The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
.AGUINAL DO IN
A PRISON CELL
Captured Filipino Leader
Thinks and Smokes.
SPENDS HIS TIME
PACING THE FLOOR
Gives No Intimation of His
Future Intentions.

Manila. March 30.-In company with
Colonel Vellia. his chief of staff, and
DR.. Barcolana, ex-treasurer. of the Fill
pino government, Aguinaldo now oc-
cupies one of the incest apartments of
the AIalacanang palace. He is closely
guarded and courteously treated. Cap
tain Francis j. Herman of the Second
infantry. Captain William /. Henley
of the First artillery, members of Cen
eral MaCArthurs staff; Captain Ben
jamin IT. Randolph ana Lieutenant
Gilbert ~ YoungberS of the Third ar
tiliery, with five guards, are watching
him.
Aguinaldo, nervously pacing the floor
and deeply thinking, thrusts his hands
through his hair. He smokes many
cigars and cigarettes, and he also has
a hearty appetite. He speaks only a
lew words of English. He is conscious
of his dignity, but tries to talk pleas
antly with his guards. He often praises
the skill and audacity of General Fu,.-
ston in effecting his capture, saying
thai only by strategem could he have
been captured. 1t is said that AGui-
naldo is very strongly N Terse to re-
treating from his former attitude, but
that he must regard the best interests
of the Filipino people.
The sisters of DR.. Barcolana have
called upon him, bringing 4 supply OF
ilnEL. ASulniiUO Is wen Slt.iPtl[Q Win
money, and ne ordered a supply of new
clothes. lie is careful Of his personal
appearance. He celebrate1 his thirty
second birthday before n was cap
tured- The birthday festivities We're
prolonged and only terminated upon
the arrival Of General Funston.
Wants to Know Public Opinion.
Aguinaldo tries TO read the American
newspapers, and is anxious 10 learn the
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States concerning Philippine affairs. He
had . conference with ff%neTal Trias,
and the chief justice. Arella2O. but his
future intentions have -lot been an
nounced. He spends muCn time seated
by . barred window, watching the
boats passing UP anu down the PGsis
r5.-er.
This morning Aguinaldo was recog-
nizeG by a crowd of natives going up
the river in a lighter. The ratives
gazed on him while in slleEce, and
then began to jeer. calling him Emilio
and vile names In the ragalog ian
guage- The guards quietad the disturb
ance, and AguinaldO left The window in
disgust.
The natives IF Manila are undsmon-
strative con cerning Aguinaldo's cap
ture. and il IS difficult % ascertain
what the majority of thsm really think
of it. 1t is certain that Aguinaldo's
influence is less strong THAI formerly
though it is stiil great.
The representative IF the Associated
Press has interviewed many Filipinos,
including both business and I1rofes-
sional men in Manila, as Well as rep
rcsentatives of the lower GLASSES and
former insurgents, on the capture of
AguinaIdo. rhe majority of the per-
sons questioned were unfsignedly giad
that AguinaIdo had been captured. and
said they considered that the worst OBJ
stacle to the speedy nacificati ton of the
islands had been removed. Som men
distrust Aganaldo. ami advise mis- inn
mediate deportation. others believe
he can render vast assistance by urging
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