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    THE OMAHA DAILY TJEK: TBI DAY, MA'KCir 29, 1001.
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DEWEY TO WHITE HISTORY
8ji He Will Record the Early Dealing
with the rilipinoi.
CAN EXONERATE AMERICANS' COURSE
linn l.etfrrft tn" Prove TI11H (ll.llmi
llonn HpI I'-iihi Inlt.'il yfntr
I'liriT to Trent nllvri
11 Allll'K,
NBW YORK, March IS. In n second In
tcrvlcw today Admlrnl Dewey suld;
"1-ooklng over thu cventH of tho last two
yoarH 1 am sometimes ImpresHctl with the
Men that possibly tho trouble with the l'ill
plnos might have been avoided, but I say
thnt because hindsight Id a groat ileal bet
tor than foresight. I havo no criticism for
anybody, but It eould bo seen now hu'.v the
Americans who first went there bur' the
pride of tho rillplnoH. If wo hnd made a
greater eftort to llattor them It la possible
the thing may havo koiio smoother, but I
wish to say that at the beginning I do not
believe Agulnnldo had any Idea of inde
pendence at all. They simply hated the
Spaniards. They hated them, I say. and
they wanted to get rid of them In any way
possible. They looked upon us as their de
liverers and they did everything wc told
them to
"Afluard I think It was simply a case
of Ailerons turning a mail's head In the case
of Agulnaldo. I don't believe nl first ho
had any Idea of getting up an independent
government. As to tho matter of our rela
tions with the Filipino tho history has
never yet been written. I have nil the let
ters nml documents pertaining to It, and 1
expect somn day to write the hlutory of the
affair. When all of tho documents are pub
Hulled It will bo perfectly clear that no nb
ligation rented upon tho American forces to
trrat tho Hllplnoi na nlllcH.
"Agulnaldo was always, as 1 said, a most
amiable man and personally I would not
w lih him the slightest harm, but I believe
as I paid, that Ills capture means the end
of organized rcHlutar.ec."
on the house, assisting In tho capture of PIJP DIMTCTP HP LTVCTAV
Agulnaldo. Tho Insurgent bodyguard fled, ; J hi , l'KAljLJ Ul' lUilMUi
leaving twenty rifles. Santiago ftarcclonn. i
tho Insurgent treasurer, surrendered with
out resistance.
When captured Agulnaldo was tremen-
doiitily excited, but he calmed down under
General Futiston's assurance that he would
be well treated. General t'unston secured
Latest Exploit of Kinuu Likely to
Him Place in Regular Army.
Win
all of Agulnaido's correspondence, showing 1 BELIEF REBELLION WILL NOW COLLAPSE ' 1,lolt wn" rfterrC(1 10 luatory terms
hat he had kept In close touch with the HtDtLUlUN WILL IWW L-ULlArot ( am, ,hc probilbl cffoct , hnvc 01l ,nc
lion to be made of the lnM.rge.it chief. But TEMPLE ISRAEL FAIR GOES ON
ll IB luu I'dl 1 fi iui kiiv m-mui itii'9 tu ur-
. i .( TL .v , I I. ...1.
cme mso .jucsuui .. " ,,,., ,,lr .PIut.,. I'.xei-I-
speculation as to mo rcwnrit w.ucn uen
' era! I'unston may receive for his work.
It U considered not improbable that h.s (
toward will he a commission In the regular
' establishment.
In cabinet clrclos General runslon's ex-
FUNSTON TELLS THE STORY
(Continued from First Page.)
exhibited General Kuuston und thn other
Americans as their prisoners.
Tho IiiEurgc.it president of Caslgurau be
lieved the story. Two of tho Lacuna
letters, provlously concocted, were for
wnrdo.l to Agulnaldo at I'alanan, province
of Unhela.
FatlKiiril mill enrl !liiiirtl.
General Kunston and the others were
kepi Imprlfoned for thrco days, surrepti
tiously giving orders at night. On Iho morn
ing of March IT taking n small quantity
of cracked corn, tho party started on n
nlnety-mllo march to I'alanan. Tho coun
try Is lough and uninhabited and provisions
could not bo secured Tho party nto small
shall fish, but'vWcro almost starved. Wad
ing Hwift rivers, climbing precipitous moun
tains nml penetrating dense Jungles, they
marched seven days nud nights nnd on
Mnrch 22 bad reached a point eight miles
from Pnln.ian. They wero now so weak
that It wus necessary to ssud to Aguinnldo's
camp for food. Agulnaldo dispatched sup
plies and directed that the American pris
oners bo kindly treated, but not be al
lowed to enter the town.
On tho morning of March the advance
wus resumed.. The oolumn was met by tho
Ulif ufllcjirs, oUAgulnaltlo nnd u detachment
otT'Agtllnaldo'n bodyguard, which was or
dered tp toko chargo of tho Americans.
W'hilo .ouo of tho ex-Insurgent olllcers con
versed with Agulnaldo's nlde, another, a
Spaniard, sent n courier to warn General
Flmstfln and the rest, who, with eleven
Macabebes, wero nbout an hour behind.
Mining received this warning General
Funs-toii avoided Aguinnldo's detachment
and Joined tho column, avoiding observa
tion. The Tngalos went nbend to greet
Agulnaldo nnd tho column slowly followed,
arriving tlnally ut I'nlanan.
At Atulnnlilo'N limine.
Agulnaldo's household troops, fifty men
In ncit uniforms of blue and white and
wearing straw hats, lined up to receive
tho newcomers. Gcnral Futiston's men
crossed tho river In smnll boats, formed on
th!o bank and marched to tho right anil
then In front of tho Insurgent grenadiers.
Tlio Tugalos entered tho houso where
Agulnaldo was.
Suddenly tho Spanish ofllcor, noticing that
Agulnaldo's able wns watching tho Amer
icans auspiciously, exclaimed: "Now, Mnca
bobes, go for them!"
Tho Mncabebes opened fire, but their aim
was rather InclTectlvo and only three In
surgents wore killed. The rebels returned
tho Are. On hearing the tiring Agulnaldo,
who evidently thought bis men wcru merely
celebrating the arrival of reinforcements,
ran to the window nnd shouted, "Stop thnt
foolishness! Quit wasting ammunition."
Illimlv' Clilrf t'liiiilly ii'iiMM'd.
tlllarlo Placldo, one of the Tngalog offl
ccrsf nml a former Insurgent major, who
was wounded In tho lung by the lire of thu
Kansas regiment at tho battle of Caloocau,
threw his arms around Agulnaldo, exclaim
ing: "You are a prisoner of tho Americans."
Colonel Simeon Vlllla. Agitluuldo'ti chief
of staff, .Major Alnuibrn nud others at
tacked tho men who were holding Agul
naldo. Placldo shot Vlllla In tho shoulder.
Atambra Jumped out of tho window nnd at
tempted to cross tho rlvor. It la supposed
that ho was drowned. I'lvo other Inuurgcut
ofllcers fought for n few minutes and then
fled, making tholr escape.
When tho tiring began General Kunston
assumed command nnd directed the attack
sub-chiefs of the Insurrection In all part:'
of the archipelago.
Hud I'rtieliilnii-il lllniNi'lf lllrtiitor.
It was also discovered that Agulnaldo,
January 28, had proclaimed himself dicta
tor, lie had been living at IJ.ibinun for
teven months undisturbed, except when a
detachment of tho .Sixteenth Infantry visi
ted the town. On that occasion the entire
population took the woods until tho troops
retired. Agulnaldo admitted be had come
near bring captured before, but usscrtod
that ho had never been wounded, adding:
"I should never havo been taken, oxcopt
by a strntcgem I was completely deceived
by I.ucann's forged signature."
Ho feared he might be sent to Guam,
nnd ho was qulto glad to come to Manila.
tlalanan was guarded by numerous out
posts nnd signal stations. During tho fight
notio of the Mncabebes wero wounded. The
expedition rested March 21, and then
marched sixteen miles the following day
to llalanan bay, whero General Kunston
found tho Vlcksburg, which brought him to
Manila. Commander Harry of tho Vlcks
burg rendered General Kunston splendid as
tdstrtifo. Agulnaldo, who talked freely of paBt
events, said he supposed General Trias
would proclaim himself dictator, even not
knowing that Trias had surrendered. He
behaved courteously nnd gave no trouble.
General Kunston says Agulnaldo Is above
the average In Intelllgenco and has prcpos
sing mntiuurs.
It Is nearly a year wince anything dcfl
nlto ban been heard nbout Agulnnldo. Then
tho Information was not very authentic.
Ho was being punned In northern Luzon
by different exneditlons under Colonel
Hnre, under Colonel Howes and Mnjor Pey
ton C. March. Tho troops under tho last
named otlleer captured his ciiulpments and
it was supposed the chief Insurgent had
been wounded. Ills esenpc was effected. It
was said, by placing hlirf upon a raft and
covering him with leaves, vegetables and
bushes. This raft was Moated down the
stream and passed the points occupied by
tho American troops. This stream was the
Rio Grande de Cngayau, which Hows north
ward and parallel with tho eastern const of
northern Luzon, near which tho capture
was made. Reports of the death of Agul
in. Mo have been frequent.
.lli'i-ml In n II ml Vnj, rupture of
Oate nxllile l.i'inler .n-i'tcil to
l'ul on tin' 11 ii I n It lit K
Toui'lit").
WASHINGTON. March 2S.-The news of
termination of hostilities In the Philippines
Is being generally discussed. Secretary
Long expressed the prevailing sentiment.
Ho naturally wns much gratified at the
oillclal continuation of Agulnaldo's capture
and of tho assistance that the navy had
been able to render General Kunston In
finite lllr Miilit I'roiliM'e-i mi
Irnt l.lnc of llittet'titlii
iii f it t .
ARE YOUR
Last night wns vaudeville night nl the
fair of Temple Israel and the program at
the amateur theatricals wos of the vaude
ville order and a high-class order It proved
to be.
At S o'c'o.k the patrons of the fair began
to arrive and before 9 o'clock the rooms at
the Metropolitan rlub were niled with
people who had come for amusement and
to assist In rnlslnc funds for the erection
j of a new house of worship lor the rongrega
General Agulnaldo's capture by General I suggested that the moral effect probably
M.iiKton was received everywhere in omelal' would count qulto as much as tho brilliancy
facilitating his exploits. The capture Itself ,lu CI 0II'' 'o ior mm me i.
- P hiiiaIi l-iiiiirtnnpn V r filit Itiit hn i fortune-teller foietold a pleasant futu.c.
KIDNEY S WEAK?
Wheels! Wheels! Wheels! now they go!
P.Ido u llco wheel and be In the swim.
AVl'lxt CriiNhril III MllelllinTj .
in attempting to pull a plcec ot' paper
from u folding machlno In the press room
of The Hec last night William Cumin, an
employe living at 'Jiwii Ninth Twenty-third
street, had his left wrist ho badly torn that
two arteries were laid bare, though not In
jured, and a number of stitches were mado
necessary In tho ttesh, He was taken to
I)r Detwller's oilice, when- bis Injuries
were dressed, and seems In n fair way to
recover without permanent Inconvenience.
circles with Intense grntltlcatlun, but, per
haps, nowhero did It create moro satisfac
tion than at the White House. The first
ofllcl.U news to reach the executive mansion
wii3 General MacArthur's dispatch an
nouncing the capture, which came about
midnight last night. This morning tho
president nlso saw Admiral Romey's cable
i;ram and the press dispatches. The cable
grams from General MacArthur and Ad
miral Kemey arc as follows:
i neiierm i'uiiiuu urn jusi remruru iroiii
. rtvtir.,11 1 Ifin In I .'l in Mil tl . tinil'l tir.i ,if lunlwillii
where he ciinturcd Agillnnblo. who Is now
in my possession at .Muliie.ni.ni. Particu
lars later.
Malaeannn Is General .MacArthur's head
quarters nnd residence In Manila.
WASHINGTON, March 28. Admiral
Remey, at Manila, has cabled tho N'avy de
partment na follows:
CAVITK. March L'S.-ltureau Nnvlcalloli.
Washington: Vlcksburg sailed Mb with
Gene. al Kunston and mhty-threo Maecii
bebes aboard on expedition to capture
Acillnaido. It turned toilav. Acillnaldo
nnd three stnff otllcera captured and de
livered to custody of General MacArthur.
1U-..M1.V.
Tho president naturally la very much
gratified that the chief mover In the insur
rection has at Inst been taken. H has been
tho opinion of tho mllltnry authorities for
a long tlmu that Agulnaldo was doing more
than nil the other agencies combined to
keep the rebellion In the Philippines alive
and every energy was directed to compass
his capture. It Is ra'her a remarkable
tribute to tho daring and resourcefulness
ot General Kunston that long beforo he
made tho attempt he was selected by the
authorities here as the olllcer to accomplish
It. It wns the Intention of General Kuuston
Bouio time ago to return to tho United
States, but by dltectlon of tho War depart
ment ho was detained in the Philippines In
the hopo that such a contingency as did
urlso should glvo him tho opportunity to
test his prowess. Both tho president and
War depnrtmc.it were fully Informed of tho
trap laid to catch the Insurgent chief and
the result of tho expedition baa been anx
iously awaited for Bevcral days,
ltn.NCM Inti-rrstiHK Que-itlonx.
Several Interesting and Indeed vital ques
tions arc raised by Agulnaldo's capture. If
the Insurrection now collapses, as It In
hoped It will, it may not be necessary to
enlist the full strength of tho army pro
vided for in the army reorganization bill.
There also is the question of the dlspoM-
of the exploit. Ho considered It one of
tho most significant features ot the affair
that the natives themselves had been In
strumental In bringing nbout the capture.
They had made up a eons Idernble part of
Kunston's force nnd their willingness to
go Into tho heart of Agulnaldo's stronghold
Indicated that in their own minds they felt
that there was no longer any real danger
apprehended from Agulnaldo's strength.
That Mich n sentiment had obtained hold
among the KIllpUios war, In tho Judgment
of Secretary Long, a significant 'evidence
that the Insurrection had lost Its vitality
among the people themselves, to
which Is now added tho lo.is of tho osten
sible head of the Insurrection.
BRYAN SAYS ITMAY END WAR
Th I ii l.i Oi-iturp f Auiilniililo .'Ih.v
I'iismIIiI' llrliiK Atiout t osxn
tloii or lloitllttloi.
LINCOLN, March 2S. W. J. Bryan gave
expression to the following today In dis
cussing tho capture of Agulnaldo.
"The report of tho capture of Agulnaldo
Is an.iarently verified. While no one can
predict with certainty the effect of his cap
ture, It Is possible It may put an end to the
war for the present, but the objection to
Imperialism Is not removed by tho surren
der of those who havo been opposing It In
the Philippines. Imperialism Is wrong be
cause It changes every theory of govern
ment. Wo cannot administer an empire, In
the Orient and maintain a republic In
America."
HE HOPES TO FURNISH BOND
Arthur Vnu Kiirnii Uci'liirrn lie I'mi
liefer to HoiiUn nml I'ntnli
ili Innocence.
The ball of Arthur J. Van Kuran, In Jail
In Salt Lake City charged with having em
bezzled ?S,000 from the Oregon Short Line,
of which he was local treasurer, has been
reduced from $;,0u0 to J3.500 and Mr. Van
Kuran cxpecta to obtain his liberty within
n few days. His brother. C. C. Van Kuran.
an attorney from Chicago, Ik In Salt Lake
City looking lifter the bail. When re
leased Mr. Van Kuran snys ho will mako a
personal examination of his hooks to show
that there bas been a mistake and that
he in not guilty.
the wheels of fortune whirred and even
form of amusement on the floor was well
I attonlzed.
At 10 o'clock the curtain on the stag',
was rained on a character sketch a mono
logue. "Mine. Bnudollo." enroute from !ati
Krauclsco to New "iork, was Introduced.
The niadamo's costume was In the latcbt
style of her peculiar art nud her monologue
was a winner, especially when the face of
Arthur Brandols was revealed as the star
performer of the evening.
The second number whs by Gllleubeck's
Juvenllo orchestra. The first number wns
the "Heroic" march and In i espouse to
an enchore the band played the "Sllvct
Crown" schottlsche.
In the third number the art of the nut
slclan ami the science whlrh has produced
the blograph was called Into play. Mlsa
Rose Shane tang "The Girl I Loved in
Sunny Tennessee," while a picture of the
land and tho girl was thrown upon the
canvas. Miss Shane possesses a wondet
fully clear and melodious voice. It wne
fully appreciated by the audience, while
tho lantern displayed scenes Illustrating
the songs "In tho Mohawk Valley" and
"Going for n Purdon "
Tho closing number of the celling was
a bltelch, in union ine parucipnnis were
Mr. Jake Splesbcrger und Mr. II. Rchfeld
In the chnracter of negroes. The scene
opened with tho arrival of Mr. Rehfcld on
bicycle, which ho carefully tied to a
hitching post and fed upon a balo of hay.
As ho repeated his mbnologue his in
amorata arrived by way of tho frout door
and after passing through tho audience.
reached the stage.
Emilio Aguinaldo
Life Story of the
Filipino Leader.
If He
Says So
ej-nr "- rrrrTTTi-T-wt--m linn ? '
tDon't doubt your doctor.
If you haven't perfect con
fidence in him, get another.
If you have just the one you
like, ask him this straight,
plain question :
"What do you think of
Aycr's Sarsaparilla?"
If he says it's good for
tired people, good for puri
fying and enriching the blood,
good for weak nerves, and
gond for building up the
general health, then remem
ber his advice.
Perhaps one of these days
you will want to profit by it.
tl.N a boltl. All rfrojlH.
J, C. AVER CO., Lcraell, Mait.
I'mlllo Agulnaldo, known simply by thnt
namo until the war, when he adopted the
moro Imposing title of Senor Don Hmillo
Agulnnldo y Kaury, was born In n nlpn hut
in tho island of Luzon, In tho old town of
Cavlte, ncur Manila, In 1ST2. Like himself,
his father was a native of the Philippines', of
full Malay blood.
When, a quarter of n century ago, the
hatred ot tho natives of the Islands for the
power that held them under misrule and op
pression began to take form in slumbering
revolt, the Tagalo boy was toddling about
tho hut which was his birthplace, nnd none
knew that ho was destined to make the
namo of Agulnnldo known as that of tho
leader of Ills people.
Tho ordinary Tagalo boy a life Is devoid of
Incident from the ttmo he can walk until he
marries, which may be as early as 1C, when
ho Is regarded aa a man. Not bo with Agul
nnldo. His father was a native chief an
Orang Malnyu that Is, a Malay with literary
knowledge, and having a religion nnd a
form of culture. In this way ho was dis
tinguished from the Orang Bcunn. the Malay
of the soil and from the Orang I. ant, the
Malay of the sea.
The chief had ambitions for his son, so,
while other Tagalo hoys had nothing to do
or think of but eating nnd sleeping, and, in
most cases, had Inordinate fondness for
both, Kmillo Agulnaldo was taught there
was something more In store for him In
life that he was to havo n coreer to be a
chief like his father, or perhaps greater.
I'mlllo Trained fur Chief.
So when Knilllo was 10 years old, having
reached tho ago when he could wear clothes
with fitting dignity, his father gave him to
tho Spnnlsh priests In Manila to be edu
cated. Tho priests wero glad to get him and
train him In Spanish ways ot thinking, hop
ing to use his Influonco later In behalf of
Spain nmong tho Tagalo. Ho was kept In
the schools at Manila a short time, then
sent to Madrid to be educated for the
priesthood.
In .Manila tho Tagalo boy bad 'jegun to be
acquainted with tho system by which t lie
Spanish oinclals oppressed the uatlves. At
Madrid ho saw more, and learned how Spain
oppressed and plundered all Its colonies.
For two years or moro he kept on studying
Latin and other subjects prescribed In tho
course of training for priests, then sur
prised his tutors by telling them he did not
v.dah to bo a priest. He bad determined to
become a soldier.
I'refiTM Hmiril tit t'nvtl.
Opposition was of no avail. A soldier ho
would be, and nothing else. Unwillingly his
masters took from his shoulders the gown
of tho novitiate and Invested them in the
uniform of the mllltnry. Soon after (his
I'mlllo Agulnnldo was drafted Into one of
tho native regiments of Luzon and became a
subaltern In his native laud, dominated by
Spanish captains and field ofllcers a part
of the machinery employed In the oppres
sion of his own people.
Serving quietly ns u minor olllcer In the
Spanish ranks, ho did not forget tho dreams
of his boyhood that at some time he should
be a leader union u the Tagalos. Ho know
his superiors wero plunderers of their own
government at Mudrld. He saw that the
Malay paid tho taxes, the resident officials
taking one-third of It nnd sending the re
maining two-thirds to Madrid. He knew
that the clergy received tllhis from tho
Malay, but that church and clergy alike
were for the SpanUh.
Taciturn, morose, keen to observe and
quick to resent sullen and vindictive, but
silent he watched and waited and served
on In tho army of Spain. In lSthS ho de
cided to wait no longer. He wan then 21
years old und had been trained for years as
a soldier. Ho decided to organize a revolt
against Spain among the native soldiers
serving with tho Spanish army, ami began
In his own regiment. Lieutenant Alexandre,
a brother Malay, became bis associate In
'he movement. Tho plot was developed In
scent aud u plan ot action agreed on,
This plan was announced to Spain, when,
early one morning, every SpanlBh officer in
the regiment was shot down on the parade
ground, except a few insignificant lieu
tenants, nud the Malay soldiers In the regi
ment hid In the tangled depths of tho
Bnvunnaa the brad awampa through which
ho soldiers In General Otis' army have
been fighting their way" against this saino
leader ot the Malays.
This was the beeiuutug ot tho carc-r of
I'mlllo Agulnaldo on his own aceouut as a
soldier and a leader. He organized an army
of between 1,000 and MOO natives, estab
lished headquarters, and began to mako for
the Spanish residents a reign of terror. On
every Spaniard ho was ready to vent the
hatred for Spain that had been growing
within hint for fifteen years. Ho had seen
the ears of bis own pcoplo cut off by Span
iards who called themselves Christians. He,
tn turn, chopped off Spanish heads. He had
seen the priests bless Spanish soldiers set
ting out on murderous missions against his
own people, and without scruple usbiihsI
nated priests and soldiers alike, only that
they were Spanish. Ho followed out the
lc3sons he had learned in a long training.
I'llee Put on 111m lleml.
Basslllio Augi.Rtl y Davlla was the polit
ical governor of tho Philippine Islands at
that time. Rlvora was captain general.
Augustl offered $20,000 for the head of Agul
naldo. Tho answer ho received to this
tender was a nolo from the rebel lender
hiuibclf :
"I need tho sum you offer much and will
de'lver the head myself."
Augustl laughed. Ten days later he met
Agulnnldo. He paid him $20,000, but did, not
recelvo the head,
Tho tlmo for tho meeting was a stormy
night a typhoon raging, Augustl sat lu
his palace engaged ou a report of the con
dition ot the Island. A priest passed the
sentinels at tho entrance to the palace nnd
undisturbed entered Augustl's room. He
stopped Just back of that olllelnl's chair
with the words: "Peace bo with you, my
son."
When Augustl, surprised, had turned his
hend the priest's mantle was dropped, and
there stood Agulnaldo, In his hand a twenty
Inch nolo, the terrible knife of the Malay.
"I have brought the head of Agulnnldo."
said the rebel, thumbing the edge of his
blade,, "anil 1 claim the reward. Hasten,
else I shall have to expedlate matters."
Augustl had no alternative. He opened
his desk nnd from It took .fSO.OOO In gold,
which ho gave to Agulnabln. The latter In
turn handed him u receipt, counted the
money, walked backward to tho door, and
bolted. A pistol bullet from the weapon ot
the enraged Augustl cut the hair over Agul
naldo's temple, but ho escaped unscathed.
Tnl.en lli'llie In tin .lny.
A short tlmo after this Captain General
Pelavleja offered Agulnaldo and Alexandra
$200,000 each If they would leave Luzon for
ever. ICach was to have a free pardon, nlso,
for pnat offenses. Tho two accepted the
offer, only to learn after they received the
money that they were to be assassinated
tho following night at a festa. The next
night enme, but the two men engaged to
kill the Insurgents vsrro found dead In their
beds with knives driven through their
hearts, and attached to the handle of each
was r. bit of paper bearing the inscription:
"Bownro of tho Malay's vengeance."
I'olavieja resigned and returned to Spain,
nnd, Rlvrrn going as well, Augustl became
the captain general of tho Islands. He made
no headway In tho effort to bubduo Agul
naldo. The revolt of the natives was grow
ing every day, when the victory of Dewey
ended Spanish power at Mauiln.
When Agulnaldo first revolted his follow
ers weio without arms. He subsequently
armed n portion of them from the bodies of
the Spanish soldiery whom they overcame
with tho bolo. But mysterious vessels came
out of the sea bearing other arms and am
munition, ami theso were burreptitlously de
livered to tho insurgents without any ono
discovering whence they came
llfiii') lli'i'li AkiiIiiiiIiIii.
After Agulnnldo and Alexandra had re.
celved their $200. eoo each from tho Span
lards they quit tho Philippines and went
over to Hong Kong, and later to Singapore.
It was when Dewey, then commodore, was
preparing in leave this port to carry out
tho orders of tho I'ulted States government
to find and destroy the Spanish fleet that
Dewey and Agulnaldo first mot.
Howard Bray, an 'Englishman whose name
Iria been mentioned recently In eablo dis
patches In connection with nn alleged plot
to assassinate Admiral Dewey on his way
home, was then at Singapore. Ilu took Agul
naldo to Spencer Pratt, American consul
general at Singapore, and made arrange
ments for an Interview with Dewey, In
that Interview Agujnaldn was led to pledge
himself to art In conjunction with Dewey In
tho expulsion of Spain from tho Philip
pines. Subsequently tho Malay leader left
Singapore secretly on a British steamship
and returned to Luzon,
it wna on December 14, 1S!)7, that Agul
naldo accepted the offer ot $200,000 to leave
the Islands, and was betrayed to death,
though ho escaped, Kroni then until his
return nfter the conference at Slugapore it
Is not known that he wus In the .stands,
though he was constantly -.munlcatlou
with tho Insurgents who were still fighting
against Spain.
In Man of S inn 1 1 Multirc.
Agulnaldo was Fmall of stature, dark,
with quick, furtive eyes, smooth face, sharp
reatures nnd alert in his manner. Had he
been seen on the streets of an American
city beforo his features becamo familiar
through the printing of his pictures he In
all probability would have been mistaken
for n Japanese student or artisan, for In
general build and color he strongly re
sembled tho Japanese, aa do many of the
more Intelligent Malays, His generalship
snowed itself in a resolute chin und over
shot Jaw. There was In his face something
or the expression of a bulldog. Among the
natives it was aid ho never slept, and
whntover the verdict of history may be re
gardlng his actions, ho will be credited at
least with ability In carrying out his ends
hardly to bo expected in a native ot a half
barbarous race. In his personality anil ap
pcaranco he exhibited many of the charae
terlstlcs of on untutored race. His fond
ness for display and pomp was inughable
but for the fact he look himself seriously
Among his own people his wisdom wns re
garded as something beyond comprehension
and his hold on them wns through their
mingled reverence and fear of him.
Hvt' rirnt SIkiii of TroneliiT .
When Agulnaldo returned In secret to tho
Island of Luzon after seeing Dewey at Sing
aporo bo made his headquarters first at
Cavlte. in the older part of tho town, and
near the tpot where ho was horn. It was
there tho first evidence nf his intention
toward the Americana was discovcied. An
Amerleuu officer. In making efforts lo secure
carts for the transportation of eommlsi-ary
stores landed trom transports, wns Informed
by natives he could hire neither enrts nor
men without first securing the permission
of Agulnaldo.
Agulnnldo. meantime, had withdrawn to
Bakor. There on the following day Amrr
lean olllcers went tu see what was the rca-
bon for their dltliculty In securing carts
bullock.' and men, when they were ready to
hire them and pay them well. They did not
succeed m getting an Interview with Agul
naldo, but at last sent him n letter and re
celved a reply in which the Malay leader
demanded to know wlint were tho Intentions
of tho Americans with regard to tho Fili
pinos what treatment they wero to bo ac
corded and what delay would Intervene be
foro the government of tho Islands should
be turned ncr to them. This letter was re
ferred to General Merrltt. and wns among
the curlier evidences that tho Americans
were to have trouble with the ninn who had
acrepttd $200,000 from Spain for leaving the
Islands.
Xuiilunlilii Proven TrleU.v.
The next day Amcrlrnn officer learned
Agulnaldo had caused to be made a com
plete list of nil the carts or earroynattas. all
the horses, bullocks and other means of
transportation In tho distrlet, and had given
orders that wheels should be taken off tho
carls and hidden nnd that no native should
permit tho Americana tn make use ot nny
article of tho kind that mWht In any event
be nf use to Agulnaldo.
Tho tiring of Iho Insurgent on the Amor
lean outposts around Manila in the dead of
night nnd the tiist battle against the Fili
pinos, fought in tho darkness and In tho
midst of a raging thunderstorm, followed
soon after this. Since that time tho rureer
of Agulnaldo has been told from day to day
in tho Manila cable dispatches. It has been
a career of difeal after defeat, each fol
lowed by a retreat a little farther from tho
headquarters of tho American forces, and In
the last few wepks has been marked by
overtures for peace, of which the good faith
has been questioned by many, who have re
garded them merely us efforts to gain tlmo
for rehabilitating a depleted army or gain
Ins some now point of vantage In the field
from whlh to carry on the fight anow.
HEAD OFF YOUTH'S HABITS
I'iiiiii Cori-eet Menu of Coniliiet In tin'
Child In I'rofrxxor Iti'.Miittr'
A.I vice.
"Formation, Not Reformation." was the
thought which Pi of. John B. DcMotto em
phasized in his lecture last night tit Boyil s
theater. lie pleaded with his listeners to
assist young men and women In resisting
wrong and to bo less stem In the Judgment
passed upon missteps.
Prof. DeMottes lecture was one of the
numbeis In the Young Men's Christian na
Boclatlon course. The speaker was greeted
bv a laruo audience. "Python K.ggs," the
lecture which ho delivered las? night, hns
been heard In Omaha before, but It bears
repetition and wna enthusiastically re
celved.
The lecture was a psychological study of
habit. Models and photographs of the brain
wero shown. Brain cells of degenerates
and Imbeciles were compared with those
of persons ot moral strength. Great stress
was laid upon the developments which fac
ulties undergo when used and the lecturer
showed how easy It Is for young persons
to acqtllro proper habits when enre Is ex
ercised In Influencing their actions lu
early life.
"I sympathize with the work which Is
being carried on by reformers," said Prof.
De.Motte, "but the work of reformation
should begin beforo habit has enslaved
The world needs moro brain and nerve
training. Young persons should be equipped
with well-tralntd brains which will enable
them to avoid temptation. The python
eggs should be crushed, nnd then the world
need havo no fear of the snake."
Thousands Havo Kidiu-v Trouble
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LACK OF FIRE PROTECTION
Nortlierii Part of City I. oar n 'ot
Inue llreiiiihe llcpn vt inrnt Ciin-
ot Bench It.
The lack of lire protection in the
northern part of the city wus forcibly
demonstrated Thursday nfternoon when Wil
liam Priest's cottage at :iSir Fort street
was burned to the ground because tho de
partment could not reach ll. The fire was
caused by an overturned lamp nud an
nlarm wns turned In at 3:07. The cottage
was ono-slory frame valued at 41,000. Newt
Christiansen's hnuso at 3Sl!l Kort street was
badly scorched by the tlames from the
Priest cottage.
The old frame building at Twelfth nnd
Pacific, streets, which was the first homo
of the Omaha Medical college and Is now
partly occupied by the dental department,
wns the scene of n small lire lato Thursday
afternoon. The blaze started from romo
unknown cause in tho basement and burned
up the walls to the second floor, entailing
a loss which Chief Redell estimates al $Ui0.
IN HONOR OF FALLEN HEROES
llimrteilj Mi'i'tlnti' of TInu'Mlun
Itllli's for IIInimihnIiiii or
lion ii in cot,
At the quarterly meeting of tho Thurs
ton Utiles to bo held April the members
of the company will dlsniba the monument
to be erected in honor of the Philippine
heroes who ate bmled In Prospect Hill
cemetery. The company expects to erect
n monument that will cost nbout $1.."iOU.
Of th!3 hum about $700 has already been
given.
The Thurston Rifles accepted a lot In
Prospect Hill on condl'ion thnt a monu
ment costing at least $l,ooo be erected, but
the company hopes to be nblc to put .jrn'O
more into tho stone. The plan Is to erect
a Luge granite base, surmounted by a kiI
dici In khaki tinlfoim.
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Tuesday in April
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When Promises Are Kept,
Kety lime you read about Doan's Kid
ney Pills you nro told they euro every form
of kidney 111, from backache to urinary dis
order"!. How nre our pioinlses kept? Auk
any citizen who has tried the treatment
Ask the man who makes the following
Matement
Mr. Charles tb Winger, brlckmoldrr,
1 1 32 North Nineteenth ftrect, gnya. "A
friend of mine heard rae complain of ach
ing In my back and trouble with the kid
ney secretions. I bad been subject to
these attacks from the day I hurt my back
lifting some house sills four yearn ago.
This friend gave me n bo. nf (man's Kid
ney Pills which he had bought at Kuhn &
Co.'s drug store. I thought a dose or two
helped me and l Increased tho quantity.
Tho treatment cured me; at least up to
date I havo not been bothered with nny
of my old symptoms."
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of the
Spring Rush
I For Offices.
Advice to
Office Seekers.
April and May are the months when
moat proplo do their moving. The
prospects are that the demand for of
fices In Omahn wnn nnvit so great as
It will bo this spring There nru not
u. (treat many rooms vacant In
The Bee Building
but there are among tlie.n novurtl
which ure particular hile; mi' di
rectly In front of the elojtor on the
tin floor; one on lb lsi lli'r next to
tho entrance to Tim Hen b.irinesH of
fice; a nulte of Hirer rouins on the
?rd Poor, and a very largo office nnd
vuult on the ground llnor fuclng 17th
Mleot. Resides these, th-ro nre fnjr
or live smullor rooms In varloui parts
or the bulldlntt.
Tho rents ara reuionble and tho
nervlco perfe' t
R. C. PETERS & CO.,
RHNTAL AGENTS,
Ground Floor, Dec Building, Omaha.