Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-28
AGUINALDO CAPTURED.
A dispatch from Manila says:

n uispatcn ron mabtid rnye'
General Frederick Funston's project
for the capture OF Aguinaldo In the
provinces of Isabella, Island Of Luzon.
has proved completely successful.
Aguinaldo was captured there March
%. The United States guDbost Vicks'
burg, Commander E. B. Barry, with
General Funston and Aguinaldo on
board, arrived here this morning."
Several days ago it was announced
thss General Frederick Funston had
undertaken an expedition into the In
terror 10 capture the insurgent chief
tain. The Americans had received
tip az to Aguinaldo's whereabouts, and
General Funston planned a scheme by
which he was to be taken prisoner by
some native scouts, whom Agninaldo
would suppose to be insurgents. Then
at the proper time the tables were to be
turned on Aguinsldo and he was to
find himself prisoner.
Emilio ARuinaldo Is about 81 years
old, and Is the son OF very prominent
native chief. Aoxious that his boy
should be educated, this chief conided
the lad to the Spanish priests, who
thought that Aguinaldo's ir huence,
when he grew up, would help to main
tain Spanish authority among the Ma
lay population.
The father is rich, for native, and
Emilio Aguinaldo. after being taught
in the local schools, was sent to Madrid
to study theology and qualify for the
priesthood. Afser q year or two OF
study the young man declared he would
not be q priest, but soldier. So he
was drafted into one OF the native regi-
ments, 10 which few of the subalterns
are Manila men, but all the captains and
field officers are Spanish.
Nearly four years ago Aguinaido and
l compatriot, named Alexandra, also q
lieutenant OF native troops, organized q
revolt in the native corps. Aguinaldo's
regiment one morning, while on parade,
shot all the Spanish officers except q
few lieutenants, and took to the savan.
| uas-great trackless praries, swampy,
with occasional high bits OF land called
"mattes." Here Aguinsldo made bic
| headquarters. At one time he mist
have mad 1000 or 900 men under arms
| of some sort hidden 10 these Businesses,
| raiding the rich settlements whenever
they felt like it.
I The blockade maintained by the
Spanish squadron in Philippine waters
| against the importation Of arms for the
| insurgents gradually drove the Fill
pines to the wall, and in December.
) 1897, the celebrated "pacticstion" q
the Islands was negotiated, the go-be'
tween being Senior Pedro Palermo, di-
rector of the Manila Museum, Filipi-
| 40 who had remained at least passively
loyal to the Spanisrds.
The so-called "pacificaiionn included
| the payment to the iusurgent leaders
| of 100000 in Mexican silver, equal to
about $400. 900 in gold. Aguinaldo and
| his associates sgreed to surrender all
| the arms In the pc: asson OF the ma
ives and to quit the archipelago, re-
naming away at the pleasure OF the
Spanish government, and TO use their
utmost influence to disband and disarm
all the insurgent forces.
Aguinaldo was to 60 to Hongkong to
receive the fret inslallment of the
spanish money. The cash payment
was divided among the Junta, and
Aguinaldo started for Paris.
Aguinaldo had gone no farther than
Singapore on his way to Paris when
the destruction OF the Maine In Havana
narbor brought on acute tension of the
relations between the United States
and Spain. He remained 10 Singapore
TO see whether the Filipinos might not
profit by Spain's difficulties.
1t was then that there occurred the
negotiations with Consul Pratt, which,
Aguinaldo has maintained, justify his
assertion that the United States made
an alliance with him by which he was
to assist In expelllDg the Spaniards
from the Philippines and in return the
Uoited States was to recognize the in
| dependence OF the Filipino republic.
He was taken to Manila from Hong
kong on one OF Dewey's auxiliary yes
sells and soon armed and equipped q
large force. This force, as is we'll known,
co-operated at first with the Americans,
aud it was largely due to its efforts that
Msnils was captured by Gen. Wesley
Meritt's army In August, 1898.
Then came doub; and distrust. The
Treaty Of Paris ceding the Philippine
Islands to the United States was con-
cluded. The independence for his
country, which Aguinaldo had cher.
lshed as dream, was not to be realized
when be had hoped. Correspondence
with American officials followed, but
Aguinoldo could not extract promise
of independence. He has since kept
his army together in the neighborhood
OF Manila.
His successive capitals were captured
after combats which were exciting, II
not always marked by heavy loss OF
life, etc.