The Nome nugget., 1903-08-22
 STORY OF kGUINAl.DO Gen. Funston and Party Prisoners of War.
PLAN PARTLY FAILED
American Prisoners Ordered Left ia Rear and Natives Advanced
 to Meet Their Chief.

During the stay of General Funston and party at Nome stories of the cAt ture ut Aguiualdo were the order of the day. and the account of that famous capture sounds like dime novel story Of adventure.
 Aguinaldo was pursuing Fabian. tac- tics in district filled with jungle and winding rivers. the sea on one side and inpenetrable mountains forming q semi.circle at the back. One column or American soldiers had occupied the town where he was but found no one neither chick, child nor warrior to disturb them during their stay, and hunger forced them to leave without q captive. The natives for miles about were friendly to Aguinaldo. and no ap- proach could be secretly made by white troops.
 General Funston, with four officers, determined to go as captives with a chosen company of Maccabebees and Fplipinos, commanded by natives known to Aguinaldo into his strong hold. When the company was ready to start General Funston explained to them his plan, giving any one who desired to an opportunity to back out-not man refused to go. They then started after making ar engagements for cruiser to lie off the coast, five days later. About ll0 miles from AguiRaldo the company secured ffteen native carriers, in truth friends otAguinaldo and the trip began in ear nest. It was essentially a party of natives, commanded by native officers who were supposed to be taking some captured American prisoners to Aguin- sldo's camp.
 The fear that these natives might suspect that the five whites were not real captivcs and that the expedition was in fact hostile was source of con- stdnt anxiety.
 No fool was taken but cracked rice and corn, which was supplemented by fish similar to herring that were abund- ant. These fish the natives put into their rice and corn without cleaning, and an unexpected bite of one of these fish al- most robbed Funston of one of his ablest lisatenants.
 Fer three days the party marched along the beach, .. and the last day they had nothing to eat, but that night they camped only seven miles from Aauinaldo, to whom they sent for pro- visions. He, thinking them body of his own troops, sent them some rice, and, with remarkable caution, directed them to leave their prisoners Funston and his officers on the coast, and come inland seven miles to his camp. The next morning they started, and such were the trails and the difficulties from brush, sloughs and rivers that it was afternoon, when they reached Aguin- aldo's camp. Aguinaldo had his troops drawn up to salute on the opposite side of small river. Aguinaldo himself was in small house about fifty feet from his soldiers. Seeing Funston's Macabebees and Fillipinos about to shoot, Aguinaldo shouted to them not to shoot but to save their powder. Word wSs given to fire and Aguinaldo's men received the volley absolutely without warning, and of course they broke and rap, leaving 10 guns on the ground. Some of the Macabebees and F'illipinos rushed to Aguinaldo's house and cap tured him and handled him roughly before the white officers could reach him.
 The officers, General Funston and his party followed slowly some distance in. the rear of the natives, as Agui- ualdo, probably fearing treachery, had instructed the prisoners to be left be- hipd. However as soon as they heard the shooting they rushed forward and saved Aguinaldo from further rough treatment.
 a9vipg secured their prisoner of war, General Funston and his company went back to the coast. They had hardly built q fire there before the smoke tthe cruiser was seen in the dEtpNef, Keeping it's -Rpointment, and 04neraf Funston's party say a Nome surf looks easy to them after the surf they went through to reach that steamer for the outside.
 After the capture of Aguinaldo some of the white men stood guard over him every moment until he was on board the Uaited States cruiser. No effort vno1a h., n