Evening star., 1901-03-28
Captured by Gen. Funston Near Baler
in Luzon Province.
BROUGHT TO MANILA ON VICKSBURG
He Seemed in Good Health and
Was Cheerful.
SOME OF HIS STAFF TAKEN

MANILA, March oS-Aguinaldo who was
captured by General Funston and brought
to Manila on the United States gunboat
Vicksburg, was brought ashore at $40
pm today and taken before General Mac
Arthur at the Malacanang palace. He
talked freely but seemed ignorant concern
ing recent events. He appeared to be
in good health, and was even cheer
|. full. He lunched with the officers of Gen
eral MacArthur's staff, and was then es-
corted to the Anda street Jail.
Aguinaldo's capture was attended with
considerable difficulty, an insurgent major
being killed at the time of the event
Twenty rifles and number of important
papers were captured.
LONDON, March 2S.-A dispatch from
Manila says that several members of
Aguinaldo's staff We're captured with him
and brought to Manila The insurgant
leader and his men were captured at Cas-
isuran, near Baler, province of Luzon
DEWEY ON THE CAPTURE.
The Admiral Thinks 1t Will End the
InsurrectiOn.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-Admira1 Dewey
was at the Albemarle Hotel today and
was interviewed as to the probable effect
the greatest satisfaction at the news of the
capture and said that he thought that this
would really wind up the period of resist
ance. He also said:
Il am delighted to hear this news. Of
course, we had the warming few davs ago
tn . it might occur, but it looked like a
very risky undertaking, and if Funston had
lost his life every one would have said T
tod you So. 1t appears to be a very cred
ltaDle piece of work on the part of Funston
ana IN Keeping with his previous exploits.
IL was, IN tact, case of fighting the devil
with ire. If large force had gone against
ASuinaldo he would not have been found
but this was kind of strategy of their
own thought, and appears to have succeed
ed perfectly.
"AguinaldO is a most amiable little fell
low. he has not the education with
which he has been credited, and he was
not really the brains of the insurrection
Mabnl was really the brains of the Fill
plno rebellion and Aguinaldo was the ac-
tive leader. / admit that i did not give
him credit for the abilities that he has
shown, but he is certainly not a man of
very great ability. One thing l wonder
ABOUT is that the dispatches today from
Manila describe him as talking freely
When l first saw him he was notably
retlcent, and a good deal of his strength
came from the fact that he did not talk
much. The people believed that he was in
vulnerable, however. and that no harm
could be done to him. There was a story
current, in fact, that q dozen men had stood
up and fired at him as a test suppose
there were no bullets in the guns. The
story went everywhere
The people are intensely superstitious
and they believed no harm could befaIi
him. 1t will take some time now for the
news to get around of the capture. and at
hrst the people will refuse to believe il
but after the news does finally get around
through the islands 1 fully believe that
organized resistance will collapse. OF
course, there VIII be sporadic disorder for
a long time to come, but 1 do not believe
that there will be anything serious"
What do you think ought to be done
with Aguinaldo now"
wen, 1t seems to me that as good a
thing as could be done for the present
would be to send him to Guam. 1t is the
same sort of a climate as in the Philippines
and there would be no hardship in the
change, but there would be no chance to