The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-10

ton street Saturday night and conflscated
large number OF lottery tickets. The
Chinese. Chief Reed was informed. were
running their lotteries on the sly. cudihee
found evidence that such had been the
casc, but when he called only Cancelled
tickets on bygone drawings were In sight.
The Chinese viii be closely watched. and
II lotteries are found running. will be pros
eeaied under the gambling ordinances.
TaH AssAssISATToS or LUNA.
Astrsoussl - Uessrs - Asusnalae
- Make Peace.
In view Of the reported death Of Gen.
Antonio Luna. at the hands Of Gen.
ASuinAado's guard. IL may be OF inieres,
to give some details concerning this poted
individual and his family. Of which. - Tar
- An aware, no particulars have yet
bsen presented to the American public.
am fortunately In . position to do this.
IN view Of the intimate relations that have
existed between my family and that Of the
Lnnas. The 1ather OF Gen Luna, DON
Joaquin Luna. was the ne1t-door neigh
Dor OF my father In Manila. and has long
been his personal friend. His mother was
Also In intimate relations with my mother
before the latters death. ] remember that
che was exceedingly fond Of the game
of pangulngui. . card game which 10 .
fAvorite Of the Filipinos, and sne women
Ia particular.
Come years ago three thieves were taken
In an attempt TO enter and rob Don
Joaqutn's house. and later were wArroted.
BY order Of tho authorities. In front OF the
house. and nearly Ia front OF that Of my
father. This was In pursuance OF = legal
rule In tho Philippines. that criminals
condemned to death should be punished
a. nearly as possible In the locality Of
their crime.
Don Joaquin Luna is . retired merchant
Of Manila. . mcstizo. or half breed, by
birth: q man Of intelligence, although OF
no special distinction himself but with the
honor OF having among his children some
OF the most brilliant persons yet known
In the PhilippineA In support OF this
statement IL may be said that three of his
sons have had remarkable careers In a.
many different fields OF human effort. One
Of these studied medicine and has won
the reputation OF being a surgeon OF very
unusual skill and ability. some of his
operations in abdominal surgery being
equal in daring and success 10 those OF
the famous surgeons Of Europe and Amer
lea.
A second son achieved his reputation In
music. being a pupil OF 6arasate. the we'll
known Spanish master Of the violin.
A third son II m artist OF high dlstinc-
ton. % much 70. indeed, as to have won
the gold medal for che most excellent
painting at AN exhibition At the Madrid
Academy Of Arts. during the reign OF the
late king. The picture which brough, him
this notable honor Was named "Espolar-
um." Some family trouble 90 aroused his
violent nature that he shot and killed his
wife and mother-in-iaw. He was. a.
have said sentenced TO death for the
crime. The result OF this dreadful busi-
ness was remarkable. A large number Of
the artists OF Spain and France, and many
prominent patrons OF ART. Joined In 4 pest-
ton TO King Alfonso for his pardon. in
view OF the great loss to art his execution
would be. Doubtless they were also able
to ofYer extenuating circumstances in mil
sgation OF the crime. However that may
be. at all events this appeal was success
ful, and King Aifonso granted fun par
don 10 the condemned.
There II stili another son Of Don Joaquin.
who attained TO enainenca as a chemist.
He became. and Is now. . druggist Of nose
In Manila.
Two OF this brilliant family took part
In the Philippine insarrection against
Spain. and have been prominent I'm the
recent war with the United States forces.
These are Antonio Luna. the general. who
II said Ia have just met his death by AS
sassination. and the painter. who ief
Spain at the outbreak Of the insured.
tion. and took an active part In II. The
latter was the Luna who came 10 Wash
ington after AEoneiilo's arrival there.
probably sent by his brother 60 act
against the envoy Of Aguinaido. whose
purpose. l believe. was u peaceful one.
Soon after reaching there war broke out
I'm Luson, and he aud his attendants.
with Agonciiio and his stan. took
hasty departure for Canada. Luna fs now
a member OF the Philippine Junsa nj Lon
don. a body whose hostility TO the Amer
lean cause il we'll known.
may say something here In reference
10 the underlying cause Of these insri-
CUES. and OF their fatal termination In
Isen. f.una's death.
In fact. the Philippine cause has the
misfortune of being divided between three
hostile elements. Aguinaldo. though by
title comma nder- in-chief Of the Philip
pine army. il really In command only Of
a section of this force. two ether sections
being under the control Of Gems. Luna
and Pillar The~e three men are al, enc
mics Of each other. and. will b. re-
membered Gen. Luna recently went so
far as To do ain two snvoys sent By
Aguinaido to the American authorities at
Manila. ostensihiy because they had dared
10 set out without his consent. but real
~ TO prevent them from treating fos
peacc.
Emilio Agulna1de II believed by the
mere rsdica. Philippine leaders to be Sc
crssiy friead of the Americans. and IA
anxious TO bring about peace IS saou as IL
can be done with safety TO himself and
wstaou, ,exs 90 his influence over the ma
tfves In this purpose Gen. Luna has
been his persistent and bitter antagonist,
and the hostile feeling between them Is
undoubtedly the inss,xating cause at the
assassination just reported IL does not
follow from this. however, that Agasn-
aide, IL personally responsible for this
,u,srsfsr stnce. SO far as nnw appears. IL
may haxw been a result OF hostile reia-
,tans between the immediate followers
Of the two aeaders-Ramon Reyes I4ala In
ssosfssr's Weekly.