The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
FUNSlOn LANDS.
Kansas Fighter is Again in His
Native Land.
He Expects to Come on East in
Few Days.
HE is FAR FROM WELL.
Has Two Months Leave but May
Get an Extension.
Says He May Never Return to
the Philippines.
Has Important Business Calling
Him to Washington.

San Francisco, Jan. 10.-Brigadier
General Frederick Funston was a pas
senger on the United States transport
Warren, which arrived here yesterday
afternoon from Manila Through the
courtesy of the custom officials the gen.
eral was taken ashore on the revenue
cutter Golden Gate just as soon as the
big transport had passed quarantine.
General Funston, although Drowned
by the voyage across the Pacific, is far
from being well man, and will proba-
bly, have to submit to a further opera
ton for appendicitis when he goes east.
Il was three months in the hospital
at Manila" he said, land while I am
now able to get around all right, don't
feel like myself
The general was informed of the con-
f1rmation of his commission by congress
and seemed pleased, but when told that
on the same day of the confirmation in
Washington a son and heir had been
born to him in Oakland he forgot eV-
erything in his anxiety to reach shore
Deputy Surveyor of the Port St. John,
who broke the news of the safe arrival
of young Funston, had thoughtfuny
provided himself with photograph of
the young gentleman. This the general
took possession of and was soon proud
ly exhibiting to his friends the portrait
of the second edition of the man that
captured Aguinaldo.
Regarding his plans for the future
Funston is uncertain. Il have a two
months leave of absence he said.
after spending a few days in Oakland
with Mrs. Funston and the baby, will
go direct to Kansas City, where I ex-
pect to spend about a week. Then
will go to Washington and after that
everything depends upon my health
This, according to some of the generals
fellow passengers, is likely to prove
very serious consideration, and that the
general is himself alarmed is quite GER
tain
General Funston said his leave of alb
sence was for two months. He thought
he would have it extended and it was
possible that he would not return at all
Brigadier General r. p. Hughes, who
went to Manila with General Elwell S.
Otis in 1898, was also passenger on
the Warren.
Regarding the progress of the war
in the Philippines, said General Fun
ston, there is little that can be added
from Manila by telegraph. In Batangas
our troops are making good progress
and in I-eyte, the situation is very
promising. Samar is a puzzle. The ISL
and is being raked from side to side
by columns of scouts, but it is very
difficult to locate the insurgents. The
navy blockade is very effective, how
ever, and we may be able to starve the
insurgents out and compel a surrender
of the armed forces there, which num-
her about $500 men, in few months.
The army and navy are cooperating in
an effort to force the rebels to come in
and give up their arms and good results
NAV be looked for soon.
1.-THE work of the civil commission is
progressing satisfactorily, but military
rule must be preserved in those pro-
vinces where stubborn and influential
leaders hold the ignorant and blood
thirsty natives in the palm of their
hands and mold their opinions at will"