Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-24
MAC ARTHUR RECOMMENDED IT.
COLONEL METCALF To BE BRIGA-
DER BY BREVET.
Funston's Promotion Is "ParticularIy
for Daring Courage at the Pass
age of the Rio Grande de
In Pampanga on the
21th of May"

WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.-CSpecial) Brig
adler General Fred Funston is TO be brew
eted major general and Colonel Wilder S.
Metcalf. OF the Twentieth Kansas, is to be
breveted brigadier general. by the presi-
dent shortly on account of gallant and
meritorious services OF the two Kansas
soldiers in the Philippines. The promo
tiOns have been recommended by Major
General Arthur Macarthur and approved
by Major General EIwelI S. Otis, command
ing the Eighth army corps. The letter Of
recommendation of General Macarthur
reads as follows:
Frederick Funston, brigadier general,
United States volunteers. to be major gen
eraI United States volunteers by brevet, for
gallant and meritorious services throughout
the campaign against the Filipino insurg-
ents from February to July l; particu-
Iarly for daring courage at the passage of
the Rio Grande de la Pampanga, May p,
while cole 81 of the Twentieth Kansas
volunteers.
Wilder s. MetcaIf. colonel. Twentieth
Kansas volunteers, to be brigadier general
-
ices throughout the campaign against the
Filipino insurgents from February to July
l. during which period ne was wounded on
TWO separate occasions"
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23-Some of the
officers of the Twentieth Kansas are hay
ing somewhat serious trouble because of
their refusal to pay their board bills in
from Manila here. They say that the board
was abominabIe and not worth the price
charged FOR it. Their repudiation of their
debts was complained of to the department
and an order was ISSUED forbidding the Of
ncers leaving San Francisco until the bills
are paid The men appealed TO Colonel
Metcalf, who imdorsed protest against the
action of the department which had been
I prepared by the officers.
/ General Funston has publicly announced
| his intention Of canceIing all agements
/ after November 10, the date upon which
] he expects TO start on his return trip 10
| Manila The only address he Will make be
tween now and then will be at Topeka.
| He believes that 50 long as he remains in
| the service he should refrain from any
| further public statements of his personal
opinions on the Philippine situation.
Mrs. Funston has succumbed to the strair
of socia! demands and on this account il
has been decided to refuse further engage
ments Of d social order.
The Kansas troops viii leave San Fran
cisco next Sunday evening. There Will b'
two sections with the headquarters stat
aud the wives of the officers in the frs
section. II is now estimated that ther
VIII be I53 officers and men and clever
women to I'LL the special train.
Lieutenant Mitchell has wired his &C
ceptance of appointment on the persona
staff of General Funston and Captain
Watson viii do so. provided he is assure
the bullet wound in his lung Will not dis
qualify him for further military service
Both Of these officers are of the Twentiet
: Kansas and personal friends Of Funston.
TOPEKA, Oct. 23.-tSpecialD Governo
. Stanley to-day issued proclamation de
claring the day the Fighting Twentiet
arrives home Flag day" and calling upo
. | the people of Kansas to observe II in
patriotic manner. The proclamation fol
lows:
To the People q Kansas.
The neiabers OF the Twent!eth Kansas, now
San Francisco expected to arrive in Kans.
Thursday November >. Their splendid record IN Il
r Philippines, their manly department IN camp an
= tasiT slIfcry qualities in battle have endeaiJ
them to the people tlse gallant soldier OF kaass
carried the Tag 70 the tE9Ht d generation ago
this country - the Kansas soldier Of this day hi
carried tas same banner il the forefront 0: bait
In the Philippines. Because Of the TaIrF OF Il
American s0Eder, past and present, the nag Is !
srected by more people to-day than ever before.
l hereby designate tie day Of the return OF Il
Twentieth Kansas volunteers Flag day and re
oE.mcnG that thst day the flag be displayed fro
all public and private buildings; that all trains a.
street ears omuibuses. hack and private Conyeyanc
be decorated with the national co21s, that appTopE
= ate exercises lie held in all the public schools