Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-04-04

Washington, March 3l.-The disposi-
ton of Aguinaldo and the reward for
Gen. Funston were discussed by the
cabinet yesterday, ard while nothing
definite was decided in either case, it
is thought probable hat Aguinaldo
will be deported and that Gen. Funston
will be made a brigadier general in the
regular army.
The view Of the majority Of the cab
met was that the time was not ripe
TO decide what course should be pur-
sued in the disposition Of Aguinaldo. 1t
Is felt that some little time should
elapse to permit an opportunity to de-
liberate carefully over what course
would be the wisest; whether he can
be Of any service TO the United States
government by remaining in Manila
and exerting his influence in the direc-
ton of peace; whether it
Would BE Dangerous
to permit him to remain so close to the
field of discretionary activity, or
whether, even. it would be best to send
him among the other i%nsurgent prison.
ers on the Island of Guam. There Is a
disr position to deal leniently with him,
but there are various questions that
will have to be considered in the case,
as, for instance, whether he personally
instigated assassinations Of Americans.
and similar offenses, which some of
the members of the cabinet feel call for
some penalty. 1t cannot be too en-
phatically stated that the administra-
ton will avoid giving the captured
leader any basis for posing as a martyr.
The president Ind all the members
Of the cabinet are in favor of the most
liberal and substantial recognition of
the services of Gen. Funston. There is
q disposition to make him a brigadier
general in the regular army, but it Is
thought that full reports should be
awaited
Before Action Is Ttken.
The matter probably viii; be allowed to
rest where 1t is for the present. Gen.
Funston is holding a volunteer commits
sion az brigadier general, which viii
not expire until June 80 of this year;
therefore, so far as honor and emolu-
ments are concerned his standing will
not be preiudiced by the delay.
The president and his cabinet do not
underestimate the importance of the
capture of Aguinaldo, but they have
been led to believe that the insurrec-
ton has practically collapsed and that
there remain now only a few bands of
outlaws who are on the warpath more
for booty than for principle. They are
looking forward to the work Of the
Taft commission as of more Importance
than that OF the army.
Some More surrenders.
Another important dispatch was re-
ceived at the war department yester-
day from Gen. Macarthur at Manila.
1t did not refer to Aguinaldo or Funs-
ton. but In the opinion of the wal de-
partment officials it went far to sup
port the prediction made by Gen. Mac
Arthur in Thursdays dispatch relating
to those two leaders, that the end of
the rebellion is near at hand. This dis
patch chronicles the surrender of a
considerable additional number OF
rebels and military arms and the i'm
portsnt feature of 1t is hat the sur
render marks the complete stamping
out of the insurgents in the island OF
Mindanao. which is, rext to Luzon, the
largest island in the Philippine group.
Gen. Surrenders.
Manila. March 81. - The capture OF
Aguinaldo by Gen. Funston has already
had its effect Gen. Geronimo, the in
surgent leader in the province Of Mo-
rong, Luzon, has surrendered with six
officers, forty-six men and fifty rifles,
to Col. J.. Milton Thompson of the For
ty-second regiment at San Mateo. As
the news of Aguinaldo's capture
spreads through thearchipelago the in
surgents are becoming disheartened
and there is a marked increase in the
number of individual surrenders.