courage. Bass. Creel-
man, McCutcheon, Franklin Brooks, Jones, Keene
and many others took as many risks any soldier
on the firing line. General Macarthur had great
But I not through with this affair vet. /
know the charges against Metcah and Bishop are
them such. l carry back with me to Manila a COPY
of Donald Thorn's affidavit, In which he accuses
Captain Bishop of emptying his revolver into the
CURED in the rear of Company H Now comnanv n
occupied the center Of the line on February 10 at
the battle of Caloocan and Bishop was never near
there at ALL He was with Company at the e.trem.
right Of the line
The inyes,;e.t;on had A. ,h. ,;u. .,
two enlisted men of Comnspy uhn.. snoms non tnas s
in the records at Washinpton shn, -, r.,,s a.e 9
prisoners under a misapprehension of orders 'p'n'
The facts were ali brought out !, an ;,,
which was held at San Fern,rdo NV Sa, NJ INJURY
MALLORY. chief INSPECTOR Of tha Ssco,a 2r Ii, = >.
STAN lie
two weeE. afterward At c.,.ra, H. t': when l saw
quarters tells the story trutbS,,,y end .s nsaa-
Major Mallory is an old regular army afansr %shy,
rent AZ his vork vi.bon, tesr =, s 1 otnGer. he
M, have heen indnanrsd o,s -. ~ .o,. ne couid
1, is absurd on the very face of !. We @ o.neI ana
eumstances to Suppose that or ,nr naeu saeh cir
teer offcer couId ,ten in ,ba ..r =, Ssnes 'oiun-
Nore than twenty o,,cs,s and Sas ., r suen inquiry
nsrt were .ensr.t.,y snd ,nair;Sm sh OF tae resi-
W,io, M.iIo,y wboss reno,t is noa ~ sn1mase ga, oJ
.s. a.n,rtmsn, a, w.sbSns,on oT on NE with the
ala he rananct the ,nrss.i.s,inn ,h. so rsidiy
eoine ir,Ie hevond the honnss ~ ,i,. @ en ne was
.ho,sh, he 10. shnrins 49,. % ".iitsly inquiry.
sn ..s,ed "a cs,.r,I M,rAr,s, ID MS WORK and
S,inr Nailarx,s reno,1 shns.S 49,. ., 49,,
,n' ~ ~, .hn, he 49, 80. Ia. Inese Two Fiji
EanS.s rco,nen, a, c,Ioocsn - E.h men OF tne
80 riIIaS snrine ths Ssnd - 80 ss, " Inc!
,oas nIaes AZ tbe tr.n.hss x;thtn 10 shIns snieh
h",.s Tbesa Ey,.nnas hss .rrr.,s ~ sA.us OF the
Eisndsr. ~ Comnany who o,5a..S re. 70 Saptain
=, tsta The nrisoners tn the n.r Th W g,W M ms men
tn.sd :, % and vrn, s,Gn q, ,,.,. .inP,nos re
US ss,,eu,s,ins C.e..;n Ti.ns nnseS oees1ng
- ri,b bis con,n,nr an5 ,xhiIa ,h,. ~ sone ios-
h.d sa,, Csntsi, Rishan y, Ea- @ N,s gong on
- ! .i.- ~, 80 Cnnsnr - ~. u r.;s A. over TO