Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07
FATEOF AGUINALDO
AMERICAN BULLET BELIEVED TO
HAVE REACHED HIM.

Horse Wounded Man Rode Is Captured
and Saddlebags Contain Filipino Lead
er's Private Papers, Giving Rise to Re-
port-Commissioners at Manila.
MANILA, June 4-Major March, with
his detachment of the Thirty third in
fantry, overlook what is believed to
have been Aguinaldo's party on May 19
at La Cat, about 100 miles northeast of
Vigan. The Americans killed or
wounded an officer, supposed to be
Aguinaldo, whose body was removed by
his followers. Aguinaldo had 100 men.
Major March 1876. The American COM
mander reached Laboagan, whittier
Aguinaldo had made his headquarters
since March 6, on May Z. Aguinaldo
had fed seven hours before, leaving all
the beaten trails and travelling through
the forest, along the beds of streams.
Toward evening, May 10, Major March
struck Aguinaldo's outpost about mile
outside of La Cat, killing two Filipinos
and capturing two. From the latter he
learned that Aguinaldo had camped
there for the night, Although exhausted
and half starved, Major March's men
entered La Cat on the run. They saw
the insurgents scattering into the
bushes or over the plateau. A thousand
side, the figures of 25 Flipinos, dressed
in white, withAtheir leader on gray
horse, were silhouetted against the sun
set. The Americans fred a volley and
saw the officer drop from his horse. His
followers fled, carrying the body. 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 ''To the
Civilized Nations. 7" 1t protested against
the American occupation of the Philip
pines. There was also found copies Of
Senator Beveridge's speech, translated
into Spanish and entitled "The Death
Knell of the Filipino People,
Major March, believing that the Fill
pinos had taken to river which is a
tributary to the Chico, followed it for
two days, reaching Tiao, where he
learned that party of Filipinos had
descended the river May 20 on raft,
with the body of dead or wounded
man upon litter, covered with palm
leaves.
There Major March reviewed his COM
| el1
picked out "a of the freshest men, with
whom he beat the surrounding country
for six days longer, but without finding
any trace of the insurgents. The Amer
leans pushed on and arrived at Aparri
May 29.
The officer shot was either Aguinaldo
or his adjuta vt, and as the horse was
richly caprisoned it Isl fair presumption
that it was Aguinaldo.
Philippine Commission Reaches Manila.
MANILA, June 1.-The transport Han
cock from San Francisco, April II, ar
rived here yesterday with the members
of the Philippine commission. The
members of General Mac cArthur's staff
welcomed the commissioners on board
the Hancock At noon the commissions
ers landed and drove to the palace
escorted by General MacArthurs staff,
a band and two companies of the
Twentysixth infantry, with artillery
At the palace the commissioners We're
welcomed by General Macarthur in a
short and forceful address, after which
Judge William Taft of the commission
replied The commissioners returned
to the Hancock, where they will remain
until they have selected suitable dwell
ings on land.