The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-30
AGGIE CAPTURED MARCH
e BY u. S. TROOPS
The Day II Was Given Out it Would Be
Done,
General Funssons Brilliant Exploit a. Told in Detail BY That
Officer to Representatives Of the Associated Press
>.A Wonderful Performance,

NASH. March 2s.--General FredriS
Faps,on. who on March % capured oe'
eral Emilio Aeuinaldo, when interview
al ntoday by the representative OF u
A.eocla,ed Press, mads The fo'iowin
statement concerninE the enptore o. "
Filipino leader. -
"Tbe confidential agent Of Aguinaiq
.yrived February 2s a Pontabangan'
,he Pnvipce Of Naeva Eciia. Norther
Iu.on. with letters dated January !
,a .nd IA. These Letters were ifon
Emilio Aguinsldo and directod baldo
nero Aeuinaldo 70 take command Q
tbe provinces Of Central Luzon, supple
msvslns General Alelandrino. Emili'
AguluaIdo alsO ordere6 that 900 men b
cent him as soon as possible, saying ina
the bearer Of the letters would guide
these men 10 where Aguinaldo was."
GENERAL Funston secured the CORES
pondsnce Of Aguinaldo's agent and laid
his plans accordingly.
His plaus completed and approved,
oeueral Funston came 10 Manila ana
orpspised his expedition, selecting 20
Mscabebes. al o. vhon spoke Iasai
auently. Twenty wore insoFRent an'-
forms, and the others the dress OF
Ftl,v,no laborers. This Macabebe com
uapv. armed with 50 Mauscrs, eight
Remlnstons, and 10 Krag-Jorgsnsens'
vas commanded by Captain Russell l.
Hayznrd. Of the Eleventh Volunteer
Cavalry. With his brother, Lieutensnt
oliver p. NJ. Hazard Of the same
regiment. Captain Henry W, Newton'
Thlrty.lourth Infantry. was taken be-
cause of his familiarity with Cssigarsn
Bav. and Lieutenant Burton .. Mitchell
Forslsth. Infantry, went as General run
uton'v AID. These we're the only Amer-
oans accompanying the leader Of the en-
pedltion. with the Macabebea we're
four ex.lnsuFgent officers, one beinga
spanlard, and the other three IsEais'
.ho General Funston and ,ho officers
wore plaln blue shirts and khaki
trousers. Zach carried hali-hlanke1'
bat ~ose no insignia Of rank The
Maoabsbos were carefully instructed to
obey the orders Of the ioui insurgent
ofAcera.
AmfnSans HaTa MarSh
Tn. nlsht ol March s the party em'
barksd on tie Unitcd States gunboat
YlcAsburs. II ws'b hginAlly intend d
% sahe eascoes IRON the Island Of POLL
llo ana driit 10 the mainland, bot a
storm ARISE land three Of the casooea
were lost. This plan was abandoned.
At2a NJ. March "a, the Vieksburg pat
hsr light out and ran In shore - miles
south Of CAsiguran, Province Of Principe
the party landed and marched 10 Caai-
saran. The Americans had .never gar
risoned this place, and the Inhabitants
are strong insufgent sympAlhiHefs
Having arrived thess. the 81 iusnsguni
officer, ,oalenslbly oomnandingthe party
announced that thsy we're on the ~ay
90 Join Aguinaldo between foEiabangan
aud Balger that they had surprised an
American surveying party aud that lhe5
had killed a nnmhcg, capturing ave
They exhibited General Funston aud
the other Americans as their prisoners
The insaTgent preaidepis ol Casigutan
believed the story. Twoi tho lacons
lstters, previously oOneoctei, Wer,
iorsardsd 90 Asuiusldo st PAlanAn
Province Of lsal,cla General Funston
and The others were hep, inprisonsc
for three days. SURE p,iiioasly givlni
orders Al nigbt
The morning oi Mach n, iakiug
small quantity II cfark corn, the part
started on . 80 mile march 10 ralAnan
The country is rough aud uninnabiied
sad pTovisions oould not be socuTed
The party aiel small shsllhsh, 6ni wen
almost starved. wading swift rivers
climbing pcreipitous mountains an
ponstrailng dease iaaTles, the
marched sevsa days and u,ghts
IA Maroh = hsd reached = point esh
mllos iron PalAnan TlIey wcre now .
weak chat Il eas neosssary 70 send :
Ag0inaldo's camp loT iood. Aguinald
dispatched soppliss. aud directed TIA
ths American pnsoneFs be- kindly tfeal
"A. bas not allowed o. enter a.
towe.
The morning Of MaCh 30 the adyanc
Nas re.nmsd. The colnmh VAS met b
ths stan officers u Agulnaldo and Dc
taehmons u Aguinaido's body Euasd
which vas eKpocied 10 take charge 4
ihe AmeFioans.
Whiia one q fhe cx-iarnFseut oticcr
obnsoFsoi sllh Aeul,alto's Aid .anoihel
a1aniard. scot } eoaflrf v sara GeO
eral fnnslon aad she Jesi. elo, wilh 4
Maaahebes. wsre about an hour tehind
Having received this Sarning, 6eneTu
Eanstop avoided Agui psldof dsias
meni aAa loinsa the eolanla. ssoidln
observation, The rAgAls seat ahead q
ersoi Asnlnalio. and the column slowl
iollousd. arriving dnanlly AZ ralanan.
AEulnaldo'a household tFoops, 90 men
"a neat nniforus ol blae aud whiie an
ueaslng straw bats, lined np - receig
lha aeaeomafN tipuefal funsson's me
reaeaed lle river Ia small boats. lofme'
Dn abs hank and msEched - tha Fighs
lnd then ia lsont og tho lnsaseent gree
,ilefa The FaRals entsrnd the hoos
! iere Asulnnldo was.
Bnddeply ihe Hpapish ofleeF, noliclnI
f.af Ao,,lnnid.ssc ala as mafchinp AZ