Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-28
FUNSTON'S FIND /!
News Of AguinaIdo's
Capture Confirmed.
He and Three Staff Officers
Taken in by Funston.
President Mckinley and Other off,
cials Gratiied at Result,
FUNSToN'S HOME CELEBRATING.

Manila, March 2s.-Aguinaldo and
several members of his stan were cap
tured near Casiguran. near Baler,
province of Luzon, and brought to
Manila. Aguinaldo was brought
ashore here at $40 y. m. to-day and
taken before General Macarthur at
Malacanang palace. He talked free
ly, but seemed ignorant concerning
recent events. He appeared in good
health. and was cheerful. lie lunched
with officers of General MacArthur's
stan, and was escorted to Anda street
jail. Aguinaldo's capture was attend
ed with considerable difficulty, an in.
surgent major being killed. Twenty
rifles and number of important pa
pers were captured.
NEWS CONFIRMED.
Washington. March 2s.-General
Macarthur has cabled the war depart.
ment confirming the published report
OF the capture of Aguinaldo.
AGUINALDO IN CUSTODY.
Washington. March 2s.-Admiral
Remey has cabled the navy depart.
ment as follows:
"Cavite, March 2s.-The vicksburg
sailed on the Sth, with General Fun.
ston and eighty-three Macabbees
aboard on an expedition to capture
Aguinaldo. She returned to-day.
Aguinaldo and three staff officers were
captured and delivered to the custody
OF General Macarthur"
MACARTHUR HAS HIM.
Washington, March 2S.-Press re-
ports of the capture of Aguinaldo by
General Funston were confirmed to.
day by General Macarthur at Manila,
In the following cablegram to Adju.
tant General Corbin: General Fun
ston has returned from an expedi-
tion to Palanan, province of Isabella,
where he captured Aguinaldo. who is
now In my possession at Malacanan.
Particulars later"
Macalanan Is General MacArthur's
headquarters and residence in Manila.
Secretary Root informed the Asso.
ciated Press this morning that he
can make no statement yet as to the
disposition OF Aguinaldo. He sup
poses he will be treated as other prom.
inent insurgents captured.
THE PRESIDENT PLEASED.
Washington, March 2S.--The news
of Aguinaldo's capture by General
Funston was received everywhere
by officials with intense qualification.
but, ptlhdpS, uoNntit uiu IL CTtdtt
more satisfaction than at the White
House.
II has been the opinion OF military
authorities for long time that Aguin.
aldo was doing more than all other
agencies combined to keep the rebel.
lion in the Philippines alive, and ev.
cry energy was directed to compass
his capture. II was the intention of
Funston some time ago to return to
the United States, but by the direc-
tion of the war department he was
detained in the Philippines in the
hope that just such n contingency as
did arise should give him an oppor-
tunity to test his prowess
AT FUNSTON'S HOME.
lola, Kan, March 2S.-Business in
lola, the home of General Funston.
was practically suspended to-day
while the citizens gave vent to the
enthusiasm they felt. Flags were un.
furled and business men left their
stores to carry the news to their
homes. Tho local paper will say:
There Is not anybody like Fred. Fun.
ston. He is from Kansas, God bless
him, and when he is told anything
cannot be done, he goes and does it,"
DEWEY Is PLEASED.
New York, March 23,-Admiral
Dewey to-day expressed the greatest
satisfaction at the news OF the cap
ture Of Aguinaldo. and said he
thought this would really wind up the
period OF resistance.