The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-29
This Question Now Puzz|ng the
Authorities.
REWARD FOR GENERAL FUNSTON
Ii is Suggested That He Be Made Brlgad'er
General in the Regular Army-Aguinaldo
is Cheerful and Lunched With
tie Officers of MacArthur's
Staff Before Bcirs Taken
TO Prison.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Fress)
llANlLA, March 2S.-General tred
Funston. who March I'D captured
Emelio Aguinaldo, when interviewed 10
dsy~ bv the representative OF the Asso'
ciated Press, make the following state
ment concerning the capture Of the
F'isa.,tno leader:
The confidential agent Of Asl'inaioe
arrived February 2Sth at i'antahansan
!. The Province of Nueva EcijA, northern
1;,izon with letters dated January lth
eth aud l4th. These letters were IRON
Emelio Aguinaldo and directed Balde-
nero ts-uinaIdo to take command OF the
provinces OF central Ii,zon. supplantins
Genera. Alejandriuo Icmeliuo Agui-
RADIO also ordered that four hundred
men be sent him as soon as possible
saving ti.zr bearer Of the letters would
r,uide these men to where AGuinaldo
vas.
CAPTURED SEAL
General Funston secured tile CORES
pondence of ASuinaldo's agent ana iaio
his plans accordingly. Some months
previously he had captured the camp OF
deutaiiy oSlaninG Iacuna's seal, oltlclal
papers and 1. quantity CT signed cores
pondeuce From this matcIlal Two let
ters Were constructed, ostensib!y from
Iacuna to -Aguinaldo-
One OF these contained information as
to the progress of the war. The other
asserted that, pursuant to orders re-
ceived from BalderInero, AgulnaldO,
a.acuna was sending his best company
10 President Anielio, Asuinaldo. His
rlans completed. and approved. General
Funston came 10 Manila and organized
his expedition, selecting seVenty-elSht
AIacca bebes, all OF whom spoke IaSaioS
nuertly. Twenty Wore Snsursent uni
forms. and the others the dress OF Elli-
pino laborers. This Muccabebe COM
rany, armed with fifty Mausers, eigh-
leeIl Reningtons and ten krag-Jorgen-
sons. vas commanded by Captain Russell
T. Hazard, OF the Eleventh United
States Volunteer Cavalry.
With him WAS his brother, Lieutenant
p NJ Hazard. of the same regiment.
CAPTAIN Harry ". Newton, Thirty
his familitary with Casiguran Bay, and
Lieutenant Burton J. Mitchell, Fortieth
Infantry, went as General Funston $
aide. These We're the only Americans
ACCOMMODATING the leader of the eXpedi-
ton.
-FOUR OFFICERS.
With the Maccabebes We're four eS-
i1aSurgent officers, one being a Spaniard
and the other three TaSa:os. whom Cen
ccal i'unston trusted implicitly. General
Funston and the American officers wore
plain blue shirts and khaki trousers.
i,hey carried each a blanket, but Wore
10 insignia of rank. The &accapebes
were carefully instructed 10 obey the
INC ry.a,.tn ntIi
ON the night of March ST.. the party
embarked on the United States gunboat
2.icksburg it was originally intended
TO take cascoe. from Ihs Island OF Poiillo
and 10 drift - the mainland but a storm
arose and t,14ee CT the eascoes We're lost.
This plan WAS abandoned. AT a. NJ,
Aiarcl. 18th. the Yicksburg put her lights
cat and ran III shore twenty-five miles
south OF casiguran, province OF Principe.
The party landed and marched TO CAST
;-arau. The Americans had never gar
riEoned this place and the inhabitants are
Etrong insurgent sympathizers
BELIEVED STORY.
Having arrived there, the eN-insurSent
officers. ostersitly commanding the
party. announced that They were on their
Way 20 join ASUinaido between Pauto-
baean and Balcr. that they had surprised
they had killed number, capturing five.
They exhibited General Funston and the
ether Americans as their prisoners. The
.ns,.rgent president OF Cassuran believed
,fe sccrv Two of the letters OF Lacuna
were forwarded TO Asuinaldo.
General Funston and the other Ameri-
ems were kept Imprisoned for three Gays,
surreptitiousiy giving orders at night. On
The morning of March 18th, taking small
lantity of cracked coril- the parry start
ed on d ninety mile march TO Palanan.
1'he country is rough and uninhabited,
and provisions could not be secured The
party ate small shelihsh, but were almost
starved Wading swift rivers, climbing
prec:pitouS mountains and penetrating
dense jurgles they marched seven Gays
and nights, and on March 22d had reached
point eight miles from Paianan-
WEARY AND WEAK.
The. we're now so weak that it was
,,ecessary TO send to Agunaido's camp
tor food Aguinaido despatched supplies
and directed that The American prisoners
il. kindly treated. but not To be allowed
10 enter the town
on the morning of March 23d the adj
vance was resumed. lhc column was
,,,e, hy the staff officers OF .ASuinaldo and
a detachment of AGuinaldo's body-suard,
which came 10 take charge Of the Ehmeri-
COWS Nyhife one of the cX-insurseGt Off
eers ronycrscd with ASu.naldo,s s aide an
o,i,er a Spaniard, sent courier to warn
General Funston and The rest, who. with
.,.ye, Mace; beoes, We're about aa hour
.e,,ind Having received This warning.
r;enera, Funston avoided Asunaldo's de-
,asi,,nent aud Joined the column. avoid
inp ot,eerpaiior The Tagaios went ahead
10 gree, Aguinaido. and the column slowly
followed. finally arriving at Palanan.
AcuinuI6os household ,roons, fifty men
/, ne,, uniforms. of blue and white, and
wearing straw hats, lined up TO receive
the newcomers General Funsten's men
..-ossef the river ia small boats, formed
an thc hank, and marched 10 the right
and then II, front of the insprsent srcna-
aiers. The Iasalos entered the house
where AguinsIdo was
suddenly the Spanish officer. noticing