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HOW FUNSTON DID IT. |i
Story ot the Capture of the '
Wily Aguinaldo. 1
! r
THE REBEL CHIEF WAS DECEIVED. ,
The Americans Led to His Head- '
quarters as Prisoners in Charge ot '
Natives?A Fight Took Place when
the Rebel Leader was Seized, but \
None of the American Party was i
Injured, and Probably Only one i
Filipino Killed?Many Hardships
Endured by Punston and His Men. J
The etorv of the capture of (i
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, March <
23, as related by Gen. Funston, i
his captor, is as follows: l
The confidential agent of Agui- i
naldo arrived February 28 at
I'antabangan, in the Province of ;
Nueva Ecija, Northern Luzon, j]
with letters dated Jan. 11, 12
and 14. These letters were from j
Emilio Aguinaldo, and directed
Baldemero Aguinaldo to take J
command of the Provinces of
Central Luzon, supplanting Gen.
Alejandrino. Emilio Aguinaldo j
also ordered that four hundred
men be senr him as soon as pes-:
sible, saying that the bearer of j
the letters would guide these men
to where Aguinaldo was.
FUNSTON LAYS 1118 PLAN'S.
Gen. Funston secured the cor-j
respondence of Aguinaldo'sl
agent, and laid his plans accord- j
ingly. Some months previously j
he had captured the camp of the
insurgent, Gen. Lacuna, incident
ally obtaining Lacuna's seal,
official papers, and a cjuantity of
signea correspondence. From
this material two letters were
constructed, ostensibly from
Lacuna to Aguinaldo. One of j
these contained information as j
to the progress of the war. The
other asserted that, pursuant to
orders received from Baldemero
Aguinaldo, Lacuna was sending
his best company to Presidente
Emilio Aguinaldo.
His plans completed and up-;
proved, Gen. Funston went to;
Manila and organized his expedi
tion, selecting seventy eight
Macabebes, all of whom spoke
Tagalog fluently. Twenty wore
insurgent uniforms, and the
others the dress of Filipino labor
ers. This Macabebe company, j
armed with fifty Mausers, eigh
teen Remingtons and ten Krag
.lorgensens, was commanded by
('apt. Russell T. Hazzard. With
him was his brother, Lieut. Oliver
P. M. Hazzard, both of the
Eleventh United States Cavalry,
('apt. Harry W. Newton, Thirty
fourth Infantry, was taken be
cause of his familiarity with Casi
guran Bay, and Lieut. Burton J.
Mitchell, fortieth Infantry, went
as Gen. Funston's aide. These
were the only Americans accom
panying the leader of the expedi
tion.
With the Macabebes were four
ex-insurgent officers, one being a
Spaniard and the other three
Tagalogs, whom Gen. Funston
trusted implicitly.
Gen. Funston and the Ameri
can officers wore plain blue shirts
and khaki t rousers. They carried
each a half blanket, but wore no
insignia of rank. The Macabebes
were carefully instructed to obey
the orders of the four ex-insur
gent officers.
On the night of March 8 the
party embarked on the Unitea
States gunboat Vicksburg. It
was originally intended to take
cascoesfrom the Island of Polillo
and to drift to the mainland, but
a storm arose and three of the
cascoes were lost. This plan was
abandoned. At 2 o'clock a. m.,
March 14, the Vicksburg put her
lightsoutand rnn inshoretwenty
five miles south of Casiguran,
Province of Principe.
THE MARCH BEGINS.
The party landed and marched
to Casiguran. The Americans
had never garrisoned this place,
and the inhabitants are strong
insurgent sympathizers. Having
arrived there, the ex-insurgenl
officers, ostensibly commanding
the party, announcis! that thej
were on the way to join Aguinaldt
between Pantabagan and Baler
I
that they had surprised an i
\ineri.'an surveying party, and 1
;hat they had killed a number, t'
capturing five. They exhibited i
Jen. Funston and the other ]
\mericans as their prisoners.
The insurgent President of Casig
iran believed the story. i
Two of the Lacuna letters, pre- I
viously concocted, were forward- i
h1 to Aguinaldo at Palanan, ;
Province of Isabela. Gen. Fun
ston and the others were kept
imprisoned for three days, sur
reptitiously giving orders atp
night. On the morning of March
17, taking a small quantity of
rooked corn, the party started
an a ninety-mile march to Pala
nan. The country is rough and
uninhabited, and provisions:
rould not be secured. The party <
ate small shellfish, but was al
most starved. Wading swift
rivers,climbing precipitous moun
tains, and penetrating dense
jungles, they marched seven days
and nights, and on March 22 had
reached a point eight miles from
Palanan
They were now so weak that it
was necessary to send to Agui
naldo'scamp for food. Aguinaldo
dispatched supplies and directed
that the American prisoners be
kindly treated, but not oe allowed
to enter the town.
AT AGUINALDO'S HOUSE.
On the morning of March 23 j
the advance was resumed. The
column was met by the staff of
ficers of Aguinaldo and a detach
ment of Aguinaldo's bodyguard,
w hich was ordered to take charge
of the Americans.
While one of the ex-insurgent
officers conversed with Aguinal
do's aide, another, a Spaniard,
sent a courier to warn General
Funston and the rest who with 1
eleven Macbebes, were about an
hour behind. Having received |
this warning, Gen. Funston
avoided Aguinaldo's detachment
and joined the column, avoiding
observation. The Tagalos went
ahead to greet Aguinaldo, and
the column slowly followed,
finally arriving at Palanan.
Aguinaldo's houshold troops,
fifty men in neat uniforms of blue
and white, and wearing straw
hats, lined up to receive the new
comers. lien. Funston's men
crossed the river in small boats,
formed on the bank, and march
ed to the right, and then in front
of the insurgent grenadiers. The
Tagalos entered the house where
Aguinaldo was.
Suddenly the Spanish officer,
noticing that Aguinaldo's aide
was watching the Americans
suspiciously, exclaimed: "Now,
Macabebes, go for them." The
Macabebes opened fire, but their
aim was rather ineffective, and
only three insurgents were killed.
The rebels returned the Are. On
hearing the firing, Aguinaldo,
who evidently thought his men
were merely celebrating the ar
rival of reinforcements, ran to
! the window and shouted, "Stop
! that foolishness! Quit wasting
| ammunition!"
Hilario l'lacido, one of the
Tagalo officers, and a former in
surgent Major, who was wound
ed 111 the lung by the fire of the
Kansus regiment at the battle of
Caloocan, threw his arms around
Aguinaldo, exclaiming, "You are
a prisoner of the Americans!"
Col. Simeon Yillia, Aguinaldo's
Chief of Staff; Major Alambra,
and others attacked the men who
were holding Aguinaldo. l'lacido
shot Villia in the shoulder. Al
ambra jumped out the window
and attempted to cross the river.
It is supposed that he was
drowned. Five other insurgent
officers fought for a few minutes,
and then lied, making their es
' cape.
When the firing began, Gen
Funston assumed command and
directed the attack on the house
personally assisting in the cap
tare of Aguinaldo. The insur
gent bodyguard fled, leaving
twenty rifles. Santiago Barcelo
1 na, the insurgent Treasurer, sur
1 rendered without resistance.
1 REBEL FEARED EXILE.
; When captured, Aguinaldo wai
i,, tremendously excited, but hi
; calmed down under Gen. Fun
r ston's assurance that he wouh
> be well treated.
; | Gen. Funston secured all of Ag
jinnldo's correspondence, show
that he had kept in close touch
with the sub-chiefs of the iusur-'
rection in all parts of the archi
pelago.
It was was also discovered that
Aguinaldo. Jan. 28, had nro
daimed himself dictator. He nail
l>een living at I'alanan for seven
months, undistured,except when
a detachment of the Sixteenth
Infantry visited the town. On
that occasion the entire pop
ulation took to the mountains
mid remained there until the
troops retired.
Aguimddo admitted that he;
had come near to being captured
before, but he asserted tnat he!
had never been wounded, adding,
"1 should never have been taken
except by a stratagem, i was
completely deceived by Lacuna's
forged signature." He feared he
might be sent to Guam, and he
was quite glad to go to Manila.
I'alanan was guarded by num
erous outposts and signal sta
tions. During the fight none of
the Macabebes were wounded.
The expedition rested March
24, and then marched sixteen
miles the following day lo the
Vicksburg, which carried him to
Manila. Commander Barry of
the Vicksburg rendered Gen. Fun
ston splendid assistance.
Aguinaldo, who Milked freely of
past events, said he supposed
Gen. Trias would proclaim him
self dictator, evidently not know
ing that Trias had surrendered.
He behaved courteously and
gave no trouble.
Gen. Funston says Aguinaldo
is above the average in intelli
gence and has prepossessing
manners.
Aguinaldo's Oath ot Allegiance.
On Tuesday Aguinaldo, the I
famous Insurgent leader, who
was captured March 23, took the
following oath of allegiance:
I, Emilio Aguinaldo, hereby re
nounce all allegiance to any and
all so-called revolutionary gov
ernments in the Philip;?ine islands
a id recog nize and accept the su
preme authority of the United
States of America therein. 1 do
solemnly swear that 1 will bear
true faith and allegiance to that
government; that I will at all
times conduct myself as a faithful
and law-abiding citizen of the
said islands, and will not. either
directly or indirectly, hold corre
spondence with or give intelli
gence to an enemy of the United
States, nor will I abet, harbor or
protect such enemy; that I im
pose upon myself these voluntary
obligations without any mental
reservations or purpose of eva
sion, so help me God!"
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Killed His Brother-in-Law.
Will D. Strickland and his sis
ter's husband Oliver lewis went
to a log rolling Wednesday ol
last week and both drank some
whiskey. After they returned
home lewis took a horse belong
ing to Strickland's father from
the stable to give some water
lewis began beating the horst
and Strickland interfered. lewis
caught up an axe and ran Strick
i land into the house hitting hin
i one lick on the head withtheaxe
, lewis threw Strickland down am
. was choking him when Stricklam
shot him. The first shot weni
, through one of Lewis' legs. Th<
I next two took effect in the bowels
, But after the shooting lewii
. would have killed Strickland bu
. for the help of another man
r lewis lived about a day an<
- night. He was a large stronf
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These parties lived near Sprinj
Hope. [Crowded out last week.
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GENERAL NEWS.
A Partial List of the Week's Hap
penings Throughout the
Country.
The Boers derailed a freight
train near Johannesburg Friday
night.
Kansas City suffered a $200,
000 fire Saturday night. Fivej
firemen were injured.
In the great boat race bet ween !
Oxford and Cambridge, Kng,
Saturday, Oxford won by two
fifths of a boat fength.
A seat 011 the New York Stock
Exchange was sold Friday for
$55,000, which is $2,500 more
than the highest price heretofore
paid.
ltev. John Jasper, the famous
colored advocate of the sun-do
move theory, died at his home
in Richmond, Saturday aged 00
years.
A terrific rain and hail storm
swept over northern Texas Fri
day afternoon. The damage at
Dallas from water in cellars and
stores, isestimated at $100,000.
New trials have been granted j
Caleb Rowers and James Howard,
sentenced in the lower court to
life imprisonment and death,
respectively, in connection with
the shooting in February, 1900,
of Gov. William Goebell.
Carter B. Harrison was Tues
day re-elected mayor of Chicago
for the second time, and will next,
week commence his third term as
the chief executive of the city.
His total plurality over Judge
Elbridge Hanecy, the Republican
nominee, is about 28,500 votes.
Prince Eui Wha, second son of
the Emperor of Corea, is a stu
dent at Roanoak college, Salem,
Va., where he arrived a week or
two ago. He is accompanied bv
Sin Siag Koo and Han Eung Ni.
The young man's main object in
going to Roanoak is to study
English. The college has had
students from Corea for eight
years, and a number of Corean
offiiials have visited the institu
tion.
Harold Crowley, of Lockport,
N. Y., son of ex-Congressman
Crowley, and au employe of the
postal department, who was
recently ordered to Huffalo, has
been arrested at San Juan,
charged with the appropriation
of $877 of postal funds, and
released on if 1,000 bail. Crou ley
lis charged with appropriating
I this money from funds registered
in Ponce and en route from
Yacuta to San Juan.
The diary of Mai. Andre, after
i lying hidden for a Lund red years,
' has been discovered in England.
This interesting find was made
I by Lord Grey, the other day,
i while he was going over a lot of
old family papers that probably
had not been disturbed since the
conclusion of the American War
of Independence, Ixrrd Urey't
great grandfather was a com
mander of British troops ir
America at that time ana thif
accounts for the diary being ir
the possession of the presenl
! peer.
> The Rev. Alfred Ilarrisoi
I Burroughs, of Bristol Tenn.
. noted as the parson of Bristol')
i matrimonial ineeca for Virginn
elopers, married his l,()00tl
?1 couple last week, dating from th<
, establishment of his altar tei
. years ago. The couple who ha<
, the distinction of being marrie*
at this time were William Daltoi
1 and Miss Lena Akers, the late
1 being eighteen years of agt
t' They eloped from Wythe county
B i Va. It was their second effort ti
] evade the parents of the bridf
3 she having been captured in he
I first attempt to get away froc
home.
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TOBACCO SITUATION.
Satisfactory, And Hardly More Could
Have Been Desired.
Taking up a reflective view of
the tobacco situation as a whole,
it may be well said that it is sat
isfactory. The leaf tobacco men, '
more especially those of Virginia
and the Carolines, for the class I
and numberengaged in the trade,
could hardly have desired arnore
satisfactory year as regards
wholesome advances and small ,
stocks on hand, with firm juices
at the advance held, and still bet
ter ones expected for the future.
While there could scarcely be a <
loss on any kind or grade, bought I
or held or sold of the new or old 1
crop, there has been an advance
on all the older stock of bright ,
and dark that has enabled the ,
holders of such to get 01U with a ,
profit, where many had long
since counted on quite a loss.
There has been a general clean- 1
ing up of back numbers, and 1
sweepings and scrap and trash
and damaged tobacco has all :
been turned to good account,
leaving clean and well-nigh bare
factories; so that the new crop
year will be auspiciously begun.
Home supplies are even lighter
than they appear in stocks, and
the export holdings, to say the
least, are safe for a season, a !
year or more; the only important
factor bearing on the same will j
be that of the new crop calcula- j
tion. What that is to be is spec
ulation, of course, and yet it may !
be safely set down that what
ever efforts may be made and
however favorable weather con- j
ditions may be for planting till
curing time there cannot be an
| overcrop, that is largely depend
ent on labor, which is woefully
i discouraged and lacking in tin
I tobacco-packing section, t he j
| vicissitudes of the crop aside.
We cannot, in fact, tell about
; the crop'Until it is housed; there
i are so many chances to be run 1
I through with from plant patch1
I to purchase. Hut granting that
we should have a full and fine
j crop, it will he needed and ab
j sorbed, for there is little else to j
deal in or to fall back on, and j
l prices are high on account of
; scarcity of all low and medium
grades, and will be so in propor
1 tion to the better grades hereaf
ter. There was a great deficit in
' the needed supply of tine and
| lower grade dark exports in the
j last crop, so that the 1901 crop,
I if it should be very much larger,
I will be readily absorbed at good
I prices, as the Italian, Austrian,
: and German kinds, Spanish,
French and other types, are
short of supplies. England now
has the best supply of available
stocks of brights, and scarcely
realizes the bargains her manu
facturers are getting, and yet
with conditions obtaining there,
with the ample visible stocks and
the money required to take up
? duty-paid tobacco, prices must
? be regarded as having been well
i sustained on the whole, and our
. shippers must possess themselves
i of patience or else make a de
i mand at home fcr exports
i stronger still, and this before fall
t will be likely, for we have yet a
year before new can be worked
, even sparingly.
The situation, we conclude, is
^ healthy because results have by
4 no means been artificially or
! speculatively accomplished. Man
e ufacturers are making fair prof
its, and have been steadily at
j work. We are spreading out
j with direct trading in ail the
? world, and new gateways are
r opening to us and practically sc
, far as our brights are concerned
. there is no competition, and Vir
3 ginia darks to-aay are as in thi
, dawn of our country's independ
r ence, in the leading rank ii
? preference, price aud demand
though we have done little out
side of nature's gift to ad vane
theleaf growing interest.?South
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STATE NEWS.
snort Items of interest Culled
From our State Exchanges.
Waynesville ha* voted $15,
300 for water works.
N. C. University beat A. A M.
College playing baseball Friday
by a score of 550 to 3.
Raleigh professionals Friday
defeated Wake Forest club 4 to
I). The professionals played well
in their first game.
The President has appointed
James M. Milligan to be United
States marshal for the western
district of North Carolina.
Strawberry men expect a short
crop this year, with a late sea
son. but on this account better
prices for the production.
A company has been organized
at Greenville to build and oper
ate a sash, door and blind fac
tory, with a paid iu cap'tal of
$8,000, privilege to increase to
$30,000.
Elijah Shelton, a convict from
Madison county, dropped dead
while at work at the penitentiary
last week, lie was only 21 years
old, and came of good stock in
the west, it is said.
Charity Carroll, a negro wom
an, has brought suit against the
Raleigh Telephone company for
$3,000 damages. She was walk
ing the streets and fell in a hole
dug for a telephone pole.
Gov. Aycock has appointed
Mrs. Thomas I. Jarvislauy com
missioner to the Pan American
exposition at Buffalo. Miss
Bessie Henderson is the other
lady commissioner from this
State.
Dr. D. E. Everett, treasurer of
the Worth Bagley Monument
Fund has received a donation of
$100 from Lieut. Jno. B. Berna
dow of the U. S. cruiser Dixie.
This brings the amount now on
hand for the erection of a monu
ment to the brave young ensign
up to $2,830.
The Secretary of State has
chartered the I^enoir Cotton Mill
Company with $75,000 capital
stock. The incorporators are J.
D. Moore, J. 0. White, G. W.
Harper, N. It. Richardson, N. M.
Courtney, 1*. J. Johnson. The
f rincipal place of business will be
smoir, Caldwell county.
The Governor has pardoned
William Cox, a young white man
of Anson county, sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary for
larceny, September 9th. Thepar
don is on recommendation of
Senators I^eak and Morrison and
Representative Robinson. Wm.
Alexander, of Mecklenburg, a life
prisoner for burglary, is also par
doned. He has served twelve
years and is 59 years old.
The promoters of Raleigh's
latest stock company, the Farm
ers' National Fertilizer Company,
say that they will begin within a
few weeks the erection of a mam
moth plant here. Their capital
stock is $100,000, w ith the privi
lege of increasing to $1,000,000;
the incorporators are Col. Jno.
S. Cunningham, of Person coun
ty and Messrs. Jno. C. Drewry
and N. W. West, Raleigh.
The New School Law.
General Thos. F. Toon has sent
the following letter, relative to
the examination for teachers,
[ certificates, to county superinten
[ dents:
' "The school law enacted by the
j legislature provides for only two
public examinations of teachers'
each year. These examinations
J will be held the second Thursday
of July and October. You will,
1 therefore, hold no public exnm
' ination in April of tnis year.
"The new law does not prohibit
e your holding private examina
l" tions, charging a fee of one dollar,
at any time you see fit. The new
law will be sent you as soon as it
t, is printed.
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