The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-28
NUMBER 1867.
CAPTURE OF AGUINALDO
War and Navy Departments Re
ceive Official Confirmation.

The Filipino Leader Held by General
SacArthur at His Residence in Wa
EiIa-TIIree staff O9-cers Also Ta-
ken-Secretary Root. in Inter
view. Says That General Funston'S
Achievement Is Not Regarded as
Being of Paramount Importance
Official confirmation of the capture of
Aguinaldo. the leader of the Filipino in
surrection. by General Funston was re
ceived by both the War and Navy De
partmenIs this morning and general sat
isfaction Is being expressed among Gov
ernment officials
The following message was received by
the Bureau Of Navigation Of the Navy
Department at 6.$2 o'clock this morning
from Rear Admiral Remey at Cavite:
--Vicksburg sailed Sth with General .
Funston and eighty-three Macabebes
aboard on expedition 10 capture AguI-
naIdo- Returned today AguinaIdo and
three staff officers captured and de-
Iivereo To custody OF General MacAr-
thur. REMEN
ShortIy afterward the following was re-
ceived by Adjutant General Corbin from
General Macarthur At Manila:
.'Adiutant General Washington:
General Funston has just returned
from expedition 10 Palanan. Province
of Isabella. where he captured Aguin-
aldo, who is now in my possession at
Malacanan- MacARTHUR-
AIalacanan is General MacArthur's res
idence IN Manila.
After the receipt Of the two dispatches,
Secretary Root and Adjutant General
Corbin held a conference
In an interview concerning the achieve
ment of Funston, Secretary Root said:
The capture Of Aguinaldo is not re
gardcd as befng-of paramount import
anee We have not been especially desir-
ous of capturing the man as he has new
ct afforded US any great amount of trou-
bile
THE question Of the disposition Of
Aguinaldo offers no great problem and
can easily be disposed of In all probable
ity he will be sent 10 Guam where Ma
hini and Rieardi now are. 1t is most
probab bic that he will be sent there for
safe-keepfng until the insurrection has
been quelIed.
Secretary Root said later that ne had
no idea how General Funston would be
rewarded for his work in making the cap
ture. II is admitted that General Fun
ston will receive some reward and that
this win most probably come in the shape
OF an appointment as brigadier general
in the regular army, as there are now
two vacancies.
General Macarthur was cabIed for fun
particulars of the capture this morning,
and the Department IS awaiting these be
fore taking any action
The Navy Department officials are high
" pleased with General Funston-s sue
cess and point to the fact that it was
also Funston who captured all Of Ag,lin-
aldo's papers and documents some time
ago. Secretary Long stated that the cap
ture would undoubtedly have a good ef-
1ect in shortening the life Of the Insur-
rection
1t is believed here that General Funston
viii be permitted to return 10 the United
States within a few months
Senator Bacon. who led the Democratic
fight in the Senate against the Philippine
policy Of the Administration, called at the
War Department this morning TO verify
the report Of Aguinaldo's capture When
shown the dispatches he said:
st~-I4z ,-zu+s--a Of sar.iralT, 1907
probably have a strong influence toward
the general paeifeation of the islands
How complete or how permanent this
may be it is difficult to conclude at this
time in the absence of more definite
knowledge Of conditions there.
The question Of the disposition of
Aguiaaldo may be more difficult one
Than was the fact Of his capture. The
probability is that he will be sent to
Guam. which has become the American
ST Helena"
Surgeon Major Harris who accompa-
MED General Funston on The expedition
10 AsuhlaIdo.s retreat was born in Viz
pinia and is well known in this ci,y. being
. graduate-of Columbian Uuiyers ty.
At the White House the news Of the
capture was the one topic Of Discussion
today and While the President declined to
make any statement on the matter as
surance is given that General Funston
VIII be- Well rewarded and that no preju-
dices against the volunteer branch Of the
army will be permitted TO carry weight
against this plan.
At O'Clock this afternoon no addition
al details had been received from General
Macarthur and the department officials
Gecline 10 make any conjectures until the
facts have been learned.
sIxTo LOPEZ DOUBTFUL.
Not Ready to Believe That AguInaIdo
IL 81 Prisoner.