Funston
FREDERICK, an American military officer; born in Ohio, Nov. 9, 1865; was educated at the Kansas State University; engaged in newspaper work in Kansas City in 1890; was special agent of the Agricultural Department to investigate the flora of Alaska in 1893- 1894; enlisted for service with the Cubans in 1896, and fought against Spain for a year and a half. When the American-Spanish War broke out he was appointed colonel of the 20th Kansas Volunteers, with which he was ordered to the Philippines, where he achieved a marked success. He was the first to enter Malolos, the capital of the Filipino insurgents, March 31, 1899. President McKinley pro- 5. Chanterelle 6. Champignon 7. Hedgehog Fungus which he discovered numerous boxes containing Filipino documents, and all of Aguinaldo's correspondence from the time he first communicated with Dewey down to the action at Malolos. On March 23, 1901, he captured Aguinaldo at his hiding place in Palanon, Isabella province, Luzon. In recognition of this service he was commissioned a Brigadier- General, U. S. A., on March 30 following.
In 1906 he commanded Dept. of California during the fire and earthquake, and in 1907-1908, troops at Goldfields, Col. In 1914 he commanded the troops in the Vera Cruz, Mexico, expedition, and in 1916 troops on the Mexican border, and had direction of the campaign to secure the Mexican bandit Villa. He died in 1919.