Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-04-03
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VINO was wounded IN the lung by the hre
OF the Kansas regiment at the battle OF
Caloocan, threw his arms around Aguin-
aldo, exclaiming: "You are a prisoner
OF the Americans
Col. Simeon Villa, Aguinaldo's chief
OF staff, Major Alambra and others, at
tackled the men who were holding
Aguinaldo. Piacidio shot Villa In the
shoulder. Alambra jumped out OF the
window and attempted to cross the
river. 1t is supposed that he was
| drowned. Five other insurgent officers
fought for few minutes, and then fed,
making their escape.
When the firing began, Gen. Funston
assumed command and directed the at
tack on the house, personally assisting in
the capture of Aguinaldo. The insurgent
bodyguard fed, leaving twenty rifles.
Santiago Barcelona, the insurgent treas
urer, surrendered without resistance.
When captured, Aguinaldo was tre-
medously excited, but he calmed down
under Gen. Funston's assurance that he
would be well treated. Gen. Funston
secured all OF Aguinaldo's correspond
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touch with the sub-cheis of the insur-
rection in all parts OF the archipelago.
Ii was also discovered that Aguinaldo on
Jan. Is had proclaimed himself dictator.
He had been living at Palanan for seven
| months, undisturbed except when de-
tachment OF the 10Th infantry visited the
town. On that occasion the entire popu-
Iatinn In ptaf md
manned there until the troops retired.
Aguinaldo admitted that he had come
near to being captured before, but he
| asserted that he had never been wounded,
adding: ~ should never have been taken
except by strategem. l was completely
deceived by Lacuna's forged signature.
He feared he might be seut to Guam, and
he was quite glad to come to Manila.
Palansn was guarded by numerous out
posts and signal stations. During the
| fight none OF the Macsbebes were wound
ed. The expedition rested March "a,
| and then marched sixteen miles the fol-
lowing day to PalaDan bay, where Gen.
Funston found the "Vicksburg', which
brought him to Manila.
Aguinaldo, who talked freely of past
events, said he supposed Gen. Triss would
proclaim himself dictator, evidently not
knowing that Triss had surrendered. He
behaved courteously and gave no trouble.
AeUINALDo.
Emilio Aguinaldo, the little Tagalog
chieftain, who for the past five years has
kept the diplomats and soldiers, first of
| Spain and then OF the United States,
worrying about him, his influence with
the natives in the Philippines, and finally
| about his wherea bouts, is a unique figure.
| Although under size, as other nations
usually measure men, he has an appear
anee which impresses all who meet him
with his force of character, ability as
leader OF men and sincerity in the sense
he esp9used.
| He Is about forty years old, the son Of
prominent native chief, who, anxious he
should secure an education, confided him,
when a lad, to the care OF Spanish priests.
The latter thought Aguinsldo's influence
when he grew up, would help maintain
Spanish influence among the natives.
After his education in the schools of the
| islands, the young man was sent to Ma
| drid to study theology and qualify HIM
| self for the priesthood. After year or
two of study, Aguinaldo declared he
would not become priest, but soldier,
and he was given position in native
regiment, in which, a few of the su balterns
were Manila men but all the captains
and field officers were Spanish.
In 1886 Aguinaido and a compatriot
| named Alexandra, also lieutenant OF ma.
tive troops, organized revolt of the
native corps. Aguinaldo's regiment one
morning while on parade, shot all its
Spanish officers except a few lieutenants,
and fed to the traekess savannas. After
time Aguinaldo had 1900 to 5000 men
hidden with him in his fastness, and rich
settlements were raided whenever the
mood directed. The Spanish governor
offered reward OF a 600 for Aguinaldo's
head. and the doughty little leader APP
peared to him one Gay, fully armed, and
said he had come to claim the reward.
To save his life the governor paid it, and
Aguinaldo left.
When war was decided on between the
Z United states ana spain, AgclhHido was
lin China, and there we're many charges
Shst he had sold himself to Spain and
h Sandoned his followers. He went to
\ tnils ostensibly to assist the American
lea ters after the destruction OF the Span
ish teet by Dewey. He refused to enter
tain any claims for rights on the part OF
the conquerors OF the Spanish, aud event.
usily proclaimed the Philippine republic,
and himself as president.
He received considerable support at the
hands OF the natives, and for the past two
years has maintained desultory sort of
guerilla warfare, bodies OF his soldiers
occasionally winning an advantage over
some detached American force or garrison,
but invariably suffering severe losses on
account of the primitive nature of the
weapons many OF the natives carried, and
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