The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-04-12
FUNSTON A BRIGADIER IN
THE UNITED STATES ARMY
Deserved Promotion of AguinaIdo's Captor-.-
The Filipino Leader Jeered by
Passing Natives

II WASHINGTON, March 30.-Presiden
J Mckinley today rewarded General Funs
ton for his achievement In capturing
Aguinaldo by appointing him a Brigadiel
General in the regular Army. in accord
ance with the recommendation of Gen
eral Macarthur.
NEW YORK, March 3O.-A special tc
the Herald from Washington says; II
Gmelio Agunaldo has violated any OF
the laws of war and declines to take the
oath of allegiance to the United States
he will be tried by n military commits
sion to be appointed by Major General
Macarthur Iuis is the important fea-
ture of the instructions sent by Secre-
tary Root to General Macarthur today
regarding the disposition to be made of
the prisoner.
| General Macarthur will make no bar
gain with Agunaldo, giving him free
dom In return for his aid in establishing
the recognition of American sovereignty.
He will inform Aguinaldo that the Cow
ernment is disposed to deal leniently with
him. and he will be held for the present
as a prisoner of war. He will be kept
under close surveillance, so as not to be
able to communicate with his former
'subordinates to the injury of the United
States. lie will be allowed. II he de-
sires, to take the oath of allegiance and
then to acquaint the Filpinos generally
with what he has done and his views as
TO their future course.
Aguinado has not placed himself IN
n position TO be offered any terms by the
United States under any of the procla-
nations or instructions governing the
Philippines. No attempt viii be made
u bargain with him and he will first
have to accept the sovereignty of the
United States and also show that he
comes within the terms of the amnesty
offered before he could even be offered a
position under the Government. II It
seemed desirable TO use him in n gov
ernmental capacity In the future. At
present Aguiraldo will be considered on
the same footing with other prisoners.
The position OF the United States in
reference TO the prisoner seems to have
been misunderstood in some quarters.
and there was an impression that our
officers were ready to make terms with
AGuinaldo in order TO secure his SER
wees for the pacifcation OF the islands.
II Is evident that any overtures 10 bi .ug
about this result Will have TO come from
ACunGldo. No doubt he VIII he given
an opportunity TO make proposition OF
that kind, but until he does ne win lie
considered as captured insurgent.
AGUINALDO JEERED Al.
MANILA, March S0.-In company with
Colonel NellIa, his chief OF syar. ana Dr.
barcelona, eN-treasurer of the Filipino
Govern ert, AEuinaldo now occupies
m" cf the incest Apartmenta ~ the
Nalnchnang palace He IL closely guard
ed hut courtoously treated. Captain Fran
els j. Herman OF the Second Infantry,
Captain william l.. Kenley of The First
Artillery members OF General NacAr-
thurs stan Captain BENJAMIN H. RAN
dolph ana Lieutenant Gilbert A. Young
berg Of the Third Artillery, with seven
guards, are watching him
Agulnaldo nerv0usly paces the noor,
ana whom deeply thinking thrusts his
hands through his hair IIe Emokss
many cigars ana cigarctlrs. ana he also
has hearty appetite lie speaks only
few words ~ English. lie Is con-
tcioua ~ BIS dignity. but tries 20 talk
pleasantly with his guards Hs often