Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-30
AcUlNALD0 A PRISONER.
The Daring Plan of General Funston Was
COMPLETE Success.

Emilio Aguinaldo, the leader Of the
Filipino insurgents, is prisoner at the
residence Of General Macarthur in Ma
nila. He was captured by General Fun
ston under the plan that was outlined
in the last issue of THE ENQUIRER. The
first news Of the capture came to the
United States in an Associated Press
dispatch from Manila, and the news
was officially confirmed by General
Macarthur on Thursday morning.
General MacArthur's dispatch is as
follows:
General Funston has returned from
expedition to Palanan, province of lsa-
bella, where he captured Aguinaldo,
who is now in my possession at MALAGA
nan. Particulars later"
General Funston, the captor of Agui-
naldo, comes from fighting blood. His
father was a soldier before him. Be
ing disappointed at getting a cadetship
in West Point, Funston was educated
at the Kansas state university. He
served on several government expedi-
tions in the West. At the time OF the
Cuban insurrection he served with the
natives.
The first time Funston attracted gen.
eral public attention was in the Phil
ippines as colonel Of the Kansas volun-
teer regiment. In April. 1899, he was
campaigning in north Luzon. The Fill
pinos were in strong intrenchments at
Columpit, which is situated on the
north bank of the Rio Grande. In the
face of a stinging fire, General Fun
ston and his nervy Kansas regiment
swan the river, carrying with them
large rope. This rope was tied to
tree on the enemys bank and was used
as a kind Of ferry to drag over boats
loaded with soldiers. With these rein
forcements General Funston made a
fierce assault on the trenches Of the en-
emy and routed them. The Filipinos,
after retiring some distance, reformed
and another battle ensued, In which
they were again forced back.
In 1890 General Funston got posses
sion of a number Of letters indicating
Aguinaldo's treachery and intimating
that he was receiving encouragement
from people in the United States who
were unfriendly to the administration.
At one time, in his first expedition, Gen.
Funston was close upon Aguinaldo, but
the willy Filipino knew the country bet
ter than the Americans and escaped in
the mountains.
It develops that Aguinaldo was not
captured without resistance. Full par
ticulars have not yet been received; but
it seems that there was fight in the
insurgent generals camp, in which
Filipino major, a member Of Aguinaldo's s
staff was killed. Along with Aguinaldo
and his principal officers, a number or
important papers were also captured.
1t is pretty certain that General Fun
ston and the officers who were with
him at the capture Of Aguinaldo, Will
be promoted; but as to what Will De
done with Aguinaldo himself is prop
osition for future consideration. The
Filipino chief will probably be held as
a political prisoner until he is willing to
give some kind Of a guarantee that he
will be good in the future and then ne
will no doubt be set at liberty.
The Filipino junta in London, de-
clares that the capture Of Aguinaldo
does not end the war, and that he will
probably be succeeded by General Ale
jandrino, who is not much Of a soldier,
but who is the leading politician of the
Filipinos. He is an elderly man, high
ly educated and speaks the English
French and Spanish languages. He is
not especially popular among the ma
tives, but is highly respected.