Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-28

I Secy. Long expressed the prevailing
| sentiment. He naturally was much
grathed at the official confirmation of
| Agunaldo's capture and of the assist
ance that the navy had been able TO
render Gen Funston In facilitating his
exploits. The capture itself was OF
much Importance he said, but he sug-
| gested that the moral effect probably
would count quite as much as the brill
| iancy of the exploit He considered II
| one of the most significant features of
| the affair that the natives themselves
| had been instrumental in bringing
! about the capture. They had made
| up considerable part OF Funston's
force and their willingness to go into
| the heart of Aguinado's stronghold in
| dicated that in their own minds they
| felt that there was no longer any real
| danger to be apprehended from Aguln-
aldo's strength That such a sentiment
had obtained hold among the Filipnos
was, in the judgment OF Secy. Long a
| significant evidence that the insurrec-
| ton had lost its vitality among the
| people themselves, To this sentiment
was now added the loss OF the ostensi.
BILE head Of the insurrectionary move.
ment, which would doubtless exert far
reaching influence upon the native
mind. The secretary said he presumed
that Aguinaldo would be held as
| prisoner Of war.
SHOULD BE SPANKED
What will be done to him?" Mr.
Long was asked,
1T Is a little early 10 say" respond
cd the secretary. and then after
pause Nc added smlingly, II should
say that ne should be spanked with
shinglc'
, It was suggested 10 the secretary
that as prisoner Of war, who has re-
belled against the authority Of the
United statCs, II might be incumbent
under military procedure, to deal with
Agunaldo by those rigorous steps usual
to warfare. But Mr.. Long shook his
head and remarked that that was
hardly the way We were in the habit
Of doing things. He was more inclined
to his first view that the noted pris-
oner should be well spanked"
This idea as to the treatment TO be
accorded AgWnaldo seems 70 be the
one most kenerally accepted among
officials and while the suggestion Of
spanking Is used IN q flgurative sense
there is no suggestion In any quarter
that he viii meet with that rigorous
punishment at times administered to
the archheaG Of an Instruction
IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Particularly in the war department
die the capture of Aguinaldo cause dis
cusslon among the officials. As TO the
disposition 10 be made Of the famous
prisoner soiue Of the army officers ex-
pressed the opinion that 1t would prove
troublesome Secy. Root said he re-
membered tne capture II Jefferson
Davis. also the arrest Of William NJ.
Tweed, both of which embarrassed the
authorities. The secretary desired fur
ther advicos from Gen. Macarthur be-
fore discussing the matter In great de-
tail. He win say little or nothing
about the disposition OF Aguinaldo fur |
Their than that ne would probably be
treated the same as other high officers
Of the insurgents who have been taken
by the Americans In the prosecution OF |
the Wtr.
Army officers who have been in the
Philippines were most interested In the |
news nnd some Of them discussed the |
military judicial features Of the case. |
IL was pointed out that AguinaldV |
00ulV w Itlu as a. UilSblitA VI Wi
until the close Of the war. Another |
phase Of the question relating to the
proolamations aud orders of Aguinaldo |
tending TO secure the assassination |
and massacre Of Americans, Europeans |
and friendly Filipinos without regard |
TO their activity In the prosecution Of |
the war on the insurgents, was dis
cussed. II was said that in case these
proclamations and orders could be
proved, Aguinaldo would be subject TO
a trial by a military commission for
violation Of the rules of war and he
could not claim immunity, under the
ordinary conduct Of war.
A study OF the latest atlas OF the
Philippine archipelago just issued by
the coast survey shows that the pro-
vice Of Isabella is In the extreme north
ern portion OF the island OF Luzon. Pa
lanan Is town on the eastern coast
OF Isabella province. situated on a
river somewhat inland which flows into
the Gulf OF Palanan.
Between the coast and the Rio
Grande. which flows northward through
northern Luzon Is the Sierra Madras
a coast range, which is al
most impossible. The Palanan and the
coast towns where Aguinaldo has been
hiding could only be reached by the
sea.
IN GEN FUNsToNs HOME.
lola, Kansas, March 2s.--Business In
lola, the home OF Gen. Funston, was
practically suspended today while the,
citizens gave vent 10 the enthusiasm
they felt over the Kansas soldiers feat.
Flags were unfurled and business men
lett their stores TO carry the news 20
their homes. II each citizen were a
brother OF Gen. Funston they could not
have displayed greater Joy. The local
paper will say:
There is not anybody like Fred Fun
ston. He II from Kansas. God bless
him, and when he Is told a thing can
not be done. he goes and does a."
Gen Funston's parents live on a farm
i've miles from lola. The news was
iaken to them BY an Associated Pre<
In the little farm house Of Mr.. and
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