The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-04-02

mon it was necessary to send to
Aguinaldo's camp for food.
The men had subsisted for the
whole week upon limited quantity
of crushed corn, shell fish and herbs.
Aguinaldo received the couriers hos
pitably, dispatched supplies and di-
rected that the American prisoners
be treated with every consideration
due their rank
On the morning of March % Fun
ston, surrounded by his native troops,
began to march to Palanan. A short
distance from the town the column
was met by the staff officers of Agui-
naldo and the detachment of his
body guard which was ordered to
take charge of the Americans.
While one of the exinsurgent Off
GERS conversed with Aguinaldo's aid,
another, a Spaniard, sent courier
to warn General Funston and the
rest, who, with eleven Macabebes,
were about an hour behind. Having
received this warning, General Fun
ston avoided Aguinaldo's detachment
and joined the column, avoiding OBJ
servation. Tagalogs went ahead to
greet Aguinaldo and the column
slowly followed, finely arriving at
Palanan.
Aguinaldo's household troops, so
men in neat uniforms of blue and
white, and wearing straw hats, lined
up to receive the newcomers. Gen.
eral Feneral Funston's men crossed
the river in small boats, formed on
tho bank and marched to the right
and then in front of the insurgent
grenadiers. The Tagalogs entered
the house whore Aguinaldo was
Suddenly the Spanish officer, no.
ticing that Aguinsldo's aid was
watching the Americans suspicious
ly, exclaimed:
"Now, Macabebes, gor for themw
The Macabebes opened fire, but
their aim was rather ineffective and
only three insurgents were killed.
The rebels returned the fire. On
hearing the firing, Aguinaldo, who
evidently thought his men were mere.
ly celebrating the arrival of rein
forcements, ran to the window and
shouted:
'Stop that foolishness! Quit vast
ing ammunitionw
Hilario Placido, one of the Taga-
log offiI Jrs and former insurgent
major, WHO was wounded IN the lung
by the fire of the Kansas regiment
at the battle of Caloocan, threw his
arms around Aguinaldo, exclaiming:
"You are q prisoner of the Ameri.
cans"
Col. Simeon Villa, Aguinaldo's
chief staff; Major Alambra and others
attacked the mon who were holding
Aguinaldo. Placido shot Villa in
the shoulder, Alambra jumped out
of the window and attempted to cross
the river. It is supposed that he
was drowned. Five other insurgent
officers fought for a few minutes,
and then fled, making their escape.
When the firing began General
Funston assumed command and di.
reoted the attack on the house, per-
sonally assisting in the capture of
Aguinaldo. The insurgent body.
guard fled, leaving 20 rifles, Santiago
Barcelona, the insurgent treasurer,
surrendered without resistance.
When captured Aguinaldo was
tremendously excited, but he calmed
down under General FunstoL's as
| surance that he would be we'll treated.
General Funston secured all of Agui-
naldo's correspondence, showing that
he had kept in close touch with the
sub chiefs of the insurrection in all
parts of the archipelago. It was also
), ! : 2s;scovered that Aguinaldo, January
2s. ESSs. proclaimed himself dictator
IT, IT, hod ~ iS,Aeen living at Pnlanan for
ssvsn nv n"1 montbs oos undisturbed, except
whom q detachmssat of the Sixth in
fantry visited the W.. Un .n".
occasion the entire pS"l"'lo' pS . ,ooA
to the mountains and reHs" Hs"'neo 'nef0
until the troops retired. 4
Aguinaldo admitted than ne h"o
come near to being oaptured oefore'
but be asserted that he haid never