The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1901, Page 1

VOLIT TME LXXXIX—NO. 119. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1901. TURKISH MINISTER DENIES THAT GRAVE CRISIS EXISTS IN THE SULTAN’S REALM Declares That Enemies of the Country Are Trying to Discredit Her and Reports of Revolution Were Started by Stock J obbers. c o ALL BUREAU, 1408 G STREET, . W., WASHINGTON, March 28, All Ferrouh Bey, Turkish Minister to the United States, is indignant over the reports from London that a serious condition of affairs exists in Turkey. These reports are regarded in Turkish diplomatic circles as on a par with those which have been published asserting that a grave crisis exists in Russia. There is a disposition to credit the reports to stock jobbers. The Turkish Minister said this afternoon: 3e | ! | [ | | v - \ - ABDUL HAMID AND TYPES OF FOLLOWERS OF THE YOUNG TURKS. g “I have no cfcial report concerning these alleged occurrences, but 1 am bound “Fo declare”ihat (ne »Hemles 61 THrREy are trylng to discredit her. 1 am sure they will not succeed in their mischievous efforts to create disturbances by calum- nies directed against a solid and stable Government, the ruler of which ‘has for more than a quarter of a century reigned with honor and dignity. Reports that an insurrection exists are inventions of busy- bodles. “Order and security prevail at every point in his Majesty's empire. The for- eign public debt department, established some years ago, s ih. operation and the finances of the country are in good con- dition.” GREAT BRITAIN'S POLICY IN CHINA - ANNOUNCED IN NO UNCERTAIN TERT1S Co-operation With Russia Withheld Until Secrecy Regarding the Manchurian Convention Is Removed. ment. On the powers. ey were not at and desired to derive no| antage from the present cognized the binding ies and de- door in com- tions, ‘while ential rights e fhould h“ equality of opportupity for all the powers concerned. TO MAKE MODERATE DEMANDS. The- British Minister &t Peking had structed to be moderate in his de- 2nd the Government only desired the guards sufficiently to y of the legations. In fon of indemnity now t had been decided 1d be forwarded by | s in one lot. As to the source | y should be pald it | tmpose on China any To do so would be con- g burden. policy was to respect the China as a power. He aid of seeing China Teformed. e possessed many good qualities. British and .German govern- had informed China that it was sirable, while negotiating with the powers as a whole, that she should enter into a private arrangement involving ter- ritorial or financial conditions with any other power. Russia had again assured Great Britain that the occupation of the , there was | refer- | policy of the British Gov-| idice to the interests in- Britain had not walved her ction with these railroads, nored the interests of the As to sources of revenue, the maritime customs might so0 as to impose a real in- al 5 per eent advalorem free articles ought to be ty, but caution was neces- lest the interests of British com- e be damaged. ANGLO GERMAN AGREEMENT. Lord Lansdowne, referring to the Anglo- Germar cement, said that when this | was being negotiated the German Govern- ment gave Great Britain to understand | 1n the Manchuria was not a | place w y ered they had any influence. He thought, however, that the point did not deserve too much attention, pointing out that the only two treaty ports in Manchuria were Niuchwang and | Ballenwan, with regard to which explicit | assurances had been given by Russta: | Lord Lansdowne sald he had seen news- { paper reports suggesting that Count von | Bulow, the German Imperial Chancellor, bad interpreted the agreement differently from Great Britain, tut the point did not seem vital because all the powers, Includ- ng Germany, had Tepeatedly declared that thelr policy was to maintain the in- 'lcgr&zy of China. In regard to the reported Manchur!an agreement Lord Lansdowne sald he was | mot in a position to. pass final opinion on | the matter. The Government would not | in any carping spirit any ar- man view criticise | rangement regaraing Manchurla which | was in the nature of a modus vivendl. | It was suggested that the versions of the |Uuty published were simply trial' bal- | ances on the part of tome official or pure | Inventions desired to bring about a mia- { understanding. He added: | MAY CO-OPERATE WITH RUSSIA “Nothing would give us greater pleas- ure than to co-operate with the Russian Government in opposing such an un- worthy object. If Russia would only, by communicating the real text of the agree- ment, enable Great Britain to put an end to this misconception, we should be pre- pared 40 co-operate with her.” What militated against any hopes had been the mystery ip which the megotfa- British rallway was only temporary and | tions have been involved throughout. | formed Count Lamsdorff, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, had, however, the British, Embassador at St. Petersburg that it vwas the purpose of Russia to arrange = modus vivendl with China with the object of preventing dis- turbances in the vicinity of the Russian trontfer and that she had no Intention of secking that guarantce in any acquisition of territory or in aay actual or virtual protectorate over Manchuria. FRAUGHT WITH DANGER. If the document rcallv fell within the language used by Count Lamsdorff, his Majesty's Government would certainly not object to it. Unul these uncertain- ties were removed Great Britain coi1d not do otherwise than achere to the vi-w that it was desirable t{hat China, at a time when she was negotlating with the whole of the powers, should simul- taneously enter into a orivate and separ- ate arrangement involving the territorial and financial conditions with another power. That was the ianguage that the Government had used to China and it was -almost precisely the language which had been used by the German Government. His Majesty’s Government would be tena- cious in matters of principle. In matter of detall they realized they must not al- ways expect to have thelr own way. They would use their best endeavors to bring the present negotiations to a ¢lose and to eliminate a situation which was in- convenient and fraught with danger to all concerned in the negotiations. - REGRETS THE MYSTERY. ©On the third reading of the appropria-- tion bill in thé House of Commons a dis- cussion of Chinese affairs was raised, and Lord Cranborne referred members to Lord Lansdown’s statement in the House of Lords. He added: “Germany is pledged to the maintenance | COS WeEre lost. of Chinese Integrity by a hundred other | abandoned. At 2 documents agreement. besides the Anglo-German No one\regrets the mystery in- | PRICE FIVE CENTS. FUNSTON’S CAPTURE OF AGUINALDO Détails_ ( Ame .;‘___—i— —_ ANILA§ March 28— General © Frederick Funstest, who on Marcly .23 captured General Emilio inaldo, when interviewed to-day .gave the fol- lowing details capturé of the Fi The - confiden Aguinaldo arriv at Pantabangan, 1 | of Nueva Ecija, N; with letters dated uary 11, 12 ‘and 14. These letfers were from | Emilio [ Aguinaldotand directed | Baldomero Agul&do to take 'commaml of the“"provmces of agent of February 28 the province ern Luzon, \ Central Luzon, shpplementing | General Alejand Emilio ‘:\guina]do also ordered that 400 | men be sent him asisoon as pos- |sible, saying that the bearer of [the letters would guide these | men to where Aguifialdo was. General Funstonisecured the | correspondence of £ Aguinaldo’s agent and laid his g!:ms accord- lmgl\ Some mont& previously | he had captured the*camp of the irisurgent General Eaeuna, mci- { dentally obtaining Facuna’s seal of the papers, and a:quantity of signed correspondelice. From this material ~two létters were constructed ostensiblj' from La- cuna to Aguinaldo. Qne of these contained inforinatiof as to the progress of the war. The other asserted that, pursuant of orders *&ec;wcd from Baldomero- Agui- - naldo, Lacuna was sending his best company to Presidente Emilio Aguinaldo. ; ORGANIZES THE EXPEDITION. His plans completed and ap- proved, General Funston came to Manila and organized his ex- | pedition, selecting seventy-eight Maccabebes, all of whom spoke Tagalog fluently. Twenty wore insurgent uniforms and the others the dress of Filipino labor- ers. This Maccabebe company, armed with fifty Mausers, eight Remingtons and ten Krag-Jcrg- ensens, was commanded by Cap- tain Russéll T. Hazzard of the Eleventh United States Volun- teer Cavalry. 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 Casigunan Bay, and Lieutenant Burton J. Mitchell, Fortieth In- fantry, went as General [Fun- ston’s aid. These were the only Americans accompanying the leader of the expedition. With the Maccabebes were four ex-insurgent officers, one being a Spaniard and the other three Tagalogs whom General Funston trusted implicitly. Generdl Funston and the of- ficers wore plain blue shirts and khaki trousers. Each carried a half blanket, but wore no insignia of rank. 'The Maccabebes were carefully instructed to obey the orders of the four insurgent. of- ficers. EMBARES ON VICKSBURG. On the night of March 8 the party embarked on the United States gunboat Vicksburg. It cascos from the island of Pollilo and drift to the m§inland, but a storm arose and three of the cas- This plan was a. m., March 14, the Vicksburg put her lights surrounding the Russo-Chinese conven-|out and ran inshore twenty-five tion more than the Government. The Government has gfven Russia to under-| miles south of Casiguran, pro- stand that any concession of territory to|Vince of Principe. The party an individual power would be disapproved | landed and marched fo Casi- by Great Britain, and indeed this is the palicy of Germany and of the other pow- |gUran., The Americans had never ers. The Government has also informed garr'lsoned -this place, and the in- China that any sucn surreuder of terri- tory would bg disapproved.” Mhmts are strong insurgent was originally intended to take @ e o @ BREAKS BACK OF FILIPINO INSURRECTION ——— “I hope for speedy cessa- tion of hostilities throughout the archipelago in consequence of this stroke. As a result of conferences now in progress Aguinaldo will probably is- sue an address advising a gen- eral surrender, the delivery of arms and acceptance of Ameri- can supremacy.”—From Mac- Arthur’s report on the capture <+ of Aguinaldo. E ] ROM[SES TO BE SPEEDILY FOLLOWED BY COLLAPSE OF THE INSURRECTION the Most Daring Exploit of [lodern Times Show That the Officers and Their Faithful Followers Faced I'any Perils g uDurmg the Journey to the Filipino Chief’s Retreat. | | i | | | | | i | i | ! | i | | | ! | | | | | - | THE CAPTURED FILIPINO CHIEF, I | HIS SPOUSE AND SCENE OF FUNS- . TON'S DARING DEED. I | i 3 | | plies and directed that the l | - * . American prisoners be kindly * » sympathizers. ~Having arrived treated, but not be allowed to suspiciously, exclaimed, “Now, there the ex-insurgent officers, ostensibly commanding the party, announced that they were on the way to join Aguinaldo be-. tween Pautobang and Baler; rhat they had surprised an American surveying party, and that they had killed a number, capturifig five. They exhibited General Funston and the ‘other Ameri- cans as their prisoners. THE STORY IS BELIEVED. The insurgent presidente of Casiguran believed the story. Two of the Lacuna letters previ- ously concocted were forwarded to Aguinaldo at Paranan, pro- vince of Isabela. General Fun- ston and the others were kept im- prisoned for three days, surrepti- tiously giving orders at night. On the morning of March 17, taking a small quantity of crack- ed corn, the party started on a ninety-mile march to Paraian. The country is rough and unin- habited, and provisions could not be secured . The party ate small shellfish, but were almost starved. Wading swift rivers, climbing precipitous mountains .and penetrating dense jungles, they marched seven days and nights, and on March 22 had reached a point eight miles from Paranan. They were now so weak that it was necessary to send to Aguinaldo’s camp for food. Aguinaldo dispatched sup- enter the town. On the morning of March "3 the advance was resumed. The column was met by the staffl of- ficers of Aguinaldo and a detach- ment of Aguinaldo’s bodygrard, which was ordered to take charge of the Americans. FUNSTON IS WARNED. While one of the ex-insurgent officers conversed with Agui- naldo’s aid, a_nother, a Spaniard, sent a courier to warn General Fun&ton and the rest, who, with "’ eleven Maccabebes were about an hour behind. Having re- ceived this warning, General Funston avoitled Agtinaldo’s de- tachment and joined the column, avoiding observation. The Taga- los went ahead to greet Agui- naldo and the column slowly fol- lowed, arriving finally at Para- nan. . Agumaldos household troops, fifty men, .in* néat uniforms of blue and white, 'and wearing straw hats, lined up to receive the newcomers. General Funston's men crossed the river in small boats, formed on the bank and marched to the right and then in from of the insurgent grenadiers. Tagalos entered the where Aguinaldo was. #GO. FOR THEM, MACCABEBES!” Suddenly the: commanding of- ficer, noticing that Aguinaldo’s side was watching the Americans house The- Maccabebes go for them.” The Macgabebes opened fire, but their aim was rather ineffect- ive and only thre¢ insurgents were killed. The rebels rcmmcd the fire. On hearing the firing, Agui- naldo, who evidently thought his men were merely celebrating the arrival of reinforcements, ran to the window and shouted, “Stop that foolishness; quit wasting amminition.” Hilario " Placido, one of the Tagalo officers and a former in- surgent major, who was wound- ed in the hing by the fire of the Kansas regiment at the battle of Caloocan, threw his arms around Aguinaldo, exclaiming, “You are a prisoner of the Americans.” Colonel Simeon Villia, Agui- naldo's chief of staff, Major Alambra and others attacked the men who were holding Aguinal- do. Placido shot Villia in the shoulder. Alambra jumped out of the window and attempted fo cross the river. It is supposed that he was drowned. Five other insurgent officers fought for a few minutes and then fled, mak- ing their escape. DIRECTS THE CAPTURE. When the firing began General Funston assumed command directed the attack on the house, personally assisting in the cap- ture of Aguinaldo. The insur- (Continued on Page Two.)