Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-04
Prisoner Taken Before Macarthur.


General Macarthur was sitting in
his headquarters when gaunt, bag
gard and discouraged native in
frayed uniform adorned with gen
erals chevrons entered accompanied
by General Funston. The Kansas
fighter said quietly and with no sem
blance of eXultation or bOasting:
General, this is Chief Aguinaldo.
The American commander gasped
incredulously But when he peered
a second time at the sallow counte-
nance Of the indomitabla Filipino he
realized that the object for which
more than a year of time and the
efforts Of thousands of soldiers had
been expended fruitlessly was at
tanned at last. The commanders first
utterance was that the insurrection
would die out as soon as the hostile
natives learned for a certainty that
their leader was a prisoner He had
an immediate audience with Aguin-
aldo whom he treated with great con
sderation. General Macarthur, how
ever, would not dyulge anything that
passed during the conversation.
Precautions against Escape.
The most rigid precautions were
taken to guard against any attempt Mt
escape on the part of Aguinaldo or
Of amy Of his faithful adherents to
rescue him
The end of General FunSton's chase
came on March % lie had just be-
gun 10 carry ont his daring project
when il was unexpectedly consum-
mated. He was scouting with a small
force in Isabella province, wnen he
ran into the hiding place of Aguinal-
do The native leader was attended
only by "A few followers and made no
resistance when called upon to yield
He was ut once conveyed 10 Funston's
cansl and a start WAS made for Man
liza The important prisoner arrived
here on the United States gunboat
yicksburg Commander l.. b. Barry
4 later report says that Aguinaldo's
capture was attained with great dift-
Guilty. an insurgeut major being killed.
Twenty rifles and many important
papers were captured
Mac Arthur's Report.
Manila March 2S.-Adiutant Cen
eral. WaShiugton Important mes
sage fell into hands General Funston
Feb = from which Aguinald0 was
located at Palanau Isabella province
Expedition organized consisting
Aquinallo'S captured messenger. four
eX-inSurgeut officers and seventy
eight Mae3bebes who spoke Tagalo
armed with MauSers. RemingtonS ana
dressed 10 represent Insurgents. Fun
Srpn commanded. accompanied by cap
tain Russell T. Hazard Eleventh
cavalry; Captain Harry W Newton.
Thirty-fourth Infantry Lieutenant
Oliver =. NJ Hazard, Elet enth Init
Ell States volunteer cavalry. L5euten-
ant Burton J Mitchell. To~tieth Unit
ed states volunteer infantry. Officers
dressed as merican privates and rep
resented prisoners
Expedition Left Manila March g.
Expedition sailed Manila March
Is. Niek>burs landed Nareu II en tsa
east coast Il Luzon twenty niles
south of Ca>iSurlu Reached paIa-
nan ? o'clock g the afternoon on
March ~ Natives completely miSIeI
supposed i stathueut iu>urseut rein
fornemeuts for Which supplies fur
n>hed ASuiualio also sent supplies
au3 h9j his e~eart forty men paraded
- eNttHi I1'r honor 4 short lis
ta2ca from A-Iulblu'~ quarters dis
-u>e> NerH discarded 4 combat Eel
lowed resulting two Insurgents
killed. eighteen rEe> 1loo rounds
ammunition captured together witt
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