The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-02-14
AGUINALDO MAY
SEE FUNSTON



ston is at the head Of the long list Of
brigadier-generals, with almost a score
Of years Of active service before him,
ranking for any years gray-haired gen
erals who hailed from West Point back
IN the seventies and in a few instances
men who fought during the civil war
When General Funston was last here
about ten years ago--on which occa.
sion he was the guest Of honor OF the
Officers Club Of the First Regiment,
National Guard Of Hawaii, at the old
bungalow, Oahu had nothing TO present
in the way Of Notifications. There was
a temporary military camp at Kapio
lani Park. Today there are forts cir.
cling the city and posts here and there.
"What do you think of the military
and naval development herei' he was
asked.
"It's a great scheme" he replied
with emphasis.
Lee, Funston, Sheridan.
1t is a strange coincidence that upon
the same transport with Genral Fun.
ston is Captain Fitzhugh Lee, son of
the renowned Confederate cavalry
leader of the same name, who was the
American ConsulGeneral at Havana in
1896 and up to 1898 during the Cuban
Spanish imbroglio, while Funston was
then major of artillery in the service
of the Cuban insurrectionists. Funston
did not like massacre of the Span
iards at one time and he demanded his
discharge, which was refused. He was
taken prisoner by the Spanish, how
ever, and taken to Havana, and was
sent by General Lee back to the
United States. Captain Fitzhugh Lee
was with his father in Havana at the
time Funston was a prisoner. And
now one is a general and the other a
captain of the American army. And
another coincidence concerning names
is the fact that Lieut.. Philip Sheridan,
son of the dashing Union cavalry
leader, was upon the wharf when the
Sheridan arrived yesterday afternoon.
General Funston captured Aguinaldo
on March 90, 1901, not quite ten years
ago. His story of the capture of the
Filipino leader is still interesting read.
ing.
Fixed Up Decoy Letters.
stThe confidential agent of Agui
naldo arrived on February IS at Pan.
tabangan, in the province of Nueva
Ecija Northern Luzon, with letters
dated January IL, IL and 14,' says
General Funston. "These letters were
from Emilio Aguinaldo and directed
Baldomero Aguinaldo to take command
of the provinces of Central Luzon, sup
planting General Alejandrino. Emilio
Aguinaldo also ordered that 400 men
be sent him as soon as possible, saying
/ that the bearer of the letters would
guide these men to where Aguinaldt
was"
General Funston secured the CORE
spondence from Aglinaldo's agent ant
laid plans accordingly. Some months
previously he had captured the cam
of the insurgent General Lacuna. Incl
dentalIy obtaining Lacuna's seal ant
a quantity of signed correspondence
From this material two letters wer'
constructed ostensibly from Lacuna t
Aguinaldo. One of these contained in
formation as to the progress of thu
war. The other asserted that, pursuan
to orders received from Baldomeri
Aguinaldo, Lacuna was sending hi
best company to Presidente Emili
Aguinaldo.
His plans completed and approves
General Funston came to Manila AM
organized his expedition, selecting sew
enty-eight Macabebes, all of whom
spoke Tagalog fuently, Twenty wor
insurgent uniforms and the others tn
dress of Filipino laborers. This Maca
bebe company, armed with fifty Mau
sers. eight Remingtons and ten Krag
Jorgensons, was commanded by Captain
Russell It. Hazard of the Eleventh
United States Volunteer Cavalry. Wit
him was his brother, Lieut.. Oliver T
NJ. Hazard, of the same regiment. Capt
Harry w. Newton, Thirty Fourth In
famtry, who was at one time statione
at Honolulu, was taken because of hi
familiarity with Casiguran bay, an
Lieut.. Burton ]. Mitchell, Fortieth In
fantry, went as General Funston Is ait
These were the only Americans accom-
panyinp the leader of the expedition.
With the Macabebes were four 81
, insurpent officers, one being SpaniarC
and the other three Tagalogs whoI
, General Funston trusted implicit,
! General Funston and the officers wor
J plain blue shirts and khaki trouser
; Each carried half blanket, but wor
no insignia of rank. The Maeabebe
-
orders of the four insurgent officers.
!, Helped by the vicksburg.
On the night of March 8 the part
embarked ON the United States gnI
boat Vicksburg. 1t was originally IL
+. tended to take caseoes from the Islam
: of Polio and drift to the mainland, br
l storm arose and three of the caseot
2 were lost This plan was abandoned
f At two in the morning. March IA, I'll
Vicksburg put her lights out and "a
in shore twenty-five miles south
= casiguran, province of Principe. II
E party landed and marched to Casigura
! The Americans had never garrisone
d this place, and the inhabitants al
t strong insurgent sympathizers. Havir
Q arrived there, the ex-insurgent officer
b ostensibly commanding the party, Al
nouneed that they were ON the wa
to Join Aguinaldo between Pautoban
and Baler; that they had surprise
an American surveying party and thu
Z they hail killed a number, eapturir
Ave. They exhibited General FunstC
8 and the other Americans as their pri
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