Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-07

AiANAAA VIZ AhG hiLAf-AlAlI lNStAlfNiAiy
overlook what is believed to have been
AgIinaldo and his party on May 10 at
Lagat, 100 miles north Of Manila. The
Americans killed or wounded an Of
ficer supposed to be Aguinaldo, whose
body was removed by his followers.
Aguinaldo had 100 men, Maj. Marsh
100. The American command reached
Labuso, where Aguinaldo had made
his Headquarters since March q on
May Z. Aguinaldo had fed seven
hours before, leaving al the beaten
trails and travelling through the forest
along the banks of streams. Toward
evening May 10 Maj. Marsh struck
A~gCinaldo's outpost about a mile out
side OF Lagat, killing four Filipinos
and capturing two. From the latter
he
Learned That Aginaldo
had been caulped there for the night.
Although exhausted and half-starved
Maj. Marsh's men entered Lagat on
the run. They saw the insurgents
scattering into the bushes or over the
plateau. Along the m~cuntainside neal
the town twenty-five Filipinos dressed
in white with their leader on a gray
horse, were seen. The Americans
fired a volley and shot the officer from
his horse. His followers fed. carrying
the body. Tile Americans on reaching
the spot caught the horse. which was
richly saddled. Blood from a badly
wounded man was en- the animal and
on the ground. THE saddle-bags con-
tanned .Aguinald0's diary and some
private papers and letters. One OF
these was addressed ITO the Civilized
Nations" Ii protested against the
American Occupation
of the Philippines. There was also
found copies Of Senator Beveridge's
speech translated into Spanish and en-
titled The Death Kpell of the Filipino
People" Mai. Marsh. believing that
the FilipinGs had taken to a river
which Is a tributary to the Chicao,
followed 1t for two days, reaching
Tiao, where he learned the Filininos
had descended the river on a raft. with
the body Of a dead or wounded officer
covered with palm leaves. Here Maj.
Marsh reviewed his tired and bruised
officers and men, picked out twenty
four Of the freshest. with whom he
secured the country for six days
longer, but without finding any trace
Of the f~ugltives. The Americans
pushed on and arrived ut APART on
May 20. The officer shot was either
AguinaIdo or His Adjutant
and as the horse was richly caprisoned
it is q fair presumption that it was
Aguinaldo. The soldiers of Gen.
Young, military governor OF Northwest
Luzon, captured early last month al
insurgent officer with papers reveal.
-3pSAGuinaldo's whereabouts. Gen.
iUUHg. IN ofuer Recommendations
suit, gave Maj. Marsh an opportumi-
~ to finish the work began in No
vember. Maj. Marsh left Candon Nav
/, hurrying north, while Col. Hare,
with a battalion divided into TWO
parties, started for Rangued, covering
the trails westward. The garrisons in
the Cagyan valley were disposed in
such a way as TO guard the
OF escape eastward. Spies heralded
the approach Of Mai. Marsh with sig
nal fires. On reaching Labsian ne in
tercerted n letter from Aguinaldo, the
ink of which had hardly dried. aa-
dressed 10 an officer
of the Filipino Army
and saying; There has arrived this
morning at Labogan d hostile column
from Box. have set out with my
column. | have no fixed route The
letter Yves signed 'Col. David a
sobrlquet by which Aguinaldo was
called nj the preside where 4 banquet
was held and speeches made eulogiz-
ing Gregorio del Pic. That night Mai.
Marsh's men slept in the bamboo. re-
Stunning the advance in the morning.
reaching I.agat. forty miles distant. In
two days. although it was raining in
he mountains ut the time. Aguinal-
dos papers are important. They show
he took refuge in Isabella province.
weera he remained until he established
himself Ut Labogan. province of Abra.
where he resolved To direct the rainy
season operations. Until recently he
was ignorant OF outside events. max
ing no pretence Of directing the jpsur.
r%ection, happy II inGeed he might he
able 70 Keen alive among the hostile
IgosEotes, WHO killed several of his
followers.