Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-01
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Tue Capture of Aguinaldo-Nany Fill
ipinos Surrendered.
CAsrlLLEJos, P. L. April 5, Z

uuOe ASulnaiOO, VINO mas 80 long sue 1
seeded in eluding the Americans, was
captured March 18th, by General Fun.
atom ard landed ssfely ct Manila, be-
ing cor fiaed at MslsesnSn
The Fret knowledge the pubic had
OF the affair was on March 28.h in the
Afternoon when the Manila papers all
sued extras. the public WAS very
doubtful owing to the fact that so
many stories of like character have
been put in circulation. but the follow
il g morning issues confirmed their re-
porte by printing the entire affair.
which read like q b God and thunder
Jessie JInes and Carl Greene ten cts
novel ~h ch read ss fellows;
'Lss, January there r. Ii into Gener-
n Funston's hands, an Insurgent Mes
senner with dispatches Il ON Aguinsl.
DO 70 his chiefs in the South telling
them where 60 lin him ia the noun
tains OF Isabella Province. General
Funston immediately decided upon Q
daring plan TO capture the WHY lnsur
gent. Acting aecoI dinghy he proceed
I'd to Manila al d laid his plans before
General Ne arthur, who consented. aud
90 March 26th the Runbost Vicksbnrg
left Manila, on an unknown and mys-
terious mission. She carried Gener al
Frederick Funston. Captain Newton,
34tb Infantry, q. s, v; Lieutenan
Mitchell, aide to General Funston, and
Captain AT Lieutenant h zxard, I1th
Oss airy, u =. ", 70 native s:outs, com
posed of loyal Tagalos, Illoc. nos, Wis
aynrs, and MacAbt bes, . former Insur-
gent lieutenant and guides.
General Funston's plans were most
daring and required only men of steel
nerves TO put hem into execution,
Tha III. x-Tuanr oen tfon
mand Of The expedition upon landing,
and the native scouts d:sgu sed as In
sargent soldiers. even beisg armed
with auser rites and ANN unision
supplied from the sIss nal, and just
enough A meT lean hsver sacks and can.
seens, 60 reese mble bs id ragged lot of
Filipino soldiery.
Hs- ing IsI did, the five Americans
became meek prisoners and the expe-
dition prccet ded along the rough
m1untain trail ard over rivers through
forests and along dangerous sorRes.
toward the capital OF the rspidiy de
clinipg Filipino republic. The lieusen
ants had alre I'D y sent couriers ahead,
tellin & ARRie, that he was coming with
i've American prisoners whom he had
captured from q small detachment.
On the sixth day they arrived st the
camp ard before entering the scouts
losde d their pie cee, the company then
MAJ chsd in and Ags ie's BODY guard, 40
strong turned out to meet them and
exchange compliments, the lieuten-
ant reported and made some comment
on their Americana prisoners, Gamer
lean pris oners) and sxer sed himself,
returning to his company he command
ed who CONNIE need FIRMS, The stou.s
fred their volleys and Angles boast
ed body guards fed in all dire actions
leaving two killed and eighteen wound
ed. The I've prisoners suddenly se-
cursd arms from some unknown place
and charged. Aggie was seized, as
was his chief of sta q Col Villa, q MAI
or Was wounded in the face but jump
ed into the river and was either drown
ed or escaped. Several Lieutenants
followed the same course, but little
attention was paid them as they had
the man wanted.
AFgie was fierce and ragged terrible
over the deception practiced on him
but in vain and when attention was
callt d to his high self imposed ranks,
he called down.
The capture included twenty rifles,
The party returned and reembarked
on the Vicksburg arriving in Manila on
the 28th.
Nothirg but praise was bestowed on
General Funston and his men.
Many OF the Filipinos shook their
heads when told of the capture, saw
ing Twas impossible to capture him.
but the ma jority are very glad.
Aggie is not allo we'd to see newspaH
er correspondents and consequently no
enc knows his sentiments, as yet.
Lieutenant General TrIas who sur
rend cred TO the 4th Infantry a short
time SGD. has been in conference with
him, but nothing can be learned of its
nature,
In this expedition was when the low
al Filipino showed his loyalty. Among
the scouts were representatives OF all
the tribes.
When the expedition marched into
the tirst insurgents town the Presid emit
came down or d abused the prisoners
1t. Mitchell was suffering from men
ralgia and had his face bound MP.
The guard informed the President
thSt he was . bsj man and that his
face was bound up be cause >hel the
guard had struck him, (the LTD with
the butt of his rife, this is only one of
the several instances where the scou Ia
played their part Of the ruse.
Lieutenant General TriAs, one of the
most important men of the Insurrec.
BkOD, SuILcuuCEcu 10 SOls D2IOWlB, Attn
Infantry at San Francisco de Mslabon
the first Of last month with 119 rifles.
General Geronimo, whose forces Gen
tNawton engaged, when he was killed.
surrendered to Col. Thompson, 49nd
Infantry ct San Mateo, near where
General LaWton fell, with 40 rifles,
On last Saturday Lieut.. Dean, 9th
Cavalry while out scouting with
small force was surrounded AT d enRag.
ed by Dol. Gonzales, with aforce of In
surRents estimated Ito be about 200,
the fight was severe, two men manag-
ed to get through the lines for rein
forcements, upon whose approach the
Insurgent Dol. Gonzales retired.
The following afternoon Sunday
he surrendered ct MslAbon with fifty
rifles. It 10 said . messenger from &C.
ron'mo caused the latter ac9ion.
Rifles are being surrendered in large
and small numbers daily au over she
archipelago.
The leading citizens Of the Province
are out on mission Of peace to GEN
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