Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20

buried in the little blind canon. and that he
would guide our forces to it. This an
noucement was in direct rebuttal of the
story told by Rodriguez the night before.
who had sworn positively that forty ma
tives had taken the money upon their
backs and We're well on their way to Baya-
mong. which was to be Aguinaldos latest
capital.
With little hope of ever capturing the
money, but taking Fernandez with Them
f and M troops started up the canon
Sergeant Curtain and his men were by now
safely out of the gorge. the attacking in
surrectos having disappeared completely.
Determined to make one more attempt to
solve the mystery of the trail, the troopers
went forward. dismounted and leading
their horses, keeping a sharp lookout both
in the crags above and around them and on
Fernandez At distance Of three miles
from San Nicholas all Semblance of a path
lost. and about a score of abandoned
carts were found, where it was no longer
possible for them to proceed.
The Finding of the Treasure.
Much of their contents had evidently been
carried over the trail by hand, but in a
snug little corner of the bushes, bearing de-
cded evidence of recent occupation, was
little shack containing a vast amount of
wearing apparel, the effects of some insur-
gent officer and also some female clothing.
With the stuff were found some rice and
other food, and also 5000 rounds of Mauser
cartridges. The shack and contents were
burned at once. At a safe distance the
troopers We're treated to a sound as of
mimic battle as the Mausers continued to
explode. This racket possibly served to
brighten away any insurgents lurking in
the canon and left the Americans to con-
tinue unmolested In digging up the insur-
gent treasure. for, true to his word, Fer
nandez had led the way to the spot where
it was buried.
Five heavy chests in all were unearthed,
and the rest of the treasure was found
buried in the sand beside creek, twenty
four chests, which made total of twenty
nine chests. Several empty bull carts were
trundled up and the boxes placed upon
them. The troopers We're sent skirmishing
around the bushes for cariboos, and, finding
them, the brutes were harnessed to the
carts with cavalry lariatS and various other
devices. 1t took nearly all night to haul
the three tons of money out of the canon,
but no mishaps occurred beyond the break
ing down of the carts at intervals.
Money Sent to Manila.
From Tayug the money was taken across
country to the Gulf of Lingayon, and from
San Thomas sent to Manila by ship, Cap
tain Dodd arriving with it safely. Fernan-
DEE, of course has been quite diffident
about mixing promiscuously with his coun-
trymen since his disclosure to the "Ameri-
canos,' but it was unnecessary for him TO
feel at all alarmed, for Captain Dodd was
looking after his welfare and took him back
to the front his servant. He probably
will never regret that he deserted a spuri-
Gus government. His little bonus of 800
pesos he deposited with the chief paymas-
ter. and so ends the romantic tale of the
capture Of Aguinaldo's treasury
ROY l.. QUACKENBUSH.
Mrs. James Foley. who gave her address
as 1918 Pennsylvania avenue northwest be-
came ill at 9TH and II streets about 80
o clock last night. She was removed to the
Emergency Hospital in the hospital ambu-