Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-30
MOTHER AND WIFE
Will Be Allowed to Visit the
 Filipino Leader.
A DEATH SENTENCE COMPUTED

naldo-The Captured Leader Has
 Fine Quarters In the AIalacanang
 Palace-He Seems Quite Pleased to
 Be in Captivity.
 Manila. March 30.-The wife and mother of Aguinaldo, who have been living at Binacayan, near Old Cavite, have been granted permission to visit him.
 The Spaniard, Lorenzo Prieto. who was charged with assisting the insur- gents by furnishing information to the lnsurgent general Cailles, in exchange Tor trading privileges, has been tried py a military committee, found guilty oI the charges against him and sem tenced to death. General MacArt,,pr committed the sentence to imprisOn. ment for ten years.
 Irleto was the agent of the firm of
 hendezona k Co, and to q certain ay. .tnt M was associated with D. A. Car. . man. the American contractor oISo ch'rged with aiding the FiIipino in. Surgents.
 Mashlngton. March 3O.-Wbat to IT., Wlth Aguinaldo and how to rau.,rI uehefal Funston was considered in ,i,.. s"oiieI meeting yesterday. says 2, spcial ,,t alsoatch to the Hartford Cour- i,, nu tue agreement reached to be. III no hurry in disposing of Apnin.i1 do futare or Funston,s reward si, tnal IS Known of the capture is E'Aeu news and necessarily IocLing in ue'ali. The administration wishes to De adVlsed of every circumstance load. Ing up to the execution of the bold pi'.il anu or us accomplishment Hasty "S'loh might be q case for regret. and tne appointment of Funston to brisa
 Selief'lsnip Ill the regular army. as recommended by General Moo. Arthur. is too important to be orflerad oiIhand. Were General Funston of ita ,ufef years. with the possibility oi HIS retirement in d reasonable period. there would be but little oh- Jetlloh 10 tnlS recognition of his merit.- orlG ns services. But General Ems. ton s less than 40. and should he reach the rank Of lieutenant general he would effectively bar all promotions Tor such |: length of time as to ,.afira most of the West Point ~raduatas now Ill line as senior officers with no bjeh- 4 CT faHk than that of colonel
 It IS polnted out by those who are insisting upon Funston's immediate appolntment as a regular briYadier general that the president is not com- peLeu 10 promote him to the rank of AlaJor general. Officers above the rank or colonel can be selected for ad- Nancement by the president of the United States without regard to seniority. This is in effect the nro- position that Funston shall be created a DflSadler general and allowed to remain in that rank while other officers or greater age, service and experience pass over him to their just dues. Such a situation would be embarrassing for future presidents. President McKin- ley would scarcely permit himself to be influenced by such :l proposition f'unston'S commission as brigadfer general in the volunteers expires Jun, 30. There is. therefore, no occasion for haste as he is enjoying the rank, pay and allowances equal to q regular appointment meanwhile
 As 10 the disposition of AgIlinaldo the cabinet decided to await further reports, especially from General Mae Arthur and Judge Taft. There is no disposition to deal harshly with the captive, but if it is found that he can not be used with good effect ar Manila. to aid in bringing the insur- rectiOn 10 an end. the matter of trans- porting him to Guam or some other place outside of the Philippines will ba seriously considered.
 Manila. March 30.-A suinaldo is now detained in 2 comfortable room, situated i'll a wing of the Malacanans palace. He is in charge of Captain Benjamin II. Randolph and Lieutenant Gilbert A. Ioungber@, of Battery G. Third artillery. When AguinaldO was captured, he wore d plain. dark blue suit. with the coat closely buttoned . at the throat and q wide white helmet with d leather band. He takes his capture philosophically. He is gener- ally cheerful. but sometimes moody. His health during the past year has been very good. It is uncertain what attitude he will now assume.
 Certain visitors are permitted tO see Agunaldo, but newspaper inter- views with the prisoner are not allow ed Since A@uinaldo has been domiciled at the palace, persons not provided with special permits haVe been denied admission to the grounds General Trias, the commander of tha inSurgent forces in Southern LuZOn. who recently surrendered to the American authorities visited Agui1aldo and told the latter why he surrender ed. Trias said that I continuance Of armed opposition to the United States was uniustifiable and ruinous. The in-
  possible and the Filipinos had better accept liberty prosperity and progress under American rule
 Many people visited the residence ot General and Mrs Funston on the Ca1le Real in the suburb of Ermita. The general modestly declined to talk. Mrs Funston was evidently the happiest woman in the Philippine Islands.
 Paris, March 30-In April. 1899. prominent citizens and merchants oe Z Manila united in a petition to Aguinai-ss do requesting him to release Spanisll prisoners of war. The petition waM delivered to Aguinaldo by Duke Rsl. marais, French nobleman. On he turning from his mission he was nllf4 dered. Every effort was made t0 1asss cate and secure the body, but all e forts failed until the search was 4lfsSS dertaken by Captain William E. Hqrs