The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-07-16

his Uncuna's) appointment rs briga.
dier general.
1t will bo remembered that tho
letters Of Aguinaldo referred to had
fallen into our hands.
Our lettor indulged IN tho usual
rhetoric employed by tho insurgent
chiefs in their correspondence and
gave Il glowing account Of tho pro.
gress Of :ho campaign from tho
standpoint Of Lacuna.
Another lottcr, dated February %,
was prepared stating that tho writer
had just received communication
from Baldimcro Aguinaldo ordering
him TO send ono Of his best compa.
nios under q reliable chief to Emilio
Aguinaldo in isabella.
In accordance with thoso ordors he
WAS sending tins forco undcr Lieut..
Col. Hilario Placlo. Tho latter, hn
stated, had boon captured by the
Americans Il year ago and after Lis
roleaso had livod in Juen, but recent
ly had taken to the field again whom
ordered to do SO by Lacuna. This
was included in the letter for fonr
that Aguinaldo might havo heard
that Placido had beon cupturcd by
tho Americans and had taken tho
oath of allegiance. Tho letter also
stated that Aguinaldo's courier, Co.
clio Sisismundo, was with Lacuna
and would accompany tho column
Those two letters were dictated by
mo, but written by Scgova. We
were in possession Of number Of
samples Of Lacuna's signature and
had previously succeeded in execut-
ing o worry neat forgery Of his auto
graph at tho end Of each Of the two
sheets.
OF tho actual capture Gon. Funs-
ton says:
"The Macabobes started up into
tho town, and we hoard q fow shots
followed by scattered firing. We
hastily crossed tho river, and, run
ming up into the town, found that
the Macabcbes wore somewhat do
moralized and firing wildly in every
direction. They wcro gctton under
control with some difficulty. Agui-
naldo's guard of about fifty armed
and neatly uniformed mon had been
drawn up to receive the reinforce.
monts, and, on being fired into, broke
and ran, few Of them returning the
fire as they retroated. Aguinaldo,
, with his officers, had awaited in his
quarters. Placido and Sogovia en-
tered the house to report their arri-
val, and after short conversation
Segovia stepped outside and ordered
tho Macabebes, who had just como
up from the rlvor bank, to opon fire
on tho insurgents, who wero stand
ing in line at q distance of about
fifty yards. The Macabebos wero SO
excited and nervous that their fire
was worry ineffective. But two of tho
insurgents wero killed, the remainder
: in the fight throwing away eighteen
, rifles and thousand rounds Of am
munition.
As soon as Segovia had givon the
3 ordor ho ra'' back into tho house and
opened fire on tho officers surround.
ing Aguinaldo. Ho wounded Villa
and Alhambra. Tho latter jumped
ont Of tho house into tho river and
was not seen again. Villa on being
o wounded, surrendered, as did also
Santiago Barcelona, Aguinaldo's
treasurer.
r "The five remaining officers os
;. capped from the house and swan tho
0 river. Placido seized Aguinaldo anG
f told him that he was prisoner o.
: the Americans. At this juncturo tho
= Americans arrived on tho scene an(
o gave their attention to getting th.
n Macabebes under control and pro
: tecting tho prisoners from them
! Ono Macabebo was slightly wounded
Q by gunshot wound in the forehead
j. In conclusion Gen. Funston deals
! out praise generously to all who hat
q share in the expedition, mon
j. tioning Capt. Hazard, Capt. New
q ton, Lieut.. Hazard and Lieut.. Mitch
It oil, while especially praising Lieut.
d Taylor for the discretion he shove,