The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-04-05
5,AI!A.G,UINAILD0 5,AI!A.G, G CAUGHT.
10y. 1a' osferaI Funston and Carried
3 10 Maria.
BETRAYED aY TRAITORS,
And Taken Prisoner By Nun He
Thought Had surendeted
TO Him. New II
Was Done.

EEeuer1oK IunbtOn caring pr010ot Tor
tho capture Of Aguinaldo in his hiding
place in the prov,nco of lsabola,
Island Of Luzon, has proved completely
RpccoBsful, Aguinaldo was captured
there March %. The United States
gNnboat Vioksburg, Commander, Il. B.
Barry, with Gen. Funston and Agui.
4 naldo on board, arrived hore this morn.
ing"
Upon landing from the Vioksburg
4 Aguinaldo was taken bofor Gon. Mac
Arthur at tho Malaoanang palaoo. Ho
talked freely, but seemed ignorant con-
corning recont evonts. Ho appeared to
4 be in good health and was very cheer.
! full. Ho lunohed with the officers OF
4 Gen. MaoArthur's staff and was then
escorted to tho Ands street jail. Agui.
naldos 8 capture was attended with con-
adorable difficulty, an insurgent major
being killed at the time Of tho ovont
7, ;IwontY rifles and number of import
snt papers were captured.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
Con. Funston made the following
atatemnt concerning tho capture Of the
4 Filipino leader: 5
The confidential agent of Aguinaldo
arrived Fobrusry % at Pautabangan,
I, in the province Of Nuova Eoija, north
] trn Luson,' with lettt rs, datea January
Sl l, 12rand Ia. These lotters were from
i Emilio Aguinaldo and directed Baldor-
4 nero Aguinaldo to take command Of
Z tho PROVINCES Of Central Luzop. sup
planting Gen. Alejandrino. Emilio
Aguinaldo also ordered that four bua-
\ drod mon be sent him as soon as possi-
3 BILE, saying that the bearer of.tho letter
would lead these men to whore Agui.
3.Enaldo was. III /. 5a. 5a K
Gen. Funston aecurad the oorros-
pondenco of Aguinaldos agent and
laid his plans accordingly. Some
4 months previously he had captured the
camp OF the insurgent Gen. Laouna, in
cidentally obtaining Laouna's seal, Of
y ficially obtaining Lacuna's seal, Of.
tcial papera, and o quantity Of signed
N correspondence. From this material
X two letters wero constructed, ostonsi-
bly, from Loouna to Aguinaldo. Ono
Of these contained information as to
TIE progress Of the war. The other
Il Y asserted that, pursuant to orders re-
tSseeiYed " from Baldoymero Aguinaldo,
1 SS. laSll no 'yas sending his best company
emilio Agui1aldo &
4 HIS plans 0cmpl6tod and approved, !,
81, Gen.s Funston came to Manila and or,
sganiEod his expedition, selecting 78
q MNaoabeaos, all Of whom spoke Tagalog
tiuently. Twenty wore insurgents uni.
forms and the others the clothing Of
Eilipinos laborers. The Maoabobe com
pany, armed with 80 Mausers. 18
Kemingtons and 10 Krag. j Jorgenscns,
was commanded by Capt Russell r.
Hasaard of the 18th u. 8. volunteer
4 cavalry. With him was his brother,
Lieut.. Oliver p. M. Hazard, Of tho
same regiment. Capt. Harry w. Now
4 ton, Bath infantry, was taken because
of his familiarity with Casiguran bay,
3 and Lieut. Burton j. Mitchell, Of tho
auth infantry, wont as Gen. Funston g
s aide. These were the only Americans
Z accompanying tho expedition.
With the Maoabebes were four ex-
insurgent officers, one being a Spanish
and the other three Tagolos, whom
Gen. Funston trusted implicitly. Gen
Funston and tho American officers wore
plain blue shirts and khaki trousers.
They carried each half blanket but
wore no insignia Of rank. The Maca
bebes were cal efully instructed to obey
tho orders of tho four OK insurgont eff
y cers. On the night of March 9th the
party embarked on the United State,
+ gunboat Vioksburg. 1t was originally
to take casooes from the island
n OF Poliilo and to drift to tho main land,
!: but a storm arose ard three Of the CAS-
GOES wore lost. This plan was aban-
doned. .577i
at 2 a. m. March ID the Vioksburg
{ put her lights out and ran inshoro rs
miles south Of Oasiguran, province Of
Pfincipe. The party march to Casigu
/ Kan. The Americans had never gar.
4 4 yisOned this place, and tho inhabitants
s are strong insurgent sympathjzors.
&; Having arrived there the ex insurgont
officers, ostensibly commanding tho par.
5 ty annonnoed that they wero on tho
B way to Join Aguinaldo busween Pauto.
8 bagan and Baler, that thoy had sur
prlsed an American surveying rsrty
and that they had killed number.
capturing five. They exhibited Gen.
Funston and the other Americans az
4 the prisoners.
}${ The inourgent presidents OF Cast,
guran beloved the story. Two Of tho
Aacuna lottors, previously ooncoctod,
I we're forwarded to Aguinaldo at Pala.
nan, province Of Isabela. Gen. Fun
aton and the others were kept i'm
8 prisoned for three days, giving orders
at night. On the morning Of March II,
taking g small quantity Of oraokoi
corn. tho party started on a 80 milo
march to Palanan. The country is
sroughiand uninhabited, and provisions
could not bo secured. Tho party ate
small shell fish, but wore almost
starved. Wading swift rivors, climb
s Ing .preoipitous mouDtains and peno.
X traatling denso junglog, they marched
i !. seven , days and nights and on March 90
q I; 5,s 1sd feachod Q point eight miles from
y h r,alanan. They were now SO weak
tnat ~ was necessary to send to Apuin-
ald0 e camp for food. ARuinaldo dia.
Z patched supplies and directed that Tia
American prisoners bo kindly treated
i but not be allowed to onter the town.
sg 5 On the morning Of March 23 tha ad.
3Syanco was resumed. The column waa
4 met BY the staff officers Of Aeuinaldo
and 9 detachment Of Aguinaldo's BODY
+ guard. which was ordered to taxa
charge Of tho Americans. While one
8of tho ox-insurgent 6fioers oonvorsod
with Againaldo's aide, another was
Il sent hs dourier, to warn Gon Funston
& and the rest who, with IL Maoabebaa