The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-29
CABLEGRAM FROM MACARTHUR
RECOMMENDING A REGULAR BRIG
ADIERsHIP FOR FUNSTON.
AguinaIdo to Issue an Address Urging
Cessation of HostiIities-His
Punishment u Problem.

MANILA, March 2S.--Aguinaldo, who was
captured by General Funston on March %
and brought TO Manila on the United States
gunboat Vicksburg. was escorted ashore at
$40 o'clock this afternoon and taken before
General Macarthur at the Malacanan Pal
ace. He talked freely, but seemed ignorant
concerning recent events. He appeared 10
be in good health and was even cheerful.
He lunched with the officers of General
MacArthur's staff and was then escorted to
the Anda-street Jail. Aguinaldos capture
attended with considerable difficulty.
an insurgent major being killed at the time
of the event. Twenty rifles and number
Of important papers were captured.
General Funston. when interviewed to-
day by a representative of the Associated
Press, made the following statement con-
eernins the capture of the Filipino leader:
1.-THE confidential agent Of Aguinaldo ar
rived Feb. IS at Pantabangan. in the prov
ince of Nueva Ecija, northern Luzon, with
letters dated Jan. II, II and IA. These let
ters were from Emilio Aguinaldo and di-
rected Baldermero Aguinaldo to take COM
mand of the provinces of central Luzon.
supplanting General Alejandrino. Emilio
Aguinaldo also ordered that four hundred
men be sent him as soon as possible, saying
these men TO where Aguinaldo was.
General Funston secured the correspond
ence of General Aguinaldo's agent and laid
his plans accordingly. Some months pre-
viously he had captured the camp of the
insurgent general Lacuna, incidentally OBJ
tanning Lacuna's seal, official papers and
quantity of signed correspondence. From
this material two letters were constructed
ostensibIy from Lacuna to Aguinaldo. One
Of these obtained information TO the
progress of the war The other asserted
that. pursuant to orders received from Bal
dermero Aguinaldo, Lacuna was sending
his best company TO President Emilio
Aguinaldo.
FUNsTON'S FORCE.
His plans completed and approved, Gen.
Funston came to Manila and organized his
expedition selecting seventy-eight Maca-
bebes. all OF whom spoke Tagalog fiuently.
Twenty wore the insurgent uniforms and
the others the dress of Filipino laborers.
This Macabebe company, armed with hrty
Mausers, eighteen Remingtons and ten
Krag-Jorgensens, was commanded by Capt.
Russell T. Hazard, of the Eleventh
United States Volunteer Cavalry. With
him was his brother, Lieutenant Oliver z.
NJ Hazard, of the same regiment. Capt.
Harry w. Newton. Thirty-fcurth Infantry,
was taken because of his familiarity with
Casiguran bay, and Lieutenant b. j. Mitch
ell, Fortieth Infantry, went as General
Funston's aid. These were the only Ameri-
cans accompanying the leader of the ex-
petition. With the Macabebes were four
ex-insurgent officers, one being a Spaniard
and the other three Tagalogs. whom Gen.
Funston trusted implicitly. General Fun
ston and the officers wore plain blue shirts
and khaki trousers. They carried each
half blanket, but wore no insignia OF rank
The Macabebes were carefully instructed
TO obey the orders of the four ex-insurgent
officers.
ION the night of March the party en-
barked on the gunboat Vicksburg. 1t was
originally intended to drift to the mainland.
but storm arose and three of the cascoes
were lost. This plan was abandoned At
a. m March IA the vicksburg put her
lights out and ran ashore twenty-five miles
south OF Casiguran, province of Principe
The party landed and marched to Cast
guran. The Americans had never garri-
soned this place. and the inhabitants are
strong insurgent sympathizers. Having ar
rived there, the ex-insurgent officers, os
tensihly commanding the party. announced
naIdo between Pautobang and Baler; that
they had surprised American surveying
party, and that they had killed number.
capturing five. They exhibited General
Funston and the other Americans as their
prisoners
AN ARDUOUS MARCH.
THE insurgent presidente OF Casiguran
believed the story. Two OF the Lacuna let
ters. previously concocted. were forwarded
TO Aguinald9 at Palanan. province of Isa-
bella. General Funston and the others
were kept imprisoned for three days. sur
reptitiousy giving orders at night. On the
morning OF March IL. taking a small guam
tity of cracked corn, the party started on
ninety-mile march 10 Palanan. The coun-
try is rough and uninhablted and provisions
could not be secured The party ate small
shell fish. but were almost starved Wading
swift rivers. climbing precipitous noun
tains and penetrating the dense jungless