The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-04
Hs Was Carried Away bot a Richly Capirl-
ssnsd Horse Was Captured.
PAPERS OF REBEL LEADER FOUND.
Speech Of Senator BeVsrdgs on lhs Death knsI
Of The Filipino People Mas Among h, Pspan
found The Pursuit Mas Continued.

Vigan, Luzon. June (via Manila.
June 4.-Maj. March. with his detach-
ment OF the 33d Regiment. overlook
what is believed to have been Aguin-
aldo's party on May 10 at Lagat. about
100 miles northeast OF Vigan. The
Americans killed or wounded an off,
GER. supposed to be Aguinaldo. whose
body was removed by his followers.
Aguinaldo had 100 men, Mai. March
l25. The American commander reached
Labogan. where Aguinaldo had made
his headquarters since March g. on May
Z. Aguina,do had fled seven hours be-
fore. leaving all the beaten trails and
travelling through the forest along the
beds of streams. Toward evening, May
10. Maj. March struck Aguinaldo's out
post about a mile outside of Lagat,
killed four Filipinos and captured two.
From the latter he learned that Ag-
uinaldo had camped there for the
night. Although exhausted and half
starved, Maj. March's men entered
Lagat on the run. They saw the in
surgents scattering into the bushes or
over the plateau. A thousand yards be-
yond the town, on the mountainside.
the figures of 25 F'ilipinos dressed in
white with their leader on gray
horse. were silhouetted against the
sunset. The Americans fired volley
and saw the officer drop from his horse.
His followers fled. carrying the body.
BLOOD STAINS FOUND.
The Americans on reaching the spot
caught the horse. which was richly
saddled. Blood from a badly wounded
man was on the animal and on the
ground. The saddlebags contained
Aguinaldo's diary and some private
papers, including proclamations. One OF
these was addressed: ITO the Civilized
Nations" 1t protested against the
American occupation of the Philip
pines. There were also found copies of
Senator Beveridge' 'ssspeech. translated
into Spanish, ami entitled: The Death
Knell of the Filipino People"
Maj March, believing that the FIJI
pinos had taken to river which is
tributory to the Chico. followed IL for
two days. reaching Tiao. where they
learned that a party of Fhipinos had
descended the river May 20. on raft,
with the body of a dead or wounded
man upon a litter, covered with palm
leaves.
There Maj. March reviewed his COM
mand. shoeless and exhausted. ana
picked out "a OF the freshest men, with
whom he beat the surrounding coun-
try for six days longer, but without
finding any trace of the insurgents. The
Americans pushed on and arrived at
Aparri May 20.
AGUINALDo OR ADJUTANT.
The officer shot was either Aguinaldo
or his adjutant, and as the horse was
richly caparisoned 1t is fair presump-
ton that II was Aguinaldo.
The soldiers of Gen. Young, military
governor of Northwestern Luzon, cap
tured early last month an insurgent OF
ficer with paper revealing Aguinaldo's
Whereabouts. Gen. Young Immediately
organized for pursuit. giving MAJ.
March chance to finish the work
begun in November. Maj. March left
Candon May 10 hurrying north toward
I,aboagan, while Col. Hare, with a bat
talon divided into two parts, started
from Rangued. province of Abra, COW
ering the trails westward. The garri-
sons in the Cagayan Valley were dis
posed in such a way as to guard the
avenues of escape eastward.
Spies heralded the approach OF MAI.
March with signal fires. On reaching
Laboagan he apprehended a letter in
Agulnaldo's handwriting. the ink OF
which was hardly dry. addressed to an
officer of guerrillas of the Filipino army
and saying:
at Laboagan hostile column from
Bokoo. have set out with all my force.
My road has no fixed destination
SIGNED COL. DAVID.
This was signed "Col. David" SOU
briquet. Aguinaldo called at the Pres
idenria. from which he issued DEGREES.
and where his followers celebrated
Easter with a/banquet at a triangular
table. when speeches were made eulog-
ling Gregorio le Pillar.
That night Mai March's men slept
In the bamboo. resumng the advance
in the morning and reached Jagat. 40
miles distant i'm two days. although "
was rainsrg hard in the mountains all
the time.
AguirPldo's papers are very import
ant. They show that ne took refuge IN
isabella province. where he remained
until he established himself at Laboa-
gan. province of Abra. where he pro-
rosed To direct the rainy season opera
tians. Until recently he was ignorant
90 outside events maxine no pretence
NJ directing the resurrection happv N
indeed he mich. he al,ie To keep piive
among tha hostile Trrrrotes. who killed
several of his followers.
GEN. FUNSTON HAS A FIGHT.
NeoiIa. June a--Cenerai Funston
with 25 men cr~aVcd fftv ~ the oremv
fwe-.v-fve miles eaet 10 San Miguel
10 Nc a,-,,-,o ,oete~sav Caotain Goor-a
Y. Codfrev NJ the TWENTY SoccnS Rn~i-
mort. md one nrivate woe 'tiliod The
~-ernv's ioss 's rot re,orted. Twenty
fvo armed 'nsuroerts have surrendered