Show TRAP FOR gen funston engaged in a daring scheme to make the leader 0 the fighting filipinos his prisoner aguinaldo is to he tricked into believing he has captured funston but will meet with a surprise manila march 23 general funston la now engaged in a daring project which promises to be the greatest and most romantic of his eventful career in january from his hiding place in the province of isabella aguinaldo Agul naldo wrote letters 1 ing the sub chiefs who had taken the oath ot allegiance to the united states later aguinaldo Agul naldo ordered insurgent i forces to southern luzon to join him a rendezvous in isabella province the rebel officer entrusted with these orders secretly negotiated with the americans on securing necessary information general funston planned I 1 capture and with general macarthurs Mac Arthurs authorization gen funston proceeded two weeks ago to make the attempt general funston with surgeon major harris captain newton of the infantry aleut admire of the infantry aleut mitchell of the infantry six veteran scouts and a com j pany of native scouts all picked men embarked on the gunboat vicksburg and were landed on a remote beach above baler it was arranged that emissary with the native scouts should pass themselves off as insurgent troops who having captured general funston and others were taking them as prisoners to aguinaldo Agul naldo at the right time when brought before aguinaldo general funston was to give a signal when the tables were to be turned and aguinaldo Agul naldo was to be selzer six days march into the interior were contemplated treachery was considered possible but every precaution was taken the garrisons in new vizcaya and new cecja and the gunboats gun boats were to operate cooperate co with gen funston the vicksburg is expected to arrive here tomorrow general rosarlo with 51 men and EC rifles has surrendered at san francisco malabon province lieutenant dean of troop C sixth cavalry has engaged a force of insurgents at tuble laguna province killing several of them and capturing seven men and twenty four rifles RICHEST IN THE philippines island of great in fertility plague of locusts bacolor island of negros march 23 the united states philippine commission has listened io a quantity of en the western part of negros which has tended to show the island to be agriculturally the richest in the philippines negros has lately been afflicted with la plague of locusts and has been dissatisfied wibb the administration of public officers under the plan ot self government emch was established toy jn otis in 18 |