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Show TO CAI'TIBajJINALDO. Oeneral t'unitou on lth and Itoroantl i:iMllll..n. Oeueral I'unatoii I now engaged In a daring project, which promises to be tho greatest and moat romantic achievement achieve-ment of hi eventful career. In January, from hi hiding plac In the province of laahclta, Agulnaldo wrote letter anathematizing the aub chiefs who had taken the oath of allegiance alle-giance to tho United Stnto. loiter, Agiilnuldo orderod Insurgent force In aouthorn Luzon to Join him at a rendezvous in Isabella province. Tbe rebel officer Intrusted with these order ecretly negotiated with th American. Ameri-can. On securing ncccaaary Information, Oeueral Funston planned Agulnaldo' capture, and wlthUeneral MscArthur'e authorization, Oeneral Funaton proceeded pro-ceeded two weeka ago to make the attempt. at-tempt. Oeneral Funaton, with Surgeon-Major Harris, Captain Now ton of the Thirty-fourth Infantry, Lieutenant Adatre of the Tnenty-second Infantry, Lieutenant Mluhellnf the Fortieth In- pauy of native acoula, all picked men, embarked on tho gunboat VIckaburg ,and were landed on n remote beach 'alove Hater. It waa arranged that Agulnaldo'a emlasary, with tho untl vc acouta, should patt themselves off aa Insurgent troopt, who, having captured Oeneral Funston and othera, were taking them at prisoner pris-oner to Agulnaldo. At the right time, when brought before be-fore Agulnaldo, Oeneral Funston wat to give a signal, when the tables wcro to be turned and Agulnaldo was to be aelzed. Six daya' march Into the Interior Inter-ior were contemplated. Treachery waa considered possible, but every precaution pre-caution wat taken. |
