Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-02

and then in front of the insurgent grena-
diers. The Tagalos entered the house
where Aguinaldo was.
Suddenly the Spanish officer, noticing
that Aguinaldos aide was watching the
Americans suspiciously, exclaimed: Now,
Macabebes, go for them" The Macabebes
opened fire, but their aim was rather in
effective and only three insurgents were
killed. The rebels returned the fire. On
hearing the firing, Aguinaldo, who evil
celebrating the arrival of reinforcements,
ran to the window and shouted: ''Stop
that foolishness; quit wasting ammuni-
ton"
Hilario Placido, one of the Tagalog Off
GERS and a 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 Agui-
naldo, eXclaiming: you are a prisoner
of the Americans"
When the firing began Gen. Funston as
sumed command and directed the attack
on the house, personally assisting in the
capture of Aguinaldo. The insurgent
bodyguard fed, leaving 20 rifles. Santiago
Barcelona, the insurgent treasurer sur
rendered without resistance.
IS When captured Aguinaldo was tremen-
dously excited, but he Gained down I'M
der Gen. F'unstons assurance that he
would be we'll treated. Gen. Funston Sc
cured all of Aguinaldo's correspondence,
showing that he had kept in close touch
with the sub-chiefs of the insurrection
in all parts of the archipelago. Tt was
also discovered that Aguinaldo January
Is had proclaimed himself dictator. He
had been living at Palanan for seven
months undisturbed, except when a de-
tachment of the Sixteenth infantry Wis
tied the town. On that occasion the en-
tire population took to the mountains
and remained there until the troops re-
tired.
The expedition rested March "a and then
marched 16 miles the following day to
Palanan bay, where Gen. Funston found
the Vicksburg, which brought him to Ma
Mia. Commander Barry, of the Vicks-
burg, rendered Gen. Funston splendid as
sistance.
The Future of AguinaIdo.
Washington, March 29.-While the
administration officials are not pre-
pared to say what is to be the future
of Aguinaldo it seems certain that
none of them have any idea that any
bodily punishment will be inflicted up
on him. Said one cabinet officer last
night:
IF, as indicated by Gen. Macarthur, he
issues an address to the Filipinos advis-
ing a general surrender and the accept
ance of American supremacy in the Phil
ippines, he may be of considerable service
to the government in bringing about
normal conditions. The administration
will be disposed to take advantage of
any practical service the chieftain may
be to the government, providing his acts
show him to be sincere. Or, it is sug-
gested, it may be determined to send him
away from Manila, probably to the island
of Guam.
The news of Gen. Aguinaldo's cap
ture by Gen. Funston was received
everywhere in official circles. with in
tense qualification, but perhaps no
where did it create more satisfaction
than at the white house. The first Off
cial news to reach the executive man
sion was Gen. MacArthur's dispatch
announcing the capture, which came
about midnight Wednesday night. The
president naturally is very much graf
fled that the chief mover in the insur-
rection has at last been taken. 1t has
been the opinion of the military au-
thorities for long time that Aguinal-
do was doing more than ali the other
agencies combined to keep the rebel
lion in the Philippines alive and every
energy was directed to compass his
capture. 1t is rather a remarkable
tribute to the daring and resourceful-
ness of Gen. Funston that long be-
fore be made the -sttempt be was Sc