The Saint Paul globe., 1901-03-29
Capture of Emilio A Aguina1do Conceiv-
ed and Executed by the In
trepid Kansas Officer
EXPEDITION ONE OF GREAT DANCER
Actual Seizure of the Filipino Chief
tain Was Attended by
Brief, Bloody Battle.

ed to Cariguan. The Americans had
never garrisoned this place and the in
habitants are strong insurgent sympa-
thizers. Having arrived there the ex-
insurgent officers ostensIbly commanding
the party announced that they were on
the way to Join Aguinaldo between
Pautobamg and Balo; that they had sur
prised an American surveying party, and
that they had killed a number, captur-
ing five
POSED AS PRISONERS.
They exhibited Gen. Funston, and the
other Americans as their prisoners. The
insurgent president of Cariguan be-
lieved the story. Two of the Lacuna
letters, previously concocted, were for
Warded to Aguinaldo at Palanan. prov
ince of Isabella Gen Funston and the
others were kept imprisoned for three
days. surreptitiously giving orders at
night. On the morning of March II, tax
ing a quantity of cracked corn, the
party started on a ninety mile march to
Palanan. The country is rough and un-
inhabited and provisions could not be
procured. The party caught small fish,
but almost starved. Wading swift
streams, climbing precipitous noun
tains and penetrating dense jungles they
marched five days and nights, and on
March p had reached point eight miles
from Palanan They were now so weak
that it was necessary to send to Aguin-
aldo's camp for food. Aguinaldo dis
patched supplies and directed that Amer
lean prisoners be kindly treated, but not
allowed to enter the town On the
morning of March % the advance was
resumed. The column was met by the
staff of Aguinaldo and a detachment of
Aguinaldo's body guard, which was ord
cred to take charge of the Americans
While one Of the ex-insurgent officers
conversed with Aguinaldo's ala, an
other, a Spaniard, sent a courier to warn
Gen. Funston and the rest who with
eleven Macabebes were about an hour
behind Having received this warning
Funston avoided Aguinaldos detachment
and joined the column avoiding observa-
tion The Tagalos went ahead to greet
Aguinaldo, and the column slowly fol-
lowed, finally arriving at Palanan.
Aguinaldo's household troops, fifty
men in new uniforms of blue and white
and wearing straw hats lined up to re-
ceive the newcomers Gen. Funston S
men crossed the river in small boats,
formed on the bank and marched to the
right and then in front of the insurgent
grenadiers. The Tagalos entered the
house where Aguinaldo was.
BATTLE WAS BRIEF.
Suddenly the Spanish officer, noticing
that Aguinaldo's aid was watching the
Americans suspiciously exclaimed
Now, Macabebes, go for them" The
Macabebes opened fire, but their aim
was rather ineffective, and only. three IN
surgents were killed. The rebels returned
the fire. On hearing the firing Aguinal-
do, who evidently thought his men were
merely celebrating the arrival of .'ein-
forcements ran to the window and
shouted: stop that foolishness! Quit
wasting ammunition" Hilario Placido
one of the 'Tagalo officers, and a former
insurgent major, who was wounded in the
lung by the fire of the Kansas regiment
at the battle of Caloocan, threw his arms
around Aguinaldo, eXclaiming: You are
a prisoner of the Americans Col. ST.
neon Villa, Aguinaldo's chief of staff
Maj. Alambra, and others. attacked the
men who were holding Aguinaldo. Placidc
shot Villa in the shoulder. Alambra
jumped out Of the window and attempted
to cross the river. 1t is supposed that ne
was drowned. Five other insurgent Off
GERS fought for a few minutes and ther
fled, making their escape.
GOT BUSY HIMSELF.
When the firing began Gen. Funston
tack on the house, personally assisting ir
the capture of A Aguinaldo. The insurgent
bodyguard fed, leaving twenty rifles
Sandiago Barcelona, the insurgent treas
urer, surrendered without resistance
When captured Aguinaldo was tremen-
dously excited, but he Gained down un-
der Gen. Funston's assurance that he
would be we'll treated Gen. Funston Sc
cured all of Aguinaldo's correspondence
showing that he had kept in close toucf
with the sub-chiefs of the insurrection In
all parts of the archipelago. 1t was also
discovered that Aguinaldo, Jan. %, hae
had himself proclaimed dictator. He had
been living at Palanan for seven months
undisturbed except when a detachment
Of the Sixteenth infantry visited the town
On that occasion the entire population
took to the mountains and remained there
until the troops retired
Aguinaldo admitted that he had come
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