Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-04-05
HON AGU|NAlDO WAS CAUGHT
FINE PIECE OF STRATEGY.
General Fansson Tells the story of
the Expedttion-MAay lIArdships
Eac0aaaeseA--Axui nj aldo says ~
Mas = Ams0oth Trick.

General Frederick Funston. who Oh
March % captured General Emilio
Asuinaido. when interviewed by the
representative Of the Associated Press.
made the following statement concern
ins the capture ri the Filipino leader:
The confidential agent OF Aguinaldo
arrived February - al Pantabanyan.
In the province Of Nucya, Bella. north
crn Luxon. with letters dated January
IL. ~ ana ~ These letters were from
Emilio Aguinsido. and directed Baido-
nero Agninaldo To take command os
the provinces os centya! Luxon. supple
mcntinx General Alejandrino, Emilio
Againaldo also ordered that 400 men
be sent him at once, saying that this
bearer Of the letters would guide these
men IN where Aguinaldo WAS"
General Funston secured tho CORE
sraaaeaee os Asa.na:s.o's agent and
laid his plans accordingly, Some
months previously he had captured
the camp of the insurgcnt general. La
cuns. Incidentally obtaining Lacuna's
saal. his papers and a quantity Of sign-
ed correspondence. From this material
two letters were constructed. ostensibIy
from l.acuna to Axuinaldo. One OF
these contained information az to the
progress Of lne war, The other assert.
cd that pursuant to orders received
from HaiiomsFo Agninaiaa. i.aeana
was sending his best company To Preai-
dcntc Emilio Aguinaldo.
Hts plans completed and approved.
General Funston came to Manila and
organised his expedition. selecting "
MaceAbsbea. all Of whom spoke Taga.
log fuently. Twenty wore insurgent
uniforms and the others the dress OF
Filipino laborcrs. Thia Maccabebe
company. armed with 80 Mauscra. eight
RcminEtons and 10 Krag Jorgcnsons.
was commanded by Captain Russell r.
NAHHard Of the Eleventh United States
volunteer cayalasy. With him was hts
brother. both boys from Tacoma. Wash
ington. OF the same regiment. Captain
Harry ". Newton. ThirtyfoaFth In
fansry. because Of HIS familiarity with
Snsixunn bay. and Lieutenant burton
J. Mitchell. Fortieth infantry. went IA
General Funstons aides. These were
thu Only Americans accompanying the
leader OF the expedition. with this
Maccabebes were four cx.insurgent OF
ncers. one being u Spaniard and the
other three Taxalos. whom Genera
Funston trusted implicitly.
General Funston and tho oineeri
wore plain blue shirts and khawi trous
ers. Each carried u half blanket, bu
wore no insignia Of rank The Maeea
bebes were carefully instructed to ODE,
thu orders Of the four insurgent ofi,cers
On the night of March = tho part,
embarked ON the United States gun
boat vleksburx. II was originally In
tended To take caseoes from the ialans
Of Polillo and drift to the mainland
hut u storm arose and three Of the cas-
coes were lost. This plan was aban
doned. At 2 u. m. March II the vieks
burg put her iights out and ran /,
shore 2s miles south OF caslguran
province Of Principle. The party land
ed and marched to Casiguran. Tn
Americans had never garrisoncd thi
place. and the inhabitants are stron
insurxcnt sympathixcrs, Having Al
rived there. the ex.insurgcnt ofiieer,
oatcnsihly commanding the party. al
nounced that they wore on the way /
Join AKuinaldo. that they had snl
priscd an American surveying part
and that they had killed u number. cal
tnrsax nvc. They exhibited Genera
Funston and the other Americans a
their prisoners
Tho insarxcnt prcsidcnte Of Casig,
ran believed the story. Two Of the Il
cunA letters. previously coneocted. wer
forwarded TO Axuinnldo at Palanai
province Of Isabella. General runsto
and the others were kept imprlsone
for three days. sarreptltiously givin
orders NJ night.
= small quantity Of cracked corn. III
party started on 90mile march
PalAnAn. The country Is rough an
uninhAbited and provisions could M
b. occurred. The party ate small sh.l
hsh. but we're almost starved. Wadln
swift rivers. climbing prccipitos
mountains and dense iunsles. ths
WSsVhea e"vVu aA1H anu HtkutSt an
on March ~ had reached a point elsi
uiic~ from Paianan. They were no
% weak that II was necessary TO sen
Ia Axuinaldo's camp for food. Agail
aldo dispatched supplies and dlrrets
that the American prisoners be Kind
treated but not allowed To enter n
town. On tho morning OF March IS n
advance VAS resumed. RI. column vi
net by the stan efhcers Of Aguinaie
and q detachment OF Agutnsido's bod
guard. which was expected To tai
charge OF the Americans While or
Of the sxiusmrx.nt officers converss
With Axuinaido's aide. another. a Spa
lard. srnt = courier To warn Gener
Funston and the r-ss. who. with
MAr~ah~hes. was about an hour benin
Having received this warning Osner
Funston avoided Asuinaido's ae,ac
meet and Joined the column. avoiait
observation. The TAxAios wont ah-s
10 greet Agusnaldo. and the coluu