The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26
He GUARDED
AGjJINALD0
Lieut.. Edwards Tells of Great
FiIipino'S Character.
IN HIS EVERY DAY LIFE
Pictures Him a Man of Honor
and integrity.

/ Lieutenant Lynn S. Edwards, the COM
manding officer of the local recruiting
station in this city. guarded Aguinsido
while the Iieutenants company was at
Manila. lie was placed as guard over
this Filipino leader because the United
States government ordered that a COM
missioned officer be given this important
duty. For two months he saw this great
Malay general daily as he lives an every
day life
Emilio Asuinaldo y Fanny (Famy being
his mothers name was imprisoned in
one half of a large antique Spanish man
sion. Here he passed the days with his
wife. two children. and his grey haired
mother. The little exercise he took out
side the house was IN the court or yard.
surrounded By guard night and day.
In addition 10 the lieutenant ana the
guard OF privates. there was a sergeant
stationed at the foot of the stairway, the
only egress from the building.
Here, said Lieutenant Edwards last
night, in a suite of six rooms. Aguinaldo
spent his time in study and receiving
callers. the number OF whom were unlim-
tied. He arose about o'clock in Ihc
morning and would receive his friends UP
till noon, at which time he would eat his
dinner and take siesta. He made il
rule never TO receive callers at any time
between J. and O'Clock in the afternoon.
After his after-dinner sleep, he studied
his books. When l was there, he was
endeavoring TO master the English Ian
guage and would often come to me and
speaking 10 me in English, ask me 10
correct hin At other times he would
come 10 me with a sentence to translate.
His callers were made up Of both
classes of Filipinos. He received all alike
and never with any snubbishness. that
yon might think a man of his standing
and surroundings might have. Many OF
the most aristocratic people of Manila
called on him in the mornings bringing
him gifts of flowers and fruit. The poor
class while not exactly worshippng.
idolized him to great extent. The wo-
men of this class brought him not only
fruit and flowers. but different articles Of
lace work that they had made them
selves.
AT times there would be often quite a
group gathered about him and if some
thing funny was told, he laughed with
visible appreciation of the joke. but never
d loud guffaw. At all times he was quiet
and non-committal, Yet never sullen. He
took his confinement. as a prisoner. very
philosOphically. yet il seemed TO me he
felt his captivity strongly.
"He was very courteous TO every one
he met, yet he would not talk Of himself
as regards what he had done or what
he might do in the future. If anyone
would mention the matter 10 him. he
would give an evasive reply and tactfUlly
turn the subject. OF the United States
he talked freely in Spanish to me and eN-
pressed a great desire to come 10 the
states. When told of our big buildings
or bridges. he expressed surprise as
4 =.
He seems to appreciate the good the Unit
ed States has done at Manila. You can
not tell of course. but Aguinaldo i'm
pressed me as a man who understood
what honor means and observes it.
He is not the man in the PHILIPPINE
Islands. whom YOU would take for the
CONFINED ON Third Pare.