THE MO-RVT-NT, OREGOXIAL FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1901.
ALL KANSAS REJOICES
t)VER, TUXSTOX'S CAPTURE OP
AGUIXALDO.
The Xcn- at the General's" Homc-
Deivey Talks of the Tagal
-Leader.
TOPEKA. Kas., March 28. All Kansas
rejoices today over General Funston's
ieat. At the State House the news from
Manila -was the only thing talked of.
All united In saying good things of the
Kansas soldier, but nobody seemed sur
prised. Many argued that General Mac
Arthur had told of General Funston's ex
pedition only after he knew that It had
proved successful. Adjutant-General Fox
said: "He Is a brave fellow, cool and de
termined. Of course President McKJnley
nill make him a Brigadier of the regular
army." This was the tone of comment
made by other state officials.
.Lieutenant Berton J. Mitchell and
Lieutenant Admire, members of General
Funston's expedition, are "both Kansas
men by birth. Mitchell and Funston
are cousins, and lived on adjoining farms
near Iola, while Admire was born and
raised In Topeka. Mitchell enlisted In
Company I, Twentieth Kansas, as a
private. He was detailed as a clerk In the
Adjutant's office and later was promoted
lo Quartermaster -Sergeant. His was one
of the early appointments made In the
Held, receiving his commission as Second
Untenant while the regiment was at
Calocan. After his muster out at San
Francisco he was recommissioned in the
Fortieth United States Infantry, and as
signed as aide on the staff of General
Ipunston.
Young Admire was raised In Osage City,
where he worked on his father's paper,
the Osage City Free Press. He moved
to Oklahoma nine years ago. He en
listed at Guthrie for service In Cuba,
and afterwards procured his appointment
as Second Lieutenant for the Philippine
service.
General Funstonr while Colonel 6f the
Twentieth Kansas Regiment, In Febru
ary, 1899, submitted hiB first plan to cap
ture Agulnaldo to General MacArthur,
who rejected It because of the lack of
soldiers, according to the story of a
member of the Kansas City Star's staff,
-who served under the Kansas officer at
the time.
Just previous to the outbreak of Febru
ary A, 1899, Agulnaldo maintained his
headquarters at Calocan; He was a fa
miliar figure to the members of the Twen
tieth Kansas Regiment, then commanded
by General Funston. It was necessary
for him to pass the Kansas outpost guard
on his way from Calocan to Manila, to
which place he made Irequent trips until
three days before the beginning of hos
tilities. Despite the fact that he had be
come "well known to the Kansas sentl
Tiels, they -would always Insist -upon his
dismounting and showing the pass sign
ed by General Otis permitting- Mm to
-enter and leave the city.
Following the capture of Calocan Feb
ruary 10, many Of the insurgents re
treated to Malabon, a city of some size,
located on a strip of land Jutting out to
sea, immediately south df Calocan and ac--cessibla
from Calocan by a wide stone
bridge. Colonel Funston submitted a
plan to General MacArthur to capture
Agulnaldo.
"I can take 100 men, cross the bridge,
capture the town and Agulnaldo before
they can recover from the confusion Into
which we have thrown them," enthu
siastically exclaimed Funston to General
MacArthur.
"You can do It If anybody can' said
General MacArthur, "but the men can
not be spared."
At Funston's Home.
IOLA, Kas., March ,28. Business,. in
Iola, the home of General Funston, "was
practically suspended today while the cit
izens gave vent to the enthusiasm they
felt over the Kansas soldier's feat. Flags
were unfurled and business men left their
stores to carry the news to their homes.
If each citizen were a brother of Gener
al Funston they could not have displayed
greater joy. The local paper will say:
"There Is not anybody like Fred Funs
ton. He is from Kansas, God bless him,
and when he is told a thing can not be
done, he goes and does It."
In the little farmhouse of Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Funston, parents of General Funs
ton, there is joy and pride that are too
deep for words. Five miles from the tele
graph wires and the dally papers, the
news of the crowning achievements of
their son's life was brought to them by
the Associated Press representative. Mr.
Funston was across the field, hard at
work, when told the news. He .leaned
against the wagon and exclaimed 'in his
deep roar: "Well, that is certainly grati
fying." As the details of the early dispatches
were read to Mr. Funston, who was with
out glasses, he drank In every word, his
face beaming with satisfaction. He then
said:
"It certainly adds a crownlpg glory to
his career. I was afraid when he started
out that he might be the dupe of the
treacherous natives. At first I doubted
the truth of the story, but the more I
thought of it, the more credence I gave it.
This is the first time I ever saw his
mother "worry."
"Oh, it 1s the biggest thing of the cen
tury, so far," Mr. Funston exclaimed, as
he thought the matter over, "I don't
know what Fred will do. He wrote that
he expected to come homo next Summer,
but might go back, as a civilian, of
course. Now the Government may give
him something that will change his mind.
I don't want to say anything about that."
Mrs. Funston was found at the house.
She was nervously excited over the news,
her face beaming and her eyes dancing.
She was too nervous to sit still or read
Jhe papers, but looked long at the head
lines telling of the capture and the pic
ture of her son. Her eyes grew dim and
she said:
"I never lost faith In Fred's lucky star
before, but I had a feeling that time that
he was risking life and everything on a
high stake and that the end would be dis
astrous. I was afraid that those scouts
would turn traitors to him instead of re
maining traitors to Agulnaldo."
DEWEY OX THE CAPTURE.
Discusses His Past Relations With
Agrulnaldo.
NEW YORK. March 2S- Admiral Dewey
was at the Albemarle Hotel today, and
was interviewed as to the probable effect
of the -capture of Agulnaldo. He said:
"I am delighted to hear this news. Of
course, we had the warning a few days
ago that it might occur, but it looked like
a very risky undertaking, and If Funston
had lost his life every one would have
said, 4I told you so.' It appears to be a
very creditable piece of work on the part
of Funston, and in keeping with previous
exploits. It was, in fact, a case of fight
ing the devil with fire. If a large forte
had gone against Agulnaldo he would
not have been found, but this was a kind
of strategy of their own thought, and ap
pears to have succeeded perfectly.
"Agulnlado Is a most amiable little fel
low. He does not have the education
with which he has been credited, and he
was not really the brains of the Insurrec
tion. Mablal wa really the brains of the
Filipino rebellion, and Agulnaldo was the
active leader. I admit I did not giva.hlm
credit for the abilities that he has shown,
buthe Is certainly nota man of, any great
ability.
"One thing I wonder about Is that the
dispatches today from Manila describe
him as 'talking freely.' When I first saw
him he wan notably reticent, and a good
deal of his strength came from the fact
that he did not talk much. The people
believed he was invulnerable, .however,
and that no norm could be done to him.
There was a story currant in fact that a
dozen onen had stood up" and "fired at 'htm
as a test. I suppose thele' were no "bul
lets in the guns. That story went
everywhere. The people are intensely
superstitious, and they believed that no
harm could befall him. It will take some
time now for the .news of his capture to
become circulated, and the first report
will be doubted, but when they are con
vinced of it 1 believe that organized re
sistance will collapse."
"What do you think ought to be done
with Agulnaldo?"
"Well, it seems to me as good a thing
as could be done for the present would
be to send "him to Guam. It Is the same
climate as the Philippines, and there
will be no hardship in the change and
there would be no chance to pose.
"Looking over the events of the past
two years, I am sometimes impressed
with the idea that possibly the trouble
with the Filipinos might have been
avoided, but when I say that, I say it
because hindsight Is a great deal better
than foresight. I have no criticism for
any one, but It can be seen now how the
Americans who first went there hurt the
pride of the Filipinos. If we had made
a greater effort to flatter them it Is pos
sible the thing would have gone more
smoothly, but I wish to say that at the
beginning I don't believe Agulnaldo had
any idea" of Independence 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 deliverers and they did
anything we told them to. Afterward,
I think It was simply a case of success
turning a man's head In the case of
Agulnaldo. I don't believe that at' first
he had any Idea of attempting to set up
an independent republic.
"As to the matter of our relations with
the Filipinos the history has never yet
been written. I have all the letters and
documents pertaining to it, and I expect
some day to write the history of the af-
fair. When all of the documents are
published it will be perfectly clear that
no obligation rested upon the American
forces to treat the Filipinos as allies.
Agulnaldo was always, as I said, a most
amicable man, and personally I should
not wish him the slightest harm, but I
believe, as I said, that his capture means
the end of organized reslctance."
AGOXCILLO XOT DISCOURAGED.
Says There Are Others to Lead the
Insurrection.
PARIS, March 28. A representative of
the Associated Press today communicated
to Agonclllo. the Filipino agent, the news
of the capture of A-uInaldo. Agonclllo,
who occupies a nicely furnished apartment
In a house In a central Paris street, ap
parently surrounded by every comfort,
laughed and said:
"I do not believe It. I have received
nothing by cable, and until I receive con
firmatory advices I shall continue to ig
nore the news."
Asked, If the announcement were true,
what efTect he thought it would have on
the Insurrection, Agonclllo replied, em
phatically: "None, except the loss of a
true' patriot and a clever General. The
feeling of the. Filipino people In their de
termination to fight out the struggle for
independence will remain unshakable. 1
received a cablegram only yesterday
which convinced me that the Philippine
leaders have not modified their persistent
attitude regarding the continuance of the
war. Whatever disaffection may have
taken place in favor of the Americans,
the Philippine people, as a whole, are
resolved to accept nothing short of In
dependence." When Agonclllo was asked what effect
the capture of Aguinnldo would have on
the campaign, he sajd a council of the
leading Filipinos would simply meet and
elect anothrr military staff to prosecute
the war, adding that, even If Agulnaldo
and his general staff were all captured,
many able Generals remain.
Agonclllo was asked who was likely to
be chosen to succeed Agulnaldo, and said
he thought General' Alejandrlno might be
seleected, as ho was a clever military
leader and enjoyed the confidence of the
people. In' reply to a question as to
whether the Filipinos had, enough money
to continue the war Indefinitely, Agonclllo
smiled and replied, "That is our affair."
The Hazzards From Tacoxna.
TACOMA, Wash., March 28. Both Cap
tain Russell T. Hazzard and Lieutenant
Oliver Hazzard are Tacoma boys. They
enlisted In Company M of the First Wash
ington Volunteers, Captain Hazzard go
ing with the Company as Second Lieuten
ant and Lieutenant Hazzard as a private.
Company M was originally a Chehalls
company, "but trouble in the organization
resulted in disbanding the company, and
it was recruited at Tacoma. When the
Washington Regiment was ordered home
both remained In the service, Joining the
Eleventh Cavalry. Since that time Cap
tain Hazzard has once been home on a
.furlough, carrying at the same time valu
able papers and information to the de
partment -at Washington. Both men were
popular both In the Washington Regiment
and with the cavalry service. They have
seen hard service In the south end of Lu
zon Island during the past two years, and
are seasoned fighters.
Some Anti-Imperlnllst View-.
BOSTON, March 28. Secretary Irving
WInslow, of the Anti-Imperialist League,
said tollay that he was not ready to
state that the capture of Agulnaldo meant
the collapse of the cause.
"There may be 20 other leaders In hid
ing as capable as he," said Mr. WInslow.
"The Filipinos have shown that they have
ability to rule and ability to fight for
liberty. This should lead us, even If the
fighting should cease with the capture of
Agulnaldo.. to urge more forcibly even
than we have done that the Filipinos be
given an independent government at
once."
Ex-Governor Boutwell, president of the
Anti-Imperialist League, refused to dis
cuss the aspect of the Filipino cause, in
view of the capture of Aguinaldo.
Edward Atkinson said: "The Adminis
tration has had an elephant on its hands
minus the trunk. Now that It has the
trunk, what will It do with the whole ani
mal?" Miles Says It Will End the War.
BOSTON. March 2S. General Nelson A.
Miles said today, regarding the capture
of Aguinaldo:
"In my opinion, It will tend to settle all
trouble In the Philippines. The capture
of their leader is sure to dishearten Agui
naldo's followers, although there may be
more or less trouble for some time with
some bands in different parts of the
Islands. I believe that the backbone of
the trouble is broken. No doubt there are
other men among the Filipinos who ari
perfectly capable of taking Agulnaldo's
place, as he Is not a man of any great
magnetism or ability, but I do not be-
tlnvo tVint nftftr Tnlc nrtnrj Vinrr Trill Via
much enthusiasm under any leader." I church in the Philippines under a sound
General Miles would not express anyTbas,s- "WD anould have no announced
opinion as to what should be done with
Agulnaldo.
Bryan Talks of Imperialism.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 2S. William J.
Bryan gave expression to the following
today in discussing the capture of Aguin
aldo: "The report of the capture of Aguinaldo
is apparently verified. While no one can
predict with certainty the effect of his
capture, It Is possible It may put an end
to the war for the present, but the ob
jection to Imperialism is not removed by
the surrender of thos? who have been op
posing It in the Philippines. Imperialism
is wrong because it changes every theory
of government We cannot administer an
empire in the Orient and maintain a re
public in America."
Another Gusher at Benunion.
BEAUMONT. Tex., March 2S. Beau
mont now has three gushing oil wells.
The third one came In this evening.
Its output will equal that of the Lucas
geyser, frpm which it Is distant about
"a quarter of a mile. The well's valve
was closed, and comparatively little oil
was wasted.
KORAN THE ONLY LAW
CIVIL GOVERXMEXT IMPOSSIBLE IX
1 HE SULUS.
Military Officers Consider the Treaty
Unnecessary nnd an Impedi
ment to Progress.
JOLO, Island of Sulu, March 2S. The
Commission was heartily received at the
headquarters of the Sultan. The resi
dences of many of the people were dec
orated with flags, the Stars and Stripes
floating through the town, while thou
sands of firecrackers were exploded In
all directions.
It was a beautiful Summer morning,
and when the Sultan had not put In an
appearance upon the arrival of the last
launch, a cutter was sent with the secre
tary of the Commission to invite the Sul
tan to visit the ship. They brought back
his majesty, clothed In gold and purple,
ana decorated with jewels. He presented
a comic opera aspect as he came on board,
followed by his Ministers and a score of
relatives in motley court array. They
were greeted with a salute of 17 guns.
Commissioner Taft explained to his ma
jesty that there was no disposition on
the part of .he members of the Commis
sion to Interfere with the administration
of the Sultan's affairs, or the habits, cus
toms and religion of the people. He said
that the only motive governing the Com
mission was the nrompptliv nrnsnpritv
and happiness of the people of the Sulu
islands, nnd that th nmnip nr Vio Trnt
Islands, and that the people of the United
States expected the treaty to be strictly
observed.
The Sultan then thanked Commissioner
Taft, and spoke proudly of the cable and
other improvements Introduced by the
Americans, adding that his best friends
were the military officials, and that he
expected to abide by the decision of the
Commissioners, and to follow their ad
vice. His majesty then Inspected the ship.
That afternoon the Sultan was received
at the American military headquarters,
and Inspected the troops. Native sports
followed, which were witnessed by the
Commissioners and others.
The Philippine Commission sailed this
morning for Isabel, Island of Baoilan.
Before leaving the commission had a long
consultation with Major Sweet, the Amer
ican commander at Gato, and Dhul Kar
neln. the strongest chief of the Sulus,
who usually opposes the Sultan.
Any measure of civil government in
Sulu appears Impossible at present. The
customs of vassalage, servitude and po
lygamy prevail. There Is no law except
the Koran, and that Is not always fol
lowed. The Morros and Chinese desire
a cessation of military rule In Jolo, but
the conglomerate character of the popu
lation and the uncertainty as to those
without the walls render this Inadvisable.
Military officers consider the treaty un
necessary and an impediment to progress.
The news of the capture of Agulnaldo
was received here with great gratifica
tion by the members of the commission
f and the United States troops. The rejoic
ing was Increased by the report of the
surrender of Caplstro, In Northern Min
danao. EXTEXDED TO THE PHILIPPIXES.
Episcopal Diocese to Be Established
In the Islands.
NEW YORK. March 28. Actlpg upon
the initiative of General Francis V.
Greene, Captain Alfred T. Mahan, U. S.
N. (retired); George MacCulloch Miller
and others, the Church Club of New York
decided last night to take Immediate steps
to establish a diocese of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of America in the Phil
ippine Islands -with a -resident, bishop and
duly appointed -ministers. The general
sentiment was expressed that It should
not be the purpose of this church to seek
any proselyting In the islands. It was not
the Idea that the new diocese should be a
missionary parish, but a regularly estab
lished branch of the church that should
within a very short time become self
supporting. The president of "the Church Club,
George MacCulloch Miller, will appoint
a committee which will draw up a plan
for the establishment of the new diocese
and the other church clubs of the United
States will be asked to co-operate In the
matter. This will bo the first diocese of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in Amer
ica to be established without the confines
of the United States proper.
Discussing, the proposition laBt night.
General Greene said:
"As regards the Philippine Islands,
there Is no doubt now of the truth of the
statement that our first obligation is to
remain in those Islands and govern them.
To give them up to any l other nation
would be disgraceful cowardice. To turn
them over to themselves would mean an
archy and lawlessness.
"It can be fairly said that we hope to
introduce in the Philippines. Porto Rico
and the other countries that have come
under our control a better government
than they have ever known before. We
want to teach them to enjoy freedom
while respecting the rights of others. We
should establish a diocese with a bishop
and duly appointed ministers. The pop
ulation there now the American popu
lation Is made up of soldiers and civil
officers. Such of these as want to wor
ship now have no chance to do so In the
way In which they are accustomed. The
thousands of American women and chil
dren In the Philippines In order to wor
ship must attend the camp services con
ducted by the chaplains. I have seen as
many as 600 soldiers at one of these serv
ices on a day when the rain was pouring
down.
"It would do the natives good to see a
branch of the Protestant Episcopal
Church established in Manila. It would
do more than anything else to establish
and spread American ldens there."
Captain Mahan said that the chief fac
tor lacking In the now Island possessions
of the-United States Is an enlightened pub
lic opinion. He concluded:
"As regards political conditions we can
well afford to leave them to the govern
ment which under the searching light of
intelligent public opinion will do the best
that can be done for the Filipinos. But
as regards Christianity we find that there
unfortunately exist rivalries and divisions
of creeds. I do not look for any formal
parceling out of the Islands among the de
nominations for purposes of missionary
work, as has been suggested. I believe
that in matters of opinion the fittest sur
vive. "It Is the duty of our church to send out
Its missionaries and to estnhUsh th
purpose of making converts from other
forms of Christianity," but If people want
to come to us wc should be there to re
ceive them.
"All the church bodies should go ahead.
Nothing will conduce so much to the po
litical health of these dependencies as
the free exercise of public opinion with
all churches, through their missionaries
having an ample chance."
XEW MILITARY POLICY.
Object of Corbin's Trip to the Phil
ippines. NEW YORK. March 2S. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Adjutant-General Corbln Is studying
the general features of the new military
policy to be put in force In the Philip
pines after he and Secretary Root have
visited the Islands and made a close In
spection of the situation. There Is no
longer doubt that General Corbln will go
to the Philippines, and at present there
Is no reason why Secretary Root should
not go. It Is possible that they may start
earlier than was at first proposed. Gen
eral Corbln said that General MacArthur
will be succeeded in command at Manila
J by General Chaffee, June 30, and that he
and the Secretary of War earnestly desire
I to be in the Philippines before this trans.
rer is made. In order that they may be
prepared to give Intelligent advice In re
gard to any change of military policy that
may appear advisable.
It Is expected that at about the same
date the Taft Commission will have Its
work sufficiently advanced to take the
reins of Government completely from the
soldiers and transfer mem to civilians.
It Is, however, impossible to forecast this
part of the programme at present. All
that Is definitely known is that Judge
Taft will become Governor of the Islands
whenever. In the Judgment of the Com
mission, conditions fully Justify the com
plete subordination of the military to the
civil authority.
Whenever the rresent military rule is
superseded by civil Government, the pro
cess of reducing the strength of the Army
In the Philippines from 60.000 to 40.000 will
be begun. In fact, General Corbln Inti
mates that this process is already at
work, aa it Is probable that no effort will
be made to send regulars to take the
place, man for man. of the volunteers who
are now being brought home for muster
out. No effort is being made to push the
work of recruiting for the 15 additional
regiments authorized by the new Army
law. General Corbln says that the Army
when completely reorganized, will not
consist of more than 70,000 or 80,000, In
stead of the 100,000 authorized.
MAKE HIM A GOVERXOR.
President SchHrman's Views onWhat
Should Be Done With Ajrulnaldo.
ITHACA. N. Y., March. 2S. President J.
G. Schurman, of Cornell University, who
was at the head of the first Philippine
Commission, today gave to an Associated
Proas representative his views on what
he considers should be done with Agnl
naldo. He said:
"Our object Is good government In the
Philippines. We seek no punishment; no
vengeance. We have already used a con
siderable number of men who have been
active in Agulnaldo's government or army
to aid In carrying on the work of pacifica
tion and government. Now Aguinnldo
has shown that he possesses administrat
ive gifts of high order, and Just aa soon
as he follows his late colleagues in tak
ing the oath of allegiance and accepting
American sovereignty, we should utilize
his gifts in fulfillment of our task of gov
erning the archipelago.
"I should think It highly appropriate to
appoint him Governor of Cavlte, Bulacan
or some other Tagal province. In any
event there should be amnesty for the
past, and a new departure In the direc
tion of hearty co-operation between the
Americans and Filipinos, which by direc
tion of President McKInley It was part
of the new government which I had the
honor to preside over to announce, pro
mote and cultivate.
"Now that the insurrection Is .over, the
greater problem of government confronts
us. It Is to be solved by our using the
natural leaders of the Filipinos In high
offices, and giving the different peoples
all self-government, municipal and pro
vincial, of which they are capable, as
well as representation In the general gov
ernment at Manila, which must, however,
be kept under American control."
HIS IXFLUEXCE GOXE.
Otis Says the Capture Is Xot of Great
Importance.
CHICAGO, March 2S. Major-General El
well S. Otis, formerly in command of the
Army in the Philippines, and now In com
mand of the Department of the Lakes,
expressed satisfaction today over the cap
ture of Agulnaldo.
"The Influence of Agulnaldo has been
waning for some time," said General
Otis; "therefore the Importance of the
capture Is not so great as might have
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nming iur so juns umi a jurge nmnuur
of his followers have dropped away and
a great majority of the people are tired
of the whole thing tired of being robbed
nnd tired of the warfare. In fact, affairs
in the Islands are as quiet now as they
have been for 25 years under Spain. There
are only two Filipino officers of any im
portance now left In the islands who still
maintain their hostility to the United
States. These are General dales and
General Luchan. The former Is in hiding
In the mountains of the east coast' of Lu
zon; the latter is In Central Luzon with
a small band.
"As to the effect the capture of Agul
naldo will have on our affairs in the
Islands, I believe it will hasten the time
when peace will be restored. Of course,
the United States will have to protect the
people for some time to come, but I think
that In the course of a few months or a
year the people may be able to protect
themselves largely. The capture will re
sult In a decrease of military demands In
the Philippines."
Toivne Calls It Treachery.
IONIA, Mich., March 28. At the an
nual banquet of the Albert Williams
Club tonight, ex-Senator Charles A.
Towne, of Minnesota, was the chief
speaker, his subject being "The Spirit
of Democracy." He declared that the
country was never facing so great a
crisis as now. He said there was no ex
cuse for a standing army, and charged
treachery on the part of America In the
Philippines.
"The Filipinos will continue to fight,"
he declared, "even though Aguinaldo
has been captured. Funston's raid Is the
outcome of treachery, and a shame to
America."
Congratulations From England.
LONDON, March 29. The morning pa
pers publish long cablegrams describing
the capture of Agulnaldo, with sketches
of his career and editorials congratulat
ing the United States upon the success
of General Funston's brilliant ruse. All
recognize that he risked his life In the
attempt, and all express the opinion that
the- capture will have a great effect In
shortening the Filipino resistance. In
this connection some of the editorials ex
press rogret that General Dewet. who Is
described as "giving England equal trou
ble," is still at large In South Africa,
Germans Pleased With the XeTTS.
BERLIN, March 28. German officials
congratulate the United States on the
capture of Agulnaldo, and express the
conviction that peace will now be es
tablished in the Philippines. G-erman
trade has suffered by reason of the war.
Dr. Levysohn, editor of the Berliner
Tageblatt, says this means the end of
the war. The Tageblatt Is glad the time
has come for the United States to real
ize a plan of esablLshlng American gov
ernment in the Philippine Islands.
Co fTce Is Adulterated.
COLUMBUS. O., March 28. State Food
Commissioner J. E. Blackburn has re
ceived the decision of Judge A. C. Thomp
son, of the United States Circuit Court,
in the injunction case of the Arbuckles
against the Food Commissioner. The de
cision Is In favor of the Food Commis
sioner in every point. It Is the opinion
of the court that a certain brand of cof
fee made by the plaintiffs is not a com
pound of coffee, sugar and eggs, but Is
coffee cooked with a glaze of sugar and
eggs, and is adulterated within the lim
its of the statute, and that the manu
facture and sale "thereof, or the offer for
sale of the same. Is a misdemeanor of the
laws of Ohio.
Losses in Argentina.
BUENOS AYRES. March 28. A bullletln
just Issued by the Chamber of Commerce
says that the foot and mouth disease and
the inundations have caused more losses
to Argentine farmers than has been the
general belief. It is estimated that in the
last year abopt 14.000,000 sheep perished.
Including almost the whole product of
1S00. The loss In wool Is estimated at
S5.CO0.O0O .kilos. CatiUe .also suffered, but
less than sheep. ""
HOW FUNSTON DID IT
(Continued from First Pajje.)
gages In any rebellion or Insurrection
against the authority of the United States
shall be punished by Imprisonment not
more than 10 years or by a fine of not
more than 510.000, or both." The fore
going, however, are political offenses
against the authority of the United
States.
It Is presumed that Aguinaldo will be
held, for tht present at least, as a mili
tary prisoner. If tried as such, It would
be because he had offended against some
of the articles of war. Already there have
been several trials of Filipino officers, for
offenses against military usage, such as
brutality, but a military tribunal will
not take up the larger political offense
against the authority of the United States.
Article 154 of the regulations governing
armies In the field recites: "Treating In
the field tho rebellious enemy according
to the law and usages of war has never
prevented the- legitimate government from
trying the leaders of the rebellion or the
chief rebel for high treason, and from
treating them accordingly, unless they
are Included In n general amnesty." This
article is referred to as showing that the
warfare in the Philippines has not given
Agulnaldo such a strict military status as
to relieve him from the higher and graver
civil offense of high treason. At the same
time, there is little belief that this offense
will be charged, the Idea being that he
will be held as a prisoner without any
definite determination of his status and
perhaps in time be granted amnesty on
condition that he leave the country.
Aside from the punishment to be visited
upon him. the military regulations pro
vide for the manner In which he shall
be treated while held as a prisoner. These
regulations are similar to those of the
Oxford conference, and more recently
those made at The Hague conference.
Some of the main features are that the
captured officer must surrender his arms;
the confinement must be such as will in
sure safety, but without intentional suf
fering or indignity; a prisoner who es
capes may be shot while In flisht; paroles
may be granted on stated conditions; hon
orable men, when captured, will absta'n
from giving Information concerning their
own army, and violence Is not to be used
against prisoners to extort Information.
While the Administration officials are not
prepared to say what is to be the future
of Agulnaldo. It seems certain that none
of them has any Idea that any bodily
nnnishmpm will be inflicted upon him.
"It la too early to say what will be done
with the rebel chieftain," said one of the
Cabinet officers tonight. "The matter has
not yet received any consideration by the
President or Cabinet since his capture.
Much will depend upon the future course
taken by Agulnaldo In determining what
his punishment shall be. If, as Indicated
by General MacArthur, he Issues an ad
dress to the Filipinos advising a general
surrender and the acceptance of American
supremacy In the Philippines, he may be
of considerable service to the Govern
ment In bringing about normal conditions.
The Administration will be disposed lo
take advantage of any practical service
the chieftain may be to the Government,
providing his acts show him to be sincere.
Or, it Is suggested, it may be determined
to send him away from Manila, probably
to Guam. The suggestion that Agulnaldo
be banished seems popular with some
Government officials, and In this connec
tion they Instance the act of Great Brit
ain In sending General Cronje, the Boer
leader, to the Island of St, Helena."
It Is nearly a year since anything def
inite has been heard from Agulnaldo.
Then the Information was not very au
thentic. He was being pursued In North
ern Luzon by different expeditions under
Colonel Hare. Colonel Howes and Major
Peyton C. Marsh. The troops under the
last - named offlcpr capture his equip
ment, and t was supposed 'the chief In
surgent had been wounded. His escape
waB effected. It was said, by placing him
upon a raft and covering him with leaves,
vegetables and bushes. This raft was
floated down the streams and passed the
points occupied by the American troops.
This stream was the Rio Grande de Ca
gayan, which flows northward and par
allel with the eastern coast of Northern
Luzon, near where the capture was made.
Reports of the death of Agulnaldo have
"been frequent The fact that many or
ders Issued In Agulnaldo's name never
were actually signed by him encouraged
the belief that his name was being used
by his followers even after his death.
There was another story that Agulnaldo
was once captured by General Young, but
was In the garb of and operated as a
common laborer of the district, not un
derstanding a word of English or Span
ish, and was turned loose after a few
days.
The President naturally Is very much
gratified that the chief mover In the In
surrection has at last been taken. It has
been the opinion of the military authori
ties for a long time that Agulnaldo was
doing more than all the other agencies
combined to keep the rebellion In the
Philippines alive, and every energy was
directed to compass his capture.
It is rather a remarkable tribute to the
daring and resourcefulness of General
Funston that long before he made the at
tempt he was selected by the authorities
here as the officer who might accomplish
it. It was the Intention of General Funs
ton some time ago to return to the United
States, but by direction of the War De
partment he was detained In the Philip
pines In the hope that just such a con
tingency as did arise should give the op
portunity to test his prowess. Both the
President and War Department were ful
ly informed of the trap laid to capture
the Insurgent leader, and the result of
the expedition has been anxiously await
ed for several days.
In Cabinet circles General Funston's
exploit was referred to In laudatory
terms, and the probable effect It will
have on the termination of hostilities In
the Philippines Is being generally dis
cussed. Secretary Long expressed tho
prevailing sentiment. He naturally was
much gratified at the official confirmation
of Agulnaldo's capture, and of the assist
ance that the Navy had been able to ren
der General Funston In facilitating his
exploits. The capture Itself was of much
Importance, he said, but he suggested that
the moral effect probably will count quite
as much as the brilliancy of the exploit.
He considered It one of the most signifi
cant features of the affair that the na
tives themselves were Instrumental In
bringing about the capture. They made
up a considerable party of Funston's
force, and their willingness to go Into
the heart of Agulnaldo's stronghold Indi
cated that in their own minds they felt
that there was no longer any real dan
ger to be apprehended from Agulnaldo's
strength.
That such a sentiment has obtained hold
among the Filipinos Is. In the judgment
of Secretary Long, a significant evidence
that the insurrection has lost its vitality
among the people themselves. To thiB
sentiment Is now added the loss of the
ostensible head of the Insurrectionary
movement, which will doubtless exert far
reaching Influence upon the native mind.
The secretary said he presumed that Ag
ulnaldo will be held as a prisoner of war.
"What will be done to hlm7" Mr. Long
was asked.
"It is a little early to say," responded
the secretary, and then after a pause he
added smilingly: "I should say that he
should be spanked with a shingle."
Another phase of the question relating
to the proclamation and orders of Agul
naldo tending to secure the assassina
tion and massacre of Americans. Euro
peans and friendly Filipinos without re
gard to their activity In the prosecution
of the war on the Insurgents, was dis
cussed. It was said that in case these
proclamations and orders can be proved,
Agulnaldo will be subject to a trial by a
military Commission for violation of the
rules of war. and he could not claim im
munity under the ordinary conduct of
war.
Relative to the capture of Agulnaldo,
Secretary JJay said today:
"The progress which Is being made
by Judge Taft and General MacArthur
towards the pacification of the Phil
ippines and the very general estab
lishment of civil government throughout
the archipelago, renders the capture of
Aguinaldo Juat now a matter of less Im
portance than It would have been had
It happened at an earlier period. Yet,
of course, the elimination of a man so
prominent In the Insurrection from the
problem of the flna settlement Is surely
a matter for congratulation."
The Secretary did not care to discuss
the future or Agulnaldo.
NEW CEREAL COMBINE.
Organization of All the Big Mills
Xot In the Trnst.
CHICAGO, March 23. Representatives of
the largest cereal mills not affiliated with
the American cereal trust met here today
to take final steps In the consummation of
a combine projected by C. O. Barber, pres
ident of the Diamond Match Company.
The new combine will be known as the
Great Western Cereal Company, and will,
It Is said, have an authorized capitaliza
tion of $-1,500,000. $1,100,000 of which will be
preferred stock. It is said that negotia
tions have been opened with the American
Cereal Company for a combination of all
the intere&ts connected with both organ
izations, which would form a $40,000,000
deal, but officials of the latter concern
said today that such a combination prob
ably never would be effected. The new
combine will Include the following com
panies: Akron Cereal Company, Musca
tine Oatmeal Company; H. R. Heath &
Sons, Fort Dodge, la.; Nebraska City Ce
real Mills; Stewart & Merrlam. Peoria,
111.; Sioux MiLlng Company, Sioux City,
la.; David Oliver Company, Jollet. 111.;
Plllsbury-Washburn oatmeal Interests,
Minneapolis; Cedar Falls (la.) Milling
Company; Northwestern Cereal Company,
Minneapolis. In addition to these, several
valuable elevators and clearing-houses
have been acquired.
The 10 companies have a manufacturing
capacity of more than - GCoO barrels of
cereals a day, about 50 per cent of the
entire output of th country. The officers
are: Chairman of the Board of Directors,
O. C. Barber; president, Frank P. Sawyer;
first vice-president, Joy Morton; second
vice-president, Harry L. Little; treasurer,
Lucius C. Mills; secretary. David Olllver.
Jr. The directors will Include the follow
ing: O. C. Barber. Edwin Gould, Joy Mor
ton. Henry L. Little. L. C. Miles. E. P.
Sawyer. H. R. Heath. H. B. Stewart,
David Olllver. Jr.. G. W. Brown. W. A.
Dugane, 'Dr. S. G. Stein and J. W. Hcy
wood. OLD TIME TELEGRAPHER.
James Rcld, "The Grand Old aian,"
Is Seriously 111.
NEW YORK. March 5. James Reld. S3
years old, known bo celcgraph men
throughout the world as "The Grand Old
Man." Is dangerously 111 hi his home here.
He was operated upon last Friday for the
removal of a tumor. Soon afterward the
physicians performed a second operation
for Ihe removal of a small cancer. The
patient -since the second ordeal has been
very weak.
He was born in Edinburgh and emi
grated with his parents to Toronto when
he was 16 yenrs old. He worked in a
Rochester. N. Y.. bank, and hearing talk
of the Invention of the telegraph, became
Interested and joined fortunes with Morse.
He went to Washington and afterward
opened the first commercial telegraph of
fice ever conducted In Pittsburg. He was
United States Consul at Edinburgh under
the first Cleveland administration, and
also under General Harrison. He came
home from Scotland last Fall.
Mr. Rcid has for years been a figure at
conventions and other places where per
sons Interested In telegraphy have con
gregated. MRS. NATION'S LECTURE.
Will Xot Be Recognized by Indian
apolis Temperance People.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 2S. A lecture
by Mrs. Nation Is advertised here for Sun
day night, to which an admission will be
charged. At a meeting of the organized
temperance societies of the city, held to
day, It was decided not to give Mrs. Na
tion any official recognition while she is
in the city. It was stated by the officers
and ministers present that, while Mrs.
Nation was admired and the principles
for which she so zealously fought were
approved by the temperance workers of
the city, still the temperance movement
here wou'd oppose the desecration of the
day by a paid lecture.
Xo Enthnslnsm nt Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March 28. Mrs. Nation
lectured at Music Hall tonight before a
small audience. She spoke about her ex
perience In Kansas, and what she had
witnessed In her various slumming tours
in this and other cities. She was listened
to with great interest, but there was no
enthusiasm displayed by the audience.
She will leave for Terre Haute tomorrow.
MITCHELL SPOKE FOR THEM
Internal Revenne Attaches Who Arc
to Lose Their Jobs.
WASHINGTON, March 28. The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, owing to
lack of appropriation, has reduced the
force In every office In the country. This
has brought protests from every state and
district. Senator Mitchell was at the
department today trying to have the Ore
gon men kept In service.
There Is a decided disposition in the
War Department to deny Funston any
credit for .capturing Aguinaldo, and In
many quarters a studied effort to belittle
his achievement. It Is believed here,
however, the popular acclaim of the peo
ple will compel the Administration to be
stow a Brigadier's star on the daring little
Kansan.
FLORAL CONGRESS.
Will Be Held in San Francisco May
14, 15 and 1G.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2S. Active
preparations are being made for the hold.
Ing of the Pacific States Floral Congress
In San Francisco May 14, 15 and 16 next.
Professor Emory E. Smith, of Stanford
University, has been appointed chairman
of the committee on arrangements. Oth
ers on the committee are Mrs. Austin
Sperry. Mrs. O. D. Baldwin, Professor E.
J. WIckson, of the University of Califor
nia; Mrs. D. O. Hodgklns, John McLaren,
superintendent of Golden Gate Park, and
John H. Slevers. Delegates will attend the
congress from Oregon, Washington, Ne
vada, California and Arizona. Interesting
papers will be read by botanists, horticul
turists and experts in landscape garden
ing. Secretary df Agriculture Wilson will
CASTOR I A
For Infanta and Children.
Tih Kind Ym Hm Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
dxtfk
be In San Francisco during the congress,
and has been Invited to speak. This will
be the first floral congress ever held on
the Pacific Coast, and a great deal of In
terest Is being manifested. The annual
flower show of the California State Floral
Society will be held May 16, 17 and IS, in
conjunction with the floral congress. Pres
ident McKInley and party will be in San
Francisco during that week, and will be
Invited to attend the congress and flower
show.
SMELTING TRUST ENJOINED
Xew Jersey Decision That May Affect
the State's Incorporation Business.
TRENTON, N. J., March 2S. The Court
of Errors and Appeals by a vote of 7 to
5. decided to reverse the chancellor's de
cision In the American Smelting & Re
fining Company case. Today's decision
ordered the issuance of an injunction re
straining the American Smelting & Re
fining Company from taking any further
action In the matter of Increasing Its
capital stock or acquiring by purchase
the property of M. Guggenheim's Sons,
unless it shall be made to appear on
final hearing that the stock to be Issued
for the purchase of the Guggenheim plant
does hot exceed the value of the property
to be acquired by -the purchase.
The decision Is looked upon here as one
of great significance with respect to the
Incorporation of companies unuder New
Jersey laws in the future. The practice
of acquiring properties and paying for It
In stock has been very general, and here
tofore It has not been the policy of the
state to inquire into the value of the
property purchased or the amount of
stock Issued on accountt of the purchase.
It Is feared that the decision may have
the effect of causing corporations to go
elsewhere to become Incorporated, al
though this view Is not entertained by
all corporation lawyers.
Will Xot Prevent Combination.
NEW YORK. March 2S. President
Nash, of the American Smelting & Refin
ing Company, tonight made a statement
concerning the Court proceedings at
Trenton. In which he said:
"The decision will not prevent a union
of the two Interests. The desire of tho
stockholders is almost unanimously In
favor of this trade. The Court has said
that the bargain is an advantageous one
for the American Company's stockhold
ers. All that the Court of Errors de
cided Is that the plaintiffs In the present
suit are allowed to have a trial before
the preserit plan Is carried out. But It
does not follow by any mans that wo
need adhere to that precise plan or suffer
any delay. The decision was not In
tended to and will not Interfere with an
effective combination of the two interests
on fines that are now being considered."
Samuel Untermeyer, of counsel for tho
company, said that in his opinion a Con
solidation can be readily and lawfully ef
fected under the laws of New Jersey
without In any way conflicting with the
decision and that he anticipates no dif
ficulty on that point. In his opinion, tho
decision will have far greater effect on
tho new companies that are organizing
In New' Jersey than upon this company.
TURK MUCH TOO SLOW.
Irishman Kept the Money the Mtt
Klclan Took From Ills Bundle.
New York Times.
Ben Hassen Ramldlo, known to the pa
trons of the saloons on Third avenue In
the neighborhood as "the wonderful
Turk," because of the many slick tricks
he Is capable of doing. Is now wondering
how he can recover $5 which he lost Sat
urday night while doing a trick.
Shortly after 9 o'clock Ramldlo entered
the saloon of Jaeger Bros, on the north
east corner of Thirty-fourth street and
Third avenue and proceeded to do tricks.
Among the customers was an Irishman
who held under his arm a bundle containing-
some new shirts and collars.
"Say," said the Turk, "I'll tako- $. out
of your pocket, or I'll do better than
that I'll take It out of that bundle."
"I don't believe you can do aither," re
plied the Irishman.
The Turk said he could and took the
bundle In his hands. After a few manip
ulations he surprised the Irishman and
the occupants of the place by holding
a new $3 bill in his hand. The Irishman
demanded the money, claiming It had been
taken from his bundle and was his prop
erty. The Turk refused to hand It over,
claming It was his and not the Irish
man's. The latter grabbed the bundle
and the money and started out of the
door toward the Thirty-fourth-street fer
ry for Long Island City, followed by the
Turk and several of the men In the place.
It happened that a boat was just pulling
out of the slip as the Irishman Jumped
aboard and was off.
Ramldlo was furious. He returned to
the saloon and demanded from one of
the members of the firm his $5, claiming
he had been robbed In the saloon. Jaeger
said that he did not have to give the,
Turk the money, alleging the man had
been relieved of the money through hl3
own foolishness. Sergeant Raynor, of the
East Thlrty-flfth-street station, was mada
acquainted with the facts and told tho
men they would have to settlo the diffi
culty between themselves.
The Grnsshoppers Froze.
Omaha Bee.
Farnam, Neb The eggs of grasshop
pers In this vicinity were hatched out by
the recent warm weather, and when It
turned bitter cold the young hoppers were
frozen. The thermometer at one time reg
istered 73 degrees. The apprehensions of
the farmers as to the hopper plague next
Summer are thereby relieved.
Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. March 28. Today's
statement of the Treasury balances in
the general fund, exclusive of the $150,
000.000 gold reserve In the division of re
demption, shows:
Available cash balance $153.967,S2l
Gold 96.S43.643
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Xevr York. Lenves Tnnjrier.
WASHINGTON, March 23. The New
York sailed today from Tangier to Al
giers, resuming her voyage to Manila.
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