The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-04-18
WENT With FUNSTON KING STREET TROLLEY HELD FOR MURDER
LIEUTENANT MENTIONS DARING
EXPLOITS.
officer Now at Camp Mckinley Who
Won his Spurs in the Philippines by
Heroic Actions.

Lieutenant Harry w. Newton. ag pre-
sent attached to the Artillery at Camp
Mckinley is the hero of many hair
breadth escapes and exploits by food
and field i'm the Philippines while cap
tain of company of Wisg1 1Esiu yolun- 3
toers which have gained for him, re-
solutions by the Wisconsin legislature
prUsing his bravery and asking for
congressional recognition. the hearty
recommendation for appoinmcut and
promotion by his superior officers, pre-
sentation swords. medals ami nauuuets
and a name that his native state has
proudly written among the annals of
her heroes.
The most brilliant feat accomplished
by Lieutenant Newton, is of course his
part i'm the Funston expedition that So
laringly and successfully captured
Aguinaldo. He had won mis- spurs pr-
fore this however or he would not have
been ChOsen for the almost Grlurn lore
of Fur stOn out of the hundreds .f good
men in the Philippines burning for such
a grCe to distinguish themselves.
1 .tl tenant Newtol, Hg he was then
iu volunteer standing, I'm conplny with
auCthc' officer, four enlisted non aLd
native guide rescued a Spanish friar
W 30 had been held prisoner for tNyo
Years by the natives. He was lmmi-
s0lcG i'm Casa Guin IN the province of
Principe, once big city but tner burn
ed out by the Spaniards. Newton wort
/ in and in American fashion bluffeG the
president by telling him the whole
American army was in the woods be-
hind. The scared president showed
where the priest was and Newton and
the rest promptly got him. on the way
/ back, long row of eighty miles New
( ton went alone with the priests library
( in small boat. Bad weather and lack
of assistance left him behind and the
/ weather sent him to a big rock for pro-
! lection where he laid for three days
until his comrades came back for him.
| For this exploit he was made captain
/ and ordered to take his examination for
/ a first lieutenancy i'm the regular army.
/ This was i'm October 1899.
/ The laures of the first exploit had
not begun to fade when he again
4 distinguished himself. He was now
acting in the police department and
gained the information that a local
/ drug company was supplying drugs to
/ AgUinaldO whose whereabouts and life
/ We're a much talked of mystery at that
| time. A raid at the right moment un-
! earthed a treasure trove of documents,
most important in connecting the names
of those who were secretly aiding ACUi-
naido and best of all, a secret cipher
w.eh hrew light on the exact loca-
ton of the rebel chieftain's camp and
on his doings past, present and intend
ed.
1t was little wonder that Funston
picked Newton for one of his men. His
knowledge of the country CLEANED while
/ rescuing the priest assisted the choice.
The whole world knows the daring plan
/ Of General Funston. how with the use
of captured official papers and the sig
nature of General LaCuna he conceived
an idea sublime i'm its recklessness. dar-
ing i'm it's courage and dramatic i'm it's
inception. Failure or capture meant
treatment as spies while their own
brother officers would be pOWeTless to
protest, Duty was the watchword.
Men who could keep going about their
duty quietly while the details of the
wonderful scheme were prepared We're
needed, a whisper of the great secret
would have meant it's usefulness des-
troyed and their own lives sacrificed.
They trusted each other with their lives
before they started.
A detachment of Maccabee scouts
were dressed with all the attention Of a
first class etage manager i'm the uni
forms of the insurgents, a stage pro-
duction for a drama i'm real life more
thrilling than the work of any drama
tist. Between these masqueraders walk
ed the five American officers chosen for
the expedition a s prisoners to be surren-
dered to Aguinaldo, The plan carried.
Aguinaldo was surprised, surrendered
and taken quietly back to American
Jurisdiction while his captors bHthely
retraced the weary trail from the Kati-
punan village, marching I'm time to the
plaudits that already heralded their
, success.
Not the least of the interesting stories
of the capture of Aguinaldo was fur
nished in soldierly modest fashion by
. Captain Newton, whose head remained
unturned with the honors showeTed up
on him by his enviOus and admiring
brother officers of the volunteers and
T regulars and dhe congratulations of his
chiefs, General Macarthur recommend
ed him to a majority in the regulars
and when he returned home on leave he
was the hero of his country side. SEN
ators and toWnsmen We'd with each
other in entertaining their fellow
statesman
Lieutenant Newton successfully pass
ed his examination and was appointed
a short time ago for duty i'm Honolulu
He has not gained the oak leaf on his
shoulder strap as yet but when promo
I tiOns are ripe or when brave deeds need
achievement il is certain that the mill
tary authorities win remember the
name of Lieutenant Newton as one
ever ready and capable Of performance