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Wayne County News VOL. IV. FUNSTON TELLS THE STORY Thrilling Account of Aguinaldo’s Capture by Brave Kansan. HAND TO HAND STRUGGLE Resistance Was Desperate But of Short Duration—Party En¬ dured Many Hardships. A Manila special says: Aguinaldo, who was captured by General Funston and brought to Manila on the United States gunboat Vicksburg, was brought ashore at 3:10 p. m. Thursday aud taken before General MacArthur at the Malacanang palace, He talked freely, but seemed ignorant concerning recent events. He appeared to be in good health and was even cheerful. C Qj was then esoort ed to the Anda street jail. attended Aguinaldo’s capture was insur¬ with considerable difficulty, an gent major being killed at the time of the event. Twenty rifles and a num¬ ber of important papers were oaptur «■>!. General Fred Funston, who captur¬ ed Aguinaldo, when interviewed, made the following statement concerning the capture of the Filipino leader: The confidential agent of Aguinaldo arrived February 28th at Pantabaugan, in the province of Nueva Ecija, north ern Lnzon, with letters, dated Janu¬ ary 11, 12 aud 14. These letters were from Emilio Aguinaldo and directed to Baldermero Aguinaldo to take com¬ mand of the provinces of Central Lu¬ zon, snpplautiug General Alexandrine. Emilio Aguinaldo also ordered that four hundred men be sent him as soon as possible, saying that the bearer of the letters would guide these men to 'where Aguinaldo was. secured the General Funston corre¬ spondence of Aguinaldo’s agents and laid his plans accordingly. Some months previously he had captured the camp of the insurgent general Lacuna, incidently obtaining Lacuna’s seal, of¬ ficial papers and a quantity of signed correspondence! From this material two letters were constructed, ostensi¬ bly from Lacuna to Aguinaldo. One of these contained information as to the progress of the war. The other asserted that, pursuant to orders received from Baldermero Aguinaldo, Lacuna was sending his best company to Presidents Emilio Aguinaldo. approved, His plans completed and General Funston returned to Minila and organized his expedition, selecting seventy-eight Macabebes, all of whom spoke Tagaiog fluently. Twenty wore insurgent uniforms and the others the clothing of Filipino laborers. This Macabebe company, armed with fifty Mausers, eighteen Remingtons and ten Krag-Jorgensens, was commanded by Captain Russell T. Bazzard of the Eleventh United States volunteer cav¬ alry. With him was his brother, Lieutenant Oliver P. M. Hazzard of the same regiment. Captain Harry W. Newton, Thirty-fourth infantry, was taken because of his familiarity with Casignran Bay, and Leiutenant Burton J. Mitchell, Fortieth infantry, went as General Funston’s aide. These were the only Americans accom¬ panying the expedition. four With the Macabebes were ex¬ insurgent officers, one being a Span¬ iard and the other three Tagalogs, whom General Funston trusted im plicity. and the American General Funston officers wore plain blue shirts and khaki trousers. They carried each a half blanket, but wore no insignia of rank. The Macabebes were carefully intrusted to obey the orders of the four ex-insurgent officers. EXPEDITION EMBARKS. On the night of March 8th the party embarked on the United States gun¬ boat Vicksburg. It was originally in¬ tended to take Cascoes from the island of Polillo, and to drift to the main¬ land, but a storm arose and three of the Cascoes were lost. This plan was abandoned. At 2 a. m. March 14 the Vicksburg put her lights out and ran in-shore twenty-five miles south of Casiguran, province of Principe. The party land¬ ed and marched to Casiguran. The Americans had never garrisoned this place, and the inhabitants are strong insurgent sympathizers. Having ar¬ rived there, the ex-insurgent officers, ostensibly commanding the party, an¬ nounced that they were on the way to join Aguinaldo between Pautobagan and Baler, that they had surprised an American surveying party and that they had killed a number, capturing twenty-five. They exhibited General Funston and the other Americans as their prisoners. president of Casigu The insurgent of the ran believed the story. Two Lacuna letters, previously concocted, were forwarded to Aguinaldo at Palan¬ of Isabel. General Fun- J RSI IP. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, APRIL 5. 1901. ston and the others were kept impris¬ oned for three days, giving orders at night. On the morning of March 17th, taking a small quantity of cracked corn, the party started on a ninety mile march to Palanan. The country is rough aud uninhabited, and provis¬ ions could not be secured. Wading swift rivers,climbing precip¬ itous mountains and penetrating dense jungles, they marched seven days and nights, and on March 22d had reached a point eight miles from Palanan. They were now so weak that it was necessary to send to Aguinaldo’s camp for food. Aguinaldo dispatched sup¬ plies and directed that the supposed American prisoners be kindly treated, but not be allowed to enter the town. On the morning of Mareh 28d the advance was resumed. The column was met by the staff officers of Aguin¬ aldo and a detachment of Aguinaldo’s body guard, which was ordered to take oharge of the Americans. OAFTOBE OJf AGUINALDO. While one of the ex-insnrgent offi¬ cers conversed with Aguinaldo’s aid, another, a Spaniard, sent a courier to General Funston and the rest, who, with about eleven Macabebes, were about an hour behind. Having re¬ ceived this warning, General Funston avoided Aguinaldo’s detachment and joined the column, avoiding observa¬ tion. The Tagalogs went ahead to greet Aguinaldo and the column slow¬ ly followed, finally arriving at Pala¬ nan. Aguinaldo’s household troops, fifty men in neat uniforms of blue and white, and wearing straw hats, lined up to receive the newcomers. Gener¬ al Funston’s men orossed the river in small boats, formed on the bank and marched to the right and then in front of the insurgent grenadiers. The Tagalogs eutered the house where Aguinaldo was. officer, notic* Suddenly the Spanish watching ing that Aguinaldo’s aid was the Americans suspiciously, exolaim «d: “Now, Macabebes, go for theml” The Macabebes opened fire, but their aim was rather ineffective and only three insurgents were killed. The rebels returned the fire. On hearing the firing, Aguinaldo, who evidently thought his men were merely celebrat¬ ing the arrival of re-enforcements, ran to the window and shouted: “Stop that foolishness 1 Quit wasting ammunition 1” Hilario Placido, one of the Tagaiog officers, and a former insurgent major, the who was wounded in the lung by fire of the Kansas regiment at the bat¬ tle of Caloocan, threw his arms around Aguinaldo, exclaiming: Ameri¬ “You are a prisoner of the cans. ” Colonel Simeon Villia, Aguinaldo’s oth¬ chief of staff; Major Alimbra and ers attacked the men who were hold¬ ing Aguinaldo. Plaoido shot Villia in the shoulder, Alambra jumped out of the window and attempted to cross the river. It is supposed that he was drowned. Five other insurgent offi¬ cers fought for a few minutes and then fled, making their escape. When the firing began General Fun ston assumed oommand and directed the attack on the house, Aguinaldo. personally assisting in the oaptnre of The insurgent body guard fled, leav¬ ing twenty rifles. Santiago Barcelona, the insurgent treasurer, surrendered without resistance. When captured Aguinaldo was calmed tre¬ mendously excited, but he down under General Funston’s assur¬ ance that he would be well treated. General Funston secured all of Ag¬ uinaldo’s correspondence, showing that he had kept in dose touch with the sub-chiefs of the insurrection in all parts of the archipelago. March 24th, The expedition rested and then marched sixteen miles the following day to Palanan bay, where General Funston fonnd the Vicksburg, which soon landed the party in Manila. Commvnder Barry, of the Vicksburg, rendered General Funston slendid assistance. Aguinaldo, who talked freely on past events, said he supposed General Trias would proclaim himself dictator, even not knowing that Trias had sur¬ rendered. He behaved courteously and gave no trouble. GEORGIA BAPTISTS MEET. State Convention Held In Voldoetu With Large Attendance. The Georgia State Baptist conven¬ tion convened in Valdosta Thursday morning with something over seven hundred delegates on hand. They were from every part of the state and visitors from other places. The con¬ vention was called to order at 9 o’olock. Mayor Denmark delivered an address of welcome. Dr. Headden responded. Ex-Governor Northen was unani¬ elected BILL MAKES BREAK. Sensational Speech German Ruler Pleads For “Loyalty” Of His Subjects. A special from Berlin says: The con¬ German papers do not dis Emperor William’s speech to the Grenadier regiment at their barracks Thursday, but the lib¬ papers generally comment on his utterances, emphasizing the that the emperor is ill-in¬ concerning the character of the (1848) revolution in Berlin. National Zeitung expresses its to comprehend what ourrent induced the emperor to refer to revolution of 1848, and says that does not see any signs of his majesty a body guard. The Vossiche Zeitung is also unable see any occasion for the emperor’s since nobody in Eerlin is think¬ of revolution, and his majesty’s repeatedly recognized the of Berlin’s population. The Vowaerts cites a number of speeches of the emperor, ex¬ the soldiers to fight for him necessary, and claims that it has authentic information that his words were literally as follows: “If the city of Berlin should again impudently and disobedi¬ ently rise against the king, as in 1848, then, my Grenadiers it will be your duty, with the points of your bayonets, to annihilate the impudent and disobedient.” The Tageblatt is amazed and asks what has occurred to justify the em¬ wordB. It points out that the of 1848 was not directed against the Hohenzollern dynasty and appeals “from the ill-informed emper¬ or to the rightly informed.” According to The Kleine Journal, Emperor William, during a toast last evening, said: “Attempts have been made to dis¬ turb the cordial friendship between Bussia and Germany. It is certainly not my fault if such attempts have temporarily proved successful.” The Berliner Tageblatt, which con¬ firms this statement, asserts that the emperor made a speech, when replying to a toast to himself, in which he went deeply into politics, and especially the Russo-German relations and his own relations with the chief of the Em¬ peror Alexander Grenadief regiment, namely, Emperor Nicholas. In the Prussian house of lords Fri¬ day, after Count Zlethen had saddled the socialists and anarchists of Bremen with the offense of instigating the at¬ tack upon the emperor, Dr. Studt, minister of public worship and educa¬ tion, stigmatized the attempt as “due to the demoralization of youth,” and promised that public education would be so changed as to “inculcate a fear of God and respect for authority.” The Hanover Courier says: “There is method in the fiction that the Bre¬ men attempt was a deliberate, murder¬ ous assault. The conservatives, under conditions, wish to make capital out the attempt. The pessimistic views of the emperor explain themselves in the light of authentic information that his majesty’s entourage arc assiduous¬ ly at work to convince him that the attempt was a deliberate crime, al¬ though the Bremen court has not found the slightest confirmation of such a theory.” Naohriehten The Berliner Neueste r.pproves the emperor’s sentiments on the ground that “socialists and an¬ archists constantly teach hatred of the kaiser.” The Cologne Gazette blames the emperor for “throwing a new firebrand into party strife,” declaring that there is no disposition anywhere to revolt. The Kreuz Zeitung considers the kaiser’s words regarding revolution as “timely and appropriate.” The Tageliche Rundescbau regrets that the emperor dropped “words which will have a disastrous effect up¬ on those hitherto loyal,” and expresses a hope that he will not commit “faults which on former occasions have led to revolutions.” The Berliner Post approves his majesty’s utterances, "because the socialists are known enemies, whose programme could only be realized through bloodshed and revolution. ” Buck Leaves This Month. Minister Buck, of Georgia, expects to return to Japan on the 15th of April. At the state department the report cir¬ to th9 effect that he might be to some other station is de¬ nied. MAY STOP ENLISTMENTS. No Necessity For So Many Soldier* Since Aguinaldo’* Capture. As a result of the capture of Agui¬ naldo and the belief among Washing¬ ton officials that a Bpeedy and com¬ plete collapse of the insurrection in the Philippines will follow, the full strength of the army authorized by the recent army reorganization act may not be enlisted. The question is being canvassed by the president and the authorities. If conditions turn out as the officials here now believe they will there will be no necessity for recruiting an army of 100,000 men. READY FOR FRAY Subjects Feel That Rus= sia Must Be Licked. SEEMS NEAR AT HAND at Various Naval Sta¬ tions—-Washington Officials Have Doubt of War. Advices from Yokohama, Japan, are the effect that the feeling that there be no peace in the j^ient, save by a drubbing to Russia, growing stronger. It is almost the voice of the native press if the powers do not take meas¬ to curb Russian aggression, Japan undertake the task alone. Coupl¬ ed with the strong undercurrent of opinion is the evidence that the government is preparing for the emer¬ gency with the utmost possible dilli genoe. Uuoeasing activity at the various naval stations and yards is re¬ ported, The nation is evidently gath¬ ering its resources and energies for the struggle. The Yokohama newspapers say it is proposed to relieve the Japanese troops in the Chinese province of Pe-Chi-Li by a force 60 per cent stronger. Although May is the usual month in which the relief of the force at Seoul takes place, the relief of the troops there will take place immediately. Three officers of the headquarters staff will also proceed to Korea. These movements, with the usual activity at the arsenals, is taken to point to the adoption of a strong policy by Japan. A dispatch received in St. Peters¬ burg from Vladivostock, dated Tues¬ day, March 26th, says that a conspir¬ acy on the part of the Korean minister of justice and Genesal Tohu-Sei-Men to bring foreign troops to Seoul was betrayed to the Korean cabinet. The object of therconspirators, the dispatch adds, was to otuse the downfall of the ministry. The principal plotters been deported. THINK WAR IMPROBABLE. A Washington special says: State department officials are not as much exercised over the probability of war between Japan and Russia as might be indicated from the published reports from the far east. It is asserted in diplomatic circles that Russia has muoh to lose and little to gain by go¬ ing to war with Japan. A high authority on Japanese affairs said that there is but little danger of a war between Japan and Russia while the present government of Japan exists. In the first place, it is con¬ ceded that Japan has a navy far supe¬ rior to that’of P.ussia, and in case of hostilities between these two countries Russia would be at a disadvantage. Manchuria would probably be the bat¬ tleground in the event of suoh a war. In that event Russia would have but one base of supplies in that vicinity, which is Port Arthur. Japan would at once seize that point and render Russia destitute of a naval station or any haven of refuge for her warships. In addition to this consideration, the present government of Japan ia inclined to be pro-Russian in its poli¬ cy, and for that reason neither the Japanese nor Russian representatives in this country anticipate war in the near future. There was a report in circulation a few days ago that all the aaval and milita¬ ry attaches of the Japanese government in this country and in other countries had been hastily summoned back to man Japanese warships in anticipation of early hostilities with Russia. This statement was promptly denied at the Japanese legation. JOB FOR MEIKLEJOHN. Beaten Candidate Will Go to Mexico or to the Islands. Senator-elect Dietrich, of Nebraska, announces that he will not resign as governor until late in the fall, prob¬ ably not until after election. Friends assert Mr. Meiklejohn, the defeated senatorial candidate has been tendered a position of responsibility with a land and manufacturing com¬ pany in Mexico. It is also stated that position awaits him in connection some of the newly acquired possessions. WILL MAKE NO RETRACTION. Attorney* of the Duke of We«tinln*ter "Threaten” a Knoxville Newspaper. The Knoxville, Tenn., Sentinel re¬ a letter from attorneys for the of Westminster demanding a “retraction” of an alleged statement that a divorce suit was filed against the dnke of Westminster and that a was “disparaging to the English press” had been made iu The Sentinel’s editorial referring to the vs. Atherton divorce suit in The Sentinel did not say the duke had sued for divorce, but did say he was named as co-re¬ It will make no retraction. Plant System. PASSENGER SCHEDULES. Arrivals and Departures at Jesup, Ga. Departures. In Effect Oct. I, 1900. Arrivals. For Savannah and points North, East and From Savannah and and points North, East Northeast. Northeast. Train No. 10 Leaves 8 3d am Train No. 28 Arrives ...... 6 15 a m .. 22 5 20 p m 63 ....... 6 84 a m 32 1123 am 35 <« ....... 9 40 a m 36 10 45 p m 33 ....... 4 44 p m 78 11 20 p m “ 15 ....... 6 45 p ra For Wuycross and points South, West, From Waycross and and points South, "West, Southwest aud Northwest. Southwest Northwest. Train No. 23 Leaves 5 30 a m Train No. 16 Arrives ...... 8 20 a m . ‘ 22 “ 5 20 58 “ 6 84 am ■ << p m “ “ ....... . “ •* 82 “ .......11 23 “ “ 85 . 9 40 a m 36 “ .......10 a m « “ 83 “ 4 44 p m “ •• 45 p m . it a a ........11 20 “ » 15 . 7 00 p m p m ___ For Jacksonville and points South. From Jacksonville and points South. Train No. 13 Leaves ........ 5 30 a m Train No. 14 Arrives 10 45 p m Solid train Cincinnati to Jacksonville. Solid train Jacksonville to Cincinnati. All trains run daily. Port U. Mail Steamship of Peninsular and Connection made at Key Tampa West and with Havana, S. leaving Port Tampo Mondays, Thurs¬ Occi¬ dental Steamship Line for days and Saturdays at 11 p. m. For further information, through oar service, trains making local stops, and sched¬ ules to other STRIPLING, points, apply Ticket to Agent, Passenger Station. A. W. Traveling J. H. POLHEMUS, Pass. Agent. B. W. WRENN, Passenger Traffic Manager, Savannah, Ga. Illustrated playing cards can be secured at 25 cents per deok upon application to agents of the Plant System. Suspended Over Wife’s Grave. The body of Florian Iruer, a saloon keeper, aged forty years, was found hanging on a tree over his wife’s grave in Elmwood cemetery, in Kansas City, Sunday. The man committed suicide from grief over hiB wife’s death. FOUK DIE IN FLAMES. Members of Uncle Tom’* Cabin Companj Caught In a Burning Car. At Olive, a station forty-five miles west of Missoula, Montana, Saturday ’ a special car containing the Ed Davis “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Company, was burned, four members of the company losing their lives—three musicians and the company’s cook. The car was attached to the regular eastbound train due to arrive in Mis soula at 9:30. Shortly after leaving Plains the car was discovered to be on fire in the sleeping apartment, and be fore the alarm could be giveij th? whole aar was in flames. PUBLIC GATHERINGS PROHIBITED WayoroHH Health Official*) Close Schools and Churches For Two Weeks. The board of health of Waycross, Ga., decided Tuesday afternoon that church , schools, no services, no no theaters or other public gatherings should be held the next two weeae. In this way the board expects to com pletely wipe out scarlet fevei. Only half a dozen cases are reported in town, but the board of health will take every precantion to prevent any spread of the disease. MINISTER LOOMIS RECA LLED. Administration Want, to Know Detail* of Trouble In Venezuela. The state department has recalled Minister Frank Loomis from Caracas, Venezuela, to Washington for the pur¬ pose of consultation. The issues be¬ tween the government of the United States and the government of Vene¬ zuela have become more aente, and it is destred that the department ac¬ quaint itself thoroughly with the situ¬ ation through more direct means. So far as can be learned the last pro¬ test of our government to Venezuela respecting the treatment of Consul Loomis has not met with a satisfactory response. RUBBER TRUST IS LIBERAL. Reduction Iu Price* Announced Which Moans a Lou of •8,000,000. The United States Rubber Company at Boston has announced a farther re¬ duction in its price of 6 per cent. The annual price list is made public. In comparison with the price list of April 1, 1900, it shows a total reduction of 28 per cent. It is figured that the cut in prices means a loss of $2,000,000 to the com¬ pany on rebates and orders on hand. GRIGGS LEAVES CABINET. Solid Silter Pitcher I* Given to the Retir¬ ing: Officer By Associates. Friday Attorney General Griggs took leave of his associates in the cab¬ inet and in the department of justice and will leave at once for his home in Paterson, N. J. Solicitor General Richards, on be¬ half of the officers and employees of the department, presented to the re¬ tiring attorney general a large, solid silver pitcher. LORD SALISBURY ILL. Doctor* Soy Great English Statesman 1* Suffering From Bright’s Disease. A story is current in London that Lord Salisbury is suffering from a kidney affection which is likely to in¬ capacitate him for some time. The doctors have pronounced Lord Salisbury’s ailment as Bright’s disease in so aggravated a form that a grave view is being taken of the case. NO. .45. Clever Five-Dollar Counterfeits. Chief Wilkie, of the secret service, j^g anDO uneed that a new hnd im p r0 ved issue of the counterfeit $5 sil ver cer {;fiicates, series of 1899, portrait 0 f jjj e Indian chief, Onepapa, discov ere d on October 23,1900, has appeared in circulation. TEXANS SHOW JEALOUSY. Legislator!) Condemn Method By Which Aguinaldo Was Captured. In the Texas house of representa tives Tuesday morning a resolution was introduced extending sympathy to Aguinaldo and condemning “the method of deception and fraud” by which he was captured by Gener at Funston, who is characterized in the resolution as “the Kan sas fakir aud swashbuckler.” An amendment was offered praising Fun ston lor his action, which was ruled out of order, and the original reso tion was referred to the committee on federal regulations. WHAT RUSSIA WANTS. Stipulations of Proposed Manchurian Agreement Are Made Public. A Washington special says: The proposed private treaty between China an( j Russia, known as the Manchurian agreement, is designed by Russia to f u ]j control finally of Manchuria, It ig prov jded in brief that Russia is to occupy all the forts and fortifica ^j ons now standing and is to have comman <] 0 f a U the Chinese troops in them; that no more troops or ammuni¬ tion are to be imported into the prov¬ ince; that China shall exercise a police control of the nrovince,and if she fails in this then Russia is to assume com¬ plete jurisdiction. DATA RELATING TO RICE. Questions Are Being Mailed to Planter*) of tlio South. A Washington dispatch says: The division of agriculture of the census bureau is making a special effort to secure important data relating to rico and its irrigation on the delta lands and island marshes of South Carolina and Georgia; the alluvial lands of Louisiana, Mississippi and other states and the prairies in southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. WELLS WINS IN ST. LOUIS. Democratic Nominee For World'* Fair Mayor Fleeted Without Trouble. At St. Louis, Mo., Tuesday, Bolla Wells, the Dejpaocratic nominee for the world’s fair mayor, was elected to that office by a plurality of about 10,000. With him was elected the entire Dem-. ocratic ticket. At midnight Charles F. Wenneker, the Republican candi¬ date for city collector, conceded the defeat of the entire Republican ticket. BUYING SHORT BONDS. Two Million* of Government Securities Tendered Secretary Gage. In accordance with Secretary Gage’s announcement that he would buy from time to time the short bonds at an in¬ vestment rate realizable to the inves¬ tor who buys the new 2 per cents, should the market price for the new twos remain on the present basis, the treasnry department was Tuesday ten¬ dered $2,000,000 government short bonds on practically the same basis as the twos returned at the current mark¬ et quotation of about 106J. WON’T ABANDON STATION. Government Is Likely To Retain Naval Poet at Port Royal. A Washington dispatch says: It is unlikely that the Port Royal naval station will be abandoned by the gov¬ ernment, for it is the intention of Boar Admiral Crowninefaield, chief of the bureau of navigation, to nse the place as a winter station for the training squadron. Dredging operations, when completed, will make the station more convenient for large vessels.
