The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-04-04
FUNSTON CAPTURES AGUINALD0
AND TAKES HIM TO MANILA.
Daring Kansan Takes the Leader of
the Philippine Iusurrection in Is
abella Province, LuzOn.--EX-
petition Completely Sue
cessful.

cessful.
Manila. March 2S.-General Fred
erick Funston's daring project Tor
the capture of AguinaIdo IN his md
ING place in the province OF Isabella,
Island OF Luzon, has proved com
pletely successful.
Aguinaldo was there. on March 23-
The United States gunboat Nicks-
burg. Commander +. b. Berry, with
General Funston and Aguinaldo on
board. arrived here this morning.
General Funston went into Isabella
province with ten men and com
pany OF native scouts. With Sur
geon Major Harris, Captain Newton
OF the Thirtv-fourth Infantry, Lieu
tenant Admire of the Twenty-secOnd
infantry. Lieutenant Mitchell OF the
Fortieth infantry, six veteran scouts
and a company OF native scouts, all
picked men. he embarked on the gun
boat Vicksburg The little party
landed on a remote beach above
Baler.
1t was arranged that Aguinaldo's
emissary and the native scouts
should pass themselves OFF as insur-
gent troops, who, having captured
General Funston and Others, were
taking them as prisoners to Agui-
naldO.
At the right time, when brought
before Aguinaldo, General Funston
was to give a signal, when the tables
were to be turned and Aguinaldo was
to be seized.
Six days march into the interior
was contemplated. Treachery was
considered possible, but every pre-
caution was taken. The troops in
New Vizcaya and New Ecija and the
gunboats Vicksburg and Albany
were to cooperate with General Fun
ston's forces.
DEWEY LAU DIS HIS PLUM.
New sYork, March 2S.-Admiral
Dewey was at the Albermarle hotel
today and was interviewed as to the
probable effect of the capture of
Aguinaldo. He expressed the great
est satisfaction at the news OF the
capture and said that he thought
that this would really wind up the
period of resistance He also said:
Il am delighted to hear this news.
OF course, we had the warning a few |
days ago that it might occur, but it |
looked like very risky undertaking, |
and if Funston had lost his life every
one would have said Il told you so.
1t appears to be a very creditable
piece of work on the part of Funston,
and in keeping with his previous ex-
ploits. 1t. was, in fact, a case of
fighting the devil with fire If large
force had gone against Aguinaldo he
would not have been found, but this
was a kind of strategy of their own
thought, and appears to have sue
oeeded perfectly.
"Aguinaldo is a most amiable lit
tie fellow He does not have the edu-
cation with which he has been cred
ted, and he was not really the brains
Of the insurrection Mabini was real
Y the brains OF the Filipino rebel
ion, and Aguinaldo was the active
eader. | admit did not give him
credit for the abilities he has shown,
he is certainly mot a man of very
great ability
Zone thing wonder about is that
The dispatches to-day from Manila
describe him as talking freely When
saw him he was notably reticent, and
= good deal of his strength camel from
Jhe fact that he did not talk much
The people believed he was invulner-
bile, however, and that no harm
could be done to him. There was
! story current, in fact, that a dozen
men had stood up and fired at him
rs test. suppose there were no
the guns. That story went
everywhere. The people are intense
y superstitious and they believed
that no harm could befall him. 1t
will take some time now for the news
to get around of the capture, and
at first the people will refuse to be-
ieve it, but after the news does final
ly get around through the islands |
firmly believe that organized resist
ance will collapse. OF course there
will be sporadic disorder for long
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