The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
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MANILA FREEDOM GIVES GRAPHIC
ACCOUNT OF CAPTURE OF
AGUINALDQ
f0UND CHIEF AT PARANAN
airst Definite knowledge of His
Whereabouts Was Obtained
by Capture of One of
His COuriers.
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Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo has at last been
captured, and 'the cause of the trouble
arrived in Manila yesterday morning, a.
prisoner of the American authorities
having bene captured by Frederick
Funston brigadier general of United
States volunteers in command of the
Fourth district of Northern Luzon.
The first definite knowledge of the
Whereabouts Of Gen. Aguinaldo was OBJ
tanned on Feb. 8, when native courier
from Aguinaldo was apnrehended, who
was carrying letters from the chief to
the various commanders throughout the
island, asking for reinfOrcements to his
command. When the courier came into
the district and found the Americans In
full possession with a strong force of
soldiers, he presented himself to the Of
ficer In command and was at once sent
to San lsidrC with the letters in his pos
session. The letters were read. the key
to the cipher letters having fallen into
their possession previously, and the
whereabouts of the chieftain were thus
made known. The letters were in the
form Of orders to Baldomero Aguinaldo
to take command of the central
provinces OF Luzon relieving Gen. Ale
Jundrino, who had previously been in
command Of central Luzon. The letter
also asked for 400 armed men to be sent
at once to the headquarters of the
guard, and gave the information that
the bearer would act as guide to the
troops.
The letters gave no particular place as
headquarters, but were dated Jan u, 3,
and Il.
The man was induced after some
trouble to tell the whereabouts of the
cnieftain and said that he was at Par
anan, about six miles from the east
coast, and directly cast from Iagaa in
the province Of Isabella The man stated
that the chief had a few officers with
him and but a small force of men, but
kept in touch with the different gen
erals throughout the island by means Of
couriers. The letters gave full instruc-
tons as to the plans of operation to be
followed in sending the reinforcemenUs
in order that they might safely reacn
headquarters.
FUNSTON MAKES HIS PLANS.
Being in possession cf these letters and
plans Gen. Funston at once laid out a
Plan by the execution of which ae felt
sure the chieftain might be captured,
ana communicated the same to division
headquarters in this city
The plot looked feasible TO the autbo~i-
ties here and Gen Funston was allowed
to carry out mis- plans, bold daring.
dangerous as they were, but which have
proved so successful. The general ar
rived In this city and ait once began
preparations for the dangerous under
taking, which We're soon completed and
The expedition left this city March 6. on
the gunboat ViCksbUrg, the party con-
slstlng Of Brig. Gen Funston. the native
guide and courier who was expected r.
act as guide for Aguinaldo's reinforce
ments, four eX-irsurgent officers three
OF Whom We're TagalCgs and one a Span
lald seventy-eight Macabebe scouts who
nd oil
IagaloS, commanded by Capt Russell
D. Hazard, Of the Eleventh cavalry. ac.
companied by his brother, First Tiaut
OLIVER y. NJ Hazard of the Eleventh
cavalry, VINO was second in command Of
the scouts; Capt. Harry Newton. of tb,
Ihirty-fourth infantry, whose Familiarity
with the country made him most vain
ahie 2ld and addition to the expedition
ana Gen. FunstOn's aide Lieut. Rurto,,
j. Mitchell, of the Fcrtieth infantry
Inc evolutionary fierce secured enough
Oh MSuiScnt uniforms, hats and nara
pA'Ih'nN TO have the appearance of the
average lnsurSent company which WOMB
pass for the deshed reinformemants
armed them with fifty Mausers eighteen
Remingtons and ten Krags, the obiec
beng to act as insurgent soldiers ard 70
crdits for the chieftain or their way +,
Join his command.
me original plan was to secure cascoes
from the island of PoIilio. but soI-aro
storm arising the beats were lost and
me previously arranged plan had to be
abandoned.
LAND AT NIGHT.
The next move was to land on +ho
east coast of LuZOn without arousine tho
suspicious Of the natives, and the Vicks-
burg, putting out all lights landed fine
force at the dead of night. By O'Clock
on the morning of the 18th of March
the force We're ashore and prepared to
move. Al daylight they started on the
long and dangerous march north toward
Caslguran, dressed in insurgent uniforms
ana with three days rations in their
hayersacks.
Inc officers of the expedition, including
Gen. Funston, were dressed as American
soldiers, wearing blue shirts. fatigue
trousers. leggings and CAMPAIGN hats
and played the role of being American
prisoners in the hands of the Insurgent
force on its way to Facanan. By
o'clock IN they reached the town of
Caslguran, and sent in an advance
guard stating they were insurgent SOL
ulers on their way north and wished the
town TO supply them with rations, which
was complied with During their stay
in Cosiguran the Americans were kent
under close guard, but their guard be-
ing the Macabebe scouts they were in ne
immediate danger. AT this point when
II became necessary to send word in adj.
vance, they used paper usually used Inv
the insurgents which had been captured
and succeeded in their disguise by forg-
ing Lacuna's signature to the same.
They worked their disguise and fora
cries 50 completely that Baldonerr
Aguinaldo himself never suspected hut
that they We're insurgent soldiers. TIE
advance letters to him stated that they
mad engaged the Americans had l,iIaf
one wounded two and captured three
Dut the rest had escaped They usef
1@cuna's name freely, stating they wer.
on their way to Paranan to toin III,
chiefs forces. Their letters passe(
them through, the Americans were hell
as prisoners, and on the morning n
March Il they left Casiguran for Para
nan, distance of ninety miles through
country Inhabited by savages. will
few ratiOns of corn and dried fish
WAY WAS ROUGH.
The entire force was afoot. as no an;
NAL could have been safely taken alon,
on the journey, which consisted of fearfn
and dangerous mountain trails, through
sands, across rivers over bolders al
ternately scaling and descending noun
tains, keeping as near to the east coas
as practicable, camping on the noun
tains or beside rivers wherever n oh
overlook them, and on the night of tn,
22d Of March reached a point about etrh
miles from Aguinaldo's headquarters.